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It's been seven minutes since the fourth game kicked off.
BLG is ahead with three kills—Zeus being the unfortunate recipient of all of them.
They've also got a lead of about 500 gold.
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
New to the game? Check out our quick guide here
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Zeus got killed three times early gamepublished at 17:08 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November
And for the third time! Bin and XUN take down Zeus.
He won't be getting much sleep tonight.
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And Zeus bites the dust again, courtesy of XUN.
That's two times in five minutes for Zeus.
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BLG's Elk has taken down Zeus for the first kill.
With just one more win, BLG are on the brink of clinching the world championship title.
Lineup for game fourpublished at 17:03 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November
BLG
bin (Top): Gnar
XUN (Jungle): Sejuani
Knight (Mid): Smolder
Elk (Bot): Ziggs
ON (Support): Rakan
T1
Zeus (Top): Rumble
Oner (Jungle): Poppy
Faker (Mid): Sylas
Gumayusi (Bot):Ashe
Keria (Support): Renata Glasc
Why's LoL so popular? Who better to ask than the big bosspublished at 16:53 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November
Andrew Rogers
BBC Newsbeat reporter, reporting from the O2 Arena
Image source, Riot GamesMany game companies have tried to turn their products into esports, but arguably none have enjoyed more success than League of Legends.
Being a fan puts you in quite a big club, with over 150 million members, according to John Needham, the president in publishing of esports at Riot Games which makes League of Legends.
The game is big in the UK but where it's huge are countries like China and South Korea.
"The UK is more of a console market than it is a PC market" for gamers, John tells me.
While John says the company doesn't currently have specific plans to target the UK market, he's excited about promising British esports teams, especially Fnatic.
"They've recruited a lot of players out of this ecosystem," he says.
"So we spend a lot of effort, a lot of time, thinking about how we can make that a really great place to develop talent."
With all finalists being male, a local esports club aims to get more girls involvedpublished at 16:50 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November
Andrew Rogers
BBC Newsbeat reporter, reporting from the O2 Arena
While we wait for the fourth game, let's take a moment to chat about the esports scene.
Lewis Kay and Caprice Duberry work at Esports Youth Club in Brixton told me earlier that they hope the LoL championship will attract more people into gaming.
Their club provides free gaming sessions, hot meals, and a community space.
"It's just encouraging young people that gaming can be productive," says Caprice. "It doesn't have to be this isolated activity that you do in your bedroom by yourself."
All the finalists this weekend are male, and a key focus at the youth club is getting more girls involved - and protecting them from online hate.
By hosting tournaments offline, "we're trying to encourage them to explore gaming in an environment that's safe," says Caprice.
"We're encouraging young girls to come where they don't feel judged for having no experience gaming at all and then that can ignite a passion."
BLG wins third gamepublished at 16:43 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November
We've just witnessed the conclusion of the third game. BLG clinches it, making the score 2-1 in their favour.
T1 nabbed two killspublished at 16:41 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November
Image source, Riot GamesIt's been a bit of a one-sided affair so far, with BLG already making themselves at home in T1's base.
But hold on a moment—T1 just nabbed two kills!
It can be too late for them though.
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Image source, Riot GamesIt seems BLG is teetering on the edge of clinching the third game.
BLG
Kills: 11
Gold: 44.3k
Turrets: 5
T1:
Kills: 1
Gold: 35.2k
Turrets: 2
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Faker meets his fate yet again at the hands of Bin and Xun.
That's his third time being taken down in game three.
Team fight in the mid lanepublished at 16:33 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November
Image source, Riot GamesA team fight in the mid lane sees T1's turret obliterated, with one champion from each team biting the dust.
BLG has 5k gold leadpublished at 16:31 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November
BLG's entire squad has outscored T1 in terms of gold, and they're now sitting pretty with a 5k gold lead.
That's a hefty 20% of their 28k total gold.
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Zeus has just been cornered by Knight, Xun, and Bin, meeting his untimely demise.
And then, another one bites the dust as Knight hunts down Faker once more.
It’s 5-0 in the kill count for BLG against T1.
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The previous two games were quite the sprint, but this one’s taking a more leisurely stroll.
We’ve hit the 10-minute mark, and BLG is leading the charge with two kills, while T1 is still on a goose egg. BLG also has a 1k gold lead.
BLG ON has slain T1 Faker!published at 16:22 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November
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First blood to BLG!
Oner bites the dust.
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Things are quieter now as we kick off the first few minutes of game three.
No kills yet, and the gold difference is under 200.
Game three lineuppublished at 16:16 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November
BLG
bin (Top): Rumble
XUN (Jungle): Kalista
Knight (Mid): Galio
Elk (Bot): Kindred
ON (Support): Blitzcrank (First time picked by ON in Worlds 2024)
T1
Zeus (Top): Jax
Oner (Jungle): Vi
Faker (Mid): Sylas
Gumayusi (Bot): Xayah
Keria (Support): Renata Glasc
An ‘unforgettable experience’published at 16:08 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November
Jacqueline Howard
Live reporter, reporting from the O2 Arena
Image caption, Shirley was on her feet as T1 claimed the equaliser
Shirley and Elliott caught my eye during that match. The pair were punching the air and on their feet for every T1 milestone there.
They have been following T1 since 2012. It’s as if the stars have aligned for T1 to make the finals in London, Shirley says, making today an “unforgettable experience”.
“It means everything,” Elliott adds.
They agree that the tactics on show in this game, using Faker’s notoriety to bait BLG, were key to winning this match.