Riot Games, Inc., a Japanese subsidiary of Riot Games, Inc. of the United States, will host the "Spring Circle Cup 2022," a student tournament for League of Legends (LoL) and "VALORANT, as part of its "LeagueU" program to support the student community. As part of the "LeagueU" program to support the student community, RYAT Games announced that the " Spring Circle Cup 2022" will be held from Thursday, February 24 to Tuesday, March 8, 2010.
Spring Circle Cup Overview
| Outline of Spring Circle Cup | |
| Name of the event | Spring Challenge Cup |
|---|---|
| Organizer | LeagueU |
| Title | League of Legends", "VALORANT |
| Number of teams | First 32 teams for each title |
| Tournament Schedule | From Thursday, February 24 to Tuesday, March 8 |
| Streaming | https://twitch.tv/leagueuofficial (only semifinals and finals will be distributed) |
| Official website | https://www.leagueoflegends.com/ja-jp/news/community/leagueu-scc2022/ |
Tournament Format
The tournament will consist of a "Preliminary Group Stage" and a "Final Tournament".
The "Preliminary Group Stage" will consist of 4 blocks of 8 teams per block, and the ranking will be determined by a round robin Bo1.
Each block will play a total of seven matches, and only the top team from each block will advance to the final tournament. The number of groups may be changed if the number of participating teams is lower than expected.
The final tournament will be played by a total of 4 teams that have advanced to the preliminary group stage.
The semi-finals will be played in Bo1 and the finals in Bo3.
Tournament Schedule
Preliminary Group League
| Thursday, February 24 | |
| Distribution | None |
|---|---|
| Round 1 | 13:00 |
| Round 2 | 14:15 |
| Round 3 | 15:30 |
| Round 4 | 16:45 |
| Round 5 | 18:00 |
| Saturday, February 26 | |
| Delivery | None |
|---|---|
| Round 6 | 13:00 |
| Round 7 | 14:15 |
| Round 8 | 15:30 |
| Round 9 | 16:45 |
| Round 10 | 18:00 |
*Both divisions will start at the same time.
Finals (same day)
| League of Legends Division | |
| Distribution | Tuesday, March 8, each match will be streamed |
|---|---|
| Semifinals Match1 | 11:00 |
| Semifinal Match2 | 12:10 |
| Final Game1 | 13:20 |
| Final Game2 | 13:00 |
| Final Game3 | 15:40 |
| VALORANT Division | |
| Streaming | Each game will be broadcast on Tuesday, March 8 |
|---|---|
| Semifinals Match1 | 17:10 |
| Semifinal Match2 | 18:20 |
| Final Game1 | 19:30 |
| Final Game2 | 20:40 |
| Final Game3 | 21:50 |
Participation
About Circles
- Circles must be registered in LeagueU's Circle List
- Circles must have at least 5 members.
If your circle is not registered in the Circle List, you can register your circle from the LeagueU Circle Registration Form for 2021.
About participating members
- Be enrolled in a school in Japan (university, vocational school, technical college) and over 18 years old.
- Be able to communicate smoothly in Japanese
- Understand and abide by the RIAT Games Terms of Service and theVALORANT Community Code of Conduct.
- Be able to use the Discord server provided by LeagueU on the day of the tournament.
- Have read and accepted the VALORANT and League of Legends rulebooks.
How to Participate
1. Submit the application form between Monday, February 7 and Thursday, February 17.
2 . 32 teams accepted for participation by Monday, February 21, will be notified by email by the management team on Discord.
3. On February 23 (Wed.), the round-robin pairings will be announced on the "Discord" and "LeagueU Official Twitter ( @LeagueUOfficial )".
What is LeagueU?
LeagueU is a LoL community support program for students developed by RIAT Games since April 2016. To date, LeagueU has supported more than 120 circles and 100 student-organized events nationwide, and in 2017, LeagueU hosted the "LeagueU Grand Tournament" and the "AllCampus Series" The final game of each event is held at the offline venue.
Many LoL fans gathered at the final games of each tournament, even though they were held offline.
From 2019, we are also officially supporting the LoL student tournaments "JCL" and "WUL".
We will continue to expand our services for student initiatives and student players in the future.