The Mid-Season global competition is done and it’s time to return to regional competition. Accordingly, one of the first to do so is the LCS. Indeed, kicking off on 4th June, the 10 North American teams will once again go at it and continue the fun from Spring. Read on for a How To Watch for the LCS Summer 2021 season!
Event Background
For context, this is the second split for the ninth season for the North American region. For this year, unlike all previous seasons, score will be carrying from the Spring split.
Accordingly, the stakes are pretty clear. Specifically, only the top 8 teams will make it to the Championship at the end of the year. Running from 4th June up to 1st August, it’s all anybody cares about.
As a reminder, here are the 10 LCS teams that will be going at it once again:
- 100 Thieves
- Cloud9
- CLG
- Dignitas
- Evil Geniuses
- FlyQuest
- Golden Guardians
- Immortals
- Team Liquid
- TSM
Let’s dive right into the format.
Format
In terms of format, it’s a stretched out format to give us two whole months of incredible matches. Accordingly, all teams will play one another three times in BO1 matches. Naturally, points are earned by winning to assist with the standings.
At the end of the season, the seeding for the Championship will be as follows:
- Top 2 – R2 Upper Bracket
- 3-6th – R1 Upper Bracket
- 7-8th – R1 Lower Bracket
It’s a simple format that fans of the LCS will definitely enjoy. For teams, it’s a marathon and not a sprint. Teams will need to stay consistent for 9 weeks.
Schedule for the LCS Summer 2021
As you can imagine, the schedule is quite massive to cover 9 weeks. Accordingly, you can find a screenshot of the first three weeks all set to the CET time zone thanks to Liquipedia:
Watch the LCS Summer 2021 on esportsguide
You can also watch the LCS Summer 2021 live stream via our very own website. Providing an extensive list of the biggest esports together with streams for each esports match live today or upcoming matches.
Predictions for the LCS Summer 2021
It’s fair enough to go off of the Mid-Seasonal LCS Showdown for predictions. Specifically, it’s natural to assume that Cloud9 will be the favourite for this upcoming, especially after a strong showing at MSI 2021 with a 5-6th finish.
Otherwise, Team Liquid and TSM are primed to finish in the top three behind Cloud9 with the possibility of perhaps upsetting Cloud9, especially over 2 months. Then, likely to contest for fourth place is 100 Thieves.
Furthermore, it’s towards the bottom where the doubts lie. Specifically, it’s unsure as to who will make it – it’ll be a battle between Immortals, Flyquest, Evil Geniuses and Dignitas.
Any roster changes that could swap things up? Sources have Golden Guardians trying to make a couple changes to try and better their chances. However, they’ll need to really bump up their performance if they want a chance to reach top 8.
Here’s who the leaderboard looks as of right now:
In terms of safety, nobody is safe for these next three months. Moreso, we’re hoping for a few lead changes to make things interesting, or Cloud9 may assert a degree of dominance.
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