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Worlds 2025 Swiss Stage Draw: Opening Matchups and Schedule

Worlds 2025 Swiss Stage Draw: Opening Matchups and Schedule

League of Legends

Martin Arévalo-Östberg

14 Oct, 2025, 12:24

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Last updated: 15 Oct, 2025, 00:28

With their win over Invictus Gaming, T1 became the final team to qualify for the Swiss Stage of Worlds 2025. Immediately after their game, it was time for the draw, giving as some exciting clashes to kick off the first round of games.

The race for the World Championship starts here: 16 teams arrive at the Swiss Stage, but only 8 will make it on to the playoffs for a shot at the trophy.

Worlds 2025 Swiss Stage Draw Revealed

The stage is set as the best League of Legends teams from all over the globe battle in Beijing, China throughout the Swiss Stage. Catch all opening matches on Wednesday, October 15th, starting from 7 am CET! The Swiss Stage bracket will look like this:

Worlds 2025 Swiss Stage bracket
 The Worlds 2025 Swiss Stage bracket is set! (Credit: LoL Esports)

Round 1 Matchups: The Action Kicks Off!

Here's a look at the schedule for the opening matchups, all of which you can follow right here on Strafe:

The draw was a bit of a nightmare scenario for the two North American teams at Worlds, as they will have to face off against the two finalists from last year's World Championship to kick things off. Fortune smiled on their Brazilian counterparts of Vivo Keyd Stars, however, as they will take on the #2 seed from the LCP in their first game of the Swiss Stage.

For G2, the path ahead is a tough one after drawing Top Esports, a team that came very close to winning the LPL just weeks ago. Without a doubt, though, the most stellar opening match of the Worlds Swiss Stage will come when Hanwha Life take on Anyone's Legend, two teams that could well be gunning for the trophy.

Will the West survive their first round of tests at Worlds 2025? Catch the start of the Swiss Stage to find out!

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Featured image credit: Yicun Liu/Riot Games

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