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| 2021 World Championship | ||
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| Tournament Information | ||
| Organizer | Riot Games | |
| 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 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]
 | This page speculates on upcoming league or tournament structure based on previous formats. It should not be treated as definitive information. |
Overview[]
Format[]
Prize Pool[]
Participants[]
Notes[]
- Seeding Changes: China and South Korea both receive one extra seed for a total of four. Seedings for minor regions remain unknown.
- 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 | TBD |  EDward Gaming |
2021-08-29 (Q) 2021-09-02 (Seed) |
LPL 2021 Summer Champion | |
| 2 | TBD |  FunPlus Phoenix |
2021-08-27 (Q) 2021-09-02 (Seed) |
LPL 2021 Championship Points | ||
| 3 | TBD |  Royal Never Give Up |
2021-09-03 | LPL 2021 Regional Finals Champion | ||
| Korea | 1 | TBD |  DWG KIA |
2021-08-14 (Q) 2021-08-28 (Seed) |
LCK 2021 Summer Champion | |
| 2 | TBD |  Gen.G |
2021-08-21 (Q) 2021-08-28 (Seed) |
LCK 2021 Championship Points | ||
| 3 | TBD |  T1 |
2021-08-22 (Q) 2021-09-02 (Seed) |
LCK 2021 Regional Finals Champion | ||
| Europe | 1 | TBD |  MAD Lions |
2021-08-14 (Q) 2021-08-29 (Seed) |
LEC 2021 Summer Champion | |
| 2 | TBD |  Fnatic |
2021-08-22 (Q) 2021-08-29 (Seed) |
LEC 2021 Summer Runner-Up | ||
| North America | 1 | TBD |  100 Thieves |
2021-08-14 (Q) 2021-08-29 (Seed) |
LCS 2021 Championship Champion | |
| 2 | TBD |  Team Liquid |
2021-08-15 (Q) 2021-08-29 (Seed) |
LCS 2021 Championship Runner-Up | ||
| TW/HK/MC/SEA | 1 | TBD |  PSG Talon |
2021-08-28 (Q) 2021-08-29 (Seed) |
PCS 2021 Summer Champion | |
| Vietnam | 1 | TBD | TBD | TBA | VCS 2021 Summer Champion | |
| World Championship | Q | TBD | TBD | TBA | Qualified from Play-In Stage | |
| Q | TBD | TBD | TBA | Qualified from Play-In Stage | ||
| Q | TBD | TBD | TBA | Qualified from Play-In Stage | ||
| Q | TBD | TBD | TBA | Qualified from Play-In Stage | ||
| Qualified for Play-In Stage | ||||||
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| Region | Seed | Pool | Team | Qualification Date | Qualification Path | |
| China | 4 | TBD |  LNG Esports |
2021-09-05 | LPL 2021 Regional Finals Runner-Up | |
| Korea | 4 | TBD |  Hanwha Life Esports |
2021-09-01 (Q) 2021-09-02 (Seed) |
LCK 2021 Regional Finals Runner-Up | |
| Europe | 3 | TBD |  Rogue |
2021-08-13 (Q) 2021-08-28 (Seed) |
LEC 2021 Summer 3rd Place | |
| North America | 3 | TBD |  Cloud9 |
2021-08-22 (Q) 2021-08-28 (Seed) |
LCS 2021 Championship 3rd Place | |
| TW/HK/MC/SEA | 2 | TBD |  Beyond Gaming |
2021-08-27 (Q) 2021-08-29 (Seed) |
PCS 2021 Summer Runner-Up | |
| Vietnam | 2 | TBD | TBD | TBA | VCS 2021 Summer Runner-Up | |
| CIS | 1 | TBD |  Unicorns of Love |
2021-09-04 | LCL 2021 Summer Champion | |
| Latin America | 1 | TBD |  INFINITY |
2021-08-28 | LLA 2021 Closing Champion | |
| Turkey | 1 | TBD |  Galatasaray Esports |
2021-09-04 | TCL 2021 Summer Champion | |
| Brazil | 1 | TBD |  RED Canids |
2021-09-04 | CBLOL 2021 Split 2 Champion | |
| Japan | 1 | TBD |  DetonatioN FocusMe |
2021-09-05 | LJL 2021 Summer Champion | |
| Oceania | 1 | TBD |  PEACE |
2021-08-31 | LCO 2021 Split 2 Champion | |
Results[]
Play-In Stage[]
Group Stage (Round 1)[]
Round 2[]
Main Event[]
Group Stage[]
Knockout Stage[]
Regional Distribution[]
Teams[]
Players[]
Media[]
Streams[]
Broadcast Talent[]
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
Additional Content[]
- See Media.
Viewership Statistics[]
Venues[]
| Play-In | Groups | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
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| TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Capacity - TBA | Capacity - TBA | Capacity - TBA | Capacity - TBA | Capacity - TBA |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
References[]
- ↑ lolesports' Tweet twitter.com