November 10, 2024

Zeus leads T1 to sweep of Weibo Gaming in final of Worlds

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(Photo credit: Peter Ackerman / USA TODAY NETWORK)

T1 swept Weibo Gaming on Sunday in the grand final of the 2023 League of Legends World Championship at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea.

South Korean Woo-je “Zeus” Choi was named the MVP of the match for T1, who breezed to a 3-0 win with 31-, 30- and 26-minute victories on red.

“Gold medal and a Worlds trophy both in a year? 2023 is truly the year of ‘Zeus’! ‘Zeus’ is the Worlds 2023 Finals MVP!” T1 wrote on Twitter.

T1 swept LNG Esports in the quarterfinals and posted a 3-1 win over JD Gaming in the semis to advance to the clash versus Weibo Gaming in the $2.2 million tournament.

League of Legends World Championship results and prize money:

1. $445,000, T1

2. $333,750, Weibo Gaming

3-4. $178,000, Bilibili Gaming, JD Gaming

5-8. $100,125, Gen.G Esports, NRG, KT Rolster, LNG Esports

9-11. $72,312.50, Dplus, Fnatic, G2 Esports

12-14. $71,187.50, MAD Lions, Cloud9, GAM Esports

15-16. $50,062.50, Team Liquid, Team BDS

17-18. $38,937.50, Team Whales, PSG Talon

19-20. $33,375, LOUD, CTBC Flying Oyster

21-22. $22,250, Rainbow7, DetonatioN_FocusMe

–Field Level Media

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