2021 LEC season
The 2021 LEC season was the third year of the League of Legends European Championship (LEC), a professional esports league for the MOBA PC game League of Legends, following its rebranding in late 2018. The spring regular season began on 22 January,[3] and concluded on 14 March, while the playoffs started on 26 March and concluded on 11 April. The summer split began on 22 June, and playoffs concluded on 1 August. The three teams that qualified for the 2021 World Championship were MAD Lions,[4] Fnatic,[5] and Rogue,[6] respectively.[7]
| 2021 LEC season | |
|---|---|
| League | LEC |
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Duration | 22 January – 11 April (Spring) 22 June – 1 August (Summer) |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | English: Twitch, YouTube Chinese: Huya |
| Spring | |
| Season champions | MAD Lions |
| Runners-up | Rogue |
| Top seed | G2 Esports |
| Season MVP | Martin "Rekkles" Larsson (G2 Esports)[1] |
| Summer | |
| Season champions | MAD Lions |
| Runners-up | Fnatic |
| Top seed | Rogue |
| Season MVP | Kacper "Inspired" Słoma (Rogue)[2] |
Teams
The Astralis Group merged its LEC team Origen into the Astralis brand prior to the 2021 season.[8]
| Astralis | Excel Esports |
| FC Schalke 04 | Fnatic |
| G2 Esports | MAD Lions |
| Misfits Gaming | Rogue |
| SK Gaming | Team Vitality |
Spring
Regular season
| Pos | Team | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G2 Esports[lower-alpha 1] | 14 | 4 | 10 | Advance to winners' bracket |
| 2 | Rogue[lower-alpha 1] | 14 | 4 | 10 | |
| 3 | MAD Lions | 10 | 8 | 2 | |
| 4 | FC Schalke 04[lower-alpha 2] | 9 | 9 | 0 | |
| 5 | Fnatic[lower-alpha 2] | 9 | 9 | 0 | Advance to losers' bracket |
| 6 | SK Gaming[lower-alpha 3] | 8 | 10 | −2 | |
| 7 | Misfits Gaming[lower-alpha 3] | 8 | 10 | −2 | |
| 8 | Excel Esports | 7 | 11 | −4 | |
| 9 | Astralis | 6 | 12 | −6 | |
| 10 | Team Vitality | 5 | 13 | −8 |
Source: LoL Esports
Notes:
Notes:
- G2 and Rogue's tie was broken by head-to-head record, with G2 winning both matchups.
- Because Fnatic and Schalke were tied in their head-to-head record, their tie was instead broken by their win percentage in the second round robin. Fnatic won three games in the second round robin while Schalke won four, so fourth place was awarded to Schalke.
- Misfits and SK Gaming's tie was broken by head-to-head record, with SK winning both matchups.
| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | G2 Esports | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Schalke 04 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | G2 Esports | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | MAD Lions | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rogue | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | MAD Lions | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | MAD Lions | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rogue | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | G2 Esports | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rogue | 3 | 2 | Rogue | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Schalke 04 | 3 | 4 | Schalke 04 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Fnatic | 3 | 5 | Fnatic | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | SK Gaming | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Individual awards
| Award | Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-Pro Team | Martin "Wunder" Hansen | Top | G2 Esports |
| Marcin "Jankos" Jankowski | Jungle | G2 Esports | |
| Rasmus "Caps" Winther | Mid | G2 Esports | |
| Martin "Rekkles" Larsson | Bot | G2 Esports | |
| Mihael "Mikyx" Mehle | Support | G2 Esports | |
| Coaching Staff of the Split | Rogue Coaching Staff | Staff | Rogue |
| Rookie of the Split | Javier "Elyoya" Prades Batalla | Jungle | MAD Lions |
| MVP[1] | Martin "Rekkles" Larsson | Bot | G2 Esports |
Summer
Regular season
| Pos | Team | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogue | 13 | 5 | 8 | Advance to winner' bracket |
| 2 | G2 Esports | 12 | 6 | 6 | |
| 3 | MAD Lions | 12 | 6 | 6 | |
| 4 | Misfits Gaming | 12 | 6 | 6 | |
| 5 | Fnatic | 11 | 7 | 4 | Advance to losers' bracket |
| 6 | Team Vitality | 8 | 10 | −2 | |
| 7 | Excel Esports | 7 | 11 | −4 | |
| 8 | Origen | 7 | 11 | −4 | |
| 9 | SK Gaming | 5 | 13 | −8 | |
| 10 | FC Schalke 04 | 3 | 15 | −12 |
Source: LoL Esports
Playoffs
| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rogue | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Misfits Gaming | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rogue | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | MAD Lions | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | MAD Lions | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | G2 Esports | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | MAD Lions | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Fnatic | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rogue | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | G2 Esports | 2 | 5 | Fnatic | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Misfits Gaming | 2 | 5 | Fnatic | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Fnatic | 3 | 5 | Fnatic | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Team Vitality | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Individual awards
| Award | Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-Pro Team[9] | Andrei "Odoamne" Pascu | Top | Rogue |
| Kacper "Inspired" Słoma | Jungle | Rogue | |
| Rasmus "Caps" Winther | Mid | G2 Esports | |
| Martin "Rekkles" Larsson | Bot | G2 Esports | |
| Mihael "Mikyx" Mehle | Support | G2 Esports | |
| Coaching Staff of the Split[10] | Rogue Coaching Staff | Staff | Rogue |
| Rookie of the Split[11] | Adam "Adam" Maanane | Top | Fnatic |
| MVP[2] | Kacper "Inspired" Słoma | Jungle | Rogue |
References
- Kelly, Michael (10 April 2021). "Rekkles wins 2021 LEC Spring Split MVP award". Dot Esports. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- Esguerra, Tyler (28 August 2021). "Inspired wins 2021 LEC Summer Split MVP award". Dot Esports. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- Kelly, Michael (15 December 2020). "LEC schedules 2021 opening day for Jan. 22". Dot Esports. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- Esguerra, Tyler (2021-08-29). "MAD Lions win 2021 LEC Summer Finals with impressive 3-1 series victory against Fnatic". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- "Fnatic deny G2 and become the last LEC team to qualify for Worlds 2021". Upcomer. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- "[LEC Summer Playoffs] Rogue is the first team to qualify for Worlds 2021 after defeating Misfits 3-2". InvenGlobal. 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- Heath, Jerome (2021-09-23). "All teams qualified for Worlds 2021". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- Nicholson, Jonno (15 September 2020). "Astralis Group merges Origen and Future FC into Astralis brand". Esports Insider. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- Kelly, Michael (24 August 2021). "G2's Rekkles, Caps, others headline 2021 LEC All-Pro team". Dot Esports. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- Kelly, Michael (25 August 2021). "Rogue wins 2021 LEC Coaching Staff of the Year award". Dot Esports.
- Kelly, Michael (27 August 2021). "Fnatic top laner Adam wins 2021 LEC Rookie of the Summer Split award". Dot Esports. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
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