LoL Worlds 2025 opens Oct 14 in China with revamped Summoners Cup

The League of Legends World Championship will open on October 14 in China, and Riot Games has moved to set the stage: the company unveiled a refreshed Summoners Cup for Worlds 2025, released a tournament patch designed to reshape the professional meta, and confirmed that pop star G.E.M will perform the event anthem. The tournament runs through November 9, culminating in the grand final in Chengdu, and will feature the world’s top teams competing for a multmillion dollar prize pool and the right to hoist the revamped trophy.

Riot said the 2025 Summoners Cup returns to the original design as a third edition that "incorporates modern details that reflect the evolution of LoL Esports." The trophy’s weight has been reduced by nearly half to make it easier for champions to lift on stage. The seven inch base remains engraved with the names of 14 previous Worlds winners, continuing the tradition from the Tiffany Co. edition, and Riot said the second edition of the cup will be preserved at its Los Angeles campus. The Worlds anthem music video will be released in October and will feature China’s G.E.M., Riot added.

Competitive preparations accelerated this week with Riot’s 25.19 patch,...