League of Legends Worlds 2021 Playoffs - Schedule, Details, and Where to Watch
League of Legends Worlds 2021 is set to continue today with the final eight teams competing against each other for the Summoner’s Cup. The playoffs will take place from 22nd October 2021 to 31st October 2021 for the quarter-finals and semi-finals. The grand finals will take place on 6th November 2021. All matches will take place in a best-of-five format in a single elimination bracket. Here is everything you need to know about the Worlds 2021 playoffs and how you can catch up on all of the action.
Worlds 2021 Playoffs: Format and Overview
Eight teams will play in a single elimination bracket where the first placed team of each group faces the second placed team from another group. There will also be ‘Side Selection Privilege’ at the playoffs. Teams with Side Selection Privilege can choose the side in game one, after that, the team that loses can choose the side in the next game. In the quarterfinals, the group winners will have the Side Choice Privilege. In the following matches, the Side Choice Privilege will be determined by a coin flip. All matches including the grand finals will be a best-of-five series.
The participating teams include:
Royal Never Give Up
EDWard Gaming
Gen.G Esports
Cloud9
T1
Hanwha Life Esports
DAMWON Gaming
MAD Lions
Worlds 2021 features a prize pool of $2,225,000 USD and the winners will be taking home $489,000 USD. Players in the winning team will also be awarded 18-karat white gold rings with sapphires and encased diamonds designed by Riot and Mercedez-Benz.
Worlds 2021 Playoffs: Schedule
Quarter-finals
22nd October 2021 - Quarterfinal 1 (12PM GMT)
Hanwha Life Esports vs T1
23rd October 2021 - Quarterfinal 2 (12PM GMT)
Royal Never Give Up vs Edward Gaming
24th October 2021 - Quarterfinal 3 (12PM GMT)
DAMWON Gaming vs MAD Lions
25th October 2021 - Quarterfinal 4 (12PM GMT)
Gen.G Esports vs Cloud9
Semi-finals
30th October 2021 – Semi-Final 1 (12PM GMT)
Winner of Quarterfinal 2 vs Winner of Quarterfinal 4
31st October 2021 – Semi-Final 2 (12PM GMT)
Winner of Quarterfinal 1 vs Winner of Quarterfinal 2
Grand Final
6th November 2021 – Grand Final (12PM GMT)
Winner of Semi-final 1 vs Winner of Semi-final 2
League of Legends Worlds 2021: Where to watch
Players can watch the matches live at:
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/riotgames
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/lolesports/
All matches will be streamed from 12PM GMT.