LoL First Stand 2025: Schedule, Teams, and More

Here’s everything you need to know about First Stand, the brand-new international League of Legends tournament debuting in the 2025 competitive season.

First Stand is the first international event of the 2025 League of Legends season and one of the three S-tier tournaments, alongside MSI and Worlds. It will feature teams from the five major regions: China, Korea, Europe, the Americas, and APAC. This tournament will also be the first to introduce the new Fearless Draft mode. Like every other major event, First Stand comes with its own theme: “Yours for the Taking.”

According to Riot Games, First Stand was designed to “forge a new path to victory; whether it be through brute force, elite mental, sheer creativity, or deft mechanics. This is your chance to find the joy of invention and show the world, and yourself, what you’ve got.”

The inaugural edition of First Stand will take place at LoL Park in Seoul, South Korea, the same iconic venue that hosts LCK matches. Located in the Jongno district, South Korea is renowned for nurturing exceptional talent and producing some of the most legendary players in League of Legends history, including Hall of Fame member and five-time world champion Faker.

Compared to other LoL tournaments, First Stand will only last one week between March 10 and March 16, divided into two stages. In the first stage, teams will face in a single round robin featuring Bo3 matches. The top four teams will then advance to the Knockout Stage with a single elimination Bo5 bracket. The schedule will be as follows:

• Round Robin Stage: March 10-14, 2025 (17:00 KST / 1:00 PDT / 9:00 CET)
• Knockout Stage: March 15, 2025 (13:00 KST / 21:00 PDT (March 14) / 5:00 CET)
• Knockout Stage Finals: March 16, 2025 (17:00 KST / 1:00 PDT / 9:00 CET)

The five teams taking part in First Stand will be the winners of their respective domestic tournaments heading into the tournament.

• LCK: Hanwha Life Esports – Winner of LCK Cup
• LEC: TBD
• LPL: TBD
• LTA: Team Liquid – Winner of LTA Split 1
• APAC: CTBC Flying Oyster – Winner of LCP Split 1

According to Riot Games, there will be a selected lineup of remote co-streamers to be announced on March 3. With over 75 creators, fans will be able to watch games with their favorite content creators.