Reigning world champions T1 are out of Worlds 2026 in the semifinals: BILIBILI GAMING won the series 3-1. T1 had won the title in 2023, 2024 and 2025 and were chasing a fourth in a row, while Faker was going for the seventh of his career.
For BLG, the win is revenge for the 2024 final, which they lost to T1 2-3. It is also the first time T1 have lost a Worlds playoff series to an LPL team.
BILIBILI GAMING [3-1] T1
BLG 18:6 T1 — 30:18;
BLG 10:22 T1 — 32:11;
BLG 19:10 T1 — 36:55;
BLG 21:9 T1 — 37:44.
*Kill score and game time
BLG took game one in half an hour, with mid laner Knight finishing it deathless on Orianna — 8/0/9. T1 answered with a dominant game two: Faker went 4/0/13 on Syndra. From there BLG took control again: Viper posted 7/1/8 on Ezreal in game three, and top laner Bin went 7/1/7 on Renekton in game four.
Gen.G [3-0] Invictus Gaming
A day earlier, Gen.G swept Invictus Gaming. The Korean side won the first two games with lopsided kill scores of 29:9 and 27:9, while game three was the closest: 40 minutes and a win despite trailing 16:18 in kills.
Gen.G Esports — Invictus Gaming
Final: Gen.G vs BILIBILI GAMING
The Worlds 2026 grand final takes place on November 14 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, with the broadcast starting at 20:00 CET. It will be the first Worlds final of Chovy's career.
Esport.Vision will cover the final LIVE: series score, rosters and player stats for every game.
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