TES was swept by HLE and stopped in the semi-finals, creating the worst international record in LPL

On March 16, in the 2025 League of Legends Global Pioneer Tournament semifinals, the LPL region's TES team faced the HLE team from LCK. In the end, HLE swept TES with a total score of 3:0 and successfully advanced to the finals. This result not only means that HLE eliminated the LPL team in an international competition again after nine years , but also made TES set a new record for the worst winning rate of LPL in international competitions with a dismal record of 2 wins and 9 losses.

In the first game, HLE chose a lineup of Rumble, Sun Wukong, Azir, Ezreal and Alistar, while TES chose Jayce, Sejuani, Yongen, Miss Fortune and Rakan. Only 3 minutes into the game, HLE completed a kill in the middle lane. Peanut 's Sun Wukong cooperated with Delight 's Alistar to successfully lock Creme 's Yongen and help the team get the first blood. Then, in the 10- minute nest worm team battle, Zeus 's Rumble's ultimate blocked TES's retreat, Peanut quickly followed up and crossed the tower, and HLE played zero for five to establish a huge advantage. Although TES seized the opportunity to kill Rumble in the 27th minute and slightly narrowed the gap, HLE completed zero for five again in the subsequent team battle and ended the game directly. Peanut 's Sun Wukong was awarded MVP .

In the second game, HLE chose Aatrox, Wei, Akali, Ashe and Rell, while TES chose Renekton, Xin Zhao, Sylas, Varus and Nautilus. 3 minutes into the game, HLE 's Peanut once again showed his excellent jungle rhythm, cooperating with the bottom lane duo to kill Crisp 's Nautilus, helping the team to establish an advantage. 10 minutes into the game, HLE 's Zeka completed a double kill with Akali, Peanut continued to chase, and HLE took a huge lead. In the 16 -minute team battle, TES relied on 369 's Renekton to get a triple kill, but HLE quickly adjusted the rhythm, and Viper 's Ashe dealt tons of damage with superb positioning, helping the team win the team battle. In the end, Zeka's Akali got a triple kill in the 28th minute, and HLE easily pushed down the TES base and won again . Peanut 's Wei was elected MVP again .

In the third game, HLE chose Jax, Maokai, Vladimir, Jhin and Robot, while TES used a lineup of Enbesa, Pantheon, Alora, Corki and Bard. At the beginning of the game, at 7 minutes, HLE 's Delight robot accurately hooked JackeyLove 's Corki, and Viper 's Jhin successfully got the first blood. Although TES made some gains in the team battles at 15 and 23 minutes, it was unable to shake the overall rhythm of HLE. Finally, in the decisive team battle at 33 minutes, Viper 's Jhin completed a quad kill, and HLE pushed down the TES base in one go, ending the series with a score of 3:0.

The loss of this game not only made TES miss the finals, but also made them create the worst winning rate of LPL in international competitions with a total record of 2 wins and 9 losses. Previously, FPX 's record in the 2021 Global Finals was 2 wins and 8 losses, and TES 's record this time fell further below the lower limit. In addition, this is also the first time since the 2015 Global Finals that LPL has not won a single game against LCK teams in the entire international competition . Back then, LGD lost to KT twice in the group stage , and EDG lost to SKT twice in the group stage . Now TES 's tragic defeat is undoubtedly a pity.

As for HLE, they successfully advanced to the finals and competed with KC in the European region for the final championship trophy. For the LPL region, this defeat is undoubtedly a heavy blow. TES will also make adjustments for the upcoming summer season after summarizing this failure.