Reigning League of Legends world champion T1 has secured a hard-fought 3-1 victory over Invictus Gaming in the Swiss Stage qualifying round for Worlds 2025 to qualify for the main event.
The 2025 League of Legends World Championship kicked off with a thrilling LCK vs LPL match, full of fast-paced fights, smart plays and dramatic comebacks.
Leading into Worlds 2025, anticipation had been high for this first match. T1 aimed to prove it is still the team to beat after strong performances to qualify for the tournament. Meanwhile, IG entered Worlds hoping to return to its former glory and make a deep run, backed by its resilient — but inconsistent — regional performance.
The two historic teams have already seemingly set the tone for the rest of the tournament, playing in a do-or-die match, as one loss meant the end of their Worlds 2025 campaign.
According to Esports Charts, the opening match of Worlds 2025 drew over 2.5 million live viewers, setting a new record for opening-day viewership and showcasing the global excitement for the return of T1 and IG.
The match between T1 and IG set the tone for Worlds perfectly as each game saw shifts in momentum, with both teams trading kills, objectives and towers. Even when IG had early leads, T1 showed resilience and smart decision-making, turning fights in the team’s favour. The final game (game four) was especially intense, with heavy teamfights and key objectives deciding the result. Yet once again, T1 proved that the Worlds stage, no matter where it is, League of Legends’ biggest esport event of the year will always be its turf.
How T1 Clinched Victory Against IG
The series started with fast action as both teams fought over early objectives and jungle control. IG gained advantages through aggressive plays, securing early kills and the first dragon. Yet T1 responded with calm and coordinated teamfights, countering dives and punishing IG’s overextensions to take important objectives and win the first game.
However, IG swung back in the following game. After a slow start, IG focused on aggressive plays and teamfights to take control of the Rift. Once dragons were secured, IG’s players picked off key T1 members. The team’s proactive and aggressive macro kept T1 under pressure and led IG to win the game and tie the series.
In the final two games, IG kept on fighting aggressively, taking early objectives and forcing several contested fights. Nevertheless, T1’s superior teamfighting, smart resets, and clutch plays around Baron and dragons kept the LCK fourth seed in control.
Despite IG swinging gold and securing key kills at moments, T1 consistently won crucial teamfights and objectives, ultimately closing both games with precision and securing the series 3-1.
T1 will face LTA North’s top seed, FlyQuest, considered one of the stronger teams from the West. Fans can tune in tomorrow to watch the first round of the League of Legends Worlds 2025 group stage.
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