Bilibili Gaming defeats T1 to advance to the 2026 World Championship.

In the semifinals of the 2026 League of Legends World Championship, LPL team Bilibili Gaming (BLG) defeated defending champion T1 with a score of 3-1, successfully securing their ticket to the finals.

This victory not only made up for BLG's previous defeat in the 2024 finals, but also directly ended T1's record of striving for their seventh championship and achieving a four-peat.

BLG took the first game, and although T1 quickly pulled one back in the second game, BLG showed stronger control of the game in the next two games, winning two consecutive games to end the suspense.

Having advanced to the finals, BLG has secured at least a runner-up finish and a $800,000 prize. They will face Gen.G in the finals for the ultimate championship trophy and a $1 million grand prize. T1, on the other hand, was eliminated in the semifinals, receiving a $400,000 prize.

Looking back at their journey to the finals, BLG entered the competition as the second seed. Their performance in the Swiss rounds was inconsistent; they suffered a surprising loss to MKOI, then defeated Team Liquid Alienware and Karmine Corp, but were ultimately defeated by Top Esports in a crucial match.

After a do-or-die final round, BLG narrowly defeated Hanwha Life Esports in straight sets to advance. In the quarterfinals, the team's form completely rebounded, first sweeping DK undefeated, then defeating their arch-rivals T1 for a crucial breakthrough. Next, BLG will launch their final assault on their first-ever World Championship title.

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