Gen.G will play G2 and T1 will play CFO for the first round of the bracket stage
Jun 30, 2025
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LCK's Gen.G and T1 will avoid LPL (China) in the quarterfinals.
Gen.G and T1 will meet with LEC's G2 e-sports and LCP's CFO (CTBC Flying Oyster) respectively in the first round of the bracket stage (quarterfinals) of the 'MSI (Mid Season Invitational) 2025' which starts on July 2 (hereinafter Korean time).
The draw was automatically completed without a separate draw, depending on the conditions that teams in the same tier and region were allocated to different brackets. As a result, LCK No. 1 seed Gen.G will play its first round match on July 2 against G2, who barely passed the play-in stage in second place, while No. 2 seed T1 will meet No. 1 LCP seed CFO on July 4.
In the case of G2, it is often regarded as a dark horse that holds back the Korean team in international competitions, but Gen.G is already confident by beating G2 back-to-back in the 2023 MSI and LoL World Championship. On top of that, G2 is expected to win Gen. G as it appears to be not strong enough to play 3-2 in succession against the FUR team of LTA South (South America) and LCP's GAM e-sports, which were considered weak in the play-in stage.
In the case of CFO, where T1 meets, it is the first face-to-face in history, and this year's pre-season winners have also shown competitive performance in the international first stand, so it can be said that it is an opponent that cannot be ignored.
If Gen.G passes the first round, it will meet the winner of Flyquest, the representative of LPL No. 1 seed AL (Anyone's Legend) and LTA North (North America), in the second round. AL, which is expected to win in the first round, is expected to be its first MSI appearance, but it is highly likely to be a rival to Gen.G as it is so strong as to defeat both Weibo Gaming and Billibilli Gaming in the LPL, which is as high as LCK.
If T1 also wins in the first round, it will meet the winner of LEC's No. 1 seed Movistar KOI and Billy in the second round. Movistar is also not easy to gauge its strength because it is also its first entry into MSI, but it is expected that a relative comparison will be possible through the Billie-Billy match. Bilibili is a strong team that has been runner-up in both MSIs over the past two years, and has reached the quarterfinals with 3-0 shutout wins in both games at the play-in stage.
Meanwhile, the bracket stage is a double elimination method, so even if you lose once, you have an opportunity to revive through a consolation match. However, if he wins two consecutive losses, he will finish his MSI schedule.
The second round winner's group match will be held on July 5-6 and the loser's group match will be held on July 8-9. The winning team will be automatically given a ticket to the 2025 LoL World Cup finals, and additional seeds will be given to the region depending on the performance, so the importance of the final performance of each regional team has increased.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
