YMCA member Austin Manengu works the keyboard as he performs a recreation of Fortnite throughout the unveiling of the brand new gaming lab on the Maplewood Household YMCA in Rochester Thursday, June 20, 2024. YMCA of Better Rochester in partnership with Metro Sports activities & Leisure Group will open two gaming labs for youth and youths this 12 months. 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 remaining 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 be a part of the Membership Championship that can award $7 million to the successful workforce 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 part of the 4 Excessive Seeds (Gen.G Esports, Bilibili Gaming, AG.AL and T1).
The one-elimination playoffs run via Sunday. All matches are best-of-three till the grand remaining, which is best-of-five.
On Wednesday, G2 Esports opened Group A with a 32-minute win over FURIA whereas taking part in on blue. FlyQuest defeated Cloud9 in 39 minutes on blue to hitch G2 within the upper-bracket remaining, the place G2 pulled out a 34-minute win on pink.
FURIA eradicated Cloud9 with a 34-minute win on pink within the lower-bracket semifinal. The winner between FlyQuest and FURIA on Thursday morning could 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 remaining, although, prevailing over KOI in 29 minutes on blue.
CTBC Flying Oyster stayed alive by beating GAM in 28 minutes on pink 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 remaining)
–KOI vs. CTBC Flying Oyster (Group B lower-bracket remaining)
–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 Degree Media
