CTBC Flying Oyster, T1 and High Esports recorded victories on Saturday to advance to the Knockout Stage on the $5 million League of Legends 2025 World Championship in Beijing.
Competing in best-of-three Spherical 5 matches within the Swiss Stage, CTBC Flying Oyster and T1 swept FlyQuest and KOI, respectively, whereas High Esports posted a 2-1 victory to remove Bilibili Gaming.
CTBC Flying Oyster secured a 45-minute win on blue and a 287-minute victory on crimson to knock out FlyQuest.
T1 notched a 33-minute triumph on crimson and 41-minute win on blue to ship KOI dwelling.
High Esports had a harder time of it on Saturday. Bilibili Gaming posted a 28-minute win on crimson earlier than High Esports responded with a 29-minute victory on crimson and 36-minute triumph on blue.
Groups wanted three wins to succeed in the Knockout Stage, whereas groups with three losses had been eradicated.
CTBC Flying Oyster, T1 and High Esports joined Gen.G Esports, G2 Esports, Hanwha Life, KT Rolster and Anybody’s Legend within the Knockout Stage, a single-elimination bracket beginning Tuesday the place all matches are best-of-five. The champion of the Nov. 9 grand closing will earn $1 million, with $800,000 going to the runner-up.
The Knockout Stage begins Tuesday with one match:
–Gen.G Esports vs. Hanwha Life
World Championships 2025 prize pool:
1. $1 million
2. $800,000
3-4. $400,000
5-8. $300,000
9/11. $175,000 — FlyQuest, KOI, Bilibili Gaming
12-14. $125,000 — Secret Whales, Keyd Stars, 100 Thieves
15-16. $112,500 — Fnatic, PSG Talon
17. $75,000 — Invictus Gaming
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