The first week of League of Legends 2024 World Championship on the Swiss stage has concluded, and the results include several unexpected upsets. Most of these first games were best-of-ones, while Saturday had two best-of-threes.
October 3 opened up with a match between Bilibili Gaming and MAD Lions KOI, which Bilibili Gaming won:
- BLG Bin (Gnar) vs MDK Myrwn (K’Sante)
- BLG Wei (Vi) vs MDK Elyoya (Skarner)
- BLG knight (Ahri) vs MDK Fresskowy (Syndra)
- BLG Elk (Kai’Sa) vs MDK Supa (Tristana)
- BLG ON (Rell) vs MDK Alvaro (Alistar)
Next, the defending champions T1 played Top Esports, and Top Esports took the game:
- TES 369 (Renekton) vs T1 Zeus (Jax)
- TES Tian (Skarner) vs T1 Oner (Wukong)
- TES Creme (Aurora) vs T1 Faker (Neeko)
- TES JackeyLove (Jhin) vs T1 Gumayusi (Ashe)
- TES Meiko (Rell) vs T1 Keria (Rakan)
Following that, Gen.G played Weibo Gaming, which Gen.G won:
- GEN Kiin (Gnar) vs WBG Breath (Jax)
- GEN Canyon (Maokai) vs WBG Tarzan (Ivern)
- GEN Chovy (Smolder) vs WBG Xiaohu (Lucian)
- GEN Peyz (Kalista) vs WBG Light (Jinx)
- GEN Lehends (Renata Glasc) vs WBG Crisp (Poppy)
Next, Fnatic played Dplus KIA, and Dplus KIA took the game:
- FNC Oscarinin (Renekton) vs DK (Gnar)
- FNC Razork (Zyra) vs DK Lucid (Skarner)
- FNC Humanoid (Yone) vs DK ShowMaker (LeBlanc)
- FNC Noah (Kai’Sa) vs DK Aiming (Ezreal)
- FNC Jun (Rell) vs DK Moham (Braum)
Afterward, Team Liquid Honda went up against LNG Esports, and LNG Esports won:
- TL Impact (Jax) vs LNG Zika (Rumble)
- TL UmTi (Skarner) vs LNG Weiwei (Sejuani)
- TL APA (Neeko) vs LNG Scout (Tristana)
- TL Yeon (Kai’Sa) vs LNG GALA (Jhin)
- TL CoreJJ (Leona) vs LNG Hang (Rell)
Hanwha Life Esports and PSG Talon took the stage next, where Hanwha Life Esports won:
- HLE Doran (Gnar) vs PSG Azhi (Jax)
- HLE Peanut (Maokai) vs PSG JunJua (Sejuani)
- HLE Zeka (Yone) vs PSG Maple (Ahri)
- HLE Viper (Xayah) vs PSG Betty (Kai’Sa)
- HLE Delight (Rakan) vs PSG Woody (Alistar)
Next, GAM Esports played FlyQuest, and FlyQuest won:
- GAM Kiaya (Gnar) vs FLY Bwipo (Sion)
- GAM Levi (Vi) vs FLY Inspired (Ivern)
- GAM Emo (Akali) vs FLY Quad (Orianna)
- GAM Easylove (Jhin) vs FLY Massu (Kalista)
- GAM Elio (Poppy) vs FLY Busio (Leona)
G2 Esports and paiN Gaming ended the long day, and G2 Esports came out on top:
- G2 BrokenBlade (Yasuo) vs PNG Wizer (Aurora)
- G2 Yike (Brand) vs PNG CarioK (Ivern)
- G2 Caps (Yone) vs PNG dyNquedo (Smolder)
- G2 Hans Sama (Jhin) vs PNG TitaN (Xayah)
- G2 Mikyx (Rell) vs PNG Kuri (Rakan)
Bilibili Gaming and LNG Esports opened up on October 4, and LNG took the win:
- BLG Bin (K’Sante) vs LNG Zika (Rumble)
- BLG Wei (Vi) vs LNG Nocturne (Weiwei)
- BLG knight (Orianna) vs LNG Scout (Yone)
- BLG Elk (Jhin) vs LNG GALA (Ashe)
- BLG ON (Rell) vs LNG Hang (Poppy)
Next was Gen.G against Top Esports, and Gen.G won:
- GEN Kiin (Gnar) vs TES 369 (Rumble)
- GEN Canyon (Maokai) vs TES Tian (Sejuani)
- GEN Chovy (Yone) vs TES Creme (Lucian)
- GEN Peyz (Kai’Sa) vs TES JackeyLove (Jhin)
- GEN Lehends (Leona) vs TES Meiko (Rell)
Afterward, G2 Esports played Hanwha Life Esports, and Hanwha Life Esports came out on top:
- G2 BrokenBlade (Poppy) vs HLE (Jax)
- G2 Yike (Neeko) vs HLE Peanut (Sejuani)
- G2 Caps (Yone) vs HLE Zeka (Smolder)
- G2 Hans Sama (Varus) vs HLE Viper (Ashe)
- G2 Mikyz (Rell) vs HLE (Delight)
Next, Team Liquid played Weibo Gaming, and Weibo Gaming won:
- TL Impact (Renekton) vs WBG (Gnar)
- TL UmTi (Sejuani) vs WBG Tarzan (Skarner)
- TL APA (Syndra) vs WBG Xiaohu (Orianna)
- TL Yeon (Lucian) cs WBG Light (Kalista)
- TL CoreJJ (Nami) vs WBG Crisp (Renata Glasc)
T1 went against paiN Gaming, where T1 took the win:
- T1 Zeus (Rumble) vs PNG Wizer (Tryndamere)
- T1 Oner (Vi) vs PNG CarioK (Sejuani)
- T1 Faker (Yone) vs PNG dyNquedo (Akali)
- T1 Gumayusi (Draven) vs PNG TitaN (Kalista)
- T1 Keria (Renata Glasc) vs PNG Kuri (Neeko)
Next, Dplus KIA and FlyQuest faced off, with Dplus KIA winning:
- DK Kingen (Yone) vs FLY Bwipo (Darius)
- DK Lucid (Vi) vs FLY Inspired (Amumu)
- DK ShowMaker (Sylas) vs FLY Quad (Syndra)
- DK Aiming (Smolder) vs FLY Massu (Ashe)
- DK Moham (Rell) vs FLY Busio (Leona)
Then Fnatic went against GAM Esports, and Fnatic came out on top:
- FNC Oscarinin (Gnar) vs GAM Kiaya (Jax)
- FNC Razork (Jarvan IV) vs GAM Levi (Zyra)
- FNC Humanoid (Yone) vs GAM Emo (Smolder)
- FNC Noah (Ziggs) vs GAM Easylove (Kai’Sa)
- FNC Jun (Leona) vs GAM Elio (Rell)
PSG Talon and MAD Lions KOI finished the day, and PSG Talon won:
- PSG Azhi (Rumble) vs MDK Myrwn (Galio)
- PSG JunJia (Maokai) vs MDK Elyoya (Vi)
- PSG Maple (Yone) vs MDK Fresskowy (Smolder)
- PSG Bett (Kai’Sa) vs MDK Supa (Ziggs)
- PSG Woody (Rell) vs MDK Alvaro (Alistar)
Saturday, October 5 was the start of best-of-threes, with Dplus KIA and LNG Esports kicking it off. LNG Esports took the first game:
- DK Kingen (Tryndamere) vs LNG Zika (Renekton)
- DK Lucid (Maokai) vs LNG Weiwei (Vi)
- DK ShowMaker (Smolder) vs LNG Scout (Sylas)
- DK Aiming (Ziggs) vs LNG GALA (Kai’Sa)
- DK Moham (Alistar) vs LNG Hang (Rell)
LNG Esports also won the second game, winning the match:
- DK Kingen (K’Sante) vs LNG Zika (Camille)
- DK Lucid (Vi) vs LNG Weiwei (Sejuani)
- DK ShowMaker (Ahri) vs LNG Scout (Galio)
- DK Aiming (Ziggs) vs LNG GALA (Kai’Sa)
- DK Moham (Poppy) vs LNG Hang (Rell)
The second match of best-of-threes was between Hanwha Life Esports and Gen.G. Hanwha Life Esports took game one:
- HLE Doran (Gnar) vs GEN Kiin (Aurora)
- HLE Peanut (Sejuani) vs GEN Canyon (Nocturne)
- HLE Zeka (Yone) vs GEN Chovy (Ahri)
- HLE Viper (Kai’Sa) vs GEN Peyz (Varus)
- HLE Delight (Rell) vs GEN Lehends (Renata Glasc)
Gen.G turned the tide and took the second game:
- GEN Kiin (Aurora) vs HLE Doran (Gnar)
- GEN Canyon (Nocturne) vs HLE Peanut (Vi)
- GEN Chovy (Ahri) vs HLE Zeka (Ahri)
- GEN Peyz (Kalista) vs HLE Viper (Jhin)
- GEN Lehends (Leona) vs HLE Delight (Rell)
Gen.G also took the third game, winning the match:
- HLE Doran (Gnar) vs GEN Kiin (Aurora)
- HLE Peanut (Sejuani) vs GEN Canyon (Nocturne)
- HLE Zeka (Smolder) vs GEN Chovy (Ahri)
- HLE Viper (Varus) vs GEN Peyz (Twitch)
- HLE Delight (Renata Glasc) vs GEN Lehends (Leona)
Sunday, October 6 returned to the best-of-one format, and Top Esports went against Fnatic, with Top Esports coming out on top:
- TES 369 (Rumble) vs FNC Oscarinin (K’Sante)
- TES Tian (Sejuani) vs FNC Razork (Skarner)
- TES Creme (Yone) vs FNC Humanoid (Smolder)
- TES JackeyLove (Miss Fortune) vs FNC Noah (Jhin)
- TES Meiko (Rell) vs FNC Jun (Leona)
Next was Bilibili Gaming against T1, and T1 took the win:
- BLG Bin (Jax) vs T1 Zeus (Gnar)
- BLG Wei (Skarner) vs T1 Oner (Vi)
- BLG knight (Ahrit) vs T1 (Faker)
- BLG Elk (Jhin) vs T1 Gumayusi (Kalista)
- BLG ON (Poppy) vs T1 Keria (Neeko)
Afterward, FlyQuest fought PSG Talon, and FlyQuest won:
- FLY Bwipo (Renekton) vs PSG Azhi (Gnar)
- FLY Inspired (Ivern) vs PSG JunJia (Vi)
- FLY Quad (Cassiopia) vs PSG Maple (Ahri)
- FLY Massu (Kai’Sa) vs PSG Betty (Jhin)
- FLY Busio (Leona) vs PSG Woody (Rell)
Ending the day was G2 Esports against Weibo Gaming, where G2 came out on top:
- G2 BrokenBlade (Galio) vs WBG Breathe (Rumble)
- G2 Yike (Nocturne) vs WBG Tarzan (Maokai)
- G2 Caps (Orianna) vs WBG Xiaohu (Tristana)
- G2 Hans Sama (Kalista) vs WBG Light (Jhin)
- G2 Mikyx (Rell) vs WBG Crisp (Leona)
A roundup of last week’s Play-Ins games can be found here for those who missed it. The upcoming schedule can be found here, but there’s generally not a set schedule until the day before a game plays out.