Worlds 2021: Schedule, results, format, teams, where to watch

The annual League of Legends World Championship organized by developers Riot Games is the largest global tournament in LoL esports.   Home LeagueofLegends Worlds2021:Schedule,results,format,teams,wheretowatch Getreadytomakeitorbreakit. ByAmanda"TaniaMae"Tan October30,20211:00am ShareArticle Credit:EdwardGaming,T1,100ThievesonTwitter Worlds2021,LeagueofLegends’biggestinternationaltournamentoftheyear,isfinallyhere. Aftertworegularseasonsoflocalandregionalcompetition,22ofthebestteamswillbattleitoutinReykjavik,Iceland,thesamecitywherethe2021Mid-SeasonInvitationalwasheld. ReigningchampionsDAMWONKIAfromtheLCKareback,thistimeledbylegendaryheadcoachKim“kkOma”Jeong-gyunwhopreviouslywonthreeWorldChampionshipswithSKTelecomT1.Cantheydefendtheirtitle,orwillanotherteamriseup? WhatisLeagueofLegendsWorlds2021? TheannualLeagueofLegendsWorldChampionshiporganizedbydevelopersRiotGamesisthelargestglobaltournamentinLoLesports. Thisyear,topteamsfrom11regionswillcompeteforthetitleofWorldChampion,prizemoney,andofcourse,thechancetolifttheSummoner’sCup—oneofthemosticonictrophiesinesports. HundredsofLeagueofLegendsproteamshavebeencompetingacrosstheglobeintworegularseasonsplitsthroughouttheyeartoearnpoints,orqualifythroughtheSummerSplitplayoffsandregionals. ThisiswhyIcriedafterlisteningtotheWorlds2020orchestralthemesongARglasseswillletyouwatchWorlds2020asifyouwerereallythere Worlds2021schedule,results,scores,standings Worlds2021willtakeplacefromOctober5toNovember6,2021. ThePlay-InsStagewillrunfromOctober5to9,whileGroupStagewillrunfromOctober11to13,and15to18.AlldatesandtimesareinGMT,GMT+8,andPST. TheKnockoutStageisscheduledasfollows: Quarterfinals:October22to25Semifinals:October30to31Grandfinal:November6 KnockoutStage ScreenshotbyJosephAsuncion/ONEEsports Grandfinalresults TEAMSCORETEAMDWGKIA2— 3EdwardGaming Semifinalsresults TEAMSCORETEAMDWGKIA3—2T1EdwardGaming3—2Gen.G Quarterfinalsresults TEAMSCORETEAMHanwhaLifeEsports0—3T1EdwardGaming3—2RoyalNeverGiveUpDWGKIA3—0MADLionsGen.G3—0Cloud9 GroupStage GROUPAGROUPBGROUPCGROUPDDWGKIAEdwardGamingPSGTalonMADLionsFunPlusPhoenix100ThievesFnaticGen.GRogueT1RoyalNeverGiveUpTeamLiquidCloud9DetonatioNFocusMeHanwhaLifeEsportsLNGEsports GroupStagestandings ScreenshotbyJosephAsuncion/ONEEsports GROUPAGROUPBDWGKIA(6-0)T1(5-1)Cloud9(3-4)EdwardGaming(4-2)Rogue(3-5)100Thieves(3-3)FunPlusPhoenix(2-5)DetonatioNFocusMe(0-6) GROUPCGROUPDRoyalNeverGiveUp(5-2)Gen.G(5-3)HanwhaLifeEsports(4-3)MADLions(4-4)PSGTalon(3-3)LNGEsports(3-4)Fnatic(1-5)TeamLiquid(3-4) GroupStageresults Day1 TEAMSCORETEAMDWGKIA1—0FunPlusPhoenixRoyalNeverGiveUp1—0PSGTalonHanwhaLifeEsports1—0FnaticLNGEsports0—1Gen.GDetonatioNFocusMe0—1T1EdwardGaming1—0100ThievesTeamLiquid1—0MADLionsCloud90—1Rogue Day2 TEAMSCORETEAMT10—1EdwardGamingRogue0—1DWGKIAPSGTalon1—0HanwhaLifeEsportsFnatic0—1RoyalNeverGiveUpCloud90—1FunPlusPhoenixDetonatioNFocusMe0—1100ThievesMADLions1—0Gen.GTeamLiquid0—1LNGEsports Day3 TEAMSCORETEAMHanwhaLifeEsports0—1RoyalNeverGiveUpLNGEsports1—0MADLionsFunPlusPhoenix1—0RoguePSGTalon1—0FnaticGen.G1—0TeamLiquidCloud90—1DWGKIADetonatioNFocusMe0—1EdwardGaming100Thieves0—1T1 Day4,GroupA TEAMSCORETEAMFunPlusPhoenix0—1DWGKIACloud91—0RogueCloud91—0FunPlusPhoenixDWGKIA1—0RogueRogue1—0FunPlusPhoenixCloud90—1DWGKIA[Tiebreaker1]FunPlusPhoenix0—1Rogue[Tiebreaker2]Rogue0—1Cloud9 Day5,GroupB TEAMSCORETEAMDetonatioNFocusMe0—1EdwardGamingT11—0100ThievesEdwardGaming0—1T1DetonatioNFocusMe0—1100ThievesDetonatioNFocusMe0—1T1100Thieves1—0EdwardGaming Day6,GroupC TEAMSCORETEAMHanwhaLifeEsports1—0PSGTalonRoyalNeverGiveUp0—1FnaticPSGTalon0—1RoyalNeverGiveUpHanwhaLifeEsports1—0FnaticHanwhaLifeEsports1—0RoyalNeverGiveUpFnatic0—1PSGTalon[Tiebreaker]HanwhaLifeEsports0—1RoyalNeverGiveUp Day7,GroupD TEAMSCORETEAMGen.G1—0MADLionsLNGEsports0—1TeamLiquidLNGEsports1—0Gen.GMADLions1—0TeamLiquidTeamLiquid1—0Gen.GLNGEsports0—1MADLions[Tiebreaker1]TeamLiquid0—1Gen.G[Tiebreaker2]LNGEsports0—1MADLions[Tiebreaker3]Gen.G1—0MADLions Play-InStageStandings GROUPASTANDINGSGROUPBSTANDINGS[Qualified]LNGEsports(4-0)[Qualified]DetonationFocusMe(4-1)HanwhaLifeEsports(3-1)Cloud9(3-2)PEACE(2-2)GalatasarayEsports(2-2)REDKalunga(1-3)BeyondGaming(2-3)[Eliminated]InfinityEsports(0-3)[Eliminated]UnicornsofLove(1-4) Play-InStageschedule,scores,andresults October5(Tuesday) TEAMSCORETEAMHanwhaLifeEsports0—1LNGEsportsInfinityEsports0—1REDKalungaLNGEsports1—0PEACEHanwhaLifeEsports1—0InfinityEsportsUnicornsofLove0—1DetonatioNFocusMe October6(Wednesday) TEAMSCORETEAMGalatasarayEsports1—0BeyondGamingDetonationFocusMe0—1Cloud9UnicornsofLove0—1GalatasarayEsportsPEACE0—1HanwhaLifeEsportsREDKalunga0—1LNGEsportsInfinityEsports0—1PEACEREDKalunga0—1HanwhaLifeEsportsBeyondGaming0—1Cloud9 October7(Thursday) TEAMSCORETEAMGalatasarayEsports0—1DetonatioNFocusMeBeyondGaming1—0UnicornsofLoveCloud91—0GalatasarayEsportsLNGEsports1—0InfinityEsportsPEACE1—0REDKalungaDetonatioNFocusMe1—0BeyondGamingCloud90—1UnicornsofLove[Tiebreaker]BeyondGaming0—1UnicornsofLove[Tiebreaker]Cloud90—1DetonatioNFocusMe Credit:RiotGames Play-InKnockoutStage 8October(Friday) TEAMSCORETEAMBeyondGaming3—2GalatasarayEsports 9October(Saturday) TEAMSCORETEAMREDKalunga2—3PEACEBeyondGaming0—3HanwhaLifeEsports 10October(Sunday) TEAMSCORETEAMPEACE0—3Cloud9 HanwhaLifeEsportsandCloud9havequalifiedfortheGroupStage. FormatofWorlds2021 Therearethreestagestothecompetition:Play-InStage,GroupStage,andtheKnockoutStage. Play-InStage Credit:RiotGames/LoLEsports InthePlay-InStage,10teamswillbedrawnintotwogroups.ThefirstseedofCBLOL,LJL,LCO,LCO,LLA,andTCL,thesecondseedofPCS,thethirdseedofLCS,andthefourthseedofLCKandLPLregionsareamongthe10. ThetopteamofeachgroupimmediatelyqualifiesfortheGroupStage. Thethirdandfourth-placedteamsineachgroupwillbattleitoutinabest-of-fiveseries.Thewinnerthenchallengesthesecond-placedteamofeachgroupinanotherbest-of-fivetofightfortheremainingtwospotsinGroups. GROUPAGROUPBHanwhaLifeEsportsBeyondGamingLNGEsportsCloud9InfinityUnicornsofLovePEACEGalatasarayEsportsREDKalungaDetonatioNFocusMe GroupStage Credit:RiotGames/LoLEsports Atotalof16teams,includingthefourthatqualifiedfromthePlay-InStage,willbedrawnintofourgroupsoffour(A,B,C,andD). AmongtheseGroupStageteamsarethefirstandsecondseedofLCK,LPL,LEC,andLCSregions,andthefirstseedofPCS. TheGroupStagewillbeheldinadoubleround-robinformat,whereeachteamplaysagainstotherteamstwice.ThetoptwoteamsofeachgroupwillqualifyfortheKnockoutStage. Credit:RiotGames KnockoutStage Credit:RiotGames/LoLEsports TheKnockoutStagecomprisestheplayoffs’quarterfinalsandsemifinalsmatches,andthegrandfinal.Thetop8teamswillcompeteinbest-of-fivesmatchesinasingle-eliminationformat. TeamscompetingatWorlds2021 22teamsfrom11regionshavequalifiedfortheLeagueofLegendstournament.Twoteams,GAMEsportsandSaigonBuffalofromtheVietnamChampionshipSeries(VCS)werenotabletocompeteduetopandemicrestrictions. REGIONTEAMLCK(Korea)DWGKIAGen.GT1HanwhaLifeEsportsLCS(NorthAmerica)100ThievesTeamLiquidCloud9LEC(Europe)RogueMADLionsFnaticLPL(China)FunPlusPhoenixEdwardGamingRoyalNeverGiveUpLNGEsportsPCS(PacificAsia)BeyondGamingPSGTalonLJL(Japan)DetonationFocusMeTCL(Turkey)GalatasarayEsportsLCL(CIS)UnicornsofLoveLLA(LatinAmerica)InfinityEsportsLCO(Oceania)PEACECBLOL(Brazil)REDKalunga WherewillWorlds2021beheld? Credit:HelgiHalldórsson LeagueofLegendsWorlds2021willbeheldattheLaugardalshöllindoorsportingarena,HallA,inReykjavik,Iceland. Worlds2021prizepool The2019,and2020LeagueofLegendsWorldChampionshipandthisyear’sWorlds2021willofferthesameprizepoolof$2,225,000,splitamong22teamsandthetwoVCSteams,GAMEsportsandSaigonBuffalo,whoareunabletocompete. Theprizepoolbreakdownisasfollows: (UpdatedSeptember27) WorldChampion:22%2ndplace:15%3rdto4th:8%5thto8th:4.5%9thto`12th:2.5%13thto16th:2.25%17thto18th:1.75%19thto20th:1.25%21stto22nd:1%VCSteams:TBD WheretowatchWorlds2021? Credit:LCK LeagueofLegendsesportsfanscanwatchthe2021WorldChampionshipmatchesliveonRiotGames’officialchannelsonTwitchandYouTube. READMORE:Worlds2021groupdrawresults LoadMore