HLE is likely to face the toughest challenge in Round 4 of the 2025 World Championship
After more than a week into the 2025 World Championship, there have been many surprising results, and some teams have had to say goodbye to the tournament. Notably, KT and AL have shown exceptionally high performance and have quickly advanced to the Quarterfinals. This outcome exceeds many expectations as both teams had been inconsistent during the late stages of the domestic league. However, in Round 4, many other teams may face elimination, and the big teams themselves will also encounter difficulties, with HLE being a prime example.
Accordingly, HLE will clash with CFO. Normally, when an LCK team faces a team from a weaker region like LCP, the victory is not too hard to predict. However, currently, CFO is showing a very impressive face. They are the team that defeated T1 and contributed to putting T1 in a difficult position. Meanwhile, HLE has also unexpectedly lost to AL due to player overconfidence.
Perhaps, winning a BO3 against a name like HLE will still be too hard for CFO, but a single win is entirely within reach. Not to mention, if HLE does not play at their best, it would be understandable if they end up “regretting” their performance.
Meanwhile, other big teams like T1 and Gen.G… have relatively “easy” schedules. Nonetheless, unexpected results beyond the CFO – HLE matchup could also occur in the Gen.G – TES pairing, although the likelihood is very low. The LPL representatives themselves are not providing a sense of security either.
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