Fnatic and PSG Talon suffer early elimination from League of Legends Worlds 2025

LEC third place finisher, Fnatic, and PSG Talon of the LCP have been eliminated from the League of Legends World Cup 2025. Held in China, both teams leave the competition with a unfavorable 0-3 on the scoreboard, after Fnatic lost against Movistar KOI and PSG Talon lost against Vivo Keyd Stars from Brazil.

In a showdown between teams from the LEC, the British esports organization. Fnatic could not overcome their Spanish rivals and lost 2-1 to MKOI, officially becoming the first team eliminated from World 2025.

After suffering a resounding defeat in the first match, Fnatic showed glimmers of hope and their potential with a dominant performance in the second match. With an impressive 21 kills to Movistar KOI’s three, Fnatic was able to show their early aggressiveness to tie the series 1-1.

Despite putting an end to this record, it was Movistar KOI who finally grabbed the headlines. After a close first 10 minutes, they managed to build momentum and barely made any mistakes, leading to a 24-5 victory in 29 minutes.

As Brazil’s sole representative at the 2025 World Cup, Vivo Keyd Stars (VKS) will move on after defeating the third place finisher from the Pacific, PSG Talonand finish 1-2 in the Swiss phase. The CBLOL team, making its international debut in League of Legends, achieved a historic 2-1 result in BO3 of Worlds for the Brazilian esports scene.

Vivo Keyd Stars started the series on the right foot, registering a resounding 26-3 victory in 26 minutes. PSG Talon evened the series 1-1. In a match largely dominated by the LCP’s third-ranked team, VKS’ valiant efforts gave fans of both teams a lot of anticipation for Game 3.

Despite Vivo Keyd Stars having the advantage in gold for almost the entire final showdown, the Brazilian team opted to err on the side of caution to ensure that their opponents could not turn the score around. In the end, this strategy paid off, as VKS took their chance in the 33rd minute to execute a well-coordinated team fight, defeating PSG Talon and taking the victory a couple of minutes later.

Unfortunately for PSG Talon, World Cup 2025 is likely to be the last competition for iconic midfielder Huang “Maple” Yi-Tang. The player returned from retirement earlier this year to help PSG Talon secure their spot in the League of Legends season-closing event.