The biggest international event of the League of Legends calendar, the prestigious World Championship, starts today! Here’s absolutely everything you need to know about Worlds 2021, from qualified LoL teams and groups, to the tournament’s results & schedule, and plenty more.
- Beyond Gaming reverse-sweep Galatasaray, will face Hanwha Life Esports on Saturday
- Cloud9 plays PEACE on Saturday to qualify for groups
The illustrious year-end League of Legends international event, Worlds, is finally here after eight thrilling months of league play.
Superstar LoL heavyweights like Edward Gaming, RNG, 100 Thieves, MAD Lions, and defending world champs DWG KIA are set to descend on the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik, all vying for the game’s ultimate prize: to be crowned League of Legends world champions.
Dexerto brings you everything you need to know about the World Championship battle, from results & schedule, groups, how to watch, and more.
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Worlds 2021: Streams
Worlds 2021 will be streamed on Twitch and YouTube in English, and on a variety of other different streaming services for other languages.
A full list of streams is available on the LoL Esports website.
Worlds 2021: Schedule & Results
Play-In Stage (October 5 to October 9)
Day 1: October 5
| Group | Match | PT | ET | BST |
| Group A | Hanwha Life Esports 0 – 1 LNG Esports | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
| Group A | Infinity 0 – 1 RED Canids | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
| Group A | LNG Esports 1 – 0 PEACE | 6AM | 9AM | 2PM |
| Group A | Hanwha Life 1 – 0 Infinity | 7AM | 10AM | 3PM |
| Group B | Unicorns of Love 0 – 1 DetonatioN FocusMe | 8AM | 11AM | 4PM |
| Group B | Galatasaray 1 – 0 Beyond | 9AM | 12PM | 5PM |
| Group B | DetonatioN FocusMe 0 – 1 Cloud9 | 10AM | 1PM | 6PM |
| Group B | Unicorns of Love 0 – 1 Galatasaray | 11AM | 2PM | 7PM |
Day 2: October 6
| Group | Match | PT | ET | BST |
| Group A | PEACE 0 –1 Hanwha Life Esports | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
| Group A | RED Canids 0 – 1 LNG Esports | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
| Group A | Infinity 0 – 1 PEACE | 6AM | 9AM | 2PM |
| Group A | RED Canids 0 – 1 Hanwha Life | 7AM | 10AM | 3PM |
| Group B | Beyond 0 – 1 Cloud9 | 8AM | 11AM | 4PM |
| Group B | Galatasaray 0 – 1 DetonatioN FocusMe | 9AM | 12PM | 5PM |
| Group B | Beyond 1 – 0 Unicorns of Love | 10AM | 1PM | 6PM |
| Group B | Cloud9 1 – 0 Galatasaray | 11AM | 2PM | 7PM |
Day 3: October 7
| Group | Match | PT | ET | BST |
| Group A | LNG Esports 1 – 0 Infinity | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
| Group A | PEACE 1 – 0 RED Canids | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
| Group B | DetonatioN FocusMe 1 – 0 Beyond | 6AM | 9AM | 2PM |
| Group B | Unicorns of Love 1 – 0Cloud9 | 7AM | 10AM | 3PM |
| Group B Tiebreaker | Unicorns of Love 0 – 1 Beyond | 8AM | 11AM | 4PM |
| Group B Tiebreaker | Cloud9 0 – 1 DetonatioN FocusMe | 9AM | 12PM | 5PM |
Day 4: October 8
| Group | Match | PT | ET | BST |
| Elimination Round | Galatasaray 2 – 3 Beyond | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
| Elimination Round | PEACE 3 – 2 Red Canids | 9AM | 12PM | 5PM |
Day 5: October 9
| Group | Match | PT | ET | BST |
| Qualification Round | Hanwha Life Esports v Beyond | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
| Qualification Round | Cloud9 v PEACE | 9AM | 12PM | 5PM |
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Main Stage (October 11 – October 18)
Day 1: October 11
| Group | Match | PT | ET | BST |
| Group A | FunPlus Phoenix vs DWG KIA | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
| Group C | Royal Never Give Up vs PSG Talon | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
| Group C | Fnatic vs TBD | 6AM | 9AM | 2PM |
| Group D | Gen.G vs LNG | 7AM | 10AM | 3PM |
| Group B | T1 vs TBD | 8AM | 11AM | 4PM |
| Group B | 100 Thieves vs EDward Gaming | 9AM | 12PM | 5PM |
| Group D | Liquid vs MAD Lions | 10AM | 1PM | 6PM |
| Group A | Rogue vs TBD | 11AM | 2PM | 7PM |
Day 2: October 12
| Group | Match | PT | ET | BST |
| Group B | T1 vs EDward Gaming | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
| Group A | Rogue vs DWG KIA | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
| Group C | PSG Talon vs TBD | 6AM | 9AM | 2PM |
| Group C | Royal Never Give Up vs Fnatic | 7AM | 10AM | 3PM |
| Group A | FunPlus Phoenix vs TBD | 8AM | 11AM | 4PM |
| Group B | 100 Thieves vs TBD | 9AM | 12PM | 5PM |
| Group D | Gen.G vs MAD Lions | 10AM | 1PM | 6PM |
| Group D | Liquid vs LNG | 11AM | 2PM | 7PM |
Day 3: October 13
| Group | Match | PT | ET | BST |
| Group C | Royal Never Give Up vs TBD | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
| Group D | MAD Lions vs LNG | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
| Group A | Rogue vs FunPlus Phoenix | 6AM | 9AM | 2PM |
| Group C | Fnatic vs PSG Talon | 7AM | 10AM | 3PM |
| Group D | Liquid vs Gen.G | 8AM | 11AM | 4PM |
| Group A | DWG KIA vs TBD | 9AM | 12PM | 5PM |
| Group B | EDward Gaming vs TBD | 10AM | 1PM | 6PM |
| Group B | T1 vs 100 Thieves | 11AM | 2PM | 7PM |
Day 4: October 15
| Group | Match | PT | ET | BST |
| Group A | FunPlus Phoenix vs DWG KIA | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
| Group A | Rogue vs TBD | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
| Group A | FunPlus Phoenix vs TBD | 6AM | 9AM | 2PM |
| Group A | Rogue vs DWG KIA | 7AM | 10AM | 3PM |
| Group A | Rogue vs FunPlus Phoenix | 8AM | 11AM | 4PM |
| Group A | DWG KIA vs TBD | 9AM | 12PM | 5PM |
Day 5: October 16
| Group | Match | PT | ET | BST |
| Group B | EDward Gaming vs TBD | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
| Group B | T1 vs 100 Thieves | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
| Group B | EDward Gaming vs T1 | 6AM | 9AM | 2PM |
| Group B | 100 Thieves vs TBD | 7AM | 10AM | 3PM |
| Group B | T1 vs TBD | 8AM | 11AM | 4PM |
| Group B | 100 Thieves vs EDward Gaming | 9AM | 12PM | 5PM |
Day 6: October 17
| Group | Match | PT | ET | BST |
| Group C | Royal Never Give Up vs Fnatic | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
| Group C | PSG Talon vs TBD | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
| Group C | PSG Talon vs Royal Never Give Up | 6AM | 9AM | 2PM |
| Group C | Fnatic vs TBD | 7AM | 10AM | 3PM |
| Group C | Royal Never Give Up vs TBD | 8AM | 11AM | 4PM |
| Group C | Fnatic vs PSG Talon | 9AM | 12PM | 5PM |
Day 7: October 18
| Group | Match | PT | ET | BST |
| Group D | Gen.G vs MAD Lions | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
| Group D | Liquid vs LNG | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
| Group D | Gen.G vs LNG | 6AM | 9AM | 2PM |
| Group D | MAD Lions vs Liquid | 7AM | 10AM | 3PM |
| Group D | Liquid vs Gen.G | 8AM | 11AM | 4PM |
| Group D | MAD Lions vs LNG | 9AM | 12PM | 5PM |
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Knockout Stage (October 22 – November 6)
Quarterfinals (October 22 – October 25)
| Date | Match | PT | ET | BST |
| October 22 | TBD vs TBD | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
| October 23 | TBD vs TBD | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
| October 24 | TBD vs TBD | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
| October 25 | TBD vs TBD | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
Semifinals (October 30 – October 31)
| Date | Match | PT | ET | BST |
| October 30 | TBD vs TBD | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
| October 31 | TBD vs TBD | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
Grand Final (November 6)
| Date | Match | PT | ET | BST |
| November 6 | TBD vs TBD | 5AM | 8AM | 1PM |
Worlds 2021: Group placements
Play-In Stage
Group A
| Placement | Team | Record |
| 1 | LNG Esports | 4-0 |
| 2 | Hanwha Life Esports | 3-1 |
| 3 | PEACE | 2-2 |
| 4 | RED Canids | 1-3 |
| 5 | Infinity Esports | 0-4 |
Group B
| Placement | Team | Record |
| 1 | DetonatioN FocusMe | 4-1 |
| 2 | Cloud9 | 3-2 |
| 3 | Galatasaray Esports | 2-2 |
| 4 | Beyond Gaming | 2-3 |
| 5 | Unicorns of Love | 1-4 |
Main Stage
Group A
| Placement | Team | Record |
| 1 | DWG KIA | 0-0 |
| 2 | FunPlus Phoenix | 0-0 |
| 3 | Rogue | 0-0 |
| 4 | TBD | 0-0 |
Group B
| Placement | Team | Record |
| 1 | EDward Gaming | 0-0 |
| 2 | 100 Thieves | 0-0 |
| 3 | T1 | 0-0 |
| 4 | TBD | 0-0 |
Group C
| Placement | Team | Record |
| 1 | PSG Talon | 0-0 |
| 2 | Fnatic | 0-0 |
| 3 | Royal Never Give Up | 0-0 |
| 4 | TBD | 0-0 |
Group D
| Placement | Team | Record |
| 1 | MAD Lions | 0-0 |
| 2 | Gen.G | 0-0 |
| 3 | Team Liquid | 0-0 |
| 4 | LNG | 0-0 |
2021 World Championship format
The League of Legends World Championship is split into three phases: the play-in stage, the main event, and the knockout stage.
10 teams from around the world have partaken in the Play-In stage (down from the usual 12 due to Vietnam’s travel restrictions), with four main event spots going to the best performing teams in the qualifying stage. The main event features 16 teams, split across four groups, with the top eight teams from each seeded group progressing to the knockout stage.
The knockout stage is a single-elimination, eight-team bracket.
Teams will play in best-of-five series all the way to the final, with the winner of the knockout stage winning Worlds and taking home the Summoner’s Cup.
Event Information
- Location: Laugardalshöll Sport Center, Reykjavik
- Prize Pool: TBA
- Play-In
- Group Stage (Round 1)
- 10 teams participate
- Teams are drawn into two groups based on seeding
- Single Round Robin
- Matches are best of one
- Top team from each group advances to the Main Event
- 2nd to 4th teams from each group advance to Round 2
- Knockout Stage (Round 2)
- 3rd place teams from the group stage face the 4th place team from the same group
- Winners of these matches face the 2nd place team from the opposite group
- Winners of these final matches advance to the Main Event
- Matches are best of five
- Group Stage (Round 1)
- Main Event
- Group Stage
- 16 teams participate
- Teams are drawn into four groups based on seeding
- Double Round Robin
- Matches are best of one
- Top two teams from each group advance to the Knockout Stage
- Knockout Stage
- Single elimination bracket (drawn randomly, 1st place teams face 2nd place teams, no two teams from the same group can be placed in the same half of the bracket)
- Matches are best of five
- Group Stage
Worlds 2021 will be played on League patch 11.19, with Akshan disabled.
All qualified LoL teams
24 teams from 12 regions across the world will send teams to Worlds 2021. China and Korea, League’s two historic powerhouses, will have four squads a piece, while Europe and North America will send three teams. Smaller regions, ranging from Oceania to Latin America, will send a single representative.
You can find the full list of teams who have qualified for Worlds below.
Italics = Substitute.
| Team | Region | Players |
| EDward Gaming | China | Flandre, Jiejie, JunJia, Scout, Viper, Meiko |
| FunPlus Phoenix | China | Nuguri, xiaolaohu, Tian, Doinb, Lwx, Crisp, Shenyi |
| Royal Never Give Up | China | Xiaohu, Wei, Cryin, Yuekai, GALA, Ming |
| LNG Esports | China | Ale, Tarzan, icon, Light, Iwandy, Kedaya |
| DWG KIA | Korea | Khan, Canyon, ShowMaker, Ghost, Rahel, BeryL |
| Gen.G | Korea | Rascal, Burdol, Clid, YoungJae, Bdd, Ruler, Life |
| T1 | Korea | Canna, Oner, Cuzz, Faker, Teddy, Gumayusi, Keria |
| Hanwha Life Esports | Korea | Morgan, DuDu, Willer, yoHan, Chovy, Deft, Vsta |
| MAD Lions | Europe | Armut, Elyoya, Humanoid, Carzzy, Kaiser |
| Fnatic | Europe | Adam, Bwipo, Nisqy, Upset, Hylissang |
| Rogue | Europe | Odoamne, Inspired, Larssen, Hans sama, Trymbi |
| 100 Thieves | NA | Ssumday, Tenacity, Closer, Kenvi, Abbedagge, FBI, huhi |
| Team Liquid | NA | Alphari, Jenkins, Santorin, Armao, Jensen, Tactical, CoreJJ |
| Cloud9 | NA | Fudge, Max, Blaber, Perkz, Zven, Vulcan |
| PSG Talon | PCS | Hanabi, Kartis, River, Maple, Unified, Kaiwing |
| Beyond Gaming | PCS | Liang, PK, HuSha, Maoan, Doggo, Kino |
| Unicorns of Love | CIS | BOSS, AHaHaCiK, Nomanz, Argonavt, SaNTaS |
| Infinity Esports | LATAM | Buggax, Brayaron, SolidSnake, cody, WhiteLotus, Kz, Ackerman |
| Galatasaray Esports | Turkey | Crazy, Mojito, Bolulu, Alive, Padden, Zergsting |
| RED Canids | Brazil | Guigo, Aegis, Grevthar, Avenger, TitaN, Jojo |
| DetonatioN FocusMe | Japan | Evi, Steal, Aria, Ceros, Yutapon, Gaeng |
| PEACE | Oceania | Vizicsacsi, Lived, Babip, Tally, Violet, Aladoric |
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