How NA League of Legends cement themselves as the worst major region after crashing out of Worlds 2022 groups with 15 losses

sportskeeda.com:

The Group Stage at League of Legends Worlds 2022 has officially concluded. It was filled with exhilarating games where the Chinese and South Korean teams grabbed the most victories.

However, things did not go that well for NA (North America) as all the teams from the region crashed out of Worlds 2022 Group Stage with only three wins and 15 losses. In fact, they ended up last in their respective groups with 1-5 score each.

This was arguably one of the most disappointing performances for the region as the teams simply failed to show up. The players did not have a single idea on how to draft or what plan to use in order to tackle the South Korean and Chinese teams, which is a terrible situation for the region's future.

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The teams that qualified for League of Legends Worlds 2022 from NA are Evil Geniuses, 100 Thieves, and Cloud9. Fans did not have a lot of expectations from these teams, but a few felt that atleast Cloud9 would be able to show up when it mattered.

In fact, a few fans hoped that at least one NA team would win games against the South Korean and Chinese teams. Unfortunately, that did not happen as they picked up only three wins and lost a total of 15 games in the Group Stage.

The three wins that they grabbed came against underperforming EU teams and one minor regional roster. In general, the NA side failed to perform against any of the top-ranked teams at Worlds 2022.

This might be a meme to many as the fanbase often jokes about NA as a region. The League of Legends community often terms NA as "Near Airport," as a joke about the early exit of the teams from that region in major tournaments.

However, in the past, at least one NA team