Cyber City Tactician’s Crown Primer

Esports7/2/2025

The Cyber City Tactician’s Crown is almost here, sparking into action from July 11–13!

This thrilling weekend will spotlight elite plays, bold strategies, and the world’s top 40 players battling it out in the neon-lit streets of Cyber City.

Only one will rise above the rest to claim the Tactician’s Crown, the $150K grand prize, and the title of Cyber City Champion. Don’t miss the Grand Final on July 13 for the premiere of what’s coming in the next Set!

Qualified Participants

Here’s your lineup for the Cyber City Tactician’s Crown:

Americas:

BOPSTER
CAMBULEE
DEHUA
CTG ROBINSONGZ
VIT SETSUKO
VA PA CASA
100T DISHSOAP
TEXSUMMERS
KURUMX
WASIANIVERSON

APAC:

SB GRENADE
TARO
GD ROYAL
STEPPY
TLN YBY1
TRISTAN
ZETA YATSUHASHI
NGUYENVUX
ZETA SUMMERTIMER
ROC DR OH
FW AQ1H

EMEA:

SLY VOLTARIUX
VOMENDETH
RCS XPERION
MOUZ SOLOGESANG
IZI LYYYRESS
G5 KLICORNEN
AEG GOBOSTEUR
M8 L3SCOCO
FNC BENSAC

CN:

ZHENBAI
XIAOYUQIN
SHENDU
SANWEIZI
HANXING
XIAOJU
XIAOQI
LISHAO
XUNGE
YGQF

Format

Here’s a quick refresher on the competition format of the Cyber City Tactician’s Crown:

Points

Points earned throughout the event will be awarded for each player based on the results of each game: 8/7/6/5/4/3/2/1 (ie: first place wins 8 points, eighth place wins 1 point).

Starting Lobbies

The top 40 players will be split into starting lobbies based on a snake draft selection process.

Event Schedule

Day 1

Round 1
- 40 players will be drawn into their 5 starting lobbies and play 6 games total
- The lobbies will shuffle after every 2 games; lobbies will be shuffled based on the total points earned throughout the day
- After Game 6, the top 32 players will advance to Day 2, and the bottom 8 players will be eliminated

Day 2

Round 2
- Players retain their points from Day 1
- 32 players will be split into 4 lobbies and play 2 games
- After Game 2, the top 24 players will advance and the bottom 8 players will be eliminated
Round 3
- 24 players will be split into 3 lobbies and play 2 games
- After Game 4, the top 16 players will advance and the bottom 8 players will be eliminated
Round 4
- 16 players will be split into 2 lobbies and play 2 games
- After Round 4, the top 4 players in Total Points across Day 1 & 2 will advance to the Finals and the bottom 4 Players will be eliminated
- The 5th-12th place players in Total Points across Day 1&2 will advance to Round 5
Round 5
- 8 players will play 1 game
- The top 4 players in Total Points across Day 1&2 will advance to the Grand Final

Grand Final

Checkmate Format - The first player to hit 20 points AND then secure a first-place finish will be crowned the Cyber City Champion!

Pick'Em powered by AWS

Put your game knowledge to the test in the Cyber City Tactician’s Crown Pick’Em powered by AWS! Predict how the competition unfolds and climb the leaderboard for your shot at epic rewards—like Treasure Tokens, Chibis, and more.

Head over to Riot.com/TacticiansCrown to lock in your picks before the Tactician’s Crown weekend begins. Take a look below to see what you can earn:

Pick’Em Prizing

Top 50

100x Treasure Token
Championship Icon + [2 x Emotes]
Chibi Kayle

Top 25

150x Treasure Token
Championship Icon + [2 x Emotes]
Chibi Briar

Top 8

250x Treasure Token
Championship Icon + [2 x Emotes]
Chibi Aether Wing Kayle
Cuppy

Top 1

500x Treasure Token
Championship Icon + [2 x Emotes]
Chibi Shork Cosplay Briar
Chibi Dragon Trainer Tristana
Chibi Aether Wing Kayle
Matcha Cuppy

Drops

Commemorate the Set with exclusive rewards that will be available for each day of the competition - check out the games on lolesports.com & Twitch for your chance to earn.