Overview
- T1 lifted the Summoner’s Cup after a best-of-five that was tied 2–2 and finished in a decisive fifth game lasting nearly five hours.
- The final took place at Chengdu’s Dong’an Lake Sports Park Multifunctional Gymnasium before a reported crowd of about 40,000.
- The victory makes T1 the first team to win three consecutive World Championships and their sixth overall after titles in 2013, 2015, 2016, 2023 and 2024.
- Faker led a roster of Zeus, Oner, Gumayusi and Keria, extending his individual record to six world titles, the most in League of Legends history.
- KT Rolster returned to the World Championship for the first time since 2018 and pushed the series to a tight 3–2 finish, while the event featured a $1 million grand prize and sponsorship deals reported to be worth billions.