The 2021 League of Legends European Championship Summer Playoffs bracket has been set, and while five of the six teams qualified for the post-season before the final week of the LEC Summer Split, it took the very last match of the split to decide the sixth and final qualifying team.
After CLG's win over FlyQuest, Golden Guardians AD carry Trevor "Stixxay" Hayes, spoke to Gabriella “LeTigress” Devia-Allen on the LCS broadcast about his team's outlook and playoff goals following narrowly qualifying for the post-season.
The top eight teams from the LCS Summer Split have been seeded, which took until the very last game of the season to decide.
A week ago on July 24, EDward Gaming jungler Ming “Clearlove” Kai competed in a League of Legends Pro League match for the first time in 841 days.
UPDATE 8/1: As a result of the last game of the 2021 League Championship Series Summer Split, Golden Guardians has become the eighth and final team to qualify for the LCS Championship.
UPDATE 8/1: Maximilian Peter Schmidt, Riot Games' Head of Esports for League of Legends in Europe & MENA, has confirmed that in addition to the Akshan being disabled for the rest of the 2021 season in the League Championship Series and League of Legends European Championship, the Rogue Sentinel would also be disabled for the World Championship.
UPDATE 8/1: Team Vitality has qualified for the post-season and will round out the six-team bracket that makes up the 2021 League of Legends European Championship Summer Playoffs.
The organization made the announcement via Twitter following its penultimate game of the split, which was a win against Golden Guardians.
CLG may be out of the post-season, but if GG can finish strong and win its last match of the split against IMT, then CLG has a chance to play spoiler and deny FlyQuest the post-season with a win to finish 2021.
TL's first match of week 9 against Immortals will be Santorin's first competitive game since June 20.
Rogue support Adrian "Trymbi" Trybus spoke to Inven Global about Rogue's success in context of the LEC and his thoughts on his rookie season at the highest level of play.
UPDATE 7/29: The 2021 League of Legends Championship Series Summer Split is set to conclude online.
One spot in the post-season remains, and throughout the final week of the Summer Split, FlyQuest, Golden Guardians and Counter Logic Gaming will fight for a chance to extend their respective seasons beyond this Sunday.
With one week remaining in the 2021 League of Legends Championship Series Summer Split, FlyQuest is making some changes to its roster.
After Immortals' win against Evil Geniuses, top laner Mo "Revenge" Kaddoura spoke to Inven Global about his team's resiliency through a tumultuous week, what Joshua "Dardoch" Hartnett has brought to the team as an assistant coach, and how he feels about his play throughout his rookie LCS season.
With the post-season only two weeks away, Evil Geniuses has made some adjustments to its League of Legends program.
A few days after his first matches with Counter Logic Gaming, Damonte spoke to Inven Global about his friendship with Dignitas jungler Matthew "Akaadian" Higginbotham and reflected upon his first week with his new team.
While the top six teams will be battling for seeding, the bottom four teams will be scrapping for the remaining two post-season spots for a chance to extend their seasons.
Inven Global spoke to LCS pros during week 7 of the Summer Split to get their thoughts on Counter Logic Gaming's roster management and the potential impact Damonte's joining will have on the team.
Following 100 Thieves' win over FlyQuest, Closer spoke to Inven Global about how the additions of mid laner Felix "Abbedagge" Braun and head coach Bok "Reapered" Han-gyu helped the team rise to thet top of the LCS standings, his thoughts on the rest of the league, and who he thinks is most likely to secure the two remaining spots in the 2021 LCS Championship.