The 2021 Season League of Legends World Championship (Worlds 2021) is the conclusion of the 2021 League of Legends esports season. The Play-in stage begins on October 5, 2021. The main event begins on October 11, 2021.
Overview[]
COVID Information[]
The 2021 World Championship was originally slated to be held in China, following the minimal-production setup of the 2020 event due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was to have a full production setup in live venues. However, on August 24th, 2021, Riot announced that due to travel restrictions and COVID protocols, the event would be moved to Europe.[1] The final location of the event was eventually announced to be Reykjavik, Iceland, with all phases taking place at the Laugardalshöll indoor sporting arena.[2]
Unfortunately, due to travel restrictions prohibiting Vietnamese citizens from re-entering their country, the Vietnamese teams are unable to participate, as in 2020, regardless of location. All other teams are able to participate.
Format[]
24 teams are invited:
4 from
CN
China
4 from
KR
Korea
3 from
EU
Europe
3 from
NA
North America
2 from
APAC
PCS (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and Southeast Asia)
2 from
VN
Vietnam
1 from
BR
Brazil
1 from
CIS
CIS
1 from
JP
Japan
1 from
LAT
Latin America
1 from
OCE
Oceania, despite the region's disbandment in the 2021 season
Due to Vietnamese teams being unable to participate, the Play-In format was adjusted to the previous' year format, and the region's Main Event spot was given to Europe's 3rd seed.[4]
Prize Pool[]
Figures are based on the minimum guaranteed prize pool of $ 2,225,000 USD. A percentage of the revenue from designated in-client sales is yet to be added to this amount.
During the group stage, if the 3rd and 4th place teams in a group are tied, they both will receive 2.375% of the total prize pool.
$ 2,225,000 US Dollars are spread among the teams as seen below:
Converted prizes calculated with values provided by http://www.xe.com on October 31, 2020, as follows:
$ 1 US Dollar = € 0.8581712685 Euros
Participants[]
Notes[]
Seeding Changes: China and South Korea both receive one extra seed for a total of four.
In North America, LCS changed to a one-season-per-year system, with LCS 2021 Championship replacing LCS Summer Playoffs, and the seeding of LCS 2021 Championship will be decided by a cumulative scoreboard consisting of the whole Regular Season from February to August.
In Oceania, ESL Australia hosts a new tournament called LCO, which replaces OPL - the latter having dissolved in 2020.
In the tables below, (Q) refers to the date on which the team qualified for Worlds, while (Seed) refers to when the team was locked into their seed. If neither is present, these happened on the same day.
Due to Vietnamese teams being unable to participate, the Play-In format was adjusted to the previous' year format, and the region's Main Event spot was given to Europe's 3rd seed.[5]
Unfortunately, although the VCS have 1 Main Event spot and 1 Play-In spot qualified to Worlds 2021, due to national travel restrictions related to COVID-19, the two teams from the VCS will not be able to attend. [6]
BR
Brazil
CN
China
CIS
CIS
EU
Europe
JP
Japan
KR
Korea
LAT
Latin America
NA
North America
OCE
Oceania
APAC
Asia Pacific
TR
Turkey
VN
Vietnam
Qualified
1
4
1
3
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
2
Play-In
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Main
4
3
1
4
3
1
Quarterfinals
2
1
4
1
Semifinals
1
3
Finals
1
1
Winner
1
Some teams start Worlds 2021 in Main Event, or skip Play-In with the teams have a higher seeding.
Players[]
Country of Birth
Nationality
Residency
Qualified
2
6
2
6
1
2
2
21
1
2
3
3
5
4
1
3
2
1
1
1
4
40
2
2
9
5
1
5
1
1
10
Play-In
2
4
6
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
11
1
6
2
1
1
1
Main
2
2
1
1
15
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
32
2
1
2
2
1
2
Quarterfinals
1
1
8
1
2
1
1
22
1
1
1
Semifinals
3
17
Finals
3
7
Winner
3
2
Some players start Worlds 2021 in Main Event, or skip Play-In with the players have a higher seeding.
Country of Birth is used.
Some of the players qualified to Worlds 2021 but didn't played any games, these players won't counted in further stages once stages finished but count them in qualified.
Unfortunately, although the VCS have 1 Main Event spot and 1 Play-In spot qualified to Worlds 2021, due to national travel restrictions related to COVID-19, the ten Vietnamese players of two teams from the VCS will not be able to attend. [7]
Due to visa issues, Vizicsacsi will stand in for Apii for the entirety of Worlds 2021.[8][9]
Due to visa issues, PEACE's substitute Jungler LeeSA will not be able to participate for the entirety of Worlds 2021, Lived is also loaned from Chiefs Esports Club to stand in for LeeSA as their substitute. [10][11]
Qualified
2
6
2
6
1
2
2
21
1
2
3
2
5
4
1
3
2
1
2
1
4
41
1
2
9
7
1
5
1
1
10
Play-In
2
4
6
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
11
1
6
3
1
1
1
Main
2
2
1
1
15
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
33
1
1
2
3
1
2
Quarterfinals
1
1
8
1
2
1
1
22
1
1
1
Semifinals
3
17
Finals
3
7
Winner
3
2
Some players start Worlds 2021 in Main Event, or skip Play-In with the players have a higher seeding.
Nationality is used, some of the players holds duo nationality.
Some of the players qualified to Worlds 2021 but didn't played any games, these players won't counted in further stages once stages finished but count them in qualified.
Unfortunately, although the VCS have 1 Main Event spot and 1 Play-In spot qualified to Worlds 2021, due to national travel restrictions related to COVID-19, the ten Vietnamese players of two teams from the VCS will not be able to attend. [12]
Due to visa issues, Vizicsacsi will stand in for Apii for the entirety of Worlds 2021.[13][14]
Due to visa issues, PEACE's substitute Jungler LeeSA will not be able to participate for the entirety of Worlds 2021, Lived is also loaned from Chiefs Esports Club to stand in for LeeSA as their substitute. [15][16]
BR
Brazil
CN
China
CIS
CIS
EU
Europe
JP
Japan
KR
Korea
LAT
Latin America
NA
North America
OCE
Oceania
APAC
Asia Pacific
TR
Turkey
VN
Vietnam
Qualified
6
22
5
21
4
36
7
12
8
12
6
10
Play-In
6
4
5
3
3
10
5
2
5
6
3
Main
17
18
3
28
7
2
4
2
Quarterfinals
9
6
21
2
1
1
Semifinals
4
16
Finals
4
6
Winner
4
1
Some players start Worlds 2021 in Main Event, or skip Play-In with the players have a higher seeding.
Residency is used.
Some of the players qualified to Worlds 2021 but didn't played any games, these players won't counted in further stages once stages finished but count them in qualified.
Unfortunately, although the VCS have 1 Main Event spot and 1 Play-In spot qualified to Worlds 2021, due to national travel restrictions related to COVID-19, the ten Vietnamese players of two teams from the VCS will not be able to attend. [17]
Due to visa issues, Vizicsacsi will stand in for Apii for the entirety of Worlds 2021.[18][19]
Due to visa issues, PEACE's substitute Jungler LeeSA will not be able to participate for the entirety of Worlds 2021, Lived is also loaned from Chiefs Esports Club to stand in for LeeSA as their substitute. [20][21]