Gen.G Esports and MAD Lions become the last participants in the playoff stage
Ihor MatusThe group stage of the 2021 World Championship has come to an end. The matches in Group D were over, and therefore we now know the final list of playoff participants. In addition, we now know how the collectives were seeded at this stage. LNG Esports and Team Liquid could not overcome the group stage and finished their way on the 12-13th line in the standings.
Ahead of the participants there will be a short break of three days. On October 22, the teams will come together face to face again in order to determine the participant of the event who deserves to wear the proud title of the best team in the world. In the first quarterfinal confrontation, EDward Gaming and Royal Never Give Up will face each other, in the second - Gen.G Esports and Cloud9, in the third - T1 and Hanwha Life Esports, and in the fourth - DAMWON Gaming and MAD Lions. Recall that DAMWON Gaming and Cloud9 left Group A, T1 and EDward Gaming went to the playoffs from Group B, Royal Never Give Up and Hanwha Life Esports left Group C, and Gen.G Esports and MAD Lions came out of Group D....
Rogue, FunPlus Phoenix, 100 Thieves, DetonatioN FocusMe, PSG Talon, Fnatic, LNG Esports and Team Liquid completed their path in the group stage event.
Matches history: 2021 World Championship - Knockout Stage
The 2021 World Championship began on October 5 and will end on November 6. The total prize pool of the League of Legends World Championship is $ 2,225,000. The winner will receive 22% of the prize money - $ 489,500. The silver medalist will receive 15% - $ 333,750. The teams that will be on the 3-4 line in the standings will receive $ 178,000 each (8% of the prize money).