The Swiss Stage is over and the Knockout Stage awaits.
After the second week of Worlds 2025, only eight teams remain. We take a look at the second week of the Swiss Stage and summarize some of the "best" games.
FlyQuest vs G2
NA vs EU – who doesn't enjoy this rivalry?
In the first game, FlyQuest showed that they are definitely the best NA team in a long time. Despite a few setbacks, FLY simply fought better and forced G2 to use up several summoner spells.
After FlyQuest's first win, LEC fans were hoping for a comeback from G2 – which they delivered. What was the problem in the second game? As we know, barking dogs don't bite. Bwipo, who is often in the spotlight for negative reasons even outside of Summoners Rift, simply couldn't play the game. Several times, he and Quad were simply taken out, and FLY couldn't recover from that.
CAPS SHOCKWAVE pic.twitter.com/sWyO49iMhF
— LoL Esports (@lolesports) October 22, 2025
FlyQuest continues to perform poorly in the third game. Despite an early lead, the team is unable to capitalize on it and is overwhelmed by G2's strong team fights. Bwipo is even defeated by Jax in a 1v1 during the Atakhan fight, and at this point, the damage has already been done.
GenG vs TES
It's so frustrating. Every year, TES looks like a top contender again and then plays like I do after a 5-game losing streak. Bad fights are taken every time and played to the bitter end – regardless of whether they are won or lost. There's nothing more to say about the first game.
RULER SURVIVES! #WORLDS2025 pic.twitter.com/2wPPCZvQC7
— LoL Esports (@lolesports) October 23, 2025
The second game didn't look any better. GenG didn't even play that well. There were bad trades on both sides. You would have thought that Kanavi was playing Pantheon for the very first time, and if I got ganks like that in my ranked games, I would scream. GenG may be the best team at Worlds, but this game was just a disaster. Almost like an accident that you can't look away from.
100T vs T1
A really well-played series. Between NA and Korea?! Dhokla played so well throughout the entire Worlds – except for an int here and there – and is an absolute MVP. 100 Thieves showed what they're capable of in the first game and even pulled off an Atakhan steal.
BIG DHOKES TURNS THE DIVE AROUND! #WORLDS2025 pic.twitter.com/ZzgqPqHhUO
— LoL Esports (@lolesports) October 24, 2025
Time and again, the game looks evenly matched. Even in the 28th minute, when Dhokla single-handedly turns a fight in favor of 100 Thieves, there is still no clear winner. But in a Baron fight that should have been clearly decided in favor of 100 Thieves, it happens. Faker turns the tables and pushes three opponents into his team as Taliyah. With the objectives, it was ultimately won.
WHAT A FIGHT: T1 find the ACE! #Worlds2025 pic.twitter.com/4PORKk8vTc
— LoL Esports (@lolesports) October 24, 2025
It's probably this heartbreaking loss that made the next game almost unwinnable for 100 Thieves.
This means that 100 Thieves is out of the tournament. 100 Thieves had already announced before Worlds 2025 that it would disband afterwards. We can only hope that Dhokla will be accepted into a capable team afterwards, as his performance was truly exceptional.
CFO vs FLY
— LoL Esports (@lolesports) October 25, 2025
In the first game, it looked like FlyQuest had everything under control. But Quads' unbelievable engage was something you'd rather not have seen: a complete all-in on the enemy tank support. Yes, he saw the entire opposing team. No, I can't explain it either. CFO took advantage of this and won the ensuing fight. After a few picks, it looked like FLY might try to grab the Baron, but Doggo was once again the star of the show.
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED pic.twitter.com/ELJUUnxCeg
— LoL Esports (@lolesports) October 25, 2025
The second game is mind-boggling: Doggo is just way too good with Draven. It took five minutes for CFO to seal the deal. Inspired kept trying to get back into the game, but the rest of FlyQuest looked like they had peacefully fallen asleep. Quad, who had been putting on a performance worth watching throughout the entire tournament, looked like a fish out of water. There's not much more to say.
TES vs BLG
What is supposed to be a clash of the titans is simply the same old TES gameplay all over again. Sometimes Top Esports feels like a meme team that is only there to leave fans in utter despair. Creme was non-existent. JackeyLove played the ADC counterpart to TheShy and just kept on inting.
don't be suspicious... pic.twitter.com/42PHGNqKyS
— LoL Esports (@lolesports) October 25, 2025
TES won the second game. No joke. BLG sabotaged themselves so badly that there was no turning back. Flashes were used here and there like a basic ability, and you would have thought that a Silver team was playing here. Knight did his best, but even his best wasn't good enough. Top Esports just played a normal game, nothing special, and BLG put a stick in the spokes of their imaginary bike and, unsurprisingly, crashed.
In the third game, BLG decided to play with Beichuan again, who had come under heavy criticism after the loss to 100 Thieves. There was a big tower dive on the top lane in the 7th minute. After this failed to produce a satisfactory result, TES simply tried again and got something out of it. Despite a triple kill for Bin, Creme on Smolder simply had his stacks at the end and, after a huge fight, TES secured the win.
The final fight for @TOP_Esports_ to lock Quarterfinals! pic.twitter.com/W6X0iUw58M
— LoL Esports (@lolesports) October 25, 2025
BLG is therefore out of the tournament – and it wasn't even Beichuans fault.