SummoningtheSummoners:ALookBackatthe2021LeagueofLegendsWorldChampionship
TheLeagueofLegendsWorldChampionshiphasalwaysbeenaneventthatbringstogetherthebestplayersfromallovertheglobeandshowcasetheirexceptionalgamingabilities.The2021editionoftheWorldChampionshipwasnodifferent,asthebestteamsfromaroundtheworldgatheredforamonth-longtournamenttodeterminethechampionofchampions.
ABattleofTitans
The2021WorldChampionshiphadsomeofthebestteamsinthehistoryofLeagueofLegendsfightingitoutforthetopprize.Thetournamentbeganwiththeplay-instage,whereteamsfromtheminorregionshadachancetoqualifyforthegroupstage.Thegroupstagesawthebestteamsfromeachregionsquareoffagainsteachother,witheachteamplayingatotalofsixgamesagainsttheotherteamsintheirgroup.Thetoptwoteamsfromeachgroupadvancedtotheknockoutstage,wheretheyfacedoffagainsteachotherinasingle-eliminationformatuntilthechampionwascrowned.
The2021WorldChampionshipwasfilledwithsomeofthemostintensematchesandshockingupsetsinthehistoryofthetournament.TeamslikeCloud9,Rogue,andG2Esportswereeliminatedearlyinthetournament,whileunderdogslikeDetonatioNFocusMeandGalatasarayEsportspulledoffunexpectedwinsagainstsomeofthefavorites,keepingthetournamentunpredictableandthefansontheirfeet.
ANewKingisCrowned
Afterweeksoffiercecompetition,itallcamedowntothetwobestteamsinthetournament,DWGKIAfromKoreaandRNGfromChina.DWGKIAcameintothefinalsasthefavorites,havingwonthe2020LCKSummerSplitandbeingtheonlyteamtofinishthetournamentwithaperfect7-0record.RNG,ontheotherhand,hadarockystarttothetournament,losingtwooftheirfourgroupstagematches,buttheymanagedtobouncebackintheknockoutstage,defeatingsomeofthebestteamsintheworldontheirwaytothefinals.
Thefinalswereanintenseandclosematchupbetweentwooftheworld'sbestteams,withbothteamsfightingtoothandnailforeveryobjectiveandskirmish.Intheend,itwasDWGKIAwhoemergedvictorious,winningtheseries3-1andtakinghometheSummoner'sCup,cementingtheirlegacyasoneofthebestteamsinthehistoryofLeagueofLegends.
TheFutureofCompetitiveLeagueofLegends
The2021LeagueofLegendsWorldChampionshipwasashowcaseofthebestthegamehastooffer,butitalsoofferedaglimpseintothefutureofcompetitiveLeagueofLegends.Withnewteamsemergingfromminorregionsandestablishedteamsconstantlyimproving,thefuturelooksbrightforthegameanditscompetitivescene.
Thetournamentalsointroducedsomemajorchangestothegame,includinganewitemsystemandarevampedjungle,whichwillundoubtedlyimpactthegame'smetaandstrategygoingforward.Andwiththereleaseofnewchampionsandupdatestoexistingones,thegame'soutlookismorepromisingthanever.
Overall,the2021LeagueofLegendsWorldChampionshipwasaspectaculareventthatshowcasedthebestthatthegamehastooffer.Thefansweretreatedtosomeofthemostintenseandexcitingmatchesinthehistoryofthetournament,andDWGKIAprovedthattheyarethebestteamintheworld.WiththefuturelookingbrightforLeagueofLegendsanditscompetitivescene,fanscanexpectmoreexcitingeventsanddevelopmentsintheyearstocome.