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DAMWON KIA kicks off 2021 World Championship group stage by crushing FPX

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Time Stamp: October 11, 2021 8:35 AM - Modified On: October 11, 2021 - Published By:
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Defending champions DAMWON KIA kicked off the 2021 World Championship group stage with a statement win against FunPlus Phoenix, the LPL frontrunner in their group. The South Korean team ended the game in under 30 minutes to match the high expectations that weigh on their shoulders. DWG KIA seemed to have a very specific game plan against FPX coming into this match, giving Yuumi to support BeryL paired with mid laner ShowMaker’s LeBlanc to roam around the map and seek kills. Although Yuumi’s priority has progressively risen after the latest

device secures first MVP with NIP at IEM Fall Europe

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Time Stamp: October 10, 2021 4:32 PM - Modified On: October 10, 2021 - Published By:
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Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz in prime form propelled NIP to their first notable trophy since IEM Oakland 2017 and in turn earned himself the highest individual accolade — the MVP award by HLTV & Bitskins. With a 1.35 rating across 15 maps played, device was a standout player at the event, and his good showings were crucial to NIP as he posted a positive K-D in every map his team won. device again has three MVPs more than s1mple The 26-year-old stood out in a number of statistical categories at IEM

How Santorin’s reinvention made him a difference-maker on Team Liquid

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Time Stamp: October 10, 2021 6:43 AM - Modified On: October 10, 2021 - Published By:
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With this year’s League of Legends World Championship, Team Liquid’s jungler Lucas “Santorin” Larsen will have represented North America at the international tournament three times with three different teams. Santorin and Liquid are at the group stage of Worlds this year—and they’re aiming for the crown. As a part of Liquid, Santorin and the rest of his team garnered quite the accolades this year. The team secured first place in the first LCS Lock In tournament and two second-place finishes in the following LCS finals.  Prior to Santorin’s joining, Liquid

PEACE outlast RED Canids in 5-game battle of attrition at Worlds 2021 to book a spot in the final play-in series against Cloud9

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Time Stamp: October 8, 2021 5:17 PM - Modified On: October 8, 2021 - Published By:
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After a five-game battle against the CBLOL’s RED Canids today, the LCO’s PEACE have won the chance to play in another best-of-five series against Cloud9 tomorrow to decide who will enter the main event of the 2021 League of Legends World Championship. Throughout all five games, PEACE and RED Canids showed the willingness to fight in any situation. They weren’t scared to commit teleports, summoner spells, and ultimates for random skirmishes. But in many moments, both squads became overzealous with their aggression. In fact, the second game of the series

Rising from the ashes: FPX aim to hoist first trophy since 2019 Worlds title

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Time Stamp: October 8, 2021 5:00 PM - Modified On: October 8, 2021 - Published By:
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It’s 3am and Korean-born FPX mid laner Doinb is streaming a League of Legends solo queue game on Douyu. He’s the only one left in the gaming house. Between scrims, solo queue, and an LPL Summer Split series the day after, he’ll have a busy schedule. But it doesn’t matter. As the 2019 world champion often says, he’ll have all the time to sleep when he’s retired.  On top of being a great competitor, Doinb remains close to his fans by streaming almost every day of the week during the

IEM Fall NA: 3 Major spots left, 9 teams in the running

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Time Stamp: October 7, 2021 4:12 PM - Modified On: October 7, 2021 - Published By:
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One last round of the group stage is left to be played at IEM Fall North America, where only three teams' fate is sealed: Liquid and FURIA have already clinched their spots at PGL Major Stockholm by advancing to the playoffs, while ATK are entirely out of contention with no RMR points to their name and no chance to make it to the top three in their group. Beating Triumph would guarantee GODSENT a Major spot The rest of it is all up in the air. Three more Major spots

DetonatioN FocusMe become first LJL team to qualify for Worlds main event group stage

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Time Stamp: October 7, 2021 1:17 PM - Modified On: October 7, 2021 - Published By:
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After a banger of a tiebreaker match against Cloud9 today, DetonatioN FocusMe have etched their names into the history books as the first Japanese League of Legends team to qualify for the group stage at a World Championship. Before the game, DFM looked like the hottest team in the play-in stage, picking up must-win matches against all other competitors in dominant fashion. The only team they had lost against was C9, but they had plenty of momentum on their side. C9, on the other hand, were reeling from an unexpected

LNG Esports advance to League’s 2021 World Championship group stage after undefeated run through play-ins

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Time Stamp: October 7, 2021 8:00 AM - Modified On: October 7, 2021 - Published By:
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The final day of the 2021 League of Legends World Championship play-ins stage granted one team a clear path to the group stage, at the expense of the trashing of another. LNG Esports ended their play-ins run undefeated with a final victory over INFINITY. In true LPL fashion, LNG ended this last game with sheer confidence, taking a quick lead and proceeding to play with their food, terminating INFINITY’s Worlds run before it could start. LNG went through this game in the same manner that they’ve found success in the

2 teams, 2 tournaments, 1 season: How Beyond Gaming’s Doggo globetrotted his way into Worlds 2021

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Time Stamp: October 6, 2021 10:53 PM - Modified On: October 6, 2021 - Published By:
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For Beyond Gaming AD carry Doggo, the 2021 League of Legends World Championship is the final stop on a year-long tour across the game’s professional scene.  After playing in two domestic circuits in the PCS and attending two international tournaments with the region’s two best teams, PSG Talon and Beyond Gaming, Doggo is in a prime position to jumpstart a career that, in relative comparison to much of the game’s talent pool, is already remarkable.  This season, Doggo made League history by playing in both the World Championship and the

Riot drops new 2021 Worlds collection, will donate proceeds to COVID relief

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Time Stamp: October 6, 2021 3:49 PM - Modified On: October 6, 2021 - Published By:
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The 2021 World Championship is here, and League of Legends fans can now watch their favorite teams in style—and at a discount. Riot Games has officially launched the 2021 World Championship merch so every fan can look like a legend. This year’s tournament was first scheduled to take place in Shenzhen, China, and although it was later moved to Iceland, the items in the collection still reflect unique designs inspired by the event’s original location. That is why Riot is offering a 20-percent discount on select merchandise for this year’s Worlds.