BLG Beat Gen.G 3-1 to Claim First Worlds Title

Bilibili Gaming (BLG) are the Worlds 2026 champions. The Chinese team secured a 3-1 victory in the final over Gen.G on Saturday, November 14, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, claiming their first League of Legends world title. After losing the opening game, BLG won three straight to lift the trophy.

The victory also ended the LPL's five-year Worlds title drought. The last Chinese team to lift the Summoner's Cup was EDward Gaming in 2021. For BLG, the win was particularly meaningful after their heartbreaking defeat in the 2024 final, when they lost 3-2 to T1.

BLG had already made history earlier in the tournament by beating T1 3-1 in the semifinals, becoming the first LPL team to defeat the South Korean organization in a best-of-five series at Worlds.

How the Worlds 2026 Final Unfolded

Gen.G took the opening game in 38 minutes and 56 seconds. Despite BLG securing the first five dragons, the South Korean team took control in the second half, claimed three Barons, and finished with a 19-4 kill advantage. Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk led the way on Corki with seven kills, no deaths, and eight assists.

BLG answered in Game 2, which lasted 53 minutes and 12 seconds. The Chinese team held a gold lead for much of the match, held off Gen.G's comeback attempt, and closed it out with a 19-14 kill score. Peng “XUN” Lixun stood out on Naafiri, finishing with eight kills, one death, and nine assists.

BLG then took a 2-1 series lead with a victory in 37 minutes and 35 seconds. After a closely contested first half, the Chinese team pulled ahead around the 25-minute mark and finished with 20 kills to Gen.G's eight. Park “Viper” Do-hyeon delivered a standout performance on Taliyah, recording six kills, one death, and 11 assists.

BLG sealed the championship in Game 4, which lasted approximately 43 minutes. The Chinese team maintained a steady gold lead and finished with a 21-11 kill advantage, nearly 10,000 gold ahead of Gen.G. Chen “Bin” Zebin was one of the key performers on Gwen, recording eight kills, two deaths, and nine assists.

Viper Wins Second Worlds Title as Knight Makes History

The victory marked Viper's second Worlds title, having previously won the tournament with EDward Gaming in 2021. The South Korean ADC is the only two-time world champion on BLG's roster, with his four teammates lifting the Summoner's Cup for the first time.

Among those first-time champions is Zhuo “knight” Ding, who became the first mid laner from mainland China to win Worlds. Every world champion in the role since 2013 had been South Korean. The last mid laner from another country or region to win the tournament was Toyz from Hong Kong, who lifted the trophy with the Taipei Assassins in 2012.

For Bin, the title came on his third attempt in a Worlds final. The top laner finished as runner-up with Suning in 2020, losing to DAMWON Gaming, before suffering another final defeat against T1 with BLG in 2024. This time, he finally lifted the trophy.

Alongside Bin and knight, Luo “ON” Wenjun and XUN also claimed their first world titles.

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