What Are The Matches To Watch Out For In Round 1 Of Swiss Stage?

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League of Legends World Competition, 2023

The top League of Legends teams will compete in best-of-three and then best-of-five matches in the Worlds 2023 Play-In Stage in Seoul. The inaugural phase of this year’s World Championship, hosted in Seoul, South Korea’s LoL Park, has began.

The 22 competitors for Worlds 2023 have been announced as Team BDS easily defeated Golden Guardians in the Worlds Qualifying Series. The seven remaining teams who will compete in the play-in round have been joined by the #4 seed in the LEC.

The League of Legends World Championship 2023, one of the largest Esports events of the year, has officially started. Eight of the top teams from the minor regions and the fourth seed in the LEC will compete for the remaining two berths at the Swiss stage starting on October 10.

After a fierce struggle between the eight teams, Team BDS, the fourth-seeded LEC team, and GAM Esports, the first-seeded VCS team, prevailed in the Play-Ins and advanced to the Swiss round.

After losing to TEAM WHALES in the opening round, Team BDS struggled at first but eventually made it up the losers’ bracket and upset PSG Talon, one of the Play-In favorites, to guarantee their position. Reenacting the VCS 2023 Summer Season finals, GAM Esports likewise began with a defeat before moving up the losers’ bracket to face TEAM WHALES and go to the finals.

We now have the necessary 16 teams for the Swiss stage after the two Play-Ins teams advanced. Starting on October 19, only eight teams will move on to the Knockout Stage from the Swiss stage.

Having said that, the Swiss Stage Round 1 lineup has been revealed, and some incredible matchups are taking place. We will showcase the top matchups from Swiss Stage Round 1 in this post.

Best Matches To Look Out For in the First Round of The Swiss Stage

There will be eight matches in all in the first round of the Swiss stage. While each of the matches will be thrilling on its own, we think that three of them will be the most thrilling. These games include G2 Esports vs. Dplus Kia, KT Rolster vs. Cloud9, and G2 Esports vs. MAD Lions.

MAD Lions versus Cloud9

The match between the LEC third seed and the NA second seed will pit the MAD Lions against Cloud9, reviving the historic NA versus. EU rivalry.

Given how similar their power levels are, this match could be incredibly exciting. In addition, Yasin “Nisqy” Dinçer, a former mid-laner for Cloud9, will face off against his old squad. The Jungle matchup, which pits two of the finest Junglers against one another, could be exciting as well.

When to Watch: October 19, 6 a.m. GMT

Dplus Kia versus G2 Esports

This is a rematch between G2 Esports and Dplus Kia, two fierce competitors.

When G2 defeated Damwon Gaming 3-1 at the 2019 Worlds, their rivalry had its beginnings. These two teams have been attempting to outdo each other ever since. Despite the fact that G2 has lost matches in the last several years, they appear to be quite powerful this time around.

When to Watch: October 19, 9 a.m. GMT

Bilibili Gaming Pingan Bank versus KT Rolster

The third seed of LCK will square off against the second seed of LPL. These two squads appear to be quite powerful and comparable in strength. Therefore, it will be fascinating to observe who wins.

When to Watch: October 19, 12 p.m. GMT

Don’t forget to tune in to cheer for your favourite team and watch them showcase their crazed skills as they try to obliterate their opposing team with all their mettle!