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The 2021 World Championship is the crowning event of League of Legends esports for the year. The tournament welcomes 24 teams from all regions of the game ... liquipediaLeagueofLegendsMainWikisAlphaWikisPreAlphaWikisFavorites0Dota2Counter-StrikeVALORANTPUBGRocketLeagueStarCraftIIRainbowSixApexLegendsLeagueofLegendsOverwatchAgeofEmpiresSmashWarcraftWildRiftBroodWarHearthstoneHeroesArtifactCommonsHaloBrawlStarsFreeFireCallofDutyArenaofValorFightingGamesArenaFPSFortniteClashRoyalePokémonWorldofWarcraftFIFATeamFortressPaladinsTrackManiaTeamfightTacticsSimRacingSquadronsCrossfireRuneterraBattalion1944DotaUnderlordsMagicBattleriteAutochessCriticalOpsMobileLegendsSplitgateSideswipeTrendingTournamentsUpcomingLCSSpring2022CBLOLSplit12022LCSAcademySpring2022LCSLock-In2022LECSpring2022OngoingVCSWinter2021CompletedKeSPACup2021NEST20212021LCSScoutingGrounds2021WorldChampionshipLCSProvingGroundsSummer2021EUMastersSummer2021ECEA2021[edit]ContributeEditanArticleCreateanArticleHelpPortalNotabilityGuidelinesFeedbackThreadChatWithUsMainTwitterLeagueofLegendsTwitterPageTalkEditHistoryShareTwitterFacebookRedditTencentQQVKWeiboWhatsAppOtherToolsGeneralRecentchangesPendingchangesRandompageStreamPageBettingPreferencesSpecificWhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPrintableversionPermanentlinkPageinformationBrowseSMWpropertiesContents 1Format 1.1WorldsDrawShow 2BroadcastTalent 3PrizePool 4ParticipatingTeams 4.1GroupStageTeams 4.2Play-InTeams 5Results 5.1Play-In:Round1 5.2Play-In:Round2 5.3GroupStage 5.4KnockoutStage 6AdditionalData 6.1Streams 6.2ViewershipStatistics 6.3Statistics 6.4Pentakills 6.5CountryRepresentation 6.6WorldsAppearances 7Additionalcontent 7.1Announcements 7.2Officialsong 7.3Communityplayerrankings 7.3.1PeterDun&IWDominate'sranking 8Storylines 8.1EDG'squarterfinalcurse 8.2Khan'sfinaltournament 8.3FromNAAcademytorepresentingtheLCOatWorlds 8.4Vizicsacsi'sreturn 8.5RedemptionforEurope 9References Doyouwanttohelp?Justregisterandlogintoeditourpages.Youcanalsojoinour#leagueoflegendscontributorcommunityonourDiscord.2021WorldChampionshipFromLiquipediaLeagueofLegendsWikiWorldChampionship2021v • d • eWorldChampionships 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 OverviewQualificationChampionshipPointsRegionalFinalsPlay-InGroupStageKnockoutStageStatisticsAdditionalContent [e][h]2021WorldChampionship LeagueInformation Series: Worlds Organizer: RiotGames Sponsor: AXEBoseCiscoMasterCardMercedes-BenzOPPORedBullSecretLabSpotifyStateFarmVerizon GameVersion: Patch11.19 Type: Offline Location:  Reykjavík Venue: Laugardalshöll Format: Round-RobinSingleElimination NumberofTeams: 22 PrizePool: $2,225,000 USD StartDate: 2021-10-05 EndDate: 2021-11-06 LiquipediaTier: Premier Links Chronology  2020 The2021WorldChampionshipisthecrowningeventofLeagueofLegendsesportsfortheyear.Thetournamentwelcomes24teamsfromallregionsofthegameinamonths-longracefortheSummoner'sCup. Thisyear'sWorldChampionshipwasplannedtobeheldinChina,withvariousstagesbeingheldinShanghai,Qingdao,Wuhan,Chengdu,andShenzhen--whowouldhavealsohosedthefinals.Chinawouldhavebeenaback-to-backhostforWorldsduetotheCOVID-19pandemicdisallowingspectatorsfrom2020'sevent.Theyhavealsopreviouslyhosteditin2017.NorthAmerica'sWorldseventhasbeenpushedto2022.Thestartingprizepoolforthetournamentis$2.225million,whichisexpectedtogrowwithin-gameitemsales. DuetothechangingCOVID-19situationandepidemiccontrolpoliciesinChina,theLoLEsportsteamannouncedonAugust24ththattheeventhasbeenmovedtoanasofyetunannouncedlocationinEurope.[1] OnSeptember9th,theLoLEsportsteamrevealsthatthe2021WorldChampionshipwilltakeplaceinReykjavík,Iceland.[2] Contents 1Format 1.1WorldsDrawShow 2BroadcastTalent 3PrizePool 4ParticipatingTeams 4.1GroupStageTeams 4.2Play-InTeams 5Results 5.1Play-In:Round1 5.2Play-In:Round2 5.3GroupStage 5.4KnockoutStage 6AdditionalData 6.1Streams 6.2ViewershipStatistics 6.3Statistics 6.4Pentakills 6.5CountryRepresentation 6.6WorldsAppearances 7Additionalcontent 7.1Announcements 7.2Officialsong 7.3Communityplayerrankings 7.3.1PeterDun&IWDominate'sranking 8Storylines 8.1EDG'squarterfinalcurse 8.2Khan'sfinaltournament 8.3FromNAAcademytorepresentingtheLCOatWorlds 8.4Vizicsacsi'sreturn 8.5RedemptionforEurope 9References Format[edit] Qualification 24teamsfromprofessionalleagueswillqualifyfortheevent. Note:Unfortunately,duetotravelrestrictions,thetwoteamsfromtheVCSwillstillnotbeabletoattendthisyear'sWorlds.[2] Play-InRound1-October5th-7th TenteamsaredividedintotwogroupswheretheyplayaSingleRoundRobinformat. AllmatchesareplayedinaBo1. TopteamsineachgroupadvancetoGroupStage. 2nd,3rdand4thteamsineachgroupadvancetoPlay-In:Round2. Bottomteamineachgroupiseliminated. Play-InRound2-October8th-9th SixteamsfromPlay-In:Round1. The3rdand4thplacedteamsofthesamegroupofRound1faceeachother,winnerscompeteagainstthe2ndplacedteamoftheothergroup. AllmatchesareplayedinaBo5. TwowinnerswilladvancetoGroupStage. Fourloserswillbeeliminated. GroupStage-October11th-13thand15th-18th FourteamsfromthePlay-InStagejointwelveteamswithdirectentryfromChina,SouthKorea,Europe,SoutheastAsiaandNorthAmerica. AllsixteenteamsaredividedintofourgroupswheretheyplayaDoubleRoundRobinformat. AllmatchesareplayedinaBo1. ToptwoteamsineachgroupadvancetoPlayoffs. Bottomtwoteamsineachgroupareeliminated. Clickhereforinformationabouttiebreakerrules Ifteamsaretiedandcompetingfor3rdand4thplace,therewillnotbeanyadditionalmatches,theplacementwillbedeterminedbytheirhead-to-headresult.Ifteamsanidenticalhead-to-headrecord,theywillsharethe3rdplace. Notiebreakergamewillbeplayedifthetiebreakerwouldnotdecideeitherthefirstorsecondplacepositioninthegroup. Inothercircumstances: Iftherearetwoteamshaveanequalamountofpoints,anadditionaltiebreakermatchwillbeplayed. Iftherearethreeteamshaveanequalamountofpoints,fivecircumstanceswillbeconsideredbasedontherecordsagainsteachoftheotherteamsinthetie: Eachteaminthetiebreakerhasarecordof2-2:thetwoteamswithhighestwinningtimewillplayagainsteachother,winnerwillfacetheotherteam.(GroupA) Theteamshave3-1,2-2and1-3records:the2-2and1-3teamswillplayagainsteachother,winnerwillfacethe3-1team. Theteamsarewithtwo3-1andone0-4records:theteamthatis0-4willbeawardedtheloweststandingbeingdecidedbythetiebreakerandanewtiebreakerisdeclaredamongstthetwoteamswithanaggregaterecordof3-1utilizingthetwo-waytieprocedureset. Oneteamhas4-0andtheothersare1-3:Theteamthatis4-0isautomaticallygrantedthehighestseedavailableinthetiebreaker,andanewtiebreakerisdeclaredamongstthetwoteamswithanaggregaterecordof1-3utilizingthetwo-waytieprocedureset. Theteamsarewith4-0,2-2and0-4record:thetiewillbebrokenbytheaggregaterecord. Iftherearefourteamshaveanequalamountofpoints,theteamswillbedrawnintoasingleeliminationbracketbasedonthecumulativegamevictorytimefortheindividualteams. Theseedswillbegiveninordertotheteamsthatwontheirgamesthequickest.Thefourteamswillbesplitintotwofirst-roundmatches:quickestteamfacesslowestteamand2ndteamfaces3rdteam. Thelosingteamswillbeeliminatedfromthetournament.Thewinningteamsplayamatchtodeterminethefirstandsecondseedsofthegroup. Sideselectionforahead-to-headtiebreakermatchupwillbeawardedtotheteamwiththelowertotalgamevictorytime. AlltiebreakermatchesareBo1 Playoffs-October22nd-25th,October30th-31standNovember6th Eightteamsplayinasingleeliminationbracketwhere1stplacedteamofeachgroupfaces2ndplacedteamfromanothergroup. SideSelectionPrivilege TeamswithSideSelectionPrivilegecanchoosethesideingame1,afterthat,theteamlostcanchoosethesideinthenextgame. InQuarterfinals,1stplacedteamfromeachgroupwillhavetheSideChoicePrevilege. Inthefollowingmatches,theSideChoicePrevilegewillbedeterminedbycoinflip. AllmatchesareBo5. PatchInformation AkshanandVexwillbedisabledforthistournamentduetothe"NewChampionsandVGUsmustbeenabledforplayoffsinallfourofthetopregionsinordertobeplayableatthenextinternationaltournament."policy.[3] WorldsDrawShow[edit] TheWorldsDrawShowwasheldonSeptember22,2021-12:00GMTtoplaceteamsintogroupsforthePlay-InStageandtheGroupStageofthe2021WorldChampionship. BroadcastTalent[edit] DeskHosts:  Dash (JamesPatterson)  Sjokz (EefjeDepoortere) Interviewers:  Bulii (LaureValée)  Sjokz (EefjeDepoortere) Analysts:  EmilyRand (EmilyRand)  MarkZ (MarkZimmerman)  Raz (BarentoMohammed) Play-by-playCasters:  Atlus (MaxAnderson)  Drakos (DanielDrakos)  Medic (AaronChamberlain)  Pastrytime (JulianCarr)  Penguin (OisínMolloy)  Phreak (DavidTurley)  Valdes (BrendanValdes) ColorCasterandAnalysts:  Azael (IsaacCummingsBentley)  Caedrel (MarcRobertLamont)  Chronicler (MauritsJanMeeusen)  Dagda (RobertPrice)  Guldborg (MikkelGuldborgNielsen)  Kobe (SamHartman-Kenzler)  Lyric (JordanCorby)  Vedius (AndrewDay)  Wolf (WolfSchröder) Translators:  Candice (DuanYu-shuang)  ClementChu (ChuKai-Hsin)  zeetwo (ParkJee-sun)  Wendy (XiaAn) PrizePool[edit] Theinitialprizepoolofthetournamentis$2,225,000USD. Place $USD Percent Team 1st $489,500  22% EDwardGaming 2nd $333,750  15% DAMWONGaming 3rd-4th $178,000  8% Gen.GEsports T1 5th-8th $100,125  4.5% RoyalNeverGiveUp Cloud9 HanwhaLifeEsports MADLions 9th-11th $55,625  2.5% Rogue 100Thieves PSGTalon 12th-13th $52,844  2.375% TeamLiquid LNGEsports 14th-16th $50,063  2.25% FunPlusPhoenix DetonatioNFocusMe Fnatic 17th-18th $38,938  1.75% PEACE BeyondGaming 19th-20th $27,813  1.25% REDCanids GalatasarayEsports 21st-22nd $22,250  1% Infinity UnicornsOfLove Award Player Team FinalsMVP  Scout EDwardGaming Play-InMVPPlayerMVPsAle 1Babip 1Grevthar 1 GroupStageMVPPlayerMVPsBlaber 1Bwipo 1Crisp 1huhi 1Jensen 1Khan 1Xiaohu 1 ParticipatingTeams[edit] GroupStageTeams[edit] EDwardGaming Flandre Jiejie Scout Viper MeikoSubstitutesStaffEC5 - 8th(2018)DNP JunJiaMainRosterStaffEC5 - 8th(2018)C MaokaiC CorGiC KenZhuMainRosterSubstitutesEC5 - 8th(2018)LPLSummer FunPlusPhoenix Nuguri Tian Doinb Lwx CrispSubstitutesStaffAA1st(2019)DNP xiaolaohuDNP ShenyiMainRosterStaffAA1st(2019)C SteakC REFRA1NC RiverA SeanMainRosterSubstitutesAA1st(2019)LPLChampionshipPoints RoyalNeverGiveUp Xiaohu Wei Cryin GALA MingSubstitutesStaffCA3 - 4th(2017)DNP YuekaiMainRosterStaffCA3 - 4th(2017)C PoppyC XiaobaiMainRosterSubstitutesCA3 - 4th(2017)LPLRegionalFinals DAMWONGaming Khan Canyon ShowMaker Ghost BeryLSubstitutesStaffAA1st(2020)DNP RahelMainRosterStaffAA1st(2020)C kkOmaC PoohManDuC AresA DaenyMainRosterSubstitutesAA1st(2020)LCKSummer Gen.G Rascal Clid Bdd Ruler LifeSubstitutesStaffEC5 - 8th(2020) BurdolDNP YoungJaeMainRosterStaffEC5 - 8th(2020)C oDinC LynC GgoongMainRosterSubstitutesEC5 - 8th(2020)LCKChampionshipPoints T1 Canna Oner Faker Gumayusi KeriaSubstitutesStaffAA1st(2016)DNP CuzzDNP TeddyMainRosterStaffAA1st(2016)C StardustC MomentMainRosterSubstitutesAA1st(2016)LCKRegionalFinals MADLions Armut Elyoya Humanoid Carzzy KaiserSubstitutesStaffRA19 - 20th(2020)DNP KaasMainRosterStaffRA19 - 20th(2020)C MacC KaasC PadMainRosterSubstitutesRA19 - 20th(2020)LECSummer FnaticNotes Adam Bwipo Nisqy Bean HylissangSubstitutesStaffAA1st(2011)DNP UpsetMainRosterStaffAA1st(2011)C YamatoCannonC ShavesC FABMainRosterSubstitutesAA1st(2011)LECSummer 1  Beanwasmovedtothestartingpositionafter  Upsethadtoreturnhomeduetoanurgentfamilymatter.[4] RogueNotes Odoamne Inspired Larssen HansSama TrymbiSubstitutesStaffMC13 - 16th(2020)DNP BlueknightMainRosterStaffMC13 - 16th(2020)C fredy122C BlumiganC IsmindMainRosterSubstitutesMC13 - 16th(2020)LECSummer 1Roguewaspromotedtothegroupstage,astheVCSteamswereunabletoattend. 100Thieves Ssumday Closer Abbedagge FBI huhiSubstitutesStaffIC9 - 12th(2018)DNP TenacityMainRosterStaffIC9 - 12th(2018)C ReaperedMainRosterSubstitutesIC9 - 12th(2018)LCSChampionship TeamLiquid Alphari Santorin Jensen Tactical CoreJJSubstitutesStaffIC9 - 12th(2020)DNP JenkinsDNP ArmaoMainRosterStaffIC9 - 12th(2020)C KoldC H4xDefenderMainRosterSubstitutesIC9 - 12th(2020)LCSChampionship PSGTalon Hanabi River Maple Unified KaiwingSubstitutesStaffIC9 - 12th(2020)DNP KartisMainRosterStaffIC9 - 12th(2020)C HelperC WingedMainRosterSubstitutesIC9 - 12th(2020)PCSSummer Play-InTeams[edit] BeyondGamingNotes Liang Husha PK Doggo KinoSubstitutesStaffDNP TNSLEFT MaoanMainRosterStaffC BennyC WulalaMainRosterSubstitutesPCSSummer 1October8th-  Maoanissuspendedfortheremainderofthe2021WorldChampionship,duetohimviolatingRule9.3ofthe2021WorldChampionshipRuleset.[5] Cloud9 Fudge Blaber Perkz Zven VulcanStaffCA3 - 4th(2018)C MithyC ReignoverC MaxMainRosterCA3 - 4th(2018)LCSChampionship DetonatioNFocusMe Evi Steal Aria Yutapon GaengStaffQC17 - 20th(2018)C KazuC YangMainRosterQC17 - 20th(2018)LJLSummer GalatasarayEsports Crazy Mojito Bolulu Alive ZergstingSubstitutesStaffDNP PaddenMainRosterStaffC IreanMainRosterSubstitutesTCLSummer HanwhaLifeEsports Morgan Willer Chovy Deft VstaSubstitutesStaffDNP DuDuDNP yoHanMainRosterStaffC KezmanST SuDalMainRosterSubstitutesLCKRegionalFinals Infinity Buggax SolidSnake cody Whitelotus AckermanSubstitutesStaffQC17 - 20th(2018)DNP BrayaronDNP KzMainRosterStaffQC17 - 20th(2018)C VonC SnokMainRosterSubstitutesQC17 - 20th(2018)LLAClosing LNGEsports Ale Tarzan icon Light IwandySubstitutesStaffDNP KedayaMainRosterStaffC RatherC UC MartinC WuyanMainRosterSubstitutesLPLRegionalFinals PEACENotes Vizicsacsi Babip Tally Violet AladoricSubstitutesStaffDNP LivedDNP HaloMainRosterStaffC CollaC CoachDanielMainRosterSubstitutesLCOSplit2 1  Apiiand  LeeSAcannotattendduetovisaissuesduringCOVID-19pandemic.[6]  VizicsacsistoodforApii.[7] 2  LivedwasloanedfromChiefsEsportsClubasasubstitute.[8] REDCanids Guigo Aegis Grevthar TitaN JojoSubstitutesStaff AvengerMainRosterStaffC CoelhoMainRosterSubstitutesCBLOLSplit2 UnicornsOfLove BOSS AHaHaCiK Nomanz Argonavt SaNTaSStaffMC13 - 16th(2020)C SheepyC InviMainRosterMC13 - 16th(2020)LCLSummer 1ThetwoVCSrepresentativeswerenotselectedduetoCOVID-19regulationsinVietnamandalengthydelayoftheVCS2021Summerseason. Results[edit] Play-In:Round1[edit] GroupAWeek1Week11.LNGEsports4-02.HanwhaLifeEsports3-13.PEACE2-24.REDCanids1-35.Infinity0-4 GroupBWeek1Week11.DetonatioNFocusMe3-12.Cloud93-13.GalatasarayEsports2-24.BeyondGaming1-35.UnicornsOfLove1-3  ClickhereformoreinformationaboutthePlay-In:Round1matches. Play-In:Round2[edit] SemifinalsPEACE3PEACEREDCanidsOctober8,2021-16:00GMT32:3227:5526:1324:5123:54·REDCanids2GalatasarayEsports2GalatasarayEsportsBeyondGamingOctober8,2021-11:00GMT42:1039:0426:5331:4034:43·BeyondGaming3FinalsCloud93Cloud9PEACEOctober9,2021-16:00GMT33:4621:4719:32·PEACE0HanwhaLifeEsports3HanwhaLifeEsportsBeyondGamingOctober9,2021-11:00GMT29:0823:0025:09·BeyondGaming0QualifiedCloud9HanwhaLifeEsports GroupStage[edit] GroupAWeek1Week11.DAMWONGaming6-02.Cloud92-43.Rogue2-44.FunPlusPhoenix2-4 GroupBWeek1Week11.T15-12.EDwardGaming4-23.100Thieves3-34.DetonatioNFocusMe0-6 GroupCWeek1Week11.RoyalNeverGiveUp4-22.HanwhaLifeEsports4-23.PSGTalon3-34.Fnatic1-5 GroupDWeek1Week11.Gen.GEsports3-32.MADLions3-33.LNGEsports3-33.TeamLiquid3-3  ClickhereformoreinformationabouttheGroupStagematches. KnockoutStage[edit] Quarterfinals(Bo5) RoyalNeverGiveUp 2RoyalNeverGiveUpEDwardGamingOctober23,2021-12:00GMT29:4527:5338:0128:2328:43· EDwardGaming 3 Gen.GEsports 3Gen.GEsportsCloud9October25,2021-12:00GMT41:5925:3734:30MVP:Clid· Cloud9 0 T1 3T1HanwhaLifeEsportsOctober22,2021-12:00GMT33:1429:4930:05MVP:Keria· HanwhaLifeEsports 0 DAMWONGaming 3DAMWONGamingMADLionsOctober24,2021-12:00GMT29:0635:4939:33MVP:Canyon· MADLions 0 Semifinals(Bo5) EDwardGaming 3EDwardGamingGen.GEsportsOctober31,2021-12:00GMT37:1730:2440:1237:4531:59· Gen.GEsports 2 T1 2T1DAMWONGamingOctober30,2021-12:00GMT29:0337:1137:4730:0936:01MVP:Ghost· DAMWONGaming 3 Finals(Bo5) EDwardGaming 3EDwardGamingDAMWONGamingNovember6,2021-12:00GMT35:3932:1836:0233:0841:19MVP:Jiejie· DAMWONGaming 2 AdditionalData[edit] Streams[edit] LanguageStreams ViewershipStatistics[edit] ViewershipStats PeakViewers 4018728 AverageViewers 1298219 HoursWatched 174826794 Statistics[edit] PicksBlueSideRedSideBansPicks&BansChampion∑WLWR%T∑WLWR∑WLWR∑%T∑%TPlayedByPlayedWithPlayedVs.1 MissFortune79384148.10%65.29%33161748.48%46222447.83%1814.88%9780.17%9(5-4)9(3-6)7(3-4)5(4-1)5(3-2)20(11-9)18(4-14)17(9-8)14(8-6)12(7-5)25(9-16)18(8-10)17(8-9)16(6-10)15(7-8)2 LeeSin58332556.90%47.93%34191555.88%24141058.33%6049.59%11897.52%7(5-2)6(6-0)5(5-0)5(4-1)5(2-3)14(8-6)14(8-6)12(6-6)12(5-7)10(7-3)25(16-9)20(12-8)14(8-6)13(8-5)13(7-6)3 Leona56302653.57%46.28%2112957.14%35181751.43%3125.62%8771.90%9(4-5)6(3-3)5(4-1)5(3-2)5(3-2)20(11-9)13(7-6)12(6-6)10(7-3)10(3-7)20(8-12)18(9-9)16(10-6)14(11-3)13(7-6)4 XinZhao45153033.33%37.19%2261627.27%2391439.13%3932.23%8469.42%6(3-3)5(1-4)4(2-2)4(2-2)4(2-2)18(4-14)12(6-6)8(2-6)8(1-7)7(4-3)14(3-11)13(6-7)12(6-6)11(2-9)10(4-6)5 Rakan43241955.81%35.54%26111542.31%1713476.47%2419.83%6755.37%5(4-1)4(3-1)4(3-1)4(2-2)3(3-0)17(9-8)14(8-6)12(6-6)7(7-0)7(6-1)18(9-9)14(8-6)11(6-5)10(6-4)9(3-6)121gamesplayed59W-62L(48.76%)62W-59L(51.24%)Clickhereforcompletestatisticstable Pentakills[edit] Date Stage Team Vs. Champion Player KDA VOD 2021-10-15 GroupStage Lucian   Khan 10/3/6 VOD CountryRepresentation[edit] #Country/RegionRepresentationPlayers1 SouthKorea35/113(31%)Alive,Aria,Bdd,BeryL,Burdol,Canna,Canyon,Chovy,Clid,CoreJJ,Crazy,Deft,Doinb,Faker,Gaeng,Ghost,Gumayusi,huhi,Keria,Khan,Life,Morgan,Nuguri,Oner,Rascal,River,Ruler,Scout,ShowMaker,Ssumday,Steal,Tarzan,Viper,Vsta,Willer2 China15/113(13%)Ale,Crisp,Cryin,Flandre,GALA,icon,Iwandy,Jiejie,Light,Lwx,Meiko,Ming,Tian,Wei,Xiaohu3 Taiwan8/113(7%)Doggo,Hanabi,Husha,Kino,Liang,Maoan,Maple,PK4 Brazil6/113(5%)Aegis,Avenger,Grevthar,Guigo,Jojo,TitaN5 Australia5/113(4%)Aladoric,Babip,FBI,Fudge,Tally6 Russia4/113(4%)AHaHaCiK,BOSS,Nomanz,SaNTaS6 Turkey4/113(4%)Armut,Closer,Mojito,Zergsting8 Denmark3/113(3%)Jensen,Santorin,Zven8 Germany3/113(3%)Abbedagge,Bean,Kaiser8 HongKong3/113(3%)Kaiwing,Unified,Violet11 Argentina2/113(2%)Ackerman,Whitelotus11 Belgium2/113(2%)Bwipo,Nisqy11 Czechia2/113(2%)Carzzy,Humanoid11 France2/113(2%)Adam,HansSama11 Japan2/113(2%)Evi,Yutapon11 Poland2/113(2%)Inspired,Trymbi11 Sweden2/113(2%)Bolulu,Larssen11 UnitedStates2/113(2%)Blaber,Tactical19 Bulgaria1/113(1%)Hylissang19 Canada1/113(1%)Vulcan19 Chile1/113(1%)cody19 Croatia1/113(1%)Perkz19 Hungary1/113(1%)Vizicsacsi19 Peru1/113(1%)SolidSnake19 Romania1/113(1%)Odoamne19 Spain1/113(1%)Elyoya19 Ukraine1/113(1%)Argonavt19 UnitedKingdom1/113(1%)Alphari19 Uruguay1/113(1%)Buggax WorldsAppearances[edit] PlayerTA.2011201220132014201520162017201920202021Faker6SKTelecomT1KSKTelecomT1SKTelecomT1SKTelecomT1SKTelecomT1T1Jensen6Cloud9Cloud9Cloud9TeamLiquidTeamLiquidTeamLiquidCoreJJ5SamsungGalaxySamsungGalaxyTeamLiquidTeamLiquidTeamLiquidDeft5SamsungBlueEDwardGamingEDwardGamingDRXHanwhaLifeEsportsMaple5GamaniaBearsFlashWolvesFlashWolvesFlashWolvesPSGTalonPerkz5G2EsportsG2EsportsG2EsportsG2EsportsCloud9Kaiwing4HongKongAttitudeHongKongAttitudePSGTalonPSGTalonMeiko4EDwardGamingEDwardGamingEDwardGamingEDwardGamingRuler4SamsungGalaxySamsungGalaxyGen.GEsportsGen.GEsportsUnified4HongKongAttitudeHongKongAttitudePSGTalonPSGTalonClickheretomodifythistable Clickhereforthecompletelist. Additionalcontent[edit] Announcements[edit] 2021-09-23 |  IntroducingYourWorlds2021On-AirEnglishTalent! by RiotGames 2021-09-15 |  Worlds2021Primer by RiotGames 2021-09-15 |  Worlds2021FormatExplainer by RiotGames 2021-09-09 |  Worlds2021LocationandFormatAnnouncement by RiotGames 2021-09-09 |  Worlds2021LocationUpdate by RiotGames 2021-08-24 |  Worlds2021UpdatefromJohnNeedham by RiotGames 2021-05-22 |  2021LeagueofLegendsWorldsFinalDate,VenueSet by RiotGames 2021-01-08 |  NEXTSTARTSNOW by RiotGames 2020-07-31 |  2020WorldChampionshipStartsSept.25 by RiotGames 2018-11-01 |  2019–2021WORLDCHAMPIONSHIPHOSTREGIONS by RiotGames Officialsong[edit] Communityplayerrankings[edit] PeterDun&IWDominate'sranking[edit] # Player Team 1   Doinb FunPlusPhoenix 2   ShowMaker DAMWONGaming 3   Canyon DAMWONGaming 4   Viper EDwardGaming 5   Ming RoyalNeverGiveUp 6   Chovy HanwhaLifeEsports 7   Wei RoyalNeverGiveUp 8   Meiko EDwardGaming 9   Humanoid MADLions 10   Xiaohu RoyalNeverGiveUp 11   Tarzan LNGEsports 12   Keria T1 13   Crisp FunPlusPhoenix 14   Scout EDwardGaming 15   Elyoya MADLions 16   Faker T1 17   Kaiser MADLions 18   Flandre EDwardGaming 19   Iwandy LNGEsports 20   Hylissang Fnatic 21   Ale LNGEsports 22   CoreJJ TeamLiquid 23   Gumayusi T1 24   HuSha BeyondGaming 25   Nisqy Fnatic Source:[9] Storylines[edit] EDG'squarterfinalcurse[edit] 2-3againstStarHornRoyalClubin2014,0-3againstFnaticin2015,1-3againstKOOTigersin2016,agroupstageexitin2017and1-3againstFnaticin2018.EDwardGaminghashadaroughtimeatWorldssofar.Withaline-upalmostcompletelydifferent,they'llbelookingtomakeitfarthisyearwithonlyMeikoandScoutremainingfromtheserosters. Khan'sfinaltournament[edit] Khanannouncedthepossibilityofretirementafterthe2021season,whichmeansthismightbehislasttournament.[10]HewillbeplayingwithDAMWONGamingasoneofthetournamentfavourites,buttheplayerhereplaced,FunPlusPhoenix'sNuguri,couldjustbeoneofthestrongcompetitorstryingtodenythischance.Withatitlewin,Khanwouldpotentiallyendhiscareeronahighwithhisfirsteverinternationaltitle. FromNAAcademytorepresentingtheLCOatWorlds[edit] BabipandTallyqualifiedforWorldsonPEACE,theOceanicentryfor2021.FollowingtheannouncementofthedisbandmentoftheLCOin2020,bothplayersmovedtoNorthAmericatocontinuetheircareers.BabipjoinedTSMAcademy,placingjust5-6thattheProvingGroundsTournament,whileTallyjoinedGoldenGuardiansAcademy,notmakingitfurtherthan7-8th.WithareturntoAustraliaforthesummerseason,thetwoputanydoubtstobedwithPEACE'sincrediblerunthroughtheLCOLowerBrackettosecurethetitle. Vizicsacsi'sreturn[edit] Vizicsacsiretiredin2019afterfinishingtop8atWorlds2019withSplyce.After1,5yearsofinactivity,hereturned,competingintheMagyarEsportsKupa2021.Fromhereon,heannouncedthathewasinterestedincompetingagain,andevencoachedMADLionsforabriefperiodoftime.OnSeptember22nd,Vizicsacsiwasannouncedasstand-inforOceanicteamPEACE,replacingApiiwhoisunabletoattendtheevent.Thismeansareturntocompetitionattheeventheendedin2019,wherehecouldpotentiallyprovehimselfforLECteamsaheadof2022.[7] RedemptionforEurope[edit] AtWorlds2020,MADLionsandRogueperformedbelowtheexpectationsofmany.MADLionsbecamethefirstEuropeanteamtobeeliminatedfromtheplay-instournament,afterlosing2-3againstSuperMassiveEsports,whileRogueplaced13-16th,winningjustasinglegameintheirgroupwithDAMWONGaming,JDGamingandPSGTalon.Bothteamsarelookingtoredeemthemselves,butitcouldbehardasRoguehasbeenplacedinthegroupofthe2019and2020worldchampionsFunPlusPhoenixandDAMWONGaming. References[edit] ↑LoLEsports(2021-08-24)."#Worlds2021UpdatefromJohnNeedham."(inEnglish).Twitter.com. ↑2.02.1LoLEsports(2021-09-09)."Worlds2021isheadingtoIceland!"(inEnglish).Twitter.com. ↑Summoner'sRiftTeam(2020-08-19)."/dev:BalancingforProPlay"(inEnglish).RiotGames. ↑Fnatic(2021-10-10)."Followinganurgentfamilymatter,Upsetisforcedtoreturntohomeandwilluntilfurthernoticenotstartforourteaminthegroupstage"(inEnglish).Twitter.com. ↑LoLEsports(2021-10-08)."CompetitiveRuling:Chien"Maoan"Mao-An"(inEnglish). ↑PEACE(2021-09-22)."Anupdateonour#Worlds2021campaign:"(inEnglish).Twitter.com. ↑7.07.1PEACE(2021-09-22)."PleasejoinusinwelcomingthereplacementTopLanerforour#Worlds2021campaign:"(inEnglish).Twitter.com. ↑PEACE(2021-09-24)."Atthefinalhour,weaddsomemorefirepowertoour#Worlds2021arsenal"(inEnglish).Twitter.com. ↑NickGeracie(2021-09-21)."FunPlusPhoenixmidlanerDoinbtopsPeterDun&IWDominate'stop25playersatWorlds2021list"(inEnglish).InvenGlobal. ↑Xportsnews(2021-02-08)."Ithinkthisyearmightbethelast...Ithinkpentakillwouldbeokay"(inKorean).Naver. v • d • e2021SeasonInternationalCycleMSI2021 LPL LEC LCS LCK CBLOL LCL LJL LLA PCS TCL VCS LCO Worlds2021 LPL LEC LCS LCK CBLOL LCL LJL LLA PCS TCL VCS LCO Retrievedfrom"https://liquipedia.net/leagueoflegends/index.php?title=World_Championship/2021&oldid=456513"Categories:CompetitionsOfflineTournamentsIcelandicTournamentsTournamentsPremierTournamentsPageswithExternalMediaHiddencategories:PageswithmatchinfoPageswithhardcodedcolors