In the 2025 League of Legends World Championship Final, “Dynasty” T1 Edges Out KT Rolster 3–2 to Claim Historic Three‑peat
. The grand final of Worlds 2025 concluded yesterday in Chengdu, where T1 triumphed 3–2 over KT Rolster to win their sixth world championship title — becoming the first team in League of Legends history to pull off a three‑peat.
Their victory also demonstrates that even without former “world‑no. 1” top‑laner Zeus (Choi Yoo‑qi), T1 remains the strongest team globally. Meanwhile, Zeus’s own journey this year ended at the quarter‑finals, and now that his contract with Hanwha Life Esports (HLE) has expired, rumours indicate that multiple major LPL Chinese league teams are actively courting him with record‑breaking offers.
Zeus: From T1 Academy to Contract Drama
. At just 21 years old, Zeus emerged from T1’s academy system and was groomed as a superb top‑laner. He started as T1’s main top‑laner in 2023 and 2024, helping the team win back‑to‑back world championships. However, contract disputes led to his departure and subsequent move to HLE. At that time, both his family and T1’s management issued conflicting statements regarding the renewal negotiations, and legal action was reportedly involved.
T1’s 2025 Resilience & Zeus’s Stalled Season
This year, without Zeus’s dominant presence in the top lane, T1 encountered some turbulence in the domestic league, entering Worlds as the #4 seed. Nevertheless, thanks to the teamwork of the remaining four members plus new top‑laner Doran, T1 fought their way from the play‑in stage to the finals and achieved the three‑peat. Zeus, on the other hand, was eliminated in the quarter‑finals — a comparatively disappointing result.
Contract Expiry & LPL Interest
Zeus’s contract with HLE is reported to be of the “1 + 1” type (one year with option) and will expire at the end of the season, leaving his future open. According to leak sources from China’s LPL scene, multiple elite LPL teams have already engaged in talks with Zeus, planning to lure him with record‑breaking contracts — the goal being to strengthen their lineup and eventually topple T1 and the legend Faker on the international stage.
Zeus Acknowledges His Former Team’s Triumph
Shortly after T1’s championship win, Zeus posted a story on his personal Instagram congratulating his former teammates, adding three stars — symbolising T1’s historic three‑peat. This gesture did not go unnoticed by fans who recognise the symbolic weight of the moment.
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