League of Legends LCS Spring 2021 Mid-Season Showdown brackets

The group stage of the League of Legends LCS Spring 2021 has come to an end, and six North American heavyweights will battle it out in the Mid-Season Showdown (MSS) for silverware.

As the league stable stands after the final round of the group stage, Cloud9 stands at the top with 13 wins, and TSM sealed the second spot with 12 wins. They are followed by Team Liquid, 100 Thieves, Dignitas and Evil Geniuses, sorting out the playoffs' top six spots.

The 2021 #LCS Spring Split standings at the end of the regular season:(1) #C9WIN (13-5)*(2) #TSMWIN (12-6)*(3) #TLWIN (12-6)*(4) #100WIN (11-7)*(5) #DIGWIN (11-7)*(6) #EGWIN (10-8)*(7) #IMTWIN (7-10)(8) #FLYWIN (6-12)(9) #CLGWIN (5-13)(10) #GGWIN (3-15) *Clinched MSS

— LCS (@LCSOfficial) March 15, 2021

As per the rules of League of Legends Championship Series (LCS), the MSS will follow a double-elimination format where the six teams are segregated into a winners bracket and a losers bracket.

Coach @C9_Reignover is certainly happy at that one 😊With a #C9WIN over @Immortals, #C9LoL retain sole possession of 1st place in the 2021 #LCS Spring Split heading into the Mid Season Showdown! #GGWP pic.twitter.com/hCwVoQQDoC

— Cloud9 (@Cloud9) March 15, 2021

The top four teams Cloud9, TSM, Liquid, and 100T have been seeded into the winners' bracket while the remaining two, Dignitas and Evil Geniuses will compete in the losers bracket.

League of Legends LCS Spring 2021 MSS brackets explained

League of Legends LCS Spring 2021 Group stage standings

There will be a total of eight games in the MSS round between six qualified teams. Each game will be decided based on the Best-of-Five format. The teams have been segregated into two brackets,

1. Winners Bracket: Cloud9, TSM, Liquid,100T
2. Losers Bracket: Dignitas, Evil Geniuses

BO5's let's go

— Team Liquid LoL (@TeamLiquidLoL) March 15, 2021

Mid-Season Showdown Format and Fixture breakdown

Round 1

• Cloud9 VS 100 Thieves - (M1)
• TSM VS Team Liquid - (M2)
• Loser of M2 VS Evil Geniuses - (M3)
• Loser of M1 VS Dignitas - (M4)

Round 2

• Winner of M1 VS Winner of M2 - (M5)
• Winner of M3 VS Winner of M4 - (M6)

Semifinal

• Loser of M5 VS Winner of M6 - (M7)

Final

• Winner of M5 VS Winner of M7

The League of Legends LCS Champions Trophy (Image via LCS)

The 2021 LCS Mid-Season Showdown starts on March 21 and will conclude with its finals on April 11, 2021. The winner will be crowned the champion of North America and will represent the region at the 2021 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational.