T1 Escapes Anyone’s Legend’s Grip in Pulsating 3-2 Worlds 2025 Quarterfinal
T1’s legendary Worlds armor held firm in a heart stopping quarterfinal clash, as the back to back champions overcame a 1-2 deficit to defeat Anyone’s Legend (AL) 3-2 and storm into the semifinals against Top Esports.
In a series packed with side lane duels and objective gambles, Gumayusi’s ADC masterclass and T1’s unflinching macro outlasted AL’s proactive dives, preserving their storied “doesn’t lose to LPL” streak.
AL, who dazzled with a flawless 3-0 Swiss Stage, exit heartbroken but battle hardened, their Summer Split struggles forgotten in a run that nearly dethroned the dynasty.
Over four hours of nail biting tension, throws haunted both sides, but T1’s playoff poise echoing last year’s BLG finals comeback prevailed.
Game 1: Gumayusi’s Bot Supremacy Sets Tone (1-0)
The opener kicked off with a cagey, conventional laning phase where AL edged ahead slightly through grub priority and Flandre’s Rek’Sai sniping Faker for a brief topside advantage. With no major dives or skirmishes disrupted the early flow, allowing AL to hold a modest gold lead at the 15 minute mark. T1 countered seamlessly on bot lane, with Gumayusi’s lethality Varus roots and Keria’s Rakan utility securing the uncontested first dragon while poking AL’s duo relentlessly. The kinetic shift erupted in a mid game jungle chase. Faker, Gumayusi, and Keria dismantled AL’s backline in a flawless outflank, erasing the gold deficit and isolating Flandre on the flank for petal dominance with T1 leading 19-5 in objectives. T1 swarmed Atakhan despite Oner’s slight overextend gifting AL a consolation kill, then reached soul point after their third dragon. Inaction shattered at the dragons, where Faker’s item spiked Taliyah seismic waves and Gumayusi’s engages aced AL entirely, catching Flandre out of position once more. T1 grouped for towers, and a desperate AL Elder contest crumbled under Gumayusi’s teamfight devastation, paving a dominant nexus dive in a showcase of T1’s scaling and execution.
Game 2: AL’s Flank Fest Survives Ace Scare (1-1)
AL flipped the script with proactive aggression right out the gates. Hope notched first blood early, followed by Flandre’s double killing Faker and Doran to balloon a commanding 4k gold lead by mid game. Tarzan’s Wukong flanked Faker in a devastating chase all the way back to T1’s Tier 2 tower for two more kills, while around Rift Herald, Shanks’ Galio, Kael’s Poppy zoning, and Hope’s Sivir routed a careless T1 grouping for two unchecked picks AL’s tempo felt unstoppable. T1 stole Atakhan in a gritty 1 for 2 exchange and shocked with a full jungle ace via superior outflanks, completely erasing AL’s bulge and injecting life into the map. AL regained composure at the fourth dragon, chaining crowd control for a 5-3 skirmish edge that forced Baron setup. Faker’s ambitious teleport near the pit backfired catastrophically as AL collapsed on him in an instant turning potential recovery into a decisive ace. With Baron secured, AL crashed waves relentlessly to the nexus.
7/1/11 1188.5 DMG/M HOPE.
Game 3: Top Lane Inferno Hands AL Match Point (1-2)
No early breathing room here, lane swaps and ganks traded minor edges, with Keria’s hooks sowing havoc but AL landing the mid first blood on Oner to tilt grub control Tarzan’s way via Flandre’s topside dominance. T1 retaliated by mid picking Hope’s Jhin, starving him behind tower and granting map pressure as items lagged. AL responded with picks on Gumayusi for first tower and Herald, but T1’s CS chasm and builds built a substantial lead. Bot turned 4 for 2 in T1’s favor alongside Atakhan control, extending their item spikes. Until AL’s power spikes hit a explosive top lane 4 for 2 ignited the full reversal, Tarzan and Flandre snowballing freely. T1’s messy Dragon Soul prevention contest flopped on unstructured engages around Baron, their start attempt lacked punch, allowing Shanks’ Yone to obliterate four teleporting T1 players in a baron pit massacre. AL’s Elder flip crushed 4 for 1, empowering a soul fueled base storm that sealed match point amid roaring homecrowd ecstasy.
Game 4: Gumayusi Quadra Neutralizes Flandre (2-2)
T1 emerged swinging post elimination brink. Gumayusi carved a 20-CS bot bulge early, snowballing into a top gank on Hope for a chaotic 4 for 2. A sprawling 2.5k gold lead blanketed the map before Flandre’s Mordekaiser scaled into tower trades, but T1 misplayed Atakhan hard Keria fell early, Oner collapsed in the follow up for a punishing 4 for 1 AL swing that freed Tarzan and Flandre side lanes. T1 ripped AL’s backline next but let the duo escape, pivoting to relentlessly target Flandre in every engagement, waning his dominance as Gumayusi’s Kai’Sa ballooned a 5k gold edge over a struggling 0/5/3 Hope. A sprawling multi phase brawl unfolded. T1 jumped Flandre first, traded supports cleanly, and punished AL’s questionable dive for three kills securing Baron and Dragon Soul. Gumayusi’s monstrous quadra melted inhibitors, mirroring T1’s Grand Final grit and forcing a decider.
Game 5: Poke Wall + Steals Crush AL Hopes (3-2)
Fearless drafts tapped deep pools, favoring T1’s poke heavy comp that dominated early. Three grubs, lane priority, and the first three dragons poked AL down to 60% HP without viable engages, their Rift Herald trade for scuttles feeling hollow. AL contested Atakhan fiercely after an even skirmish, but Faker’s ranged snipe from afar during a tense no smite standoff denied them outright. T1 mirrored at the fourth dragon with Oner’s heroic dying steal after AL output most damage, gifting soul point control. AL roared back with kill leads and a massive Baron ace, injecting life but Elder’s contest tipped T1’s way decisively, all buffs empowering a base siege. AL’s delays bought time, yet towers and nexus crumbled swiftly under the Elder storm, T1’s objective stranglehold capping the comeback in Shanghai frenzy.
T1 advance to a semi final showdown against Top Esports, who previously eliminated G2 in the quarterfinals.
Since: October 29, 2025
