The final of the League of Legends World Championship set a new record for peak concurrent viewership on Twitch.
The World Championship is the biggest event on the League of Legends calendar, the culmination of the competitive season and one of only two annual events in which teams from all of the top regions can face off.
With League of Legends being one of the world’s biggest titles, that also makes Worlds one of the biggest events in esports, even drawing in more casual viewers who may not religiously follow the various domestic leagues during the season, but tune in to find out who will be crowned World Champion.
This time around, the battle for the Summoner’s Cup once again came down to a team from China’s LPL, and a team from Europe’s LEC – FunPlus Phoenix and G2 Esports respectively. Unlike 2018’s final, however, in which Invictus Gaming clashed with Fnatic, this time many fans and analysts had the European team as the favorite.
According to stat tracking site GitHyp, interest in the final was so high that it actually set a new record for peak concurrent viewership on Twitch with a massive high of 1,743,204. This was despite the final taking place in Paris and therefore not at peak time for North American audiences, with a start time of 4 AM PST.
FPX claimed the Summoner’s Cup with a 3-0 win over G2 Esports
The Worlds final smashed the previous Twitch concurrent peak record 1,618,073, which was held by Fortnite’s “The End” event, which saw the original map drawn into a black hole and heralded the launch of the game’s ‘Chapter 2’ overhaul.
The final between G2 Esports and FunPlus Phoenix was ultimately a rather one-sided affair in favor of the Chinese team, who claimed a convincing 3-0 win to claim the Worlds title for the LPL for a second year in a row.
League of Legends’ LPL 2021 Spring Split has started. 10 Chinese teams compete for a place in the Spring Playoffs, so here’s everything you need to know, from streams and schedule to the current scores and standings to keep you in the know.
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It’s safe to say that League of Legends fans all across the globe view the LPL as the pinnacle of professional play. China has emerged as a dominant force on Summoner’s Rift, and this year promises to be no different.
With the Spring Split trophy up for grabs, here’s everything you need to know about one of LoL’s fiercest competitions.
LPL 2021 Spring Split: Stream
The LPL is streamed live daily on the official LPL Twitch channel, as well as on lolesports.com. All of the vods from that day’s play are uploaded onto the site within 24 hours of matches being played.
LPL Spring Split 2021: Results & schedule
Below are the results & schedule for the forthcoming week’s action, followed by the following week’s schedule. We’ll update this section as we get further along into the tournament.
Week 2 results (January 11 – January 17)
Date
Match
PST
EST
GMT
January 11
Bilibili Gaming 2 – 1 eStar Gaming
1:00 AM
4:00 AM
9:00 AM
ThunderTalk Gaming 0 – 2 Royal Never Give Up
3:00 AM
7:00 AM
12:00 PM
January 12
Oh My God 0 – 2 FunPlus Phoenix
1:00 AM
4:00 AM
9:00 AM
Rogue Warriors 2 – 1 Top Esports
3:00 AM
7:00 AM
12:00 PM
January 13
Team WE 2 – 1 Victory 5
1:00 AM
4:00 AM
9:00 AM
LNG Esports 2 – 0 Invictus Gaming
3:00 AM
7:00 AM
12:00 PM
January 14
JD Gaming 2 – 0 Bilibili Gaming
1:00 AM
4:00 AM
9:00 AM
Royal Never Give Up 2 – 1 Suning
3:00 AM
7:00 AM
12:00 PM
January 15
Rogue Warriors 0 – 2 eStar Gaming
1:00 AM
4:00 AM
9:00 AM
Top Esports 2 – 0 Rare Atom
3:00 AM
7:00 AM
12:00 PM
January 16
Victory 5 2-1 LGD Gaming
1:00 AM
4:00 AM
9:00 AM
EDward Gaming 2-1 FunPlus Phoenix
3:00 AM
7:00 AM
12:00 PM
January 17
LNG Esports vs ThunderTalk Gaming
1:00 AM
4:00 AM
9:00 AM
Team WE vs Invictus Gaming
3:00 AM
7:00 AM
12:00 PM
Week 3 schedule (January 18 – January 24)
Date
Match
PST
EST
GMT
January 18
Oh My God vs eStar Gaming
1:00 AM
4:00 AM
9:00 AM
Bilibili Gaming vs Victory Five
3:00 AM
7:00 AM
12:00 PM
January 19
Rogue Warriros vs FunPlus Phoenix
1:00 AM
4:00 AM
9:00 AM
Edward Gaming vs LGD Gaming
3:00 AM
7:00 AM
12:00 PM
January 20
Invictus Gaming v eStar Gaming
1:00 AM
4:00 AM
9:00 AM
Suning vs Rare Atom
3:00 AM
7:00 AM
12:00 PM
January 21
ThunderTalk Gaming vs Team WE
1:00 AM
4:00 AM
9:00 AM
Oh My God vs Royal Never Give Up
3:00 AM
7:00 AM
12:00 PM
January 22
Rare Atom vs BiliBili Gaming
1:00 AM
4:00 AM
9:00 AM
Edward Gaming vs JD Gaming
3:00 AM
7:00 AM
12:00 PM
January 23
Top Esports vs LGD Gaming
1:00 AM
4:00 AM
9:00 AM
FunPlus Phoenix vs Suning
3:00 AM
7:00 AM
12:00 PM
January 24
Rogue Warriors vs Victory Five
1:00 AM
4:00 AM
9:00 AM
LNG Esports vs Team WE
3:00 AM
7:00 AM
12:00 PM
LPL 2021 Spring Split: Standings
Below are how each team places in the current standings, with Royal Never Give Up and Team WE leading the way, only having lost a match each.