BLG Destroys Every LCK Opponent to Snag First Worlds Crown

Survival turns to domination in the Swiss Stage

Bilibili Gaming entered the tournament as the LPL’s second seed but teetered on the brink of elimination. Sitting 2‑2 after four rounds, a loss to Hanwha Life Esports would have sent them home. The win secured BLG’s quarter‑final berth and ignited a streak that would see them crush every Korean team they faced.

Quarterfinal sweep of an unbeaten foe

The next hurdle was Dplus KIA, the only team to finish the Swiss Stage undefeated (3‑0). BLG showed no respect for the record, delivering a flawless 3‑0 sweep on November 5. The triumph extended their perfect Worlds quarter‑final record – they had already dispatched Gen. G in 2023 and Hanwha Life in 2024 – and avenged a prior Esports World Cup loss where Dplus KIA had eliminated them.

Breaking T1’s three‑year reign

November 8 brought the ultimate test: a semifinal clash with three‑time defending champions T1. The Korean giants entered with a pristine 13‑0 best‑of‑five record against Chinese teams at Worlds, including a 3‑2 victory over BLG in the 2024 Grand Final. BLG flipped the script, seizing Game 1 and, after a brief stumble in Game 2, stormed back to win Games 3 and 4. Star performances lit up the Rift – knight (Zhuo Ding) posted an 8/0/9 Orianna in Game 1, Viper (Park Do‑hyeon) delivered a 7/1/8 Ezreal in Game 3, while Bin (Chen Zebin) and XUN (Peng Lixun) anchored the decisive Game 4. The 3‑1 series win ended T1’s three‑year championship streak and gave BLG revenge for the 2024 final loss.

Grand Final glory against Gen.G

The final showdown on November 14 pitted BLG against Gen. G, the last remaining LCK contender. After dropping the opening game, the Chinese side roared back, capturing Games 2, 3 and 4 to clinch a 3‑1 victory at the Barclays Center in New York. The win awarded Bilibili Gaming its first World Championship, halted the LCK’s four‑year title run, and crowned knight as Finals MVP – the first mainland Chinese mid laner to ever hoist the Summoner’s Cup.

BLG’s path was a relentless march: 2‑0 over Hanwha Life (Swiss Stage), 3‑0 over Dplus KIA (quarterfinals), 3‑1 over T1 (semifinals) and 3‑1 over Gen. G (finals). Across those four series they amassed 11 wins and just two losses, sweeping two Korean teams and handing each of the other two a single game. The triumph caps a year that already saw BLG capture the First Stand championship in March, cementing the squad – led by knight, Viper, Bin, XUN, Flandre, ON and Wenbo – as the dominant force of 2026.