The 2025 season is coming to a close in the EMEA Tier-2 scene, and Los Ratones have a chance to do the unthinkable. After winning every single tournament in the year, the team will now try to come away with the last (and most important) event of the season: EMEA Masters 2025 Summer.
Let's take a look at everything you need to know about the tournament as Los Ratones gun for the Golden Road.
Format and Teams
The Swiss Stage of the EMEA Masters 2025 Summer will kick off on Monday, September 29th, pitting the best Tier-2 teams in the region against one another. Here's a look at the event's format:
- Swiss Stage:
- 32 teams
- Bo1 matches (Qualification and Elimination matches are Bo3)
- Teams with four wins qualify for Playoffs. Teams with four losses are eliminated.
- Playoffs:
- Top 16 teams
- Single-elimination bracket
- Bo5 matches (Fearless Draft)
Here's a look at all 32 teams that make up the start of the Swiss Stage:
| Barça eSports | Berlin International Gaming | Bushido Wildcats | Colossal Gaming |
| Entropiq | eSuba | Forsaken | Galions |
| Gamespace MCE | Geekay Esports | Gentle Mates | GIANTX PRIDE |
| GnG Amazigh | Karmine Corp Blue | Los Heretics | Los Ratones |
| Misa Esports | Odivelas Sports Club | Otter Side | Partizan Sangal |
| ROSSMANN Centaurs | Senshi eSports | StormMedia Fajnie Mieć Skład | Team Phantasma |
| TeamOrangeGaming | ULF Esports | Unicorns of Love Sexy Edition | Veni Vidi Vici |
| Verdant | Vitality.Bee | Zena Esports | Zero Tenacity |
Schedule
As the biggest and most important tournament of the Tier-2 scene in EMEA, the event will run for over a month. The Swiss Stage kicks off on Monday, September 29th, and the Grand Finals will crown the champions at Paris Games Week on Sunday, November 2nd.
To kick off the action, here's a look at the opening matches of the EMEA Masters 2025 Summer Swiss Stage. From then on, all following matchups will be dictated by previous results.
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Grand Finals Tickets
For the very first time, the EMEA Masters Finals are heading to Paris. If you'd like to catch the thrilling Grand Finals live at the Dôme de Paris, you might still be in time to secure tickets to the event, which will take place Sunday, November 2nd!
The EMEA Masters 2025 Summer Finals tickets can be found here for as low as €25.
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Can Los Ratones Complete the Golden Road?
It has never been done before, which means Los Ratones now stand on the brink of making history. After winning every single Tier-2 tournament they have played in throughout the year, Los Ratones now have the chance to put the finishing touches on a dominant season by lifting the EMEA Masters 2025 Summer trophy.
The path ahead will not be an easy one, though. As the team to beat, every one of the 31 other teams in attendance will be gunning for Los Ratones' head.
After dominating the EMEA Tier-2 scene for years, Karmine Corp Blue will not sit idly by as Los Ratones usurp their throne time and time again. The French team is packed with talent and may well prove to be Los Ratones' biggest challenge at the event.
With the amount of experience on this Los Ratones squad, though, the Golden Road looks like a very real possibility.
Where to Watch
For the chance to watch League of Legends history unfold, make sure to tune in to the official EMEA Masters channels on Twitch and YouTube. Catch all of the EMEA Masters 2025 Summer action starting Monday, September 29th, at 5 pm CET!
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Featured image credit: Michal Konkol/Riot Games
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