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{{Infobox sports season
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2021 LCS season
| title = 2021 LCS season
| logo = League championship series logo 2021.svg
| league = [[League Championship Series (esports)|LCS]]
| league = [[League Championship Series (esports)|LCS]]
| sport = ''[[League of Legends]]''
| sport = ''[[League of Legends]]''

Revision as of 20:43, 9 November 2023

2021 LCS season
LeagueLCS
SportLeague of Legends
DurationJanuary 15–31 (Lock In)
February 5 – March 14 (Spring)
March 20 – April 11 (Mid-Season)
June 4 – August 1 (Summer)
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)English: Twitch, YouTube
Lock In
WinnerTeam Liquid
  Runners-upCloud9
Spring
WinnerCloud9
  Runners-upTeam Liquid
Top seedCloud9
Season MVPRobert "Blaber" Huang[1]
(Cloud9)
Summer
Winner100 Thieves
  Runners-upTeam Liquid
Top seedTeam SoloMid
Season MVPMingyi "Spica" Lu (Team SoloMid)[2]
LCS seasons

The 2021 LCS season was the fourth year of North America's League Championship Series, a professional esports league for the MOBA PC game League of Legends, under partnership and the ninth overall.

The pre-season Lock In tournament began on January 15 and concluded on January 31.[3]

The spring regular season began on February 5 and concluded on March 14. The Mid-Season Showdown, which replaced the spring playoffs, began on March 20 and concluded on April 11.[4] The summer regular season began on June 4 and concluded on August 1.

The three teams that qualified for the World Championship in 2021 were 100 Thieves, Team Liquid, and Cloud9.[5]

League changes

Shortly after the conclusion of the 2020 World Championship, Riot Games announced several major changes regarding the league's format. A new, three-week preseason tournament was introduced, titled the LCS Lock In. The top two teams from the previous season would be able to choose their opponents, selecting them into 2 groups for a play-in group stage. Each group would play in a four-day single Round Robin, with the top four teams from each group being seeded into an eight-team, single-elimination bracket. The winner of the bracket would receive a cash prize of US$150,000, along with a US$50,000 donation to the charity of their choice.[6]

The regular season schedule was expanded to five games each day, across three days (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday). The spring playoffs were also replaced with the "Mid-Season Showdown".[7] While the playoff format remained nearly identical to previous seasons, there were three minor changes. The first seed must now always play the fourth seed, rather than choosing their opponent; side selection always goes to the team that most recently dropped from the upper bracket; and ties would now be broken by seeding.[8] The winner of the Mid-Season Showdown would qualify for the 2021 Mid-Season Invitational. Standings and team records from the spring regular season would be continued into the summer regular season as opposed to resetting like previous seasons.[9]

In January 2021, the league rebranded its logo, featuring a new logo and refreshed visual identity.[10]

Broadcasting

The live English broadcast was available on the LoL Esports website, as well as on Twitch and YouTube.[11] A Spanish broadcast was produced by the LCS team FlyQuest.[12]

Lock In

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 100 Thieves 4 3 1 0.750 Advance to quarterfinals
2 Team Liquid 4 3 1 0.750
3 Team SoloMid 4 2 2 0.500
4 Golden Guardians 4 1 3 0.250
5 Counter Logic Gaming 4 1 3 0.250
Source: LoL Esports
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record
Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 Evil Geniuses 4 3 1 0.750 Advance to quarterfinals
2 Cloud9 4 3 1 0.750
3 FlyQuest 4 2 2 0.500
4 Immortals 4 1 3 0.250
5 Dignitas 4 1 3 0.250
Source: LoL Esports
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record

Knockout stage

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
A1100 Thieves2
B4Immortals0
A1100 Thieves2
B2Cloud93
B2Cloud92
A3Team SoloMid1
B2Cloud92
A2Team Liquid3
B1Evil Geniuses2
A4Golden Guardians0
B1Evil Geniuses0
A2Team Liquid3
A2Team Liquid2
B3FlyQuest0

Spring

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 Cloud9 18 13 5 0.722 Advance to upper semifinals
2 Team SoloMid 18 12 6 0.667
3 Team Liquid 18 12 6 0.667
4 100 Thieves 18 11 7 0.611
5 Dignitas 18 11 7 0.611 Advance to lower quarterfinals
6 Evil Geniuses 18 10 8 0.556
7 Immortals 18 7 11 0.389
8 FlyQuest 18 6 12 0.333
9 Counter Logic Gaming 18 5 13 0.278
10 Golden Guardians 18 3 15 0.167
Source: LoL Esports (Archived March 18, 2021, at the Wayback Machine)

Mid-Season Showdown

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Cloud93
4100 Thieves0
1Cloud93
3Team Liquid1
2Team SoloMid1
3Team Liquid3
1Cloud93
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower final3Team Liquid2
2Team SoloMid3
3Team Liquid3
6Evil Geniuses1
2Team SoloMid32Team SoloMid1
4100 Thieves1
4100 Thieves3
5Dignitas0

Final standings

Pos Team Qualification
1 Cloud9 2021 Mid-Season Invitational
2 Team Liquid
3 Team SoloMid
4 100 Thieves
5–6 Dignitas
Evil Geniuses

Awards

Summer

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 Team SoloMid 45 30 15 0.667 Advance to upper semifinals
2 100 Thieves 45 29 16 0.644
3 Evil Geniuses 45 28 17 0.622 Advance to upper quarterfinals
4 Cloud9 45 28 17 0.622
5 Team Liquid 45 27 18 0.600
6 Dignitas 45 23 22 0.511
7 Immortals 45 20 25 0.444 Advance to lower round 1
8 Golden Guardians 45 14 31 0.311
9 FlyQuest 45 14 31 0.311
10 Counter Logic Gaming 45 12 33 0.267
Source: LoL Esports (Archived October 8, 2021, at the Wayback Machine)

Playoffs

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Team SoloMid1
4Cloud915Team Liquid3
5Team Liquid35Team Liquid3
2100 Thieves2
2100 Thieves3
3Evil Geniuses33Evil Geniuses2
6Dignitas1
5Team Liquid0
2100 Thieves3
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
1Team SoloMid3
6Dignitas07Immortals12100 Thieves3
7Immortals31Team SoloMid24Cloud91
4Cloud93
3Evil Geniuses0
4Cloud934Cloud93
8Golden Guardians0

Final standings

Pos Team Qualification
1 100 Thieves 2021 League of Legends World Championship
2 Team Liquid
3 Cloud9
4 Team SoloMid
5–6 Evil Geniuses
Immortals
7–8 Dignitas
Golden Guardians

Awards

References

  1. ^ Rockwood, Bryan (10 April 2021). "Blaber Wins MVP for 2021 LCS Spring Split". The Game Haus.
  2. ^ Kelly, Michael (27 August 2021). "TSM jungler Spica wins 2021 LCS MVP award". Dot Esports.
  3. ^ Hanes, Robert (2 January 2021). "What is the 2021 LCS Start Date?". The Game Haus.
  4. ^ "C9, 100T continue torrid start at LCS Spring Split". Reuters. 8 February 2021.
  5. ^ Heath, Jerome (29 August 2021). "All teams qualified for the 2021 League of Legends World Championship". Dot Esports.
  6. ^ Çakır, Gökhan (12 January 2021). "How to watch the LCS 2021 Lock In: Format, schedule, and more". Dot Esports.
  7. ^ Soba, Carly (9 January 2021). "What you need to know about the 2021 LCS format change". Daily Esports.
  8. ^ "2021 LCS Season Updates". LoL Esports. 14 December 2020.
  9. ^ Ray, Nick (21 December 2020). "2021 LCS Format Breaks Spring Split Into Three Parts". Hotspawn.
  10. ^ Kelly, Michael (5 January 2021). "The 2021 LCS rebrand signals a new direction for a youthful, energized league". Dot Esports.
  11. ^ Tyler, Josh (15 January 2021). "LCS 2021: Where, When, and How to Watch the LCS Lock-In Tournament". Blog of Legends.
  12. ^ Geracie, Nick (4 February 2021). "FlyQuest to produce Spanish co-stream for 2021 LCS season". www.invenglobal.com.
  13. ^ a b c Esguerra, Tyler (March 19, 2021). "Team Liquid, Cloud9 players make up 2021 LCS Spring Split All-Pro team". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  14. ^ Esguerra, Tyler (April 9, 2021). "Blaber wins 2021 LCS Spring Split MVP award". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  15. ^ Esguerra, Tyler (March 26, 2021). "Cloud9 win coaching staff of the split award for 2021 LCS Spring Split". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  16. ^ a b c Esguerra, Tyler (August 6, 2021). "LCS' 2021 Summer Split All-Pro first team features players from 5 different organizations". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  17. ^ Kelly, Michael (August 27, 2021). "2023 LCS Summer Split Awards". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  18. ^ Esguerra, Tyler (August 11, 2021). "Evil Geniuses ADC Danny wins 2021 LCS Rookie of the Year award". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  19. ^ Esguerra, Tyler (August 17, 2021). "Fudge wins 2021 LCS Most Improved Player award". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  20. ^ Kelly, Michael (August 6, 2021). "Evil Geniuses wins 2021 LCS Coaching Staff of the Year award". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
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