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Members of team T1 are seen on the screens during the final round of the 2023 League of Legends World Championship against China's Weibo Gaming at Gocheok Sky Dome in western Seoul on Nov. 19. [AP/YONHAP]

T1 wins League of Legends World Championship in Seoul [REWIND 2023]

Korea's T1 took down China's Weibo Gaming 3-0 in the best-of-five final at the LoL World Championship as the hometown team were crowned champions for the fourth time. Tens of thousands of fans flocked to Korea for the six-week tournament.

2023.12.28

Members of Korean League of Legends team T1 pose with the final trophy after winning the 2023 World Championship at Gocheok Sky Dome in western Seoul on Nov. 19. [RIOT GAMES]

LCK Awards to cap big year for Korean Esports after T1 win

The annual awards ceremony recognizing the country’s best League of Legends (LoL) players and teams of the year will take place Wednesday evening, putting a final cap on a huge year for Korean Esports.

2023.12.12

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T1's Lee ″Faker″ Sang-hyeok lifts the trophy, the Summoner's Cup, after defeating Chinese team Weibo Gaming 3-0 in the final round of the 2023 League of Legends World Championship in Seoul on Sunday. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Korea's T1 take League of Legends crown in hometown Worlds win

Korea’s T1 are world champions, again. The fan favorites, beloved at home and abroad, swiftly took down Chinese team Weibo Gaming 3-0 in the 2023 League of Legends World Championship final on Sunday, ending a long road back to glory

2023.11.19

Chinese team Weibo Gaming, left, and Korea's T1 stand on stage during the opening ceremony before the first match of the best-of-five final round at Gocheok Sky Dome in western Seoul on Sunday. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

T1 take down Weibo Gaming 3-0 to win LoL Worlds in Korea

Korea’s T1 defeated Chinese team Weibo Gaming 3-0 to win the 2023 League of Legends World Championship in Seoul on Sunday, claiming their fourth title and ending a six year drought.

2023.11.19

Lee ″Faker″ Sang-hyeok, left, Lee ″Gumayusi″ Min-hyeong and Ryu ″Keria″ Min-seok of T1 react after winning their semifinal match at the 2023 League of Legends World Championship on Sunday in Busan. [RIOT GAMES]

T1 to face Weibo Gaming in League of Legends Worlds final

Two teams now sit on the brink of victory. Korea’s T1 will face China’s Weibo Gaming in the final of the 2023 League of Legends World Championship in Seoul.

2023.11.13

Korea's T1 stands on the stage after victory in the League of Legends 2023 World Championship Knockout Stage on Sunday in Busan. [RIOT GAMES]

T1 are only Korean team still in game after Worlds quarterfinals

Just one Korean team is left standing at the 2023 League of Legends (LoL) World Championship, which Korea is hosting this year in Seoul and Busan.

2023.11.6

Members of DRX celebrate after winning the 2022 League of Legends World Championship in New York. Just one of the five winning players stayed with DRX in the 2023 season. [RIOT GAMES]

And then there were none: Reigning LoL champions crash out of Worlds

If you’re new to the international, fantastical, massively franchised world of the 150-million-player-large online game League of Legends, firstly welcome. Also, there’s a world championship going on in Korea, and it’s a big deal.

2023.10.31

Korea's Dplus KIA loses 2-0 to Korea's KT Rolster during the Swiss Stage of the 2023 League of Legends World Championship and is eliminated from the tournament. [RIOT GAMES]

Deft knocked out in final Swiss Stage upset at LoL Worlds

Eight teams remain in the 2023 League of Legends (LoL) World Championship as the tournament heads to Busan for the sudden-death Knockout Stage. But oh how the mighty have already fallen.

2023.10.30

European Team BDS loses 2-0 to Korea's Dplus KIA during a Swiss Stage match at KBS Arena in western Seoul on Monday. [RIOT GAMES]

Pyosik heads home early as TL and Team BDS crash out of Swiss Stage

And then there were 14. It’s the end of the road for European squad Team BDS and North American Team Liquid (TL) at the 2023 League of Legends (LoL) World Championship in Korea.

2023.10.24

Five members of Korea's T1 pose during a media day ahead of the Swiss Stage opener at LoL Park in central Seoul on Tuesday. [RIOT GAMES]

Worlds is a very Korean affair with 36 of 91 players on home turf

The game is on at the 2023 League of Legends (LoL) World Championship. The seeded round robin Swiss Stage began Thursday at KBS Arena. More than a third of the competitors left in this year's Worlds are Korean — 36 of the remaining 91 players

2023.10.19