The League of Legends World Championship draw has taken place, with the tournament getting under way on October 5 with the Play-In stage.
Twenty-one teams will compete in total, with DAMWON KIA returning as defending champions and looking to hold onto their title.
Here are the groups for each phase:
Play-In Stage
Group A
|
Team |
League |
|---|---|
 Hanwha Life Esports |
LCK |
 LNG Esports |
LPL |
 Infinity |
LLA |
 PEACE |
LCO |
 RED Canids |
CBLOL |
Group B
|
Team |
League |
|---|---|
 Beyond Gaming |
PCS |
 Cloud9 |
LCS |
 Unicorns of Love |
CIS |
 Galatasaray Esports |
TCL |
 DetonatioN FocusMe |
LJL |
Main Event
Group A
|
Team |
League |
|---|---|
 DAMWON KIA |
LCK |
 FunPlus Phoenix |
LPL |
 Rogue |
LEC |
 Play-In Qualifier |
B Group
|
Team |
League |
|---|---|
 EDward Gaming |
LPL |
 100 Thieves |
LCS |
 T1 |
LCK |
 Play-In Qualifier |
Group C
|
Team |
League |
|---|---|
 PSG Talon |
PCS |
 Fnatic |
LEC |
 Royal Never Give Up |
LPL |
 Play-In Qualifier |
Group D
|
Team |
League |
|---|---|
 MAD Lions |
LEC |
 Gen.G |
LCK |
 Team Liquid |
LCS |
 Play-In Qualifier |
Rogue the worst off among the Europeans
The last two Worlds champions have both been put into Group A, with Rogue joining them. The third European seed will once again have the toughest group in the entire tournament, and face an uphill task to make the knockout stage.
LEC champions MAD Lions, on the other hand, can be extremely happy, with LNG the likely addition to their group from Play-Ins.
Fnatic, meanwhile, will face PSG Talon, RNG and perhaps Chovy's Hanwha Life Esports.
Riot Games just announced the Worlds 2021 pool format and how the group stage draw's going to be done. Here's everything you need to know about the group stage and draw event.
