For the second year running, the LPL earned an additional slot at the League of Legends World Championship after Royal Never Give Up knocked out DWG KIA in the finals of MSI.
With four slots at Worlds on the line, the 2021 LPL Summer Split playoffs could be more ruthless than ever.
From Aug. 12 to Sept. 2, the top 10 teams from the LPL regular season will be eager to contend for a spot at the game’s most prestigious event of the year and represent their country in Europe later this year.
In a series of best-of-five matchups, the playoffs will be split into two phases. The first phase will comprise of two King of Hill single eliminations brackets with seeds 4/5/8/9 facing off in one and seeds 3/6/7/10 in the other.
The winners will advance to the second phase of the playoffs where they’ll compete in a double-elimination bracket for a place in the grand finals.
With their win over Team WE on Friday, Aug. 27, FunPlux Phoenix clinched a spot in the Worlds 2021 group stage as, at minimum, the LPL’s second seed. EDG also secured a spot in groups at the end-of-year event after beating WE on Sunday.
Championship points
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Playoffs bracket
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Playoffs schedule/scores
Aug. 12
4am CT: Round one
LNG 3-2 Suning
Aug. 13
4am CT: Round one
Team WE 3-0 OMG
Aug. 14
4am CT: Round two
LNG 3-1 Top Esports
Aug. 15
4am CT: Round two
Team WE 3-0 Bilibili Gaming
Aug. 19
4am CT: Round three
LNG 3-1 RNG
Aug. 20
4am CT: Round three
Team WE 3-2 Rare Atom
Aug. 21
4am CT: Round four
FunPlus Phoenix 3-0 LNG
Aug. 22
4am CT: Round four
Team WE 3-2 EDG
Aug. 26
4am CT: Round four
EDG 3-1 LNG
Aug. 27
4am CT: Semifinals
FunPlus Phoenix 3-0 Team WE
Aug. 29
4am CT: Semifinals
EDG 3-0 Team WE
Sept. 2
TBD: Grand final
EDG 3-1 FunPlus Phoenix
The LPL regional finals will determine the third and fourth teams to qualify for Worlds 2021 in the region. The top four teams with the most championship points, that haven’t already qualified, will compete in a two round, best of five 안전토토사이트 bracket.
Regional finals bracket
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Regional finals schedule/scores
Sept. 3
2:30am CT: Round one
RNG – Team WE
Sept. 4
3:30am CT: Round one
LNG – Rare Atom
Sept. 5
4:30am CT: Round two
TBD – TBD
