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LCK 2021
Series LCK
Location Seoul, South Korea
LCK 2021 Overview
The 2021 LCK season marked the 10th year of Korea’s premier League of Legends competition and represented the peak of 
DWG KIA’s domestic dominance. The season featured DWG KIA winning both Spring and Summer titles, establishing themselves as the undisputed powerhouse of Korea.
The year also saw 
T1’s rebuilding phase, 
Gen.G’s consistency without titles, and the emergence of 
Nongshim RedForce as a legitimate playoff contender for the first time in organization history.
Season Highlights
- Spring Winner: DWG KIA (3-0 vs Gen.G)
- Summer Winner: DWG KIA (3-1 vs T1)
- Worlds 2021 Seeds: DWG KIA, Gen.G, T1,
Hanwha Life Esports
Season Format
Spring & Summer Splits
- Regular Season: Double round-robin (Bo3).
- Playoff Advancement: Top 6 teams qualify.
- Playoff Format:Single-elimination bracket. The 1st and 2nd place teams received a bye directly to the Semifinals.
- Series Format: All playoff matches are Best-of-Five (Bo5).
World Championship Qualification
- Seed #1: Summer Split Champion.
- Seed #2: Championship Point Leader.
- Seeds #3 & #4: Decided through the Regional Finals (Gauntlet style).
Participating Teams
LCK Spring 2021
- Afreeca Freecs
Afreeca Freecs
- TOP
- Kiin
- JNG
- Dread
- MID
- Fly
- BOT
- Bang
- SUP
- Lehends / MapSSi
- DRX
DRX
- TOP
- Kingen
- JNG
- Pyosik
- MID
- SOLKA
- BOT
- BAO
- SUP
- Becca
- DWG KIA
DWG KIA
- TOP
- Khan
- JNG
- Canyon
- MID
- ShowMaker
- BOT
- Ghost
- SUP
- BeryL
- Fredit BRION
Fredit BRION
- TOP
- Hoya
- JNG
- UmTi / Chieftain
- MID
- Chieftain / Lava / Yaharong
- BOT
- Hena
- SUP
- Delight
- Gen.G
Gen.G
- TOP
- Rascal
- JNG
- Clid / Flawless
- MID
- Bdd / Karis
- BOT
- Ruler
- SUP
- Life
- Hanwha Life Esports
Hanwha Life Esports
- TOP
- Morgan / DuDu
- JNG
- Arthur / yoHan
- MID
- Chovy
- BOT
- Deft
- SUP
- Vsta
- KT Rolster
KT Rolster
- TOP
- Doran
- JNG
- Bonnie / Blank / GIDEON
- MID
- Ucal / Dove
- BOT
- HyBriD / Noah
- SUP
- Zzus
- Liiv SANDBOX
Liiv SANDBOX
- TOP
- Summit
- JNG
- Croco / OnFleek
- MID
- FATE
- BOT
- Route / Leo / Prince
- SUP
- Effort
- Nongshim RedForce
Nongshim RedForce
- TOP
- Rich
- JNG
- Peanut
- MID
- Bay
- BOT
- deokdam
- SUP
- Kellin
- T1
T1
- TOP
- Canna / Zeus
- JNG
- Ellim / Cuzz / Oner
- MID
- Clozer / Faker
- BOT
- Gumayusi / Teddy
- SUP
- Keria
LCK Summer 2021
- Afreeca Freecs
Afreeca Freecs
- TOP
- Kiin
- JNG
- Dread
- MID
- Fly
- BOT
- Leo
- SUP
- Lehends
- DRX
DRX
- TOP
- Kingen / Destroy
- JNG
- Pyosik
- MID
- Kingen / SOLKA / Jett
- BOT
- BAO / Taeyoon
- SUP
- Becca / Jun
- DWG KIA
DWG KIA
- TOP
- Khan
- JNG
- Canyon / Malrang
- MID
- Canyon / ShowMaker
- BOT
- ShowMaker / Ghost
- SUP
- BeryL
- Fredit BRION
Fredit BRION
- TOP
- Hoya
- JNG
- UmTi / Chieftain
- MID
- Lava / Yaharong
- BOT
- Hena
- SUP
- Delight
- Gen.G
Gen.G
- TOP
- Rascal / Burdol
- JNG
- Clid / YoungJae
- MID
- Bdd
- BOT
- Ruler
- SUP
- Life
- Hanwha Life Esports
Hanwha Life Esports
- TOP
- Morgan / DuDu
- JNG
- yoHan / Arthur / Willer
- MID
- Chovy
- BOT
- Deft
- SUP
- Vsta
- KT Rolster
KT Rolster
- TOP
- Doran
- JNG
- Blank / GIDEON
- MID
- Dove / Ucal
- BOT
- Noah / 5kid
- SUP
- Zzus / Harp
- Liiv SANDBOX
Liiv SANDBOX
- TOP
- Summit
- JNG
- Croco
- MID
- FATE
- BOT
- Prince
- SUP
- Effort
- Nongshim RedForce
Nongshim RedForce
- TOP
- Rich
- JNG
- Peanut
- MID
- Gori
- BOT
- deokdam
- SUP
- Kellin
- T1
T1
- TOP
- Canna
- JNG
- Cuzz / Oner
- MID
- Faker
- BOT
- Teddy / Gumayusi
- SUP
- Keria
2021 Regional Finals
- T1
T1
- TOP
- Canna
- JNG
- Oner
- MID
- Faker
- BOT
- Gumayusi
- SUP
- Keria
- Nongshim RedForce
Nongshim RedForce
- TOP
- Rich
- JNG
- Peanut
- MID
- Gori
- BOT
- deokdam
- SUP
- Kellin
- Hanwha Life Esports
Hanwha Life Esports
- TOP
- Morgan
- JNG
- Willer
- MID
- Chovy
- BOT
- Deft
- SUP
- Vsta
- Liiv SANDBOX
Liiv SANDBOX
- TOP
- Summit
- JNG
- Croco
- MID
- FATE
- BOT
- Prince
- SUP
- Effort
LCK 2021 Spring Split
Regular Season Standings
| # | Team | Series | Games | Diff | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DWG KIA | 16 - 2 | 33 - 10 | +23 | Champion |
| 2 | Gen.G | 13 - 5 | 29 - 15 | +14 | Runner-up |
| 3 | Hanwha Life Esports | 12 - 6 | 26 - 18 | +8 | Playoffs |
| 4 | T1 | 11 - 7 | 27 - 17 | +10 | Playoffs |
| 5 |  DRX | 9 - 9 | 21 - 26 | -5 | Playoffs |
| 6 | Nongshim RedForce | 7 - 11 | 18 - 24 | -6 | Playoffs |
| 7 |  KT Rolster | 6 - 12 | 18 - 27 | -9 | |
| 8 |  Liiv SANDBOX | 6 - 12 | 15 - 25 | -10 | |
| 9 |  Afreeca Freecs | 5 - 13 | 16 - 26 | -10 | |
| 10 |  Fredit BRION | 5 - 13 | 12 - 27 | -15 |
Spring Playoffs Bracket
Quarterfinals
Nongshim 2
Hanwha Life 3
DRX 1
T1 3
Semifinals
DWG KIA 3
Hanwha Life 0
Gen.G 3
T1 0
Spring Final
DWG KIA 3
Gen.G 0
DWG KIA Wins Spring LCK 2021 Summer Split
Regular Season Standings
| # | Team | Series | Games | Diff | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DWG KIA | 12 - 6 | 29 - 14 | +15 | Champion |
| 2 | Gen.G | 12 - 6 | 27 - 19 | +8 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Nongshim RedForce | 12 - 6 | 27 - 19 | +8 | Playoffs |
| 4 | T1 | 11 - 7 | 25 - 19 | +6 | Runner-up |
| 5 | Liiv SANDBOX | 11 - 7 | 26 - 21 | +5 | Playoffs |
| 6 | Afreeca Freecs | 11 - 7 | 25 - 21 | +4 | Playoffs |
| 7 | KT Rolster | 7 - 11 | 21 - 25 | -4 | |
| 8 | Hanwha Life Esports | 7 - 11 | 17 - 26 | -9 | |
| 9 | Fredit BRION | 5 - 13 | 20 - 28 | -8 | |
| 10 | DRX | 2 - 16 | 9 - 34 | -25 |
Summer Playoffs Bracket
Quarterfinals
Afreeca 1
Nongshim 3
Liiv SANDBOX 0
T1 3
Semifinals
DWG KIA 3
Nongshim 0
Gen.G 1
T1 3
Summer Final
DWG KIA 3
T1 1
DWG KIA Wins Summer Championship Points & Regional Finals
| Rank | Team | Spring | Summer | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DWG KIA | 90 | AQ | AQ |
| 2 | Gen.G | 70 | 80 | 150 |
| 3 | T1 | 30 | 100 | 130 |
| 4 | Nongshim | 10 | 50 | 60 |
| 5 | Hanwha Life | 20 | 30 | 50 |
| 6 | Liiv SANDBOX | 0 | 30 | 30 |
Regional Finals Bracket (The Gauntlet)
Round 1
Liiv SANDBOX 1
Hanwha Life 3
Round 2 (Qual Match)
Nongshim 0
Hanwha Life 3
HLE Qualifies for Worlds
Seeding Match
T1 3
Hanwha Life 2
T1 Secures Seed #3