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The top 7 moments from Red Bull League of Its Own 2025
Six-time World Champions T1 faced Europe's brightest stars and most entertaining squads in a day filled with ridiculous plays and high-level moments – here are some of the top moments to remember.
Just last month, T1 became the first team to lift back-to-back-to-back League of Legends World Championship trophies, as well as the first team to have the honour of six Worlds wins. Lee 'Faker' Sang-hyeok and his team showcased that they are the best League of Legends team in the world – and have the Summoner's Cup to prove it.
With that success however, T1 now have to hold on to that title and today some of Europe's top teams tested T1's mettle in a thrilling one-day competition in Munich, Germany. This year's Red Bull League of Its Own put on matches to remember, with the likes of G2 Esports, Karmine Corp, NNO Old and Los Ratones taking to the Rift to face off against each other, before taking on the South Korean powerhouse.
Faker showed off his GOAT status
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This year's event had a twist, however, with Ultimate Fearless rules switched on: any champions played would be unavailable for the rest of the event.
With that in mind, chaos ensued, making for a day to remember – here are some of the top moments from Red Bull League of Its Own 2025. Watch a selection in the video below, then read on for an in-depth look:
01
G2 warmed up against NNO Old
G2 Esports opened proceedings
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NNO Old had the honours of kicking-off the festivities with the first game of the night, going up against G2 Esports. Both teams went in during the pick/ban phase, but it was G2 who spawned onto the Rift in a trolling mood: they had the fun of picking all AD Carry champs, no doubt giving rival bot laners a reduced champion pool to gel with.
With their champions out of lane, G2 still put their best foot forward and showed up against the likes of Frederik ‘NoWay’ Hinteregger, Niklot ‘Tolkin’ Stüber and Daniel ‘Broeki’ Broekmann, with Sergen 'BrokenBlade' Çelik popping off in the top lane in particular.
02
Karmine Corp took down Los Ratones
Karmine Corp laid down a benchmark with a win against Los Ratones
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Did we get a preview of LEC Versus? Ahead of the debut of both teams in next year's LEC Versus season, Karmine Corp fielded a mixed-up roster from three of their teams and took down Los Ratones in quite a convincing manner.
Despite Los Ratones claiming First Blood, they couldn't hold on and in a match lasting 29 minutes, KC piled on the pressure Caliste 'Caliste' Henry-Hennebert showed why he's been crowned Rookie of the Year in Europe, racking up nine kills, eight assists and just one death.
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Not-Caps helped secure G2's face-off against T1
Caps was replaced by Not-Caps against Karmine Corp
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G2 Esports turned up the heat in their game against Karmine Corp, and while KC were still fielding a mixed roster, G2 looked much more serious in this game, as they aimed to secure their showdown against T1. With KC changing up their squad with substitutes, G2 jokingly did the same, as a hat-wearing, sunglasses-donning, bearded player took Rasmus 'Caps' Winther's place, and showed off a masterclass on LeBlanc.
Meanwhile, practically the rest of G2 were on their favourite champs, as Steven 'Hans Sama' Liv in the bot lane got fed on his Draven, racking up nine kills, while BrokenBlade's K'Sante hit five kills and nine assists in the top lane. But it was not-Caps who pulled out all of the stops, pulling off a total of 14 assists, and showing what he has in store for the world champs.
04
All eyes on Peyz as T1 take on G2
Faker led out a new-look T1 line-up in Munich
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2026 is set to look a little different for the six-time world champions T1. Their roster has changed heading into the new season, with Lee 'Gumayusi' Min-hyeong having departed for Hanwha Life Esports after spending five years with T1, where he won three Worlds and one LCK title.
Enter Kim 'Peyz' Su-hwan, who replaces him, joining from the LPL's JD Gaming and reuniting with his former Gen.G team-mate Choi 'Doran' Hyeon-joon. At this year's Red Bull League of Its Own, G2 Esports looked to be the perfect testbed for the new support, with arguably Europe's best team a solid benchmark to measure up against.
Only just a minute into the game, Peyz picked up a double kill on Hans Sama and Labros 'Labrov' Papoutsakis, giving T1 a minor advantage in-game, but no doubt a morale disrupter to kick things off. Nothing like a trial by fire, Peyz ended the game with 11 deaths, but still showed promise of how he was fitting into the team.
05
Hans Sama pulls off a masterclass against T1
BrokenBlade was also key to G2's T1 victory
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Hans Sama has been one of Europe's top ADC players for years, but in G2's match-up against T1, he looked like a completely different beast. Hans Sama's Caitlyn has been getting better and better, and in this showmatch he really pulled out all the stops, ending the game with 18 kills and 11 assists on the world champions.
Whilst Peyz got the better of Hans Sama in the bottom lane right at the start, Hans Sama quickly returned the favour, pulling off a sweet double kill in a teamfight that put G2 up 11-4 and with a 3k gold lead after seven minutes. Hans Sama got the last laugh over his lane opponent, as Peyz and Ryu 'Keria' Min-seok could barely respond throughout the game, both racking up 11 deaths even as Keria played his trademark Bard.
With the win over T1 – 45 kills in 28 minutes in total for G2 – Hans Sama put in a performance that will surely be remembered for years to come.
06
NoWay solo kills Faker
NNO Old put on a show
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NNO Old vs T1 kicked-off with something a little different: Nemesis Draft. The teams were drafting champion picks for the rival team and this made for interesting compositions on each side. With a big grin on NoWay's face, you could tell a storm was cooking.
And as a dance party kicked-off the festivities, T1 gained in the early game. But NoWay was able to sneak in a solo kill on Faker, putting NNO Old's first kill on the board. That wasn't enough to give NNO Old the advantage though: T1 pulled things together and quickly racked up eight kills in the first 10 minutes and a 3.5k gold lead.
Even with a kill on the Unkillable Demon King, NoWay wasn't able to turn that excitement into further progress against T1, as the world champions turned up the heat and shut down their foes after 22 minutes.
07
The entire T1 vs Los Ratones game
Los Ratones made it a night to remember
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After five games, the final match-up of the night was here: T1 vs Los Ratones. The back-to-back-to-back world champs were ready for their back-to-back-to-back showmatch – and the most entertaining was saved for last.
With both teams racking up a ludicrous amount of kills and plays throughout the game, and both the score line and gold lead on a knife's edge, this match between these two highly popular teams gave us everything, from quadra-kills to teamfights galore. It could have gone either way.
Both teams were evenly matched in the first 10 minutes, but T1 started to take a slight gold lead and headed up the kill count, with Peyz starting to show off more plays this time around. With T1 a 3k gold lead up, the world champs were steadily building on their lead over Los Ratones, with Faker quietly scoring kills and boosting his champion.
But at the 15-minute mark, Los Ratones closed up the gap with a well calculated teamfight, as Velja walked away from one clash with just single digit health. With the gold lead narrowed, Los Ratones still hung into the game, even as T1's champions were leveling up quickly. Baus in the top lane continued to show why he's a quality player, holding onto the lead in his lane – even on his trademark Sion – and continuously turned around team fight after team fight. With his 11 kills in total, he showed he can be relied on.
As the scoreline continued to be fairly close, at the 21-minute mark, a scrappy team fight broke out following Los Ratones taking the Hextech Drake, with Veljko 'Velja' Čamdžić kicking things off with a kill on Faker, as Rekkles finishes up chasing down Oner – this signalled the start of LR's turnaround.
With an ace at the 23 minute mark, Los Ratones continued to use their level advantage over T1 to mine out further kills – playing with their food – as their minions took down the Nexus, ending the game. With a huge 81 kills in total between both teams, this entertaining game really gave it all and we can't wait for Los Ratones to take down T1 once again.
Want to see it all for yourself? Watch the full replay:
