T1 has secured its dream of the three-peat by profitable in the present day’s League of Legends World Championship 2025 Grand Ultimate versus LCK rival KT Rolster 3-2.
With this back-to-back-to-back championship trophy, T1 additionally maintains the higher hand within the Telecom Battle, a 13-year-old rivalry between the 2 finalists.
T1 and KT Rolster (KT) characterize main South Korean telecommunications corporations, SK Telecom and KT Company. For greater than a decade and throughout a number of esports titles, the 2 organisations have competed for regional glory.
However while considered one of them has established a world legacy inside League of Legends (LoL) esports, the opposite one has been repeatedly left within the shadows. Out of 70 complete LoL battles fought within the Telecom Battle, a whopping 53 resulted in T1’s favour.
Wanting again at an up-and-down season and getting into Worlds 2025 because the LCK’s two lowest seeds, neither group was essentially favoured to carry the Summoner’s Cup this 12 months. And but, the 2 LoL veterans went on their very own miracle runs to take the Telecom Battle to a brand new peak in in the present day’s Grand Ultimate.
Two Completely different Paths to LoL’s Largest Stage
KT started its Worlds journey with an undefeated Group Stage efficiency. Within the Knockout Stage, the group then toppled giants CTBC Flying Oyster (3-0) and Gen.G Esports (3-1) to earn a shot at Championship glory.
Regardless of its earlier accomplishments, T1 had a difficult Group Stage run at Worlds 2025. With a 3-2 complete match rating, the LCK group barely made it into the quarterfinals.
However following its victories over Anybody’s Legend (3-2) and High Esports (3-0), T1 and Faker had been just one collection away from their sixth Worlds title. A victory in in the present day’s Grand Ultimate would additionally make T1 the primary group in historical past to win three consecutive LoL Championships.
T1 Makes LoL Historical past With Sixth Worlds Trophy
The Worlds showdown in Chengdu, China, kicked off with a powerful early sport for KT. Nevertheless, T1 received two pivotal mid-game teamfights to show the tide and safe sport one.
Sport two noticed lots of back-and-forth skirmishes. Regardless of T1’s finest scaling efforts, KT’s bdd had a large efficiency on Mel to assist his group even out the match rating.
Within the third sport, T1 suffered closely by the hands of Cuzz’s Mundo. Missing the harm to burst by means of KT’s tank, T1 may solely watch as dragons, barons and finally its personal nexus fell to the enemy.
At match level, KT needed to go up in opposition to a Kalista first-pick and Faker’s Anivia. Furthermore, because of vital Smites from Oner, T1 claimed each single impartial goal and took the collection to sport 5.
For the ultimate sport, T1 drafted a lethal Galio/Camille ult-combo. Whereas a few oversteps from the LCK big almost allowed KT to make a comeback, T1 in the end emerged victorious from the final essential teamfights.
Because of this, T1 stays almost undefeated within the Telecom Battle because the organisation lifts its sixth World Championship trophy.
“This 12 months was very troublesome for me. Yearly was filled with challenges, and I at all times needed to show myself,” shared Gumayushi within the post-match interview.
“You recognize, I’ve been the icon of being somebody who at all times has to show himself, however this 12 months was totally different as a result of lastly, I really feel like I’ve confirmed myself to myself. And I’m actually completely happy that I used to be in a position to show who I’m to myself. And I can say for certain that I’m the very best AD Carry on the planet.”
