After five rounds of competition, the shortlist of the top eight has appeared, among which JDG and Gen were confirmed for the first time after the third round, LNG, NRG and T 1 advanced after the fourth round, and the three teams that finally reached the finals after the fifth round were KT, WBG and BLG.
By looking at the list, we can find that four teams in LPL entered the world top eight for the first time. After the list of the top eight was officially confirmed, the official of this World Cup also arranged the draw for the top eight for the first time. Judging from the lottery, there was no civil war in all four games. This phenomenon is a very good sign for both LPL and LCK.
Competition arrangement for the quarter-finals
In the first half of the quarter-finals, Gen played BLG and NRG played WBG. It is worth mentioning that in the match between Gen and BLG in 2023MSI, BLG completed zero for GEN. Although from the performance of this World Cup, BLG may not be as bright as GEN, if it has never sealed an opponent, it may give BLG a psychological advantage.
The second game in the upper half is NRG versus WBG. Facing the top seed in LCS Division, WBG, which has its own advantages in hard power, believes that as long as it plays normally, it should not be difficult to win NRG and advance to the semi-finals.
The two games in the second half were JDG vs KT and LNG vs T 1. For JDG, although the paper strength of its lineup is better than KT, KT is still an opponent that JDG can't be underestimated, and it must be handled carefully to have a greater chance to advance to the semi-finals. In the other game, LNG plays T 1, and whoever it is, it is possible to beat the opponent. At the same time, Scout and Faker are full of story-telling confrontation, which also makes the game full of expectations.