Updated (August 28, 2021): Added Playoffs results

We’ve already seen the debut of Chinese Wild Rift (WR) teams at the 2021 LPL Warm Up Cup. What about WR teams outside the franchise?

The Spark Invitational 2021 will show off the best Wild Rift teams outside the League of Legends Pro League (LPL) franchise and across Mainland China.

What is the Wild Rift Spark Invitational 2021?

League of Legends: Wild Rift, Spark Invitational 2021, LAN, stage
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The Spark Invitational 2021 is an offline Wild Rift tournament where 16 non-LPL teams will compete for a slot at the World Championship.

The tournament is organized by Tencent Games. It is the game’s first official LAN tournament, taking place at the Wild Rift Esports Stadium in China. It has the same venue as the Wild Rift Rivals 2021: LCK vs LPL Invitational.

Wild Rift Spark Invitational 2021 schedule and results

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The Spark Invitational 2021 will run from August 17 to August 28.

The tournament’s Group Stage will take place from August 17 to August 22 while the Playoffs will go down from August 23 to August 26.

Spark Invitational 2021 will take a one-day break before proceeding to the Finals on August 28. All times and days are in GMT+8.

(To be updated)

GROUP STAGE
TEAM		RESULTSTEAM
Young Blood2 — 0Lion Win Gaming
Regans Gaming2 — 0Four Angry Men
J Team0 — 2The Chosen
Qing Jiu Club1 — 2Team For Champion
GROUP STAGE
TEAM		RESULTSTEAM
Nova Esports0 — 2Da Kun Gaming
Deep Sea Monster 2 — 1ShowTime
Ignite2 — 1KuaiShow Legends
TYLOO2 — 1TianXuan Gaming
GROUP STAGE
TEAM		RESULTSTEAM
Four Angry Men0 — 2Lion Win Gaming
Regans Gaming2 — 0Young Blood
Young Blood2 — 0Four Angry Men
Lion Win Gaming2 — 1Regans Gaming
GROUP STAGE
TEAM		RESULTSTEAM
The Chosen1 — 2Qing Jiu Club
Team For Champion2 — 0J Team
Qing Jiu Club2 — 1J Team
The Chosen0 — 2Team For Champion
GROUP STAGE
TEAM		RESULTSTEAM
ShowTime0 — 2Nova Esports
Da Kun Gaming2 — 0Deep Sea Monster
ShowTime0 — 2Da Kun Gaming
Deep Sea Monster0 — 2Nova Gaming
GROUP STAGE
TEAM		RESULTSTEAM
TianXuan Gaming0 — 2KuaiShow Legends
TYLOO2 — 1Ignite
TianXuan Gaming2 — 0Ignite
KuaiShow Legends2 — 0TYLOO
QUARTERFINALS
TEAM		RESULTSTEAM
Regans Gaming2 — 3Nova Esports
Team For Champion3 — 1TYLOO
QUARTERFINALS
TEAM		RESULTSTEAM
Da Kun Gaming3 — 0Qing Jiu Club
Kuai Show Legends0 — 3Young Blood
SEMIFINALS
TEAM		RESULTSTEAM
Nova Esports1 — 4Team For Champion
SEMIFINALS
TEAM		RESULTSTEAM
Da Kun Gaming4 — 1Young Blood
FINALS
TEAM		RESULTSTEAM
Team For Champion1 — 4Da Kun Gaming

Format of the Wild Rift Spark Invitational 2021

League of Legends: Wild
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The Group Stage will be in a round-robin format played in best-of-threes. The top two teams of each group will advance to the Playoffs.

The Playoffs will be in a single-elimination format played in best-of-fives.

The tournament will conclude with an epic best-of-seven series in the Finals.

Every team competing in the Wild Rift Spark Invitational 2021

League of Legends: Wild Rift, Teams
Credit: Tencent Games

A total of 16 non-LPL teams have been invited to participate in the tournament:

Group A

Group B

  • The Chosen
  • Team For Champion
  • Qing Jiu Club
  • J Team

Group C

  • Da Kun Gaming
  • Deep Sea Monster
  • Nova Esports
  • ShowTime

Group D

  • Ignite
  • KuaiShow Legends
  • TianXuan Gaming
  • TYLOO

Wild Rift Spark Invitational 2021 prize pool

League of Legends: Wild Rift, Teams
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The top two teams will qualify for the Chinese League Qualifier while the champion will automatically secure a slot for the Wild Rift World Championship.

Where to watch the Wild Rift Spark Invitational 2021?

League of Legends: Wild Rift, Teams, Stage
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Fans can watch the Wild Rift Spark Invitational on major Chinese streaming sites Huya and Douyu.

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