{"id":41620,"date":"2025-03-13T21:38:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T01:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=41620"},"modified":"2025-03-13T21:38:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T01:38:17","slug":"cfo-hle-secure-first-stand-tournament-playoff-spots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/cfo-hle-secure-first-stand-tournament-playoff-spots\/","title":{"rendered":"CFO &#038; HLE secure First Stand Tournament playoff spots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The League of Legends <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/lol-first-stand\/\" title=\"First Stand Tournament betting guide\">First Stand Tournament<\/a> delivered yet another day of thrilling action, with CTBC Flying Oyster (CFO) upsetting Team Liquid and Hanwha Life Esports (HLE) strengthening their dominance by dismantling Karmine Corp (KC).<\/p>\n<p>Team Liquid had a prime opportunity to secure a semifinal spot but fell short against an inspired CFO lineup.<\/p>\n<p>The Taiwanese <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/\" title=\"League of Legends betting guide\">League of Legends<\/a> squad bounced back from a tough loss to HLE by delivering a dominant 2-0 sweep against the North American hopefuls.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2-0 win for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CTBC_cfo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CTBC_cfo<\/a> against <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamLiquidLoL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TeamLiquidLoL<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FST2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FST2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wwcaiv6IBL\">pic.twitter.com\/wwcaiv6IBL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LoL Esports (@lolesports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lolesports\/status\/1900119427439645161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Mid laner Tsai \u201cHongQ\u201d Ming-Hong and jungler Yu \u201cJunJia\u201d Chun-Chia shone in the opener, maintaining flawless KDAs while dismantling Liquid\u2019s early aggression.<\/p>\n<p>CFO played a textbook opening game, executing their fundamentals well and turning an even early game into a one-sided affair.<\/p>\n<p>Liquid attempted to shake things up in game two with a Ziggs pick, but CFO had all the answers.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Liquid\u2019s strong start, Chiu &#8220;Doggo&#8221; Tzu-chuan\u2019s Tristana and Shen &#8220;Driver&#8221; Tsung-hua\u2019s Gangplank nullified Jeong &#8220;Impact&#8221; Eon-young\u2019s Jax, swinging momentum in CFO\u2019s favour.<\/p>\n<p>Overconfidence cost Liquid dearly, as they overextended multiple times, allowing CFO to capitalise, secure key objectives, and claim a resounding victory.<\/p>\n<p>The win pushes CFO to a 2-1 record and secures their playoff spot, leaving Liquid\u2019s qualification hopes hanging in the balance.<\/p>\n<p>They must now face the tournament\u2019s frontrunner, HLE, in a high-stakes final group-stage match.<\/p>\n<p>HLE reaffirmed why they are the favourites with <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/go\/ggbet-sport\/\"  title=\"Claim bonus at GG Bet\"  target=\"_blank\">GG Bet<\/a> after another commanding performance, this time against Karmine Corp.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/lck\/\" title=\"LCK betting guide\">League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK)<\/a> representatives secured a 2-1 victory, extinguishing KC\u2019s chances of directly qualifying for the playoffs while extending their own unbeaten streak.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HLEWIN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HLEWIN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HLEofficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HLEofficial<\/a> win the series against <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KarmineCorp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KarmineCorp<\/a> and are now 3-0 at First Stand! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FSRT2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FSRT2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gvTHchZigP\">pic.twitter.com\/gvTHchZigP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LoL Esports (@lolesports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lolesports\/status\/1900163582836310165?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kim &#8220;Zeka&#8221; Geon-woo\u2019s Sylas drew first blood in the opening game, but KC responded well in the early stages.<\/p>\n<p>Despite securing two Dragons and four Voidgrubs, KC struggled to convert their lead into a tangible advantage.<\/p>\n<p>HLE, on the other hand, leveraged their superior rotations, claiming Atakhan and key neutral objectives to tilt the game in their favour.<\/p>\n<p>Game two saw KC put up a stronger fight, with Caliste &#8220;Caliste&#8221; Henry-Hennebert\u2019s triple kill energising the team and earning them a brief lead.<\/p>\n<p>However, a pivotal moment came when HLE secured an Ocean Soul, only for KC to respond with a Baron.<\/p>\n<p>The game reached a chaotic climax when KC claimed the Elder Dragon but lost almost their entire team in the process.<\/p>\n<p>KC went on to take Baron and control of the game before pushing their opponents base to claim victory and level the series at one-apiece.<\/p>\n<p>The decisive third game saw both teams trading early objectives, with KC securing two Dragons while HLE collected five Voidgrubs.<\/p>\n<p>However, HLE\u2019s team coordination once again proved too much, as they controlled the critical third Dragon fight and methodically dismantled KC\u2019s defences.<\/p>\n<p>With Atakhan, Baron, and Dragon advantages in their pocket, HLE left no openings and marched towards a dominant victory.<\/p>\n<p>With CFO and HLE securing playoff spots, the battle for the final semifinal berths intensifies.<\/p>\n<p>Team Liquid must defeat the undefeated HLE to have a shot at advancing, while KC\u2019s fate now rests on other results.<\/p>\n<p>If CFO defeat Top Esports, KC will qualify over TL, adding an extra layer of intrigue to the tournament\u2019s closing group-stage matches.<\/p>\n<p>Top Esports, coming off a loss to KC, will be determined to avoid another setback against CFO.<\/p>\n<p>Their performance will not only decide their own fate but could also dramatically impact the playoff seeding.<\/p>\n<h2>Friday&#8217;s First Stand matches<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"pageList\">\n<li>CTBC Flying Oyster ($4.50) vs Top Esports ($1.16) @ 5pm KST<\/li>\n<li>Team Liquid ($10.00) vs Hanwha Life Esports ($1.03) @ 8pm KST<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">More esports news<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CTBC Flying Oyster and Hanwha Life Esports qualified for the playoffs of the LoL First Stand Tournament after claiming wins on day four of the event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":41375,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[3430,3868,452,1781,24,128],"class_list":["post-41620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-ctbc-flying-oyster","tag-first-stand-tournament","tag-hanwha-life-esports","tag-karmine-corp","tag-league-of-legends","tag-team-liquid"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41620"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41620\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41622,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41620\/revisions\/41622"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}