In entrance of a roaring crowd in Chengdu, T1’s veteran captain Faker guided his staff to a different world title — their third in a row — extending a reign that now defines the golden age of Korean esports.
The Korean powerhouse defeated KT Rolster 3–2 within the grand closing held on Nov. 9 on the Dong’an Lake Sports activities Park in Chengdu, China. The thrilling best-of-five sequence noticed T1 take the primary recreation, drop the subsequent two, then rally to win the fourth and fifth to seal the title.
T1’s championship roster featured Faker, Oner, Gumayusi, Keria, and Doran. Their resilience beneath strain solidified T1’s dominance, extending its Worlds victories from 2023 and 2024 to an unmatched three-peat in 2025. The win additionally marks T1’s sixth total World Championship crown, following triumphs in 2013, 2015, and 2016.
Faker, who debuted in 2013 at simply 17 years outdated, stays the defining determine of worldwide esports greater than a decade later. After the match, he stated, “Greater than the report itself, I simply actually loved the video games in the present day. I wish to thank KT Rolster for such an unbelievable closing.”
Korea’s dominance continues unbroken, with Korean groups lifting the Worlds trophy for 4 consecutive years since 2022, reaffirming the nation’s standing because the undisputed powerhouse of esports. This yr’s closing carried additional weight because it pitted the nation’s two largest telecom-backed groups — SK Telecom’s T1 and KT’s KT Rolster — in opposition to one another in what followers dubbed the “telecom derby.” For KT Rolster, it was the staff’s first-ever look in a Worlds closing.
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung celebrated the victory, calling it “a milestone achievement that may go down in esports historical past.”
In a Fb publish on Nov. 10, he wrote, “Congratulations to T1’s gamers and employees for attaining the first-ever three-peat in Worlds historical past. You’ve got as soon as once more proven the energy of Korea as an esports nation.”
