T1 vs. BLG: 2023 MSI Lower Bracket Finals recap

Bilibili Gaming won 3-1 against T1 in the Lower Bracket Finals on May 20, the fifth and penultimate 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 face regional rivals JD Gaming (LPL, #1) in the Grand Finals on May 21, while Korea's T1 (League of Legends Champions Korea/LCK, #2) was eliminated from MSI 2023 and finished in third place.

T1 vs. Bilibili Gaming

Game 1: BLG wins

Bilibili Gaming won Game 1 against T1 in 43:36 by a 23:14 score. BLG jungler XUN went 7/4/12 on Viego; bot laner Zhao "Elk" Jia-Hao finished with a 12/3/10 Zeri score; and support Luo "ON" Wen-Jun added a 2/2/20 performance as Lulu. T1 jungler Mun "Oner" Hyeon-jun stole a Baron on his 3/6/7 Wukong, and top laner Choi "Zeus" Woo-je went 4/3/5 on Gragas in the loss. Jame's Player of the Game: BLG Elk, 8th

Game 2: BLG wins

Bilibili Gaming went up 2-0 on T1 with a 14-4 Game 2 victory that lasted 27:51. BLG XUN led in kills on his 8/1/1 Kindred; mid laner Zeng "Yagao" Qi found a 2/0/8 KDA as Sylas; Elk's Jinx finished with a 2/1/ score; and ON was 0/0/10 as Lulu. T1 Oner went 2/2/2 on Maokai in the loss, with his team securing just four major objectives: two towers and two Rift Heralds. Jame's Player of the Game: BLG XUN, 4th

Game 3: T1 wins

T1 grabbed their only win of the day with a 32:13-long Game 3 victory against Bilibili Gaming in which they led 20-8. T1 Zeus went 5/2/6 on Jax; Oner's Kha'Zix found a 5/1/7 performance; mid laner Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok attained a 3/2/6 scoreline on K'Sante; and bot laner Lee "Gumayusi" Min-hyeongi and support Ryu "Keria" Min-seok went 6/1/7 and 1/2/12 on the Lover's Duo, Xayah and Rakan. BLG Elk finished with a 6/3/1 Zeri score in his team's losing effort, and the squad's only major objective was a single Herald. Jame's Player of the Game: T1 Gumayusi, 7th

Game 4: BLG wins

Bilibili Gaming advanced to the MSI finals and eliminated T1 from the tournament with a 16-11 Game 4 victory that lasted 37:55.  BLG top laner Chen "Bin" Ze-Bin finished 2/2/6 on Fiora; XUN picked up an 8/3/3 performance on Kha'Zix; Elk's Zeri went 4/2/7; and ON added a 1/1/13 Lulu score. In the loss, T1 Oner and Zeus went 2/1/5 on Wukong and 4/3/2 as Jax. Jame's Player of the Game: BLG XUN, 5th

Riot Player of the Day: BLG Elk (24/9/24), 2nd

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