Japan is the first Japanese team to pass the "2021 League of Legends World Championship" in the first place of play-in!

At the 2021 League of Legends World Championship, an international e-sports tournament for League of Legends that began on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, the Japanese team took first place in play-in for the first time after competing in an international tournament.

League of Legends is a popular PC online game that was launched in the United States in 2009 and surpassed 100 million monthly active players in September 2016. Players control a character called "Champion," and battle against each other in a five-player versus five-player match format to capture their opponent's position. Because of its highly competitive nature, this title is synonymous with e-sports play, and various professional leagues are being held around the world.

The international e-sports tournament "2021 League of Legends World Championship" is being held in Reykjavik, Iceland from October 5 to November 6, 2021, and all matches of this tournament are being streamed in Japanese on various official channels (Twitch, Mildom) All matches of the tournament are being streamed in Japanese on various official channels (Twitch, Mildom).

The tournament, which will be held for about a month from October 5 to November 6, will bring together 22 teams representing professional leagues from around the world in Reykjavik, Iceland, to compete for the title of world champion and the championship trophy. From Japan, DetonatioN FocusMe, the winner of the LJL 2021 Summer Split of the League of Legends Japan League (LJL), is participating as the Japanese representative team.

DetonatioN FocusMe appeared from the play-in, and on the first day of the tournament, the team faced Unicorns of Love, the LCL representative team from the Commonwealth of Independent States, in the fifth game (October 6, 0:00~) and Cloud9, the LCS representative team from North America, in the seventh game (October 6, 2:00~), resulting in the Japanese team's long-cherished As a result, the Japanese team achieved the long-sought first-place play-in finish. It was a historic day for the team, as it was the first time in the six years since they started participating in international tournaments that they had advanced to the group stage.

The group stages will be held on October 11-13 and October 15-18, thequarterfinals on October 22-25, thesemifinals on October 30-31, andthe finals on November 6, so be sure to check back for more information.

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Tournament Information.
2021 League of Legends World Championship
Venue: Reykjavik, Iceland
Venue: Laugardalsholl Indoor Sports Arena Hall A
Dates: October 5 - November 6
Play-in ：October 5-9
Groups : Oct. 11-13, Oct. 15-18
Quarterfinals : October 22-25
Semifinals : October 30 - 31
Finals : November 6

2021 League of Legends World Championship Tournament Format
A total of 22 teams from around the world will gather to compete in three stages: "Play-in", "Group", and "Knockout".
The play-in stage will consist of 10 teams.

The top seeds of the following leagues
CBLoL of Brazil : RED Canids Kalunga
○ Japan's LJL : DetonatioN FocusMe
Oceania's LCO : PEACE
LCL of Commonwealth of Independent States : Unicorns of Love
LLA in Latin America : Infinity Esports
TCL in Turkey : Galatasaray Esports

The second seed of the following leagues
PCS in Southeast Asia : Beyond Gaming

PCS in Southeast Asia : Beyond Gaming ● 3rd seed in the following league
LCS in North America : Cloud9

The 4th seed of the following league
LPL in China : LNG Esports
Korea's LCK : Hanwha Life Esports

The above 10 teams will be divided into two groups of 5 teams each to compete for the 4 spots in the group stage. Each team will play once against another team in the same group. The first-place team from each group will advance directly to the group stage. The third- and fourth-place teams will first play in a BO5 format, with the winner playing the second-place team from a different group. The two winning teams then advance to the group stage.
As in last year's Worlds and MSI 2021, the two VCS teams will not participate in this year's tournament.
The group stage will consist of the four teams that won the play-in rounds and the following 12 new teams, for a total of 16 teams.

The top three seeded teams from each of the following leagues: LCK (DWG KIA, Gen. G, T1) from Korea, LPL (FunPlus Phoenix, EDward Gaming, Royal Never Give Up) from China, LEC (MAD Lions, Fnatic, Rogue) from Europe

Two top-seeded North American LCS teams (100 Thieves, Team Liquid)
● The top seed from Southeast Asia's PCS (PSG.Talon Esports)
These 16 teams were divided into four groups of four teams each, with each team playing the other teams in its group twice. The top two teams from each group advance to the knockout stage.
In the knockout stage, all eight teams that have survived to this point will play quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals in a BO5 single elimination (no loser elimination) format. In the finals, the last two remaining teams will play BO5 matches, and the winner will be crowned the "2021 League of Legends World Champion.

Tournament Format

Match information for the Japanese team "DetonatioN FocusMe

DetonatioN FocusMe
<Outline
Abbreviated name is DFM.
Established a division in April 2013.
Started activities in January 2015 as Japan's first full-time, salaried gaming team.

Reigning LJL champions since 2014, and in 2015 they will participate in Japan's first official international tournament.
At the 2021 League of Legends World Championship, an international e-sports tournament in 2021, the team came in first in the play-in stage and advanced to the group stage and made it to the Best 16, the first time in LJL history.

As a top team, they continue to lead the LoL community in Japan.

<Members
Country of origin: Display name: Role
Japan: Evi: Top
Republic of Korea: Steal (Steel: Jungle)
Japan：Ceros（Ceros）：Mid
Japan：Yutapon：ADC
Republic of Korea：Gaeng：Support
Japan：Kazu：Coach

Game Outline
League of Legends

Genre: Multiplayer online battle arena
Supported platforms: Windows/macOS
Number of players: 1-10
Price: Free (with some charges)
Distribution date: Available now