This upcoming weekend we’ll be witnessing some of the best North American League of Legends we’ve seen yet in this 2021 season. This is because this weekend, the Mid-Season Showdown is going to take place. Here’s your full tournament guide of the event:
Tournament’s background
The Mid-Season Showdown could be considered as an updated version of the Spring Split playoffs. The difference being is that in previous seasons, the regular season record would persist through both Spring and Summer Splits. However, the Mid-Season Showdown is it’s own LCS title.
How to qualify for the main event
All of the teams that are participating in the Mid-Season invitational have qualified due to their spot in the LCS Spring Split. The teams that placed 6th or above got an invite to the event. Teams have gotten their seeding via their placement in the season leaderboard.
Prize distribution
A total of $200,000 will be given out to participants that place 4th or above. Alongside the money, the winning team will receive a free spot at the Mid-Season Invitational in Reykjavik, Iceland between the 6th-23rd of May. This is how the prize money will be distributed:
- 1st – $100,000
- 2nd – $50,000
- 3rd – $25,000
- 4th – $25,000
Tournament Format
The Mid-Season Showdown is set in a Double Elimination bracket. Here, the top 4 teams of the regular split are placed in the upper bracket, whereas the 5th and 6th placing teams are put in the lower bracket already. This means that the Double elimination will only apply to those who place 4th or above. Here’s a detailed video explaining how the format will work:
Teams Participating at the Mid-Season Showdown
- TSM
- Team Liquid
- 100 Thieves
- Cloud9
- Dignitas
- Evil Geniuses
Schedule list
The event is set to start on the 20th of March and will keep on going till the 12th of April. Here’s a quick run down of the first few matches:
Semifinals – March 20, 2021
- 21:00 CET – TSM vs Team Liquid
Semifinals – March 21, 2021
- 21:00 CET – Cloud9 vs 100 Thieves
Losers Round 1 – March 27, 2021
- 21:00 CET – Evil Geniuses vs Cloud9/100 Thieves
Losers Round 1 – March 28, 2021
- 21:00 CET – Dignitas vs TSM/Team Liquid
Streaming platform list
The Mid-Season Showdown will stream on the official LCS twitch channel here. It will also stream on the LoL Esports Youtube channel for all those that prefer that as their platform. As a bonus for non-english speakers, the event will stream in French and Polish.
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Predictions for the Mid-Season Showdown
With all of the teams participating having solid performances in the past few weeks, it’s definitely going to be challenging to figure out which one will come out on top. One thing to point out is that it was Team Liquid that won the LCS Lock-in 2021, the initial tournament at the beginning of the season. Despite this, Cloud9 have sky-rocketed in the leaderboards and are currently 13-5 in the group stage. Even TSM with a new lineup have shown promise in their performance. Based on the seeding, we would have to go with Cloud9 or Team Liquid as our main predictions to win it all.
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