Top Esports dump Dplus at Worlds

Field Level Media|published: 10/10/2024, 1:02pm EDT

A custom gaming keyboard backlit with red LED lights waits for tactile input before Manual took on Boone County in a Rocket League match, which was streamed on YouTube on Thursday, March 5, 2020.

Top Esports swept Dplus in their Round 4 High Match at the 2024 League of Legends World Championship Swiss Stage on Thursday in Berlin.

Top Esports recorded a 33-minute win on blue and a 36-minute victory on red to dispatch Dplus at the $2.225 million championship event.

Also on Thursday, Hanwha Life Esports posted a 2-1 triumph over FlyQuest. Hanwha posted a 33-minute win on blue and responded to FlyQuest's 38-minute victory on red to end the match.

The Swiss Stage format sorted 16 teams into eight Round 1 matches, with Rounds 2 through 5 seeded based on win-loss record. Teams that reach three wins advance to the knockout stage, while teams that wind up with three losses are eliminated.

Elimination and advancement matches are best-of-three, while all others are best-of-one.

Friday's schedule:

--G2 Esports vs. T1 (Round 4 High Match)

--Bilibili Gaming vs. PSG Talon (Round 4 Low Match)

--Field Level Media