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How tiebreakers work at Worlds 2021

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The 2021 League of Legends World Championship is in full swing. With the group stage winding down and the second round robin posing countless tiebreaker scenarios, there are plenty of chances for teams to play each other in winner-take-all games with berths in the knockout round on the line. The play-in and group stages at Worlds share a similar ruleset when it comes to tiebreakers, but there are a few alterations. Here’s everything you need to know about tiebreakers at Worlds 2021. When will the tiebreakers be played? In the

Xyp9x re-signs with Astralis until 2025: “I can now use all my energy and focus to get the team back where we belong”

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Astralis have announced that Andreas "⁠Xyp9x⁠" Højsleth has signed a new contract with the organization, extending his current deal with the team until 2025. He is the second Astralis player to ink an extension with the organization recently, joining Lukas "⁠gla1ve⁠" Rossander in the Danish powerhouse's long-term vision after the in-game leader signed a new three-year deal lasting until mid-2024. Xyp9x has been a part of Astralis since its inception in 2016 The news comes as a surprising turn of events after Xyp9x revealed that his future with Astralis was

Anonymo complete roster with rallen and snatchie

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With two star signings, the team is looking to challenge AGO for the title of the best Polish team. Karol "⁠rallen⁠" Rodowicz and Michał "⁠snatchie⁠" Rudzki have found a new home in Anonymo, joining the organization two weeks after exiting AGO. The rifle-AWP duo was key to AGO's success in 2021, averaging a 1.16 and 1.13 rating respectively, but decided against extending their contracts with "The Hawks" in order to explore their options. Anonymo have now completed their lineup, having benched Kamil "⁠KEi⁠" Pietkun and Wiktor "⁠mynio⁠" Kruk during the

AGO qualify for ESL Pro League after strong ESEA Premier season

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AGO swept their contrymen from Anonymo 3-0 in the grand final of ESEA Premier Season 38 (default win, 19-17 Dust2, 16-6 Nuke) to close out the season and claim the main prize: $20,000 and a spot in ESL Pro League Season 15 which takes place in March - April of 2022. "The Hawks" completed a strong season (5W - 2L in groups) with an impressive playoffs run — dropping just one map across four series —, despite losing two key players in Michał "⁠snatchie⁠" Rudzki and Karol "⁠rallen⁠" Rodowicz after

Gen.G and LNG fight for first seed in Group D on final day of Worlds 2021 group stage

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This article is written in partnership with DJ Esports. All odds presented are at the time of publication and are subject to change. Oct. 18, the last day of the Worlds 2021 group stage, features a Group D round-robin that will decide which teams take the final two spots in the knockout stage. Since Group D was the only group that featured no 3-0 or 0-3 teams through the first round of games, it contains the most questions that need to be answered. Any of the four teams present could

Hanwha Life qualify for Worlds 2021 knockout stage, eliminate Fnatic

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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

Team Spirit send Puppey and Team Secret home, reach The International 10 grand finals

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There is only one series standing between Team Spirit and completing one of the most impressive runs in the history of Dota 2‘s The International after the CIS squad pulled off yet another upset and sent Team Secret home in the lower bracket finals at TI10.  The TI curse continues to loom over Puppey and his team, though it seems to have at least lessened. A third-place finish is Secret’s highest yet, improving on a fourth-place exit at TI9. However, even after showing how dominant they could be, largely controlling

Invictus Gaming win first day of EMEA ALGS Pro League

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Invictus Gaming took home the win with a clutch victory in the debut outing of the Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) Pro League today in the Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. The UK-based roster of Jamie “Blasts” Levine, Brynn Crompton Corbet, and Cameron “Noiises” Walker were trailing the top teams after five games. But Invictus rallied in the sixth and final match of the day with an excellent performance and eked out a one-point victory over their lobby, giving them an early lead in the Pro League

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

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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