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The annual "League of Legends" World Championship, commonly called "Worlds," is well going with live tournaments in Reykjavik, Iceland, though the players haven't had time to travel. The tournament begins with a double round-robin tournament professional teams that qualify from all over the world are competing to win part of a prize pool. As of now, South Korean teams are taking the top spot and leaving only one North American team competing for the finals. The competition, which began on Oct. 5 and will continue through the following Friday, October. 22 and concludes in the finals on November. 6 to determine the world champions.

The largest PC game in the world with more than 100 million monthly active gamers, "League of Legends" is a title that is which can be played in casual and professional settings. To defeat your opponent's team and earn gold, you must take down tiny minions, champions and enemies' turrets. Five teams from two sides battle it out using weapons and magic in a teeming jungle of wild creatures. In "League" esports the most important event in the calendar is Worlds which is typically heavily dominated by Asian teams. You need to checkout 2021 LoL World Championship Group Draw.

Chinese regional teams have earned a reputation for being fierce and preying on their adversaries to defeat them. In 2018and in 2019 the title was claimed by Chinese teams, but in 2019, Damwon Gaming from South Korea took home the title. They beat China's Suning team. Both countries have won each championship since 2013 with Korean teams winning consecutive titles from 2013 through 2017.

This year, the reigning teams from the years 2019 and 2020 have returned, as are legends like Lee Sang-hyeok who is better known as "Faker." Midlaner who plays for the Korean team T1, Faker rose to fame by mastering complex playable champions in the "League" like Ryze, Zed and Orianna. Faker is also one of the few veteran players in the game. Many seasoned players in their twenties gone out of the ten-year-old arena of esports this year. The scene of esports is evolving rapidly as new players are emerging and make their way into the game.

Korea's road to victory

Damwon Gaming is the crowd favorite to win this year's Worlds after having won the championship last year. Midlaner Heo Su said that he trains starting at 9 a.m. up to 11 a.m. by himself, and plays with his team up to noon. He then goes to the gym alone prior to lunch. He then practices until late at night.

Even though Su is competing against Lee, arguably the best player in the world of professional "LOL" player, he said, "I'm not really swayed by playing against Faker. When I was a rookie I felt a bit pressured because he's just an amazing player. That pressure was something I felt going into games. However, now having gained some experience, I don’t focus on it as much. I simply focus on performing." Go to buylolsmurf.com for more information about 2021 LOL World Championship Group Draw.

Damwon like T1 hasn't been through major and ongoing roster changes. "You cannot ignore the synergy that you've developed over a long time. Su stated that it is certain to be more enjoyable to play with friends I've known for many years.

In 2019, a new Chinese team called FunPlus Phoenix smashed the European team G2 Esports and took home the Summoner's Cup trophy for winning Worlds. This year, FunPlus team members felt the stress. The team ultimately was not able to make it to quarterfinals. There is no Chinese team that has won more than one title around the globe.

The impact of the pandemic

Every year, LOL fans came from all over the globe to watch an event that was as exciting as the Olympics in New York, Los Angeles and Paris. As teams of five tried to beat each other they were cheered on by elaborate pregame celebrations.