LCK's Hope KT Rollster Beats TES to Advance to the Quarterfinals First
Oct 17, 2025
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KT Rolster emerged as the representative player of LCK as he was the first to confirm his advance to the quarterfinals at the LOL World Cup.
KT won the knockout stage (quarterfinal) ticket with a complete victory of 2-0 over LPL (China) powerhouse TES in the third round of the '2025 League of Legends World Championship" (LOL World Cup) Swiss Stage at Beijing Smart e-Sports Center on the 17th.
KT, which received less attention than Gen.G or T1 as the third seed in LCK, played in the tournament as a two-win group by catching Movistar Koy of LEC (Europe) in the first round and beating TSW (Team Secret Wales) of LCP (Asia-Pacific) in the second round. In the third round, which was converted to a best-of-three match rather than a single round for the third win, he won by overwhelming the opponent in both the one-shot fight and the fight in front of Baron from the middle of the first set, and in the second set, he also led all lines from the beginning and lightly destroyed the opponent's base.
KT was evaluated as having good luck in the first and second rounds, saying it met a relatively easy opponent, but it is expected that the best performance ever will be possible by showing the best performance in the multi-faceted competition against TES, one of the favorites. KT has never crossed the quarterfinals threshold in its three previous LOL World Cups, and it can go to the semifinals or higher only when it breaks this jinx on its own. The opponent for the quarterfinals will be decided after all the Swiss stages are over, and since it is a team that has won all three games, it will meet a relatively weak team that has advanced to the quarterfinals with 3 wins and 2 losses. KT will move to Shanghai and prepare for the quarterfinals, which will begin on the 28th.
Meanwhile, Gen.G and T1, who have 1 win and 1 loss, will face off at the same place at 6 p.m. on the 18th to seek their second win, while Hanwha Life e-Sports, which also has 1 win and 1 loss, will meet with LTA's 100 Cives at 8 p.m. on the same day to try to achieve its second win.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
