MSI and Worlds will be more harsh than before
Recently, Riot has officially announced the rules of MSI 2025 and Worlds 2025. In addition to the information about the relationship between First Stand 2025 and MSI 2025 has long appeared (the First Stand champion team will bring their region 1 more in the MSI group stage), the rules of Worlds 2025 are somewhat more harsh.
Riot has a new notice of the rules of MSI 2025 and Worlds 2025
Specifically, although it is still the No. 4 seed of the two largest areas of League of Legends (LCK, LPL), this Worlds will be more difficult even when the teams in these areas champion MSI 2025. According to Riot's regulations, the area with the MSI championship team and the second best achievement area is added to the 4th place. (Swiss Stage). Meanwhile, the traditional playin round was removed.
Seed 4 teams will now be more difficult, even if they can reach Worlds, they can still be eliminated after only 1 Bo5
This means that, even when LPL – LCK dominates MSI (as they have done from 2020 up to now), there will still be a representative from these two areas “flying color” before starting an important Swiss round. This will be able to bring a lot of controversy. In the most recent 3 Worlds, there is always at least 1 Seed 4 team attending the Worlds final (Drx 2022, WBG 2023 and T1 2024).
Meanwhile, after combining the APAC area, the VCS teams will have to compete fiercely with PCS, LJL … to have the cost of Worlds. Considering LCP 2025 recently, it is likely that only 1 VCS team can reach Worlds 2025 is very high. The worst case is that VCS will be completely absent before Worlds 2025 starts.
In the last 3 Worlds Worlds, the team won the championship twice and the other time Seed 4 was runner -up
The most awaited audience element in MSI or Worlds may not appear
Despite showing many interesting points, Riot did not mention Fearless Draft at MSI 2025 or Worlds 2025 that made many viewers wonder. However, this is understandable. Only in 2025, Riot really put this regime in many tournaments. Therefore, this NPH needs more time to evaluate it is normal.
Riot also did not mention Fearless Draft
Moreover, some areas such as LCK or APAC have just changed. Forcing teams to adapt to too many changes can cause the quality of the matches to be reduced. Moreover, if Fearless Draft applies in the context of the difference in the strength of the big generals or the Meta island is not really removed, matches like the HLE – Gen.G pair at the LCK Cup 2025 final, with a boring game, it will be able to recur in the future.