For 100 Thieves, the LCS' first seed, the League of Legends 2021 World Championship has been a difficult one. The squad was eliminated in a humiliating manner after losing to Korea's T1 in the second match of day five. They did, however, depart the competition with their heads held high after defeating China's EDward Gaming at the end of their run.
Up until the final game of the day, Group B had been a one-sided affair for the Eastern teams in the bracket, with T1 winning all of their games and EDG only losing one game before their showdown versus 100 Thieves. DetonatioN FocusMe had not won a single game, and despite the Thieves' recent victory over DFM, it was difficult to believe they could compete with Viper and company. EDG, on the other hand, appeared to be in a different form than before, failing to reply swiftly enough to engages and trying to recover from a deficit.