LCK rosters finalized, promising a highly competitive season

2022 Season is shaping up to be one of the most competitive leagues in LCK history as the lineups are finalized. Marking the second year under the official Riot partnership and the adoption of the familiar League of Legends Championship Series ruleset, the preparations for the upcoming season are nearing their end as the teams unveil their final rosters.

These lineups are as follows (sub players marked in green and bold):

NS

sBs as the head coach, Comet and Noblesse as coaches, with the players roster of: Canna in toplane, Dread in the jungle, Bdd in the midlane, Ghost and Effort as the ADC and support. A completely rebuilt team – all five active players have joined the organization in November 2021.

LSB

Micro as the head coach, Travel and Joker as coaches, with the main roster: Dove and Howling as top laners, Croco as jungler, Clozer as mid, Envyy and Kael as the ADC and support respectively. As many other teams on the list, the freshly-built roster was established in November, with Howling and Croco being the remaining “old guard.”

AF

Cain as the head coach, Spirit as a coach, Kiin in the toplane, Ellim as the jungler, FATE on mid, Teddy and Leo as the AD Carries, and Hoit with MapSSi as the supports. This roster is a huge change compared to the previous season as the organization changed their midlaner, jungle, and botlane players, as well as undergoing a sweeping coaching staff change in November.

KT

Hirai as the head coach, supreme, Acorn, and mental as the coaches. Rascal in the top lane, Cuzz and Gideon as the junglers, Aria on mid, Aiming, Noah, and 5kid as the AD Carries, with Life and Harp as the supports. The team acquired players for all five roles in November-December 2021.

GEN

Score as the head coach, Mafa and Museong as coaches. The main player roster: Doran as the toplaner, Peanut as the jungler, Chovy on mid, Ruler and Lehends as the AD Carry and Support. The team underwent a massive change in November, acquiring a toplaner, jungler, and a support.

DK

Legendary kk0ma as the head coach, Zefa and Daeny as coaches. Burdol on toplane, Canyon in the jungle, ShowMaker on midlane, deokdam and Rahel as the ADCs, and Kellin as the support. The team underwent a sweeping change in December, effectively rebuilding the entire team from scratch.

BRO

Edgar as the head coach, Drinker as the coach. The main player roster: Sw0rd and Morgan as the toplaners, UmTi as the jungler, Lava on midlane, Hena and Delight as the ADC and support. Both Sw0rd and Morgan joined the team in late November after previously playing for Griffin and Hanwha Life, respectively.

T1

Polt as the head coach. Moment, Bengi, and Asper as coaches. SKT T1 is unique in this regard, as Asper is a playing coach as he plays support. The main roster is as follows: Zeus on the toplane, Oner as the jungler, Faker on mid, Gumayusi as the ADC, and Keria and Asper as the supports. As many would expect, T1 is the only team coming into 2022 without any changes – except for acquiring Asper as their sub support player/coach.

DRX

Kim as the head coach, joined by Mowgli and Shine as coaches. Kingen as the top player, Pyosik as the jungler, Zeka as the midlaner, Deft and Taeyoon as the bottom players, and BeryL as the support.

HLE

Kezman as the head coach with Sudal and Bibra as coaches. The player roster: DuDu on the top lane, Willer in the jungle, and Vsta as the support. HLE’s botlane is still open for grabs. All teams are fully locked in except for Hanwha Life Esports, who are rumored to sign up Karis as the midlaner. 

Interestingly, as the fans keenly point out, nine out of ten competitor teams have at least one player who formerly played for the T1 organization, formerly known as SK Telecom T1. Once again, the legendary multi-discipline organization’s contribution elevates the game to a new level.