Rock Hill, S.C. – The Winthrop Esports League of Legends team is among eight programs vying for the 2022 College Championship, which will be held in Los Angeles, Calif. June 9-12 at the LCS Studio.

The Eagles earned their spot in the Final Eight with a win over the University of Colorado and will take on Maryville University on Thursday, June 9 at 2 p.m. (PDT). Matches will be streamed by LCS on twitch and youtube.

• twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/lcs
• youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/lolesports

In addition to Winthrop and Maryville, the other six programs competing are the University of St. Thomas, Western University, Bay State College, Converse College and UC Irvine.

The members of the LOL team competing for the Eagles are Jake "Madbud" Riley, Jacob "FrostForest" Chan, Yasin "Avano" Yildiz, Zack "ZKG" Koslow, Kenji "Srkenji" Kaneko and Jared "Paralisys" Brewer.
Winthrop is the defending champion of the League of Legends College Championship after it defeated Maryville 3-1.  

For everything Winthrop Esports, visit winthropeagles.com or follow on social media @WinthropEsports.
 

With our performance this past weekend, we've advanced to the final eight of the College Championship!#ROCKtheHILL pic.twitter.com/UW2FtvWJCw

— Winthrop Esports (@WinthropEsports) May 3, 2022

421 schools entered the 2022 College League of Legends Season, and eight remain. Learn how to watch the final four days of the College Championship here: https://t.co/bPPIIAP7Wa

Who's taking home the title this year? Sound off in the replies! pic.twitter.com/yy8mEp987a

— Riot Scholastic Association of America (@RSAAOfficial) May 4, 2022