2021 LEC season

The 2021 LEC season was the third year of the League of Legends European Championship (LEC), a professional esports league for the MOBA PC game League of Legends, following its rebranding in late 2018. The spring regular season began on 22 January,^[1] and concluded on 14 March, while the playoffs started on 26 March and concluded on 11 April. The summer split began on 22 June, and playoffs concluded on 1 August. The three teams that qualified for the 2021 World Championship were MAD Lions,^[2] Fnatic,^[3] and Rogue,^[4] respectively.^[5]

2021 LEC season
League	LEC
Sport	League of Legends
Duration	January 22 - April 11 (Spring) June 22 - August 1 (Summer)
Number of teams	10
Spring
Champions	MAD Lions
Runners-up	Rogue
Season MVP	Martin "Rekkles" Larsson
Summer
Champions	MAD Lions
Runners-up	Fnatic
Season MVP	Kacper "Inspired" Słoma

Teams

The Astralis Group merged its LEC team Origen into the Astralis brand prior to the 2021 season.^[6]

Astralis	Excel Esports
FC Schalke 04	Fnatic
G2 Esports	MAD Lions
Misfits Gaming	Rogue
SK Gaming	Team Vitality

Spring

Regular season

Pos	Team	W	L	Pts	Qualification
1	G2 Esports[a]	14	4	10	Advance to winners' bracket
2	Rogue[a]	14	4	10
3	MAD Lions	10	8	2
4	FC Schalke 04[b]	9	9	0
5	Fnatic[b]	9	9	0	Advance to losers' bracket
6	SK Gaming[c]	8	10	−2
7	Misfits Gaming[c]	8	10	−2
8	Excel Esports	7	11	−4
9	Astralis	6	12	−6
10	Team Vitality	5	13	−8

Source: LoL Esports
Notes:

1. G2 and Rogue's tie was broken by head-to-head record, with G2 winning both matchups.
2. Because Fnatic and Schalke were tied in their head-to-head record, their tie was instead broken by their win percentage in the second round robin. Fnatic won three games in the second round robin while Schalke won four, so fourth place was awarded to Schalke.
3. Misfits and SK Gaming's tie was broken by head-to-head record, with SK winning both matchups.

						Upper round 1					Upper final										Final
						1	G2 Esports	3
						4	Schalke 04	2
											1	G2 Esports	1
											3	MAD Lions	3
						2	Rogue	1
						3	MAD Lions	3
																					3	MAD Lions	3
																					2	Rogue	2
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower round 3					Lower final
																1	G2 Esports	1
											2	Rogue	3			2	Rogue	3
						4	Schalke 04	3			4	Schalke 04	1
	5	Fnatic	3			5	Fnatic	0
	6	SK Gaming	1

Individual awards

Award	Player	Position	Team
All-Pro Team	Martin "Wunder" Hansen	Top	G2 Esports
	Marcin "Jankos" Jankowski	Jungle	G2 Esports
	Rasmus "Caps" Winther	Mid	G2 Esports
	Martin "Rekkles" Larsson	Bot	G2 Esports
	Mihael "Mikyx" Mehle	Support	G2 Esports
Coaching Staff of the Split	Rogue Coaching Staff	Staff	Rogue
Rookie of the Split	Javier "Elyoya" Prades Batalla	Jungle	MAD Lions
MVP[7]	Martin "Rekkles" Larsson	Bot	G2 Esports

Summer

Regular season

Pos	Team	W	L	Pts	Qualification
1	Rogue	13	5	8	Advance to winner' bracket
2	G2 Esports	12	6	6
3	MAD Lions	12	6	6
4	Misfits Gaming	12	6	6
5	Fnatic	11	7	4	Advance to losers' bracket
6	Team Vitality	8	10	−2
7	Excel Esports	7	11	−4
8	Origen	7	11	−4
9	SK Gaming	5	13	−8
10	FC Schalke 04	3	15	−12

Source: LoL Esports

Championship Points for playoffs seeding

Playoffs

						Upper round 1					Upper final										Final
						1	Rogue	3
						4	Misfits Gaming	2
											1	Rogue	0
											2	MAD Lions	3
						2	MAD Lions	3
						3	G2 Esports	1
																					2	MAD Lions	3
																					5	Fnatic	1
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower round 3					Lower final
																1	Rogue	0
											3	G2 Esports	2			5	Fnatic	3
						4	Misfits Gaming	2			5	Fnatic	3
	5	Fnatic	3			5	Fnatic	3
	6	Team Vitality	2

Individual awards

Award	Player	Position	Team
All-Pro Team[8]	Andrei "Odoamne" Pascu	Top	Rogue
	Kacper "Inspired" Słoma	Jungle	Rogue
	Rasmus "Caps" Winther	Mid	G2 Esports
	Martin "Rekkles" Larsson	Bot	G2 Esports
	Mihael "Mikyx" Mehle	Support	G2 Esports
Coaching Staff of the Split[9]	Rogue Coaching Staff	Staff	Rogue
Rookie of the Split[10]	Adam "Adam" Maanane	Top	Fnatic
MVP[11]	Kacper "Inspired" Słoma	Jungle	Rogue

References

1. Kelly, Michael (15 December 2020). "LEC schedules 2021 opening day for Jan. 22". Dot Esports. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
2. Esguerra, Tyler (2021-08-29). "MAD Lions win 2021 LEC Summer Finals with impressive 3-1 series victory against Fnatic". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
3. "Fnatic deny G2 and become the last LEC team to qualify for Worlds 2021". Upcomer. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
4. "[LEC Summer Playoffs] Rogue is the first team to qualify for Worlds 2021 after defeating Misfits 3-2". InvenGlobal. 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
5. Heath, Jerome (2021-09-23). "All teams qualified for Worlds 2021". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
6. Nicholson, Jonno (15 September 2020). "Astralis Group merges Origen and Future FC into Astralis brand". Esports Insider. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
7. Kelly, Michael (10 April 2021). "Rekkles wins 2021 LEC Spring Split MVP award". Dot Esports. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
8. Kelly, Michael (24 August 2021). "G2's Rekkles, Caps, others headline 2021 LEC All-Pro team". Dot Esports. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
9. Kelly, Michael (25 August 2021). "Rogue wins 2021 LEC Coaching Staff of the Year award". Dot Esports.
10. Kelly, Michael (27 August 2021). "Fnatic top laner Adam wins 2021 LEC Rookie of the Summer Split award". Dot Esports. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
11. Esguerra, Tyler (28 August 2021). "Inspired wins 2021 LEC Summer Split MVP award". Dot Esports. Retrieved 30 August 2021.