All LoL Worlds winners throughout the years

League of Legends Worlds (LoL Worlds) is a championship that has existed for thirteen years, and many players have been victorious in those years. One of the most famous MOBA games ever has invested a lot in the competitive scene. How many winners of the LoL Worlds tournament do you know? Let's time-travel to the past!

The first-ever LoL Worlds was held in Jönköping, Sweden. The year was 2011, and eight teams disputed the "title" of the first team to win a LoL championship. Fnatic were the first ever League of Legends Worlds winners. They defeated the French against All authority - which disbanded in 2019 - by 2-1. The MVP was the now-retired Polish mid-laner Maciej "Shushei" Ratuszniak.

Worlds 2012 crossed the Atlantic Ocean and went straight to Los Angeles for the second season. In the Galen Center, in California, the Taiwanese team Taipen Assassins won 3-1 against the Koreans Azubu Frost. No MVP was assigned to the championship. This was the only year a team from the League Master Series (LMS) won a championship.

This year's event didn't leave the States but was forever marked by the debut of one of the best players of all time: Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok. In the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, SK Telecom T1 (now simply T1) won the Worlds 2013 against the Chinese team Royal Club by 3-0. Like last year, there was no MVP assigned. Who could ever think of Faker competing without his glasses?

The Koreans came to conquer League of Legends. Playing at home, in the World Cup in Seoul, Samsung White defeated the Chinese team Royal Club (later they rebranded to Star Horn Royal Club) by 3-1. Cho "Mata" Se-hyong, the now support for Gen.G, was the MVP of Worlds 2014. Samsung White disbanded in the same year. Worlds 2014 had 27 million people watching online, at the time a great achievement for a LoL championship.

SK Telecom T1 steadily traced its path to becoming one of the most dominant teams in the League of Legends competitive scene. During the grand final held at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany, SK Telecom T1 triumphed over fellow Korean team KOO Tigers (now ROX Tigers) with a 3–1 victory. As a result, top laner Jang “MaRin” Gyeong-hwan was named the MVP of the tournament. Later on, he retired in 2019 to pursue a new career as a League of Legends analyst.

LoL came back to the Staples Center in 2016 for another incredible event. In Los Angeles, SK Telecom T1 did not come just to play, but to win two years in a row. Koreans against Koreans, SKT1 defeated Samsung Galaxy (from the same organization as Samsung White) by 3-2. Faker was elected the MVP of the event. He would go on to feature in the list of League of Legends Worlds winners several times.

SK Telecom T1 thought they could make it to their third consecutive year, but Samsung Galaxy avenged last year's defeat. In an iconic opening with a virtual Elder Dragon and "Legends Never Die" in the background - the music that is associated with the game until now - Samsung Galaxy won by 3-0.

The final was held in the Beijing National Stadium, in China. Ruler, now the bot laner of JD Gaming, was the MVP of the event.

2018 was the year of the dethroning of Korean supremacy in LoL after five consecutive years of winning. It must have felt good doing that in the Munhak Stadium in Incheon, Korea. The Chinese team Invictus Gaming defeated Fnatic by 3-0. Since the first year of competition, no other European team won Worlds.

The MVP was the jungler Gao "Ning" Zhen-Ning, now a free agent on the market after leaving Ultra Prime.

Worlds 2019 held the first final of the Worlds in the AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France. We could say it was a lucky charm for the Chinese teams. Just like the Worlds 2018, a Chinese team defeated a European one. This time, FunPlus Phoenix won against G2 Esports by 3-0. The jungler Gao "Tian" Tian-Liang, now a player for the Top Esports, was the MVP.

2020 was a strange year for everyone. This was the first Worlds without a live audience due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. It was held in the Pudong Football Stadium in Shanghai, China. The finals had only a capacity of 6,312 people to preserve health and safety measures.

The Korean team DAMWON Gaming (previously DWG KIA, now named Dplus Kia) defeated the Chinese team Suning by 3-1. The MVP was the jungler Kim "Canyon" Geon-bu, nowadays playing for Gen.G.

The winners of 2020 couldn't keep the victory for another year in the Worlds. The Chinese team EDward Gaming won against DWG KIA by 3-2. The finals were in Laugardalshöll Sports Center, Reykjavík, Iceland. The MVP of this year was the Korean mid-laner Lee "Scout" Ye-chan, now a player of LNG, who was in the middle of a controversy due to his inability to leave China for the Worlds 2024.

The Chase Center in San Francisco was a special place for the Koreans DRX in 2022. More than 70% of the fans, according to Riot, thought that T1 was going to win the Worlds 2022. However, when DRX was losing 2-0 and everything seemed lost, they did a reverse sweep and won the Worlds by 3-2. The top laner Hwang "Kingen" Seong-hoon was elected the MVP of the event.

In the baseball stadium, Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, T1 took their revenge and finally won the Worlds after many losses throughout the year. Against Weibo Gaming, T1 won by 3-0. The top laner Choi "Zeus" Woo-je was elected the MVP of the Worlds.

The 2024 LoL World Championship took place across Berlin (Germany), Paris (France), and finally concluded with the grand final in London (United Kingdom). In the end, an electrifying showdown unfolded between Bilibili Gaming from China and T1.

After an intense series, T1 ultimately emerged victorious with a 3–2 scoreline, delivering an unforgettable and iconic finale on European soil. T1 is the only team in the world with five LoL Worlds trophies.

The Asian teams have been dominating the tournament since 2012. From all the LoL Worlds winners, only one team is European, and it was FNATIC right in the first edition.

Looking ahead, the LoL Worlds 2025 tournament is set to take place in China, where once again, the best team in the world will be decided. As always, we’ll be here to guide you through every stage of the event, sharing all the thrilling moments and stories along the way.

Stick around for more updates on the competition on esports.gg!