100 Thieves and paIN Gaming swept their elimination matches Saturday to stay alive at the 2024 League of Legends World Championship in Berlin.
100 Thieves posted 32- and 25-minute wins on red against Fukuoka HAWKS gaming and paIN Gaming registered a 33-minute win on blue and a 35-minute victory on red against Vikings Esports.
Hyeon-seung “Quid” Lim of South Korea led the way for 100 Thieves with a 12/2/14 kill-death-assist ratio.
Ui-seok “Wizer” Choi of South Korea posted a 13/1/13 K-D-A ratio for paIN Gaming.
100 Thieves and paIN Gaming advanced to Sunday’s decider matches, with the winners qualifying for the Oct. 3-13 Swiss Stage. 100 Thieves will face PSG Talon and paIN Gaming will meet Rainbow7.
All play-in matches, which run through Sunday, are best-of-three. Eight teams began the double-elimination event, with the top four reaching the Swiss Stage.
Sunday’s decider matches:
–Rainbow7 vs. paiN Gaming
–PSG Talon vs. 100 Thieves
2024 World Championships prize pool:
1. $445,000, 20 percent
2. $356,000, 16 percent
3-4. $178,000, 8 percent
5-8. $100,125, 4.5 percent
9-11. $77,875, 3.5 percent
12-14. $66,750, 3 percent
15-16. $55,625, 2.5 percent
17-18. $38,937.50, 1.75 percent
19-20. $22,250, 1 percent — Vikings Esports, Fukuoka HAWKS gaming
–Field Level Media
