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LoL World Championship 2025, the main tournament of the 2025 season, will be held in China from 14 October to 9 November. The LoL World Championship 2025 (Worlds 2025) will offer $5,000,000 and most importantly, the title of World Champion 2025.
17 teams will play for the prestigious prizes. 16 teams will qualify for the Swiss Stage: 15 teams at the end of the season and the last slot will be taken by the winner of the Play-In match. T1 and IG will play in the Play-In.
Let's try to find out how the match between reigning world champions T1 and IG will end and which team will qualify for the Swiss Stage.
Let's go.
How The Bookie View It: T1 in Favour
Before the Long Copeg bo5 match between T1 and IG we look at who is playing as a favourite. The bookmakers mark T1 as an absolute favourite, with odds to win at around 1.2. IG is favoured to win with odds of around 4.3.
T1 Form: What To Expect From T1
T1 won at LCK Spring 2022 and then three consecutive Top 2s: MSI, LCK Summer and Worlds 2022.
The curse of Top 2s carried over to the 2023 season as well. At the Long Run of the Year, Faker and company took 2nd place at LCK Spring 2023 and then finished third at MSI 2023.
- T1 line-up: Doran, Oner, Faker, Gumayusi, Keria.
LCK Summer 2023 was a real challenge for T1. The team made it to the play-offs, but did it with difficulty, taking 5th place with the score 9-9 in the group stage.
There were problems for the main protagonist - Faker. The legendary mid laner injured his hand and it obviously affected the overall playing conditions of T1. But now Faker is kind of back on track.
The Faker factor has played out. T1 defeated a serious opponent in the person of Dplus and made their way to the next round, where their opponent will be KT Rolster. The latter, by the way, chose T1 as their opponent.
Next up was no less capable opponent than Dplus. Faker and company played against KT Rolster and won that match with a score of 3-2.
The opponent in the match for the play-offs for T1 was Gen.G. The first tried, and even started the game with the score 2-1, but it didn't work out: Gen.G camebacked, and Chovy was better than Faker.
In the grand final match T1 almost lost to KT Rolster after an excellent Long Sogpeg 2-0. They were saved by Gumayusi, who pulled it off on the 5th map with his Xayah.
However, it didn't allow them to win the final. T1 faced their nemesis Gen.G, where they crushingly lost 0-3.
T1 opened Worlds 2023 with a game against Liquid. Being the clear favourite of the series they closed the match against Liquid in their favour, but it was not an easy win: Liquid held on for 36 minutes and Ledge only 1 kill. Everything was decided in the final midlane brawl, after which T1 closed the series.
In a 1-0 basket, T1 ran into their own kryptonite - Gen.G. Faker and company started great, but the first LCK team was the first to adjust the pace of the game to their own and eventually win the match.
Next up, T1 faced Cloud9. Perhaps, it was the most defeated match of all that I had the chance to watch on this Worlds. Naturally, it ended in T1's favour.
After trampling Cloud9 T1 started to beat Bilibili Gaming, and they succeeded. T1 easily defeated the vice-champions MSI 2023 with the score 2-0.
In the play-offs, T1 played against LNG. Scout, who was not unreasonably named the best player of Worlds 2023, was like that until the 5th of November: T1 wiped out LNG, closing the series with a score of 3-0.
In the semi-finals of Worlds 2023, T1 faced perhaps the top contender to win the championship, JD Gaming. As formidable as the Chinese were, they were unable to outplay the experienced T1. As a result, Faker and company won the match with a score of 3-1 and T1 for the sixth (!) time made it to the grand finals of the most important League of Legends tournament. And then won it for the 4th time, which is an absolute record in competitive League of Legends and in esports in general.
After an excellent Long Cоrnеg regular season, LCK Spring 2024 T1s slipped a bit in the regular season, finishing 15-3 and in third place. T1 started the championship playoffs with a match against Hanwha Life Esports and surprisingly for me, they blew the game wide open, losing it 0-3. In the lower play-offs T1 played against DPlus KIA and beat them 3-0. Next, they defeated their HLE opponents 3-1, thus becoming the second and last Korean team at MSI 2024.
T1 made it to the Mid-Season Invitational 2024 after finishing in the top 2 at LCK Spring 2024. At the MSI 2024 MSI Play-In, T1 easily took the two series 2-0 and advanced to the Bracket Stage. They started off the Bracket Stage with a nerve-wracking 3-2 win over G2 Esports. In the match to advance to the top 3 T1 faced BLG and lost rather toothlessly with a 1-3 score. Next up was a match against Liquid, where T1 won 3-1. After that they played against G2 Esports in a rematch of the first round of MSI 2024 and again they won, but this time cleanly - 3-0 in favour of T1. But in the next match T1 could not win: BLG outplayed T1 with the score 3-1.
To play at Esports World Cup 2024, T1 interrupted their performance at LCK Summer 2024, where they had a 5-1 record.
In between LCK Summer 2024 matches, T1 tasted Riyadh, where they became the champions of Esports World Cup 2024 with a prize money of $1,000,000. They defeated TOP Esports in the grand finals.
T1 entered the LCK Summer 2024 play-offs from the 4th place of the regular season. During LCK Summer 2024, they were 11-7, which is not a good result for a club of T1's level. In the first LCK Summer 2024 play-offs T1 beat KT Rolster 3-1, but then ran into HLE and Ledgeili 0-3. Later they outplayed DPlus KIA, but then they repeated the match with HLE and again lost 1-3 and as a result LCK Summer 2024 top 3.
At Worlds 2024 T1 made it to the LCK Regional Finals, where they defeated KT Rolster by a narrow 3-2 margin in the match to qualify for the World Championship.
At Worlds 2024 T1 debuted with a loss to Top Esports in a close match. Then they easily defeated paiN Gaming and defeated Bilibili Gaming in a tough match, which brought them to a 2-1 score. In the play-offs match, T1 outlasted G2 Esports 2-0.
In the World Championship 2024 play-offs, they made their debut with a match against Top Esports. T1 have never lost in Worlds play-offs to an LPL team in their history. Neither have they lost now, outscoring TES 3-0. In the next Worlds 2024 match, T1 met their perennial kryptonite, Gen.G. T1 had never beaten Gen.G over the past year, but that didn't stop them from winning the most important match of the season and winning convincingly, 3-1. In the grand finals of the World Championship, T1 met the strongest team in China, BLG, and fought their way to the World Championship title, closing out the series with a 3-2 win. T1 became 5-time Worlds champions.
The 2025 season T1 Long Teamed up with Baron Group, where they confidently took the top 1. Faker and company, virtually without Gumayusi, won the group 4-1, advancing to the second round of the Play-In. In Play-In they beat Nongshim RedForce with a score of 2-0, thus passing in play-offs. And there was a surprise: T1 Ledge beat HLE in the first round, making it to the Top 6.
T1 had a hard time getting to Road To MSI 2025, coming from the third place in Rounds 1-2, which ensured that they got straight into the 3rd round of Road To MSI 2025. After finding themselves in an extremely tough spot, T1 managed to make it to the Mid-Season Invitational 2025 by alternately defeating KT Rolster and HLE.
At the MSI 2025, T1 Long Co-angled from the first round of the Knockout Stage, where their opponent was CFO. Being the clear favourite T1 won their match, but with great difficulty: 3-2. But in the next match they defeated BLG 3-0 without a chance. In the match for the grand final Ledge beat Gen.G with the score 2-3, and then in a willful game of skill beat AL with the score 3-2. After reaching the MSI 2025 Grand Final, T1 lost to Gen.G again and again by a score of 2-3, finishing in the Top 2 in Vancouver.
In the 2025 season, they also visited Esports World Cup 2025, where they lost to AG.AL with a score of 2-3 in the second round of the tournament. However, they beat G2 Esports in the match for 3rd place, making it to the podium.
At LCK 2025 Season T1 they took 3rd place in two group stages. The playoffs started with the first round of the upper grid, where they beat DPlus KIA 3-2, but then were defeated by HLE 0-3. They beat DPlus KIA again in the bottom set, earning a slot at Worlds 2025. However, in the next round of play-offs, T1 lost to Gen.G, leaving the tournament in 4th place, which resulted in a Play-In.
Most popular T1 champions
Fiora (5 games, 60% wins) was the most popular T1 champion. There was also Jax (3 games, 100% wins), Camile (2 matches, 100% wins), Irelia (2 matches, 100% wins).
In the forest Maokai (7 matches, 85% wins), Sejuani (4 games, 75% wins), Viego (2 matches, 100% wins).
The centre line was occupied by Azir (5 matches, 80% wins), Sylas (3 games, 66% wins), Kassadin (2 matches, 100% wins), Ryze (2 games, 50% wins).
Shooters: Varus (4 games, 50% wins), Lucian (4 games, 100% wins).
Various Sapports: Nami (3 games, 100% wins), Ashe (3 games, 0 wins), Varus (2 games, 100% wins), Miss Fortune (2 games, 100% wins).
IG Form: What to Expect from Invictus Gaming
IG were once a threat not only on the local scene, but also outside of it. In 2018, for example, the team became the first Chinese world champions, but since that time, they've been on a remarkable decline.
IG's last landmark achievement was a top-3 finish at the 2020 LPL Regional Finals. The last result was Top 11 at LPL Spring 2023, where IG was literally 2 series wins short of making it to the play-offs.
- Invictus Gaming line-up: TheShy, Wei, Rookie, GALA, Meiko.
Already in the first weeks it became clear that we shouldn't put much hope on IG. At the end of the season it is absolutely clear that IG is one of the worst teams in the draw and they will surely be re-struggling.
LPL Summer 2023 IG played in their own way. They finished in the top 12 without making it to the play-offs of the tournament. Then there were local championships like Esports Shanghai Masters 2023 where the team finished top-3, and NEST 2023 was a complete failure with a top-16 finish.
Before the Long Convergence LPL Spring 2024 Invictus Gaming played at the local championship called NEST 2023, as well as at Demacia Cup 2023. At the two championships IG did not have a high performance: NEST ended for IG without even starting, because the team did not get out of the group stage having played it with the score 0-3, and at Demacia Cup 2023 the group played with the score 3-1, but it was not enough for play-offs.
LPL Spring 2024 finished the group stage in the top 10 and made it to the play-offs. However, they couldn't stay there for long, as Weibo got in the way and closed IG with a 3-2 score. As a result - 10th place in the tournament. The summer split of the Chinese league, LPL Summer 2025, ended earlier than the spring one. This time Invictus Gaming couldn't overcome the group stage and finished in the top 13.
Season 2025 Long Co-played from Group D at LPL 2025 Split 1. There they finished in TOP-1, after which they finished in 5th place in the Rumble Stage. At the end of LPL 2025 Split 1, they finished in the Top 8. They then visited LPL 2025 Split 2 with a final Top 3, and at LPL 2025 Split 3 they finished Top 6.
Invictus Gaming reached the LoL World Championship 2025 only after a Top 2 at the LPL Regional Finals.
Most Popular Invictus Gaming Champions
Fiora (5 games, 60% wins) was the most popular IG champion. There was also Jax (3 games, 100% wins), Camile (2 matches, 100% wins), Irelia (2 matches, 100% wins).
In the forest OP Maokai (7 matches, 85% wins), Sejuani (4 games, 75% wins), Viego (2 matches, 100% wins).
The centre line was occupied by Azir (5 matches, 80% wins), Sylas (3 games, 66% wins), Kassadin (2 matches, 100% wins), Ryze (2 games, 50% wins).
Shooters set is standard: Varus (4 games, 50% wins), Lucian (4 games, 100% wins).
Sapports are diverse: Nami (3 games, 100% wins), Ashe (3 games, 0 wins), Varus (2 games, 100% wins), Miss Fortune (2 games, 100% wins).
IG - T1 Head-To-Head
The last time the teams played each other was in 2019. There have been no head-to-head matches after that.
Predicted Result of the Match T1 - IG at LoL World Championship 2025
The match between T1 - IG is perhaps the most epic Long Corner of the Worlds 2025 tournament series. We could lose a five-time Worlds champion already at the Long Corner of the tournament. However, I don't think that's going to happen, especially with T1's history of playing against LPL teams.
Prediction: T1 Win.
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