KT Rolster defeated Top Esports (TES) 2–0, becoming the first team to reach three wins in the Swiss Stage and secure a spot in the quarterfinal draw.

TES struck first in Game 2 with a mid-lane dive. Gwak "Bdd" Bo-seong on Cassiopeia dodged key enemy spells to turn it into a razor-thin skirmish, but Fu "Hang" Minghang’s Rakan arrived in time to finish the kill. KT Rolster immediately evened things up by collapsing on the invading Rakan and Seo "Kanavi" Jin-hyeok’s Zed, cutting them down in the jungle.

From there, KT pressed further. As TES secured the dragon, the ensuing teamfight broke wide open—KT deleted both Zed and 369’s K’Sante without response. Catching K’Sante on a side-lane clean-up led to a second death for the top laner. Riding that momentum, KT executed a clean engage off a crisp combo from Jeong "Peter" Yoon-su’s Alistar to pick off Yu "JackeyLove" Wen-Bo’s Xayah; the chase continued until Zed was also run down, swinging the tempo firmly to KT.

TES tried to buy time by sending K’Sante to the top side, but KT wouldn’t just sit and watch. They forced decisively, caught and killed Lin "Creme" Jian’s Ryze, and claimed Atakhan as spoils. Although Alistar and Lee "PerfecT" Seung-min’s Renekton were each picked once, KT still held the reins—and with K’Sante off the map again, they latched onto another straggler for an extra kill.

Around the 25-minute mark, KT pinged Baron and drew TES in—then blew the fight wide open with a Quadra Kill from Seo "Deokdam" Dae-gil’s Ezreal, sealing a massive victory that all but decided the match. As KT approached Cloud Soul, TES mounted one last stand, but there would be no miracle. Leveraging their lead in items and levels, KT steamrolled the teamfight, marched down mid, and smashed TES’s Nexus.

This article was translated from the original that appeared on INVEN.