LCL Spring 2021

[e][h]LCL Spring 2021

League Information

Series:

LCL

Organizer:

Riot Games
GIG.ME

Sponsor:

JBL
KitKat

Type:

Online

Location:

Moscow

Venue:

LCL Studio

Format:

Group Stage:
Double Round-Robin
Playoffs:
Single Elimination

Number of Teams:

8

Prize Pool:

5,000,000₽ RUB
(≃ $66,129 USD)

Start Date:

2021-02-13

End Date:

2021-04-17

Liquipedia Tier:

Major

Links

Chronology

Summer 2020

Summer 2021

Format[edit]

Group Stage - February 13th - March 28th, 2021
- Double Round Robin
- Each team plays 14 matches
- All matches are Bo1
- 1st to 4th place will play the Playoffs
Playoffs - April 3rd - April 17th, 2021
- Single Elimination
- All matches are Bo5
- Winner qualifies for Mid-Season Invitational 2021

Broadcast Talent[edit]

Play-by-play Commentators:
- Aikei (Vadim Shabinevich)
- Starky (Artem Starkov)
- Wonderful (Arman Avagyan)
- ZachQ (Dmitriy Kulkin)

Color Commentators:
- FlashInTheNight (Yury Shilenkov)
- Shorty (Faik Aliyev)

Prize Pool[edit]

5,000,000 ₽ RUB are spread among the teams as seen below:

Place	$ USD	₽ RUB	Seed	Team
1st	$26,452	2,000,000₽	MSI	Unicorns Of Love
2nd	$13,226	1,000,000₽	-	CrowCrowd
3rd-4th	$8,266	625,000₽	-	Gambit Esports
3rd-4th	$8,266	625,000₽	-	One Breath Gaming
5th	$3,306	250,000₽	-	Dragon Army
6th	$3,306	250,000₽	-	RoX
7th	$3,306	250,000₽	-	Vega Squadron
8th	-	-	-	CTRL PLAY

(Converted USD prizes are based on the currency rate on Apr 17, 2021: 1 RUB ≃ 0.01323 USD.)

Group Stage MVP
Player	MVPs
Shiganari	5
AHaHaCiK	4
BOSS	4
Four	4
Kreox	4
Smurf	4
Jestkui Max	3
Kinzu	3
ItsCortez	2
MightyDragon	2
Mytant	2
Nomanz	2
XoNix	2
Adept	1
Argonavt	1
Argonavt	1
BullyMaguire	1
CyraXx	1
Dreampullka	1
Griffon	1
itsCortez	1
Laynel	1
Maxim	1
Maynter	1
Mirbs	1
Phlaty	1
Sericus	1
Stepan	1

Playoffs MVP
Player	MVPs
Nomanz	3
AHaHaCiK	2
Jestkui Max	2
Four	1
Kinzu	1
NoNholy	1
SaNTaS	1

Roster moves[edit]

Roster moves during the off-season
Date Player Old New Ref 2021-02-03 Maynter Laynel None ⇒ 2021-02-03 Mirbs None ⇒ 2021-02-01 Charger 6ax cyraXx Mercenary None ⇒ 2021-02-01 C Ospreay None ⇒ (Assistant Coach) 2021-02-01 Griffon Mytant Meleks ⇒ None 2021-02-01 Anechek Laynel Unho1y sidnik ⇒ None 2021-02-01 A Saetia (Analyst) ⇒ None 2021-01-29 C SaDJesteRRR (Head Coach) ⇒ (Head Coach) 2021-01-29 PvPStejos (Head coach) ⇒ (Jungle) 2021-01-29 C TunesX ⇒ None 2021-01-27 Optimas ⇒ None 2021-01-26 Lodik None ⇒ (Substitute) 2020-12-19 Frappii None ⇒ 2020-12-18 Smurf Kreox XoNix Optimas Adept None ⇒ 2020-12-01 Kreox ⇒ None 2020-12-01 C selfdestruct A Sister ⇒ None 2020-11-15 Gadget ⇒ None 2020-11-11 C f0lloVVmE ⇒ None 2020-11-09 C ATRemains None ⇒ 2020-10-22 Diamondprox ⇒ None

Participants[edit]

CrowCrowd

	NoNHoly
	MightyDragon
	Griffon
	Kinzu
	Jestkui Max
Staff

C	selfdestruct
C	F0lloVVmE
Main Roster

C	TBD

CTRL PLAY²

	Romuka
	BullyMaguire
	Stepan
	Valhalla
	SimSin
Staff

C	Moo
Main Roster

C	TBD

Dragon Army

	Maynter
	itsCORTEZ
	Laynel
	Argonavt
	Dimonko
Staff

C	Punisher
Main Roster

C	TBD

Gambit Esports⁴

	Dreampullka
	Four
	Phlaty
	Shiganari
	Lekcycc
SubstitutesStaff

	PvPStejos
Main RosterStaff

C	SaDJesteRRR
C	PvPStejos
Main RosterSubstitutes

One Breath Gaming

	Smurf
	Kreox
	XoNix
	Mirbs
	Adept
Staff

C	ATRemains
Main Roster

C	TBD

RoX

	Gimliques
	Balkane
	Maxim
	Mytant
	Miracle
SubstitutesStaff

	Jenxas
Main RosterStaff

C	Dizya
Main RosterSubstitutes

Unicorns Of Love

	BOSS
	AHaHaCiK
	Nomanz
	Lodik
	SaNTaS
SubstitutesStaff

	Frappii
Main RosterStaff

C	Sheepy
Main RosterSubstitutes

Vega Squadron^3,5

	Sericus
	Rein
	PekiDo
	cyraXx
	Mercenary
SubstitutesStaff

	Charger
	6ax
Main RosterStaff

C	JamesPeke
Main RosterSubstitutes

For "News and Roster Changes" Click here.

¹ February 1st - Elements Pro Gaming will no longer participate in the LCL.^[1]

² February 1st - CTRL PLAY enter into LCL.^[2]

³ February 27th -

PekiDo joins Vega Squadron,

6ax moves to a substitute position.^[3]

⁴ March 3rd -

Four joins Gambit Esports from Team Phantasma,

PvPStejos moves to Assistant Coach position.^[4]

⁵ March 6th -

Sericus joins Vega Squadron,

Charger moves to a substitute position.^[5]

⁶ March 11rd -

Jenxas joins RoX from Gentlemen's Gaming,

Balkane moves to sub/jungle position.^[6]

Results[edit]

Group Stage[edit]

Group Stage Week 7 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7
1.	CrowCrowd	2-0
1.	Unicorns Of Love	2-0
3.	Dragon Army	1-1
3.	Gambit Esports	1-1
3.	One Breath Gaming	1-1
3.	RoX	1-1
7.	CTRL PLAY	0-2
7.	Vega Squadron	0-2
1.	Unicorns Of Love	4-0
2.	One Breath Gaming▲1	3-1
3.	CrowCrowd▼2	3-1
3.	Gambit Esports	3-1
5.	RoX▼2	2-2
6.	Dragon Army▼3	1-3
7.	CTRL PLAY	0-4
7.	Vega Squadron	0-4
1.	Unicorns Of Love	6-0
2.	One Breath Gaming	5-1
3.	CrowCrowd	5-1
4.	Dragon Army▲2	3-3
4.	Gambit Esports▼1	3-3
6.	RoX▼1	2-4
7.	CTRL PLAY	0-6
7.	Vega Squadron	0-6
1.	Unicorns Of Love	7-1
2.	One Breath Gaming	7-1
3.	CrowCrowd	6-2
4.	Gambit Esports	5-3
5.	Dragon Army▼1	3-5
6.	RoX	3-5
7.	Vega Squadron	1-7
8.	CTRL PLAY▼1	0-8
1.	One Breath Gaming▲1	9-1
2.	Unicorns Of Love▼1	8-2
3.	CrowCrowd	8-2
4.	Gambit Esports	7-3
5.	Dragon Army	4-6
6.	RoX	3-7
7.	Vega Squadron	1-9
8.	CTRL PLAY	0-10
1.	One Breath Gaming	10-2
1.	Unicorns Of Love▲1	10-2
3.	CrowCrowd	9-3
4.	Gambit Esports	9-3
5.	Dragon Army	5-7
6.	RoX	3-9
7.	Vega Squadron	2-10
8.	CTRL PLAY	0-12
1.	One Breath Gaming	12-2
2.	Gambit Esports▲2	11-3
3.	CrowCrowd	10-4
4.	Unicorns Of Love▼3	10-4
5.	Dragon Army	6-8
6.	RoX	3-11
7.	Vega Squadron	2-12
8.	CTRL PLAY	2-12

Show AggregateShow Individual


	1-0 Feb 14	1-0 Mar 13	0-1 Mar 28	0-1 Mar 21	1-0 Feb 28	0-1 Mar 06	1-0 Feb 13		2-0 1-0, 1-0	2-0 1-0, 1-0	1-1 0-1, 1-0	0-2 0-1, 0-1	2-0 1-0, 1-0	1-1 0-1, 1-0	2-0 1-0, 1-0
0-1 Mar 14		0-1 Mar 20	0-1 Feb 21	0-1 Feb 20	0-1 Mar 07	0-1 Feb 27	0-1 Mar 06	0-2 0-1, 0-1		0-2 0-1, 0-1	0-2 0-1, 0-1	0-2 0-1, 0-1	0-2 0-1, 0-1	1-1 0-1, 1-0	1-1 0-1, 1-0
0-1 Feb 20	1-0 Feb 28		0-1 Mar 27	0-1 Feb 13	1-0 Mar 28	0-1 Mar 21	1-0 Feb 14	0-2 0-1, 0-1	2-0 1-0, 1-0		0-2 0-1, 0-1	0-2 0-1, 0-1	2-0 1-0, 1-0	0-2 0-1, 0-1	2-0 1-0, 1-0
0-1 Feb 27	1-0 Mar 21	1-0 Mar 06		1-0 Mar 20	1-0 Feb 14	1-0 Mar 07	1-0 Mar 13	1-1 0-1, 1-0	2-0 1-0, 1-0	2-0 1-0, 1-0		1-1 1-0, 0-1	2-0 1-0, 1-0	1-1 1-0, 0-1	2-0 1-0, 1-0
1-0 Feb 21	1-0 Mar 13	1-0 Mar 07	1-0 Feb 28		1-0 Mar 27	0-1 Feb 14	1-0 Mar 28	2-0 1-0, 1-0	2-0 1-0, 1-0	2-0 1-0, 1-0	1-1 1-0, 0-1		2-0 1-0, 1-0	1-1 0-1, 1-0	2-0 1-0, 1-0
0-1 Mar 20	1-0 Feb 13	0-1 Feb 27	0-1 Mar 14	0-1 Mar 06		0-1 Mar 13	0-1 Mar 21	0-2 0-1, 0-1	2-0 1-0, 1-0	0-2 0-1, 0-1	0-2 0-1, 0-1	0-2 0-1, 0-1		0-2 0-1, 0-1	1-1 0-1, 1-0
0-1 Mar 27	0-1 Mar 28	1-0 Feb 21	1-0 Feb 13	0-1 Mar 14	1-0 Feb 20		1-0 Feb 28	1-1 0-1, 1-0	1-1 0-1, 1-0	2-0 1-0, 1-0	1-1 1-0, 0-1	1-1 0-1, 1-0	2-0 1-0, 1-0		2-0 1-0, 1-0
0-1 Mar 07	0-1 Mar 27	0-1 Mar 14	0-1 Feb 20	0-1 Feb 27	0-1 Feb 21	0-1 Mar 20		0-2 0-1, 0-1	1-1 0-1, 1-0	0-2 0-1, 0-1	0-2 0-1, 0-1	0-2 0-1, 0-1	1-1 0-1, 1-0	0-2 0-1, 0-1

Click here for detailed results of the Group Stage matches

Playoffs[edit]

Semifinals

Unicorns Of Love

3

Gambit Esports

1

One Breath Gaming

0

CrowCrowd

3

Finals

Unicorns Of Love

3

CrowCrowd

1

Additional Data[edit]

Viewership Statistics[edit]

Viewership Stats
Peak Viewers	44 944
Average Viewers	14 871
Hours Watched	1 198 326

Statistics[edit]

		Total				Blue Side				Red Side							Match Length (mins)
	Champion	∑	W	L	WR	∑	W	L	WR	∑	W	L	WR	Played By	Played With	Played Vs.	<25			25-30			30-35			35-40			40-45			>45
1	Rell	33	15	18	45%	14	5	9	36%	19	10	9	53%	6 (4-2) 6 (1-5) 5 (4-1) 5 (4-1) 5 (0-5)	10 (5-5) 8 (1-7) 7 (3-4) 7 (3-4) 6 (3-3)	10 (3-7) 9 (3-6) 9 (3-6) 7 (4-3) 6 (4-2)	0	0-0	0%	12	5-7	42%	9	5-4	56%	7	1-6	14%	4	3-1	75%	1	1-0	100%
2	Gnar	31	18	13	58%	17	8	9	47%	14	10	4	71%	7 (5-2) 6 (5-1) 6 (3-3) 4 (3-1) 4 (2-2)	7 (6-1) 7 (3-4) 7 (3-4) 6 (5-1) 6 (4-2)	9 (6-3) 9 (5-4) 8 (7-1) 8 (3-5) 5 (4-1)	0	0-0	0%	6	5-1	83%	13	7-6	54%	7	3-4	43%	3	1-2	33%	2	2-0	100%
3	Lillia	31	16	15	52%	16	5	11	31%	15	11	4	73%	6 (5-1) 6 (3-3) 6 (2-4) 4 (2-2) 3 (2-1)	10 (5-5) 7 (6-1) 7 (4-3) 7 (3-4) 6 (4-2)	10 (3-7) 9 (4-5) 7 (5-2) 7 (3-4) 6 (3-3)	1	1-0	100%	8	4-4	50%	7	2-5	29%	9	5-4	56%	4	2-2	50%	2	2-0	100%
4	Kai'Sa	31	12	19	39%	14	4	10	29%	17	8	9	47%	6 (3-3) 6 (1-5) 5 (4-1) 5 (1-4) 4 (2-2)	11 (8-3) 8 (1-7) 7 (3-4) 6 (3-3) 6 (3-3)	9 (6-3) 8 (5-3) 8 (2-6) 8 (1-7) 8 (1-7)	0	0-0	0%	14	6-8	43%	9	2-7	22%	6	3-3	50%	2	1-1	50%	0	0-0	0%
5	Alistar	28	18	10	64%	13	7	6	54%	15	11	4	73%	9 (8-1) 7 (5-2) 5 (1-4) 3 (2-1) 2 (0-2)	11 (8-3) 7 (5-2) 5 (3-2) 5 (3-2) 4 (4-0)	10 (7-3) 6 (5-1) 6 (4-2) 6 (4-2) 6 (3-3)	1	0-1	0%	13	9-4	69%	6	3-3	50%	6	5-1	83%	2	1-1	50%	0	0-0	0%
		69 games played				26W - 43L (38%)				43W - 26L (62%)							1 games			24 games			23 games			13 games			6 games			2 games
Click here for complete Champion Statistics table

Country Representation[edit]

#	Country / Region	Representation	Players
1	Russia	23 / 45 (51%)	AHaHaCiK, BOSS, BullyMaguire, Charger, Dimonko, DREAMPYLLA, Gimliques, Griffon, Jestkui Max, Kreox, Lekcycc, Lodik, Maxim, Mercenary, Miracle, NoNHoly, Nomanz, Phlaty, Rein, SaNTaS, SimSin, Smurf, Valhalla
2	Ukraine	13 / 45 (29%)	Argonavt, Balkane, ItsCortez, Kinzu, Laynel, Maynter, MightyDragon, Mytant, PekiDo, PvPStejos, Romuka, Stepan, XoNix
3	Bulgaria	2 / 45 (4%)	6ax, Four
3	Latvia	2 / 45 (4%)	CyraXx, Shiganari
3	Sweden	2 / 45 (4%)	Adept, Mirbs
6	China	1 / 45 (2%)	Sericus
6	France	1 / 45 (2%)	Frappii
6	Lithuania	1 / 45 (2%)	Jenxas

References[edit]

↑ selfdestruct (2021-02-01). "I would like to note that making a decision to leave the LCL when the resources for the struggle for the highest places run out is worthy of additional respect!" (in Russian). VK.
↑ Ru riot (2021-02-01). "Встречайте участников весеннего сплита LCL 2021!" (in Russian). Lolesports.ru.
↑ JamesPeke (2021-02-27). "This week 6ax will be replaced by PekiDo, a familiar player in the CIS." (in Russian). VK.
↑ Gambit Esports (2021-03-03). "#GambitLoL roster update" (in English). Twitter.
↑ Vega Squadron (2021-03-06). "Vega Squadron presents a new toplaner" (in Russian). Vega Squadron.
↑ Jenxas (2021-03-11). "Well it's official I'm gonna spend rest of this split playing in LCL! big poggers." (in English). Twitter.

[EPG_disband-1] selfdestruct (2021-02-01). "I would like to note that making a decision to leave the LCL when the resources for the struggle for the highest places run out is worthy of additional respect!" (in Russian). VK.

[CTRL_PLAY-2] Ru riot (2021-02-01). "Встречайте участников весеннего сплита LCL 2021!" (in Russian). Lolesports.ru.

[3] JamesPeke (2021-02-27). "This week 6ax will be replaced by PekiDo, a familiar player in the CIS." (in Russian). VK.

[4] Gambit Esports (2021-03-03). "#GambitLoL roster update" (in English). Twitter.

[5] Vega Squadron (2021-03-06). "Vega Squadron presents a new toplaner" (in Russian). Vega Squadron.

[6] Jenxas (2021-03-11). "Well it's official I'm gonna spend rest of this split playing in LCL! big poggers." (in English). Twitter.

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