KT Rolster sweep into World Championship semifinals

Field Level Media|published: Wed 29th October, 10:52 2025

SkewMond competes for G2 Esports during the League of Legends tournament at the 2025 Esports World Cup.

KT Rolster swept CTBC Flying Oyster on Wednesday to move into the Knockout Stage semifinals at the $5 million League of Legends 2025 World Championship in Beijing.

KT Rolster won in 33 minutes on blue, 25 minutes on red and 29 minutes on blue to eliminate CTBC Flying Oyster and set up a semifinal clash with Gen.G Esports.

South Korea's Gwak "Bdd" Bo-sung was the match MVP for KT Rolster, who reached the playoffs by winning all three of their matches in the Swiss Stage.

The Knockout Stage is a single-elimination bracket in which all matches are best-of-five. The champion of the Nov. 9 grand final will earn $1 million, with $800,000 going to the runner-up.

The Knockout Stage continues Thursday with one quarterfinal match:

--G2 Esports vs. Top Esports

World Championships 2025 prize pool:

1. $1 million

2. $800,000

3-4. $400,000

5-8. $300,000 -- Hanwha Life Esports, CTBC Flying Oyster

9-11. $175,000 -- FlyQuest, KOI, Bilibili Gaming

12-14. $125,000 -- Secret Whales, Keyd Stars, 100 Thieves

15-16. $112,500 -- Fnatic, PSG Talon

17. $75,000 -- Invictus Gaming

--Field Level Media