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LCS 2021 Season
"Made By Many" — A Year of Rebranding and Rivalries
Season Overview & Narrative
The 2021 LCS Season introduced the league's major rebrand and the inaugural Lock In tournament. Narratives centered around Perkz joining 
Cloud9 to replace Nisqy, Alphari dominating the top lane for 
Team Liquid, and 
100 Thieves capturing their first-ever championship in the Summer.
Format Changes
- Lock In: New pre-season tournament.
- Mid-Season Showdown (MSS): Replaced Spring Playoffs.
- Combined Records: Summer standings included Spring records.
Key Moments
- C9 vs TL Rivalry: Met in the finals of both Lock In and Spring.
- Danny's Debut: EG promoted rookie Danny in Summer, who became an instant star.
- 100T Rise: Acquired Abbedagge and Reapered (Coach) in Summer to win it all.
Participating Teams
Lock In
- 100 Thieves
100 Thieves
- TOP
- Ssumday
- JNG
- Closer
- MID
- Damonte
- BOT
- FBI
- SUP
- huhi
- Cloud9
Cloud9
- TOP
- Fudge
- JNG
- Blaber
- MID
- Perkz
- BOT
- Zven
- SUP
- Vulcan
- Counter Logic Gaming
Counter Logic Gaming
- TOP
- Solo
- JNG
- Griffin
- MID
- Pobelter
- BOT
- WildTurtle
- SUP
- Smoothie
- Dignitas
Dignitas
- TOP
- FakeGod
- JNG
- Dardoch
- MID
- Soligo
- BOT
- Neo
- SUP
- aphromoo
- Evil Geniuses
Evil Geniuses
- TOP
- Impact
- JNG
- Svenskeren
- MID
- Jiizuke
- BOT
- Deftly
- SUP
- IgNar
- FlyQuest
FlyQuest
- TOP
- Licorice
- JNG
- Nxi / Josedeodo
- MID
- Palafox
- BOT
- Johnsun
- SUP
- Diamond
- Golden Guardians
Golden Guardians
- TOP
- Niles
- JNG
- Iconic
- MID
- Ablazeolive
- BOT
- Stixxay
- SUP
- Newbie
- Immortals
Immortals
- TOP
- Revenge / Topoon
- JNG
- Potluck
- MID
- Insanity / Pretty
- BOT
- Keith
- SUP
- Joey
- Team Liquid
Team Liquid
- TOP
- Alphari
- JNG
- Armao / Santorin
- MID
- Jensen
- BOT
- Tactical
- SUP
- CoreJJ
- TSM
TSM
- TOP
- Huni
- JNG
- Spica
- MID
- PowerOfEvil
- BOT
- Lost
- SUP
- SwordArt
Spring Split
- 100 Thieves
100 Thieves
- TOP
- Ssumday
- JNG
- Closer
- MID
- Damonte / ry0ma
- BOT
- FBI
- SUP
- huhi
- Cloud9
Cloud9
- TOP
- Fudge
- JNG
- Blaber
- MID
- Perkz
- BOT
- Zven
- SUP
- Vulcan
- Counter Logic Gaming
Counter Logic Gaming
- TOP
- Finn
- JNG
- Griffin / Broxah
- MID
- rjs / Pobelter
- BOT
- WildTurtle
- SUP
- Smoothie
- Dignitas
Dignitas
- TOP
- FakeGod
- JNG
- Dardoch
- MID
- Soligo
- BOT
- Neo
- SUP
- aphromoo
- Evil Geniuses
Evil Geniuses
- TOP
- Impact
- JNG
- Svenskeren
- MID
- Jiizuke
- BOT
- Deftly
- SUP
- IgNar
- FlyQuest
FlyQuest
- TOP
- Licorice
- JNG
- Josedeodo
- MID
- Palafox
- BOT
- Johnsun
- SUP
- Diamond / Dreams
- Golden Guardians
Golden Guardians
- TOP
- Niles
- JNG
- Iconic
- MID
- Ablazeolive
- BOT
- Stixxay
- SUP
- Newbie
- Immortals
Immortals
- TOP
- Revenge
- JNG
- Xerxe
- MID
- Insanity
- BOT
- Raes
- SUP
- Destiny
- Team Liquid
Team Liquid
- TOP
- Alphari
- JNG
- Santorin
- MID
- Jensen
- BOT
- Tactical
- SUP
- CoreJJ
- TSM
TSM
- TOP
- Huni
- JNG
- Spica
- MID
- PowerOfEvil
- BOT
- Lost
- SUP
- SwordArt
Summer Split
- 100 Thieves
100 Thieves
- TOP
- Ssumday / Tenacity
- JNG
- Closer / Kenvi
- MID
- Abbedagge / ry0ma
- BOT
- FBI / Luger
- SUP
- huhi / Poome
- Cloud9
Cloud9
- TOP
- Fudge
- JNG
- Blaber
- MID
- Perkz
- BOT
- k1ng / Zven
- SUP
- Vulcan
- Counter Logic Gaming
Counter Logic Gaming
- TOP
- Finn
- JNG
- Broxah
- MID
- Pobelter / Damonte
- BOT
- WildTurtle
- SUP
- Smoothie
- Dignitas
Dignitas
- TOP
- FakeGod
- JNG
- Dardoch / Akaadian
- MID
- Soligo / Yusui
- BOT
- Neo
- SUP
- aphromoo
- Evil Geniuses
Evil Geniuses
- TOP
- Impact
- JNG
- Svenskeren / Contractz
- MID
- Jiizuke
- BOT
- Danny
- SUP
- IgNar
- FlyQuest
FlyQuest
- TOP
- Licorice / Kumo
- JNG
- Josedeodo / Nxi
- MID
- Palafox / Triple
- BOT
- Johnsun / Tomo
- SUP
- Dreams / Diamond
- Golden Guardians
Golden Guardians
- TOP
- Solo / Licorice
- JNG
- Iconic
- MID
- Ablazeolive
- BOT
- Stixxay
- SUP
- Chime
- Immortals
Immortals
- TOP
- Revenge
- JNG
- Xerxe
- MID
- Insanity / Pretty
- BOT
- Raes
- SUP
- Destiny
- Team Liquid
Team Liquid
- TOP
- Alphari / Jenkins
- JNG
- Santorin / Armao
- MID
- Jensen
- BOT
- Tactical
- SUP
- CoreJJ
- TSM
TSM
- TOP
- Huni
- JNG
- Spica
- MID
- PowerOfEvil
- BOT
- Lost
- SUP
- SwordArt
Lock In Group Stage
Group A
| # | Team | W-L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 Thieves | 3 - 1 | 75% |
| 2 | Team Liquid | 3 - 1 | 75% |
| 3 |  TSM | 2 - 2 | 50% |
| 4 |  Golden Guardians | 1 - 3 | 25% |
| 5 |  Counter Logic Gaming | 1 - 3 | 25% |
Group B
| # | Team | W-L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Evil Geniuses | 3 - 1 | 75% |
| 2 | Cloud9 | 3 - 1 | 75% |
| 3 |  FlyQuest | 2 - 2 | 50% |
| 4 |  Immortals | 1 - 3 | 25% |
| 5 |  Dignitas | 1 - 3 | 25% |
Lock In Knockout Stage
Lock In Bracket
Team Liquid defeated Cloud9 in a thrilling 5-game series to win the first-ever Lock In tournament.
100 Thieves Immortals Cloud9 TSM Evil Geniuses Golden Guardians Team Liquid FlyQuest 100 Thieves Cloud9 Evil Geniuses Team Liquid Cloud9 Team Liquid Team Liquid: Lock In Champions Spring Regular Season Standings
| # | Team | W-L | Win % | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloud9 | 13 - 5 | 72% | 1W |
| 2 | TSM | 12 - 6 | 67% | 1W |
| 3 | Team Liquid | 12 - 6 | 67% | 1W |
| 4 | 100 Thieves | 11 - 7 | 61% | 2L |
| 5 | Dignitas | 11 - 7 | 61% | 1L |
| 6 | Evil Geniuses | 10 - 8 | 56% | 1L |
| 7 | Immortals | 7 - 11 | 39% | 1L |
| 8 | FlyQuest | 6 - 12 | 33% | 2W |
| 9 | Counter Logic Gaming | 5 - 13 | 28% | 1L |
| 10 | Golden Guardians | 3 - 15 | 17% | 1L |
Mid-Season Showdown (Spring Playoffs)
Mid-Season Showdown Bracket
In the upper bracket, Cloud9 defeated Team Liquid. In the lower bracket, TSM eliminated 100 Thieves, but then fell to Team Liquid. In the Finals, Cloud9 edged out Team Liquid in a 5-game thriller.
Cloud9 Team Liquid TSM 100 Thieves Team Liquid TSM Cloud9 Team Liquid Cloud9: Spring Champions Summer Regular Season Standings
Format Note: 2021 Summer Standings were determined by the Combined Record of Spring and Summer splits.
| # | Team | W-L | Win % | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TSM | 30 - 15 | 67% | 3W |
| 2 | 100 Thieves | 29 - 16 | 64% | 1W |
| 3 | Evil Geniuses | 28 - 17 | 62% | 1L |
| 4 | Cloud9 | 28 - 17 | 62% | 2L |
| 5 | Team Liquid | 27 - 18 | 60% | 2L |
| 6 | Dignitas | 23 - 22 | 51% | 1L |
| 7 | Immortals | 20 - 25 | 44% | 1W |
| 8 | Golden Guardians | 14 - 31 | 31% | 1W |
| 9 | FlyQuest | 14 - 31 | 31% | 2L |
| 10 | Counter Logic Gaming | 12 - 33 | 27% | 3L |
LCS Championship (Summer Playoffs)
Championship Bracket
Team Liquid defeated 100 Thieves in the Upper Bracket (3-2). 100 Thieves then eliminated Cloud9 (3-1) in the Lower Bracket Final to seek revenge. In the Grand Final, 100 Thieves dominated Team Liquid 3-0 to secure their first championship.
Team Liquid Cloud9 Dignitas Evil Geniuses Dignitas Immortals Cloud9 Golden Guardians TSM Team Liquid 100 Thieves Evil Geniuses Team Liquid 100 Thieves TSM Dignitas Evil Geniuses Cloud9 TSM Cloud9 100 Thieves Cloud9 Team Liquid 100 Thieves 100 Thieves: LCS Champions Worlds 2021 Qualification
| Seed | Team | Qualification Path |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 Thieves | Summer Champion |
| 2 | Team Liquid | Summer Runner-up |
| 3 | Cloud9 | Summer 3rd Place |