by The fourth day of the League of Legends World Championship 2024 Swiss Stage concluded with Top Esports, G2 Esports, FlyQuest, and T1 booking their tickets for the qualification bracket and taking one step closer to reaching the playoffs.
Day four of the LoL Worlds 2024 Swiss Stage featured four exciting fixtures between eight teams who have secured one victory over the first two rounds.
While LoL betting sites made it obvious which sides were expected to win, things did not play out as expected, as three favourites failed to meet the expectations.
LoL Pro League top seed falls to 1-2
The day kicked off with Top Esports facing off against Fnatic, ending in a comfortable victory for the LoL Pro League (LPL) second seed.
Despite showing some resistance early on, the European hopefuls crumbled under the weight of their errors and lost in just north of 24 minutes (24:09) – marking the shortest game of LoL Worlds 2024 so far.
The day continued with a clash of two juggernauts as China’s top seed, Bilibili Gaming, met with the defending world champions, T1.
Despite entering the match as favourites in LoL betting markets, Zhuo “knight” Ding and co. had to admit defeat after losing momentum in the mid-game and ended the game with an 8,600 gold deficit.
#T1WIN @T1LoL take down @BilibiliGaming and are now 2-1! #Worlds2024 pic.twitter.com/QxrSIUXd8d
— LoL Esports (@lolesports) October 6, 2024
In the penultimate match, PSG Talon clashed with North America’s FlyQuest in what was billed as the closest game of the day. And the two teams delivered.
PSG Talon got off to a strong start and built on a significant gold lead before the 30-minute mark. However, by opting for a Gnar-Vi-Ahri-Jihn-Rell composition, PSG Talon struggled in teamfights.
Facing a strong scaling composition, headlined by Cassiopea and Ivern, PSG Talon’s attempts soon proved futile as they could not out-damage FlyQuest’s defences.
As soon as The North American side equipped their carries, the game spiralled out of control for Pacific Championship Series (PCS) champions.
The game-winning QUADRA by @Massu036! #Worlds2024 pic.twitter.com/Y68E9W2slj
— LoL Esports (@lolesports) October 6, 2024
The day’s final match saw G2 Esports run over Weibo Gaming as the LoL EMEA Championship (LEC) champions showed once more?why they are the dark horses to win the whole event.
Even though they lost the first two dragons and the first Baron, G2 Esports kept a gold lead throughout the game and efficiently held off Weibo’s attacks until their composition came online.
#G2WIN @G2League win against @WeiboGamingLoL and are now 2-1 in the #Worlds2024 Swiss Stage! pic.twitter.com/HziZclWRyP
— LoL Esports (@lolesports) October 6, 2024
With strong engage-oriented champions, G2 Esports found plenty of opportunities to exploit Weibo’s mistakes and came out ahead, winning their second fixture of the tournament.
Four Fixtures, Three Upsets
Of the four fixtures, Top Esports were the only team that entered the series as betting favourites and exited as victors. T1 ended the day with the biggest upset, beating Biliblii Gaming as +158 underdogs with the top LoL betting sites.
Top Esports, G2 Esports, FlyQuest, and T1 now join Dplus KIA and Hanwha Life Esports in the qualification round.
The draw will take place after elimination matches on Monday, October 7, when MAD Lions KOI meet with GAM Esports and paiN Gaming face off against Team Liquid.
Mondays LoL Worlds fixtures
- MAD Lions KOI (-277.78) vs GAM Esports (+200) @ 1pm CEST
- paiN Gaming (+550) vs Team Liquid (-1000) @ 4pm CEST
