With T1 kicking off League of Legends Worlds 2025 with a victory over Invictus Gaming (IG) in the Play-Ins, the first Swiss Stage match-ups have now been drawn.
The event, taking place in China, features a range of tantalising BO1 matches, including an LPL vs LCK clash and two rough games for FlyQuest and 100 Thieves.
After sealing a 3-1 victory against China’s fourth seed IG, T1 will commence its Swiss Stage journey with a match against LTA 2025 champions FlyQuest. Meanwhile, 100 Thieves, in its final run in League of Legends esports, will have to stand toe-to-toe with LPL Split 3 champion Bilibili Gaming (BLG).
Interestingly, the latter match-up is somewhat of an EU vs NA game, with BLG’s jungler, Zhao ‘Shadow’ Zhiqiang, being the first European to win an LPL trophy.
Perhaps one of the most enticing match-ups from the round one Swiss Stage draw is LPL vs LCK, as second seeds Anyone’s Legends and Hanwha Life Esports (HLE), respectively, will clash on day one. Whilst T1 is looking to secure historic back-to-back-to-back World Championships, the organisation’s former top laner, Choi ‘Zeus’ Woo-je — now playing for HLE — will also be looking to achieve this feat.
For European League of Legends fans, its three teams have seemingly walked away with a good draw, albeit still against difficult challengers. The hardest draw sees G2 Esports face off against LPL’s Top Esports, whilst Fnatic will clash with LCP Season Finals champion CTBC Flying Oyster. MKOI also faces a difficult challenge, as the Spanish organisation will face LCK third seed, KT Rolster.
What is the Full Draw for Swiss Stage Round One?
The full League of Legends World Championship Swiss Stage Round One draw is as follows:
- GEN.G vs PSG Talon
- G2 Esports vs Top Esports
- BLG vs 100 Thieves
- Vivo Keyd Stars vs Team Secret Whales
- FlyQuest vs T1
- CTBC Flying Oyster vs Fnatic
- Hanwha Life Esports vs Anylone’s Legends
- KT Rolster vs MKOI
The League of Legends World Championship main event kicks off tomorrow (October 15th) with the Swiss Stage. Featuring a mixture of BO1 and BO3 matches, teams need to defeat three opponents to advance to the Knockout Stage. Matches will kick off at 6am BST, and fans can tune into the event live on YouTube and Twitch.
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