2025 League of Legends World Championship
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The 2025 League of Legends World Championship (Chinese: 2025英雄联盟全球总决赛) was an esports tournament for the multiplayer online battle arena video game League of Legends, held in China from 14 October to 9 November in Beijing, Shanghai, and Chengdu. It was the fifteenth iteration of the League of Legends World Championship, an annual international tournament organised by the game's developer, Riot Games. China hosted the event for the third time, having previously hosted it in 2017 and 2020. It was the first edition held under Riot Games' new split structure and competitive calendar, and the first to feature the Fearless Draft format. Seventeen teams qualified based on placement within their regional leagues and results gained in the 2025 Mid-Season Invitational (MSI). The finals took place at the Dong'an Lake Sports Park Multifunctional Gymnasium in Chengdu, where T1 of the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) successfully defended their title after defeating fellow Korean representatives KT Rolster with a 3–2 scoreline. The organization subsequently won its record-extending sixth World Championship, and became the first team to win three consecutive world titles. The final's MVP was awarded to Lee "Gumayusi" Min-hyeong, who became the first ADC player to win the award since Park "Ruler" Jae-hyuk in 2017.
Infobox
Sport
League of Legends
Location
China
Dates
14 October–9 November
Administrator
Riot Games
Hosts
Beijing (Play-Ins & Swiss Stages) Shanghai (Quarterfinals & Semifinals) Chengdu (Final)
Venue
3 (in 3 host cities)
Teams
17
Purse
US$5,000,000
Champions
T1
Runner-up
KT Rolster
MVP
Lee "Gumayusi" Min-hyeong (T1)
Tables
· Venues
Beijing
Beijing
China
Beijing
China
Shanghai
China
Chengdu
Play-ins and Swiss Stage
Play-ins and Swiss Stage
China
Play-ins and Swiss Stage
China
Quarterfinals and Semifinals
China
Finals
Beijing Smart Esports Center
Beijing Smart Esports Center
China
Beijing Smart Esports Center
China
Mercedes-Benz Arena
China
Dong'an Lake Sports Park
Multifunctional Gymnasium
Capacity: 2,000
Capacity: 2,000
China
Capacity: 2,000
China
Capacity: 18,000
China
Capacity: 18,000
Oct 14 – Oct 25
Oct 14 – Oct 25
China
Oct 14 – Oct 25
China
Oct 28 – Nov 2
China
Nov 9
ChengduShanghaiBeijing
ChengduShanghaiBeijing
China
ChengduShanghaiBeijing
| China | |||
| Beijing | Shanghai | Chengdu | |
| Play-ins and Swiss Stage | Quarterfinals and Semifinals | Finals | |
| Beijing Smart Esports Center | Mercedes-Benz Arena | Dong'an Lake Sports Park Multifunctional Gymnasium | |
| Capacity: 2,000 | Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 18,000 | |
| Oct 14 – Oct 25 | Oct 28 – Nov 2 | Nov 9 | |
| | | | |
| ChengduShanghaiBeijing | |||
· Qualification › Qualified teams
Starting from Swiss stage
Starting from Swiss stage
Region
Starting from Swiss stage
South Korea
South Korea
Region
South Korea
League
LCK
Season Champion
2025 Mid-Season Invitational Winner
Season Champion
2025 Mid-Season Invitational Winner
Region
Season Champion
2025 Mid-Season Invitational Winner
League
Gen
Season Runner-Up
Season Runner-Up
Region
Season Runner-Up
League
Hanwha Life Esports
Season 3rd Place
Season 3rd Place
Region
Season 3rd Place
League
KT Rolster
Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific
Region
Asia-Pacific
League
LCP
Qualification Path
Season Champion
Team
CTBC Flying Oyster
Season Runner-Up
Season Runner-Up
Region
Season Runner-Up
League
Secret Whales
Season 3rd Place
Season 3rd Place
Region
Season 3rd Place
League
PSG Talon
EMEA
EMEA
Region
EMEA
League
LEC
Qualification Path
Summer Champion
Team
G2 Esports
Summer Runner-Up
Summer Runner-Up
Region
Summer Runner-Up
League
Movistar KOI
Summer 3rd Place
Summer 3rd Place
Region
Summer 3rd Place
League
Fnatic
China
China
Region
China
League
LPL
Qualification Path
Split 3 Champion
Team
Bilibili Gaming
Championship Points
Championship Points
Region
Championship Points
League
Anyone's Legend
Regional Qualifiers 3rd Seed Playoff Winner
Regional Qualifiers 3rd Seed Playoff Winner
Region
Regional Qualifiers 3rd Seed Playoff Winner
League
Top Esports
Americas
Americas
Region
Americas
League
LTA
Qualification Path
Season Champion
LTA North Split 3 Champion
Team
FlyQuest
Season 2nd Place
LTA South Split 3 Champion
Season 2nd Place
LTA South Split 3 Champion
Region
Season 2nd Place
LTA South Split 3 Champion
League
Vivo Keyd Stars
Season 3rd Place
Season 3rd Place
Region
Season 3rd Place
League
100 Thieves
Starting from Play-in stage
Starting from Play-in stage
Region
Starting from Play-in stage
South Korea
South Korea
Region
South Korea
League
LCK
Qualification Path
Season 4th Place
Team
T1
China
China
Region
China
League
LPL
Qualification Path
Regional Qualifiers 4th Seed Playoff Winner
Team
Invictus Gaming
| Region | League | Qualification Path | Team |
| Starting from Swiss stage | |||
| South Korea | LCK | ||
| Season Champion 2025 Mid-Season Invitational Winner | Gen | ||
| Season Runner-Up | Hanwha Life Esports | ||
| Season 3rd Place | KT Rolster | ||
| Asia-Pacific | LCP | Season Champion | CTBC Flying Oyster |
| Season Runner-Up | Secret Whales | ||
| Season 3rd Place | PSG Talon | ||
| EMEA | LEC | Summer Champion | G2 Esports |
| Summer Runner-Up | Movistar KOI | ||
| Summer 3rd Place | Fnatic | ||
| China | LPL | Split 3 Champion | Bilibili Gaming |
| Championship Points | Anyone's Legend | ||
| Regional Qualifiers 3rd Seed Playoff Winner | Top Esports | ||
| Americas | LTA | Season Champion LTA North Split 3 Champion | FlyQuest |
| Season 2nd Place LTA South Split 3 Champion | Vivo Keyd Stars | ||
| Season 3rd Place | 100 Thieves | ||
| Starting from Play-in stage | |||
| South Korea | LCK | Season 4th Place | T1 |
| China | LPL | Regional Qualifiers 4th Seed Playoff Winner | Invictus Gaming |
· Play-in stage
| Match 1 | 14 October | Invictus Gaming | 1 | – | 3 | T1 | Beijing, China | |
| 16:00 (UTC+8) | Beijing Smart Esports Center | |||||||
| K/D/A: 9/15/15 Gold: 61 Turrets: 3 Drakes: 4 Elder Dragons: 0 Barons: 0 Rift Heralds: 1 Voidgrubs: 3 | Game 1 34:21 T1 leads series 1–0 | K/D/A: 15/9/3 Gold: 67 Turrets: 8 Drakes: 0 Elder Dragons: 0 Barons: 1 Rift Heralds: 0 Voidgrubs: 0 | ||||||
| K/D/A: 25/14/70 Gold: 76 Turrets: 10 Drakes: 3 Elder Dragons: 0 Barons: 2 Rift Heralds: 0 Voidgrubs: 2 | Game 2 37:39 Series tied 1–1 | K/D/A: 14/25/31 Gold: 62 Turrets: 2 Drakes: 2 Elder Dragons: 0 Barons: 0 Rift Heralds: 1 Voidgrubs: 1 | ||||||
| K/D/A: 11/27/17 Gold: 60 Turrets: 1 Drakes: 2 Elder Dragons: 0 Barons: 0 Rift Heralds: 0 Voidgrubs: 0 | Game 3 35:26 T1 leads series 2–1 | K/D/A: 27/11/66 Gold: 68 Turrets: 7 Drakes: 4 Elder Dragons: 0 Barons: 1 Rift Heralds: 1 Voidgrubs: 3 | ||||||
| K/D/A: 13/29/27 Gold: 47 Turrets: 3 Drakes: 0 Elder Dragons: 0 Barons: 0 Rift Heralds: 0 Voidgrubs: 2 | Game 4 27:02 T1 wins series 3–1 | K/D/A: 29/13/74 Gold: 56 Turrets: 8 Drakes: 3 Elder Dragons: 0 Barons: 0 Rift Heralds: 1 Voidgrubs: 1 | ||||||
· Swiss stage › Round 1
| 0–0 Match 2 | 15 October | Vivo Keyd Stars | 0 | – | 1 | Secret Whales | Beijing, China | |
| 13:00 (UTC+8) | Beijing Smart Esports Center | |||||||
| K/D/A: 8/22/15 Gold: 55 Turrets: 1 Drakes: 1 Elder Dragons: 0 Barons: 0 Rift Heralds: 0 Voidgrubs: 0 | 33:29 TSW wins 1–0 | K/D/A: 22/8/63 Gold: 75 Turrets: 11 Drakes: 4 Elder Dragons: 0 Barons: 2 Rift Heralds: 1 Voidgrubs: 3 | ||||||
· Swiss stage › Round 1
| 0–0 Match 3 | 15 October | CTBC Flying Oyster | 1 | – | 0 | Fnatic | Beijing, China | |
| 14:00 (UTC+8) | Beijing Smart Esports Center | |||||||
| K/D/A: 18/5/43 Gold: 62 Turrets: 9 Drakes: 4 Elder Dragons: 0 Barons: 1 Rift Heralds: 1 Voidgrubs: 2 | 32:00 CFO wins 1–0 | K/D/A: 5/18/13 Gold: 52 Turrets: 2 Drakes: 1 Elder Dragons: 0 Barons: 0 Rift Heralds: 0 Voidgrubs: 1 | ||||||
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