2021 LEC season
LeagueLEC
SportLeague of Legends
DurationJanuary 22 - April 11 (Spring)
June 22 - August 1 (Summer)
Number of teams10
Spring
ChampionsMAD Lions
  Runners-upRogue
Season MVPMartin "Rekkles" Larsson
Summer
ChampionsMAD Lions
  Runners-upFnatic
Season MVPKacper "Inspired" Słoma

The 2021 LEC season was the third year of the League of Legends European Championship (LEC), a professional esports league for the MOBA PC game League of Legends, following its rebranding in late 2018. The spring regular season began on 22 January,[1] and concluded on 14 March, while the playoffs started on 26 March and concluded on 11 April. The summer split began on 22 June, and playoffs concluded on 1 August. The three teams that qualified for the 2021 World Championship were MAD Lions,[2] Fnatic,[3] and Rogue,[4] respectively.[5]

Teams

The Astralis Group merged its LEC team Origen into the Astralis brand prior to the 2021 season.[6]

Astralis Excel Esports
FC Schalke 04 Fnatic
G2 Esports MAD Lions
Misfits Gaming Rogue
SK Gaming Team Vitality

Spring

Regular season

Pos Team W L Pts Qualification
1 G2 Esports[lower-alpha 1] 14 4 10 Advance to winners' bracket
2 Rogue[lower-alpha 1] 14 4 10
3 MAD Lions 10 8 2
4 FC Schalke 04[lower-alpha 2] 9 9 0
5 Fnatic[lower-alpha 2] 9 9 0 Advance to losers' bracket
6 SK Gaming[lower-alpha 3] 8 10 2
7 Misfits Gaming[lower-alpha 3] 8 10 2
8 Excel Esports 7 11 4
9 Astralis 6 12 6
10 Team Vitality 5 13 8
Source: LoL Esports
Notes:
  1. 1 2 G2 and Rogue's tie was broken by head-to-head record, with G2 winning both matchups.
  2. 1 2 Because Fnatic and Schalke were tied in their head-to-head record, their tie was instead broken by their win percentage in the second round robin. Fnatic won three games in the second round robin while Schalke won four, so fourth place was awarded to Schalke.
  3. 1 2 Misfits and SK Gaming's tie was broken by head-to-head record, with SK winning both matchups.
Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1G2 Esports3
4Schalke 042
1G2 Esports1
3MAD Lions3
2Rogue1
3MAD Lions3
3MAD Lions3
2Rogue2
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
1G2 Esports1
2Rogue32Rogue3
4Schalke 0434Schalke 041
5Fnatic35Fnatic0
6SK Gaming1

Individual awards

AwardPlayerPositionTeam
All-Pro TeamMartin "Wunder" HansenTopG2 Esports
Marcin "Jankos" JankowskiJungleG2 Esports
Rasmus "Caps" WintherMidG2 Esports
Martin "Rekkles" LarssonBotG2 Esports
Mihael "Mikyx" MehleSupportG2 Esports
Coaching Staff of the SplitRogue Coaching StaffStaffRogue
Rookie of the SplitJavier "Elyoya" Prades BatallaJungleMAD Lions
MVP[7]Martin "Rekkles" LarssonBotG2 Esports

Summer

Regular season

Pos Team W L Pts Qualification
1 Rogue 13 5 8 Advance to winner' bracket
2 G2 Esports 12 6 6
3 MAD Lions 12 6 6
4 Misfits Gaming 12 6 6
5 Fnatic 11 7 4 Advance to losers' bracket
6 Team Vitality 8 10 2
7 Excel Esports 7 11 4
8 Origen 7 11 4
9 SK Gaming 5 13 8
10 FC Schalke 04 3 15 12
Source: LoL Esports

Championship Points for playoffs seeding

Playoffs

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Rogue3
4Misfits Gaming2
1Rogue0
2MAD Lions3
2MAD Lions3
3G2 Esports1
2MAD Lions3
5Fnatic1
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
1Rogue0
3G2 Esports25Fnatic3
4Misfits Gaming25Fnatic3
5Fnatic35Fnatic3
6Team Vitality2

Individual awards

AwardPlayerPositionTeam
All-Pro Team[8]Andrei "Odoamne" PascuTopRogue
Kacper "Inspired" SłomaJungleRogue
Rasmus "Caps" WintherMidG2 Esports
Martin "Rekkles" LarssonBotG2 Esports
Mihael "Mikyx" MehleSupportG2 Esports
Coaching Staff of the Split[9]Rogue Coaching StaffStaffRogue
Rookie of the Split[10]Adam "Adam" MaananeTopFnatic
MVP[11]Kacper "Inspired" SłomaJungleRogue

References

  1. Kelly, Michael (15 December 2020). "LEC schedules 2021 opening day for Jan. 22". Dot Esports. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  2. Esguerra, Tyler (2021-08-29). "MAD Lions win 2021 LEC Summer Finals with impressive 3-1 series victory against Fnatic". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  3. "Fnatic deny G2 and become the last LEC team to qualify for Worlds 2021". Upcomer. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  4. "[LEC Summer Playoffs] Rogue is the first team to qualify for Worlds 2021 after defeating Misfits 3-2". InvenGlobal. 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  5. Heath, Jerome (2021-09-23). "All teams qualified for Worlds 2021". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  6. Nicholson, Jonno (15 September 2020). "Astralis Group merges Origen and Future FC into Astralis brand". Esports Insider. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  7. Kelly, Michael (10 April 2021). "Rekkles wins 2021 LEC Spring Split MVP award". Dot Esports. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  8. Kelly, Michael (24 August 2021). "G2's Rekkles, Caps, others headline 2021 LEC All-Pro team". Dot Esports. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  9. Kelly, Michael (25 August 2021). "Rogue wins 2021 LEC Coaching Staff of the Year award". Dot Esports.
  10. Kelly, Michael (27 August 2021). "Fnatic top laner Adam wins 2021 LEC Rookie of the Summer Split award". Dot Esports. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  11. Esguerra, Tyler (28 August 2021). "Inspired wins 2021 LEC Summer Split MVP award". Dot Esports. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
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