Top Esports, G2 reach semis at Esports World Cup
Nov 5, 2022; San Francisco, California, USA; Fans do the wave between games of the League of Legends World Championships between T1 and DRX at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports Top Esports swept Gen.G Esports 2-0 and G2 Esports stormed past FlyQuest 2-1 in the quarterfinals of the League of Legends tournament at the Esports World Cup on Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Top and G2 will meet in the semifinals of the single-elimination bracket, with T1 opposing Team Liquid in the other semifinal match.
The eventual winner of the eight-team tournament will bring home $400,000 of the $1 million prize pool. All matches are best-of-three until Sunday's best-of-five grand final.
Top Esports defeated Gen.G in 34 minutes on red for two straight maps to clinch the sweep. Lin "Creme" Jian of China compiled a total kills-deaths-assists ratio of 17-2-15 for Top.
FlyQuest opened their match with a 38-minute win on red, but G2 evened things up with a 36-minute win on blue before prevailing in 30 minutes on red in order to advance.
The competition continues Saturday with the semifinals:
--T1 vs. Team Liquid
--Top Esports vs. G2 Esports
Esports World Cup prize pool (money, EWC club points):
1. $400,000, 1,000 points -- TBD
2. $200,000, 600 -- TBD
3-4. $100,000, 275 -- TBD
5-8. $50,000, 60 -- Bilibili Gaming, Fnatic, Gen.G Esports, FlyQuest
--Field Level Media