100 Thieves, paIN Gaming stay alive at Worlds

Field Level Media|published: Sat 28th September, 12:37 2024

The loading screen for League of Legends is seen projected on the wall behind the competitors. The loading screen comes up while waiting for the game to start, allowing players to view each characters basic information before the battle. Jan. 24, 2020

100 Thieves and paIN Gaming swept their elimination matches Saturday to stay alive at the 2024 League of Legends World Championship in Berlin.

100 Thieves posted 32- and 25-minute wins on red against Fukuoka HAWKS gaming and paIN Gaming registered a 33-minute win on blue and a 35-minute victory on red against Vikings Esports.

Hyeon-seung "Quid" Lim of South Korea led the way for 100 Thieves with a 12/2/14 kill-death-assist ratio.

Ui-seok "Wizer" Choi of South Korea posted a 13/1/13 K-D-A ratio for paIN Gaming.

100 Thieves and paIN Gaming advanced to Sunday's decider matches, with the winners qualifying for the Oct. 3-13 Swiss Stage. 100 Thieves will face PSG Talon and paIN Gaming will meet Rainbow7.

All play-in matches, which run through Sunday, are best-of-three. Eight teams began the double-elimination event, with the top four reaching the Swiss Stage.

Sunday's decider matches:

--Rainbow7 vs. paiN Gaming

--PSG Talon vs. 100 Thieves

2024 World Championships prize pool:

1. $445,000, 20 percent

2. $356,000, 16 percent

3-4. $178,000, 8 percent

5-8. $100,125, 4.5 percent

9-11. $77,875, 3.5 percent

12-14. $66,750, 3 percent

15-16. $55,625, 2.5 percent

17-18. $38,937.50, 1.75 percent