As the 2025 League of Legends World Championship Final approaches, False he proved once again why he is considered the greatest of all time. Amid concerns about his adaptability to the new Fearless Draft format, the T1 mid laner silenced critics by setting a stunning new record for the most unique champions played in a single global tournament.
At the start of the 2025 season, Riot Games officially mandated Fearless Draft across all major and minor professional leagues. This change initially raised eyebrows, particularly regarding veteran players like False. In the 2023 and 2024 seasons, False relied heavily on a limited pool of champions, most notably Orianna, Azir, and Sylas. In 2023, he won the World Cup playing mostly just these three.
However, False completely flipped the script at Worlds 2025, now holding the record for the event’s largest champion pool with 14 unique picks – a feat achieved from the opening T1 matches against IG through to the semi-final clash with TES.
In particular, False he consistently picked champions who were already prominent in regional play. Yet his introduction of Mel, a new addition to his repertoire of World Cup champions, turned heads with a series of flawless outplays.
This result officially surpasses the previous record held by Berylwho faced 13 different champions during the 2022 World Cup. False‘s versatility not only dispels doubts about her adaptability, but also presents a huge draft dilemma for opponents, especially with her only losses coming against champions like Anivia, Cassiopeia, Sylas, and Aurora.
As T1 prepares to face KT Rolster in the final, the pressure is now squarely on KT’s shoulders. Bdd, KT’s mid-laner, also boasts a large champion pool, favoring heavy damage mages with wombo combo setups like Yone, Taliyah, and Azir. However, with the exception of Yone, so are the others Falsemeaning both teams will be forced into highly strategic bans.
KT now faces a significant challenge in how to limit Falsehas a deep champion pool while still drafting effectively for stars like Doran, Oner, and bot lane duo Gumayusi-Keria.
T1 has already shown that even when you “test” choices, they can dominate. If they play well, False and T1 could very well write another legendary chapter in eSports history.
Sources: gamek
