First Stand 2025: Is KC’s redemption arc starting against TES?

Another day, another great match of The First Stand 2025. Karmine Corp (KC) and Top Esports (TES) will face each other in the most awaited match of the day.

Both teams had a rough start, but Karmine Corp was still not able to add a victory to their list of achievements. Will this match be the beginning of something good for the French team? Or will the Chinese keep defending their supremacy against the Western teams?

Karmine Corp has another chance to prove itself and show what its huge fan base is waiting to see: the power and confidence that made it win LEC. It is young and still has a lot to show, but the coordination has not been good in the first international event of the year.

Top Esports had a shaky start in the tournament, losing to Hanwha Life, who are the favorites to win it all. However, they bounced back and secured a victory against Team Liquid. The odds seem to favor them, but League of Legends can be unpredictable at times. Will Karmine Corp begin their redemption arc against TES?

The exact hour of the match might change accordingly to the game before between CFO and HLE. Check out the official matches' time zones below.

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Return to this section after each game to read about the key moments and best plays.

Top Esports was exploring their way into what looked like a good play for them, but Karmine Corp was very cautious and waited until the perfect moment to strike and killed four people in the bot side river. Yike's patience was crucial to make this play work. That play was very important for KC to assert dominance in the game.

Karmine Corp woke up with a different attitude and confidence from the previous games. Everyone was just so fed up and strong that TES couldn't make a difference or find a pick to reverse the state of the game. They even tried to end the game, but Top Esports didn't want that yet. Karmine Corp ended up the game after taking the Elder Drake and proving they came for more than defeats on The First Stand.

The camp on bot lane by Yike was perfect to make Caliste stronger in the lane and bring an advantage to the game, and Top Esports assured the voidgrubs. After that, the game slowed down, and the teams were very careful with every move they made. There were not many interactions or fights for some minutes into the game. A great play from Yike and Targamas brought more kills to Karmine Corp, and everyone now had a bounty over their heads.

It was in the Atakhan fight that Top Esports tried to regain some control of the game. They proceeded to try to do Baron, but Karmine Corp was not letting them take it. Caliste and Vladi caused a huge amount of damage, enough to kill the majority of the TES team.

And with two incredible games, Karmine Corp got its first victory in the tournament against Top Esports. What a great performance from the french team.

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