After a back and forth season in Korea, six teams have been locked in for the 2021 LCK Summer Split playoffs.
Reigning champs DWG KIA qualified for the 2021 League of Legends World Championship off the back of championship points, but three more slots are still to be decided.
The winner of the LCK Summer Split playoffs, which takes place from Aug. 18 to 28, will automatically qualify as the first seed for Worlds. The team that finishes with the most championship points (that hasn’t already qualified) will qualify as the second seed.
The third and fourth seeds (up from three at Worlds 2020 due to the LCK’s top-two finish at MSI 2021), will be decided at the Regional Finals, a separate single-elimination bracket that’s due to take place from Aug. 31 to Sept. 2.
Circuit points
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Playoffs Bracket
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Playoffs schedule/scores
Aug. 18
3am CT: Quarterfinals
NS RedForce 3-1 Afreeca Freecs
Aug. 19
3am CT: Quarterfinals
T1 3-0 SANDBOX
Aug. 21
3am CT: Semifinals
DWG KIA 3-0 NS RedForce
Aug. 22
3am CT: Semifinals
T1 3-1 Gen.G
Aug. 28
3am CT: Grand final
DWG KIA 3-1 T1
Due to the nature of championship points, DWG KIA, Gen.G, and T1 qualified for Worlds 2021 after varying degrees of success in the playoffs. Hanwha Life, SANDBOX, and NS 안전토토사이트 RedForce will compete for the fourth and final spot in the regional finals on Aug. 31.
Regional finals bracket
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Regional finals schedule/scores
Aug. 31
3am CT: Round one
Hanwha Life 3-1 SANDBOX
Sept. 1
3am CT: Rounds two
NS RedForce – Hanwha Life
Sept. 2
3am CT: Finals
T1 – TBD
