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Confirmed by Riot Games and Leaguepedia.[1]
Tournament edition
League of Legends World Championship 2025
Worlds 2025 was the League of Legends World Championship, held in Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu, China from Oct 14–Nov 9 with 17 teams competing. T1 won the title.
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Host and dates
Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu, China · Oct 14–Nov 9, 2025
Riot’s official event materials and Leaguepedia list the host route and event dates.[1][2]
Champion
T1
Leaguepedia’s historical tournament index records the champion.[2]
Combined prize pool
$5,000,000
Historical prize-pool figure listed by Leaguepedia.[2]
Games
Participant scale
17 teams
Leaguepedia records this edition’s field size.[2]
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Riot GamesCommercial note
Tournament organizer · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[7]
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Amazon Web ServicesCommercial note
Listed global partner · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[4]
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CiscoCommercial note
Official infrastructure partner · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[8]
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CoinbaseCommercial note
Listed global partner · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[4]
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CrunchyrollCommercial note
Listed global partner · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[4]
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Esports World CupCommercial note
Listed global partner · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[4]
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HyperXCommercial note
Listed global partner · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[4]
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MastercardCommercial note
Global payment services partner · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[4]
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Mercedes-BenzCommercial note
Global automotive partner · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[4]
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OMENCommercial note
Listed global partner · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[4]
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Opera GXCommercial note
Preferred browser partner · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[4]
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OPPOCommercial note
Global smartphone partner · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[4]
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Red BullCommercial note
Global energy drink partner · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[4]
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SecretlabCommercial note
Official chair partner · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[4]
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VerizonCommercial note
Listed global partner · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[4]
PTG Database Analysis
The 2025 League of Legends World Championship was held in Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu, China from Oct 14–Nov 9, 2025. The field comprised 17 teams; T1 won the championship. Seventeen teams competed in a Play-In best-of-five, five-round Swiss stage and eight-team best-of-five knockout across Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu. Riot confirms the format, dates and venues; Leaguepedia records T1 as champion and the combined prize pool.[1][2]
References8
- [1]Secretlab OSS @ Worlds 2025 — LoL Esports
- [2]Worlds 2025 Heads to China! — LoL Esports
- [3]Worlds 2025 — Leaguepedia — Leaguepedia
- [4]Worlds 2025 Primer — LoL Esports / Riot Games
- [5]World Championship 2025 — Liquipedia — Liquipedia
- [6]Worlds 2025 Standings — LoL Esports
- [7]LoL Esports — Relationship evidence
- [8]LoL Esports — Relationship evidence
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