In recent years, the Chinese region's League of Legends Pro League has taken home three World Championships. The teams Invictus Gaming, FunPlus Phoenix, and last year's EDward Gaming will be remembered in LPL history as World Champions, and the region wants to add more.

The LPL Spring 2022 Playoffs is split into two “phases.” Phase 1 consists of two King of the Hill single elimination brackets, with the winners of each bracket advancing onto the next phase. Phase 2 is currently underway, which is a double elimination bracket and scheduled to have the Finals on April 24. All matches are best of 5.

The following matches are the Upper Bracket Round 1 of the LPL Spring 2022 Playoffs, consisting of two matches. All four teams placed in the top five of the regular season, and it is not yet do-or-die for any of these as there is a lower bracket. Nonetheless, all matches were fought by the teams as if it were their last, and are still entertaining to watch.

LPL's aggressive gameplay continues on in these matches, and with both series going the distance, we get ten games of LPL madness.

LPL Spring 2022 Playoffs

Bracket

Upper Bracket Round 1 – Victory Five vs Top Esports

Game 1

  • Picks: [V5] Graves, Hecarim, Orianna, Jinx, Leona vs [TES] Kennen, Viego, Syndra, Aphelios, Nautilus.
  • Bans: [V5] Tryndamere, Renata Glasc, Xayah, Irelia, Jax vs [TES] Zeri, Ahri, Lee Sin, Tahm Kench, Jayce.
  • Result: V5 win in 27:33 (Kills: V5 13 – 2 TES)

Game 2

  • Picks: [TES] Graves, Trundle, Zoe, Xayah, Rakan vs [V5] Gnar, Volibear, Syndra, Aphelios, Renata Glasc.
  • Bans: [TES] Orianna, LeBlanc, Lee Sin, Azir, Jayce vs [TES] Zeri, Ahri, Hecarim, Tryndamere, Sylas.
  • Result: V5 win in 32:35 (Kills: TES 9 – 9 V5)

Game 3

  • Picks: [TES] Graves, Lee Sin, Akali, Xayah, Nautilus vs [V5] Cassiopeia, Hecarim, Viktor, Aphelios, Rakan.
  • Bans: [TES] Orianna, LeBlanc, Syndra, Gnar, Tryndamere vs [V5] Zeri, Ahri, Renata Glasc, Sylas, Ryze.
  • Result: TES win in 40:41 (Kills: TES 22 – 21 V5)

Game 4

  • Picks: [V5] Graves, Hecarim, Viktor, Jinx, Tahm Kench vs [TES] Gnar, Lee Sin, Ryze, Aphelios, Rakan.
  • Bans: [V5] Tryndamere, Renata Glasc, Xayah, Jax, Irelia vs [TES] Zeri, Ahri, Orianna, Syndra, Galio.
  • Result: TES win in 27:18 (Kills: V5 7 – 20 TES)

Game 5

  • Picks: [V5] Kennen, Hecarim, Syndra, Jinx, Renata Glasc vs [TES] Malphite, Volibear, Ryze, Aphelios, Karma.
  • Bans: [V5] Tryndamere, Xayah, Lee Sin, Nautilus, Rakan vs [TES] Zeri, Ahri, Orianna, Galio, LeBlanc.
  • Result: TES win in 28:48 (Kills: V5 7 – 22 TES)

An overall entertaining series with Top Esports extending the series to Game 5 after being dumpstered in the first two games. Silver Scrapes was heard and a reverse sweep was achieved against the first place team. Top Esports' carries in the mid and bot lane shone during this series, but their jungler Gao “Tian” Tian-Liang on Lee Sin stole the spotlight in Game 4:

Top Esports move on to the Upper Bracket Final, while Victory Five move down to Lower Bracket Round 1.

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Upper Bracket Round 1 – Royal Never Give Up vs JD Gaming

Game 1

  • Picks: [RNG] Graves, Volibear, Ahri, Varus, Karma vs [JDG] Jayce, Lee Sin, Ryze, Xayah, Rakan.
  • Bans: [RNG] LeBlanc, Veigar, Zoe, Kennen, Malphite vs [JDG] Zeri, Camille, Nautilus, Leona, Tahm Kench.
  • Result: JDG win in 34:36 (Kills: RNG 14 – 20 JDG)

Game 2

  • Picks: [RNG] Jayce, Volibear, LeBlanc, Xayah, Sett vs [JDG] Sion, Lee Sin, Ahri, Aphelios, Leona.
  • Bans: [RNG] Ryze, Twisted Fate, Malphite, Thresh, Gragas vs [JDG] Zeri, Camille, Nautilus, Rakan, Alistar.
  • Result: JDG win in 32:54 (Kills: RNG 13 – 27 JDG)

Game 3

  • Picks: [JDG] Kennen, Hecarim, Ryze, Xayah, Leona vs [RNG] Gragas, Viego, Ahri, Aphelios, Renata Glasc.
  • Bans: [JDG] Camille, Nautilus, Twisted Fate, Irelia, Jayce vs [JDG] Zeri, Lee Sin, Volibear, LeBlanc, Veigar
  • Result: RNG win in 31:45 (Kills: JDG 8 – 20 RNG)

Game 4

  • Picks: [RNG] Gragas, Viego, LeBlanc, Xayah, Alistar vs [JDG] Graves, Xin Zhao, Ahri, Aphelios, Nautilus.
  • Bans: [RNG] Lee Sin, Volibear, Veigar, Jayce, Kennen vs [JDG] Zeri, Camille, Renata Glasc, Rakan, Leona.
  • Result: RNG win in 29:46 (Kills: RNG 18 – 9 JDG)

Game 5

  • Picks: [JDG] Jayce, Trundle, Ryze, Xayah, Alistar vs [RNG] Irelia, Volibear, Galio, Aphelios, Leona.
  • Bans: [JDG] Camille, Viego, LeBlanc, Twisted Fate, Nautilus vs [RNG] Lee Sin, Zeri, Ahri, Rakan, Zoe.
  • Result: RNG win in 24:09 (Kills: JDG 8 – 18 RNG)

These two teams were evenly matched, so when viewers saw how dominating JDG were during the first two games, everyone thought it was over. However, the LPL never disappoints, and RNG brought us to Game 5 for the second time this week. The series turned tides and Royal Never Give Up lived up to their name. They mount the reverse sweep off the back of some insane team fights:

JD Gaming will meet Victory Five in the Lower Bracket Round 1 while Royal Never Give Up will face Top Esports in the Upper Bracket Final.

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