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2025 League of Legends World Championship Preview
The 2025 League of Legends World Championship which in the eSports world is known simply as the 'Worlds' will be the fifteenth edition of the tournament having first been held in 2011.
When is LoL Worlds 2025?
The 2025 edition of the tournament will take place in late 2025, the final will take place in November with the tournament taking place in the month prior.
Where are the LoL Worlds 2025 taking place?
Last year's tournament took place in Europe (London, Paris & Berlin), and the venue for the 2025 tournament is Chengdu, China.

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How do teams qualify for the 2025 Worlds?
The majority of the places are filled by teams who have performed well in their regional leagues whilst two teams will reach the main event via the 'Play-in' competition, eight teams will make up the two groups who will then play a single round-robin with the best of one match, the top two of each groups advance to round two which consists of two knockout matches with the two winners heading to the Worlds.
Where can I watch the 2025 Worlds?
You have two options on where to watch the LoL Worlds, you can either stream them on the official Riot Games Twitch channel or you can stream them on the official LoL Esports Youtube channel.
Where can I bet on the LoL Worlds?
On OLBG, we have a dedicated guide looking at the best eSports betting sites, so head over to find a site that suits your betting needs.

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Who are the Previous LoL World Championship Winners?
It is worth noting that in the fourteen previous tournaments held so far, Asian teams have performed remarkably well.
The first tournament held in 2011 was won by Fnatic, a European team. However, in the subsequent thirteen tournaments, all the winners were Asian teams, with nine of them hailing from South Korea.
Looking at the finalists, out of the 28 finalists, 24 of those have been Asian teams, and 15 of those have come from South Korean teams.
Previous LoL Worlds Champions
Year | Champions | Score | Runner-Up |
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2024 | T1 | 3-2 | Bilibili Gaming |
2023 | T1 | 3-0 | Weibo Gaming |
2022 | DRX | 3-2 | T1 |
2021 | Edward Gaming | 3-2 | Damwon Gaming |
2020 | Damwon Gaming | 3-1 | Suning |
2019 | FunPlus Phoenix | 3-0 | G2 Esports |
2018 | Invictus Gaming | 3-0 | Fnatic |
2017 | Samsung Galaxy | 3-0 | SK Telecom T1 |
2016 | SK Telecom T1 | 3-2 | Samsung Galaxy |
2015 | SK Telecom T1 | 3-1 | KOO Tigers |
2014 | Samsung White | 3-1 | Star Horn Royal Club |
2013 | SK Telecom T1 | 3-0 | Royal Club |
2012 | Taipei Assassins | 3-1 | Azubu Frost |
2011 | Fnatic | 2-1 | against All authority |
What is League of Legends (LoL)?
Released in October of 2009 by developer Riot Games, League of Legends which is also known by the abbreviation LoL is a multiple online battle arena game that has always been free to play with the publishers monetizing it with purchases that can customise your characters.
The game in terms of what it compiles is pretty simple, there are two teams, each team has a total of five players, and each player takes control of a 'Champion' which is a character within the game, each 'Champion' has unique game-play abilities and then each team works together to destroy the opponents 'Nexus' which is a structure within the opponents base, first time to do so wins the game!

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Throughout the matches players can upgrade the 'Champions' to give them better abilities and thus make them stronger in the gameplay, this is done by collecting experience points and then making purchases to improve their character.
The game is one of the biggest on the eSports scene with numerous leagues and tournaments and the popularity in North America is obvious to see by the fact that major broadcaster ESPN covers matches!
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