This Friday, the League Awards, hosted by Sjokz and Caedrel, finally revealed their results. With T1, G2, KC, and many major figures from the LoL esports scene attending, the ceremony crowned the teams and players who shined the most throughout the year. Here’s how the community reacted to the League Awards 2025.
LCP Player of the Year: Doggo
It was almost certain that a CFO player would claim this trophy. CFO was the only team worldwide to win all three domestic splits this year, earning spots at every international event. They even wrapped up the season with a Worlds quarterfinals appearance, reigniting the pride of their entire region.
Doggo established himself as one of the best AD carries in the world. Rumors say he turned down an offer from IG for 2026, which speaks volumes about his desire to stay in the region and strike even harder next season. He was unquestionably the most impactful player outside the LCK and LPL at Worlds 2025. A fully deserved award—one the community unanimously supported.
LTA Player of the Year: Inspired
Inspired delivered one of the most complete and convincing years we’ve seen in a long time. Already at MSI, he won over fans with outstanding performances against international opponents, often dominating his jungle matchup by a wide margin—even when the rest of his team wasn’t keeping up that much. Their series against BLG was a prime example: FLY fell in five games despite a massive jungle gap in Inspired’s favor.
FlyQuest collapsed sooner at Worlds, but that doesn’t diminish Inspired’s legacy. With his two years at FLY, he has cemented himself as one of the greatest players in LCS history. Even the NA community agrees—though it does mean that two of their three GOATs (Bjergsen and Inspired) are, in fact, European…
Rookie of the Year: HongQ
Just like CFO itself, HongQ fully deserved recognition after an explosive debut year in Tier 1. At only 18, he adapted to top-level international play remarkably quickly. MSI was where he truly proved he was special, even outplaying legendary players like Faker in crucial matches.
The young Taiwanese midlaner quickly won the hearts of the global community, though he did show a few weaknesses when opponents focused him heavily—especially at Worlds. When Caps presented the award, he reminded everyone that although his own jungler Skewmond also missed out on LEC Rookie of the Year (which went to Caliste), his teammate was still the true ROY of his heart.
Play of the Year: Keria fakes it vs AL
Featured in our rankings of the best Worlds 2025 plays, Keria’s fake Neeko clone outplay against AL (likely the most intense series of the entire tournament) was also a winner at the League Awards. Keria continued to expand his legacy with his third Worlds title, further solidifying his status as the greatest support of all time. He’s now a role model for countless aspiring supports.
Yet, as Keria said on stage during the ceremony to them and the rest of the support community: “Don’t take me as an example—you won’t be able to reproduce it.” Aura.
LPL Player of the Year: Tarzan
Here begins the more controversial set of awards. Many observers consider this year a major turning point for Tarzan, the “Lord of the Jungle.” AL was hardly expected to be the LPL team most likely to challenge Korean dominance, yet the two only BO5s Tarzan lost at internationals on Riot official circuit were Game 5s against T1—his eternal kryptonite, like many LPL players before him. But he was closer to beating them than ever.
While AL’s strength was collective, Tarzan was clearly the engine behind it. Some fans preferred knight, but BLG’s poor international performances didn’t help his case. Others argued for Kael—but just like defensive players rarely win the Ballon d’Or in football, supports might suffer the same fate in League…
Still, with his leadership and resilience this year, Tarzan undeniably earned this award.
LEC Player of the Year: Caps
KC’s community was vocal about this one, but this time they had a very good reason to be. Caps is simply the uncontested European GOAT. His popularity certainly influenced the vote, especially considering Canna remains beloved mainly among KC fans and is not very active publicly, nor fluent in English.
Despite that, many international fans were genuinely surprised by the result, as Canna was undeniably dominant in the toplane for about 90% of the LEC season. The same can’t really be said for Caps, who faced far tougher competition in the midlane—Vladi in Winter, and especially Jojopyun across Spring and Summer. While Caps may have benefited from a bit of a “Messi treatment,” the award remains deserved—if not solely for his 2025 form, then certainly for his legendary career. This also marks a back-to-back for him, having won the title last year as well. “A payback for Skewmond getting robbed by Caliste for Rookie of the Year,” as some G2 fans might put it…
LCK Player of the Year: BDD
Another hotly debated award. BDD didn’t win a single title this year. He came close, remained consistently excellent, and was the rock of his team from start to finish. His unshakeable presence carried his team through countless difficult moments.
Even without trophies or multiple international appearances, a career like his deserves recognition—especially after years of highs and lows, and after finally reaching a Worlds final that went all the way to Game 5. BDD also moved the entire world when he broke down in tears after qualifying for the final, winning the love and empathy of most of the LoL Esports community. The award feels like a tribute to his resillience. And it helps that Gen.G did receive another individual award despite missing yet another Worlds final.
Player of the Year: Chovy
Even Chovy didn’t seem convinced he deserved it. In his acceptance video he said: “I’m honestly not sure I deserve this trophy, but receiving it gives me an even stronger sense of responsibility.”
Some argue he should have received the LCK Player of the Year instead, given he only lost one BO3 and two BO5s all year domestically. Others say he shouldn’t be Player of the Year at all, since he didn’t even reach the Worlds final and bore responsibility for the loss to KT. Some believe Kiin deserved it more for his unmatched consistency and the clear gap he created between himself and other toplaners in the world. Others argue for Oner, who carried T1 through most of the year before the entire roster finally came together to win Worlds.
Regardless, Chovy’s insane consistency over the past few years make this award far from undeserved if you look at the bigger picture. And he was probably still one of, if not the, best players in the world for most of the year.
Team of the Year: T1
Despite losing Zeus, T1 once again defied expectations. They secured an unprecedented three-peat at Worlds—the first in League of Legends history. They also won the “Moment of the Year” award for this accomplishment.
Critics may point out their lack of domestic titles and missed opportunities at other international tournaments… but their season was anything but a chill journey:
T1 has had the kind of storyline that feels straight out of fiction, and their massive fanbase has enjoyed every second of it in the past three years. As for Caedrel… his infamous 2024 bet finally cost him his hair.
Baldrel
At least the GOAT himself congratulated the Rat King for keeping his word.
Other awards at the ceremony:
Esports Creator of The Year – IWillDominate
Content Creator of The Year – TheBaus
Fan Art of The Year – PapayouFR
Content of The Year – Mundo Push Push Push made by AloisNL
Broadcast Talent of The Year – Chronicler
Moment of The Year – T1 Complete The Three-Peat
