With the most popular competitive League of Legends regions completing the Summer Season, we’re ready for the next step. Indeed, the LCK Summer Playoffs 2021 are now only a few days away as teams only just walked away from the regular season. Let’s dive into the viewership detail for this all-important event!
Event Background
Why is this event so huge? Accordingly, the Summer Playoffs will be inviting the top 6 teams from the Summer Season to fight for the ultimate prize – a seed at the 2021 World Championship.
Running from the 18th to the 28th August, this offline and online event also offers a tonne of Championship Points which will be needed to qualify for the Regional Finals which also offers Worlds qualification.
With that being said, here are the top 6 teams from the LCK Summer season:
- DWG KIA
- Gen.G
- NS RedForce
- T1
- Liiv SANDBOX
- Afreeca Freecs
After a rollercoaster season, it’s time to see who really sits on top.
Format
Taking place across 10 days, the format is simple yet spaced out – a single elimination bracket with a twist. Here’s a quick summary:
- Quarterfinals – 3-6th seeds battle it out in BO5
- Semifinals – the twist is that the 1st seed (DWG KIA) can pick which quarterfinal winner they play, meaning that they also pick the lower seed’s competitor at the same time
- Finals – last two standing teams battle it out to make it to Worlds 2021
Here’s how the bracket looks like right now:
Schedule for the LCK Summer Playoffs 2021 (CEST)
Due to the low number of games being played, find the full schedule for the event below:
- 18th Aug – 2200 – Nongshim RedForce vs Afreeca Freecs
- 19th Aug – 2200 – T1 vs SANDBOX Gaming
- 21st Aug – 2200 – DWG vs TBD
- 22nd Aug – 2200 – Gen.G vs TBD
- 28th Aug – 2200 – TBD vs TBD
There’ll be an incredible buzz as the commnity waits for the grand final.
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Predictions
Statistically, the conclusion of the LCK Summer 2021 season was insane. A total of three teams concluded at a 12-6 scoreline, followed by three more teams at 11-7 – probably the most competitive the league has ever been.
So, it’ll be tough to say who’s on top. However, many favour the top three teams – DWG KIA, Gen.G and Nongshim RedForce.
Although similar scorelines, let’s take a look at the head to heads as that is what will ultimately decide it:
- DWG vs Top 2 – 2 wins against Gen.G, 2 losses against Nongshim
- Gen.G vs Top 2 – 2 wins against Nongshim, 2 losses against DWG
- Nongshim vs Top 2 – 2 wins against DWG, 2 losses against Gen.G
Now this is very interesting. The top 3 teams all have weaknesses to one another – Nongshim has lost twice to Gen.G, Gen.G lost twice to DWG, and DWG lost twice to Nongshim.
Bearing this in mind, DWG has a very important choice as first seed in the semifinals where they will likely not pick Nongshim.
Otherwise, a champion will certainly arise from one of these three teams.
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