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TCL 2021: The Powerhouse Era
The Turkish Championship League (TCL) 2021 Season was the 9th season of Turkey's professional League of Legends league. Operating as a major independent Wildcard region, the 10-team league featured fierce competition, ultimately crowing two distinct champions across the year.
2021 Format Rules
- League Size: 10 Franchise Teams.
SuperMassive slightly rebranded to 
SuperMassive Blaze in Summer. - Regular Season: Double Round Robin format for both Winter and Summer splits. All matches are Best-of-One (Bo1).
- Playoffs: The Top 6 teams advance to a single-elimination bracket. The 1st and 2nd seeds receive a direct bye to the Semifinals. All playoff matches are Best-of-Five (Bo5).
- International Qualification: The Winter Champion qualified for MSI 2021 in Reykjavík, Iceland. The Summer Champion qualified for the 2021 World Championship Play-In Stage, also held in Reykjavík.
Participating Teams & Split Rosters
Each split uses its own source participant record. Starting roles and additional roster members are preserved separately.
Winter roster record
Leaguepedia roster source: https://lol.fandom.com/wiki/TCL/2021_Season/Winter_Season
- 1907 Fenerbahçe
1907 Fenerbahçe
- TOP
- Lenom
- JNG
- Elramir
- MID
- stillnumb
- BOT
- Neramin
- SUP
- Sparz
- SUB
- Oncan (TOP alternate)
- 5 Ronin
5 Ronin
- TOP
- Oncan
- JNG
- BroCColi
- MID
- Umut
- BOT
- Pilot
- SUP
- Brolia
- SUB
- Skewer (TOP alternate)
- SUB
- Andariel (BOT alternate)
- Beşiktaş Esports
Beşiktaş Esports
- TOP
- Juuzou
- JNG
- Robin
- MID
- WaenA
- BOT
- Alive
- SUP
- Mocha
- Dark Passage
Dark Passage
- TOP
- fabFabulous
- JNG
- Typhoon
- MID
- Kofte
- BOT
- Coldraa
- SUP
- Pbd
- Galakticos
Galakticos
- TOP
- pr1me
- JNG
- Tumay
- MID
- Maximillion
- BOT
- Jeyrus
- SUP
- Shawi Katami
- SUB
- roulette (JNG alternate)
- SUB
- Blake (MID alternate)
- SUB
- Kemba (BOT alternate)
- Galatasaray
Galatasaray
- TOP
- Luana
- JNG
- Mojito
- MID
- Bolulu
- BOT
- Padden
- SUP
- Zergsting
- SUB
- NuQ (TOP alternate)
- SUB
- Ruvelius (BOT alternate)
- DenizBank İstanbul Wildcats
DenizBank İstanbul Wildcats
- TOP
- StarScreen
- JNG
- Ferret
- MID
- Serin
- BOT
- HolyPhoenix
- SUP
- Farfetch
- NASR eSports Turkey
NASR eSports Turkey
- TOP
- Last
- JNG
- Kituruken
- MID
- Giyuu
- BOT
- BaeKHo
- SUP
- Japone
- SUB
- Focus (BOT alternate)
- Papara SuperMassive
Papara SuperMassive
- TOP
- Ragner
- JNG
- Kireas
- MID
- Ksaez
- BOT
- Kaori
- SUP
- Absolute
- Team AURORA
Team AURORA
- TOP
- Rare
- JNG
- Kamil
- MID
- Eden
- BOT
- Rhioni
- SUP
- Only35
- SUB
- Crumple (TOP alternate)
- SUB
- KTSR (TOP alternate)
- SUB
- Anduril (JNG alternate)
- SUB
- SunShine (MID alternate)
- SUB
- Berkan (MID alternate)
- SUB
- Fleck (MID alternate)
- SUB
- Dellal (SUP alternate)
Summer roster record
Leaguepedia roster source: https://lol.fandom.com/wiki/TCL/2021_Season/Summer_Season
- 1907 Fenerbahçe
1907 Fenerbahçe
- TOP
- Oncan
- JNG
- Rames
- MID
- stillnumb
- BOT
- Neramin
- SUP
- Sparz
- SUB
- Lenom (TOP alternate)
- SUB
- Ray (TOP alternate)
- SUB
- SeongHwan (JNG alternate)
- 5 Ronin
5 Ronin
- TOP
- Hoon
- JNG
- BroCColi
- MID
- Umut
- BOT
- Husky Rider
- SUP
- Brolia
- SUB
- Andariel (BOT alternate)
- Beşiktaş Esports
Beşiktaş Esports
- TOP
- Juuzou
- JNG
- Robin
- MID
- Rhemio
- BOT
- Shiganari
- SUP
- Lekcyc
- SUB
- MGX (MID alternate)
- Dark Passage
Dark Passage
- TOP
- FabFabulous
- JNG
- Typhoon
- MID
- Kofte
- BOT
- Coldraa
- SUP
- Pbd
- SUB
- Ruvelius (BOT alternate)
- Galakticos
Galakticos
- TOP
- Pr1me
- JNG
- Elramir
- MID
- EMENES
- BOT
- Focus
- SUP
- Shawi Katami
- SUB
- Ersin (TOP alternate)
- SUB
- Oncan (TOP alternate)
- Galatasaray
Galatasaray
- TOP
- Crazy
- JNG
- Mojito
- MID
- Bolulu
- BOT
- Alive
- SUP
- Zergsting
- DenizBank İstanbul Wildcats
DenizBank İstanbul Wildcats
- TOP
- StarScreen
- JNG
- Oguzkhan
- MID
- Serin
- BOT
- HolyPhoenix
- SUP
- Farfetch
- SUB
- Ferret (JNG alternate)
- NASR eSports Turkey
NASR eSports Turkey
- TOP
- SoHwan
- JNG
- bonO
- MID
- Giyuu
- BOT
- Black
- SUP
- Japone
- SuperMassive Blaze
SuperMassive Blaze
- TOP
- Ragner
- JNG
- Kireas
- MID
- Ksaez
- BOT
- Kaori
- SUP
- Absolute
- SUB
- NuQ (TOP alternate)
- SUB
- Roulette (JNG alternate)
- Team AURORA
Team AURORA
- TOP
- Kebap
- JNG
- Reifoas
- MID
- Fleck
- BOT
- Rhioni
- SUP
- Dellal
- SUB
- nymph (MID alternate)
- SUB
- Nako (BOT alternate)
- SUB
- Neos (BOT alternate)
Winter Regular Season Standings
| # | Team | Record | Win % | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Papara SuperMassive | 15-3 | 83% | Playoffs |
| 2 |  DenizBank İstanbul Wildcats | 14-4 | 78% | Playoffs |
| 3 |  NASR eSports Turkey | 12-6 | 67% | Playoffs |
| 4 |  Galatasaray Esports | 11-7 | 61% | Playoffs |
| 5 |  Dark Passage | 9-9 | 50% | Playoffs |
| 6 |  Fenerbahçe Esports | 9-9 | 50% | Playoffs |
| 7 |  Beşiktaş Esports | 9-9 | 50% | Eliminated |
| 8 |  5 Ronin | 6-12 | 33% | Eliminated |
| 9 |  Galakticos | 5-13 | 28% | Eliminated |
| 10 |  Team AURORA | 0-18 | 0% | Eliminated |
* Dark Passage, Fenerbahçe Esports, and Beşiktaş Esports all tied for 5th place with 9-9 records. Tiebreaker seeding pushed Beşiktaş into 7th, missing the playoffs.
Winter Playoffs
Fenerbahçe Esports pulled off two consecutive upsets as the 6th seed, eliminating NASR eSports 3-2 in the Quarterfinals and shocking the #1 seed Papara SuperMassive 3-2 in the Semifinals. However, their Cinderella run ended in the Grand Final against DenizBank İstanbul Wildcats, who claimed the trophy with a 3-1 victory.
NASR eSports Turkey Fenerbahçe Esports Papara SuperMassive Galatasaray Esports Dark Passage DenizBank İstanbul Wildcats Fenerbahçe Esports Papara SuperMassive Galatasaray Esports DenizBank İstanbul Wildcats Fenerbahçe Esports DenizBank İstanbul Wildcats İstanbul Wildcats: TCL Winter Champions (Qualified for MSI) Summer Regular Season Standings
| # | Team | Record | Win % | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galatasaray Esports | 15-3 | 83% | Playoffs |
| 2 | NASR eSports Turkey | 12-6 | 67% | Playoffs |
| 3 | Galakticos | 12-6 | 67% | Playoffs |
| 4 | SuperMassive Blaze | 10-8 | 56% | Playoffs |
| 5 | Dark Passage | 9-9 | 50% | Playoffs |
| 6 | Beşiktaş Esports | 8-10 | 44% | Playoffs |
| 7 | DenizBank İstanbul Wildcats | 8-10 | 44% | Eliminated |
| 8 | 5 Ronin | 8-10 | 44% | Eliminated |
| 9 | Fenerbahçe Esports | 7-11 | 39% | Eliminated |
| 10 | Team AURORA | 1-17 | 6% | Eliminated |
* Winter Champions İstanbul Wildcats suffered a massive collapse, finishing 7th in a three-way 8-10 tie and dropping out of playoff contention entirely.
Summer Playoffs
In the Quarterfinals, Beşiktaş upset SuperMassive Blaze 3-2 to advance to face Galatasaray Esports. Galatasaray, fresh off a dominant 15-3 regular season, easily dispatched Beşiktaş 3-1. In the Grand Final, Galatasaray proved truly untouchable, sweeping NASR eSports 3-0 to claim the Summer crown and punch their ticket to Worlds.
SuperMassive Blaze Beşiktaş Esports Galatasaray Esports Galakticos Dark Passage NASR eSports Turkey Beşiktaş Esports Galatasaray Esports Galakticos NASR eSports Turkey Galatasaray Esports NASR eSports Turkey Galatasaray Esports: TCL Summer Champions (Qualified for Worlds) Global Wildcard Representation
MSI 2021 & Worlds 2021 (Reykjavík, Iceland)
Turkey was represented by DenizBank İstanbul Wildcats at MSI and Galatasaray Esports at Worlds. While the Wildcats struggled heavily in their MSI group stage, Galatasaray performed admirably at the World Championship Play-Ins, advancing to the Knockout Stage before being eliminated by 
Beyond Gaming, showing true competitive spirit for the TCL.