The 2025 Masters EMEA tournament will last for over a month, bringing together many of the best European League of Legends teams to battle it out until a winner is finally determined.
The EMEA Masters tournament is one of the most-anticipated European LoL events of the year. The 2025 EMEA Masters Summer tournament is now underway, with the Swiss stage pitting 32 hungry teams against each other to see which squads will proceed to the playoffs and which will drop out early.
| Event | EMEA Masters 2025 Summer Swiss stage |
|---|---|
| Start date | September 29, 2025 |
| End date | October 8, 2025 |
| Teams | 32 |
The 2025 EMEA Masters Summer Swiss stage may seem daunting at first, but it’s fairly straightforward. It consists of seven rounds, with the goal of each team being to win four matches. Most matches are played best-of-one, so teams only have to win one game to pick up series victory.
Each of the teams with three wins will then face each other in best-of-three matches. Winning a best-of-three match guarantees the winning team a spot in the playoffs, while losing one sends them to the next Swiss stage round, prompting them to repeat best-of-three matches until they either win one or are eliminated for losing four total Swiss stage matches.
Reigning champions Los Ratones. Image credit: Los Ratones
The 2025 EMEA Masters Summer’s Swiss stage kicks off on September 29, 2025, at 11 am ET.
Matchdays include September 29 and 30, as well as October 1, 2, 6, 7, and 8. The gap in between is to ensure the tournament doesn’t clash with the 2025 Valorant Champions grand finals. The final day of competition for the 2025 EMEA Masters Swiss stage will be October 8, 2025.
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There are a handful of teams that have a particularly strong chance of reaching the playoffs, including Los Heretics defending champion Los Ratones.
Los Heretics is easily the favorite to win the entire tournament, being the favorite in the Spanish championship and barely falling short in the Superliga Summer Split. Similarly, Los Ratones is a stand-out team that dominates most tournaments it faces thanks to the skill its roster of top streamers and professional players. The team has finished first in every tournament it has entered, including this year’s Winter and Spring EMEA Masters events, and it wouldn’t be surprising if it stomps the opposition here too.
Karmine Corp Blue is going into the tournament as another favorite to win, but there’s a chance it may struggle. Despite securing the LFL Summer and Winter titles, the team has been inconsistent in EMEA tournaments since it revamped its roster, barely cracking the top three in both the 2025 EMEA Masters Winter and Spring tournaments. While it’s going into the swiss stage after dominating the 2025 LFL Summer final against Gallions, it may be a bumpier road to the playoffs than most would likely predict, and that’s worth watching out for.
Image credit: Karmine Corp Blue
Riding with Los Ratones and Los Heretics for every match the two teams participate in can lead to some high-confidence bets.
The large number of participating teams in the swiss stage may make things a little tough from a LoL betting perspective. Sticking with the event’s two favorites and our underdog pick may keep things easier for interested bettors.
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