Indeed, the Group Stage of Worlds 2021 has fluorished and we’re getting closer to the Playoffs. Right now, multiple teams are desperate for wins while others are in better spots. Read on as we offer on our Worlds 2021 Day 7 Recap below!
So, in terms of groups, we’re starting to see some patterns emerging. For some groups, such as Group A, a clear cut leader is present in the form of DWG KIA. However, over in groups such as Group D, it’s still entire unclear as to where all the teams stand – it’ll boil down to the last match.
At the end of the day, only the top 2 teams will progress from each group.
Over the past few days, we saw the conclusion of the Play-In stage for Worlds 2021. Accordingly, the Main Event launched over on Monday with Day 6. Indeed, you can read on for your Worlds 2021 Day 6 Recap below!
Worlds 2021 Day 6 Recap – EDward Gaming Push Back 100 Thieves
Yesterday, each group across the Main Event kicked off with their very first matches – two matches for each group allowing for 8 games. Take a look at the results in the following concise list with some accompanying comments:
Cloud9 vs Rogue (0-1) – although fighting through the Play-In, the LCS seed in Cloud9 couldn’t hold back Europe’s Rogue in one of the first games
100 Thieves vs EDward Gaming (0-1) – LCS Champions 100Thieves fall early to the LPL champions in the form of EDward Gaming
Gen.G vs LNG (1-0) – LCK seed Gen.G manage to hold back LNG despite being flawless in the Play-In
Liquid vs MAD Lions (1-0) – favouring Team Liquid, they managed to take care of business hereover the Europeans
Over this past week, we’ve offered a few daily recaps of the ongoing Worlds 2021 action. Accordingly, with the Play-In stage complete, we’re ready to show off our quick Worlds 2021 Play-In Recap below!
Indeed, out of the 10 attending teams, only 4 would go on to make it to the Main Event and find a spot in the Group Stage. Bearing this in mind, let’s list our 4 progressing seeds and discuss shortly how they made it:
LNG Esports – Group A First Seed – easily the most dominant team at the Play-In, the Chinese team swept the competition in 4-0 fashion
Hanwha Life Esports – Group A Second Seed – Winner of Qualification Round – hailing from Korea, this team was expected to make it through. Although not managing to earn the first spot, they managed to prevail. Indeed, they earned a seed in a head-to-head against Beyond Gaming.
DetonatioN FocusMe – Group B First Seed – less clean than LNG Esports, a 3-1 record with a tiebreaker win over Cloud9 pushed this Japanese team to earn the first seed
Cloud9 – Group B Second Seed – Winner of Qualification Round – another favourite for this event from the LCS, managed to prevail against PEACE in the final round
Finally, after 3 days of competition, the Play-In stage is slowly concluding. Indeed, we have our first two seeds confirmed for the Main Event though two more are yet to be decided. Read on as we offer another piece of recap – our Worlds 2021 Day 3 Recap!
DetonatioN FocusMe (3-1) – Qualified for Main Event
Cloud9 (3-1)
Galatasary Esports (2-2)
Beyond Gaming (1-3)
Unicorns of Love – Eliminated
What’s left for the remaining teams. Indeed, two final brackets to determine the final two spots.
Specfically, we have PCE, RED , GS and BYG all matching up in the Elimination Round, while C9 and HLE wait for them in the Qualification Round for the deciding match.
Over the past day, we’ve enjoyed another exciting day of competitive League of Legends. As we progress, the groups of the Play-In stage are slowly getting along. Accordingly, we have another recap for the second days of competition. Read on for your Worlds 2021 Day 2 Recap below!
Worlds 2021 Day 2 Recap – Listing the Results
Indeed, let’s take a moment to recap the past day of competition. Take a look at all the matches which took place across the Play-In int he following list:
Up next:@teamDFM (2-1) facing off against Beyond Gaming (1-2)!
Continuing from yesterday, it seems that both Cloud9 and LNG Esports are on a roll. Specifically, both teams are dominating their respective grops with flawless records so far in the competition.
Indeed, the largest League of Legends event in the world is underway. Accordingly, here at esportsguide we’ll be providing as much coverage as possible. Read on as we offer our very first daily recap – our Worlds 2021 Day 1 Recap. Let’s see how Group A and B have kicked off.
Specifically, as of right now, we’re enjoying the preliminary action through the Play-In stage. Indeed, Groups A and B played out some of their first matches so far.
Day 1 saw Group A and B going at it. Let’s see how the matches concluded:
It’s been a perplexing day. Over from the likes of Unicorns of Love, we’re quite surprised with their disappointing performance so far.
Otherwise, Cloud9 and LNG Esports look to keep up the momentum moving forward into Day 2 tomorrow, where more matches between Group A and B will take place at the Play-In.
Indeed, the competitive year of competitive League of Legends is slowly drawing to an end with Worlds 2020 this week. Accordingly, the LEC has though ahead to offer some dates to look forward to. Read on as we talk about the update regarding LEC 2022 Spring Split.
So, coming out to Twitter with their announcement, here’s what Riot Games Europe had to say:
We feel strongly about creating the best online experience right from the get-go, and we feel that making this decision upfront will give us a better runway in creating an incredible online show for everyone, instead of putting energy and time into something we may have to cancel later on.
However, we are currently monitoring the situation and looking at the possibility of a roadshow for Summer 2022, COVID permitting – stay tuned for more information!
Credits: Riot Games
Credits: LEC
What we have right now is a date. Specifically, the competition for the LEC region will return on January 14th 2022.
However, we’re not sure whether or not a live event will be present and games held at a venue. Indeed, Riot Games made it clear that this is their ultimate goal, yet will be cautious at every step of the way.
Indeed, ever since it was confirmed that the teams from VCS wouldn’t qualify for Worlds, it’s been tough for the region. Accordingly, we have some great news folowing an announcement from Riot Games. Specifically, the VCS Winter Split looks to compensate for the lack of Worlds – read on to learn more!
VCS Winter Split – Making Up for Worlds
Credits: Riot Games
So, here’s what we know about the VCS 2021 Winter Split so far:
Dates: November 16th – December 31st
Participants: GAAM Esports, Saigon Buffalo, Team Secret, CERBERUS Esports, SBTC Esports, Team Flash, Burst the Sky Esports and Luxury Esports
Format: Double Round Robin Format, Six Days a Week
It’s definitely great to see Riot Games make up for the abscence of the Vietnamese teams from international events. Indeed, this happened at Worlds 2021 due to the struggles to acquire transport to Europe in this weird global situation.
There’s no beating around the bush here. Indeed, we’re heading for the largest competitive LoL event of the year and possibly the largest esports event of the entire year too! In this episode of How to Watch, we’ll be covering everything to do with Worlds 2021 LoL – read on to learn more!
Event Background
Credits: Riot Games
Accordingly, in this article we’ll be mentioning both the Play-In and Main Event stages of the event.
We’re heading to Iceland starting from October 5th all the way to 6th November. Offering multiple stages of offline competition, the event is one of the top in the world and inviting teams from almost every single regional league in the world.
To kick things off, let’s take a look at our teams participating:
What are they fighting for? Apart from the undisclosed prize pool, all teams are fighting for the pride to be crowned Champions of the Summoners’ Rift and bring home the victory to their region. Over the past two years, LCK have dominated – let’s see what’s next!
Format
In terms of format, we have the two stages to discuss.
Kicking things off with the Worlds 2021 Play-In, 10 teams are headed to sort out the final four seeds for the Main Event. Here, first we’ll dive into a group stage for the 10 teams with two groups.
Following a single round robin with BO1 matches, the top team from each group will earn their seed to the Main Event.
Group A – Hanwha Life Esports, Infinity Esports, LNG Esports, PEACE, RED Canids
Group B – Beyond Gaming, Cloud9, DetonatioN FocusMe, Galatasary Esports, Unicorns of Love
For the remaining 8 teams, they’ll fight off in a Knockout stage with BO5 matches where the top 2 teams will earn the final two seeds.
Moving on to the Main Event, we have a similar story. Here, we once again start with 16 teams in the Group Stage based on seeding. Matches will be BO1 within a double round robin – the top two from each group progress to the Knockout stage:
A – DWG KIA, FunPlus Phoenix, Rogue, TBD
B – 100 Thieves, EDward Gaming, T1, TBD
C – Fnatic, PSG Talon, Royal Never Give Up, TBD
D – Gen.G, MAD Lions, Team Liquid, TBD
At this point, we’ll have the final 8 teams. These will go at it in a Single Elimination Bracket Knockout Stage with BO5 matches to end the season.
With such an immense event, we highly recommend visiting the event page for the full and official schedule in your regional time.
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However, at the last international event we witnessed, the likes of RNG surprised everyone with a strong win for the LPL region at the MSI 2021 event earlier this year.
Bearing this in mind, we expect this event to be a war between the LPL and LCK regions with everyone else trailing behind.
As the event draws nearer, here at esportsguide we’re discussing all-things Worlds 2021. Accordingly, only recently, Riot Games announced more details regarding the English-speaking broadcasts. Indeed, read on to learn about the Worlds 2021 Talent!
Worlds 2021 Talent – Uniting All the Regions
The following is the statement from Riot Games on the topic:
We’re excited to announce this year’s English broadcast lineup for Worlds 2021!
We will utilize the LEC studio as our English broadcasting home base with some regional faces back in the studio for the first time since 2019. The LCS and LCK studios will contribute to and support the broadcast virtually.
Although we’re missing some names, this is a great group of presenters for the largest LoL event in the year.
This year, 22 casters wil appear on the English-speaking broadcast of the event. Accordingly, since the event is being held in the LEC studio and bearing this in mind, the other regional casters will be remotely contributing to the stream.
Indeed, now that we’re headed to Iceland, the system is very similar to last year’s Worlds 2020 event.
Credits: Riot Games
Otherwise, we look forward to the event to be a fantastic viewership experience. Accordingly, on-air talent are a huge part for this. Bearing this in mind, there are also multiple other stream outside of English.
