# T1 win third straight League of Legends world title

The South Korean team beat KT Rolster in Chengdu to become the first roster to win three consecutive world championships.

Event date: 2025-11-09.

South Korea’s T1 have made esports history by winning their third consecutive League of Legends World Championship, defeating fellow South Korean side KT Rolster in a tense final in Chengdu, China. The victory made T1 the first team ever to capture three straight world crowns in the game.

The final went the distance. After the two teams reached a 2-2 tie, T1 edged the deciding fifth game to claim the title after nearly five hours of play. The result brought another championship to a team already regarded as the defining dynasty in League of Legends competition.

T1’s best-known star is Faker, whose real name is Lee Sang-hyeok. The AFP report described him as the central figure of the team’s run and said the win gave him a record sixth world championship, extending his status as the most decorated player in esports. After the match, Faker said he had focused on the game as a professional and was grateful that victory followed.

The final also underlined the scale of the event. Nearly 40,000 fans attended the arena in Chengdu, while support for the teams rippled through Seoul as fans gathered at LoL Park to watch the title decider. The atmosphere turned what was already a high-stakes championship into a national sporting occasion for South Korea.

The all-South Korean final reflected a broader pattern in the tournament: Chinese contenders had already been eliminated by South Korean teams, leaving the trophy certain to return to South Korea regardless of the outcome. That made the final both a rivalry match and a confirmation of Korean dominance at the top end of the esport.

T1’s latest win was also described as the team’s eighth appearance in a world final, with five titles already on the board before this year’s run. The latest trophy added to a record that has become difficult to match in a rapidly changing competitive scene.

The championship continues a stretch in which the League of Legends Worlds has become one of the biggest events in competitive gaming, with prize money and sponsorship deals far beyond the scale of many older esports titles. But for T1, the immediate significance is simpler: the team has now turned repeat success into a historic sequence.

For Faker, the title strengthens a reputation that has grown over more than a decade. The report says he is treated as a national treasure in South Korea, and this latest triumph gives his career another landmark. For T1, it confirms that its hold on the sport is not fading but deepening.