T1 was strong as well, the first opponent of the four LCK teams to advance to the round of 16?
Oct 14, 2025
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Again, LCK (Korea)'s T1 passed lightly 'Guillotine Match' to advance to the Swiss stage (the round of 16) as a team that is trying to win three consecutive LOL World Cups.
T1 won 3-1 against IG of home team LPL (China) in the '2025 League of Legends World Championship" (LOL World Cup) play-in match held at Smart e-Sports Center in Beijing, China on the 14th.
With this, T1 will head to the Swiss stage, which starts on the 15th. It was held at home in China, and the match was decided by a single match, but it was not possible to prevent T1, the strongest team in the international competition.
As a result, LCK is the first to third seeds, and four teams, including Gen. G., Hanwha Life e-Sports, and KT Rolster, who are already on the Swiss stage, have started the LOL World Cup journey together, raising their chances of winning the LOL World Cup for the fourth consecutive time and 10th time ever.
In the round of 16 draw held immediately after the play-in, the three teams, excluding Hanwha Life Insurance, will play the first round relatively easily. Gen.G meets PSG Talon, who is only the third seed in the LCP (Asia-Pacific), and T1 meets Flyquest, the No. 1 seed in the LTA (America). KT will have its first LOL World Cup match with Mobista Koy, the No. 2 seed of LEC (Europe), and Hanwha Life Insurance will compete with AL (Anyone Legend), the No. 2 seed of LPL, to advance to the second round.
We can't easily guarantee the result because we have to win three games to advance to the knockout stage (the quarterfinals), and it will be a single match until we win two games. Since there is no competition between the same regions, the four LCK teams will only go to the knockout stage to wage a civil war. Based on Korean time, Gen.G will play at 2 p.m. on the 15th, T1 at 3 p.m., Hanwha Life Insurance at 7 p.m., and KT at 9 p.m., respectively.
Meanwhile, G2 e-sports, the No. 1 seed in the LEC, will face TES, the No. 3 seed in the LPL, and Bilibili Gaming, the No. 1 seed in the LTA (America), will face 100 Cves, respectively.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
