For voidgrubs, BLG is sitting pretty with four while T1 trails behind with two.

However, T1 has just snagged two kills.

BLG's on fire with three kills and a gold stash of 12.8k, leaving T1 with zero kills and 11.8k gold.

BLG have taken down T1's Keria once more, pushing their lead to over 1,000 gold.

BLG's XUN has taken down T1's Zeus for the first kill!

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BLG

Bin (Top): Rumble

XUN (Jungle): Skarmer

Knight (Mid): Sylas

Elk (Bot): Ashe

ON (Support): Rell

T1

Zeus (Top): Gnar

Oner (Jungle): Sejuani

Faker (Mid): Yone

Gumayusi (Bot): Caitlyn

Keria (Support): Braum

Andrew Rogers
BBC Newsbeat, reporting from the O2 Arena

This stage is covered in lights, but we’re all a part of it too with these light up wristbands.

They made that opening ceremony even more flashy (literally) and we’ll find out if they have a part to play during the games soon

The teams are now diving into the champion selection for the first game.

With over 160 champions to choose from, each with unique abilities and skills, the strategic possibilities are endless.

To make things interesting, teams not only pick their own champions but also get to veto some from their opponents.

This is the Pick and Ban phase - a cunning dance of strategy where each team crafts their game plan while hoping to throw a spanner in the works for the other side.

Let's recap what's going to happen: South Korea's T1 is set to battle China's BLG (Bilibili Gaming).

T1, the reigning champions, made their League of Legends debut in 2012 and have clincheda record four World Championship wins(2013, 2015, 2016, and 2023).

Meanwhile, BLG, formed in 2017, haven't won a crown yet. But don't count them out - they're currently basking in the glory of being ranked world number one by the "power score", external, which considers various factors like local league performance.

Note that T1 has beaten BLG once in the earlier stages of this championship, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves - who knows who’s going to win this time?

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And finally, what you're hearing now is Linkin Park performing this year's anthem, Heavy Is The Crown.

Thinking Linkin Park has nothing to do with gaming? Well, yesterday, the band told us they grew up playing Nintendo.

And get this, they also mentioned that Colin Brittain loves cosplay!

Now, here's Still Here, performed by Mars Atlas of Forts and Tiffany Aris.

This track is featured in the League of Legends 2024 season cinematic, released in January.

The video has racked up a staggering 125 million views on YouTube.

We're now listening to Ashnikko's Paint the Town Blue, from the Netflix series Arcane: League of Legends.

Image source, Riot Games

The O2 Arena is ablaze!

Tinshui Yeung
Live page editor

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Born in 1996, Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok kicked off his esports career in 2013 with T1 and has stuck with the team ever since. With a trophy cabinet boasting four World Championships, the mid-laner has become the first inductee into the Hall of Legends this year.

According to Statista, Faker is the highest-earning LoL esports player globally. As of January 2024, Faker has reportedly raked in over $1.57 million (£1.22 million) in his esports career.

And he’s also got a nickname: The Unkillable Demon King.

Andrew Rogers
BBC Newsbeat, reporting from the O2 Arena

Image source, Riot Games

It’s no exaggeration to say T1 are hugely popular here. Everywhere you look, someone’s wearing T1 jerseys, hats, and hoodies.

Despite being the reigning champions, the team from Korea wasn’t a favourite coming into this. In fact, they only just about scraped through to qualify.

But in this tournament, they’ve absolutely dominated, smashing through their domestic rivals Gen.G in the semi-finals.

There’s one name here the fans are excited to shout too: Faker. Arguably the most famous esports player on the planet, he’s looking to lead his team to another victory here in London.

Tinshui Yeung
Live page editor

Following Andrew's post about the "esports winter", let's dive in a bit more.

Last year was a rough ride for UK esports. The ESL UK Premiership shut down in September, and Gfinity decided to close its esports division, with its directors citing "limited profitable growth opportunities".

The gaming industry hasn't dodged the downturn either. Riot Games, for instance, cut 530 jobs in January - about 11% of their global workforce - and trimmed another 32 roles last month. (Although the company said it wasn't about cost-cutting but having "the right expertise".)

The reasons for this chill are plenty. After the pandemic boom, when everyone stayed home and gamed, the industry over-hired. Plus, there had been some over-expectations in esports and gaming for quite a long time.

Still, there's hope. With today's event and the PUBG Mobile Global Championship Grand Finals next month, some are crossing their fingers for a spring revival.

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan has also chimed in on the LoL Worlds Finals today.

In a statement, he calls it “the largest esports event ever to take place in the UK” and estimates a £12m boost to the economy.

The Mayor has also talked about plans to strengthen London's gaming industry. The statement mentions that earlier this week, City Hall hosted a panel discussion with key industry leaders and has commissioned new research "to gain a deeper understanding of what more London needs to do to become a global centre for esports".

“Gaming is a hugely exciting and fast growing industry, and I will continue to do all I can to support its development and growth in the capital,” he says.

1. Ten players, divided into two teams, each choose a "champion" character with unique abilities.
2. The goal is to destroy the enemy's base, known as the Nexus
3. The game map features three lanes - Top, Mid, and Bot - where players battle to push towards the enemy's Nexus - and the Jungle, which is the area between the lanes
4. Each player assumes one of five roles: Top, Mid, Bot, Jungle (who roams around the map), or Support
5. As players progress, they fight one another. If a champion is defeated, they'll respawn after a waiting period as a penalty
6. Players earn gold and experience by defeating enemy champions, minions (small computer-controlled fighters), and monsters across the map
7. Gold is used to purchase items that make champions stronger
8. Teams employ tactics to advance and destroy the enemy's defensive buildings called Turrets and Inhibitors
9. The game ends when one team destroys the other’s Nexus

The Opening Ceremony is set to kick off at 14:00 GMT.

After that, the showdown begins between the final contenders, China's BLG (Bilibili Gaming) and South Korea's T1.

It's a best-of-five format, with each game typically lasting between 20 and 45 minutes.

Last year, there was about a 15-minute break between games.

A team need to win three games to take the championship.

After that, they will be crowned at the award ceremony.

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Jacqueline Howard
Live reporter, reporting from the O2 Arena

I’m here at the O2 Arena today alongside Andrew and roughly 20,000 League of Legends fans.

The level of enthusiasm really is comparable to a major football final – everyone is kitted out in support of their favourite team, and the excited chatter regularly transforms into enormous chants.

Among the fans here is Yuxu, who has travelled down from Glasgow to be here. She is handing out art she’s made of BLG players to any fans she spots.

It comes as no surprise that she says she’s confident of a BLG win today.

I've also ran into Zhang Changhui, who is down from Edinburgh. He is part of a group that has brought a massive BLG flag for fans to sign.

And I've met Lena and Moritz, who've travelled from Austria to be here today.

They’re diehard T1 fans who are thrilled to have the opportunity to be part of the crowd supporting their favourite team. “I’ve dreamt about it for years,” Moritz tells me.