CFO stuns T1, Anyone’s Legend shocks Gen.G, and G2 beats MKOI at Worlds 2025

The 2025 League of Legends World Championship Swiss Stage continues to provide upsets as the LCP’s CTBC Flying Oyster (CFO) defeats defending champions T1 to go 2-0.

Today’s Worlds 2025 Swiss Stage also featured two regional clashes, with G2 Esports and FlyQuest walking away victorious and going 1-1 as a result. 

Esports Insider takes a look at the biggest talking points from round two of League of Legends Worlds 2025 Swiss Stage.

Perhaps topping 100 Thieves’ win against Bilibili Gaming yesterday, CFO has taken down T1 to put the Pacific representative one series away from reaching the Knockout Stage. 

One of the most surprising moments of the BO1 match-up actually occurred before both teams stepped on the rift, with CFO opting to put its star bot laner Chiu ‘Doggo’ Tzu-chuan on Draven.

The risk undoubtedly paid off, as the Taiwanese player recorded a deathless game on the carry with a 6/0/12 KDA. His dominant display included a solo first blood in the opening few minutes of the game against top laner Choi ‘Doran’ Hyeon-joon as well as crucial aggression in extended team fights across objectives.

However, it wasn’t just the team’s bot laner that wowed fans, Yu ‘JunJia’ Chun-chia’s Qiyana gameplay and Tsai ‘HongQ’ Ming-Hong’s well-executed Ryze ults ultimately saw CFO record a surprisingly dominant 25-11 32-minute upset. 

Whilst CFO is flying high in the upper bracket, the same, however, cannot be said for its other LCP representatives. Despite KT Rolster once again showing early game weaknesses, the LCK third seed bounced back to walk away victorious against Team Secret Whales to go 2-0. 

After securing first blood and two dragons by the 15-minute mark, Team Secret Whales had created a solid foundation for its team comp, which included the likes of Caitlyn, Orianna and Ornn. However, this momentum started to shift in favour of KT Rolster after taking the Rift Herald. The slow-paced game also saw KT Rolster take the first tower at the 17th-minute mark.

Ultimately, the matchup was decided around the Baron pit — which KT took at 26 minutes — allowing the LCK team to record a 14-11 28-minute victory. 

In the lower bracket, PSG Talon were perhaps drawn against the hardest team in the round, facing off against LCK second seed Hanwha Life Esports (HLE).

Despite a valiant, fast-paced early game from PSG Talon, which included securing the first kill, tower and dragon, the LCK second seed quelled PSG’s aggression to secure a 1-1 record. The turning point of the game undoubtedly came in the 22nd minute as a qudra kill from HLE mid laner Kim ‘Zeka’ Geon-wooon helped seal the victory.

Given that the LEC teams in round one failed to win a single BO1, the likelihood of a LEC vs LEC match-up was high.

So it was no surprise to see G2 Esports be drawn against MKOI in a rematch of the LEC Summer Split finals. 

What was surprising was the dominant fashion in which G2 defeated the Spanish organisation. The match started off well for MKOI with Javier ‘Elyoya’ Prades securing an early first blood against fellow jungler Rudy ‘SkewMond’ Semaan. Moreover, in the opening 9 minutes, the Spanish side was able to secure all three void grubs and pick up two extra kills. 

However, following constant skirmish victories by G2 Esports and its powerful team composition, which included the likes of Yunara, Bard and LeBlanc, the LEC Summer champion was able to take control over the Rift. In the end, G2 walked away with the victory in 28 minutes with a commanding 20-7 scoreline and a gold lead that exceeded 10,000. 

Speaking of commanding results, in a LTA 2025 finals rematch, FlyQuest was able to bounce back from its loss to T1 by recording an emphatic 26-5 win against Vivo Keyd Stars. With inspired performances from FlyQuest’s mid laner Song ‘Quad’ Su-hyeong on Viktor (9/0/9 KDA) and Kacper ‘Inspired’ Słoma’s Wukong (10/2/12), the North American side finished the game with a 16,000 gold lead in 32 minutes. 

The defeats put both Vivo Keyd and MKOI in precarious positions, as both sides will now be entering the 0-2 bracket and face early elimination from Worlds 2025. Joining the 0-2 bracket is another Western team, as LEC’s third seed Fnatic was unable to contain Bilibili Gaming (BLG). 

In what was a rather successful day for LPL teams, BLG recorded a huge victory against Fnatic, in what was another one-sided match. Finishing the game in 28 minutes with a 16-6 scoreline and a 10,000 gold lead, BLG has seemingly re-found its groove. For this match-up, BLG opted to play with former LEC champion Zhao ‘Shad0w’ Zhiqiang as its starting Jungler. 

However, there is still hope for the west, with the likes of G2 Esports and FlyQuest entering the 1-1 bracket, alongside North American side 100 Thieves. 

Despite its upset victory against Bilibili Gaming yesterday, the team faced a crushing blow at the hands of LPL’s third seed Top Esports. Ending the game with an 18,000 gold deficit, 100 Thieves will be hoping to bounce back from its 9-24 26-minute loss in the next round.

On the other hand, Top Esports is already looking likely to be a contender for the Worlds 2025 trophy, especially if its mid laner Lin ‘Creme’ Jian continues to perform on the international stage. In this game alone, the mid laner’s Ryze recorded a 9/0/11 KDA.

Prior to the tournament, Gen.G was — and probably still is — considered one of the tournament favourites for the League of Legends 2025 Worlds Championship. However, the unpredictability of BO1 continues to showcase unexpected results as the MSI 2025 champion falls to China’s Anyone’s Legend. 

The back-and-forth 16-10 match initially started with a solid early game from the Chinese side, managing to secure two dragons and a slight gold lead. Still, the match turned in Gen.G’s favour in the 19th minute, around the third dragon. Piloting the Kai’Sai, Park ‘Ruler’ Jae-hyuk’s triple kill swung momentum to help Gen.G take advantage in the mid-game. 

However, despite ultimately walking out of the team fight with a loss, Anyone’s Legend’s Lee ‘Tarzan’ Seung-yong was able to steal the dragon to put the LPL team one away from Dragon Soul. Surviving Gen.G’s pressure until the next dragon was crucial. Despite the LCK team securing Atakhan, Anyone’s Legend was able to secure the Cloud Dragon Soul in 25 minutes to fight back the lead. 

Following Anyone’s Legend securing a crucial team fight around the Elder Dragon in 30 minutes, the team recorded a huge win in front of a home crowd. Moreover, Anyone’s Legends is now the second LPL side to go 2-0 at Worlds 2025. 

Round three of League of Legends Worlds 2025 Swiss Stage will see the first team promoted to the Knockouts and eliminated from the competition. However, unlike the previous rounds, this section will take place over three days (October 17th – 19th). The reason for this is that teams vying for qualification/ elimination will now clash in BO3 match-ups. 

All matches will be streamed live on League of Legends’ official esports Twitch and YouTube channels, alongside accepted co-streamers. Games will kick off on October 17th at 9AM BST.

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