LCK Summer 2021 has been and gone, and there’s now a new dynasty. After a frantic final day, DWG KIA has made history as the first team in Korean history to win three splits back-to-back-to-back. Here’s how they did it.
- DWG KIA qualify for Worlds 2021 after winning three straight regular seasons
- Gen.G, Nongshim tie with the World Champions on record at 12-6
- Chovy’s Hanwha Life Esports fall to a depressing eighth place, T1 finish fourth
It’s becoming a broken record in Korea, but DWG KIA have once again emerged on top.
Step aside the old SK Telecom dynasties of old — no team in Korea can seemingly hold a candle to the 2020 World Champions as they win their record-breaking third LCK regular season in a row.
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It wasn’t easy though. They were helped along by a Gen.G fighting for a top-two spot against Nongshim in the final series, and a tight middle of the pack race that saw one win separate first from sixth.
T1, Liiv SANDBOX, and Afreeca Freecs finished behind the top three with a 11-7 record.
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On the other end of the cutoff, DRX couldn’t replicate their Spring form despite head coach cvMax making his return, falling to their first wooden spoon.
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Chovy’s Hanwha Life Esports also failed to break into the top six, meaning the mid laner will miss out on a shot at Worlds glory in 2021.
LCK 2021 Summer Split: Final Standings
Top six make playoffs. Top two receive semi-finals bye.
| Placement | Team | Series | Games |
| 1 | DWG KIA | 12-6 | 29-14 |
| 2 | Gen.G | 12-6 | 27-19 |
| 3 | Nongshim RedForce | 12-6 | 27-19 |
| 3 | T1 | 11-7 | 25-19 |
| 5 | Liiv SANDBOX | 11-7 | 26-21 |
| 6 | Afreeca Freecs | 11-7 | 25-21 |
| 7 | KT Rolster | 7-11 | 21-25 |
| 8 | Hanwha Life Esports | 7-11 | 17-26 |
| 9 | Fredit BRION | 5-13 | 20-28 |
| 10 | DRX | 2-16 | 9-34 |
LCK 2021 Summer Split: Results
Week 1 results: June 9 — June 13
| Date | Match | PT | ET | BST |
| June 9 | Fredit BRION 2-0 Liiv SANDBOX | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| T1 2-0 Hanwha Life | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| June 10 | KT Rolster 1-2 Nongshim | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| Gen.G 2-1 DRX | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| June 11 | Afreeca 2-1 Fredit BRION | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| DWG KIA 2-1 T1 | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| June 12 | Nongshim 2-1 Liiv SANDBOX | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| Hanwha Life 0-2 Gen.G | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| June 13 | KT Rolster 2-0 DWG KIA | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| DRX 0-2 Afreeca | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
Week 2 results: June 16 — June 20
| Date | Match | PT | ET | BST |
| June 16 | Nongshim 2-1 DRX | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| Gen.G 2-1 KT Rolster | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| June 17 | T1 2-0 Fredit BRION | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| DWG KIA 2-0 Afreeca | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| June 18 | Liiv SANDBOX 2-0 Hanwha Life | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| Gen.G 2-1 Nongshim | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| June 19 | DRX 0-2 DWG KIA | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| Afreeca 2-1 KT Rolster | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| June 20 | Liiv SANDBOX 2-0 T1 | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| Fredit BRION 1-2 Hanwha Life | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
Week 3 results: June 23 — June 27
| Date | Match | PT | ET | BST |
| June 23 | Hanwha Life 0-2 Afreeca | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| DWG KIA 1-2 Fredit BRION | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| June 24 | Gen.G 2-1 Liiv SANDBOX | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| T1 0-2 Nongshim | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| June 25 | KT Rolster 2-0 DRX | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| DWG KIA 2-1 Hanwha Life | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| June 26 | Afreeca 0-2 Gen.G | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| Nongshim 0-2 Fredit BRION | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| June 27 | DRX 0-2 T1 | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| KT Rolster 1-2 Liiv SANDBOX | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
Week 4 results: June 30 — July 4
| Date | Match | PT | ET | BST |
| June 30 | T1 2-1 KT Rolster | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| Fredit BRION 1-2 Gen.G | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| July 1 | Hanwha Life 2-0 DRX | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| Afreeca 1-2 Liiv SANDBOX | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| July 2 | Nongshim 2-1 DWG KIA | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| Fredit BRION 0-2 KT Rolster | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| July 3 | T1 1-2 Afreeca | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| Liiv SANDBOX 2-1 DRX | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| July 4 | Hanwha Life 2-1 Nongshim | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| DWG KIA 2-0 Gen.G | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
Week 5 results: July 7 — July 11
| Date | Match | PT | ET | BST |
| July 7 | Liiv SANDBOX 0-2 DWG KIA | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| Afreeca 0-2 Nongshim | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| July 8 | KT Rolster 1-2 Hanwha Life | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| DRX 2-1 Fredit BRION | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| July 9 | Gen.G 0-2 T1 | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| Liiv SANDBOX 1-2 Afreeca | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| July 10 | KT Rolster 2-1 Fredit BRION | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| Hanwha Life 0-2 DWG KIA | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| July 11 | DRX 0-2 Gen.G | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| Nongshim 2-0 T1 | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
Week 6 results: July 15 — July 18
| Date | Match | PT | ET | BST |
| July 15 | KT Rolster 0-2 T1 | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| DWG KIA 1-2 Nongshim | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| July 16 | Fredit BRION 2-0 Afreeca | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| DRX 0-2 Liiv SANDBOX | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| July 17 | Gen.G 2-1 Hanwha Life Esports | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| T1 2-1 DWG KIA | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| July 18 | Fredit BRION 2-1 DRX | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| Nongshim 2-0 KT Rolster | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
Week 7 results: July 22 — July 25
| Date | Match | PT | ET | BST |
| July 22 | Liiv SANDBOX 2-1 Gen.G | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| Afreeca 1-2 T1 | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| July 23 | Hanwha Life 0-2 KT Rolster | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| Fredit BRION 1-2 Nongshim | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| July 24 | DWG KIA 2-0 DRX | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| T1 1-2 Liiv SANDBOX | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| July 25 | Gen.G 1-2 Afreeca | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| Hanwha Life 2-1 Fredit BRION | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
Week 8 results: July 29 — August 1
| Date | Match | PT | ET | BST |
| July 29 | Afreeca 2-1 DWG KIA | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| DRX 0-2 Hanwha Life | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| July 30 | Liiv SANDBOX 2-1 Nongshim | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| KT Rolster 0-2 Gen.G | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| July 31 | Fredit BRION 1-2 T1 | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| Afreeca 1-2 DRX | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| August 1 | Nongshim 2-1 Hanwha Life | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| DWG KIA 2-0 KT Rolster | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
Week 9 results: August 5 — August 8
| Date | Match | PT | ET | BST |
| August 5 | Fredit BRION 0-2 DWG KIA | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| Hanwha Life 0-2 Liiv SANDBOX | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| August 6 | DRX 1-2 KT Rolster | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| T1 2-1 Gen.G | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| August 7 | Nongshin 0-2 Afreeca | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| Liiv SANDBOX 2-1 Fredit BRION | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| August 8 | Gen.G 0-2 DWG KIA | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| T1 2-0 DRX | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
Week 10 results: August 12 — August 15
| Date | Match | PT | ET | BST |
| August 12 | Afreeca 2-0 Hanwha Life | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| Liiv SANDBOX 1-2 KT Rolster | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| August 13 | Gen.G 2-1 Fredit BRION | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| DRX 0-2 Nongshim | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| August 14 | DWG KIA 2-0 Liiv SANDBOX | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| KT Rolster 1-2 Afreeca | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM | |
| August 15 | Hanwha Life 2-0 T1 | 1AM | 4AM | 9AM |
| Nongshim 0-2 Gen.G | 4AM | 7AM | 12PM |
LCK 2021 Summer Split: Teams
You can find the full line-ups of all 10 LCK Summer 2021 teams below.
| Team | Top | Jungle | Mid | AD Carry | Support |
| Afreeca Freecs | Kiin | Dread | Fly | Bang / Leo | Lehends |
| DRX | Kingen / Destroy | Pyosik | SOLKA / Jett | BAO / Taeyoon | Becca / Jun |
| DWG KIA | Khan | Canyon / Malrang | ShowMaker | Ghost | BeryL |
| Fredit BRION | Hoya | Chieftain / UmTi | Lava / Yaharong | Hena | Delight |
| Gen.G | Rascal / Burdol | Clid / YoungJae | Bdd | Ruler | Life |
| Hanwha Life Esports | DuDu / Morgan | Arthur / yoHan / Willer | Chovy | Deft | Vsta |
| KT Rolster | Doran | Blank / GIDEON | Dove / Ucal | Noah / 5kid | Zzus / Harp |
| Liiv SANDBOX | Summit | Croco / OnFleek | FATE | Prince | Effort |
| Nongshim RedForce | Rich | Peanut | Gori | deokdam | Kellin |
| T1 | Canna | Cuzz / Oner | Faker | Gumayusi / Teddy | Keria |