KC vs TL First Stand Tournament 2025 Match: Day 1

With the First Stand tournament now underway, fans and analysts to see how the best of the best will perform in the new Fearless Draft format on the international stage. With 5 teams representing the major regions - LEC, LTA, LCK, LPL and LCP.

Having said that, we will go over the best-of-three (Bo3) match between Karmine Corp and Team Liquid from Day 1 of the tournament.

First Stand Tournament 2025

The tournament is split into two stages, spread across the 10th of March until the 16th of March.

Stage 1 (Group Stage)

• Single Round Robin
• Matches are best of three (Bo3)
• Top four teams advance to Stage 2

Stage 2 (Knockout Stage)

• Single elimination bracket
• Matches are best of five (Bo5)

The winning region will secure a second direct spot in the MSI 2025 Bracket Stage, ultimately skipping the Play-Ins stage.

KC vs TL First Stand 2025 Bo3 Game 1

The long-awaited LEC vs LTA rivalry will certainly have fans excited to watch Karmine Corp face Team Liquid on the international stage.

KC vs TL Bans

KC	TL
Ziggs	Viktor
Draven	Rumble
Taliyah	Kalista
Poppy	Ambessa
K'Sante	Braum

KC vs TL Picks

KC	TL
Canna	Impact
Yike	UmTi
Vladi	APA
Caliste	Yeon
Targamas	CoreJJ

Winner: TL

KC vs TL First Stand 2025 Bo3 Game 2

A very dominant performance by Team Liquid, but Karmine Corp is still not out. 

KC vs TL Bans

KC	TL
Ziggs	Viktor
Draven	Kalista
Taliyah	Yone
Hwei	Corki
Poppy	Jhin

KC vs TL Picks

KC	TL
Canna	Impact
Yike	UmTi
Vladi	APA
Caliste	Yeon
Targamas	CoreJJ

Winner: KC

TL vs KC First Stand 2025 Bo3 Game 3

After a great comeback from Carmine Corp, Team Liquid is now put on the back burner with just one more game to decide the victor.

TL vs KC Bans

TL	KC
Viktor	Ziggs
Yone	Kalista
Draven	Kalista
Rakan	Xayah
Lulu	Corki

TL vs KC Picks

TL	KC
Impact	Canna
UmTi	Yike
APA	Vladi
Yeon	Caliste
CoreJJ	Targamas

Winner: TL

And that marks the first Bo3 in this tournament. KC were the fan-favorite, however, TL was able to defy the odds and win the series 2-1.