The First League of Legends World Championship in the Esport's Second Decade feat. Michael Kelly

The 2021 League of Legends World Championship is taking place in Reykjavík, Iceland. The competition features T1, MAD Lions, FunPlus Phoenix, Cloud9 and other top teams. The event was originally designated to take place in China, but was moved to Iceland in late August due to the Delta Variant of the COVID-19 coronavirus taking hold in the country. Between Faker's return, Japan's DetonatioN FocusMe making a historic run, Western teams with the potential to upset the esport's balance, and more, there are storylines aplenty in the biggest competition in the world's biggest esport.