With the First Stand tournament now underway, fans and analysts to see how the best of the best will perform in the new Fearless Draft format on the international stage. With 5 teams representing the major regions - LEC, LTA, LCK, LPL and LCP.
Having said that, we will go over the best-of-three (Bo3) match between Team Liquid and CTBC Flying Oyster from Day 4 of the tournament.
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First Stand Tournament 2025
The tournament is split into two stages, spread across the 10th of March until the 16th of March.
Stage 1 (Group Stage)
- Single Round Robin
- Matches are best of three (Bo3)
- Top four teams advance to Stage 2
Stage 2 (Knockout Stage)
- Single elimination bracket
- Matches are best of five (Bo5)
The winning region will secure a second direct spot in the MSI 2025 Bracket Stage, ultimately skipping the Play-Ins stage.
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TL vs CFO First Stand 2025 Bo3 Game 1
Going into the fourth day of matches, many fans and analysts are excited to see how all of the regions will handle the pressure of the first international tournament of the year.
TL vs CFO Bans
| TL | CFO |
Skarner  |
 Kalista |
Zyra  |
 Rumble |
Yone  |
 Varus |
Leona  |
 Jax |
Poppy  |
 Nautilus |
TL vs CFO Picks
| TL | CFO |
Impact  |
 Rest |
UmTi  |
 JunJia |
APA  |
 HonqQ |
Yeon  |
 Doggo |
CoreJJ  |
 Kaiwing |
Winner: CFO
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TL vs CFO First Stand 2025 Bo3 Game 2
Following a great game by CFO, TL seemed incapable of executing their dive comp as they basically gave away free neutral objectives.
TL vs CFO Bans
| TL | CFO |
| Zyra |
Rumble |
Miss Fortune  |
Kalista |
| Skarner |
Varus |
Jhin  |
Nautilus |
Gragas  |
 Pantheon |
TL vs CFO Picks
| TL | CFO |
| Impact |
 Driver |
UmTi  |
 JunJia |
APA  |
HongQ |
Yeon  |
 Doggo |
| CoreJJ |
Kaiwing |
Winner: CFO
A beautiful performance by CFO as their team fighting was phenomenal, with great macro to boot. In the end, CFO won the series by going 2-0 against TL.
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