AIC 2021: Schedule, streams, and results
The Arena of Valor International Championship 2021 (AIC 2021) is the fifth AIC season hosted by Tencent Games and Garena for the best Arena of Valor teams in the Asia. All fourteen teams are divided into two groups where they play in a single round robin format, with the top four teams each group continuing to playoffs.
| AIC 2021 | |
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| Organizer: | Tencent Games and Garena |
| Location: | Asia |
| Type: | Online |
| Number of Team: | 14 |
| Prize Pool: | $1.000.000 USD |
| Start Date: | November 26th, 2021 |
| End Date: | December 19th, 2021 |
Format
5v5 Tournament
Group Stage
All fourteen teams are divided into two groups where they play in a single round robin format.
All matches are Bo2 with Global Ban-Pick Rules.
Winning 2-0 grants 3 points, drawing 1-1 grants 1 point, losing 0-2 grants 0 points.
Top four teams each group continuing to playoffs.
Top bottom three teams each group are eliminated.
Playoffs
Double Elimination Bracket.
Playoffs Round 1 are played in a Bo5.
All other matches are played in a Bo7.
Global Ban-Pick Rules.
1v1 Tournament
Single-Elimination Bracket, with the bracket based on the Playoffs Upper Bracket.
All matches are played in a Bo3.
Prize Pool
The prize pool for the tournament is $1,000,000 USD.
| 1 | $400,000 | Buriram United Esports |
| 2 | $200,000 | V Gaming |
| 3 | $150,000 | Hong Kong Attitude |
| 4 | $50,000 | dtac x Talon |
| 5-6 | $25,000 | Saigon Phantom |
| 5-6 | $25,000 | ONE Team Esports |
| 7-8 | $25,000 | MAD Team |
| 7-8 | $25,000 | Valencia CF Esports |
| 9-10 | $5,000 | All Gamers |
| 9-10 | $5,000 | Team Flash |
| 11-12 | $5,000 | Team Olympus |
| 11-12 | $5,000 | ArchAngel |
| 13-14 | $5,000 | XeSports |
| 13-14 | $5,000 | UndeRank |
MVP Awards
| Finals MVP | $20,000 | BRU NuNu |
| Best Line-Up Dark Slayer | $7,000 | BRU Overfly |
| Best Line-Up Jungle | $7,000 | VGM QuangHai |
| Best Line-Up Mid | $7,000 | BRU NuNu |
| Best Line-Up Abyssal Dragon | $7,000 | BRU Difoxn |
| Best Line-Up Support | $7,000 | VGM Han |
1v1 Awards
| 1 | $10,000 | SGP Bang |
| 2 | $5,000 | ONE LunLun |
Participants
dtac x Talon
Valencia CF Esports
Buriram United Esports
ONE Team Esports
Hong Kong Attitude
MAD Team
Saigon Phantom
V Gaming
Team Flash
ArchAngel
All Gamers
UndeRank
Team Olympus
XeSports
Schedules & Results
5v5 Tournament
Group Stage
All time are Indochina Time (ICT).
Day 1 – November 27th, 2021
| Time (ICT) | Matches | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | DTN vs MAD | 2-0 |
| 13:30 | OP vs VGM | 0-2 |
| 15:00 | MAD vs XE | 2-0 |
| 16:30 | DTN vs BRU | 1-1 |
| 18:00 | XE vs AG | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | BRU vs VGM | 0-2 |
Day 2 – November 28th, 2021
| Time (ICT) | Matches | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | FL vs HKA | 0-2 |
| 13:30 | UR vs VCF | 0-2 |
| 15:00 | HKA vs ARC | 2-0 |
| 16:30 | FL vs SGP | 1-1 |
| 18:00 | ARC vs ONE | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | SGP vs VCF | 2-0 |
Day 3 – November 29th, 2021
| Time (ICT) | Matches | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | DTN vs AG | 2-0 |
| 13:30 | BRU vs OP | 2-0 |
| 15:00 | AG vs VGM | 0-2 |
| 16:30 | DTN vs OP | 2-0 |
| 18:00 | XE vs VGM | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | BRU vs MAD | 2-0 |
Day 4 – November 30th, 2021
| Time (ICT) | Matches | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | SGP vs ARC | 2-0 |
| 17:30 | UR vs ONE | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | HKA vs VCF | 0-2 |
Day 5 – December 2nd, 2021
| Time (ICT) | Matches | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | OP vs AG | 0-2 |
| 17:30 | BRU vs XE | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | MAD vs VGM | 0-2 |
Day 6 – December 3rd, 2021
| Time (ICT) | Matches | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | FL vs ONE | 0-2 |
| 13:30 | SGP vs UR | 2-0 |
| 15:00 | HKA vs ONE | 1-1 |
| 16:30 | FL vs UR | 2-0 |
| 18:00 | ARC vs VCF | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | SGP vs HKA | 2-0 |
Day 7 – December 4th, 2021
| Time (ICT) | Matches | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | XE vs OP | 0-2 |
| 13:30 | MAD vs AG | 2-0 |
| 15:00 | DTN vs XE | 2-0 |
| 16:30 | MAD vs OP | 2-0 |
| 18:00 | BRU vs AG | 1-1 |
| 19:30 | DTN vs VGM | 0-2 |
Day 8 – December 5th, 2021
| Time (ICT) | Matches | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | ARC vs UR | 2-0 |
| 13:30 | ONE vs VCF | 2-0 |
| 15:00 | FL vs ARC | 1-1 |
| 16:30 | HKA vs UR | 2-0 |
| 18:00 | SGP vs ONE | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | FL vs VCF | 2-0 |
Playoffs
December 9th, 2021
| Time (ICT) | Matches | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | VGM vs VCF | 3-0 |
| 15:00 | SGP vs BRU | 3-2 |
| 18:00 | VCF vs BRU | 1-3 |
December 10th, 2021
| Time (ICT) | Matches | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | ONE vs MAD | 3-0 |
| 15:00 | DTN vs HKA | 2-3 |
| 18:00 | MAD vs DTN | 0-3 |
December 11th, 2021
| Time (ICT) | Matches | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | VGM vs SGP | 4-0 |
| 16:30 | ONE vs HKA | 0-4 |
December 12th, 2021
| Time (ICT) | Matches | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | BRU vs ONE | 4-0 |
| 16:30 | DTN vs SGP | 4-3 |
December 17th, 2021
| Time (ICT) | Matches | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | VGM vs HKA | 4-1 |
| 16:30 | BRU vs DTN | 4-2 |
December 18th, 2021
| Time (ICT) | Matches | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | HKA vs BRU | 3-4 |
December 19th, 2021
| Time (ICT) | Matches | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | VGM vs BRU | 3-4 |
1v1 Tournament
November 26th, 2021
| Time (ICT) | Matches | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | OP Rora vs VCF AlmondP | 0-2 |
| 12:45 | UR Lcc2 vs SGP Bang | 1-2 |
| 13:30 | VGM BirdLB vs BRU Nt | 2-0 |
| 14:15 | FL Gray vs XE ASD | 2-0 |
| 15:00 | ONE LunLun vs ARC Wiraww | 2-1 |
| 15:45 | MAD Yuzon vs AG Wuhen | 2-0 |
| 16:30 | HKA Xixi vs VCF AlmondP | 0-2 |
| 17:15 | SGP Bang vs VGM BirdLB | 2-1 |
| 18:00 | FL Gray vs One LunLun | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | DTN Erez vs MAD Yuzon | 2-0 |
December 1st, 2021
| Time (ICT) | Matches | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | VCF AlmondP vs SGP Bang | 1-2 |
| 16:45 | ONE LunLun vs DTN Erez | 2-1 |
| 17:30 | SGP Bang vs ONE LunLun | 2-0 |
Streams
| English | YouTube |
| Vietnamese | YouTube |
| Thai | YouTube |
| Taiwanese | YouTube |
| Indonesian | YouTube |
