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Here are the groups for the Worlds 2021 play-in stage

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Published: Sep 22, 2021 07:27 am

The two groups for the 2021 League of Legends World Championship play-in stage have been revealed. 

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Ten total teams in the Worlds play-in stage have been divided into two groups of five. Each group consists of five teams, but only four of the 10 will advance to the tournament’s main event, where 12 other contenders have already qualified for the Worlds group stage. 

The 10 teams beginning their tournament runs in the play-in stage were split into two pools to ensure that squads from major regions (as well as the PCS) wouldn’t be stacked on top of each other in their respective groups. Each group in the play-in stage consists of two teams from major regions and three squads from minor regions.

Here are the groups for the Worlds 2021 play-in stage. 

Group A

  • Hanwha Life Esports
  • LNG Esports
  • Infinity Esports
  • PEACE
  • RED Canids

Group B

  • Beyond Gaming
  • Cloud9
  • Unicorns of Love
  • Galatasaray Esports
  • Detonation FocusMe

The 10 teams drawn into the play-in stage will compete over the span of the tournament’s first week. The teams that finish at the top of Group A and Group B, respectively, will automatically advance to the Worlds group stage, while the squads that finish last in their respective groups will be knocked out of the tournament altogether. 

Related: Riot confirms pools for Worlds 2021 group stage draw, LCS first seed no longer in Pool A

The teams that place second through fourth in their play-in stage groups will participate in a bracket to determine the final two berths in the Worlds group stage. The third and fourth-place teams will play each other in the first round of the bracket, with the two winners of those matches facing off against the other group’s second seed to determine who gets the final tickets to the group stage. 

The Worlds play-in stage is set to begin next Tuesday, Oct. 5 at 6am CT. 

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Michael Kelly
Staff Writer covering World of Warcraft and League of Legends, among others. Mike's been with Dot since 2020, and has been covering esports since 2018.