GAM Esports recorded a 2-0 sweep of Fukuoka HAWKS gaming in an opening match of the League of Legends World Championship play-in round on Thursday at Berlin, Germany.

GAM Esports posted a 28-minute win on blue and 27-minute victory on red to advance to face Rainbow7 in a qualification match Friday. The winner of that match advances to the Oct. 3-13 Swiss Stage.

GAM Esports was led by Do Duy “Levi” Shyvana and Tran Duy “Kiaya” Sang. Levi posted an 8/1/7 kill-death-assist ratio in the first map and Kiaya contributed 10/2/6 in the second.

Rainbow7 overcame a first-game stumble to notch a 2-1 win over 100 Thieves on Thursday.

Fukuoka HAWKS gaming and 100 Thieves will square off in an elimination match on Saturday.

All play-in matches, which run through Sunday, are best-of-three. Eight teams are competing in a double-elimination event, with the top four reaching the Swiss Stage.

Friday’s schedule:
–GAM Esports vs. Rainbow7
–MAD Lions KOI vs. PSG Talon

2024 World Championships prize pool:
1. $445,000, 20 percent
2. $356,000, 16 percent
3. $178,000, 8 percent
4. $178,000, 8 percent
5. $100,125, 4.5 percent
6. $100,125, 4.5 percent
7. $100,125, 4.5 percent
8. $100,125, 4.5 percent
9. $77,875, 3.5 percent
10. $77,875, 3.5 percent
11. $77,875, 3.5 percent
12. $66,750, 3 percent
13. $66,750, 3 percent
14. $66,750, 3 percent
15. $55,625, 2.5 percent
16. $55,625, 2.5 percent
17. $38,937.50, 1.75 percent
18. $38,937.50, 1.75 percent
19. $22,250, 1 percent
20. $22,250, 1 percent

–Field Level Media