CTBC Flying Oyster locked in the first seed for the Season Finals Playoffs with a 2-0 victory over GAM Esports in Phase 2 of the Contender Group. The win marks CFO’s 20th straight series in the League of Legends Championship Pacific (LCP), a streak that began on February 14 with a triumph against TALON in the Season Kickoff. The last time the Taiwanese squad dropped a series was back on February 8, when they fell 2-1 to Team Secret Whales — more than six months ago.

If CFO hadn’t lost that series to TSW, they could have completed a perfect year without dropping a single series. They currently have one more BO3 to play, followed by two BO5s to claim the LCP Summer Split and secure the Pacific’s first seed at Worlds 2025. CFO have achieved this with style, being one of the few teams in the world to successfully operate a six-player roster, with Shen "Driver" Tsung-Hua and Hsu "Rest" Shih-Chieh rotating in the toplane.

Encouraging international appearances

CTBC Flying Oyster’s success hasn’t been limited to domestic play. At the Kickoff Qualifying Series, they defeated GAM, MGN Vikings Esports, and eventually TALON in the grand final to secure a spot at First Stand, Riot Games’ new international event held earlier this year at LoL Park in Seoul between winners of the five major regions. There, CFO stunned the global audience.

They advanced from the group stage with only one loss to Hanwha Life Esports, while taking down Top Esports, Team Liquid, and Karmine Corp. Their run ended in the semifinals against KC in a near reverse sweep, but the team had already won fans over with their strong performances, entertaining playstyle, victory dances, and compelling storylines. At just 17, Tsai “HongQ” Ming-Hong was holding his own against some of the best veterans in the world, while back in the Pacific, Chiu “Doggo” Tzu-Chuan and Yu "JunJia" Chun-Chia were determined to cement their reputation — and delivered on that promise.

Returning to the LCP, CFO remained untouchable. They completed a flawless Mid Season regular split at 7-0 while dropping only two games. In playoffs, they narrowly avoided elimination in the Upper Bracket Final with a 3-2 reverse sweep over TALON, before defeating GAM by the same score to secure back-to-back domestic titles and earn their ticket to the Mid-Season Invitational in Vancouver.

An MSI to confirm

Their opening series at MSI was against reigning two-time World Champions T1, where CFO pushed them to the limit before falling 3-2. They then bounced back in the lower bracket with a dominant stomp over LEC champions Movistar KOI, before bowing out against LPL’s Anyone’s Legend. It was another respectable international showing, proving their First Stand run was no fluke and reshaping perceptions of regional strength — with the Pacific holding on longer than Europe and matching North America’s FlyQuest.

Back in Taipei for the Summer Split, CFO have played five BO3s so far against the Pacific’s top teams in the Contender Group, and won them all. A total of 12 games evenly shared between Driver and Rest, putting them directly into Round 2 of playoffs. That means they’re just one BO3 win away from locking their spot at Worlds 2025, which will take place in China from October 14 to November 9. Their decisive BO3 is set for September 6, with the bracket continuing all the way to the Finals in Da Nang, Vietnam, where the Summer champion will be crowned.