Meanwhile T1 bow out of the tournament in second place.

Gen.Gare the back-to-back League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational champions, after defeating T1  3-2, and have won the Grand Prize of US$500,000.

Both LCK teams came into the tournament as the favourites of the tournament, with Gen.G being the 2024 MSI champions and T1 the reigning World Champions.

T1 were dominant throughout the competition, having mostly stayed in the upper bracket, surviving  CTBC Flying Oyster's onslaught 3-2, then sweeping  Bilibili Gaming. However, they dropped to the lower bracket after one of the lengthiest five-game series, which went in Gen.G’s favour, 3-2. At the lower bracket, they took down the LPL champions Anyone's Legend in a five game series that went in T1's favour, 3-2.

Meanwhile, Gen.G have been undefeated throughout the Bracket Stage, defeatingG2 Esports 3-1, before outlasting LPL champs Anyone’s Legend. And then, they faced off with T1, where they prevailed in one of the longest series of the tournament at 3-2.

Here’s how the matches went:

In the first game, Gen.G took an early game advantage, having taken the first two dragons in the game. They looked like they had control; however, T1 denied them the Dragon Soul and won the team fight. Desperate to remain relevant in the game, Gen.G secured Atakhan. T1 chased them down, with Sang-hyeok “Faker” Leeexecuting a crucial shockwave that turned the tables once again and allowed the team to secure multiple kills throughout. From here, T1 dominated the entire map, and despite Gen.G finding a few wins in the map, T1’s team fighting was more superior. And after a 34-minute showdown, T1 barelled down Gen.G’s base and destroyed the Nexus to win the first game.

In the second game, both teams were at an even score throughout until the mid game. However, Gen.G punished T1's minor mistakes and 
Hyeon-joon “Doran” Choi's Camille, giving them a slight gold advantage. T1 tried to find ways to take down Gen.G in team fights but Kim “Kiin” Gi-in's Sion was too tanky, giving space for his teammates to grow and survive the siege, and quickly gain a gold lead. After a 30-minute encounter, Gen.G took down T1's Nexus to win the second game.

In the third game, T1 found a slight advantage after taking first kill, and continued to harass Gen.G in team fights and skirmishes. As the game went on, T1 continued to steal objectives under Gen.G's noses. Moon “Oner” Hyeon-joon'swell-timed Nocturne ultimates paired with Ryu “Keria” Min-seok's well-timed moves on Renata Glasc confused their opponents, quickly making the fight one-sided in T1's favour. After a 27-minute stomp that ended in a staggering 22-2 kill lead, T1 destroyed Gen.G's Nexus to win the third game, and take their team to match point.

In the fourth game, Gen.G found an early first blood against Faker in the mid lane, and tried to bully T1's toplaner in the laning phase. However, T1 held on and were able to defend their top laner, not allowing their opponents to run away with a gold lead. Eventually, however, Doran dropped and Gen.G get an early game lead. T1 found a way to punish Gen.G in the bottom lane however, giving the bottom lane a bit of an advantage and finding their way back immediately into the game. 

Both teams continued to trade blows and find small wins throughout the game. However, a crucial fight for Atakhan allowed Gen.G to gain an advantage and take T1 out in a clean ace. It was a fight at the Baron pit that sealed the deal for Gen.G, after destroying T1 in another ace that allowed them to push down the mid lane and destroy T1's Nexus in 28 minutes.

In a tense fifth game that would decide who won it all, both teams kept trying to find small wins even in the early game. However, Gen.G found ways to outplay T1, with Jae-Hyuk “Ruler” Parkbeing the main catalyst and carry for the LCK Champions. Gen.G continued to win team fights and take every objective possible, gaining a 4,000-gold lead. And after a 35-minute encounter, Gen.G destroyed T1's Nexus to win the fifth game, and end the series at 3-2.

With their win, Gen.G have once again claimed the Mid-Season Invitational championship title for the year, and kept their 23-win streak for the season. 

Meanwhile, T1 bow out of the competition in 2nd place, taking home US$300,000 in consolation.