
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 Top Esports and Team Liquid from Day 2 of the tournament.
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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.
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TES vs TL First Stand 2025 Bo3 Game 1
After TL's win yesterday, TES will need to up their game if they want to remain in the tournament.
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TES | TL |
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TES | TL |
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Winner: TES
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TL vs TES First Stand 2025 Bo3 Game 2
Although TL put up a fight, Creme's Aurora was almost impossible to stop, but the LTA North team might be able to equalize the series.
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TL | TES |
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Winner: TES
An incredible 2-0 series as TES showed just how wide is the gap between Western and Eastern teams. TL seemed over eager to make plays, thus resulting in the LPL team punishing their mistakes.
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