The Laugardalshöll previously hosted both the Mid-Season Invitational and the Valorant Masters Reykjavík during 2021.
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This stage will feature the top eight squads from the groups, as all first-place teams from the previous round will be randomly drawn into a single-elimination bracket, against a second-placed team from a different group.Īfterwards, all qualified teams will battle until the end in a series of best-of-fives that can make history on their own, with the last survivors of the bracket being crowned as the 2021 League of Legends world champions. Here, all squads will battle against each other in a double round-robin format, with the top two teams from each of the groups moving on to the knockout stage. All 16 teams will be randomly drawn into four groups of four each. The group stage will be composed of the best twelve teams from the top-tier regional leagues, and those four qualified from the play-in stage. The top team from each group will automatically advance to the group stage, while the third- and fourth-place teams will play a best-of-five, with winners challenging the other group’s second seed for the last two spots to the next round. All of these teams will be drawn into two groups of five each, playing in a single round-robin format. This stage will welcome all of the play-in regions' teams, as they will battle against the lowest-seeded from the top leagues. The absence of the teams from the VCS due to the global pandemic’s continuing impact on travel has brought major modifications, as the tournament will be played using the same format from Worlds 2020. Worlds 2021 will feature its traditional three stages format: Play-In, Groups, and Knockouts.
Turkey (TCL): Galatasaray Esports (#1).Southeast Asia (PCS): Beyond Gaming (#2).North America (LCS): 100 Thieves (#1), and Team Liquid (#2).Europe (LEC): MAD Lions (#1), and Fnatic (#2), and Rogue (#3).China (LPL): Edward Gaming (#1), and FunPlus Phoenix (#2), and RNG (#3).(Picture: Riot Games)Īs all leagues have now come to an end, these are the teams that have guaranteed their spots at the tournament, with each of the seeds being determined according to their final standings at each regional playoff. League of Legends World Championship trophy, the Summoner's Cup. CIS, Latin America, Turkey, Brazil, Japan, and Oceania (1 spot each): All champions from their 2021 Summer Splits.
The distribution of all seeds was as follows: As always, the tournament's seedings have been based on the team's performances in their regional competitions, as well as the region's results on the international stage, with a two-year span considered for the ranking.