- The grand finals of this year’s League of Legends World Championship are nearing
- T1 and DRX will clash for the honor of lifting the trophy above their heads
- A new age record will be broken no matter who the winner is
No matter which team wins the LoL World Championship, we will see the oldest player to win the tournament.
A New Record Awaits
This year’s League of Legends World Championship has already surpassed expectations. We have already seen a ton of great performances, close matches, unexpected twists and turns, as well as a number of records broken. But as we are hurtling towards the end of the Worlds, which will be on November 5, we will most likely see another record broken, whether we like it or not.
The finals will see this year’s top teams clash for the $486 500 grand prize and the honor of lifting the trophy above their heads. These teams are T1 and DRX, who have shown consistent performance, endurance, patience, and mental fortitude during the tournament. According to Korizon’s Kevin Kim, regardless of which team wins the event, they will set a record for the oldest players to win Worlds.
League of Legends professionals often surprise us with their age. It’s not rare to see high-level pros who compete in the most prestigious LoL events but are born after the year 2000. The World Champions are no exception to this and historically the event’s participants, and subsequently winners, have always been around the age of 20. The oldest player to win a LoL World Championship is Ambition, who won the 2017 Worlds when he was 25 years old. However, his record would be broken by either T1’s Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok, or DRX’s AD carry prodigy Kim “Deft” Hyuk-kyu, who shed tears of joy after his team defeated EDG in the quarterfinals. Both players are currently 26 years of age, so Ambition’s record would be broken, no matter which team wins the tournament.
