diff --git a/riven/src/lib.rs b/riven/src/lib.rs
index 0ae3098..8c1f4f8 100644
--- a/riven/src/lib.rs
+++ b/riven/src/lib.rs
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ pub use error::*;
 pub mod meta;
 
 pub mod models;
+mod models_impls;
 
 mod req;
 
diff --git a/riven/src/models.rs b/riven/src/models.rs
index c2248e8..a9243e8 100644
--- a/riven/src/models.rs
+++ b/riven/src/models.rs
@@ -820,6 +820,9 @@ pub mod match_v5 {
         pub champ_level: i32,
         /// Prior to patch 11.4, on Feb 18th, 2021, this field returned invalid championIds. We recommend determining the champion based on the championName field for matches played prior to patch 11.4.
         #[serde(rename = "championId")]
+        ///
+        /// Instead use [`Self::champion()`] which checks this field then parses [`Self::champion_name`].
+        #[deprecated(since = "2.5.0", note = "Use `Participant.champion()` instead. Riot sometimes returns corrupted data for this field: https://github.com/RiotGames/developer-relations/issues/553")]
         #[serde(serialize_with = "crate::consts::Champion::serialize_result")]
         #[serde(deserialize_with = "crate::consts::Champion::deserialize_result")]
         pub champion_id: Result<crate::consts::Champion, std::num::TryFromIntError>,
diff --git a/riven/src/models_impls.rs b/riven/src/models_impls.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c042724
--- /dev/null
+++ b/riven/src/models_impls.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+use crate::models::match_v5::Participant;
+use crate::consts::Champion;
+
+impl Participant {
+    /// This method takes the [`Self::champion_id`] field if it is valid
+    /// (`Ok`), otherwise it attempts to parse [`Self::champion_name`] and
+    /// returns the `Result`.
+    ///
+    /// This is needed because some of Riot's [`Self::champion_id`] data is
+    /// corrupted, as they describe in the docs:
+    ///
+    /// > Prior to patch 11.4, on Feb 18th, 2021, this field returned invalid
+    /// > championIds. We recommend determining the champion based on the
+    /// > championName field for matches played prior to patch 11.4.
+    ///
+    /// This issue is reported here: <https://github.com/RiotGames/developer-relations/issues/553>.
+    pub fn champion(&self) -> Result<Champion, <Champion as std::str::FromStr>::Err> {
+        #[allow(deprecated)]
+        self.champion_id.or_else(|_| self.champion_name.parse())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/riven/srcgen/lib.rs.dt b/riven/srcgen/lib.rs.dt
index da85783..eb59ca3 100644
--- a/riven/srcgen/lib.rs.dt
+++ b/riven/srcgen/lib.rs.dt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ pub use error::*;
 pub mod meta;
 
 pub mod models;
+mod models_impls;
 
 mod req;
 
diff --git a/riven/srcgen/models.rs.dt b/riven/srcgen/models.rs.dt
index 62ba1e9..8a5c30f 100644
--- a/riven/srcgen/models.rs.dt
+++ b/riven/srcgen/models.rs.dt
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ pub mod {{= dotUtils.changeCase.snakeCase(endpoint) }} {
         #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
 {{?}}
 {{? 'championId' === propKey && (prop.description || '').includes('this field returned invalid championIds') }}
+        ///
+        /// Instead use [`Self::champion()`] which checks this field then parses [`Self::champion_name`].
+        #[deprecated(since = "2.5.0", note = "Use `Participant.champion()` instead. Riot sometimes returns corrupted data for this field: https://github.com/RiotGames/developer-relations/issues/553")]
         #[serde(serialize_with = "crate::consts::Champion::serialize_result")]
         #[serde(deserialize_with = "crate::consts::Champion::deserialize_result")]
         pub {{= name }}: Result<crate::consts::Champion, std::num::TryFromIntError>,