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Mar 15, 2025 12:17 pm

HLE, Karmine Corp advance to grand final in First Stand playoffs

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Hanwha Life Esports answered their unbeaten run through the round-robin stage with a resounding 3-0 win over Top Esports on Saturday in the semifinals of the knockout stage at the 2025 First Stand Tournament in Seoul, South Korea.

Hanwha Life Esports recorded 29-minute victories on both blue and red before winning Game 3 to advance to Sunday’s grand final.

They will face Karmine Corp, which posted a 3-2 victory over CTBC Flying Oyster in the other semifinal match.

Karmine Corp raced out to a fast start by seizing 35- and 28-minute wins on red before CTBC Flying Oyster responded with a 32-minute victory on red and 30-minute triumph on blue. Karmine Corp halted that momentum by winning Game 5 to advance to the grand final.

Four teams advanced to the best-of-five knockout stage of Riot Games’ $1 million League of Legends event, where the winner of Sunday’s grand final will pocket $300,000.

Final round-robin standings (with overall record and map record):
1. Hanwha Life Esports, 4-0, 8-2
2. CTBC Flying Oyster, 3-1, 6-2
3. Karmine Corp, 1-3, 4-6
4. Top Esports, 1-3, 2-6
5. Team Liquid, 1-3, 3-7

2025 First Stand prize pool:
1. TBD, $300,000
2. TBD, $225,000
3-4. CTBC Flying Oyster, Top Esports, $172,500
5. Team Liquid, $130,000

–Field Level Media

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