2021 World Championship - Play-In
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< World Championship | 2021
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Format[edit]
- Play-In Round 1
- Ten teams are divided into two groups where they play a Single Round Robin format.
- All matches are played in a Bo1.
- Top teams in each group advance to Group Stage.
- 2nd, 3rd and 4th teams in each group advance to Play-In: Round 2.
- Bottom team in each group is eliminated.
- Click here for information about tiebreaker rules
- If teams are tied and competing for 3rd and 4th place, there will not be any additional matches, the placement will be determined by their head-to-head result.
- In other circumstances:
- If there are two teams have an equal amount of points, an additional tiebreaker match will be played
- Team that won the head-to-head result will have the side choice previlege.
- If there are three teams have an equal amount of points, two circumstances will be considered:
- If all three teams have the same results against the other two teams, two teams that won with longer time length will compete first. The loser will be the bottom team in this tie, the winner will compete with the remained team.
- Team that won with shorter time length will have the side choice previlege.
- If the remained two teams are competing for 3rd and 4th place, the placement will be determined by their head-to-head result.
- If three team has different results against the other two teams, the tie will be broken by the results (2-0, 1-1 and 0-2).
- If all three teams have the same results against the other two teams, two teams that won with longer time length will compete first. The loser will be the bottom team in this tie, the winner will compete with the remained team.
- If there are five teams have an equal amount of points,
- All the teams will be ranked by the total time length of winning games, the two teams won with the longest total time length will compete first, loser will be placed fifth, winner will play a single elimination bracket with the other three teams.
- In the single elimination bracket, the team that won with shortest time length will face the team won with the longest time length, the other two will compete, two winners will compete for 1st place.
- 3rd and 4th place match will not be played.
- If there are two teams have an equal amount of points, an additional tiebreaker match will be played
- All tiebreaker matches are Bo1
- Play-In Round 2
- Six teams from Play-In: Round 1.
- The 3rd and 4th placed teams in the same group of Round 1 face each other, winners compete against the 2nd placed team of the other group
- All matches are played in a Bo5.
- Two winners will advance to Group Stage.
- Four losers will be eliminated.
Results[edit]
Round 1[edit]
Group A[edit]
| Group A | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  LNG Esports | 4-0 | ||||
| 2. |   Hanwha Life Esports | 3-1 | ||||
| 3. |  PEACE | 2-2 | ||||
| 4. |  RED Canids | 1-3 | ||||
| 5. |   Infinity | 0-4 | ||||
| Group A Matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| HLE | 0 | 1 | LNG |
| INF | 0 | 1 | RED |
| LNG | 1 | 0 | PCE |
| HLE | 1 | 0 | INF |
| PCE | 0 | 1 | HLE |
| RED | 0 | 1 | LNG |
| INF | 0 | 1 | PCE |
| RED | 0 | 1 | HLE |
| LNG | 1 | 0 | INF |
| PCE | 1 | 0 | RED |
Group A Crosstable[edit]
| 1-0 Oct 05 | 1-0 Oct 06 | 1-0 Oct 07 | 1-0 Oct 05 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1 Oct 05 | 1-0 Oct 06 | 1-0 Oct 05 | 1-0 Oct 06 | |
| 0-1 Oct 06 | 0-1 Oct 06 | 1-0 Oct 05 | 0-1 Oct 07 | |
| 0-1 Oct 07 | 0-1 Oct 05 | 0-1 Oct 05 | 0-1 Oct 06 | |
| 0-1 Oct 05 | 0-1 Oct 06 | 1-0 Oct 07 | 1-0 Oct 06 | |
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Group B[edit]
| Group B | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |   DetonatioN FocusMe | 3-1 | ||||
| 2. |  Cloud9 | 3-1 | ||||
| 3. |  Galatasaray Esports | 2-2 | ||||
| 4. |   Beyond Gaming | 1-3 | ||||
| 5. |  Unicorns Of Love | 1-3 | ||||
| Group B Matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| UOL | 0 | 1 | DFM |
| GS | 1 | 0 | BYG |
| DFM | 0 | 1 | C9 |
| UOL | 0 | 1 | GS |
| BYG | 0 | 1 | C9 |
| GS | 0 | 1 | DFM |
| BYG | 1 | 0 | UOL |
| C9 | 1 | 0 | GS |
| DFM | 1 | 0 | BYG |
| C9 | 0 | 1 | UOL |
| Group B Tiebreakers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| UOL | 0 | 1 | BYG |
| DFM | 1 | 0 | C9 |
Group B Crosstable[edit]
| 0-1 Oct 06 | 1-0 Oct 06 | 0-1 Oct 05 | 0-1 Oct 07 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-0 Oct 06 | 0-1 Oct 07 | 1-0 Oct 06 | 1-0 Oct 05 | |
| 0-1 Oct 06 | 1-0 Oct 07 | 0-1 Oct 05 | 0-1 Oct 05 | |
| 1-0 Oct 05 | 0-1 Oct 06 | 1-0 Oct 05 | 0-1 Oct 06 | |
| 1-0 Oct 07 | 0-1 Oct 05 | 1-0 Oct 05 | 1-0 Oct 06 | |
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Round 2[edit]
Semifinals
Galatasaray Esports2
October 8, 2021 - 11:00 GMT
42:10
39:04
26:53
31:40
34:43
· 
Beyond Gaming3
Finals
Hanwha Life Esports3
October 9, 2021 - 11:00 GMT
29:08
23:00
25:09
· Beyond Gaming0
Qualified
Cloud9 Hanwha Life Esports