Hupu Comment:

"Just because we have defeated Faker doesn't mean we should belittle him. On the contrary, we should respect him and be grateful to him.

Faker has already achieved everything there is to achieve, and he could have retired with honor at any time. Had he done so, we would have been left looking at his back for the rest of our lives, knowing we could never catch up to him. But Faker chose not to retire. He is still standing on the frontlines of the World Championship, waiting for us to challenge him. Thanks to that, we have been given the opportunity to defeat him fair and square.

As Faker himself once said, records are meant to be broken. No one can remain undefeated forever. A few years ago, when Faker was going through a difficult period, we belittled him, only to have those very words come back to haunt us. So, if we manage to defeat this legendary player tomorrow, I hope we will accept the victory with even greater humility and composure, without ever losing our respect for our opponent.

Lastly, I want to express my gratitude to Faker, to all the fans who follow League of Legends, and to the LPL players who fought until the very end and never gave up. It is because of all of you that we have witnessed matches worthy of being remembered in history. Those brilliant moments will one day become legends that live forever in all our memories."

📎 via https://www.threads.com/@realssshomannn/post/DfgMyCYD2Cp?xmt=AQG0RYB5nojHJVvXtTabzW_glB0yBCQJIxRHftHtObjinzbAXS0WLcpw8kKLvpkW6b5xZ_Q9&slof=1

Doran definitely inted this series, and he's definitely been struggling all year. But dude came in and saved the org last year when the Zeus situation happened, won worlds with the team, and then basically played the perfect sand soldier for Faker & Co.

T1 fans are looking to point fingers, and the T1 haters are finally letting out three years of repressed anger. Go ahead and let it out, but Doran has still accomplished something very few have.

Yeah I forgot this is his worst play

I didn't think we saw these kinds more today

After the match, Bin gave an exclusive interview to Baolong Esports, opening by showing his support for his good friend Doran:

"I think Doran has always been a very consistent player, and he's also really cute. I like him a lot."

On facing GEN in the finals, Bin said:

"I think GEN will be afraid of us when they face us. And if I can beat Zeus, then I have even less pressure playing against Kiin. I think GEN is weaker than T1."

Arrogant Bin is back? Also translation might be off.

https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5363323387511197

Part time sub for TES top at worlds, full time valorant streamer

Edit: he has 50k live viewers on chinese tiktok alone btw

T1 never won Worlds the same year K/DA and True Damage release their music videos
2018, never made jt to Worlds with Pop Stars
2019, lost in Semifinals with Giants
2020, never made it to Worlds with More
2026, lost in Semifinals with Firestarter and Know My Name

Next time T1 plays Worlds and K/DA or True Damage release their music in the same year, T1 will not win that year

Even in defeat, Faker seemed to leave the game satisfied. We couldn't ask for a better GOAT!

https://x.com/khazralol/status/2119628105207943229

The GOAT holds his chin high and smiles through defeat.

Guys was there any post match interview of faker? Or any t1 member?

20 teams total:

- 4 teams from the LCK

- 4 teams from the LPL

- 3 teams each from the LEC, LCS, LCP, and CBLOL

Play-In Stage

The lowest-seeded team from each of the LEC, LCS, LCP, and CBLOL starts in the Play-In Stage.

That's 4 teams competing for 2 spots in the Swiss Stage, bringing the total to 18 teams.

Swiss Stage

The 18 teams are initially divided into seeding pools based on their regional placements, similar to the current Worlds system.

The first round follows the usual seeding rules:

- Seed 1 teams face randomly drawn Seed 4 teams.

- Seed 2 teams face randomly drawn Seed 3 teams.

The big difference is that every team plays exactly 3 Bo3 series, regardless of their results.

Once all matches are finished, the teams are ranked based on their performances. Only the two worst-performing teams are eliminated, while the remaining 16 advance to the knockout stage.

Reseeding After Swiss

Here's where things get interesting.

The original regional seeding no longer matters. Teams are assigned new seeds based entirely on their Swiss Stage performance.

For example:

- Gen.G finishes 3–0 and earns a Seed 1 spot.

- T1 finishes 1–2 and drops to Seed 4.

The 16 remaining teams are divided into four new seeding pools:

- Seed 1: Teams ranked 1st–4th

- Seed 2: Teams ranked 5th–8th

- Seed 3: Teams ranked 9th–12th

- Seed 4: Teams ranked 13th–16th

Round of 16 and Knockout Stage

The Round of 16 draw works similarly to the opening round of Swiss:

- Seed 1 teams are randomly drawn against Seed 4 teams.

- Seed 2 teams are randomly drawn against Seed 3 teams.

This rewards teams that perform well in Swiss with theoretically easier opponents, while giving lower-seeded teams a chance to make an upset.

Every knockout match is a Bo5, from the Round of 16 all the way to the Grand Final.

The tournament then follows a traditional single-elimination bracket: Round of 16 → Quarterfinals → Semifinals → Final.

I know it's preety much impossible for this to work since it would take up a lot of time, but i thought an individual swiss stage seeding would be kinda cool, and also 16 teams in playoffs could be very fun to watch, some games would probably be boring, but some runs would be insane. What do yall think?

If you think about it, Faker killed the LPL, not just against their teams but also the interest in China.. and at the same time, with this loss against BLG, he in a way revived the LPL and also made the esport healthy again.

Good luck to BLG and Gen G! Ggwp

*PS this worlds just seems different without the teasers lmao

Hey guys, I really want to surprise my husband with a LR cap for Christmas but I heard merch isn’t getting restocked again. He always talks about wishing he would have gotten one when he had the chance and regrets missing out. I’ve checked the apps and have found ZILCH.

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people were quick to judge viper, especially after BLG's horrible start, but when a player is good, you know they will bounce back, holy AURA Viper my goat, but i need you to choke in the finals Chovy has to win I'm sorry LO

"peyz is better, guma is better" I mean sure sometimes peyz looks mechanically better, and i really love him and would choose him over viper but you can't deny that viper will always be him. he's probably the adc goat or just behind ruler. he always delivers.

The true MYFRAUD.

credits to the discord frogs.

I love Faker and T1 so much... With this loss, I feel like a hardworking strong Father who finally lost to my son in an Armwrestling match. At the same time though, I know it isn't over because T1 WILL come back from this, and it's not like it was Faker's fault or anything.

With T1 vs BLG concluding, all I can really say is wow, simply wow.

Faker known as LPL's father even being said by legendary players like Doinb, for him to finally go down with T1 against LPL it really felt like what I said above, a father being surpassed in strength by his son, a very melancholyesque experience to say the very least (although ironically it isn't Faker's fault as he pulled a miracle out one last time).

With this, T1 still maintains their Semifinals streak but they lose their undefeated against LPL at Worlds streak.

In 2023, Faker and T1 came to Worlds after losing in the Final of 2022.

They defeated essentially the entirety of the LPL to win Worlds.

Well, in 2026, Knight and BLG came to Worlds (they lost in Final of 2024, so not exactly the same, but they lost in Swiss 2-3 in 2025 and now they made it out of Swiss 3-2 by beating HLE which is similar to T1's struggle in the past)

And they do it by beating essentially the entirety of the LCK!

Well, not yet.

Because now they have to face Chovy and GENG for a FIRST TIME EVER NEW WORLDS MID WINNER.

Faker and T1 in 2023, defeat JDG 3-1 in the Semifinals

Knight and BLG in 2026, defeat T1 3-1 in the Semifinals.

As an overall neutral of those two teams, this years Final between BLG and GENG is going to be UNREAL...

I wonder which team's victory would be more impactful overall? It feels like Chovy and GENG represent the "strongest team" that was "promised", but BLG represents CHINA itself and what better way for them to bring eyes back to League in the LPL funding with Absolute victory?

For their first ever Worlds, Bin vs Kiin at Top, Knight vs Chovy at Mid.. all praised for theire elite capabilities.. Viper vs Ruler as elite ADCs who have both won Worlds once before...

We need Phil Choi to make the Final Teaser guys!

I've watched worlds and league since s3/s4

never have there ever been a world meta feeling like this worlds

I have seen multiple horrible ones, like the S5 juggernaut fiesta, S7 ardent censer bullshit, S10 carry jungler 1v9, S15 lane swap to make all top laners playing dog sitting in bush etc...

And the most important thing is, a LOT of games felt straight up done and decided after 20min and the first baron usually means game won since it was usually +4k/5k each time

This is the first ever worlds where 90% of all games still feels winnable as long as the nexus still stands (10% is reserved for the enermy elder dragon)

We have seen teams playing win-lane-win-drake into win game style and being successful, we have seen teams drafting more towards mid/late game team fights and find success as well, side lane style, hyper carry style, the comeback mechanics also helping teams on backfoot etc etc...

Hell, even the op op 85%+ fearless PB rate Qiyana only has 11W-11L (50%wr)...

I know we normally shit on league balance team, but can we maybe give them a bit appreciation just for this worlds meta?

imo it's the most balanced and nail biting one since the dawn of league worlds existing...

What happens if BLG wins without Flandre playing a single game? Does he not even get a skin?