Worlds 2025: Swiss Stage Round 3: KT and AL Qualify for Knockout Stage

Summary:

KT Rolster (LCK) and Anyone’s Legend (LPL) are the first two teams to make it to the League of Legends Worlds 2025 Knockout Stage.

Victories over Top Esports and CBTC Flying Oysters propelled KT and Al respectively into their Knockouts qualification.

While KT and AL can prepare longer for the Knockout Stage, TES and CFO must earn their way back to the top through additional matches.

One team surged in dominance, while the other turned the tides..The 2-0 bracket of the Worlds 2025 Swiss Stage Round 3 delivered huge moments, ending with wins for KT Rolster and Anyone’s Legend. Facing Top Esports and CTBC Flying Oysters, both teams won in their own ways but showed the same determination. With these victories, KT and AL became the first two teams to qualify for the Worlds 2025 Knockout Stage.

Round 3 Matches Overview

After Round 1 and Round 2 of the Swiss Stage, the teams were split into three groups based on their records: 2-0, 1-1, and 0-2. The four undefeated teams in the 2-0 bracket were then just one win away from reaching the Worlds 2025 Knockout Stage. Their fate came down to two best-of-three series:

KT Rolster vs Top Esports
CBTC Flying Oyster vs Anyone’s Legend

The winners secured an early ticket to the quarterfinals, giving them more time to rest and prepare. The losing teams, on the other hand, dropped to a 2-1 record and need to fight through additional matches for another chance to advance.

Let’s take a look at how each match played out on October 17, 2025.

KT Rolster Dominates Top Esports

KT Rolster went up against Top Esports in a classic, tense LCK vs LPL matchup. Even after falling behind early in both games, the LCK’s second seed showed their trademark resilience and strong teamfighting skills.

Game 1

In Game 1, Top Esports started strong, taking first blood and three dragons by the 17-minute mark. But KT turned things around with sharp mid-game plays. They stopped Top Esports from getting Dragon Soul and won key fights around Baron. Jungler Cuzz stood out on Wukong with a 7/3/13 KDA, while deokdam’s Corki led the charge with a 9/1/11 score. KT finished the game with a confident 28–10 win.

Game 2

Game 2 was even more one-sided. Top Esports’ support Hang got first blood, but KT quickly took control through smart objective play. Deokdam’s Ezreal sealed the deal with a quadra kill at 26 minutes, helping KT secure both Baron and Dragon Soul soon after. They closed out the match 18–7 in under 30 minutes. With this 2–0 sweep, KT Rolster now holds a perfect 3–0 record in the Swiss Stage and officially qualifies for their fourth Worlds appearance.

Anyone’s Legend Overcomes CTBC Flying Oyster

The second advancement match featured two surprising underdog teams who had pulled off major upsets earlier in the tournament. CTBC Flying Oyster (CFO) took down the defending champions T1, while Anyone’s Legend (AL) defeated Korea’s top seed, Gen.G. Now, they faced each other for a spot in the Worlds 2025 Knockout Stage.

Game 1

CFO took the early Game 1 advge. The Pacific region team played patiently and focused on objectives, securing three Voidgrubs and slowly breaking through AL’s defenses. Even though AL’s veteran jungler, Lee “Tarzan” Seung-yong, managed to steal Baron at the 30-minute mark, CFO stayed calm. A huge quadra kill from Chiu “Doggo” Tzu-Chuan’s Corki at 38 minutes sealed a dominant 20–5 win for the LCP first seed.

Game 2

Game 2 saw AL strike back. Both teams fought aggressively from the start, trading kills and map control. AL won a key dragon fight at 18 minutes, then stole both the fourth dragon and Atakhan at 25 minutes to gain the lead. Cui “Shanks” Xiaojun’s Orianna was the star, finishing with an impressive 5/1/10 KDA and helping AL tie the series with an 18–11 victory in 30 minutes.

Game 3

The decisive third game started cautiously, with teams trading blows evenly. CFO initially seemed poised to pull off another upset after winning coordinated team fights and building a 3,000 gold advantage. However, AL executed a game-changing play around Atakhan at the 20-minute mark. Tarzan stole the objective while his team delivered an ace, completely shifting momentum. Shanks’ LeBlanc became unstoppable, scaling perfectly for the Chinese crowd. AL secured Dragon Soul, eliminated four opponents, and destroyed CFO’s base for a 15-7 victory, earning their spot in the Worlds 2025 Knockout Stage for the first time in franchise history.

Conclusion

KT Rolster and Anyone’s Legend now get a two-week break before the quarterfinals start on October 28. But with that long pause, fans wonder—does a 3-0 sweep mean extra prep time or the risk of getting rusty? Meanwhile, the competition isn’t over yet, and Top Esports and CTBC Flying Oyster still have one more chance to qualify. Can their detour lead them back to the Worlds 2025 Knockout Stage?

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