Community Reacts to the RedBull League of Its Own

Ethan Cohen

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This Saturday marked the RedBull League of Its Own, the yearly event held in the middle of the off-season to soothe fans’ hearts during the long stretch without competitive League of Legends. G2 Esports, Karmine Corp, Los Ratones, and No Need Orga all gathered in Munich to play in front of both German and international fans, live on stream. As in the past two years, T1 appeared once again as the event’s “Final Boss,” having lifted the Summoner’s Cup yet again in 2025. Here’s how the community reacted to RedBull LOIO.

Community Reacts to the RedBull League of Its Own

G2 opened the event against local team No Need Orga. Wanting to spice up the Ultimate Fearless format for the rest of the tournament, they decided to lock in five ADCs, hoping NNO would mirror them. Welcomed by a full traditional German orchestra, NNO’s enthusiasm didn’t last long—they quickly got overwhelmed by the Worlds quarterfinalists.

Next up was the rekindled EMEA rivalry of the year: Los Ratones versus Karmine Corp Blue. Once again, it was the French fans’ turn to celebrate, as KC fielded academy talents like Tao and Yukino alongside Caliste. With Prime delivering a standout performance on Rell, the KC mix roster secured a convincing win—reviving fond memories for KC supporters, who were quick to remind LR fans that, after four games, Yukino is still undefeated against Los Ratones.

G2 then refocused for their higher-stakes matchup, knowing that a victory over KC meant a shot at T1. With a phenomenal draft diff, a LeBlanc running the map from start to finish, and a Draven on steroids for Hans, G2 punched their ticket to face the triple world champions.

What followed was an incredible performance from G2. Hans flexed his mechanics on Caitlyn to take down T1 and their new ADC Peyz. Just like last year G2 overcame the World Champions at the event—though this time, everyone played on their proper roles, and the match itself was an absolute bloodbath worthy of a scrim.

T1 made quick work of the German representatives, NNO, in their following match. Still, the home crowd walked away with at least one highlight to cherish: a solo kill from their icon Noway on none other than the GOAT himself, Faker.

To close out the evening, T1 faced Los Ratones in a full role-swap fiesta—everyone switched roles except for Baus, who actually did get to lane against Doran in the toplane, to the absolute delight of the fans. Rekkles later confirmed that it was Keria’s idea to face him as ADC. In the middle of this chaotic and entertaining showdown, LR eventually came out on top, powered by the Swedish ADC’s legendary Jhin—and, of course, Baus’ equally legendary Sion.

It was a refreshing day of League of Legends for fans after a long competitive drought: a mix of tryhard moments and pure for-fun chaos. With all the right ingredients to give both players and viewers a great time following the previous night’s League Awards.

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Ethan Cohen

Ethan Cohen

League of Legends Writer
Ethan is an esports fanatic — not a Fnatic fan, don’t get him wrong. He previously worked for a French media outlet called Eclypsia, as well as Sheep Esports, for whom he covered a variety of scenes: from FC 24, R6, and RL to CS:GO, VAL, and more. But the main reason Ethan started writing in esports was to have the opportunity to work fully on his one true love: League of Legends. And that’s precisely what he is doing at Hotspawn. Be warned, his articles can sometimes ooze a little too much of his lack of objectivity towards the French scene and players…
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