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 Hanwha Life Esports from Day 5 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 HLE First Stand 2025 Bo3 Game 1
With everything on the line for TL, fans are cheering on for the LTA North team to advance to the next round, however, given HLE's performance so far in the tournament, this would be quite the steep hill.
TL vs HLE Bans
| TL | HLE |
Yone  |
 Taliyah |
Jayce  |
 Rumble |
Poppy  |
 Skarner |
Gnar  |
 Tristana |
Sylas  |
 Maokai |
TL vs HLE Picks
| TL | HLE |
Impact  |
 Zeus |
UmTi  |
 Peanut |
APA  |
 Zeka |
Yeon  |
 Viper |
CoreJJ  |
 Delight |
Winner: HLE
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TL vs HLE First Stand 2025 Bo3 Game 2
After an absurd draft from the side of HLE, TL was still unable to punish the early game of the LCK team, and ultimately Zeus' Kayle rolled over the entire LTA North roster.
TL vs HLE Bans
| TL | HLE |
| Yone |
Rumble |
| Jayce |
Rumble |
| Sylas |
Skarner |
Alistar  |
 Jax |
| Gnar |
 Nautilus |
TL vs HLE Picks
| TL | HLE |
Impact  |
 Zeus |
| UmTi |
 Peanut |
APA  |
Zeka |
Yeon  |
 Viper |
CoreJJ  |
 Delight |
Winner: TL
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HLE vs TL First Stand 2025 Bo3 Game 3
A great comeback from TL as they were able to hold out until the crucial Elder drake fight and equalize the series 1-1.
HLE vs TL Bans
| HLE | TL |
| Taliyah |
Yone |
| Poppy |
Jayce |
Sejuani  |
Rumble |
Corki  |
 Akali |
Azir  |
Sylas |
HLE vs TL Picks
| HLE | TL |
Zeus  |
Impact |
| Peanut |
 UmTi |
Zeka  |
 APA |
Viper  |
 Yeon |
Delight  |
CoreJJ |
Winner: HLE
Although TL lost the series and got eliminated, they fought valiantly, but it seems the LCK favorites were far better this time around.
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