KT Rolster continued their unbeaten run with a 3-1 semifinal win against Gen.G Esports on Saturday at the $5 million League of Legends 2025 World Championship in Shanghai.
KT Rolster will face the winner of Sunday’s semifinal between T1 and Top Esports in the Nov. 9 grand final in Chengdu, where the winning team will take home $1 million.
After finishing 3-0 in the Swiss Stage and sweeping CTBC Flying Oyster in the Knockout Stage quarterfinals, KT Rolster got a tough fight from Gen.G Esports.
KT Rolster opened with a 47-minute win on red, but Gen.G Esports leveled with a 39-minute win on blue. KT Rolster eliminated Gen.G Esports in third-fourth place ($400,000) with a 29-minute win on blue and a 35-minute win on red.
The all-South Korean KT Rolster lineup features match MVP Bo-sung “Bdd” Gwak along with Seung-min “PerfecT” Lee, U-chan “Cuzz” Mun, Dae-gil “deokdam” Seo and Yoon-su “Peter” Jeong.
The 17-team tourney began in Beijing with the Swiss Stage on Oct. 14. Eight teams reached the Knockout Stage in Shanghai, a single-elimination bracket in which all matches are best-of-five.
World Championships 2025 prize pool:
1. $1 million
2. $800,000
3-4. $400,000 — Gen.G Esports
5-8. $300,000 — Anyone’s Legend, Hanwha Life Esports, CTBC Flying Oyster, G2 Esports
9-11. $175,000 — FlyQuest, KOI, Bilibili Gaming
12-14. $125,000 — Secret Whales, Keyd Stars, 100 Thieves
15-16. $112,500 — Fnatic, PSG Talon
17. $75,000 — Invictus Gaming
–Field Level Media
