T1 rallied from a 3-2 victory over Anybody’s Legend on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the playoff stage of the $5 million League of Legends 2025 World Championship in Beijing.
T1 started strong with a 36 minute win over red before Anybody’s Legend responded with a 32 minute win over blue and a 38 minute triumph over red. T1 held on, however, and recorded a 37-minute victory in blue and a 35-minute victory in red to eliminate Anybody’s Legend.
South Korea’s Min-seok “Keria” Ryu was the match MVP for T1, who will face Top Esports in the semifinals on Sunday.
The first semi-final on Saturday will pit KT Rolster against Gen.G Esports.
The 17-team tournament kicked off with the Swiss stage on October 14. The playoff stage is a single-elimination bracket in which all matches are best-of-five. The champion of the grand final on November 9 will win $1 million, including $800,000 for the runner-up.
2025 World Championships prize pool:
1. $1 million
2. $800,000
3-4. $400,000
5-8. $300,000 – Anybody’s Legend, Hanwha Life Esports, CTBC Flying Oyster, G2 Esports
9-11. $175,000 – FlyQuest, KOI, Bilibili Gaming
12-14. $125,000 – Secret Whales, Key Stars, 100 Thieves
15-16. $112,500 – Fnatic, PSG Talon
17. $75,000 – Invictus Games
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