It is also the third time that the Chinese team has won the global finals. This is the first time that the EDG e-sports club, established in 2013, has won the League of Legends global finals. One round the game entered a decisive round, the EDG team successfully suppressed the DK team's counter-offensive momentum, and finally won by a 3:2 reversal.Īfter the game, all the members of the EDG team stood in the center of the stage, holding up the Summoner's Cup, which symbolizes the championship. In the crucial fourth game, the EDG team will win in the team fight. In the next two games, the DK team will seize the opportunity to win two games in a row. In the first game, the EDG team will destroy the opponent in the highland group. The final format is a five-game three-win system. The Chinese team SN lost to the South Korean team and won the runner-up. The S10 final was held in Shanghai last year.
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Participants are from the top-level teams in each major competition area, and only teams that perform well in the professional league each year are eligible to participate. It was held in 2011 and the final this year is called S11. The League of Legends Global Finals is one of the most well-known e-sports events in the world.
The DK team defeated the Korean LCK team in a 3:2 reversal and won the club's first global championship in the history of the team. After nearly 5 hours of competition, the Chinese LPL team EDG was in the final. The 2021 League of Legends World Championship (S11) was held in Reykjavik, Iceland, on the 6th local time. China News Service, Beijing, November 7th. EDward Gaming roster:įor more esports news updates, visit and check out Yahoo Esports Southeast Asia’s Facebook page and Twitter, as well as our Gaming channel on YouTube. DWG will receive US$333,750 in consolation as this year's runners-up. T1, formerly known as SK Telecom T1, remain the only back-to-back LoL world champions after winning in 20. Meanwhile, DWG KIA have been denied a spot in the history books as they fail to win their second-straight Summoner's Cup. Scout also claimed this year's Finals MVP honors.
On the other hand, EDG took the long road, settling for Group B's second seed in the Group stage after an upset loss against 100 Thieves, before defeating fellow Chinese team Royal Never Give Up in a grueling 3-2 quarterfinal encounter.įinally, they eliminated Gen.G Esports in another 3-2 match to advance to the grand finals of Worlds for the first time in the organisation's history.ĮDG's victory is also especially rewarding for support player Tian "Meiko" Ye and mid laner Lee "Scout" Ye-chan, who have been with the team since 20, respectively. DWG KIA took the quickest route, breezing through the Group Stage, then routing the MAD Lions in the Knockout stage before outlasting T1 in the semi-finals, 3-2, to go to the Grand Finals. This year's two finalists followed very different paths to the grand finals. In their last five appearances at Worlds, EDG notably got no further than the first round of the Knockout Stage. This caps off an incredible breakout year for the organisation, where they broke their Worlds quarterfinals curse before making their first-ever semi-finals and grand finals appearances. In what could be the biggest upset in League of Legends (LoL) history, Chinese underdog team EDward Gaming (EDG) outlasted South Korean titans DAMWON Gaming KIA (DWG KIA) 3-2 in the grand finals of the 2021 LoL World Championship to claim this year's Summoner's Cup.ĮDG won their first-ever world championship title while denying DWG KIA their second-straight title.
EDward Gaming upset defending champions DAMWON Gaming KIA, 3-2, to become this year's League of Legends world champions.