Nov 5, 2022; San Francisco, California, USA; Fans hold signs for T1 mid laner Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (not pictured) during the League of Legends World Championships against DRX at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images Cloud9 and Dignitas joined the teams at the top of group phase standings on Sunday after two days in the LTA North 2025 Split 2 of the League of Legends tournament in Los Angeles.
Team Liquid of Group A and FlyQuest of Group B each went 1-0 on opening day.
Cloud9 swept Disguised 2-0 on Sunday, winning in 29 minutes and 39 minutes, both on blue. American Robert “Blaber” Huang was voted the most valuable player.
Dignitas claimed a 2-1 triumph over Shopify Rebellion, which won the first map in 32 minutes on red. Dignitas evened the score with a 44-minute win on blue, and then won the third game. Canadian/Filipino jungler Jade “Sheiden” Libut was voted MVP.
Next weekend, FlyQuest face Shopify Rebellion and Team Liquid take on Disguised on May 3; Cloud9 battle LYON and 100 Thieves play Dignitas on May 4.
Eight teams competed in positioning play — a round-robin format in which each team plays the other seven once. Each match is one map and the results determined Groups A and B for the group phase, which began Saturday and runs through May 18.
Following group play and one week of cross-group battles, the top six teams will advance to the best-of-five, double-elimination playoffs on May 24-June 15.
The total prize pool is $160,000, with $80,000 going to the winner and $40,000 to the runner-up. The winner also receives entry into the Mid-Season Invitational and the winner and runner-up qualify for the Esports World Cup.
Group standings
Group A
Team Liquid (1-0)
Cloud9 (1-0)
Disguised (0-1)
LYON (0-1)
Group B
FlyQuest (1-0)
Dignitas (1-0)
Shopify Rebellion (0-1)
100 Thieves (0-1).
–Field Level Media
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