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League Handbook

Everything you need to know about the Tier 1 professional League of Legends 2025 season.

Event Overview
The 2025 League of Legends Esports season kicks off with each region running their own Split format and style. The top team from each region qualifies for First Stand.
Split 1 overview

The 2025 League of Legends Esports season kicks off with each region running their own Split format and style. The top team from each region qualifies for First Stand.

1st Place
1st Place

Qualifies for First Stand

Event Phases

Every team from this region participate.


Regular Season

Teams are split into two groups and play cross-group single round robin matches. The results of teams in a group is combined to determine the winning and the losing group. Three teams in the winning group qualify directly to Playoffs. Winning group 4th and 5th place & top four teams from losing group (six teams) advances to the next round, play-ins. The play-in stage brings six teams together to play a single elimination, GSL-style bracket. The winners of Round 3 & 4, and Wild Card Finals (Total 3 teams) advance to the playoffs.

Playoffs

Six teams compete in a double elimination bracket with the winner qualifying for First Stand.

Participating Teams

All teams in the region participate in this event

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Hanwha Life Esports
HLE
T1
T1
BNK FEARX
BFX
DN FREECS
DNF
OKSavingsBank BRION
BRO
Gen.G Esports
GEN
Dplus KIA
DK
kt Rolster
KT
NONGSHIM RED FORCE
NS
DRX
DRX
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