It happens quite rarely when teams have their fate in their own hands, Cloud9 had the golden opportunity in the Worlds Championship 2021 but they let it slip by. DWG KIA worked hard to keep their record clean in the group stage as they denied C9 a win and a knockout stage spot. Cloud9 had changed their fate in Worlds after they found big wins against Rogue and FunPlus Phoenix after going winless before.
The defending champions handed them a heartbreak in just 38 minutes. Star mid laner ShowMaker was key to their win once again with an 8/2/8 scoreline to secure the perfect 6-0 record in Group A. The Quarterfinals are still within C9’s reach as they head to a tiebreaker with Rogue next who maintain identical records at the end of the second round-robin stage.