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T1 Overview
The 2025 League of Legends World Championship marks the culmination of the global competitive season. This year’s edition returns to China, bringing together the strongest teams from every major region. A total of 17 teams will compete for the title, glory, and a share of a multi-million-dollar prize pool.
Tournament Structure
The event is divided into three stages: Play-In, Swiss Stage, and Knockout Stage.
Regional Slots
- Korea (LCK): 4 teams
- China (LPL): 4 teams
- Americas (LTA): 3 teams
- EMEA (LEC): 3 teams
- Asia-Pacific (LCP): 3 teams
Stage 1: Play-In (October 14)
Two fourth-seeded teams — from the regions that earned extra slots through MSI performance — face off for the final Swiss Stage spot.
- Best-of-five series
- Fearless Draft ruleset
- Winner advances to the Swiss Stage; Loser is eliminated.
Stage 2: Swiss Stage (October 15–19 & 22–25)
The main portion of the tournament brings together 16 teams: 15 automatically qualified teams + the Play-In winner.
- Five rounds total. Teams cannot face the same opponent twice.
- Teams with 3 wins move on to the Knockout Stage.
- Teams with 3 losses are eliminated.
- Advancement & elimination matches: Best-of-three, Fearless Draft.
- All other matches: Best-of-one.
- Side Selection: Higher regional seed chooses side. If seeds are equal, the team drawn first chooses.
Stage 3: Knockout Stage (Oct 28–Nov 2 & Nov 9)
Eight teams enter a single-elimination playoff bracket.
- All matches are Best-of-five, Fearless Draft.
- Quarterfinals side selection: team with the better Swiss record picks first; ties resolved by draw.
- Semifinals & Finals: Game 1 side determined by coin flip.
Patch Info: The entire tournament is played on Patch 25.20.
Prize Pool
The $5 million prize pool is distributed as follows:
| Place | Prize | % | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🏆 1st | $1,000,000 | 20% | T1 |
| 🥈 2nd | $800,000 | 16% |  KT Rolster |
| 🥉 3-4 | $400,000 | 8% |  Gen.G |
| 🥉 3-4 | $400,000 | 8% |  Top Esports |
| 5-8 | $300,000 | 6% |  Hanwha Life,  CTBC Flying Oyster,  G2 Esports,  Anyone's Legend |
| 9-11 | $175,000 | 3.5% |  FlyQuest,  Bilibili Gaming,  Movistar KOI |
| 12-14 | $125,000 | 2.5% |  Team Secret Whales,  Vivo Keyd Stars,  100 Thieves |
| 15-16 | $112,500 | 2.25% |  Fnatic,  PSG Talon |
| 17 | $75,000 | 1.5% |  Invictus Gaming |
Participating Teams
MSI Rules: The MSI champion region earns an additional Worlds seed, but only if the MSI winner reaches its regional playoffs. The second-best performing MSI region also gains an extra seed.
Qualified for Main Event (Swiss Stage)
- Gen.G KR Seed 1 · Pool 1 · 2025-07-23 (Q) | LCK Champion
Gen.G KR
- TOP
- Kiin
- JNG
- Canyon
- MID
- Chovy
- BOT
- Ruler
- SUP
- Duro
- Hanwha Life Esports KR Seed 2 · Pool 2 · 2025-09-14 (Q) | LCK Runner-Up
Hanwha Life Esports KR
- TOP
- Zeus
- JNG
- Peanut
- MID
- Zeka
- BOT
- Viper
- SUP
- Delight
- KT Rolster KR Seed 3 · Pool 2 · 2025-09-13 (Q) | LCK 3rd
KT Rolster KR
- TOP
- PerfecT
- JNG
- Cuzz
- MID
- Bdd
- BOT
- deokdam
- SUP
- Peter
- Bilibili Gaming CN Seed 1 · Pool 1 · 2025-09-15 (Q) | LPL Champion
Bilibili Gaming CN
- TOP
- Bin
- JNG
- Beichuan / Shad0w
- MID
- Knight
- BOT
- Elk
- SUP
- ON
- Anyone's Legend CN Seed 2 · Pool 2 · 2025-09-21 | Champ Points
Anyone's Legend CN
- TOP
- Flandre
- JNG
- Tarzan
- MID
- Shanks
- BOT
- Hope
- SUP
- Kael
- Top Esports CN Seed 3 · Pool 3 · 2025-09-25 | Regional Winner
Top Esports CN
- TOP
- 369
- JNG
- Kanavi
- MID
- Creme
- BOT
- JackeyLove
- SUP
- Hang
- FlyQuest AME Seed 1 · Pool 1 · 2025-09-07 (Q) | LTA Champion
FlyQuest AME
- TOP
- Bwipo
- JNG
- Inspired
- MID
- Quad
- BOT
- Massu
- SUP
- Busio
- Vivo Keyd Stars AME Seed 2 · Pool 2 · 2025-09-07 (Q) | LTA Runner-Up
Vivo Keyd Stars AME
- TOP
- Boal
- JNG
- Disamis
- MID
- Mireu
- BOT
- Morttheus
- SUP
- Trymbi
- 100 Thieves AME Seed 3 · Pool 3 · 2025-09-21 (Q) | LTA 3rd
100 Thieves AME
- TOP
- Dhokla
- JNG
- River
- MID
- Quid
- BOT
- FBI
- SUP
- Eyla
- G2 Esports EMEA Seed 1 · Pool 1 · 2025-09-07 (Q) | LEC Champion
G2 Esports EMEA
- TOP
- BrokenBlade
- JNG
- SkewMond
- MID
- Caps
- BOT
- Hans Sama
- SUP
- Labrov
- Movistar KOI EMEA Seed 2 · Pool 2 · 2025-09-08 (Q) | LEC Runner-Up
Movistar KOI EMEA
- TOP
- Myrwn
- JNG
- Elyoya
- MID
- Jojopyun
- BOT
- Supa
- SUP
- Alvaro
- Fnatic EMEA Seed 3 · Pool 3 · 2025-09-26 (Q) | LEC 3rd
Fnatic EMEA
- TOP
- Oscarinin
- JNG
- Razork
- MID
- Poby
- BOT
- Upset
- SUP
- Mikyx
- CTBC Flying Oyster APAC Seed 1 · Pool 1 · 2025-09-06 (Q) | LCP Champion
CTBC Flying Oyster APAC
- TOP
- Driver / Rest
- JNG
- JunJia
- MID
- HongQ
- BOT
- Doggo
- SUP
- Kaiwing
- Team Secret Whales APAC Seed 2 · Pool 2 · 2025-09-14 (Q) | LCP Runner-Up
Team Secret Whales APAC
- TOP
- Hiro02 / Pun
- JNG
- Hizto
- MID
- Dire
- BOT
- Eddie
- SUP
- Taki
- PSG Talon APAC Seed 3 · Pool 3 · 2025-09-06 (Q) | LCP 3rd
PSG Talon APAC
- TOP
- Azhi
- JNG
- Karsa
- MID
- Maple
- BOT
- Betty
- SUP
- Woody
- T1 INT Seed Q · Pool 3 · Qualified from Play-In
T1 INT
- TOP
- Doran
- JNG
- Oner
- MID
- Faker
- BOT
- Gumayusi
- SUP
- Keria
Qualified for Play-In Stage
- T1 KR Seed 4 · 2025-09-18 (Q) | LCK 4th
T1 KR
- TOP
- Doran
- JNG
- Oner
- MID
- Faker
- BOT
- Gumayusi
- SUP
- Keria
- Invictus Gaming CN Seed 4 · 2025-09-27 | LPL Reg. Runner-Up
Invictus Gaming CN
- TOP
- TheShy
- JNG
- Wei
- MID
- Rookie
- BOT
- GALA
- SUP
- Meiko
Results: Play-In Stage
T1 vs Invictus Gaming — T1 wins 3–1 and secures the final Swiss Stage position.
Results: Swiss Stage
Swiss Stage draws occur after Play-In concludes and after every Swiss round.
Draw Guests:
- Rd 1: Ming
- Rd 2: Jiejie
- Rd 3: Baolan
- Rd 4: Crisp
- Rd 5: xiye
| Team | Rec | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anyone's Legend | 3-0 | HLE | GEN | CFO | ||
| KT Rolster | 3-0 |  KOI | TSW | TES | ||
| G2 Esports | 3-1 | TES | KOI | BLG | FLY | |
| Gen.G | 3-1 | PSG | AL | T1 | TES | |
| Hanwha Life | 3-1 | AL | PSG | 100 | CFO | |
| CTBC Flying Oyster | 3-2 | FNC | T1 | AL | HLE | FLY |
| T1 | 3-2 | FLY | CFO | GEN | 100 | KOI |
| Top Esports | 3-2 | G2 | 100 | KT | GEN | BLG |
| Bilibili Gaming | 2-3 | 100 | FNC | G2 | VKS | TES |
| FlyQuest | 2-3 | T1 | VKS | TSW | G2 | CFO |
| Movistar KOI | 2-3 | KT | G2 | FNC | TSW | T1 |
| 100 Thieves | 1-3 | BLG | TES | HLE | T1 | |
| Team Secret Whales | 1-3 | VKS | KT | FLY | KOI | |
| Vivo Keyd Stars | 1-3 | TSW | FLY | PSG | BLG | |
| Fnatic | 0-3 | CFO | BLG | KOI | ||
| PSG Talon | 0-3 | GEN | HLE | VKS |
Knockout Stage
Quarterfinal bracket placement follows the final round of Swiss, with additional draw led by Zz1tai.
Bracket Rules: Teams finishing 3–0 are placed on opposite sides and paired against teams that advanced 3–2.
T1 Anyone's Legend G2 Esports Top Esports Gen.G Hanwha Life CTBC Flying Oyster KT Rolster T1 Top Esports Gen.G KT Rolster T1 KT Rolster T1 claims the 2025 World Championship title Venues
Play-In / Swiss
Capacity - 2,000
6 Jiachuang 2nd Rd, Tongzhou District
Quarterfinals / Semifinals
Capacity - 18,000
1200 Shibo Av, Pudong District
Grand Finals
Capacity - 18,000
Dong'an Lake Sports Park, Longquanyi District