LCK Awards 2025 Announced for December 19

Riot Games has announced the date for the 2025 League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) Awards, set to honor the circuit’s top talents from a blockbuster season.

The ceremony kicks off Friday, December 19, at 7 PM KST at Seoul’s CJ ENM Center in the Mapo District, prime time to celebrate the best plays of the years and historic runs.

Event Details

This year’s gala promises to be electric. The red carpet ceremony returns in person after years of hybrid formats, complete with live performances, emotional speeches, and the traditional ₩5 million Player of the Year prize, and exclusive giveaways for attendees and viewers.

Full List of Awards

Favorites: T1 Eyes Total Domination

T1 enters as the overwhelming favorite after completing a historic Worlds three peat,  their sixth world championship overall. From Faker to the coaching staff, a clean sweep of major categories is very much on the table.

Image of T1 League of Legends team celebrating League of Legends Worlds 2024 win

Gen.G: The Biggest Threat

Gen.G won’t go down quietly. Back to back MSI champions and winners of both LCK Spring and Summer Splits, they boast Chovy freshly crowned global Player of the Year at the 2025 League of Legends Awards, who remains humble: “I’m not sure I really deserve this… I’ll keep working harder.”

Dark Horses & Rookie Race

KT Rolster’s Bdd stunned the world by taking Gen.G to the brink and reaching the Worlds final. Meanwhile, the Rookie of the Year battle is heating up between Dplus KIA’s Siwoo and BNK FearX’s explosive Diable.

How to Watch & Get Tickets

Tickets drop soon via official LCK channels. The full show streams live worldwide on the LCK YouTube and Twitch channels

Daniel Davis
Daniel Davis

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