First Stand 2025 is the first international tournament of the League of Legends in 2025, with 5 regional champions including Hanwha Life Esports (LCK), CTBC Flying Oyster (LCP), Top Esports (LPL), Karmine Corp (LEC) and Team Liquid (LTA). The tournament is divided into two stages: the group stage and the play-off round. In particular, the group stage competing in a circle and the team at the bottom of the table will be eliminated.
With outstanding strength, HLE easily occupies the top of the group stage with unbeaten record (4 wins – 0 losses). In all 4 matches, HLE shows extremely high performance, and this team also chooses a lot of new options to fit the tactics, such as Vladimir, Kayle the top line of Zeus or Zed of Zeka. Stepping to the semi -finals with the top of the table, HLE is still considered to be the team capable of winning the highest First Stand.
The second group in the group stage is CFO, the representative of the LCP area surprised with a achievement of 3 wins – 1 losses. Only received only defeat against HLE, Junjia and his teammates performed excellently in the remaining matches and soon won tickets to the play-off. Entering the semi -finals, CFO is holding a great opportunity to become the first team in Taipei China to attend the final of an international tournament, since Taipei Assasins won the 2012 World Championship.
Karmine Corp is the third team after the group stage with a record of 1 – 3 loss. The champion Lec received a lot of criticism for losing the first two matches against CFO and TL. However, this team showed impressive in the two matches later against HLE and TES, eventually winning tickets to the play-off thanks to good confrontation difference.
Despite being considered as the second strongest team, Top Esports faced many difficulties to enter the play -off round with a record of 1 win – 3 losses. In all matches, the LPL champion showed an unstable performance and only won the right after the final match, with the only victory when defeating Team Liquid 2-0. However, with low form, TES is expected to stop in the semi -finals soon and cannot reach the final match.
Team Liquid was not highly appreciated in this tournament and the LTA champion became the only team that was eliminated after the group stage. At the same time, Umti and his teammates did not play well, eventually eliminated after the final match, lost 1-2 against HLE.
At the end of the group stage, the two semi -finals of the First Stand 2025 were identified, including HLE against TES and CFO against KC. Both matches will determine the results with the Bo5 and the two winning teams will advance to the final of the tournament on March 16.
