G2 Esports and Hanwha Life Esports gained their respective teams Wednesday and superior to the playoff stage on the Esports World Cup League of Legends occasion in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Two extra playoff berths are on the road Thursday, as FlyQuest and FURIA landed within the Group A lower-bracket ultimate and KOI and CTBC Flying Oyster will sq. off within the equal in Group B.
Twelve groups are competing for shares of a $2 million prize pool on the Esports World Cup 2025. The event can also be a part of the Membership Championship that may award $7 million to the profitable crew on the finish of the Cup.
The occasion started with a double-elimination group stage Wednesday and Thursday that includes the eight Low Seed groups. All matches have been best-of-one, and the highest two groups from every group advance to the playoffs, the place they be a part of the 4 Excessive Seeds (Gen.G Esports, Bilibili Gaming, AG.AL and T1).
The only-elimination playoffs run via Sunday. All matches are best-of-three till the grand ultimate, which is best-of-five.
On Wednesday, G2 Esports opened Group A with a 32-minute win over FURIA whereas enjoying on blue. FlyQuest defeated Cloud9 in 39 minutes on blue to affix G2 within the upper-bracket ultimate, the place G2 pulled out a 34-minute win on crimson.
FURIA eradicated Cloud9 with a 34-minute win on crimson within the lower-bracket semifinal. The winner between FlyQuest and FURIA on Thursday morning may have a fast turnaround to face Gen.G Esports within the playoff quarterfinals.
In Group B, Hanwha Life cruised to a 28-minute win on blue over CTBC Flying Oyster, whereas KOI earned a tidy 30-minute victory on blue over GAM Esports. Hanwha Life continued to dominate within the upper-bracket ultimate, although, prevailing over KOI in 29 minutes on blue.
CTBC Flying Oyster stayed alive by beating GAM in 28 minutes on crimson and can face KOI in Thursday’s do-or-die match.
The event continues Thursday with 4 matches:
–FlyQuest vs. FURIA (Group A lower-bracket ultimate)
–KOI vs. CTBC Flying Oyster (Group B lower-bracket ultimate)
–Gen.G Esports vs. FlyQuest-FURIA winner (playoff quarterfinals)
–Bilibili Gaming vs. G2 Esports (playoff quarterfinals)
Esports World Cup 2025 League of Legends prize pool (cash, EWC membership factors):
1. $600,000, 1,000 membership factors — TBD
2. $320,000, 750 — TBD
3. $230,000, 500 — TBD
4. $160,000, 300 — TBD
5-8. $110,000, 200 — TBD
9-10. $75,000, no factors — TBD
11-12. $50,000, no factors — Cloud9, GAM Esports
–Area Stage Media
