The best MSI 2025 pick’ems guide for playoffs picks

The pick’ems contest for the MSI 2025 tournament’s playoffs is out, and we can help you to make the best picks including and up to the event’s eventual winner.

International League of Legends tournaments always attract legions of fans worldwide who want to root for their favorite teams. From Europe’s G2 Esports to Korea’s Gen.G, some of the strongest and most popular professional pro LoL teams are putting it all on the line in front of millions to win big.

Riot Games gives players a chance to get in on the action by predicting which team will win every match through the pick’ems contest. The same applies to this tournament’s playoffs, where predicting the right teams can earn fans some good in-game rewards.

Best pick’em choices for MSI 2025 round 1

Gen.G is on a generational run during which the team has won every match in the last LCK split. It’s unlikely G2 will break the streak, suggesting Gen.G may walk away with the win. A similar case can be made for Anyone’s Legend, coming off multiple consecutive wins against powerhouse teams like BLG. FlyQuest is a strong team, but its recent performance hasn’t been nearly as impressive, so it wouldn’t be a surprise if it loses to the LPL representative.

Next there’s CTBC Flying Oyster vs T1. T1’s overall individually skilled players may be enough for the team to take home the win and move on to the next round. Although the match between KOI and BLG is likely to be close, BLG’s flawless performance in the bracket stage suggests it is in a position to win.

That takes things to the lower bracket’s first round, where G2 Esports will likely be be bested by a strong FlyQuest side, especially considering the European team’s shaky performances of late. CFO vs KOI could be anyone’s game, but CFO’s better international experience may land it the victory there.

Best pick’em choices for MSI 2025 round 2

Gen.G and BLG are among the favorites to make it to the upper bracket’s next round. Gen.G’s performance against strong teams has been more consistent than that of Anyone’s Legend’s, while T1 stumbled often in the most recent LCK split. The changes BLG has implemented to its strategy may be enough to send T1 to the lower bracket.

Speaking of the lower bracket, T1 will likely win against FlyQuest in the second round’s first match, sending the team to the third round. Anyone’s Legend has also showcased more consistent performances than CFO, so it wouldn’t be a surprise if this is where CFO is eliminated.

Best pick’em choices for MSI 2025 rounds 3 and 4

Gen.G and BLG are both extremely strong teams, but Gen.G’s recent performance puts it above every other side in the tournament in our pick’ems picks. Regardless of BLG’s recent performance, Gen.G will likely be too much for BLG or anyone else to handle, sending BLG to the lower bracket and Gen.G to the grand final.

If the lower bracket’s fourth round sees BLG and T1 duke it out, T1 could walk away with the win. T1’s mid-lane and jungler synergy is too much for most teams to contend with, and considering T1’s bot lane has greater carry potential, T1 may be the team to meet Gen.G in the grand final in setting up an LCK match-up for the MSI 2025 title.

Best pick’em choices for MSI 2025 grand final

Gen.G has already beaten T1 twice in the latest LCK split, and if the two teams meet in the MSI 2025 grand final, the results will likely be the same here. Chovy is an excellent mid-laner who frequently gives even Faker a run for his money. Pair that with the fact that Gen.G’s top lane is more consistent, and Gen.G has a good chance of winning the entire tournament, making it the best picks choice for every MSI 2025 pick’ems round.