100 Thieves open Championship of The Americas with sweep

100 Thieves took the next step on Saturday in the League of Legends Championship of The Americas with a victory in the lower-bracket quarterfinals in Allen, Texas.

The competition is the season finale for LTA, which also decides which of the region's teams qualify for the world championship starting in October in China.

100 Thieves qualified for LTA 2025 after advancing to the grand final of the LTA North 2025 Split 3 in Los Angeles, where they lost 3-1 to FlyQuest.

LTA 2025 is a double-elimination tournament, with all matches best-of-five. The top three teams qualify for the world championship.

100 Thieves swept paiN Gaming 3-0 on Saturday, winning in 34 minutes on green, 41 minutes on red and 39 minutes on red.

Kim "River" Dong-woo of South Korea was selected the MVP after leading 100 Thieves to victory with a kill-death-assist ratio of 18-10-28.

100 Thieves advanced to the lower-bracket semifinal on Sept. 21 against the winner of RED Canids vs. Shopify Rebellion on Sunday.

With the loss, paiN Gaming fell to the fifth-sixth slot in the prize pool, with $12,500.

The upper-bracket final is Sept. 20 between FlyQuest and Keyd Stars. The lower-bracket final is Sept. 27, and the grand final is Sept. 28.

The $205,000 prize pool distribution:

1.$80,000 and qualification for Worlds, TBD

2. $50,000 and qualification for Worlds, TBD

3. $30,000 and qualification for Worlds, TBD

4. $20,000, TBD

5-6. $12,500, paiN Gaming and TBD.

--Field Level Media