KT Rolster and Anywhere’s Legend became the first teams to advance to the playoff stage of the $5 million League of Legends World Championship 2025 in Beijing.
On Friday, both claimed their third victory on the Swiss stage in the best-of-three third-round high-profile matches. KT Rolster swept Top Esports and Anybody’s Legend rallied to defeat CTBC Flying Oyster 2-1.
Teams need three wins in the five-round Swiss stage to reach the elimination stage, while teams with three losses will be eliminated. All matches are best-of-one, except for elimination and progression matches, which are best-of-three.
Eight teams will compete in the playoff stage, a single-elimination bracket starting October 28 where all matches will be played in a best-of-five format. The winner of the grand finale on November 9 will take home $1 million, including $800,000 for the runner-up.
Action continues on Saturday with four third round mid-matches between 1-1 teams:
–Secret Whales vs. FlyQuest
–Gen.G Esports vs. T1
–G2 Esports vs. Bilibili Gaming
–100 thieves against Hanwha Life
2025 World Championships prize pool:
1. $1 million
2. $800,000
3-4. $400,000
5-8. $300,000
9-11. $175,000
12-14. $125,000
15-16. $112,500
17. $75,000 – Invictus Games
–Field level media
