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 토토사이트 LPL regular season will be eager to contend for a spot at League’s most prestigious event of the year and represent their country on home soil.
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.
Bracket
Screengrab via lol.fandom
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 – Team WE
Aug. 29
4am CT: Semifinals
EDG – TBD
Sept. 2
TBD: Grand final
TBD – TBD