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. 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. 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. 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.
Teams and rosters ahq eSports Club announced on 6 January 2021 that it would no longer participate in the PCS. 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. Nova Esports also withdrew from the league and was replaced by BOOM Esports.
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
Playoffs Format: Double elimination Winner qualifies for the 2021 Mid-Season Invitational
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
Playoffs Format: Double elimination Winner and runner-up qualify for the 2021 World Championship
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
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