BLG beat Gen.G 3–1 to claim their first Worlds title

Bilibili Gaming won their first League of Legends world championship by beating Gen.G 3–1 in the Worlds 2026 final. After dropping the opening game, BLG took the next three to secure the title and the US$1 million first prize.

The result ended a run of four consecutive Worlds titles for South Korean teams. BLG, representing China’s LoL Pro League, became the first Chinese winner since EDward Gaming in 2021, according to GosuGamers.

A comeback after the opening defeat

Gen.G won the first game in 38 minutes, led by Ruler on Corki. BLG levelled the series in a 53-minute second game before winning game three in 37 minutes. They closed out the championship in a 42-minute fourth game, with Bin playing Gwen.

The victory followed a difficult route through the tournament. BLG needed all five rounds of the Swiss Stage, then eliminated Hanwha Life Esports, Dplus KIA, T1 and Gen.G across the qualification and knockout rounds. Those were all four South Korean representatives.

Bin, XUN, Knight and ON claimed their first world titles. Viper won his second, having previously lifted the trophy with EDward Gaming. Gen.G finished runners-up and received US$800,000 from the tournament’s US$5 million prize pool.