LJL Academy League 2022 Announced

The organizers of the Japanese league of League of Legends announced that the LJL Academy League 2022 will start on July 14. League matches will be held every Thursday, and the tournament will end on September 1.

According to the organizers of the LJL Academy League 2022, it will be necessary to prepare players who can lead the next generation of LJL and contribute to the development of the Japanese LoL scene. This event starts on July 14th and the seeding of participants in each round will depend on the LJL rating. Eight academic rosters of the Japanese division will take part in the league. The confrontations will take place in a series of up to one victory. Starting from August 25, the teams will fight in the playoff stage, and on September 1, the grand final will take place.

List of participants

• AXIZ
• Burning Core
• Crest Gaming Act
• DetonatioN FocusMe
• Fukuoka SoftBank HAWKS
• Rascal Jester
• Sengoku
• Gaming
• V3 Esports

Riot Games also announced the launch of Scouting Grounds LJL 2022. The purpose of this event is to select capable players and give them the opportunity to compete in the LJL Academy League to further advance in the LJL. All Scouting Grounds LJL participants will be able to see what situations can be in the professional Japanese league and feel like a real professional cybersportsman. The gathering of Scouting Grounds participants will start after the end of LJL 2022 and will be held from mid-September to mid-October.

The top four teams, which will be selected by the management, will compete in an online triple round robin format, and all matches will be played in a bo1 format.