League of Legends Worlds Finals live: Korea's T1 lift the Summoner's Cup

Summary

Korea's T1 defeated China's BLG with a score of 3-2 at the League of Legends World Championships Finals 2024
With last year's victory, this marks the fifth time T1 has snagged the world champion title
The popular star Faker has also been named the MVP of the match
This is the largest esports event ever to take place in the UK
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Live Reporting

Edited by Tinshui Yeung, with Andrew Rogers and Jacqueline Howard reporting from the O2 Arena

A legendary day in Londonpublished at 19:36 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November
Andrew Rogers
BBC Newsbeat, reporting from the O2 Arena
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This was what everyone here wanted: a five-game spectacular that truly lit up the O2 here in London.
It's been an absolute pleasure to bring you all the action here from the arena, as we witnessed a moment that will go down in esports the history.
We're left with just one question for the future: will anyone ever be able to take down Faker at Worlds?
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T1 made historypublished at 19:27 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November
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Tonight, we've witnessed history in esports - T1 have clinched their fifth win at the League of Legends World Championships.
Considering there have been 15 championships since 2011, T1 have actually won a third of them. This is undoubtedly an achievement, and seeing this feat will surely give fans (at least T1's fans) a night to remember.
Next year, the LoL Worlds will be held in China. Will that be a chance for BLG to take revenge on home turf?
We shall see.
‘That was so dramatic’published at 19:10 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November
Jacqueline Howard
Live reporter, reporting from the O2 Arena
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Emily says the final has been dramatic and full of energy
During those interviews onstage, I spotted Emily cheering in the crowd.
“That was so dramatic and full of energy!” the T1 fan says, exuding excitement.
“It was everything we were looking for in a final!”
Isabelle, another T1 supporter, told me she is “thrilled”.
“What a great experience to see it all in person!” she says.
And with that, to one last rapturous cheer, T1 lift the trophy victorious.
'Have fun'published at 19:00 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November
Faker was asked what message he'd send to himself from 11 years ago when he was clinching his first world title.
His response is simple: "Have fun."
MVP goes to Fakerpublished at 18:55 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November
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The ultimate accolade at the League of Legends Worlds Championship 2024 - the MVP of the final matches - has been awarded to Faker.
Gumayusi says he still has a long way to gopublished at 18:54 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November
Zeus says he has finished game with a lot of confidence.
Oner reflects on the ups and downs, noting he was fortunate to be surrounded by great players. He also expresses gratitude for the support of his fans.
Gumayusi thanks God for clinching the championship once again. He acknowledges there's still a long journey ahead and vows to keep pushing forward.
Gumayusi is also asked about British cuisine.
His verdict? Eh, "It's good."
Keria in tearspublished at 18:43 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November
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Faker expresses his happiness at lifting the trophy and thanks the fans for their support.
Keria shares that since joining T1, he has been surrounded by amazing people, which has helped him mature and finally achieve the championship.
T1 takes the stagepublished at 18:39 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November
The winners are up on stage, sharing their thoughts. We’ll bring you the highlights.
The crowd goes WILDpublished at 18:35 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November
Jacqueline Howard
Live reporter, reporting from the O2 Arena
Well, I’d planned to file a post here about how the crowd reacted to T1’s victory, but I suspect there’s no need – I wouldn’t be surprised if that cheer woke up the Australians.
The crowd is on their feet, Shirley and Elliott are jumping up and down - it really feels like T1 were carrying the hopes and dreams of the entire crowd.
I’ll check in with some more T1 fans shortly so stick with us.
T1 gets the Summoner's Cuppublished at 18:33 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November
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T1's name will once again be etched onto the base of the cup, joining the illustrious list of winners since the World Championship kicked off in 2011.
T1 wins Worlds 2024published at 18:27 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November
Breaking
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Another rampage by Faker, the unkillable demon king.
T1 has now stormed into BLG's base.
And they win again! T1!
Postpublished at 18:24 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November
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A major skirmish erupted in the mid lane, resulting in a massive team fight that handed an ACE to T1, meaning all BLG players were wiped out.
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T1 has just demolished another BLG turret, nudging their gold lead to 1.3k.
Progress might be at a snail's pace, but hey, it's still progress.
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Finally, a kill for T1 in the mid lane as we near the end of this game.
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It's nearly 25 minutes in, and both teams are still focused on farming to level up.
Meanwhile, we're feeling the pressure building.
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Both teams are playing it safe, probably because it's the final showdown that decides the winner.
We're 20 minutes in, and the total kill count is a mere five.
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As we hit the mid-game stretch, T1 edges ahead with a 2k gold lead and a four-voidgrub advantage.
The gap may be slight, but it's enough to keep us on the edge of our seats.
Postpublished at 18:10 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November
Fifteen minutes in, here's the stat update.
T1
Kills: 2; Gold: 26.4k; Turrets: 2
BLG
Kills: 3; Gold: 24.4k; Turrets: 1
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All three kills for BLG have been executed by Knight so far, while Faker and Gumayusi have managed one each for T1.
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BLG manages to secure two kills in the top lane, but they're still trailing T1 by 2k gold.