Northern League of Legends Championship 2021

[e][h]Northern League of Legends Championship Spring 2021

League Information

Series:

NLC

Organizer:

DreamHack

Type:

Online

Location:

Sweden

Format:

Group Stage:
GSL Groups
Playoffs:
Double Elimination

Number of Teams:

12

Prize Pool:

400,000 kr SEK
(≃ $46,749 USD)

Start Date:

2021-01-19

End Date:

2021-03-21

Liquipedia Tier:

Minor

Links

Chronology

Summer 2020

Summer 2021

Format[edit]

Group Stage
- All 12 teams are divided into two groups of six where they play a Double Round Robin format.
- Each team plays 10 matches
- All matches are Bo1
- 1st to 4th place of each group qualify for Playoffs
  - 1st and 2nd place are seeded into Semifinals
  - 3rd and 4th place are seeded into Losers' Round 1
- 6th place of each group will play the Promotion
Playoffs
- Double Elimination
- Grand Finals are Bo5, all other matches are Bo3
- Winner and the runner-up qualify for EU Masters Spring

Broadcast Talent[edit]

Prize Pool[edit]

400,000 SEK are spread among the teams as seen below:

Place	$ USD	kr SEK	Seed	Team
1st	$11,687	100,000 kr	EU Masters	BT Excel
2nd	$8,765	75,000 kr	EU Masters	Fnatic Rising
3rd	$6,428	55,000 kr	-	Nordavind
4th	$4,675	40,000 kr	-	Team Singularity
5th-6th	$3,506	30,000 kr	-	Barrage Esports
5th-6th	$3,506	30,000 kr	-	Tricked Esport
7th-8th	$2,337	20,000 kr	-	KOVA Esports
7th-8th	$2,337	20,000 kr	-	Granit Gaming
9th-10th	$1,169	10,000 kr	-	Godsent
9th-10th	$1,169	10,000 kr	-	Riddle Esports
11th	$584	5,000 kr	Promotion	Dusty
12th	$584	5,000 kr	Promotion	MnM Gaming

(Converted USD prizes are based on the currency rate on Mar 21, 2021: 1 SEK ≃ 0.11687 USD.)

Participants[edit]

Barrage Esports

	mumus100
	dibu
	Random
	Kehvo
	Seffe
Staff

C	Surza
Main Roster

C	TBD


Summer 2020

BT Excel

	Orome
	Markoon
	Hatrixx
	Deadly
	Advienne
Staff

C	Swiffer
Main Roster

C	TBD


Summer 2020

Dusty

	Flaxxish
	Cheelm
	Legions
	Hoiz
	PederseNN
SubstitutesStaff

	Sausi
Main RosterStaff

C	Quixeth
C	Demb
Main RosterSubstitutes


Summer 2020

Fnatic Rising

	Pride
	Maxi
	FEBIVEN
	Bean
	rhuckz
SubstitutesStaff

	Lindgarde
Main RosterStaff

C	delord
Main RosterSubstitutes


Summer 2020

GODSENT

	Zombie
	Indecision
	Silk
	Emtest
	QUICKTIMER
Staff

C	Just Jon
Main Roster

C	TBD


Summer 2020

Granit Gaming^1,5

	TamoZ
	Galben
	Saju
	Sahira
	Mishigu
	Dr Chaos
Staff

C	Arag0rne
Main Roster

C	TBD


Summer 2020

KOVA Esports²

	Tatuy
	Outlandisch
	Proker
	Snurmi
	Tiara
Staff

C	CastielMid
Main Roster

C	TBD


Summer 2020

Nordavind³

	Kerberos
	Sharp
	Erixen
	Chrisberg
	Touch
SubsStaff

	Flufo
Main RosterStaff

C	Doruk
Main RosterSubs


Summer 2020

Riddle Esports⁵

	Kektz
	LEFT ~~Saju~~
	Apples
	Orre
	Bravado
SubstitutesStaff

	Pavkyn
Main RosterStaff

C	Stxrm
C	Dacreq
A	Zerdon
Main RosterSubstitutes


Summer 2020

Tricked Esport

	Nille
	Flipper
	Poulsen
	Achuu
	Baloo
Staff

C	Vandett0
Main Roster

C	TBD


Summer 2020

MnM Gaming

	bobiistaa
	Raxhy
	Air
	MihaiBaros
	Blue45Ty
SubstitutesStaff

	Fomko
Main RosterStaff

C	Tacocat
Main RosterSubstitutes


Promotion

Team Singularity⁴

	WeiZor
	Noltey
	Furuy
	Dragdar
	Prosfair
SubsStaff

	LEFT ~~Wojux~~
Main RosterStaff

C	Torok
C	Kiao
Main RosterSubs


Promotion

For "News and Roster Changes" Click here.

¹ ENCE pulls out of the league. Their spot is given to Granit Gaming.^[1]

² Munster Rugby Gaming pulls out of the league. Their spot is given to KOVA Esports.^[2]

³

Flufo joins Nordavind as substitute midlaner.

⁴

Wojux leaves Team Singularity to join Komil&Friends.^[3]

⁵

Saju leaves Riddle Esports to join Granit Gaming.^[4]

Results[edit]

Group Stage[edit]

Group A Week 1 Week 1
1.	BT Excel	9-1
2.	Tricked Esport	5-5
3.	Nordavind	5-5
4.	Granit Gaming	4-6
5.	Godsent	4-6
6.	Dusty	3-7

Group B Week 1 Week 1
1.	Fnatic Rising	8-2
2.	Barrage Esports	7-3
3.	Team Singularity	7-3
4.	KOVA Esports	4-6
5.	Riddle Esports	3-7
6.	MnM Gaming	1-9

Click here for more information about the Group Stage matches.

Playoffs[edit]

Semifinals

BT Excel

2

Barrage Esports

0

Fnatic Rising

2

Tricked Esport

0

Winners' Finals

BT Excel

2

Fnatic Rising

1

Losers' Round 1

Nordavind

2

KOVA Esports

0

Team Singularity

2

Granit Gaming

0

Losers' Round 2

Barrage Esports

1

Nordavind

2

Tricked Esport

1

Team Singularity

2

Losers' Round 3

Nordavind

2

Team Singularity

1

Losers' Finals

Fnatic Rising

3

Nordavind

1

Grand Finals

BT Excel

3

Fnatic Rising

0

Additional Data[edit]

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	Kai'Sa	46	24	22	52%	30	16	14	53%	16	8	8	50%	8 (5-3) 7 (6-1) 5 (2-3) 4 (2-2) 3 (3-0)	11 (6-5) 10 (7-3) 9 (6-3) 9 (4-5) 9 (3-6)	13 (7-6) 12 (8-4) 11 (6-5) 10 (5-5) 8 (4-4)	3	0-3	0%	18	10-8	56%	12	8-4	67%	7	3-4	43%	3	2-1	67%	3	1-2	33%
2	Gnar	42	29	13	69%	21	16	5	76%	21	13	8	62%	8 (6-2) 7 (6-1) 6 (3-3) 4 (4-0) 4 (4-0)	14 (9-5) 11 (6-5) 9 (7-2) 8 (7-1) 8 (5-3)	13 (7-6) 11 (9-2) 11 (6-5) 8 (6-2) 7 (7-0)	2	2-0	100%	15	10-5	67%	11	7-4	64%	6	4-2	67%	5	4-1	80%	3	2-1	67%
3	Lillia	39	16	23	41%	17	7	10	41%	22	9	13	41%	7 (4-3) 7 (4-3) 4 (1-3) 3 (2-1) 3 (1-2)	8 (7-1) 7 (3-4) 7 (2-5) 6 (4-2) 6 (3-3)	13 (6-7) 12 (4-8) 9 (4-5) 9 (4-5) 8 (5-3)	3	1-2	33%	14	5-9	36%	11	6-5	55%	6	3-3	50%	3	0-3	0%	2	1-1	50%
4	Xayah	32	17	15	53%	14	8	6	57%	18	9	9	50%	6 (4-2) 5 (4-1) 5 (2-3) 5 (1-4) 2 (2-0)	9 (7-2) 8 (4-4) 7 (3-4) 7 (3-4) 6 (5-1)	13 (6-7) 9 (6-3) 8 (3-5) 8 (3-5) 7 (4-3)	4	3-1	75%	10	6-4	60%	12	5-7	42%	3	1-2	33%	2	1-1	50%	1	1-0	100%
5	Rell	30	15	15	50%	16	8	8	50%	14	7	7	50%	5 (4-1) 5 (1-4) 4 (3-1) 4 (2-2) 3 (3-0)	9 (4-5) 8 (5-3) 8 (4-4) 7 (2-5) 7 (2-5)	11 (5-6) 9 (6-3) 9 (5-4) 6 (5-1) 6 (3-3)	4	4-0	100%	8	2-6	25%	8	5-3	63%	6	2-4	33%	2	1-1	50%	2	1-1	50%
		92 games played				54W - 38L (59%)				38W - 54L (41%)							6 games			35 games			26 games			14 games			6 games			5 games
Click here for complete Champion Statistics table

Country Representation[edit]

#	Country / Region	Representation	Players
1	Sweden	13 / 66 (20%)	Air, Baloo, Bravado, Cheelm, Emtest, Flaxxish, Lindgarde, Mishigu, Orre, Raxhy, Sahira, WeiZor, ZombieKungen
2	Finland	7 / 66 (11%)	dibu, Kehvo, Nille, Seffe, Snurmi, Tatuy, Tiara
3	Denmark	6 / 66 (9%)	Achuu, Chrisberg, Flipper, Maxi, PederseNN, Poulsen
3	Netherlands	6 / 66 (9%)	Advienne, FEBIVEN, Furuy, Markoon, Quicktimer, Saju
5	Norway	5 / 66 (8%)	Erixen, Flufo, Hatrixx, Sharp, Touch
5	United Kingdom	5 / 66 (8%)	Deádly, Dragdar, Kerberos, Noltey, Prosfair
7	Czech Republic	4 / 66 (6%)	Bobiistaa, Pavkyn, Proker, Random
8	Iceland	3 / 66 (5%)	Hoiz, Legions, Sausi
8	Romania	3 / 66 (5%)	Galben, MihaiBaros, Orome
10	Germany	2 / 66 (3%)	Bean, Outlandisch
10	Poland	2 / 66 (3%)	Blue45Ty, Wojux
10	Slovenia	2 / 66 (3%)	Apples, Kektz
10	Switzerland	2 / 66 (3%)	Dr Chaos, Pride
14	Bulgaria	1 / 66 (2%)	Indecision
14	France	1 / 66 (2%)	TamoZ
14	Hungary	1 / 66 (2%)	mumus100
14	Portugal	1 / 66 (2%)	rhuckz
14	Russia	1 / 66 (2%)	Fomko
14	Ukraine	1 / 66 (2%)	Silk

Viewership Statistics[edit]

Viewership Stats
Peak Viewers	4 841
Average Viewers	1 524
Hours Watched	146 367

References[edit]

↑ "ENCE WITHDRAWS FROM THE NLC – GRANIT GAMING JOINS" (in English). NLC. 2020-12-16.
↑ "UPDATE ON THE NLC SPRING 2021 PARTICIPATING TEAMS" (in English). NLC. 2020-12-07.
↑ Komil&Friends (2021-01-16). "What do you think about our 10 man roster?" (in Polish). Twitter.
↑ Granit Gaming (2021-03-01). "ROSTER CHANGE" (in English). Twitter.

[NLC_spot_Granit_Gaming-1] "ENCE WITHDRAWS FROM THE NLC – GRANIT GAMING JOINS" (in English). NLC. 2020-12-16.

[NLC_spot_KOVA_Esports-2] "UPDATE ON THE NLC SPRING 2021 PARTICIPATING TEAMS" (in English). NLC. 2020-12-07.

[Wojux_leaves-3] Komil&Friends (2021-01-16). "What do you think about our 10 man roster?" (in Polish). Twitter.

[4] Granit Gaming (2021-03-01). "ROSTER CHANGE" (in English). Twitter.

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Northern League of Legends Championship 2021

Contents

Format[edit]

Broadcast Talent[edit]

Prize Pool[edit]

Participants[edit]