Chey Tae-won, chairman of SK Group, sent a congratulatory message to the SK Group-affiliated team T1 after it achieved a three-peat in the final of the League of Legends World Championship (LoL Worlds) 2025 (hereafter LoL Worlds) held in Chengdu, China.
According to the business community on the 10th, the chairman sent a message right after the match the previous day, saying, "I give a sincere round of applause for the unprecedented three consecutive titles," and "This is the result not only of each individual's outstanding ability but also of teamwork and the spirit of never giving up until the end."
The chairman went on to say, "Your display of trusting one another and pushing past your limits on the world stage gave deep inspiration and pride to fans in Korea as well as around the world," and "I look forward to the legend of the T1 dynasty continuing without end."
T1 defeated kt Rolster 3-2 in sets in the 2025 LoL Worlds final held on the 9th at the Duanghao Sports Park multipurpose gymnasium in Chengdu, China. With this, T1 set records as the first-ever three-peat, a sixth overall championship, and four straight finals appearances.
SK Telecom founded the esports club "SKT T1" in 2004. Since 2019, as SK Square began joint management with U.S. media group Comcast, it has been active under the name T1. SK Square is T1's largest shareholder and handles sponsorship contracts, merchandise business, and intellectual property (IP) business.
On T1's roster are Faker (Lee Sang-hyeok), Doran (Choi Hyeon-jun), Oner (Moon Hyeon-jun), Gumayusi (Lee Min-hyeong), and Keria (Ryu Min-seok), among others.