EMEA Masters Winter 2025: Groups, Format, Schedule, and More

League of Legends

Martin Arévalo-Östberg

The Tier 2 Competitive League of Legends returns to EMEA with the start of the EMEA Masters Winter 2025 tournament.

Will Los Ratones' rampant run continue or will somebody put a stop to Caedrel's team when the tournament starts on Monday, March 17th?

Let's take a look at everything there is to know about the coming EMEA Masters Winter 2025.

Format

A total of sixteen teams will compete to crown the EMEA Masters Winter Champions. The tournament is made up for all winners from each regional league, plus the second placed teams from the French LFL, the German Prime League, and the Spanish Superliga.

To start things off, these sixteen teams will be divided into four groups. At the Group Stage, teams in a group will battle it out in Bo3 series across double-elimination bracket, where only the top two teams will qualify for the Playoff Stage.

At the Playoffs, teams will need to be locked in or risk waving goodbye to their title chances. The Playoffs will be played through Bo5 series throughout a single-elimination bracket: you lose, you're out.

For viewers everywhere, rest assured Fearless Draft will be used throughout the entirety of the EMEA Masters Winter 2025.

The two stages of the EMEA Masters Winter 2025. (Credit: Riot Games)

Groups and Teams

The four groups that will make up the EMEA Masters Winter 2025 tournament to start things up will look as follows:

Group A

Barça eSports
Geekay Esports
Papara SuperMassive
Zero Tenacity

Group B

BIG
Crvena Zvezda Esports
Ici Japon Corp. Esports
Team Phantasma

Group C

Flame Hard
Los Heretics
Macko Esports
ZennIT

Group D

E WIE EINFACH
Karmine Corp Blue
Los Ratones
NightBird

Schedule

The EMEA Masters Winter is set to start on Monday, March 17th, and will run for seven consecutive days until the Grand Finals take place on Sunday, March 23rd.

The first set of Group Stage matches will start at 5 pm CET, while the second set of matches will take place three hours after that, at 8 pm CET.

As for the Playoffs, all matches will start at 5 pm CET, including the Grand Finals.

Where to watch

Make sure don't miss the best up and coming players in the region compete for glory at the EMEA Masters Winter 2025. To catch all of the action, tune in to the official Twitch and YouTube channels for the EMEA Masters starting Monday, March 17th.

With the recent changes to the Tier-2 scene in EMEA, however, all teams and players are able to stream their own official games at any time they wish. This means you can watch the EMEA Masters Winter games from the point-of-view of the players if these opt to stream the games live.

With Los Ratones claiming the NLC title without breaking a sweat while continuing to shatter viewership numbers in the Tier-2 scene, will any team rise to the challenge and bring these titans down at the EMEA Masters Winter?

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Featured image credit: Michal Konkol/Riot Games

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