Pick’ems are back for Worlds 2025. We’ve gathered all the information that explains the rules, dates rewards, and how to play. Our predictions will be added here when the different stages open up. For now you can see our Swiss Stage, champion, player and event predictions.
Swiss Stage Predictions
| Slot | Team | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| 3-0 | Gen.G | The best team in the world. Even with a minor setback against KT, they beat T1, KT and HLE dropping only three games from the lower bracket on their way to the LCK title. |
| 3-1 | T1 | T1 historically has the upper hand against LPL teams. Combine that with the LPL teams looking questionable in the new ASI tournament, they’ll for sure beat IG and then T1 at Worlds is just different gravy. |
| 3-2 | FlyQuest | A team that will most likely flip some games, but has individual players than can compete with the best in their roles (Inspired, Busio), but also lacks true consistency and practice against better teams. |
| Advancer | G2 Esports | G2 dominated MKOI in the LEC Finals in Madrid and with SkewMond and Labrov coming in to their own on the team, I’ve picked them as the only other Western team to qualify for Worlds Playoffs. |
| Advancer | Hanwha Life Esports | HLE is a very good team. There is no shame in placing 2nd in the LCK to Gen.G after sweeping both KT and T1 in the playoffs, they qualify for the Worlds Playoffs. |
| Advancer | Anyone’s Legend | AL is not the best team in the tournament, but in Bo1 they can punch above their weight. TOP might be stronger in a Bo5, but in Bo1 and Bo3 I think AL is a better pick. |
| Advancer | Bilibili Gaming Dreamsmart | BLG is the only really good team coming out of the LPL and while I’ve also picked AL to go qualify for Playoffs, I think the two LPL teams will do it very differently. |
| Advancer | KT Rolster | KT with the power of Bdd will qualify for Playoffs. While they are a team that relies a lot on Bdd and there is a chance that other teams will focus on shutting him down solely, I think he is good enough to carry his team to the Playoffs. |
Crystal Ball Predictions
Champion Picks
Which champion will be picked the most?
Editors pickem: Alistar
Which champion will be banned the most?
Editors pickem: Pantheon
Which champion will have the highest winrate? (minimum 5 games played)
Editors pickem: Ezreal
Which champion will have the lowest winrate? (minimum 5 games played)
Editors pickem: Twisted Fate
Which champion will have the most kills?
Carry champions with min. 5 games.
Editors pickem: Corki
Player Picks
Which pro will have the highest KDA?
Editors pickem: SkewMond
Which pro will play the most different Champions?
Editors pickem: Keria
Which pro will get at least one Pentakill?
LCK
Pentakills: 2
Pentakills: 2
Pentakills: 2
Pentakills: 1
Pentakills: 1
Pentakills: 1
LTAS
Editors pickem: Ruler
Which pro will get the most First Bloods?
LPL
N/A
Editors pickem: Inspired
Which pro will get the most Kills in a single game?
Editors pickem: Upset
Team picks
Which team will kill the most Elder Dragons?
LTAS
Drakes: 2.7
Editors pickem: Hanwha Life Esports
Which team will have the most Baron Steals?
LTAS
Barons/G: 0.9
Editors pickem: FlyQuest
Which team will win the shortest game (duration)?
LTAS
Game Time: 32:55
Editors pickem: Anyone’s Legend
Which team will get the most kills?
LTAS
Kills/G: 18.3
Editors pickem: BLG
Which team will play the most unique Champions (largest champion pool)?
Editors pickem: Movistar KOI
Event picks
How many Pentakills will there be?
Worlds 2024 Pentakills: 0
Editors pickem: Pentakills: 3+
How many Baron steals will there be?
Worlds 2024 Baron Steals: 4
Editors pickem: 3-5
How many reverse sweeps will there be in the Worlds Knockout Stage (out of 7 total Bo5s)?
Worlds 2024 reverse sweeps: 0
Editors pickem: 1
How many unique champions will be picked?
Worlds 2024 unique champions played: 95
Editors pickem: 105-109
Will Teemo be picked?
Worlds 2024 Teemo picked: No
Editors pickem: No
Key dates
- October 7, 20:00 CEST: Crystal Ball, Factions, and Swiss Stage picks open
- October 14, before the first Play-Ins match: Swiss Stage picks lock
- October 25, after the final Swiss match: Knockout picks open
- October 28, before the first Knockouts match: Knockout picks lock
- November 9: Final ends, scores finalize
How Pick’ems works in 2025
- Crystal Ball returns alongside Swiss predictions
- Play-Ins and Swiss are bundled into one prediction stage, Knockouts are picked all at once
- You can predict Swiss qualifying records, for example 3-0, 3-1, or 3-2
- Riot added community factions, join a creator’s faction, the highest average score wins an exclusive emote for all members
Rewards
- Participation and performance rewards across Crystal Ball, standard Pick’ems, and Factions
- Rewards include a participation emote and a full set of ultimate skins for perfect picks
Riot aims to deliver rewards within 48 hours after the Final
How to play
- Log in on LoLEsports.com when Pick’ems opens on October 7th
- Complete Crystal Ball, join a Faction, and submit Swiss Stage picks
- Return on October 25 to submit Knockout picks
- Check back after each stage to confirm everything is locked on time
0 Comments