The second day of
Round 3 at Worlds 2025 has just finished, featuring all the teams at 1–1 battling it out in best-of-one matches. These were the final BO1s of the tournament: from now on, every team is either 1–2 or 2–1. All remaining games will be either elimination or qualification matches.
On Saturday, FlyQuest, Gen.G, G2 Esports, and Hanwha Life Esports claimed victory against their opponents. Despite being single games, the stakes were incredibly high. Last year’s finalists, T1 and Bilibili Gaming, now drop to 1–2 alongside Team Secret Whales and 100 Thieves.
Western Hopium at its highest
FlyQuest took 32 minutes to brush aside Team Secret Whales. Without needing flawless execution or their usual coordination, FLY asserted their status as favorites in this matchup. Facing a somewhat fragile draft and a strong composition led by Fahad "Massu" Abdulmalek’s Corki, TSW logically fell to 1–2 and now face elimination.
The tenth T1 versus Gen.G matchup of the year saw the LCK champions win in 27 minutes. The result came as no surprise, with Gen.G displaying the mechanical prowess that has defined their season. All five players outclassed their opponents—no room for nerves or the famous "curse." Even in a BO1, Gen.G got the job done, handing the most storied team in Worlds history a loss. T1 find themselves at 1–2, but they are familiar with this position and often use it to thrive in their legendary comebacks. However, this marks the first time since the Swiss Stage was introduced in 2023 that T1 have found themselves at 1–2.
For the third time in as many years at Worlds Swiss Stage, G2 Esports encountered Bilibili Gaming, but triumphed for the first time. The LEC champions defeated the LPL champions, bouncing back after
their opening loss to Top Esports. With Rasmus "
Caps" Winther piloting Anivia alongside Poppy—a troublesome combo for BLG—the match tipped in Europe’s favor thanks to decisive control over drakes and skirmishes. For the second year running, BLG drop to 1–2, needing to rediscover the formula for survival. Last year, it carried them all the way to the finals.
The second seed from South Korea made quick work of their match, claiming the tournament’s fastest win so far in under 25 minutes against 100 Thieves, who were up against the odds. While the Thieves managed to keep up during the first nine minutes, HLE unleashed their skill in a topside river fight and never looked back. The 100 Thieves now fall to 1–2 and could be facing their final best-of-three in
League of Legends, as
the club is set to leave the scene at the end of the season.
Header Photo Credit: Liu YiCun/Riot Games
