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After more than 10 years playing at the highest level, Han "Peanut" Wang-ho now says goodbye to competitive League of Legends as he heads to perform his mandatory military service. In his final professional match, Peanut faced his long-standing LCK rivals of Gen.G in the Quarterfinals of Worlds 2025. Despite the series culminating in a loss, the match delivered a stellar showdown between two heavyweights of the scene, providing Peanut and all of his fans a worthy farewell. Peanut's Final Show: Two Titans Clash Unfortunately for Peanut, Hanwha Life Esports drew none other than Gen.G — a team that hasmore

The reigning World Champions of T1 haven't had an easy path at Worlds 2025 so far. After getting through the Swiss Stage with a 3-2 record, T1 will now battle Anyone's Legend in the Playoffs for a spot in the Semifinals. Following T1's last match of the Swiss Stage, Strafe Esports had the chance to talk to Lee "Gumayusi" Min-hyeong for an exclusive interview. During the discussion, the T1 ADC spoke about the possibility of landing a third consecutive Worlds title, utilizing Fearless Draft, and what the team needs to work on to secure the trophy. [Strafe] Now that you're inmore

The Swiss Stage has come to a close at Worlds 2025, and the top 8 League of Legends teams on the planet will now head to the Playoffs for a chance at ultimate glory. But before we head into the Knockout Stage, it's time to take a look back at the most picked champions and other meta trends that defined the Swiss Stage this time around. K'Sante and Sion: Two Sides of the Same Coin? In the Top Lane, K'Sante and Sion were the two most picked champions of the Swiss Stage with 19 and 15 picks each. When it camemore

Now that the Swiss Stage is officially over, it's time to start making your playoffs picks at Worlds 2025! The Knockout Stage Pick'Ems are officially open, so let's take a look at how to make your picks and how you can better guide your selections for the best chance at scoring big rewards. Remember not to take too long to make your picks as the Knockout Stage predictions close on October 28th at 9:15 am CET with the start of themore

The final day of the Worlds 2025 Swiss Stage is behind us! That means we now have the final three teams qualified for the Knockout Stage—Top Esports, CTBC Flying Oysters, and T1. With that, the last three teams to exit the biggest stage of competition in the Swiss Stage were FlyQuest, Bilibili Gaming, and Movistar KOI. While not many expected KOI to make it to the Knockout Stage, the biggest surprises for fans of the game were the eliminations ofmore

Now that the Swiss Stage has drawn to a close, it's do-or-die time at Worlds 2025 as we head straight into the Playoffs. With the Quarterfinals matchups drawn, it's time to take a look at the playoffs bracket and the stunning clashes that are coming our way. The Worlds 2025 Quarterfinals are Set! We're down to the last 8 teams standing at Worlds 2025, and now we know our Quarterfinals matchups. With the bracket set, teams will know exactly what lies in their path to the title. This year's Worlds Playoffs kick off on Tuesday, October 28th, where a stellarmore

Just days after their elimination from Worlds 2025, Fnatic are already making moves in preparation for next season. First up, the team has announced they are parting ways with Mihael "Mikyx" Mehle, who is now free to explore his options. A Shocking Move Once a powerhouse of the European League of Legends scene, Fnatic haven't managed to lift an LEC title since 2018. After becoming the first team to exit the Swiss Stage at Worlds 2025, it was clear Fnatic was inmore

We have arrived at the final day of the Swiss Stage at Worlds 2025. Only three spots remain in the Quarterfinals, which means that every time a team takes the stage for a match now, it might be their last. The draw has been revealed for the last day of Swiss Stage matches, so let's have a look! Worlds 2025 Swiss Stage: Final Day Draw This is it. If the remaining teams in the Swiss Stage have any hopes of moving on to the playoffs at Worlds 2025, the time to lock in is now. The final day of themore

We're in for an entirely new-look LEC in 2026. The top-tier EMEA league will revolutionize its format in the coming year, welcoming a new winter tournament, bringing Tier-2 teams into the mix, and standardizing the design of the Spring and Summer Splits. Let's take a look at all of the changes coming to the LEC 2026 format. Goodbye Winter Split, Hello Los Ratones Without a doubt, the biggest change coming with the new format will be the departure of themore

After tripping over Anyone's Legend earlier in the Swiss Stage, Gen.G decided it was time to lock in. In their final match of the Swiss Stage, the LCK champions dominated Top Esports to seal their spot in the Quarterfinals of Worlds 2025 without breaking a sweat. Having shown exactly what they're capable of when firing on all cylinders, Gen.G will arrive in the playoffs as the biggest threat every team would like to avoid. Gen.G Run Over Top Esports Looksmore

The upcoming LoL patch is set to deliver a new wave of Mecha Kingdoms skins to Wukong and Darius, as well as the brand new Machine Herald Viktor and Panda Pal Lux skins. These skins will arrive during LoL Patch 25.22, set to go live on Wednesday, November 5th. The perfect way to celebrate the arrival of Season 3 Act II, as well as the last seasonal Battle Pass of the year, here's everything you need to know about themore

After qualifying to the Quarterfinals of Worlds 2025 earlier today, the G2 Esports news just keep on coming. Now, it appears the organization is set to form a new academy team to participate in EMEA's Tier-2 scene in 2026. According to a report by Brieuc "LEC Wooloo" Seeger, the project may be given life through a collaboration with NORD Esports, the very team for which former G2 legend Marcin "Jankos" Jankowski last competed. G2 Build New Academy Team Should themore

What better time to exact revenge on your opponents than with Worlds Quarterfinals on the line? After a thrilling back-and-forth match that saw EU and NA's best go toe-to-toe, G2 Esports  managed to overpower FlyQuest in the end. Having completed their revenge for their elimination from MSI earlier in the year at the hands of FLY, G2 now return to playoffs at Worlds for the first time since 2020. EU vs NA Delivers a Showdown Having both G2 and FLYmore

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Whenever EU and NA battle on the international stage, the Western world stops to watch. This time, G2 Esports and FlyQuest will take each other on in the Swiss Stage of Worlds 2025 with a playoff spot on the line, and a whole lot of bragging rights. For G2, this is about revenge and the chance to become an international threat once more. For FlyQuest, it's about proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that they are a cut abovemore

After winning every tournament they've played in this year, Los Ratones were hungry to achieve the Golden Road at the 2025 EMEA Masters Summer. Unfortunately for Caedrel's team, Karmine Corp Blue handed Los Ratones a swift 0-3 loss in the Semifinals, putting an end to their dreams right then and there. Los Ratones Exterminated Dominant as they may have been throughout the year, Los Ratones were bound to lose eventually. While missing out on the chance to cap off the perfect year with one final trophy certainly stings, it's the manner in which the team lost that was truly shocking.more

The action continues to heat up at the Swiss Stage of Worlds 2025. We now have our first two teams in playoffs and our first two teams eliminated from the tournament, meaning only 12 teams remain in the battle for the final 6 playoffs spots. With the Round 4 draw out of the way, it's time to take a look at the matchups and schedule for the next set of games of the Swiss Stage. Worlds 2025 Swiss Stage Round 4 Draw The window is closing, and teams will have to leave it all on the line to secure a placemore

We have the first casualty of the Worlds 2025 Swiss Stage — Movistar KOI defeated Fnatic 2-1 to survive another day. Movistar KOI 2-1 Fnatic The LEC matchup featured three swift games. Despite Fnatic striking first, MKOI bounced back by securing an early gold lead. Although Fnatic found some picks around the Rift, MKOI’s superior teamfighting helped them secure objectives and snowball the game. Fnatic responded in Game 2, completely dominating MKOI in the early game and capitalizing on theirmore

It's been a long six years of waiting, but a new Winter Map is finally arriving to League of Legends! Though fans have long been clamoring for the return of a winter's edition of Summoner's Rift, we haven't gotten one since the Snowdown event all the way back in 2019. Well, now the wait is over at last! When Does the New Winter Summoner's Rift Release? The new League of Legends Winter Map release date is scheduled for November 19th,more

We have our first playoffs teams at Worlds 2025, and they're none other than KT Rolster and Anyone's Legend. As the #3 seed from the LCK and #2 seed from the LPL, respectively, neither team came into the tournament as big favorites to win it all. Both squads, however, have shown a great run of form in the Swiss Stage. Now, KT and AL's 3-0 records at Worlds have granted them a spot in the Quarterfinals, as well as some well earned extra bit of rest ahead of the start of the playoffs. KT Rolster Outshines Gen.G and T1 Aftermore