The second week of the 2025 Esports World Cup will characteristic the League of Legends event at Esports Area in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with 12 groups competing for a share of the $2 million prize pool.
T1 are looking for 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 about. 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 received by powerhouse Gen.G., who at the moment are 23-0 in 2025. The third massive Korean menace within the event is Hanwha Life Esports, who received the inaugural First Stand event earlier this yr.
The most important problem to the three Korean groups could 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 Avid gamers.
Different notable groups within the competitors embrace CTBC Flying Oyster, which begins the event 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 can award $7 million to the successful crew. Gen.G. is seeking to construct upon their third-place end in VALORANT and fourth-place exhibiting in Apex Legends in the course of the first week of the 2025 EWC.
–Area Degree Media
