Only three left: 2023 MSI Playoffs Week 2, Day 4 recap

Bilibili Gaming won 3-0 against Gen.G in the Lower Bracket Semifinals on May 19, the fourth match day of the second week of playoffs at the 2023 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) at Copper Box Arena in London, England.

China's BLG (League of Legends Professional League/LPL, #2) advances to the Lower Bracket Final face Korea's T1 (League of Legends Champions Korea/LCK, #2) on May 20, with the winner advancing to the Grand Finals against China's JD Gaming (LPL, #1) on May 21.

Korea's Gen.G (LCK, #1) has been eliminated from MSI 2023, and they finish in fourth place.

Bilibili Gaming vs. Gen.G

Game 1: BLG wins

Bilibili Gaming took Game 1 against Gen.G with a 16-6 win in 27:32. BLG top laner Chen "Bin" Ze-Bin found a 5/2/2 performance on Jax; jungler Peng "XUN" Li-Xun added a 1/1/10 Maokai score; mid laner Zeng "Yagao" Qi went 1/1/12 as Taliyah; and bot laner Zhao "Elk" Jia-Hao and support Luo "ON" Wen-Jun finished 8/2/7 as Jinx and 1/0/14 as Lulu. BLG found seven towers, one inhibitor, one Baron Nashor, three drakes, and two Rift Heralds; while GEN only managed three towers and one drake. GEN support Yoo "Delight" Hwan-joong was the team's only player to log a positive KD ratio in the losing effort, finishing 2/1/3 as Rakan. Jame's Player of the Game: BLG ON, 2nd

Game 2: BLG wins

Bilibili Gaming took a 2-0 lead in their series against Gen.G and won a 41:39-long Game 2 that they led 18-11 in kills. BLG Bin finished 8/2/4 as Gwen; XUN logged a 2/1/11 score as Vi; and Elk found a 7/1/6 KDA on Jinx and scored a quadra kill. BLG were able to secure seven towers, two inhibitors, two Barons, four drakes, and a Herald. GEN took four towers, three drakes, and one Herald, and bot laner Kim "Peyz" Su-hwan finished with a 4/3/5 score as Aphelios. Jame's Player of the Game: BLG Elk, 6th

Game 3: BLG wins

Bilibili Gaming completed their sweep of Gen.G with a 29-17 Game 3 victory that lasted 35:31 and eliminated GEN from the tournament. BLG Yagao went 4/3/20 as Ahri; ON secured Player of the Day Honors with his 4/3/12 Blitzcrank performance; and Elk's 16/1/11 Jinx nabbed a second quadra kill, as well as achieving a higher kill score than he did in Games 1 and 2 combined. BLG took 11 towers, two inhibitors, two Barons, four drakes, and a Herald; GEN secured just one tower, one drake, and one Herald. GEN Peyz and his jungler Han "Peanut" Wang-ho scored twin 7/4/7 KDAs on Aphelios and Kindred, respectively, in the loss. Jame's Player of the Game: BLG Elk, 7th

Riot Player of the Day: BLG ON (5/8/40), 1st

Featured photos courtesy of Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games.