2021 PCS season

2021 PCS season
2021 PCS season
League	Pacific Championship Series
Sport	League of Legends
Duration	19 February – 18 April (Spring); 9 July – 29 August (Summer)
Number of teams	10
Spring
Season champions	PSG Talon
Runners-up	Beyond Gaming
Summer
Season champions	PSG Talon
Runners-up	Beyond Gaming
PCS seasons
	← 2020 2022 →

Last updated September 25, 2022

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 .

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)
Teams	Top	Jungle	Mid	Bot	Support	Coach(es)
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	Advance to winners' bracket second round
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^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Start in losers' bracket
9	Alpha Esports	5	13	−8^{[lower-alpha 1]}
10	Liyab Esports	1	17	−16

Source: LoL PCS official website
Notes:

1 2 Hong Kong Attitude defeated Alpha Esports in a tiebreaker match.

Playoffs

Format: Double elimination
Winner qualifies for the 2021 Mid-Season Invitational


Round 1 (BO3)			Round 2 (BO5)			Semifinals (WB, BO5)						Finals (BO5)
Round 1 (BO3)			Round 2 (BO5)			Semifinals (WB, BO5)						Finals (BO5)


			1.	PSG Talon	3
			1.	PSG Talon	3
4.	J Team	2	R1	J Team	0
4.	J Team	2	R1	J Team	0
5.	BOOM Esports	1				R2	PSG Talon	3
5.	BOOM Esports	1				R2	PSG Talon	3
						R2	Beyond Gaming	0
						R2	Beyond Gaming	0
			2.	Beyond Gaming	3
			2.	Beyond Gaming	3
3.	Machi Esports	2	R1	Machi Esports	1
3.	Machi Esports	2	R1	Machi Esports	1
6.	Impunity Esports	0
6.	Impunity Esports	0										WB	PSG Talon	3
												WB	PSG Talon	3
												LB	Beyond Gaming	0
Round 1 (BO3)			Round 2 (BO5)			Round 3 (BO5)			Semifinals (LB, BO5)			LB	Beyond Gaming	0
Round 1 (BO3)			Round 2 (BO5)			Round 3 (BO5)			Semifinals (LB, BO5)


			R1	Berjaya Dragons	0
			R1	Berjaya Dragons	0
7.	Berjaya Dragons	2	WB	J Team	3				R3	Machi Esports	2
7.	Berjaya Dragons	2	WB	J Team	3				R3	Machi Esports	2
WB	Impunity Esports	0				R2	J Team	0	WB	Beyond Gaming	3
WB	Impunity Esports	0				R2	J Team	0	WB	Beyond Gaming	3
						R2	Machi Esports	3
						R2	Machi Esports	3
			R1	Hong Kong Attitude	0
			R1	Hong Kong Attitude	0
8.	Hong Kong Attitude	2	WB	Machi Esports	3
8.	Hong Kong Attitude	2	WB	Machi Esports	3
WB	BOOM Esports	1
WB	BOOM Esports	1

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%
5th–6th	Hong Kong Attitude	$4,500	5.625%
7th–8th	BOOM Esports	$3,000	3.75%
7th–8th	Impunity Esports	$3,000	3.75%
9th	Alpha Esports	$2,000	2.5%
10th	Liyab Esports	$2,000	2.5%

Summer

Teams and rosters

Teams	Players					Coach(es)
Teams	Top	Jungle	Mid	Bot	Support	Coach(es)
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^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Advance to winners' bracket second round
3	Machi Esports	14	4	10^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Start in winners' bracket
4	BOOM Esports	11	7	4^{[lower-alpha 2]}
5	J Team	11	7	4^{[lower-alpha 2]}
6	Hong Kong Attitude	7	11	−4
7	Berjaya Dragons	6	12	−6	Start in losers' bracket
8	Liyab Esports	4	14	−10^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Start in losers' bracket
9	Impunity Esports	4	14	−10^{[lower-alpha 3]}
10	Alpha Esports	1	17	−16

Source: LoL PCS official website
Notes:

1 2 Beyond Gaming defeated Machi Esports in a tiebreaker match.
1 2 BOOM Esports defeated J Team in a tiebreaker match.
1 2 Liyab Esports defeated Impunity Esports in a tiebreaker match.

Playoffs

Format: Double elimination
Winner and runner-up qualify for the 2021 World Championship


Round 1 (BO3)			Round 2 (BO5)			Semifinals (WB, BO5)						Finals (BO5)
Round 1 (BO3)			Round 2 (BO5)			Semifinals (WB, BO5)						Finals (BO5)


			1.	PSG Talon	3
			1.	PSG Talon	3
4.	BOOM Esports	1	R1	J Team	0
4.	BOOM Esports	1	R1	J Team	0
5.	J Team	2				R2	PSG Talon	2
5.	J Team	2				R2	PSG Talon	2
						R2	Beyond Gaming	3
						R2	Beyond Gaming	3
			2.	Beyond Gaming	3
			2.	Beyond Gaming	3
3.	Machi Esports	2	R1	Machi Esports	1
3.	Machi Esports	2	R1	Machi Esports	1
6.	Hong Kong Attitude	1
6.	Hong Kong Attitude	1										WB	Beyond Gaming	2
												WB	Beyond Gaming	2
												LB	PSG Talon	3
Round 1 (BO3)			Round 2 (BO5)			Round 3 (BO5)			Semifinals (LB, BO5)			LB	PSG Talon	3
Round 1 (BO3)			Round 2 (BO5)			Round 3 (BO5)			Semifinals (LB, BO5)


			R1	Hong Kong Attitude	1
			R1	Hong Kong Attitude	1
7.	Berjaya Dragons	0	WB	J Team	3				R3	J Team	0
7.	Berjaya Dragons	0	WB	J Team	3				R3	J Team	0
WB	Hong Kong Attitude	2				R2	J Team	3	WB	PSG Talon	3
WB	Hong Kong Attitude	2				R2	J Team	3	WB	PSG Talon	3
						R2	Machi Esports	2
						R2	Machi Esports	2
			R1	BOOM Esports	2
			R1	BOOM Esports	2
8.	Liyab Esports	1	WB	Machi Esports	3
8.	Liyab Esports	1	WB	Machi Esports	3
WB	BOOM Esports	2
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%
5th–6th	Hong Kong Attitude	$4,500	5.625%
7th–8th	Berjaya Dragons	$3,000	3.75%
7th–8th	Liyab Esports	$3,000	3.75%
9th	Impunity Esports	$2,000	2.5%
10th	Alpha Esports	$2,000	2.5%

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↑ O'Dwyer, Samuel (22 January 2021). "Start of 2021 PCS Spring Split postponed due to tightening COVID-19 regulations". Dot Esports. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
↑ "PCS Promotion Qualifier". PCS Official. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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[table_hth_HKA0.99942468525815-8] 1 2 Hong Kong Attitude defeated Alpha Esports in a tiebreaker match.

[table_hth_BYG0.91209214036916-9] 1 2 Beyond Gaming defeated Machi Esports in a tiebreaker match.

[table_hth_BME0.91209214036916-10] 1 2 BOOM Esports defeated J Team in a tiebreaker match.

[table_hth_LYB0.91209214036916-11] 1 2 Liyab Esports defeated Impunity Esports in a tiebreaker match.

[1] O'Dwyer, Samuel (22 January 2021). "Start of 2021 PCS Spring Split postponed due to tightening COVID-19 regulations". Dot Esports. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

[promo-2] "PCS Promotion Qualifier". PCS Official. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

[3] Lozano, Kurt (23 February 2021). "Impunity Esports unveil Singaporean League of Legends lineup for 2021 PCS". Yahoo Esports SEA. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

[4] "Statement to AHQ fans who have accompanied us all the way". Facebook (in Chinese (Taiwan)). ahq eSports Club. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

[5] "前職業選手丁特宣布買下《英雄聯盟》ahq戰隊". Liberty Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

[6] "PCS teams for the 2021 Spring Split". Facebook. LoL Pacific Championship Series. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

[7] "Welcome BOOM Esports (BME) representing Thailand as the 10th and last team to join us for the 2021 PCS Spring Split!". Facebook. LoL Pacific Championship Series. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

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2021 PCS season

Contents

Spring

Promotion and relegation

Teams and rosters

Regular season standings

Playoffs

Ranking

Summer

Teams and rosters

Regular season standings

Playoffs

Ranking

Related Research Articles

References