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T1 continue to roll through League of Legends World Championship group stage

The members of South Korea's T1 bow to the crowd after beating North America's Clutch Gaming during the group stage of the League of Legends World Championship in Berlin. Courtesy of Riot Games

T1 and G2 Esports each won again on Tuesday to move to 3-0 and remain the only unbeaten teams halfway through the group stage of the League of Legends World Championship.

The event features 16 teams divided into four groups for a double round robin of single-game matches. The top two teams in each group will advance to the best-of-five quarterfinals, which run Oct. 25-27. The best-of-five semifinals are scheduled for Nov. 2-3, with the best-of-five final to be held Nov. 10.

The championship team will receive 37.5 percent of the prize pool, set at a minimum of $2,225,000. The runner-up will get 13.5 percent of the prize pool.

The first round robin was completed Tuesday, with six matches involving Groups A, B and C. T1 beat Clutch Gaming to remain atop Group C and drop Clutch to 0-3. G2 did the same to Hong Kong Attitude in Group A.

Elsewhere in Group A, Griffin beat Cloud9 to take a one-game lead for second place.

In Group B, where every team began the day at 1-1, FunPlus Phoenix took down GAM Esports, while J Team beat Splyce.

In Group C's other match, Royal Never Give Up beat Fnatic in a battle of previously 1-1 teams.

Group D was idle.

No matches will be played Wednesday, and the Thursday schedule consists entirely of Group B's second round robin. Group A will play its second round robin on Friday, with Group C on Saturday and Group D on Sunday.

League of Legends World Championship group-play standings through Tuesday:

Group A

1. G2 Esports, 3-0

2. Griffin, 2-1

3. Cloud9, 1-2

4. Hong Kong Attitude, 0-3

Group B

T1. FunPlus Phoenix, 2-1

T1. J Team, 2-1

T3. GAM Esports, 1-2

T3. Splyce, 1-2

Group C

1. SK Telecom T1, 3-0

2. Royal Never Give Up, 2-1

3. Fnatic, 1-2

4. Clutch Gaming, 0-3

Group D

T1. Damwon Gaming, 2-1

T1. Invictus Gaming, 2-1

T1. Team Liquid, 2-1

4. ahq e-Sports Club, 0-3

--Field Level Media