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| PCS 2021 Summer Playoffs | ||
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| Tournament Information | ||
| Organizer | Riot Games Carry Live Co Garena | |
| Sponsor(s) | CTBC Bank China Airlines ChungHwa Telecom Calibre | |
| Location & Dates | ||
| Region | Asia Pacific | |
| Event Type | Online | |
| Address | Taiwan Hong Kong Southeast Asia | |
| Start Date | 2021-08-12 | |
| End Date | 2021-08-29 | |
| Broadcast | ||
| Streams | Twitch Twitch Twitch YouTube Full List | |
| Schedule | Spoiler-Free Schedule Export to Google Calendar | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
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The 2021 Pacific Championship Series (PCS) is the second season of the new fully professional League of Legends league in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and Southeast Asia.
Overview[]
Format[]
- Top eight teams from Summer Season participate
- Top two receive a bye to Winners' Bracket Round 2
- 3rd to 6th start in Winners' Bracket Round 1
- 7th and 8th start in Losers' Bracket Round 1
- Double elimination bracket
- Round 1 is best of three
- All other matches are best of five
- Winner qualifies for the 2021 Season World Championship
Prize Pool[]
$ 76,000 US Dollars are spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | Prize | Prize (%) | Qualification | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 1 | $30,000 | 39.47% | Worlds 2021 Main Event |  PSG Talon |
 2 | $14,000 | 18.42% | Worlds 2021 Play-In |  Beyond Gaming |
 3 | $10,000 | 13.16% |  J Team | |
| 4 | $7,000 | 9.21% |  Machi Esports | |
| 5-6 | $4,500 | 5.92% |  HK Attitude | |
 BOOM Esports | ||||
| 7-8 | $3,000 | 3.95% |  Berjaya Dragons | |
 Liyab Esports |
Participants[]
Results[]
Round 1
BME
BME1
JT
JT2
MCX
MCX2
HKA
HKA1
Losers' Bracket
BJD
BJD0
HKA
HKA2
LYB
LYB1
BME
BME2
Round 2
PSG
PSG3
JT
JT0
BYG
BYG3
MCX
MCX1
HKA
HKA1
JT
JT3
BME
BME2
MCX
MCX3
Round 3
JT
JT3
MCX
MCX2
Round 4
PSG
PSG2
BYG
BYG3
PSG
PSG3
JT
JT0
Finals
BYG
BYG2
PSG
PSG3
Match Schedule[]
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| Thu 12 Aug - Fri 13 AugThu 12 Aug - Fri 13 AugThu 12 Aug - Fri 13 Aug2021,8,12,09,00 - 2021,8,13,12,00 | |||||
| Thu 2021-08-12 | |||||
| Thu 2021-08-12 | |||||
| Thu 2021-08-12 | |||||
| 2021,8,12,09,00 | |||||
| BME | 1 | 2 | 2021,8,12,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | JT | |
| 2021,8,12,12,00 | |||||
| MCX | 2 | 1 | 2021,8,12,12,0005:0014:0021:00 | HKA | |
| Fri 2021-08-13 | |||||
| Fri 2021-08-13 | |||||
| Fri 2021-08-13 | |||||
| 2021,8,13,09,00 | |||||
| BJD | 0 | 2 | 2021,8,13,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | HKA | |
| 2021,8,13,12,00 | |||||
| LYB | 1 | 2 | 2021,8,13,12,0005:0014:0021:00 | BME | |
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| Sat 14 Aug - Sat 21 AugSat 14 Aug - Sat 21 AugSat 14 Aug - Sat 21 Aug2021,8,14,09,00 - 2021,8,21,09,00 | |||||
| Sat 2021-08-14 | |||||
| Sat 2021-08-14 | |||||
| Sat 2021-08-14 | |||||
| 2021,8,14,09,00 | |||||
| PSG | 3 | 0 | 2021,8,14,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | JT | |
| Sun 2021-08-15 | |||||
| Sun 2021-08-15 | |||||
| Sun 2021-08-15 | |||||
| 2021,8,15,09,00 | |||||
| BYG | 3 | 1 | 2021,8,15,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | MCX | |
| Fri 2021-08-20 | |||||
| Fri 2021-08-20 | |||||
| Fri 2021-08-20 | |||||
| 2021,8,20,09,00 | |||||
| HKA | 1 | 3 | 2021,8,20,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | JT | |
| Sat 2021-08-21 | |||||
| Sat 2021-08-21 | |||||
| Sat 2021-08-21 | |||||
| 2021,8,21,09,00 | |||||
| BME | 2 | 3 | 2021,8,21,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | MCX | |
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| Sun 22 AugSun 22 AugSun 22 Aug2021,8,22,09,00 - 2021,8,22,09,00 | |||||
| Sun 2021-08-22 | |||||
| Sun 2021-08-22 | |||||
| Sun 2021-08-22 | |||||
| 2021,8,22,09,00 | |||||
| JT | 3 | 2 | 2021,8,22,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | MCX | |
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| Fri 27 Aug - Sat 28 AugFri 27 Aug - Sat 28 AugFri 27 Aug - Sat 28 Aug2021,8,27,09,00 - 2021,8,28,09,00 | |||||
| Fri 2021-08-27 | |||||
| Fri 2021-08-27 | |||||
| Fri 2021-08-27 | |||||
| 2021,8,27,09,00 | |||||
| PSG | 2 | 3 | 2021,8,27,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | BYG | |
| Sat 2021-08-28 | |||||
| Sat 2021-08-28 | |||||
| Sat 2021-08-28 | |||||
| 2021,8,28,09,00 | |||||
| PSG | 3 | 0 | 2021,8,28,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | JT | |
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| Sun 29 AugSun 29 AugSun 29 Aug2021,8,29,09,00 - 2021,8,29,09,00 | |||||
| Sun 2021-08-29 | |||||
| Sun 2021-08-29 | |||||
| Sun 2021-08-29 | |||||
| 2021,8,29,09,00 | |||||
| BYG | 2 | 3 | 2021,8,29,09,0002:0011:0018:00 | PSG | |
VODs & Match Links[]
Individual Awards[]
MVP Standings[]
| MVP Standings | ||
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| Rank | Times | Player |
| 1 | 4 | Doggo |
| 1 | 4 | Maple |
| 3 | 3 | Kaiwing |
| 3 | 3 | Lilv |
| 3 | 3 | Ruby |
| Click for Full Standings | ||
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| 6 | 2 | Atlen |
| 6 | 2 | Biven |
| 6 | 2 | Hanabi |
| 6 | 2 | JimieN |
| 6 | 2 | Kino |
| 6 | 2 | Koala |
| 6 | 2 | Rest |
| 6 | 2 | Unified |
| 6 | 2 | Woody |
| 15 | 1 | Gemini |
| 15 | 1 | Hana |
| 15 | 1 | HuSha |
| 15 | 1 | Kanji |
| 15 | 1 | Kongyue |
| 15 | 1 | Likai |
| 15 | 1 | Maoan |
| 15 | 1 | MnM |
| 15 | 1 | Pop |
| 15 | 1 | Wako |
Player of the Week[]
| Playoffs Week | Player |
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Regional Distribution[]
Teams[]
This regional distribution represents the regions the teams qualified from, regardless of the original region of the organization and/or players.
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Some teams start playoffs in Round 2, or skip Round 3 while participating in the upper bracket.
Players[]
Country of birth is used. Only players that have played at least 1 game are counted.
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Some players start playoffs in Round 2, or skip Round 3 while participating in the upper bracket.
Media[]
Streams[]
Broadcast Talent[]
English:[]
Chu "Clement" Kai-Hsin (祝愷信) – Play-by-Play Caster / Color Caster[3][4][5]
Devin "PiraTechnics" Younge – Play-by-Play Caster[5][6]- Frank "Nit3Star" Peng – Color Caster[5][7]
- Jenny "Reirachu" Lee – Interviewer[8]
Mandarin:[]
Chu "Section" Ta-Kai (朱大開) – Caster
Yang "JR" Chih-Jen (楊智仁) – Caster
Chen "Tommy" Ching-Heng (陳敬衡) – Caster[9][5]
Chang "Zod" Po-Cheng (張博誠) – Analyst
Chuang "Wulong" Tzu-Chun (莊子鈞) – Analyst
Xue "Mountain" Zhao-Hong (薛兆鴻) – Analyst[5]
Chan "Egg" Wen-Hao (詹文豪) – Analyst[10][5]
Thai:[]
- Thanat "Xegor" Pariwatvorn
- Prakasit "Robert Chase" Anukul
- Chatri "MoonFalling" Rojkarnwong
Juckkirsts "Lloyd" Kongubon (จักรกฤษณ์ คงอุบล)- Thanyarat "Mayuko" Kunarittipol[5]
- Thanapong "Zylfelia" Srisawat[5][11]
Articles & Videos[]
Interviews[]
Announcements[]
Additional Content[]
- PCS Weekly Mic-Check 英雄麥衝蹦
- 2021 PCS Special Documentary
- 2021 PCS TOP 5
| PCS Weekly Mic-Check 英雄麥衝蹦 | |||
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| EP.11 | vs
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| EP.14 | vs
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The teams who featured in mic-check will be highlighted.
| 2021 PCS Special Documentary | |||||||||||||||
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| Episode | Topic | Host | Interviewee | Subordinate | Position | ||||||||||
| [1] | Constructive visit! | Tommy | Nash |
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| [2] | Internal struggle of scouting talent player? | Tommy | Glen |
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Team Manager | ||||||||||
| [2.5] | Born to meme! | Tommy | Glen |
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| [3] | Analysing PCS Spring Playoffs | Tommy | Zod Clement Section | 
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Caster | ||||||||||
| [4] | Playing rhythm games with players and coaches! | Zod Section JR | B1ven Wing MnM Chawy Rock Kongyue Hsu Hao |
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| [5] | Everyone in Machi were master of the art | Egg JR | Atlen Likai JimieN Gemini Koala |
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| [6] | PCS Spring Champion PSG Talon Interview | Tommy | Hanabi Maple Kaiwing River Unified Kartis |
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| [7] | PCS Summer Player Interview Ep1 | Tommy | Rockky |
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| [8] | Analysing PCS Summer Playoffs | Wulong | Mountain Clement Tommy |
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| [9] | PCS Summer Player Interview Ep2 | Tommy | MnM |
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| [10] | PCS Summer Player Interview Ep3 | Tommy | Kino |
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| [11] | PCS Summer Player Interview Ep4 | Tommy | Likai |
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2021 PCS Special Documentary provided Traditional Chinese subtitles only and the topic of each episode has been translated as English.
2021 PCS Special Documentary Episode 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 provided English subtitles.
| 2021 PCS TOP 5 | |||||||||||||||
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| Episode | Split | Featured Players | Featured Teams | Language | |||||||||||
| 1 | Spring W1 | Koala Wako Woody Lilv Liang |
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| 2 | Spring W2 | Azhi Husha Lilv Liang Kaiwing |
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| 3 | Spring W3 | Kino Blaze Unified K2 Gemini |
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| 4 | Spring W4 | PoP Wako Doggo TOPKING Unified |
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| 5 | Spring W5 | B1ven Koala Kongyue Enso Maoan |
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| 6 | Spring P.O W1 | JimieN Unified Doggo Husha Maple |
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| 7 | Spring P.O W2 | Enso Gemini Rest Koala |
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| 8 | Spring P.O W3 | Husha Kino Doggo River Hanabi Unified |
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| 9 | Summer W1 | Aeiden Holo River Hana Kaiwing |
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| 10 | Summer W2 | Arashi Maoan River AN Rest |
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| 11 | Summer W3 | Ruby Gemini Doedoii River Maoan Husha |
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| 12 | Summer W4 | Likai Rest Gemini Epic Maoan |
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| 13 | Summer W5 | Biven Rockky Maple Gemini Liang |
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| 14 | Summer P.O W1 | Likai Hana Unified Kongyue |
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| 15 | Summer P.O W2 | Ruby Lilv Koala Hana Rest |
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| 16 | Summer P.O W3 | Liang Maple Kaiwing Husha |
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Caster Prediction[]
Section's Summer Playoffs Prediction
Chu "Section" Ta-Kai (朱大開) – Caster (Mandarin)
Zod's Summer Playoffs Prediction
Chang "Zod" Po-Cheng (張博誠) – Analyst (Mandarin)
Tommy's Summer Playoffs Prediction
Chen "Tommy" Ching-Heng (陳敬衡) – Caster (Mandarin)
JR's Summer Playoffs Prediction
Yang "JR" Chih-Jen (楊智仁) – Caster (Mandarin)
Wulong's Summer Playoffs Prediction
Chuang "Wulong" Tzu-Chun (莊子鈞) – Analyst (Mandarin)
Egg's Summer Playoffs Prediction
Chan "Egg" Wen-Hao (詹文豪) – Analyst (Mandarin)
Mountain's Summer Playoffs Prediction
Xue "Mountain" Zhao-Hong (薛兆鴻) – Analyst (Mandarin)
Clement's Summer Playoffs Prediction
Chu "Clement" Kai-Hsin (祝愷信) – Play-by-Play/ Color Caster (English)
Nit3Star's Summer Playoffs Prediction
Frank "Nit3Star" Peng – Color Caster (English)
PiraTechnics's Summer Playoffs Prediction
Devin "PiraTechnics" Younge – Play-by-Play Caster (English)
Viewership Statistics[]
Data sourced from Esports Charts.
| Peak Viewership | |
|---|---|
| Total | 93 528 |
| Chinese Streams | 86 209 |
| Twitch.tv Streams | 69 536 |
| Other | |
| Total Time Watched | 3 095 916 Hours |
| Avg Concurrent Viewers | 21 841 |
| Top 5 Popular Matches | |||||||||||||||
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| Place | Match | Peak Viewers | Match Schedule | Peak Time | Game of peak time | Playoffs Match? | Victory | Defeat | Score | HL of the peak game | |||||
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93 528 | Grand Final | 2021-08-29 21:25 GMT +8 | Game 5 | YES |
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3 - 2 | Link Link | |||||
| 2nd | vs
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70 304 | Playoffs R4 Upper Bracket | 2021-08-27 21:15 GMT +8 | Game 5 | YES |
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3 - 2 | Link Link | |||||
| 3rd | vs
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51 739 | Playoffs R2 Upper Bracket D2 | 2021-08-15 20:25 GMT +8 | Game 4 | YES |
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3 - 1 | Link Link | |||||
| 4th | vs
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51 114 | Playoffs R4 Lower Bracket | 2021-08-28 19:40 GMT +8 | Game 3 | YES |
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3 - 0 | Link Link | |||||
| 5th | vs
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38 415 | Playoffs R3 | 2021-08-22 21:15 GMT +8 | Game 5 | YES |
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3 - 2 | Link Link | |||||
Additional Links[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 PCS' Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2021 PCS Spring Split, Week 1 Live: When And Where To Watch Live Streaming lolpcs.com
- ↑ Clement's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Clement's Facebook Post (Chinese) facebook.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 PCS' Facebook Post (Chinese) facebook.com
- ↑ PiraTechnics' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Nit3Star's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Reirachu's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Tommy's Facebook Post (Chinese) facebook.com
- ↑ Egg's Facebook Post (Chinese) facebook.com
- ↑ Zylfelia's Facebook Post (Thai) facebook.com