LCK just held its annual award where they celebrate the individual excellence of players throughout the 2022 season.
With the LCK season and Worlds 2022 over, LCK organized their end-of-the-year award show to recognize and reward the players who performed the best in the year 2022. Most of these awards are the usual ones like the MVP, Rookie of the Year and All-Pro teams, but there were some interesting ones such as Best OP.GG score and Meme of the Year as well.
But before players, LCK first gave recognition to one of their biggest community figures, Jeon “Caster Jun” Yong-jun. Caster Jun is arguably the most significant play-by-play caster and host in the Korean League of Legends scene, and he was awarded the LCK 10-Year Anniversary Achievement Award for his contributions to the esport over the years. Jun said he felt grateful to be able to celebrate his 40s in such a way, and that he hoped he could keep doing it into his 60s as well.
A message from our one and only Caster Jun for his 10 Year Anniversary Achievement Award! 🏆✨#LCK #WeMakeLegends #LCKAwards pic.twitter.com/IuxJJWEVzy
— LCK (@LCK) December 23, 2022
An unexpected winner at the LCK Awards was the LCS organization FlyQuest. The organization just announced that they signed with Lee “VicLa” Dae-kwang and Lee “Prince” Chae-hwan, who won Rookie of the Year and Player of the Spring Split, respectively. The biggest award of the night, Player of the Year went to the former DRX mid laner and World Champion Kim “Zeka” Geon-woo. Zeka was the breakout star in Worlds 2022. But some fans still had reservations about the choice, as he wasn’t perceived as the best performing player in neither Spring nor Summer.
Winners at the 2022 LCK Awards
LCK 10-Year Anniversary Achievement Award
- Jeon “Caster Jun” Yong-jun
Player of the Year
Rookie of the Year
- Lee “VicLa” Dae-kwang
Top Laner of the Year
Jungler of the Year
- Moon “Oner” Hyeon-joon
Mid Laner of the Year
Bot Laner of the Year
- Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk
Support of the Year
Player of the Split
- Spring: Kim “Canyon” Geon-bu
- Summer: Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk, Lee “Prince” Chae-hwan
Regular Season MVP
- Spring: Ryu “Keria” Min-seok
- Summer: Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk
Best Coach
All-LCK 1st Team
Spring
- Top: Choi “Zeus” Woo-je
- Jungle: Kim “Canyon” Geon-bu
- Mid: Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok
- Bot: Lee “Gumayusi” Min-hyeong
- Support: Ryu “Keria” Min-seok
Summer
- Top: Choi “Zeus” Woo-je
- Jungle: Han “Peanut” Wang-ho
- Mid: Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon
- Bot: Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk
- Support: Son “Lehends” Si-woo
Finals MVP
- Spring: Moon “Oner” Hyeon-joon
- Summer: Han “Peanut” Wang-ho
Woori Won Banking Gold King
The player who earned the most gold throughout the year.
- Lee “Gumayusi” Min-hyeong
BBQ Best Initiating Player
- Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok
HP Omen Best KDA
- Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon
LG Ultragear Most Objective Steals
- Moon “Oner” Hyeon-joon
OP.GG Best OP Score
- Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk
JW Pharmaceutical Eyes Open on the Bright Rift Award
- Yoo “Delight” Hwan-joong
Logitech Most Solo Kill Player
- Kim “Rascal” Kwang-hee
Secretlab Assist King
LoL Park Peace to the Homes Award
Team with the shortest overall game time.
‘Imagining of Getting Bald’ Award
Most highlight reel thumbnail appearances.
- Moon “Oner” Hyeon-joon
Meme of the Year Award
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