Organizer
Confirmed by Riot Games and Leaguepedia.[1]
Tournament edition
League of Legends World Championship 2021
Worlds 2021 was the League of Legends World Championship, held in Reykjavík, Iceland from Oct 5–Nov 6 with 22 teams competing. Edward Gaming won the title.
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Competition snapshot
Host and dates
Reykjavík, Iceland · Oct 5–Nov 6, 2021
Riot’s official event materials and Leaguepedia list the host route and event dates.[1][2]
Champion
Edward Gaming
Leaguepedia’s historical tournament index records the champion.[2]
Combined prize pool
$2,225,000
Historical prize-pool figure listed by Leaguepedia.[2]
Games
Participant scale
22 teams
Leaguepedia records this edition’s field size.[2]
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Riot GamesCommercial note
Tournament organizer · Recorded in the 2021 edition.[4]
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Mercedes-BenzCommercial note
Official global partner · Recorded in the 2021 edition.[1]
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Red BullCommercial note
Official global partner · Recorded in the 2021 edition.[1]
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SecretlabCommercial note
Official global partner · Recorded in the 2021 edition.[1]
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BoseCommercial note
Official global partner · Recorded in the 2021 edition.[1]
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SpotifyCommercial note
Official global partner · Recorded in the 2021 edition.[1]
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CiscoCommercial note
Infrastructure partner · Recorded in the 2021 edition.[1]
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MastercardCommercial note
Global payment services partner · Recorded in the 2021 edition.[1]
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OPPOCommercial note
Global smartphone partner · Recorded in the 2021 edition.[1]
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Louis VuittonCommercial note
Global event partner · Recorded in the 2021 edition.[1]
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AXECommercial note
Global event partner · Recorded in the 2021 edition.[1]
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VerizonCommercial note
Global event partner · Recorded in the 2021 edition.[1]
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Prime GamingCommercial note
Global event partner · Recorded in the 2021 edition.[1]
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State FarmCommercial note
Global event sponsor · Recorded in the 2021 edition.[1]
PTG Database Analysis
The 2021 League of Legends World Championship was held in Reykjavík, Iceland from Oct 5–Nov 6, 2021. The field comprised 22 teams; Edward Gaming won the championship. Twenty-two teams played in the Play-In, Group and best-of-five knockout stages in Reykjavík. Riot announced that VCS teams could not attend because of travel restrictions; Leaguepedia records Edward Gaming as champion and the prize pool.[1][2]
References4
- [1]Celebrating Worlds 2021 — LoL Esports
- [2]Worlds 2021 Location and Format Announcement — LoL Esports
- [3]Worlds 2021 — Leaguepedia — Leaguepedia
- [4]LoL Esports — Relationship evidence
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