Wild Rift EMEA Championship: What you need to know ahead of the 2022 Grand Finals

The best six Wild Rift teams in all of Europe, Middle-East and Africa battle it out for a slice of the 200,000 € prize pool
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Wild Rift EMEA Championship: What you need to know ahead of the 2022 Grand Finals

  • The best six Wild Rift teams in all of Europe, Middle-East and Africa battle it out for a slice of the 200,000 € prize pool
  • Winners will represent EMEA at the global championship event Wild Rift Icons
  • The first match commences on Thursday 5 May, 14:00 CEST, with the Grand Final on Sunday 8 May 18:00 CEST

What is the Wild Rift EMEA Championship (WREC)?

The WREC is the pinnacle of competitive Wild Rift action in EMEA, featuring the best teams from across Europe, Middle-East and Africa. Whether an Esports fan looking for a fast-paced, action-packed fix, or a brand new fan checking out the biggest plays to replicate in game - Wild Rift Esports has something for everyone.

May 2022 marks the culmination of the EMEA Season 1 competition, with the EMEA champion being crowned on Sunday 8 May.

Which teams are competing?

Six teams will make up the Grand Finals. Five teams have already qualified:

Game-Lord (WREC EU Champion)

NASR Esports (WRREC TR Champion)

Rix.GG (WREC EU LCQ)

Team Queso (WREC EU LCQ)

Parla Esports (WREC TR LCQ)

A further team from the below will finish the roster. With these two teams competing in the Play-In to determine the final six.

Formulation Gaming

Unicorns of Love

As winners of the Europe and Turkey groups, Game-Lord and NASR Esports enter the tournament as narrow favourites. However, both Parla Esports and Rix.gg were also finalists in each competition (with Rix.gg beating Game-Lord in the first final) - so expect an action-packed matchup when these teams meet. Coming in as the winner of the Play-In, Formulation Gaming and Unicorns of Love would be the current underdogs - but certainly not to be underestimated!

Where and when can fans tune in?

Fans can watch live on Twitch here in English (https://www.twitch.tv/wrec_en) Spanish, (https://www.twitch.tv/lvpes3) and Turkish (https://www.twitch.tv/wrec_tr) or on YouTube here (https://www.youtube.com/c/wildriftesports).

Fans can also watch co-streams hosted by some of the biggest Wild Rift creators across EMEA in 10 different languages on Twitch.

Matches will take place between Thursday 5 May and Sunday 8 May, starting with the Play-In match between Unicorns of Love and Formulation Gaming, before moving into Group Stage matches later that day. The semi-finals and final will take place on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 May. For a full schedule of matches, visit here: https://www.wildriftemea.com