RED Canids join 100 Thieves as weekend winners at Championship of the Americas

RED Canids were extended to a fifth game before downing Shopify Rebellion 3-2 on Sunday in the lower-bracket quarterfinals of the League of Legends Championship of The Americas in Allen, Texas.

Next up is a meeting with 100 Thieves in the lower-bracket semifinals on Sept. 21. 100 Thieves swept paiN Gaming 3-0 on Saturday in the other quarterfinal match.

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.

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

On Sunday, Shopify Rebellion won the opener in 34 minutes on green, before RED Canids drew even in 28 minutes and pulled ahead in 35 minutes, both on green. Shopify Rebellion went 40 minutes on green to force a fifth game, which RED Canids won in 26:30, also on green.

Jose Eduardo "Frosty" Leal of Brazil helped RED Canids with a 9-13-62 kill-death-assist ratio. Teammate Francisco "fNb" Natanael Braz do Espirito Santo Mirando of Brazil recorded a 22-9-26 K-D-A.

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, Shopify Rebellion

--Field Level Media