At the LoL Worlds 2021, the semifinal between the top Korean teams DWG KIA and T1 took place. Many saw it as a premature final with the duel of arguably the best LoL player of all time, Faker, against the currently dominant player, Showmaker. 3.5 million concurrent viewers wanted to see League of Legends at its peak level, and they were not disappointed.
What a game it was!
- It was the semifinal of the LoL Worlds 2021: The three-time world champion T1 faced the current world champion and heavy title favorite DWG KIA.
- A point of the game: The legendary midlaner Faker has been a world champion three times, but the last title came in 2016. Since then, he has been chasing title number 4, and time is running out for him. He won all titles with coach kkoma, who is coaching DWG KIA in 2021.
- The other point: DWG KIA’s top laner, Khan, played for T1 two years ago. He is also desperately chasing a title, as conscription into the South Korean army and the end of his career loom. For Khan, one of the best top laners in the world, it would be the first title of his life.
So many tuned in: At its peak, 3,540,094 people watched the match, as reported by Esportcharts. This is by far a new viewer record for the LoL Worlds 2021. Until now, a quarterfinal between DWG KIA and the Europeans from MAD Lions was in the lead.
The student defeats the master
This is how the series ended: The series was a fiercely contested 3-2 for DWG KIA, who managed to defeat T1 with great difficulty after being down 1-2.
The viewers saw LoL at the highest level with strategies, counter-strategies, picks, and counter-picks from match to match.
In the end, many tipped their hats to T1, who managed to win matches 2 and 3. Just a few months ago, hardly anyone would have thought the team could compete with the super talented DWG KIA.
T1 even fired their coaches, who had made DWG KIA the world champion in 2020.
A Baron steal put T1 on the victory path in match 2:
A special note is that the team that played the ADC Jhin won 4 times, but he was neither picked nor banned in the 5th match.
In match 4, midlaner Showmaker showcased his class as he ran amok with LeBlanc, achieving 11-0-3.
Overall, it was a balanced match where many players shone and made an impact – with a better outcome for DWG KIA.
The decisive teamfight in match 5:
The Koreans from DWG KIA are now heavily favored for the final of the LoL Worlds 2021. Their chances look good to win their 2nd world championship in a row. In the final, EDward Gaming from China await: Thus, the two “final bosses” of the Worlds face each other:
LoL has 2 final bosses at the Worlds that no one has been able to defeat yet
