Not every region had their fun at Worlds. Accordingly, Vietnamese teams were left out due to travel restrictions. However, to make up for it, Riot Games is organizing an exclusive event for the region – VCS Winter 2021. Read on for all of your essential viewership details in this episode of ‘How to Watch’!
Event Background
As I’ll reiterate, this event is a part of the VCS circuit and it’s unlike any other region out there. Indeed, back in September, Vietnamese teams received the news that due to health reasons, they wouldn’t be allowed to travel to the Worlds 2021 venue this team.
Accordingly, it’s great to see Riot Games attempt to compensate by offering an additional event with more prize pool and points to earn for this upcoming season.
Running from 16th November all the way to the 31st December, it should fill up the next months with some exciting competition. Taking place online, Riot Games is inviting the top 8 teams in the region to fight for the majority of the $50,000 prize pool.
Specifically, here are your 8 teams below:
- Burst The Sky Esports
- CERBERUS Esports
- GAM Esports
- Luxury Esports
- Saigon Buffalo
- SBTC Esports
- Team Flash
- Team Secret
Time to dive into the format below.
Format
In terms of format, Riot Games isn’t taking any huge risks here.
To start things off, we have a Group Stage. Here, all 8 teams will be thrown into a group, where a double round robin will take place. This means that each team plays one another twice – 14 matches each. With BO3 matches across the board, only the top 4 will progress to the Playoffs stage.
These top 4 teams will then compete in a classic Single Elimination bracket. Yes, Riot Games continues to opt for Single-Elimination over Double-Elimination brackets, which is entirely respectable. Across the bracket, we’ll see some epic BO5 matches as the final 4 try to claim regional dominance.
Schedule for the VCS Winter 2021
With regards to the schedule for this month-long event, we highly recommend visiting the official League of Legends Esports Schedule page for the best chance to stay up to date with times in your specific region.
Watch the VCS Winter 2021 on esportsguide
You can also watch VCS Winter 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
In terms of predictions, our best bet at making reliable guesses is to take a look at the most recent event. Although we’d usually use a summer event, VCS Summer 2021 was in fact cancelled this year.
Anyways, we still have VCS Spring 2021 to consult. It’s at this event that the competitors stacked up in the following manner:
- GAM Esports
- Saigon Buffalo
- Team Secret
- CERBERUS Esports
- SBTC Esports
- Team Flash
- Burst The Sky Esports
- Luxury Esports
Although GAM Esports are your favourites, it’s been a while since we’ve seen some competition in the region. Indeed, anything can change following a few months of practice for all of these teams. Accordingly, we’ll be curious to see how this event concludes at the end of this year.
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