The second week of the 2025 Esports World Cup will function the League of Legends match at Esports Enviornment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with 12 groups competing for a share of the $2 million prize pool.
T1 are in search of to efficiently defend their title, however will probably be doing so in a brand new format. Decrease seeds will start play in a qualification group stage on Wednesday and Thursday earlier than the single-elimination bracket is ready. The playoffs start Friday, with the grand last scheduled for Sunday.
Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok leads the T1 crew that’s coming off a run to the ultimate on the Mid-Season Invitational. The title was gained by powerhouse Gen.G., who at the moment are 23-0 in 2025. The third massive Korean risk within the match is Hanwha Life Esports, who gained the inaugural First Stand match earlier this yr.
The most important problem to the three Korean groups might come from LPL crew Anybody’s Legend, which is competing underneath the banner of AG.AL for the EWC in collaboration with fellow Chinese language group All Players.
Different notable groups within the competitors embrace CTBC Flying Oyster, which begins the match towards HLE on Wednesday, plus FlyQuest, Bilibili Gaming, Cloud9, G2 Esports, FURIA, KOI and GAM Esports.
LoL is a part of the Membership Championship that may award $7 million to the successful crew. Gen.G. is trying to construct upon their third-place end in VALORANT and fourth-place displaying in Apex Legends in the course of the first week of the 2025 EWC.
–Subject Stage Media
