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RNG’s mid laner Cryin picks Annie at Worlds, the champion’s first appearance at an international League event since 2015

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Time Stamp: October 23, 2021 9:41 AM - Modified On: October 23, 2021 - Published By:
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It’s taken a long six years, but the Dark Child has found her way back onto Summoner’s Rift at the 2021 League of Legends World Championship. Royal Never Give Up’s mid laner Cryin has locked in Annie as his pick for the second game of their quarterfinals matchup against EDward Gaming. This is also the first time that the 20-year-old has picked the champion in his relatively short career. The last time Annie was picked at an international League event was back at Worlds 2015, where she was chosen multiple

LPL teams went 0-8 against LEC and LCS squads during the second round robin of Worlds 2021 group stage, 4-11 overall

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Time Stamp: October 18, 2021 6:22 PM - Modified On: October 18, 2021 - Published By:
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The LPL representatives went almost flawless during the first round of matches in the group stage of the 2021 League of Legends World Championship. The only black sheep were FPX and LNG Esports, who dropped one game each. Nevertheless, China was looking stronger than ever after the first three days of group play at Worlds 2021. But now, it looks like the tables have turned a bit since the LPL teams struggled during the second round robin of the Worlds 2021 group stage. The Chinese squads went 4-11 over the

DWG KIA’s ShowMaker leads all players through Worlds 2021 group stage with 14.2 KDA

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Time Stamp: October 18, 2021 6:16 PM - Modified On: October 18, 2021 - Published By:
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The lights are set, the stage is ready, and the players are now getting prepared for the most exciting part of the 2021 World Championship: the knockout stage. Before the quarterfinals begin, however, DWG KIA’s superstar mid laner ShowMaker was already stunning viewers and players alike with his incredible talent on the Summoner’s Rift. In fact, with a 14.2 KDA, ShowMaker had only died five times through six games, according to Oracle’s Elixir. Not only did he have the third-fewest deaths but he also had 25 kills and 46 assists

Liquid go 3-3 at Worlds for the 4th time in a row, get eliminated after lopsided loss to Gen.G

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Time Stamp: October 18, 2021 3:07 PM - Modified On: October 18, 2021 - Published By:
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Well, North American fans, it looks like Cloud9 are your last hope at the 2021 League of Legends World Championship once again. Team Liquid are headed back home after losing to Gen.G today in the first tiebreaker of Group D in a brutal 36-minute stomp. This match came together after MAD Lions took down LNG Esports to force a four-way tie between the teams in the group. Liquid were looking to become the second NA squad to make the knockout stage at Worlds 2021, while Gen.G wanted to follow the

Fnatic’s Bwipo explains how roster change and personal struggles resulted in turmoil at Worlds 2021

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Time Stamp: October 18, 2021 7:53 AM - Modified On: October 18, 2021 - Published By:
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Fnatic had nothing short of a tumultuous ride through the League of Legends 2021 World Championship. After Upset had to unexpectedly drop out from the competition due to personal circumstances, the team lost their footing trying to balance this new roster with little preparation, and have been eliminated from the event. Bwipo, Fnatic’s starting jungler, explained on Twitter that losing Upset at Worlds and little preparation with Bean took a toll on the entirety of the team. Yet outside of this change, Bwipo had also been dealing with personal issues

Hanwha Life qualify for Worlds 2021 knockout stage, eliminate Fnatic

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Time Stamp: October 17, 2021 11:46 AM - Modified On: October 17, 2021 - Published By:
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It was a close match from start to finish, but after the fourth game of the day, Korea’s Hanwha Life Esports have qualified for the 2021 League of Legends World Championship’s knockout stage. This victory also means that Fnatic’s miracle run to the quarterfinals has been cut short. Throughout the game and the day, Fnatic showed awe-inspiring courage with their confident and aggressive playstyle. With how they jumped into teamfights and found skirmishes against these tough opponents, they didn’t look like a team that went 0-3 in the first round-robin

RNG qualify for Worlds 2021 knockout stage with win over PSG

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Time Stamp: October 17, 2021 10:29 AM - Modified On: October 17, 2021 - Published By:
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Royal Never Give Up are the first team from Group C to qualify for the 2021 League of Legends World Championship knockout stage after win over the PCS’ PSG Talon. The Chinese squad’s win in the scrappy matchup came off of the back of smart macro play initiated by their dragon takes. Today’s match started off with an early lead in the hands of RNG thanks to their bot lane priority. The advantage came to a halt once Hanabi disrupted it with a one vs. two in that same lane,

Fnatic releases poignant behind-the-scenes video showing team’s Worlds 2021 struggles

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Time Stamp: October 16, 2021 4:28 PM - Modified On: October 16, 2021 - Published By:
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It hasn’t been an easy run through the 2021 World Championship for Fnatic, winless through the first three games of their group stage performance. Before the start of the second round-robin for Group C, the LEC’s second seed has released an emotional behind-the-scenes look into the struggles that the roster is facing. In the video, head coach YamatoCannon addressed the situation around Fnatic’s AD carry Upset. Although he said that Upset gave him some details around the situation, he didn’t specify to the camera. YamatoCannon, however, said that the decision

100 Thieves exit Worlds 2021 with a bang by taking down EDG in final match of Group B

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Time Stamp: October 16, 2021 3:15 PM - Modified On: October 16, 2021 - Published By:
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It’s been a tough League of Legends 2021 World Championship for 100 Thieves, the LCS’ first seed. After losing to Korea’s T1 in the second match of day five, the team were knocked out in a relatively disappointing fashion. They did leave the tournament with their heads held high, however, after finishing their run with a victory over China’s EDward Gaming. Group B had been a one-sided affair for the Eastern teams in the bracket up to the last game of the day, with T1 winning every game they had