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[[Category:Premier Events]]
 
{{TournamentPageStart|twitchid=riotgames|toclimit=2|text=The '''2021 Season World Championship (Worlds 2021)''' is the conclusion of the 2021 ''League of Legends'' esports season. The tournament was originally slated to be held in China, but was moved to Europe due to travel restrictions and COVID protocols.<ref>[https://twitter.com/lolesports/status/1430153585862512655 lolesports' Tweet] ''twitter.com''</ref>}}
 
{{TournamentPageStart|twitchid=riotgames|toclimit=2|text=The '''2021 Season World Championship (Worlds 2021)''' is the conclusion of the 2021 ''League of Legends'' esports season. The tournament was originally slated to be held in China, but was moved to Europe due to travel restrictions and COVID protocols.<ref>[https://twitter.com/lolesports/status/1430153585862512655 lolesports' Tweet] ''twitter.com''</ref>}}
 
{{Unreleased-lastyear}}
 
 
== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==
 
=== Format ===
 
=== Format ===
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<ul>
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<li>24 teams are invited: {{ParticipantToggle|
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<ul>
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<li> 4 from {{RegionIcon|cn}} China</li>
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<li> 4 from {{RegionIcon|kr}} Korea</li>
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<li> 3 from {{RegionIcon|eu}} Europe</li>
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<li> 3 from {{RegionIcon|na}} North America</li>
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<li> 2 from {{RegionIcon|pcs}} PCS (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and Southeast Asia)</li>
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<s><li> 2 from {{RegionIcon|vn}} Vietnam</li></s>
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<li> 1 from {{RegionIcon|br}} Brazil</li>
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<li> 1 from {{RegionIcon|cis}} CIS</li>
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<li> 1 from {{RegionIcon|jp}} Japan</li>
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<li> 1 from {{RegionIcon|lat}} Latin America</li>
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<li> 1 from {{RegionIcon|oce}} Oceania</li>
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<li> 1 from {{RegionIcon|tr}} Turkey</li>
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</ul>
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}}
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<li> '''[[2021 Season World Championship/Play-In|Play-In]]''' </li>
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<ul>
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<li> Group Stage (Round 1)</li>
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<ul>
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<li> 10 teams participate</li>
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<li> Teams are drawn into two groups based on seeding</li>
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<li> Single Round Robin</li>
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<li> Matches are best of one</li>
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<li> Top team from each group advances to the [[2021 Season World Championship/Main Event|Main Event]]</li>
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<li> 2nd to 4th teams from each group advance to Round 2</li>
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</ul>
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<li> Knockout Stage (Round 2)</li>
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<ul>
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<li> 3rd place teams from the group stage face the 4th place team from the same group</li>
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<li> Winners of these matches face the 2nd place team from the opposite group</li>
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<li> Winners of these final matches advance to the [[2021 Season World Championship/Main Event|Main Event]]</li>
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<li> Matches are best of five</li>
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</ul>
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</ul>
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<li> '''[[2021 Season World Championship/Main Event|Main Event]]''' </li>
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<ul>
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<li> Group Stage</li>
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<ul>
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<li> 16 teams participate</li>
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<li> Teams are drawn into four groups based on seeding</li>
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<li> Double Round Robin</li>
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<li> Matches are best of one</li>
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<li> Top two teams from each group advance to the Knockout Stage</li>
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</ul>
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<li> Knockout Stage</li>
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<ul>
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<li> Single elimination bracket (drawn randomly, 1st place teams face 2nd place teams, no two teams from the same group can be placed in the same half of the bracket)</li>
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<li> Matches are best of five</li>
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</ul>
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</ul>
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<li> Patch Information: [[Patch 11.19|11.19]] with {{ci|Akshan}} and {{ci|Vex}} disabled.<ref>[https://twitter.com/lolesports/status/1423030842696339469 lolesports' Tweet] ''twitter.com''</ref></li>
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</ul>
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* Due to Vietnamese teams being unable to participate, the [[2021 Season World Championship/Play-In|Play-In]] format was adjusted to the previous' year format, and the region's [[2021 Season World Championship/Main Event|Main Event]] spot was given to Europe's 3rd seed.<ref>[https://lolesports.com/article/worlds-2021-location-and-format-announcement/blt52ec273a991d3261 Worlds 2021 Location and Format Announcement] ''lolesports.com''</ref>
   
 
=== Prize Pool ===
 
=== Prize Pool ===
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* 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.
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* 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.
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== Participants ==
 
== Participants ==
 
=== Notes ===
 
=== Notes ===
* Seeding Changes: China and South Korea both receive one extra seed for a total of four. Seedings for minor regions remain unknown.
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* 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 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 Oceania, ESL Australia hosts a new tournament called LCO, which replaces OPL - the latter having dissolved in 2020.
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!Region||Seed||Pool||Team||Qualification Date||Qualification Path
 
!Region||Seed||Pool||Team||Qualification Date||Qualification Path
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{RegionIcon|CN}} China||1||TBD||{{team|EDG}}||2021-08-29 (Q)<br> 2021-09-02 (Seed)|| [[LPL/2021 Season/Summer Playoffs|LPL 2021 Summer]] Champion
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| rowspan="3" |{{RegionIcon|CN}} China||1||1||{{team|EDG}}||2021-08-29 (Q)<br> 2021-09-02 (Seed)|| [[LPL/2021 Season/Summer Playoffs|LPL 2021 Summer]] Champion
 
|-
 
|-
|2||TBD||{{team|FPX}}||2021-08-27 (Q)<br> 2021-09-02 (Seed)|| [[LPL/2021 Season/Championship Points|LPL 2021 Championship Points]]
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|2||2||{{team|FPX}}||2021-08-27 (Q)<br> 2021-09-02 (Seed)|| [[LPL/2021 Season/Championship Points|LPL 2021 Championship Points]]
 
|-
 
|-
|3||TBD||{{team|RNG}}||2021-09-03|| [[LPL/2021 Season/Regional Finals|LPL 2021 Regional Finals]] Champion
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|3||3||{{team|RNG}}||2021-09-03|| [[LPL/2021 Season/Regional Finals|LPL 2021 Regional Finals]] Champion
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{RegionIcon|KR}} Korea||1||TBD||{{team|DK}}||2021-08-14 (Q)<br>2021-08-28 (Seed)|| [[LCK/2021 Season/Summer Playoffs|LCK 2021 Summer]] Champion
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| rowspan="3" |{{RegionIcon|KR}} Korea||1||1||{{team|DK}}||2021-08-14 (Q)<br>2021-08-28 (Seed)|| [[LCK/2021 Season/Summer Playoffs|LCK 2021 Summer]] Champion
 
|-
 
|-
| 2||TBD||{{team|GEN}}||2021-08-21 (Q)<br>2021-08-28 (Seed)||[[LCK/2021 Season/Championship Points|LCK 2021 Championship Points]]
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| 2||2||{{team|GEN}}||2021-08-21 (Q)<br>2021-08-28 (Seed)||[[LCK/2021 Season/Championship Points|LCK 2021 Championship Points]]
 
|-
 
|-
| 3||TBD||{{team|T1}}||2021-08-22 (Q)<br> 2021-09-02 (Seed)|| [[LCK/2021 Season/Regional Finals|LCK 2021 Regional Finals]] Champion
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| 3||3||{{team|T1}}||2021-08-22 (Q)<br> 2021-09-02 (Seed)|| [[LCK/2021 Season/Regional Finals|LCK 2021 Regional Finals]] Champion
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{RegionIcon|EU}} Europe|| 1||TBD||{{team|MADL LEC}}||2021-08-14 (Q)<br> 2021-08-29 (Seed)|| [[LEC/2021 Season/Summer Playoffs|LEC 2021 Summer]] Champion
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| rowspan="3" |{{RegionIcon|EU}} Europe|| 1||1||{{team|MADL LEC}}||2021-08-14 (Q)<br> 2021-08-29 (Seed)|| [[LEC/2021 Season/Summer Playoffs|LEC 2021 Summer]] Champion
 
|-
 
|-
|2||TBD||{{team|FNC}}||2021-08-22 (Q)<br>2021-08-29 (Seed)|| [[LEC/2021 Season/Summer Playoffs|LEC 2021 Summer]] Runner-Up
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|2||2||{{team|FNC}}||2021-08-22 (Q)<br>2021-08-29 (Seed)|| [[LEC/2021 Season/Summer Playoffs|LEC 2021 Summer]] Runner-Up
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{RegionIcon|NA}} North America||1||TBD||{{team|100}}||2021-08-14 (Q)<br>2021-08-29 (Seed)||| [[LCS/2021 Season/Championship|LCS 2021 Championship]] Champion
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|3||3||{{team|RGE}}||2021-08-13 (Q)<br>2021-08-28 (Seed)|| [[LEC/2021 Season/Summer Playoffs|LEC 2021 Summer]] 3rd Place
 
|-
 
|-
|2||TBD||{{team|TL}}||2021-08-15 (Q)<br>2021-08-29 (Seed)|| [[LCS/2021 Season/Championship|LCS 2021 Championship]] Runner-Up
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| rowspan="2" |{{RegionIcon|NA}} North America||1||2||{{team|100}}||2021-08-14 (Q)<br>2021-08-29 (Seed)||| [[LCS/2021 Season/Championship|LCS 2021 Championship]] Champion
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan="1" |{{RegionIcon|PCS}} TW/HK/MC/SEA||1||TBD||{{team|PSGT}}||2021-08-28 (Q)<br> 2021-08-29 (Seed)|| [[PCS/2021 Season/Summer Playoffs|PCS 2021 Summer]] Champion
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|2||3||{{team|TL}}||2021-08-15 (Q)<br>2021-08-29 (Seed)|| [[LCS/2021 Season/Championship|LCS 2021 Championship]] Runner-Up
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan="1" |{{RegionIcon|VN}} Vietnam||1||TBD||TBD||TBA|| [[VCS/2021 Season/Summer Playoffs|VCS 2021 Summer]] Champion
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| rowspan="1" |{{RegionIcon|PCS}} TW/HK/MC/SEA||1||1||{{team|PSGT}}||2021-08-28 (Q)<br> 2021-08-29 (Seed)|| [[PCS/2021 Season/Summer Playoffs|PCS 2021 Summer]] Champion
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan="4" |{{RegionIcon|INT}} World Championship||Q ||TBD||TBD||TBA||Qualified from [[2021 Season World Championship/Play-In|Play-In Stage]]
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| rowspan="4" |{{RegionIcon|INT}} World Championship||Q ||4||TBD||TBA||Qualified from [[2021 Season World Championship/Play-In|Play-In Stage]]
 
|-
 
|-
|Q||TBD||TBD||TBA||Qualified from [[2021 Season World Championship/Play-In|Play-In Stage]]
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|Q||4||TBD||TBA||Qualified from [[2021 Season World Championship/Play-In|Play-In Stage]]
 
|-
 
|-
|Q||TBD||TBD||TBA||Qualified from [[2021 Season World Championship/Play-In|Play-In Stage]]
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|Q||4||TBD||TBA||Qualified from [[2021 Season World Championship/Play-In|Play-In Stage]]
 
|-
 
|-
|Q||TBD||TBD||TBA||Qualified from [[2021 Season World Championship/Play-In|Play-In Stage]]
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|Q||4||TBD||TBA||Qualified from [[2021 Season World Championship/Play-In|Play-In Stage]]
 
|}
 
|}
   
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!Region||Seed||Pool||Team||Qualification Date||Qualification Path
 
!Region||Seed||Pool||Team||Qualification Date||Qualification Path
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan="1" |{{RegionIcon|CN}} China ||4||TBD||{{team|LNG}}||2021-09-05|| [[LPL/2021 Season/Regional Finals|LPL 2021 Regional Finals]] Runner-Up
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| rowspan="1" |{{RegionIcon|CN}} China ||4||1||{{team|LNG}}||2021-09-05|| [[LPL/2021 Season/Regional Finals|LPL 2021 Regional Finals]] Runner-Up
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan="1" |{{RegionIcon|KR}} Korea||4||TBD||{{team|HLE}}||2021-09-01 (Q)<br>2021-09-02 (Seed)|| [[LCK/2021 Season/Regional Finals|LCK 2021 Regional Finals]] Runner-Up
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| rowspan="1" |{{RegionIcon|KR}} Korea||4||1||{{team|HLE}}||2021-09-01 (Q)<br>2021-09-02 (Seed)|| [[LCK/2021 Season/Regional Finals|LCK 2021 Regional Finals]] Runner-Up
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan="1" |{{RegionIcon|EU}} Europe ||3||TBD||{{team|RGE}}||2021-08-13 (Q)<br>2021-08-28 (Seed)|| [[LEC/2021 Season/Summer Playoffs|LEC 2021 Summer]] 3rd Place
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| rowspan="1" |{{RegionIcon|NA}} North America||3||1||{{team|C9}}||2021-08-22 (Q)<br>2021-08-28 (Seed)|| [[LCS/2021 Season/Championship|LCS 2021 Championship]] 3rd Place
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan="1" |{{RegionIcon|NA}} North America||3||TBD||{{team|C9}}||2021-08-22 (Q)<br>2021-08-28 (Seed)|| [[LCS/2021 Season/Championship|LCS 2021 Championship]] 3rd Place
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| rowspan="1" |{{RegionIcon|PCS}} TW/HK/MC/SEA||2||1||{{team|BYG}}||2021-08-27 (Q)<br> 2021-08-29 (Seed)|| [[PCS/2021 Season/Summer Playoffs|PCS 2021 Summer]] Runner-Up
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan="1" |{{RegionIcon|PCS}} TW/HK/MC/SEA||2||TBD||{{team|BYG}}||2021-08-27 (Q)<br> 2021-08-29 (Seed)|| [[PCS/2021 Season/Summer Playoffs|PCS 2021 Summer]] Runner-Up
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| rowspan="1" |{{RegionIcon|CIS}} CIS ||1||2||{{team|UOLCIS}}||2021-09-04|| [[LCL/2021 Season/Summer Playoffs|LCL 2021 Summer]] Champion
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan="1" |{{RegionIcon|VN}} Vietnam ||2||TBD||TBD||TBA|| [[VCS/2021 Season/Summer Playoffs|VCS 2021 Summer]] Runner-Up
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| rowspan="1" |{{RegionIcon|LAT}} Latin America||1||2||{{team|INF CR}}||2021-08-28|| [[LLA/2021 Season/Closing Playoffs|LLA 2021 Closing]] Champion
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan="1" |{{RegionIcon|CIS}} CIS ||1||TBD||{{team|UOLCIS}}||2021-09-04|| [[LCL/2021 Season/Summer Playoffs|LCL 2021 Summer]] Champion
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| rowspan="1" |{{RegionIcon|TR}} Turkey||1||2||{{team|GS}}||2021-09-04|| [[TCL/2021 Season/Summer Playoffs|TCL 2021 Summer]] Champion
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan="1" |{{RegionIcon|LAT}} Latin America||1||TBD||{{team|INF CR}}||2021-08-28|| [[LLA/2021 Season/Closing Playoffs|LLA 2021 Closing]] Champion
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| rowspan="1" |{{RegionIcon|BR}} Brazil||1||2||{{team|REDC}}||2021-09-04|| [[CBLOL/2021 Season/Split 2 Playoffs|CBLOL 2021 Split 2]] Champion
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan="1" |{{RegionIcon|TR}} Turkey||1||TBD||{{team|GS}}||2021-09-04|| [[TCL/2021 Season/Summer Playoffs|TCL 2021 Summer]] Champion
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| rowspan="1" |{{RegionIcon|JP}} Japan||1||2||{{team|DFM}}||2021-09-05|| [[LJL/2021 Season/Summer Playoffs|LJL 2021 Summer]] Champion
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan="1" |{{RegionIcon|BR}} Brazil||1||TBD||{{team|REDC}}||2021-09-04|| [[CBLOL/2021 Season/Split 2 Playoffs|CBLOL 2021 Split 2]] Champion
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| rowspan="1" |{{RegionIcon|OCE}} Oceania||1||2||{{team|PCE}}||2021-08-31|| [[LCO/2021 Season/Split 2 Playoffs|LCO 2021 Split 2]] Champion
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| rowspan="1" |{{RegionIcon|JP}} Japan||1||TBD||{{team|DFM}}||2021-09-05|| [[LJL/2021 Season/Summer Playoffs|LJL 2021 Summer]] Champion
 
|-
 
| rowspan="1" |{{RegionIcon|OCE}} Oceania||1||TBD||{{team|PCE}}||2021-08-31|| [[LCO/2021 Season/Split 2 Playoffs|LCO 2021 Split 2]] Champion
 
 
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* Due to Vietnamese teams being unable to participate, the [[2021 Season World Championship/Play-In|Play-In]] format was adjusted to the previous' year format, and the region's [[2021 Season World Championship/Main Event|Main Event]] spot was given to Europe's 3rd seed.<ref>[https://lolesports.com/article/worlds-2021-location-and-format-announcement/blt52ec273a991d3261 Worlds 2021 Location and Format Announcement] ''lolesports.com''</ref>
   
 
== Results ==
 
== Results ==
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===Play-In Stage===
 
===Play-In Stage===
 
==== Group Stage (Round 1) ====
 
==== Group Stage (Round 1) ====
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=== Main Event ===
 
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==== Knockout Stage ====
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== Regional Distribution ==
 
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=== Teams ===
 
=== 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. <ref>[https://lolesports.com/article/worlds-2021-location-and-format-announcement/blt52ec273a991d3261 Worlds 2021 Location and Format Announcement] ''lolesports.com''</ref>
  +
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  +
* 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. <ref>[https://lolesports.com/article/worlds-2021-location-and-format-announcement/blt52ec273a991d3261 Worlds 2021 Location and Format Announcement] ''lolesports.com''</ref>
  +
* Due to visa issues, [[Vizicsacsi]] will stand in for [[Apii]] for the entirety of Worlds 2021.<ref>[https://twitter.com/pce_gg/status/1440603272109182980?s=20 PEACE's Twitter tweet] ''twitter.com''</ref> <ref>[https://twitter.com/pce_gg/status/1440631968098500616?s=20 PEACE's Twitter tweet] ''twitter.com''</ref>
  +
* Due to visa issues, {{team|PEACE (Oceanic Team)}}'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. <ref>[https://twitter.com/pce_gg/status/1440603272109182980?s=20 PEACE's Twitter tweet] ''twitter.com''</ref> <ref>[https://twitter.com/pce_gg/status/1441319120327233539 PEACE's Twitter tweet] ''twitter.com''</ref>
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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. <ref>[https://lolesports.com/article/worlds-2021-location-and-format-announcement/blt52ec273a991d3261 Worlds 2021 Location and Format Announcement] ''lolesports.com''</ref>
  +
* Due to visa issues, [[Vizicsacsi]] will stand in for [[Apii]] for the entirety of Worlds 2021.<ref>[https://twitter.com/pce_gg/status/1440603272109182980?s=20 PEACE's Twitter tweet] ''twitter.com''</ref> <ref>[https://twitter.com/pce_gg/status/1440631968098500616?s=20 PEACE's Twitter tweet] ''twitter.com''</ref>
  +
* Due to visa issues, {{team|PEACE (Oceanic Team)}}'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. <ref>[https://twitter.com/pce_gg/status/1440603272109182980?s=20 PEACE's Twitter tweet] ''twitter.com''</ref> <ref>[https://twitter.com/pce_gg/status/1441319120327233539 PEACE's Twitter tweet] ''twitter.com''</ref>
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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. <ref>[https://lolesports.com/article/worlds-2021-location-and-format-announcement/blt52ec273a991d3261 Worlds 2021 Location and Format Announcement] ''lolesports.com''</ref>
  +
* Due to visa issues, [[Vizicsacsi]] will stand in for [[Apii]] for the entirety of Worlds 2021.<ref>[https://twitter.com/pce_gg/status/1440603272109182980?s=20 PEACE's Twitter tweet] ''twitter.com''</ref> <ref>[https://twitter.com/pce_gg/status/1440631968098500616?s=20 PEACE's Twitter tweet] ''twitter.com''</ref>
  +
* Due to visa issues, {{team|PEACE (Oceanic Team)}}'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. <ref>[https://twitter.com/pce_gg/status/1440603272109182980?s=20 PEACE's Twitter tweet] ''twitter.com''</ref> <ref>[https://twitter.com/pce_gg/status/1441319120327233539 PEACE's Twitter tweet] ''twitter.com''</ref>
  +
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== Media ==
 
== Media ==
 
=== Streams ===
 
=== Streams ===
  +
{{Box|start}}
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* {{stream|url=https://www.twitch.tv/riotgames|lang=usuk}}
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* {{stream|url=https://www.twitch.tv/otplol_|lang=fr}}
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* {{stream|url=https://www.twitch.tv/summonersinnlive|lang=de}}
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* {{stream|url=https://www.twitch.tv/pg_esports|lang=it}}
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* {{stream|url=https://www.twitch.tv/lvpes|lang=es}}
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* {{stream|url=https://www.twitch.tv/polsatgames|lang=pl}}
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* {{stream|url=https://www.twitch.tv/esport2tv|lang=hu}}
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* {{stream|url=https://www.twitch.tv/lck_korea|lang=kr}}
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* {{stream|url=https://www.twitch.tv/cblol|lang=br}}
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* {{stream|url=https://www.twitch.tv/riotgamesru|lang=ru}}
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* {{stream|url=https://www.twitch.tv/riotgamesjp|lang=jp}}
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* {{stream|url=https://www.twitch.tv/lolesportsla|lang=sua}}
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* {{stream|url=https://www.twitch.tv/tvaztecaesports|lang=mx}}
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* {{stream|url=https://www.twitch.tv/lolpacifictw|lang=tw}}
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* {{stream|url=https://www.twitch.tv/lolpacificth|lang=th}}
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* {{stream|url=https://www.twitch.tv/riotgamesturkish|lang=tr}}
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* {{stream|url=https://www.twitch.tv/viaxesports|lang=cl|display=Twitch}}
  +
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* {{stream|url=https://www.youtube.com/c/lolesports|lang=usuk}}
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* {{stream|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/SummonerInnDE|lang=de}}
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* {{stream|url=https://www.youtube.com/c/PolsatGames|lang=pl}}
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* {{stream|url=https://www.youtube.com/c/Esport1gg|lang=hu}}
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* {{stream|url=https://www.youtube.com/c/lolesportsbr|lang=br}}
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* {{stream|url=https://www.youtube.com/c/lolesportsRU|lang=ru}}
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* {{stream|url=https://www.youtube.com/c/lolesportsla|lang=sua}}
  +
* {{stream|url=https://www.youtube.com/c/AztecaDeportes|lang=mx}}
  +
* {{stream|url=https://www.youtube.com/c/lolpacific|lang=tw,th}}
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* {{stream|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/Lolespor|lang=tr}}
  +
* {{stream|url=https://www.youtube.com/c/VETV7ESPORTS|lang=vn}}
  +
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* {{stream|url=https://play.afreecatv.com/aflol|lang=kr|display=AfreecaTV}}
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* {{stream|url=https://sports.news.naver.com/main/scoreboard.nhn|lang=kr|display=NaverTV}}
  +
* {{stream|url=https://lpl.qq.com/es/worlds/2021/|lang=cn|display=Tencent}}
  +
* {{stream|url=https://live.bilibili.com/6|lang=cn|display=bilibili}}
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* {{stream|url=https://www.douyu.com/lpl|lang=cn}}
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* {{stream|url=http://www.huya.com/s|lang=cn|display=Huya}}
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* {{stream|url=https://vk.com/lolesports|lang=ru|display=VK}}
  +
* {{stream|url=https://trovo.live/Riot-LLA|lang=sua|display=Trovo}}
  +
* {{stream|url=https://www.senalcolombia.tv/senal-en-vivo|lang=co|display=Señal Colombia}}
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* {{stream|url=https://www.mildom.com/10244404|lang=jp|display=Mildom}}
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* {{stream|url=https://www.nimo.tv/lolespor|lang=tr}}
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* {{stream|url=https://www.nimo.tv/CBLOL|lang=br}}
  +
* {{stream|url=https://www.nimo.tv/worlds2021 |lang=vn}}
  +
{{Box|end}}
   
 
=== Broadcast Talent ===
 
=== Broadcast Talent ===
  +
==== Play-By-Play Casters ====
  +
*{{league|LCS21}} {{player|Phreak|flag=us|name=David Turley}}
  +
*{{league|LCS21}} {{player|Pastrytime|flag=au|name=Julian Carr}}
  +
*{{league|LEC}} {{player|Medic|link=Medic (Aaron Chamberlain)|flag=uk|name=Aaron Chamberlain}}
  +
*{{league|LEC}} {{player|Drakos|flag=us|name=Daniel Drakos}}
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*{{league|LCK21}} {{player|Atlus|flag=AU|name=Max Anderson}}
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*{{league|LCK21}} {{player|Valdes|flag=US|name= Brendan Valdes}}
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*{{league|LPL2020}} {{player|Penguin (Oisín Molloy)|flag=IE|name= Oisín Molloy}}
  +
  +
==== Color Casters ====
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*{{league|LCS21}} {{player|Azael|flag=CA|name=Issac Cummings-Bentley}}
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*{{league|LCS21}} {{player|Kobe|flag=US|name=Sam Hartman-Kenzler}}
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*{{league|LCS21}} {{player|Razleplasm|flag=CA|name=Barento Mohammed}}
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*{{league|LEC}} {{player|Vedius|flag=uk|name=Andrew Day}}
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*{{league|LEC}} {{player|Caedrel|flag=uk|name=Marc Lamont}}
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*{{league|LEC}} {{player|Guldborg|flag=dk|name= Mikkel Guldborg Nielsen}}
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*{{league|LCK21}} {{player|Wolf (Wolf Schröder)|flag=US|name= Wolf Schröder}}
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*{{league|LCK21}} {{player|Chronicler|flag=NL|name= Maurits Jan Meeusen}}
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*{{league|LPL2020}} {{player|Lyric|flag=US|name=Jordan Corby}}
  +
*{{league|LPL2020}} {{player|Dagda|flag=IE|name= Rob Price}}
  +
  +
==== Analysts ====
  +
*{{league|LCS21}} {{player|Razleplasm|flag=CA|name=Barento Mohammed}}
  +
*{{league|LCS21}} {{player|Emily Rand|flag=US|name=Emily Rand}}
  +
*{{league|LCS21}} {{player|MarkZ|flag=us|name=Mark Zimmerman}}
  +
*{{league|LEC}} {{player|Caedrel|flag=uk|name=Marc Lamont}}
  +
*{{league|LEC}} {{player|Guldborg|flag=dk|name= Mikkel Guldborg Nielsen}}
  +
*{{league|LPL2020}} {{player|Dagda|flag=IE|name= Rob Price}}
  +
  +
==== Desk Hosts ====
  +
*{{league|LCS21}} {{player|Dash|flag=US|name=James Patterson}}
  +
*{{league|LEC}} {{player|Sjokz|flag=be|name=Eefje Depoortere}}
  +
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==== Interviewer ====
  +
*{{league|LCS21}} {{player|Dash|flag=US|name=James Patterson}}
  +
*{{league|LEC}} {{player|Bulii|flag=fr|name=Laure Valée}}
  +
*{{league|LEC}} {{player|Sjokz|flag=be|name=Eefje Depoortere}}
   
 
=== Announcements ===
 
=== Announcements ===
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* June 16, [https://lolesports.com/article/riot-games-announces-multi-city-lineup-for-the-2021-league-of-legends-world-championship-in-china/blt95180a78bf624e0c Riot Games Announces Multi-City Lineup for the 2021 League of Legends World Championship in China]
 
* June 16, [https://lolesports.com/article/riot-games-announces-multi-city-lineup-for-the-2021-league-of-legends-world-championship-in-china/blt95180a78bf624e0c Riot Games Announces Multi-City Lineup for the 2021 League of Legends World Championship in China]
 
* August 24, [https://twitter.com/lolesports/status/1430153585862512655 Worlds 2021 moving from China to Europe]
 
* August 24, [https://twitter.com/lolesports/status/1430153585862512655 Worlds 2021 moving from China to Europe]
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* September 9, [https://lolesports.com/article/worlds-2021-location-and-format-announcement/blt52ec273a991d3261 Worlds 2021 Location and Format Announcement]
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* September 15, [https://lolesports.com/article/worlds-2021-primer/blt62509b20849344d4 Worlds 2021 Primer]
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* September 23, [https://lolesports.com/article/introducing-your-worlds-2021-on-air-english-talent!/blt2d5bcdcc038bb7c5 Introducing Your Worlds 2021 On-Air English Talent!]
   
 
=== Additional Content ===
 
=== Additional Content ===
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Revision as of 12:22, 27 September 2021

2021 World Championship
Worlds
Tournament Information
OrganizerRiot Games
RulebookRulebook
Location & Dates
Region
INT
International
Event TypeOffline
Country
Iceland
Start Date2021-10-05
End Date2021-11-06
Broadcast
Streams
Twitch
Full List
Social Media & Links
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The 2021 Season World Championship (Worlds 2021) is the conclusion of the 2021 League of Legends esports season. The tournament was originally slated to be held in China, but was moved to Europe due to travel restrictions and COVID protocols.[1]

Overview[]

Format[]

  • 24 teams are invited: [Show]
  • Play-In
    • Group Stage (Round 1)
      • 10 teams participate
      • Teams are drawn into two groups based on seeding
      • Single Round Robin
      • Matches are best of one
      • Top team from each group advances to the Main Event
      • 2nd to 4th teams from each group advance to Round 2
    • Knockout Stage (Round 2)
      • 3rd place teams from the group stage face the 4th place team from the same group
      • Winners of these matches face the 2nd place team from the opposite group
      • Winners of these final matches advance to the Main Event
      • Matches are best of five
  • Main Event
    • Group Stage
      • 16 teams participate
      • Teams are drawn into four groups based on seeding
      • Double Round Robin
      • Matches are best of one
      • Top two teams from each group advance to the Knockout Stage
    • Knockout Stage
      • Single elimination bracket (drawn randomly, 1st place teams face 2nd place teams, no two teams from the same group can be placed in the same half of the bracket)
      • Matches are best of five
  • Patch Information: 11.19 with AkshanSquareAkshan and VexSquareVex disabled.[2]
  • 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.[3]

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:

LocalEuro
PlacePrizePrize (%)Team
PlacementIcon1 1$489,500€420,074.8422%TBDlogo stdTBD
PlacementIcon2 2$333,750€286,414.6615%TBDlogo stdTBD
PlacementIcon3 3-4$178,000€152,754.498%TBDlogo stdTBD
TBDlogo stdTBD
5-8$100,125€85,924.404.5%TBDlogo stdTBD
TBDlogo stdTBD
TBDlogo stdTBD
TBDlogo stdTBD
9-12$55,625€47,735.782.5%TBDlogo stdTBD
TBDlogo stdTBD
TBDlogo stdTBD
TBDlogo stdTBD
13-16$50,062.50€42,962.202.25%TBDlogo stdTBD
TBDlogo stdTBD
TBDlogo stdTBD
TBDlogo stdTBD
17-18$38,937.50€33,415.041.75%TBDlogo stdTBD
TBDlogo stdTBD
19-20$27,812.50€23,867.891.25%TBDlogo stdTBD
TBDlogo stdTBD
21-22$22,250€19,094.311%TBDlogo stdTBD
TBDlogo stdTBD

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
Region Seed Pool Team Qualification Date Qualification Path
CN
China
1 1 EDward Gaminglogo stdEDward Gaming 2021-08-29 (Q)
2021-09-02 (Seed)
LPL 2021 Summer Champion
2 2 FunPlus Phoenixlogo stdFunPlus Phoenix 2021-08-27 (Q)
2021-09-02 (Seed)
LPL 2021 Championship Points
3 3 Royal Never Give Uplogo stdRoyal Never Give Up 2021-09-03 LPL 2021 Regional Finals Champion
KR
Korea
1 1 DWG KIAlogo stdDWG KIA 2021-08-14 (Q)
2021-08-28 (Seed)
LCK 2021 Summer Champion
2 2 Gen.Glogo stdGen.G 2021-08-21 (Q)
2021-08-28 (Seed)
LCK 2021 Championship Points
3 3 T1logo stdT1 2021-08-22 (Q)
2021-09-02 (Seed)
LCK 2021 Regional Finals Champion
EU
Europe
1 1 MAD Lionslogo stdMAD Lions 2021-08-14 (Q)
2021-08-29 (Seed)
LEC 2021 Summer Champion
2 2 Fnaticlogo stdFnatic 2021-08-22 (Q)
2021-08-29 (Seed)
LEC 2021 Summer Runner-Up
3 3 Rogue (European Team)logo stdRogue 2021-08-13 (Q)
2021-08-28 (Seed)
LEC 2021 Summer 3rd Place
NA
North America
1 2 100 Thieveslogo std100 Thieves 2021-08-14 (Q)
2021-08-29 (Seed)
LCS 2021 Championship Champion
2 3 Team Liquidlogo stdTeam Liquid 2021-08-15 (Q)
2021-08-29 (Seed)
LCS 2021 Championship Runner-Up
PCS
TW/HK/MC/SEA
1 1 PSG Talonlogo stdPSG Talon 2021-08-28 (Q)
2021-08-29 (Seed)
PCS 2021 Summer Champion
INT
World Championship
Q 4 TBD TBA Qualified from Play-In Stage
Q 4 TBD TBA Qualified from Play-In Stage
Q 4 TBD TBA Qualified from Play-In Stage
Q 4 TBD TBA Qualified from Play-In Stage
Qualified for Play-In Stage
Region Seed Pool Team Qualification Date Qualification Path
CN
China
4 1 LNG Esportslogo stdLNG Esports 2021-09-05 LPL 2021 Regional Finals Runner-Up
KR
Korea
4 1 Hanwha Life Esportslogo stdHanwha Life Esports 2021-09-01 (Q)
2021-09-02 (Seed)
LCK 2021 Regional Finals Runner-Up
NA
North America
3 1 Cloud9logo stdCloud9 2021-08-22 (Q)
2021-08-28 (Seed)
LCS 2021 Championship 3rd Place
PCS
TW/HK/MC/SEA
2 1 Beyond Gaminglogo stdBeyond Gaming 2021-08-27 (Q)
2021-08-29 (Seed)
PCS 2021 Summer Runner-Up
CIS
CIS
1 2 Unicorns of Love.CISlogo stdUnicorns of Love 2021-09-04 LCL 2021 Summer Champion
LAT
Latin America
1 2 INFINITYlogo stdINFINITY 2021-08-28 LLA 2021 Closing Champion
TR
Turkey
1 2 Galatasaray Esportslogo stdGalatasaray Esports 2021-09-04 TCL 2021 Summer Champion
BR
Brazil
1 2 RED Canidslogo stdRED Canids 2021-09-04 CBLOL 2021 Split 2 Champion
JP
Japan
1 2 DetonatioN FocusMelogo stdDetonatioN FocusMe 2021-09-05 LJL 2021 Summer Champion
OCE
Oceania
1 2 PEACE (Oceanic Team)logo stdPEACE 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.[4]

Results[]

Play-In Stage[]

Group Stage (Round 1)[]

Group A
TeamGamesStr
1
CN
LNG Esportslogo stdLNG Esports
4 - 0100%4W
2
KR
Hanwha Life Esportslogo stdHanwha Life Esports
3 - 175%3W
3
OCE
PEACE (Oceanic Team)logo stdPEACE
2 - 250%2W
4
BR
RED Canidslogo stdRED Canids
1 - 325%3L
5
LAT
INFINITYlogo stdINFINITY
0 - 40%4L
Group B
TeamGamesStr
1
JP
DetonatioN FocusMelogo stdDetonatioN FocusMe
3 - 175%2W
2
NA
Cloud9logo stdCloud9
3 - 175%1L
3
TR
Galatasaray Esportslogo stdGalatasaray Esports
2 - 250%2L
4
PCS
Beyond Gaminglogo stdBeyond Gaming
1 - 325%1L
5
CIS
Unicorns of Love.CISlogo stdUnicorns of Love
1 - 325%1W

Knockout Stage (Round 2)[]

Elimination Round
OCE
PEACE (Oceanic Team)logo stdPCE
3
BR
RED Canidslogo stdRED
2
TR
Galatasaray Esportslogo stdGS
2
PCS
Beyond Gaminglogo stdBYG
3
Qualification Round
Qualification Match
NA
Cloud9logo stdC9
3
OCE
PEACE (Oceanic Team)logo stdPCE
0
Qualification Match
KR
Hanwha Life Esportslogo stdHLE
3
PCS
Beyond Gaminglogo stdBYG
0


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Main Event[]

Group Stage[]

Group A
TeamGamesStr
1
KR
DWG KIAlogo stdDWG KIA
6 - 0100%6W
2
NA
Cloud9logo stdCloud9
2 - 433%1L
3
EU
Rogue (European Team)logo stdRogue
2 - 433%1W
4
CN
FunPlus Phoenixlogo stdFunPlus Phoenix
2 - 433%3L
Group B
TeamGamesStr
1
KR
T1logo stdT1
5 - 183%4W
2
CN
EDward Gaminglogo stdEDward Gaming
4 - 267%2L
3
NA
100 Thieveslogo std100 Thieves
3 - 350%2W
4
JP
DetonatioN FocusMelogo stdDetonatioN FocusMe
0 - 60%6L
Group C
TeamGamesStr
1
CN
Royal Never Give Uplogo stdRoyal Never Give Up
4 - 267%1L
2
KR
Hanwha Life Esportslogo stdHanwha Life Esports
4 - 267%3W
3
PCS
PSG Talonlogo stdPSG Talon
3 - 350%1W
4
EU
Fnaticlogo stdFnatic
1 - 517%2L
Group D
TeamGamesStr
1
KR
Gen.Glogo stdGen.G
3 - 350%2L
2
EU
MAD Lionslogo stdMAD Lions
3 - 350%2W
3
CN
LNG Esportslogo stdLNG Esports
3 - 350%1L
3
NA
Team Liquidlogo stdTeam Liquid
3 - 350%1W

Knockout Stage[]

Quarterfinals
KR
DWG KIAlogo stdDK
3
EU
MAD Lionslogo stdMAD
0
CN
Royal Never Give Uplogo stdRNG
2
CN
EDward Gaminglogo stdEDG
3
KR
Gen.Glogo stdGEN
3
NA
Cloud9logo stdC9
0
KR
T1logo stdT1
3
KR
Hanwha Life Esportslogo stdHLE
0
Semifinals
CN
EDward Gaminglogo stdEDG
3
KR
Gen.Glogo stdGEN
2
KR
T1logo stdT1
2
KR
DWG KIAlogo stdDK
3
Finals
CN
EDward Gaminglogo stdEDG
3
KR
DWG KIAlogo stdDK
2

 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. [5]
BR
Brazil
CN
China
CIS
CIS
EU
Europe
JP
Japan
KR
Korea
LAT
Latin America
NA
North America
OCE
Oceania
PCS
PCS
TR
Turkey
VN
Vietnam
Qualified
141314131212
Play-In
1111111111
Main
33321
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Winner

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
2626122211233541321114402295151110
Play-In
256125111132413163211
Main
1211142235311127213413
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Winner

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. [6]
  • Due to visa issues, Vizicsacsi will stand in for Apii for the entirety of Worlds 2021.[7] [8]
  • Due to visa issues, PEACE (Oceanic Team)logo stdPEACE'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. [9] [10]































Qualified
2626122211232541321214411297151110
Play-In
256125111132413164211
Main
1211142225312128113313
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Winner

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. [11]
  • Due to visa issues, Vizicsacsi will stand in for Apii for the entirety of Worlds 2021.[12] [13]
  • Due to visa issues, PEACE (Oceanic Team)logo stdPEACE'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. [14] [15]
BR
Brazil
CN
China
CIS
CIS
EU
Europe
JP
Japan
KR
Korea
LAT
Latin America
NA
North America
OCE
Oceania
PCS
PCS
TR
Turkey
VN
Vietnam
Qualified
622521436712812610
Play-In
655341273664
Main
1618249162
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Winner

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. [16]
  • Due to visa issues, Vizicsacsi will stand in for Apii for the entirety of Worlds 2021.[17] [18]
  • Due to visa issues, PEACE (Oceanic Team)logo stdPEACE'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. [19] [20]

Media[]

Streams[]

Broadcast Talent[]

Play-By-Play Casters[]

Color Casters[]

Analysts[]

Desk Hosts[]


  • James "Dash" Patterson

  • Eefje "Sjokz" Depoortere

Interviewer[]

Announcements[]

2018[]

2020[]

2021[]

Additional Content[]

Viewership Statistics[]

Venues[]

All Stages
Reykjavík, Iceland
Laugardalshöll
Laugardalshöll
Engjavegur 8, 104 Reykjavík, Iceland

References[]