After an incredible regular season, the LCK 2021 Spring season has finally concluded. Indeed, as one of the most viewed esports leagues in the world, we’re really excited for the Playoffs event which is incoming in the next few days. Read on for an esportsguide episode of ‘How to Watch’ for the LCK 2021 Spring Playoffs!
Event Background
As I’ll reiterate, this is the highest level of competitive League of Legends in the Korean region. Indeed, the 2020/21 season is the first iteration of the franchised league which is finding a tonne of success globally. Accordingly, the LCK 2021 Spring Playoffs will run from the 31st March up until the 10th April.
What are the teams playing for? Well, besides a prize pool of ₩ 375,000,000, first place will also earn a qualification seed for the MSI 2021 later on this year. Here’s a look at the top 6 teams from the regular season that qualified for the Playoffs in order of seed:
- DWG KIA
- Gen.G
- Hanwha Life
- T1
- DRX
- NS RedForce
Format
The format is quite typical of a Playoff event such as this one. Indeed, based on their seedings, the six teams have been placed in an appropriate bracket with BO5 games.
By determining a winner after each series, we’ll have a champion on the 10th April.
Schedule for the LCK 2021 Spring Playoffs
In terms of schedule, there aren’t too many matches to tune into – just huge games you don’t want to be missing. Bearing this in mind, here’s the schedule set so far for the online event (CET):
Quarterfinals
- Hanwha vs NS RedForce (10:00) – 3/31
- T1 vs DRX (10:00) – 4/1
Semifinals
- DWG KIA vs TBD (10:00) – 4/3
- Gen.G vs TBD (10:00) – 4/4
Finals
- TBD vs TBD (10:00) – 4/10
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Predictions for the LCK 2021 Spring Playoffs
Across the regular season, here at esportsguide we’ve provided weekly updates. Accordingly, it’s only natural to resort to the regular season for predictions.
Let’s start things with the obvious – Dawmon Gaming are the natural event favourites. Yet, are they untouchable?
No, they definitely aren’t, as the second seed in the form Gen.G proved in Week 9 of the LCK. That win alone made DWG look human and less of an untouchable force to reckon with. Many have it written down that a grand final rematch between Gen.G and DWG to finally settle the score is simply expected – Gen.G is one of the only teas to hand DWG KIA a loss all season long.
However, that’s where the middle of the pack lies, trading blows with one another all season long. Hanwha and T1 especially, have 1-1 records with Gen.G and could easily challenge the second seed if they’re caught off guard. The single elimination bracket format adds to that element of spice – you get one shot
Otherwise, DRX and Nongshim are the underdogs heading into the event, and they’ll give the other teams a fight though not many think they have what it takes to win right now.
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