Starting from Round 4, first seed Victory Five and second seed Royal Never Give Up will compete against Top Esports and JD Gaming in a double elimination bracket.
The top 10 teams out of 17 from the 2022 LPL Spring regular season qualify for the playoffs.
Their standing at the end of the 2022 LPL regular season determines the round they are seeded into.
A king of the hill, single elimination format is adopted in the first three rounds. The tournament then heads into a double elimination quarterfinals and semifinals bracket in Round 4 and 5.
All matches are played in a best-of-five.
The winner of the LPL Spring 2022 Playoffs will represent the region at this year’s 2022 Mid-Season Invitational held in Busan, South Korea.