Reigning champions T1 suffered a decisive upset loss to CTBC Flying Oyster from the League of Legends Championship Pacific on Thursday, marking a surprising start to their Worlds 2025 campaign. The defeat saw the heavily favored T1 team overwhelmed in their Best-of-1 match.
CTBC Flying Oyster’s Attack Damage Carry, Chiu “Doggo” Tzu-chuan, played a pivotal role in the victory. Using the champion Draven, Doggo finished the game with six kills, zero deaths, and 12 assists. This impressive individual performance underscored the LCP team’s dominant showing.
The unexpected outcome puts T1, led by star player Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok, in an early challenging position as they aim to defend their global title.
The win contributed to CTBC Flying Oyster’s strong start at the tournament. The team’s social media account noted a “2-0 start” following their triumph.
Oysters keep Oystering🦪2-0 start for #CFOWIN Coordination and teamwork 10/10 as we keep to look Flying Oyster to Victory! Thank you for the support and glad you saw what OySTARs are made of #World2025
— CTBC Flying Oyster(CFO) (@CTBC_cfo) October 16, 2025
CTBC Flying Oyster is set to compete again on Friday, October 17. They will face China’s Anyone’s Legend in a Best-of-3 series at 11:00 UTC.
T1 will return to the competitive stage on Saturday, October 18. They are scheduled for another Best-of-1 match against Gen.G at 09:00 UTC.
For their match against CFO, T1 selected Rek’Sai, Vi, Cassiopeia, Caitlyn, and Neeko. CTBC Flying Oyster countered with Sion, Qiyana, Ryze, Draven, and Alistar. The Worlds 2025 tournament continues as teams vie for the championship in the popular esports title, League of Legends.