Details on i-League 2021 playoffs
After a long break, Chinese tournament organizer ImbaTV has finally revealed the dates for the playoffs of the i-League 2021 stage. It will take place from July 21-25 at Aegean Shopping Park in LAN format.
The group stage of the tournament took place from April 3 to May 24, and after that, 6 teams made the playoffs: Team Aster, PSG.LGD, Invictus Gaming, Vici Gaming, Royal Never Give Up and EHOME. Due to the WePlay AniMajor, the tournament's playoffs were postponed indefinitely.
Format
There will be a Double Elimination bracket for all the participants. After the group stage 4 teams - Team Aster, PSG.LGD, Invictus Gaming and Vici Gaming - went to the upper bracket and 2 more teams - Royal Never Give Up and EHOME - to the lower bracket. All matches will be BO3, and the grand final will be BO5.
Tournament bracket
i-League 2021 runs from April 3 to June 15 in a combined online and offline format. Eight teams from China compete for the $185,000 prize.