BLG Beat Every LCK Team on Their Way to Winning Worlds 2026

Bilibili Gaming (BLG) claimed the Worlds 2026 title with a remarkable run: they defeated all four LCK representatives at the League of Legends World Championship. The Chinese team beat Hanwha Life Esports, Dplus KIA, T1 and Gen.G in consecutive series to secure their first world championship.

BLG completed the feat on Saturday, November 14, when they defeated Gen.G 3-1 in the Grand Final at Barclays Center in New York. Across those four matchups, the Chinese side won 11 of 13 games against South Korean opponents, an 84.6% win rate.

The streak began with BLG facing elimination in the Swiss Stage. Over the following two weeks, they knocked out every representative from the region that had won the previous four World Championships, including three-time defending champions T1 and reigning LCK champions Gen.G.

BLG's Winning Streak Against the LCK Began in the Swiss Stage

BLG entered Worlds as the LPL's second seed but struggled in the Swiss Stage. The team needed all five rounds to qualify for the knockout stage, reaching their final Swiss match with a 2-2 record. Another defeat would have ended their tournament before the playoffs.

On October 31, BLG defeated Hanwha Life Esports 2-0, eliminating the LCK runners-up and MSI 2026 champions. The result secured BLG's quarterfinal berth and marked the beginning of their winning streak against South Korean teams.

The matchup also carried extra significance given the teams' recent history. In July, Hanwha Life had beaten BLG 3-2 in the MSI 2026 Grand Final after losing to the Chinese side in the upper bracket final. At Worlds, BLG came out on top in a series where both teams were fighting to stay in the tournament.

BLG Swept Dplus KIA 3-0 in the Quarterfinals

In the quarterfinals on November 5, BLG faced one of only two teams to finish the Swiss Stage undefeated. While the Chinese side needed the fifth round to advance, Dplus KIA had secured their playoff spot with three wins and no losses.

That contrast did not carry over into their head-to-head matchup. BLG swept Dplus KIA 3-0 to reach the semifinals, winning the series without dropping a single game.

The result also extended BLG's unbeaten record in Worlds quarterfinals. Across their three appearances at this stage, they have defeated South Korean opponents every time: Gen.G in 2023, Hanwha Life in 2024 and Dplus KIA in 2026.

The victory also served as revenge for their elimination from the Esports World Cup 2026, where Dplus KIA had knocked BLG out of the quarterfinals with a 2-1 win before going on to claim the title.

BLG Eliminated T1 and Broke a Historic Worlds Record Against the LPL

BLG's third matchup against an LCK team brought them face to face with the three-time defending world champions. On November 8, they defeated T1 3-1 in the semifinals and became the first LPL team to beat the South Korean organization in a best-of-five series at Worlds.

Before that match, T1 had won all 13 of their previous best-of-five series against Chinese teams at the World Championship. That record included the 2024 Grand Final, when T1 defeated BLG 3-2.

Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok and his teammates entered the tournament as three-time defending world champions, having won the titles in 2023, 2024 and 2025. Another victory would have sent T1 to their fifth consecutive Worlds final and kept their hopes of a fourth straight championship alive.

Instead, BLG took the opening game, dropped Game 2 and then won the next two to close out the series. Zhuo “knight” Ding was one of the standouts in Game 1, finishing 8/0/9 on Orianna, while Park “Viper” Do-hyeon delivered a strong Ezreal performance in Game 3, going 7/1/8.

Chen “Bin” Zebin and Peng “XUN” Lixun also played important roles in Game 4, which secured BLG's place in the Grand Final.

The defeat ended T1's three-year reign as world champions and denied the organization a fifth consecutive final appearance. For BLG, the victory also avenged their loss in the 2024 championship match.

Gen.G Became the Fourth and Final LCK Team to Fall to BLG

After eliminating three South Korean opponents, BLG faced the LCK's last remaining representative in the Grand Final. Gen.G had reached their first Worlds final under that name with a 10-1 game record, including two 3-0 sweeps in the knockout stage.

Gen.G had also claimed the 2026 LCK title after defeating Hanwha Life 3-1 in September's domestic final. At Worlds, they reached the championship match after sweeping Invictus Gaming 3-0 in the semifinals.

In the Worlds 2026 Grand Final between BLG and Gen.G, the South Korean team struck first by winning Game 1. BLG responded by taking the next three games, completing a 3-1 victory to claim the title.

The result gave the Chinese organization its first world championship after finishing as runners-up in 2024. It also ended the LCK's streak of four consecutive Worlds titles, which began with DRX's victory in 2022.

Beyond the team achievement, knight was named Finals MVP and became the first mainland Chinese mid laner to win the World Championship.

Worlds was also BLG's second international title of 2026. Back in March, they had claimed the First Stand championship with a 3-1 victory over G2 Esports in São Paulo, Brazil.

BLG Won 11 of 13 Games Against LCK Teams at Worlds 2026

BLG's four victories came in consecutive series, beginning in the final round of the Swiss Stage and ending in the Grand Final. Here is their path to the title against South Korean opposition:

• October 31: BLG 2-0 Hanwha Life Esports, Swiss Stage Round 5.
• November 5: BLG 3-0 Dplus KIA, quarterfinals.
• November 8: BLG 3-1 T1, semifinals.
• November 14: BLG 3-1 Gen.G, Grand Final.

That left BLG with four series wins, 11 games won and just two lost against LCK opponents. T1 and Gen.G were the only South Korean teams to take a game off BLG, while Hanwha Life and Dplus KIA were both swept.

The results carry even more weight considering the opponents. Hanwha Life had won MSI, Dplus KIA had eliminated BLG from the Esports World Cup, T1 were defending three consecutive Worlds titles, and Gen.G entered the final as LCK champions.

In just two weeks, BLG went from facing elimination in the Swiss Stage to becoming world champions. Along the way, they defeated every representative from the region that had dominated Worlds since 2022, ended South Korea's championship streak and secured the first World Championship title in Bilibili Gaming's history.

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