The 2025 League of Legends World Championship celebrates 15 years of LoL Esports by bringing again a extra fashionable Summoners Cup, 4 artists for the Finals Opening Ceremony, and new Worlds skins chromas.
This 12 months’s Worlds anthem can even be carried out by G.E.M., a famend singer in Asia. Particulars surrounding the track haven’t been revealed; nonetheless, Riot Video games famous that the track will probably be launched in October.
The League of Legends World Championship kicks off October 14th in China, culminating with the Finals in Chengdu. Whereas the complete lineup is just not but locked, many regional representatives have already secured a spot — together with reigning champion T1.
2025 Worlds in China guarantees to be a landmark occasion, celebrating the evolution of League of Legends’ esports from its first international stage in 2011. From the trophy gamers will raise, to the music accompanying the Finals, it appears Riot Video games needs to rejoice in type each on and off the Rift.
The Return of the Chosen Cup
The Summoner’s Cup has a brand new look, one which veteran followers of LoL Esports will instantly recognise. After three years, Riot Video games has reintroduced the trophy’s traditional silhouette, however with a contemporary replace.
Following the custom instilled by the earlier version, the Summoner’s Cup base is engraved with the names of all 14 previous champions, really highlighting the sport’s notable historical past.
G.E.M and Anyma Headline Worlds 2025 Opening Ceremony
G.E.M. is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter recognized for her pop, R&B, and rock-influenced music. Gaining worldwide consideration with songs like ‘Mild Years Away’, G.E.M. largely sings in Mandarin and Cantonese however has additionally launched a couple of songs in English, thus leaving League followers questioning through which language the anthem will probably be in.
“Having adopted LoL Esports for a while, I’ve been deeply moved by the preventing spirit on stage, commented G.E.M.
“The braveness to sacrifice for the staff and the power to carry on to at least one’s beliefs resonate with me not solely as an artist, but additionally as somebody who has risen towards the chances and poured every part into pursuing a dream.”
Alongside G.E.M., digital artist Anyma can even take the stage through the Opening Ceremony. In 2025, the Italian-American artist secured a US Billboard Dance/Combine Present Airplay primary with Hypnotized alongside Ellie Goulding. At the moment, the dance observe has recorded over 41m streams on Spotify.
Costanza was notably absent from the 2023 opening ceremony — regardless of her track being featured — so her comeback might trace at a dwell efficiency of Legends By no means Die.
Austria Singer TEYA will spherical out the lineup. The 25-year-old will probably be maybe most recognized for her look in 2023’s Eurovision. Alongside Salena, TEYA was Austra’s consultant and carried out the track ‘Who the Hell Is Edgar?‘.
New Worlds Chroma Skins to Have fun Previous Champions
Past the stage and highlight, Riot Video games can also be celebrating 15 years of the competitors within the sport itself.
League of Legends World Championship chroma skins had been first launched in 2019. In consequence, previous World champions are with out the extra in-game content material — till now. For Worlds 2025, Riot Video games is extending this custom backwards to honour previous Championship winners, starting with 2018 Invictus Gaming and 2017 Samsung Galaxy.
IG’s historic run as the primary LPL staff to say the title and SSG’s unforgettable 2017 triumph in Beijing are the right start line for this anniversary rollout.
Riot has confirmed that extra previous champions will obtain related therapies within the coming years, slowly filling out the chroma legacy for Worlds winners courting again to the start.
