The 2021 League of Legends World Championship (Worlds) will begin on Tuesday, the 5th of October. The group draw has now been completed and the four groups have been confirmed.
The Summoner’s Cup is the most prestigious trophy in all of League. Only the greatest teams can even hope to lift it above their heads at the end of the month. This year, there are multiple contenders, a handful of dark horse candidates, and a ton of potential for some exciting matches, surprise picks, and upset victories. 22 representatives from across the globe will arrive in Iceland, vying to make their mark on the biggest stage of the year.
Here are the four groups with teams from the LCK (Korea), LPL (China), LEC (Europe), LCS (North America) and PCS (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and Southeast Asia).
Group A
- LCK’s DWG KIA
- LPL’s FunPlus Phoenix
- LEC’s Rogue
- Play-in representative #1
Group B
- LPL’s EDward Gaming
- LCS’ 100 Thieves
- LCK’s T1
- Play-in representative #2
Group C
- PCS’ PSG Talon
- LEC’s Fnatic
- LPL’s Royal Never Give Up
- Play-in representative #3
Group D
- LEC’s MAD Lions
- LCK’s Gen.G
- LCS’ Team Liquid
- Play-in representative #4
Before the group stage begins, the play-in stage of the tournament will kick off the festivities.
Worlds 2021 play-in teams:
These are the ten sides that start in the play-ins stage, with four making it through into the groups above.
- LNG (LPL)
- Hanwha Life (LCK)
- Cloud9 (LCS)
- Beyond Gaming (PCS)
- Unicorns of Love (LCL)
- Infinity Esports (LLA)
- Galatasaray (TCL)
- Red Canids (CBLOL)
- Detonation FocusMe (LJL)
- Peace (LCO)
