The 2025 Esports World Cup for League of Legends concluded today with Gen.G Esports defeating AG.AL in a thrilling best-of-five Grand Final. Gen.G secured the championship title, taking home $600,000 in prize money and 1,000 points towards the Club Championship.
Gen.G Wins League of Legends at EWC 2025
As the reigning MSI titleholders and with an unbeaten series record throughout the year, Gen.G entered the tournament as strong favorites. However, AG.AL’s dominant sweep of defending EWC champions T1 in the semifinals, coupled with Gen.G’s own vulnerability in their win against G2, set the stage for a highly anticipated final.
Gen.G started strong, winning the first two games with confident play. AG.AL responded by taking Game 3 decisively and then battled fiercely to win Game 4, leveling the series at 2-2. In the decisive Game 5, Gen.G regained control, with Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon’s exceptional performance on Twisted Fate leading his team to victory and maintaining their perfect record. When asked about letting the series go to Game 5 after a 2-0 lead, Chovy simply stated, “We just wanted to make a show.”
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Sony MVP Award
Kim “Kiin” Ki-in was awarded the Sony MVP, recognizing his consistently high-level play and crucial performances throughout the tournament. Kiin’s outstanding contribution earned him a $10,000 cash prize.
League of Legends at EWC 2025: Tournament Highlights
The tournament began with high-stakes best-of-one matches, leading to upsets like North America’s Cloud9 being eliminated by Brazilian underdogs FURIA. However, FURIA’s run was short-lived, as they fell to FlyQuest.
This meant American first seed FlyQuest, alongside G2, Hanwha Life Esports, and Movistar KOI, advanced to the quarterfinals. They joined top seeds Bilibili Gaming, AG.AL, Gen.G Esports, and defending EWC champions T1 Esports in an eight-team, single-elimination playoff bracket.
The playoffs introduced the “Fearless” draft system in the best-of-three format, notably influencing G2’s upset win over BLG. G2 mid laner Caps’ unconventional LeBlanc pick in the deciding Game 3, prompted by BLG’s bans, resulted in a stellar performance that ignited the crowd and secured their victory.
G2’s win set up a semifinal clash with Gen.G, who had defeated FlyQuest in their quarterfinal. While G2 showed potential for another upset, Gen.G secured their spot in the final with a dominant Game 3 performance, once again led by Kiin’s standout play.
On the other side of the bracket, AG.AL faced T1. The Chinese squad convincingly ended T1’s hopes of defending their title. T1 did salvage some pride by defeating G2 in the third-place match.
Gen.G’s victory in the Esports World Cup League of Legends tournament not only earned them a significant prize but also officially qualified them for the overall Club Championship title race.
