Sports season
The 2021 PCS season was the second year of the Pacific Championship Series (PCS), a professional esports league for the MOBA PC game League of Legends .
The spring regular season was scheduled to begin on 5 February but was delayed to 19 February due to regional COVID-19 restrictions .[1] The spring split concluded with the spring finals on 18 April.
The summer split began with the first day of the summer regular season on 9 July and concluded with the summer finals on 29 August.
PSG Talon was the PCS' representative at the 2021 Mid-Season Invitational and first seed at the 2021 World Championship . Beyond Gaming was the PCS' second seed at the 2021 World Championship.
Spring
Promotion and relegation
The organisers of the PCS announced on 4 August 2020 that a promotion tournament would be introduced for the 2021 season to promote regional competitiveness.[2] Singaporean team Resurgence, which finished tenth in both splits of the 2020 season, had to play a relegation match against Impunity Esports from the Singaporean and Malaysian qualifier. Resurgence was relegated after a close series and Impunity Esports took their spot.[3] Filipino team Liyab Esports, which finished ninth in both splits of the 2020 season, swept Panic Time from the Filipino qualifier in their relegation match and kept their spot.
Qualification match
PCS
Resurgence
2
QLF
Impunity Esports
3
PCS
Liyab Esports
3
QLF
Panic Time
0
Teams and rosters
ahq eSports Club announced on 6 January 2021 that it would no longer participate in the PCS.[4] Xue "Dinter" Hong-wei, who was previously the jungler for Taipei Assassins and Hong Kong Esports , acquired ahq's spot and created a new team named Beyond Gaming .[5] Nova Esports also withdrew from the league[6] and was replaced by BOOM Esports.[7]
Teams
Players
Coach(es)
Top
Jungle
Mid
Bot
Support
Alpha Esports
3Z
kiy1n9
APEX
AN
Zihan
Taizan Laba
Beyond Gaming
Liang PK
Husha
Husky Maoan
Doggo
Kino
Benny
J Team
Rest Driver
Hana
Mission
Lilv
Woody
Wei Coldicee
Machi Esports
Likai
Gemini
JimieN
Atlen
Koala
Dreamer Gengar
Hong Kong Attitude
Rock
Patience Kongyue
B1ven
MnM
Wing
Chawy Reign
PSG Talon
Hanabi
River
Maple
Unified
Kaiwing
Helper Winged
Berjaya Dragons
Azhi
Enso
Minji
Eren
K2
Axin
BOOM Esports
Rockky
Epic
Ruby
Wako
PoP
Warlock Hammock
Impunity Esports
TOPKING
CYH
Shera
Blaze
Smerv
Shiazuri Vainie
Liyab Esports
Speltz
DoeDoii
Xyliath Kanji
Dawn
Cresho
Cabbage Tgee
Source: LoL PCS official website
Regular season standings
Format: Double round robin, best-of-one
Pos
Team
W
L
Pts
Qualification
1
PSG Talon
17
1
16
Advance to winners' bracket second round
2
Beyond Gaming
16
2
14
3
Machi Esports
14
4
10
Start in winners' bracket
4
J Team
11
7
4
5
BOOM Esports
8
10
−2
6
Impunity Esports
7
11
−4
7
Berjaya Dragons
6
12
−6
Start in losers' bracket
8
Hong Kong Attitude
5
13
−8[a]
9
Alpha Esports
5
13
−8[a]
10
Liyab Esports
1
17
−16
^ a b Hong Kong Attitude defeated Alpha Esports in a tiebreaker match.
Playoffs
Round 1 (BO3) Round 2 (BO5) Semifinals (WB, BO5) Finals (BO5) 1. PSG Talon 3 4. J Team 2 R1 J Team0 5. BOOM Esports1 R2 PSG Talon 3 R2 Beyond Gaming0 2. Beyond Gaming 3 3. Machi Esports 2 R1 Machi Esports1 6. Impunity Esports0 WB PSG Talon 3 LB Beyond Gaming0 Round 1 (BO3) Round 2 (BO5) Round 3 (BO5) Semifinals (LB, BO5) R1 Berjaya Dragons0 7. Berjaya Dragons 2 WB J Team3 R3 Machi Esports2 WB Impunity Esports0 R2 J Team0 WB Beyond Gaming 3 R2 Machi Esports 3 R1 Hong Kong Attitude0 8. Hong Kong Attitude 2 WB Machi Esports 3 WB BOOM Esports1
Ranking
Place
Team
Prize (USD)
Prize share
Qualification
1st
PSG Talon
$30,000
37.5%
2021 Mid-Season Invitational
2nd
Beyond Gaming
$14,000
17.5%
3rd
Machi Esports
$10,000
12.5%
4th
J Team
$7,000
8.75%
5th–6th
Berjaya Dragons
$4,500
5.625%
Hong Kong Attitude
7th–8th
BOOM Esports
$3,000
3.75%
Impunity Esports
9th
Alpha Esports
$2,000
2.5%
10th
Liyab Esports
Summer
Teams and rosters
Teams
Players
Coach(es)
Top
Jungle
Mid
Bot
Support
Alpha Esports
3Z
kiy1n9
Xiaotu
AN
Sheng
Laba
Beyond Gaming
Liang PK
Husha
Maoan
Doggo
Kino
Benny Wulala
J Team
Rest
Hana
Mission
Lilv
Woody
Wei Coldicee
Machi Esports
Likai
Gemini
JimieN
Atlen
Koala
Dreamer Gengar
Hong Kong Attitude
Rock
Kongyue
HongSuo Wen Biven
MnM
s1aytrue K
Chawy Manny
PSG Talon
Hanabi
River
Maple
Unified
Kaiwing
Helper Winged
Berjaya Dragons
Azhi
Enso Arashi
Minji
K2
Felia
Axin
BOOM Esports
Rockky
Alex Holo
Ruby
Wako
Pop
Warlock
Impunity Esports
TOPKING
Epic
Moonblack
Blaze
Smerv CraliX
Shiazuri YaLEN
Liyab Esports
Speltz Kanji
DoeDoii
Xyliath Kanji
Dawn
Aeiden
Tgee
Source: LoL PCS official website
Regular season standings
Format: Double round robin, best-of-one
Pos
Team
W
L
Pts
Qualification
1
PSG Talon
18
0
18
Advance to winners' bracket second round
2
Beyond Gaming
14
4
10[a]
3
Machi Esports
14
4
10[a]
Start in winners' bracket
4
BOOM Esports
11
7
4[b]
5
J Team
11
7
4[b]
6
Hong Kong Attitude
7
11
−4
7
Berjaya Dragons
6
12
−6
Start in losers' bracket
8
Liyab Esports
4
14
−10[c]
9
Impunity Esports
4
14
−10[c]
10
Alpha Esports
1
17
−16
^ a b Beyond Gaming defeated Machi Esports in a tiebreaker match.
^ a b BOOM Esports defeated J Team in a tiebreaker match.
^ a b Liyab Esports defeated Impunity Esports in a tiebreaker match.
Playoffs
Round 1 (BO3) Round 2 (BO5) Semifinals (WB, BO5) Finals (BO5) 1. PSG Talon 3 4. BOOM Esports1 R1 J Team0 5. J Team 2 R2 PSG Talon2 R2 Beyond Gaming 3 2. Beyond Gaming 3 3. Machi Esports 2 R1 Machi Esports1 6. Hong Kong Attitude1 WB Beyond Gaming2 LB PSG Talon 3 Round 1 (BO3) Round 2 (BO5) Round 3 (BO5) Semifinals (LB, BO5) R1 Hong Kong Attitude1 7. Berjaya Dragons0 WB J Team3 R3 J Team0 WB Hong Kong Attitude 2 R2 J Team 3 WB PSG Talon 3 R2 Machi Esports2 R1 BOOM Esports2 8. Liyab Esports1 WB Machi Esports 3 WB BOOM Esports 2
Ranking
Place
Team
Prize (USD)
Prize share
Qualification
1st
PSG Talon
$30,000
37.5%
2021 World Championship main event
2nd
Beyond Gaming
$14,000
17.5%
2021 World Championship play-in stage
3rd
J Team
$10,000
12.5%
4th
Machi Esports
$7,000
8.75%
5th–6th
BOOM Esports
$4,500
5.625%
Hong Kong Attitude
7th–8th
Berjaya Dragons
$3,000
3.75%
Liyab Esports
9th
Impunity Esports
$2,000
2.5%
10th
Alpha Esports
References