CTBC Flying Oyster handed T1 their first loss of the 2025 League of Legends World Championship in a dominant Swiss Stage Round two victory. The PCS champions executed a near-flawless game plan built around Doggo’s Draven and JunJia’s Qiyana jungle, dismantling T1’s composition and leaving the LCK powerhouse scrambling from start to finish.
The game turned on a single moment at four minutes. CFO deployed an early lane swap that sent Doggo’s Draven and Kaiwing’s Alistar top side while Driver’s Sion handled bot lane duties. During the swap, Doggo caught Doran isolated under the top turret and secured a solo kill that immediately cashed in Draven’s passive for a massive gold injection.
That early advantage never went away. JunJia’s Qiyana repeatedly read Oner’s Vi pathing and disrupted T1’s attempts to establish bot side control for Gumayusi’s Caitlyn. Every time T1 tried to set up their scaling ADC, CFO’s jungler was already there.
CFO’s draft gave them multiple win conditions. HongQ’s Ryze provided instant map rotations through Realm Warp, allowing CFO to collapse on fights with numbers advantages. Driver’s Sion and Kaiwing’s Alistar formed a front line that repeatedly blunted T1’s engage attempts while giving Doggo space to deal damage.
The mechanics on display from Doggo were exceptional. The veteran ADC positioned aggressively in teamfights, kiting back through Alistar and Sion peel while shredding through T1’s lineup. JunJia’s Qiyana used terrain around river and jungle entrances to land fight-winning ultimates that split T1’s formation.
CFO converted their mid-game lead into Baron control and launched a power play worth approximately 10,000 gold. T1 couldn’t find answers. Faker’s Cassiopeia and Keria’s Bard tried to create picks, but CFO’s coordination and vision control shut down every comeback attempt.
What this means for Swiss Stage
CFO now sit at 2-0 in the Swiss Stage format, putting them one best-of-one victory away from advancing to the knockout stage at 3-0. They’ll face another 2-0 team in Round three with a chance to secure their playoff spot immediately.
T1 drop to 1-1 and enter the crowded middle pool. They’ll face another 1-1 opponent in Round three, a critical match that will determine whether they’re fighting for qualification or elimination in the final rounds. For a team of T1’s caliber and history, the loss represents an early stumble that adds pressure to their remaining Swiss matches.
