Faker propels T1 into grand final at World Championship

T1 recorded a 3-0 sweep of Top Esports on Sunday to advance to the grand final at the $5 million League of Legends 2025 World Championship in Shanghai.

South Korean Sang-hyeok "Faker" Lee was the MVP for T1, which posted a 30-minute win on blue and 27- and 29-minute victories on red to set up an encounter versus KT Rolster in the Nov. 9 grand final in Chengdu. The winning team will take home $1 million.

The 17-team tourney began in Beijing with the Swiss Stage on Oct. 14. Eight teams reached the Knockout Stage in Shanghai, a single-elimination bracket in which all matches are best-of-five.

World Championships 2025 prize pool:

1. $1 million

2. $800,000

3-4. $400,000 -- Gen.G Esports, Top Esports

5-8. $300,000 -- Anyone's Legend, Hanwha Life Esports, CTBC Flying Oyster, G2 Esports

9-11. $175,000 -- FlyQuest, KOI, Bilibili Gaming

12-14. $125,000 -- Secret Whales, Keyd Stars, 100 Thieves

15-16. $112,500 -- Fnatic, PSG Talon

17. $75,000 -- Invictus Gaming