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| 2021 World Championship | ||
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| Tournament Information | ||
| Organizer | Riot Games | |
| Rulebook | Rulebook | |
| Sponsor(s) | AXE Bose Cisco Mastercard Mercedes-Benz OPPO Prime Gaming Red Bull Secretlab Spotify State Farm Verizon | |
| Location & Dates | ||
| Region | International | |
| Event Type | Offline | |
| Country | Iceland | |
| Start Date | 2021-10-05 | |
| End Date | 2021-11-06 | |
| Broadcast | ||
| Streams | Twitch Full List | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
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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 China
- 4 from Korea
- 3 from Europe
- 3 from North America
- 2 from PCS (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and Southeast Asia)
- 2 from Vietnam
- 1 from Brazil
- 1 from CIS
- 1 from Japan
- 1 from Latin America
- 1 from Oceania, despite the region's disbandment in the 2021 season
- 1 from Turkey
- Click here for more information about the Play-In
- Click here for more information about the Main Event
- Patch Information: 11.19 with
Akshan and 
Vex disabled.[3]
- 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:
| Place | Prize | Prize (%) | Team |
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 1 | $489,500€420,074.84 | 22% |  EDward Gaming |
 2 | $333,750€286,414.66 | 15% |  DWG KIA |
 3-4 | $178,000€152,754.49 | 8% |  T1 |
 Gen.G | |||
| 5-8 | $100,125€85,924.40 | 4.5% |  Hanwha Life |
 RNG | |||
 MAD Lions | |||
 Cloud9 | |||
| Show Additional Placements | |||
| 9-11 | $55,625€47,735.78 | 2.5% |  Rogue |
 100 Thieves | |||
 PSG Talon | |||
| 12-13 | $52,843.75€45,348.99 | 2.375% |  Team Liquid |
 LNG Esports | |||
| 14-16 | $50,062.50€42,962.20 | 2.25% |  FunPlus Phoenix |
 DetonatioN FM | |||
 Fnatic | |||
| 17-18 | $38,937.50€33,415.04 | 1.75% |  Beyond Gaming |
 PEACE | |||
| 19-20 | $27,812.50€23,867.89 | 1.25% |  Galatasaray Esports |
 RED Canids | |||
| 21-22 | $22,250€19,094.31 | 1% |  INFINITY |
 Unicorns of Love | |||
| Hide Additional Placements | |||
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.
| Qualified for Group Stage | ||||||
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| Region | Seed | Pool | Team | Qualification Date | Qualification Path | |
| China | 1 | 1 |  EDward Gaming |
2021-08-29 (Q) 2021-09-02 (Seed) |
LPL 2021 Summer Champion | |
| 2 | 2 |  FunPlus Phoenix |
2021-08-27 (Q) 2021-09-02 (Seed) |
LPL 2021 Championship Points | ||
| 3 | 3 |  Royal Never Give Up |
2021-09-03 | LPL 2021 Regional Finals Champion | ||
| Korea | 1 | 1 |  DWG KIA |
2021-08-14 (Q) 2021-08-28 (Seed) |
LCK 2021 Summer Champion | |
| 2 | 2 |  Gen.G |
2021-08-21 (Q) 2021-08-28 (Seed) |
LCK 2021 Championship Points | ||
| 3 | 3 |  T1 |
2021-08-22 (Q) 2021-09-02 (Seed) |
LCK 2021 Regional Finals Champion | ||
| Europe | 1 | 1 |  MAD Lions |
2021-08-14 (Q) 2021-08-29 (Seed) |
LEC 2021 Summer Champion | |
| 2 | 2 |  Fnatic |
2021-08-22 (Q) 2021-08-29 (Seed) |
LEC 2021 Summer Runner-Up | ||
| 3 | 3 |  Rogue |
2021-08-13 (Q) 2021-08-28 (Seed) |
LEC 2021 Summer 3rd Place | ||
| North America | 1 | 2 |  100 Thieves |
2021-08-14 (Q) 2021-08-29 (Seed) |
LCS 2021 Championship Champion | |
| 2 | 3 |  Team Liquid |
2021-08-15 (Q) 2021-08-29 (Seed) |
LCS 2021 Championship Runner-Up | ||
| TW/HK/MC/SEA | 1 | 1 |  PSG Talon |
2021-08-28 (Q) 2021-08-29 (Seed) |
PCS 2021 Summer Champion | |
| World Championship | Q | 4 |  LNG Esports |
2021-10-07 | Qualified from Play-In Stage | |
| Q | 4 |  DetonatioN FocusMe |
2021-10-07 | Qualified from Play-In Stage | ||
| Q | 4 |  Hanwha Life Esports |
2021-10-09 | Qualified from Play-In Stage | ||
| Q | 4 |  Cloud9 |
2021-10-09 | Qualified from Play-In Stage | ||
| Qualified for Play-In Stage | ||||||
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| Region | Seed | Pool | Team | Qualification Date | Qualification Path | |
| China | 4 | 1 | LNG Esports |
2021-09-05 | LPL 2021 Regional Finals Runner-Up | |
| Korea | 4 | 1 | Hanwha Life Esports |
2021-09-01 (Q) 2021-09-02 (Seed) |
LCK 2021 Regional Finals Runner-Up | |
| North America | 3 | 1 | Cloud9 |
2021-08-22 (Q) 2021-08-28 (Seed) |
LCS 2021 Championship 3rd Place | |
| TW/HK/MC/SEA | 2 | 1 |  Beyond Gaming |
2021-08-27 (Q) 2021-08-29 (Seed) |
PCS 2021 Summer Runner-Up | |
| CIS | 1 | 2 |  Unicorns of Love |
2021-09-04 | LCL 2021 Summer Champion | |
| Latin America | 1 | 2 |  INFINITY |
2021-08-28 | LLA 2021 Closing Champion | |
| Turkey | 1 | 2 |  Galatasaray Esports |
2021-09-04 | TCL 2021 Summer Champion | |
| Brazil | 1 | 2 |  RED Canids |
2021-09-04 | CBLOL 2021 Split 2 Champion | |
| Japan | 1 | 2 | DetonatioN FocusMe |
2021-09-05 | LJL 2021 Summer Champion | |
| Oceania | 1 | 2 |  PEACE |
2021-08-31 | LCO 2021 Split 2 Champion | |
- 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]
Results[]
Play-In Stage[]
Group Stage (Round 1)[]
Group A | ||||
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| Team | Games | Str | ||
| 1 | LNG Esports | 4 - 0 | 100% | 4W |
| 2 | Hanwha Life Esports | 3 - 1 | 75% | 3W |
| 3 | PEACE | 2 - 2 | 50% | 2W |
| 4 | RED Canids | 1 - 3 | 25% | 3L |
| 5 | INFINITY | 0 - 4 | 0% | 4L |
Group B | ||||
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| Team | Games | Str | ||
| 1 | DetonatioN FocusMe | 3 - 1 | 75% | 2W |
| 2 | Cloud9 | 3 - 1 | 75% | 1L |
| 3 | Galatasaray Esports | 2 - 2 | 50% | 2L |
| 4 | Beyond Gaming | 1 - 3 | 25% | 1L |
| 5 | Unicorns of Love | 1 - 3 | 25% | 1W |
Knockout Stage (Round 2)[]
Elimination Round
PCE
PCE3
RED
RED2
GS
GS2
BYG
BYG3
Qualification Round
Qualification Match
C9
C93
PCE
PCE0
Qualification Match
HLE
HLE3
BYG
BYG0
Click here for more information about the Play-In.
Main Event[]
Group Stage[]
Group A | ||||
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| Team | Games | Str | ||
| 1 | DWG KIA | 6 - 0 | 100% | 6W |
| 2 | Cloud9 | 2 - 4 | 33% | 1L |
| 3 | Rogue | 2 - 4 | 33% | 1W |
| 4 | FunPlus Phoenix | 2 - 4 | 33% | 3L |
Group B | ||||
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| Team | Games | Str | ||
| 1 | T1 | 5 - 1 | 83% | 4W |
| 2 | EDward Gaming | 4 - 2 | 67% | 2L |
| 3 | 100 Thieves | 3 - 3 | 50% | 2W |
| 4 | DetonatioN FocusMe | 0 - 6 | 0% | 6L |
Group C | ||||
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| Team | Games | Str | ||
| 1 | Royal Never Give Up | 4 - 2 | 67% | 1L |
| 2 | Hanwha Life Esports | 4 - 2 | 67% | 3W |
| 3 | PSG Talon | 3 - 3 | 50% | 1W |
| 4 | Fnatic | 1 - 5 | 17% | 2L |
Group D | ||||
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| Team | Games | Str | ||
| 1 | Gen.G | 3 - 3 | 50% | 2L |
| 2 | MAD Lions | 3 - 3 | 50% | 2W |
| 3 | LNG Esports | 3 - 3 | 50% | 1L |
| 3 | Team Liquid | 3 - 3 | 50% | 1W |
Knockout Stage[]
Quarterfinals
RNG
RNG2
EDG
EDG3
GEN
GEN3
C9
C90
T1
T13
HLE
HLE0
DK
DK3
MAD
MAD0
Semifinals
EDG
EDG3
GEN
GEN2
T1
T12
DK
DK3
Finals
EDG
EDG3
DK
DK2
Click here for more information about the Main Event.
Regional Distribution[]
Teams[]
- 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]
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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
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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]
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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]
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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]
Media[]
Streams[]
Broadcast Talent[]
Play-By-Play Casters[]
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David "Phreak" Turley -
Julian "Pastrytime" Carr -
Aaron "Medic" Chamberlain -
Daniel "Drakos" Drakos -
Max "Atlus" Anderson -
Brendan "Valdes" Valdes -
Oisín "Penguin" Molloy
Color Casters[]
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Isaac "Azael" Cummings-Bentley -
Sam "Kobe" Hartman-Kenzler -
Barento "Razleplasm" Mohammed -
Mark "MarkZ" Zimmerman -
Andrew "Vedius" Day -
Marc "Caedrel" Lamont -
Mikkel "Guldborg" Guldborg Nielsen -
Wolf "Wolf" Schröder -
Maurits "Chronicler" Jan Meeusen -
Jordan "Lyric" Corby -
Robert "Dagda" Price
Analysts[]
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Barento "Razleplasm" Mohammed -
Emily "Emily Rand" Rand -
Mark "MarkZ" Zimmerman -
Kaizen "Kaizen" Asiedu -
Marc "Caedrel" Lamont -
Mikkel "Guldborg" Guldborg Nielsen -
Maurits "Chronicler" Jan Meeusen -
Robert "Dagda" Price
Desk Hosts[]
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James "Dash" Patterson
Interviewers[]
Translators[]
Announcements[]
2018[]
- November 1, 2019–2021 World Championship Host Regions
2020[]
2021[]
- May 21, 2021 League of Legends Worlds Final Date, Venue Set
- June 16, Riot Games Announces Multi-City Lineup for the 2021 League of Legends World Championship in China
- August 24, Worlds 2021 moving from China to Europe
- September 9, Worlds 2021 Location and Format Announcement
- September 15, Worlds 2021 Primer
- September 23, Introducing Your Worlds 2021 On-Air English Talent!
Additional Content[]
- See Media.
Viewership Statistics[]
Data sourced from Esports Charts.
| Peak Viewership | |
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| Total | 4 018 728 |
| English Streams | 1 184 302 |
| Twitch.tv Streams | 2 987 534 |
| Other | |
| Total Time Watched | 174 826 794 Hours |
| Avg Concurrent Viewers | 1 298 219 |
Venues[]
- The tournament was held without a live audience due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.
| All Stages |
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| Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Laugardalshöll |
| Capacity - 5,500 |
 
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| Engjavegur 8, 104 Reykjavík, Iceland |
References[]
- ↑ lolesports' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Worlds 2021 Primer lolesports.com
- ↑ lolesports' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Worlds 2021 Location and Format Announcement lolesports.com
- ↑ Worlds 2021 Location and Format Announcement lolesports.com
- ↑ Worlds 2021 Location and Format Announcement lolesports.com
- ↑ Worlds 2021 Location and Format Announcement lolesports.com
- ↑ PEACE's Twitter tweet twitter.com
- ↑ PEACE's Twitter tweet twitter.com
- ↑ PEACE's Twitter tweet twitter.com
- ↑ PEACE's Twitter tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Worlds 2021 Location and Format Announcement lolesports.com
- ↑ PEACE's Twitter tweet twitter.com
- ↑ PEACE's Twitter tweet twitter.com
- ↑ PEACE's Twitter tweet twitter.com
- ↑ PEACE's Twitter tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Worlds 2021 Location and Format Announcement lolesports.com
- ↑ PEACE's Twitter tweet twitter.com
- ↑ PEACE's Twitter tweet twitter.com
- ↑ PEACE's Twitter tweet twitter.com
- ↑ PEACE's Twitter tweet twitter.com