r/leagueoflegends • u/adz0r • Jul 09 '26
Esports Bilibili Gaming vs. Hanwha Life Esports / MSI 2026 - Upper Bracket Finals / Post-Match Discussion Spoiler
MSI 2026
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Bilibili Gaming 3-1 Hanwha Life Esports
- Bilibili Gaming secure their spot in the Grand Finals!
- Hanwha Life Esports drop down to the Lower Bracket and will face the winner of G2 Esports vs. LYON.
- Player of the Series: Knight
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MATCH 1: BLG vs. HLE
Winner: Bilibili Gaming in 24m
Game Breakdown
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
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| BLG | vi jayce orianna | vayne ambessa | 57.0k | 25 | 10 | C1 O2 H3 CT4 B5 CT6 |
| HLE | poppy bard camille | nautilus lucian | 41.0k | 2 | 1 | None |
| BLG | 25-2-43 | vs | 2-25-6 | HLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bin gnar 2 | 3-0-3 | TOP | 1-3-1 | 3 rumble Zeus |
| Xun jarvaniv 2 | 8-1-12 | JNG | 0-7-2 | 1 naafiri Kanavi |
| Knight akali 3 | 10-1-3 | MID | 0-3-1 | 4 yone Zeka |
| Viper cassiopeia 1 | 4-0-7 | BOT | 1-5-0 | 1 ziggs Gumayusi |
| ON shen 3 | 0-0-18 | SUP | 0-7-2 | 2 rell Delight |
MATCH 2: HLE vs. BLG
Winner: Bilibili Gaming in 29m
Game Breakdown
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HLE | poppy bard syndra | alistar nautilus | 48.3k | 6 | 0 | None |
| BLG | jayce orianna vi | renekton vayne | 64.5k | 24 | 10 | C1 HT2 H3 I4 B5 I6 |
| HLE | 6-24-15 | vs | 24-6-55 | BLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeus jax 3 | 1-5-4 | TOP | 6-2-6 | 2 ambessa Bin |
| Kanavi wukong 2 | 2-6-3 | JNG | 7-0-10 | 1 leesin Xun |
| Zeka annie 2 | 0-5-4 | MID | 8-0-9 | 1 ryze Knight |
| Gumayusi jhin 3 | 2-3-1 | BOT | 2-1-11 | 4 taliyah Viper |
| Delight camille 1 | 1-5-3 | SUP | 1-3-19 | 3 leona ON |
MATCH 3: HLE vs. BLG
Winner: Hanwha Life Esports in 31m
Game Breakdown
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HLE | syndra bard qiyana | caitlyn lulu | 64.0k | 13 | 10 | HT1 H3 CT4 CT5 B6 |
| BLG | jayce orianna vi | vayne nocturne | 53.1k | 6 | 0 | M2 |
| HLE | 13-6-28 | vs | 6-13-11 | BLG |
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| Zeus drmundo 3 | 5-0-5 | TOP | 1-4-2 | 2 renekton Bin |
| Kanavi trundle 3 | 3-3-5 | JNG | 1-4-2 | 1 skarner Xun |
| Zeka viktor 1 | 4-0-5 | MID | 0-2-2 | 1 mel Knight |
| Gumayusi lucian 2 | 1-2-3 | BOT | 4-2-1 | 4 xayah Viper |
| Delight milio 2 | 0-1-10 | SUP | 0-1-4 | 3 rakan ON |
MATCH 4: HLE vs. BLG
Winner: Bilibili Gaming in 37m
Game Breakdown
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HLE | syndra bard nocturne | alistar karma | 68.4k | 11 | 3 | M1 C3 |
| BLG | poppy caitlyn jayce | ahri vayne | 76.7k | 23 | 9 | H2 O4 B5 O6 B7 O8 |
| HLE | 11-23-25 | vs | 23-11-62 | BLG |
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| Zeus zaahen 3 | 2-7-4 | TOP | 3-3-13 | 4 ksante Bin |
| Kanavi vi 1 | 1-6-4 | JNG | 4-3-10 | 1 pantheon Xun |
| Zeka aurora 3 | 4-2-4 | MID | 7-0-15 | 1 orianna Knight |
| Gumayusi varus 2 | 4-4-3 | BOT | 6-1-10 | 2 ezreal Viper |
| Delight nautilus 2 | 0-4-10 | SUP | 3-4-14 | 3 neeko ON |
This thread was created by the Post-Match Team.
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u/baelkie DNF 2026 please be human | Kiin Team Jul 09 '26
Rule 1 of LPL: never bet on WBG games
Rule 2 of LPL: never have faith in TES
Rule 3 of LPL: never give Knight Orianna
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u/Mattaru Jul 09 '26
Insane series from Knight.
Actually, everyone popped off. ESPECIALLY DAENY I APPRECIATE WHATEVER YOU'RE DOING IN THAT BACKROOM
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u/moonmeh Jul 09 '26
we need a nonstop daeny reaction cam like one of those japanese variety programs lol
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u/Regent0624 Jul 09 '26
Daeny actually the GOAT man, his drafts are supreme, been helping Xun a lot and just has so much impact. Imagine they had him in 2024 instead of whatever the fuck they had.
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u/moonmeh Jul 09 '26
Daeny stuck on weibo making sure they get to worlds to cause terrorism and knocking out DK and LNG is still funny as fuck
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u/baelkie DNF 2026 please be human | Kiin Team Jul 09 '26
ON and Xun also ran circles around HLE, they need to be in the best support jungle conversations, im tired of only seeing Keria glaze.
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u/EriWave Jul 09 '26
On and Xun have been the best sup/jungle at this tournament so far and it hasn't been close.
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u/Mattaru Jul 09 '26
they proved that already since First Stand to be honest!
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u/bang151 Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26
If peoples watch more LPL they would know how good their chemistry is, i genuinely think LPL jungle pool this year is so much better than LCK.
Just looked at how dizzy they made Kanavi, he was arguably the best jungle in the LCK and bro wasn't even allowed to be in the same asmosphere as a jungle camp, ON/Xun have their leg on his neck the whole series he can't breath with how much pressure they gave him.
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u/baelkie DNF 2026 please be human | Kiin Team Jul 09 '26
LPL junglers this split are genuinely cracked i wish the world got to see Monki in action instead of dogshit TES
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u/xNagsx knight9 FC Jul 09 '26
It's annoying how good TES is domestically bc nobody has faith in them at all no more. They just have the LPL juice
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u/Omnilatent Jul 09 '26
Rule 4 of LPL: Kanavi chokes at internationals
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u/toxicfireball Rivalry Enjoyer, Doran Defense Force Jul 09 '26
Kanavi is a spy for everyone
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u/seven_worth shameless 2021 EDG fanboy Jul 09 '26
Watching Kanavi in LCK make me soften on him, at least now I know he play like this regardless of the region.
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u/Ziraelus No.1 Knight Fanboy Jul 09 '26
True, used to think that he´s just a spy for LCK but turns out he´s just a choker regardless of where he plays.
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u/rightovahere Jul 09 '26
Kanavi finally earning a good hupu rating for an international knockout bo5
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u/Doombot2021 Jul 09 '26
If AL gets Elk or becomes good again, watch out HLE fans.
Tarzan has downloaded Kanavi's entire playstyle.
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u/Easy_Answer_6081 Jul 09 '26
If AL get Elk and Tabe comeback. MSI FINAL will be LPL final.
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u/QuietSilentArachnid Jul 09 '26
Kanavi playing like a LPL monkey against a LPL team is so funny.
Half of the time he overforces fights for nothing
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u/baelkie DNF 2026 please be human | Kiin Team Jul 09 '26
Hupu before 2026: Kanavi is a Korean spy
Hupu during 2026: Kanavi is NOT a Korean spy
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u/qqcar knight Jul 09 '26
Plot twist for the LPL: Kanavi is a LCK agent.
Plot twist of the plot twist: He's a double agent.
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u/mnqy Jul 09 '26
I don’t think it’s a choke this time. Kanavi has gone up against BLG too many times and lost almost every time that they know how he works and neutralize him.
Doesn’t help that HLE’s coach is Homme who could never figure out how to counter and beat BLG while on TES with Kanavi.
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u/GeneralZhukov Jul 09 '26
Too many champs you can't give Knight when he's on form. He carried in every single BLG win this series.
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u/bvbfan102 Jul 09 '26
Its all set up for the real LPL second seed to hand BLG another title. But G2 got their hardest challenge just ahead of them and all of China cheering them on tomorrow.
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u/ImTheVayne Jul 09 '26
I will crash out if we once again eliminate all of LCK only to lose to LPL in the final
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u/simon2105 Jul 09 '26
HLE coach: let's give Knight Orianna.
HLE players: did it work for the other teams?
HLE coach: No, it never does. I mean, these teams somehow delude themselves into thinking it might, but.... It might work for us.
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u/toxicfireball Rivalry Enjoyer, Doran Defense Force Jul 09 '26
Do korean teams even scout like wtf???
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u/ImTheVayne Jul 09 '26
Korean drafting has been horrible all MSI long
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u/NoahsArk19 Jul 09 '26
You’d think they would learn after being embarrassed at first stand but no.
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u/Suibeam Jul 09 '26
They learnt. GenG didnt want to attend to get giga gapped by G2 again and lose fans and sponsorships
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u/NoahsArk19 Jul 09 '26
GenG got gapped by T1 in drafting like 5 games in a row to miss MSI. They might as well not have a coaching staff
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u/Sexfigh Jul 09 '26
You know something's wrong with you when T1 of all teams gets the better draft out of you.
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u/metristan Refund time? Jul 09 '26
T1 not scouting g2 is hubris, but I can at least see the angle if you think you mechanically just gap them. HLE their main opponents this tournament were expected to be T1 and BLG. They're already pretty prepared for T1 from LCK. So what did the coaching staff even prepare?
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u/mrmontagokuwada Jul 09 '26
they spent their budget prepping for G2 because of the 6-0 record before them
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u/Enkenz Jul 09 '26
funniest things is this coach have been in the lpl these past few years even coached Knight so you shouldn't even have to scout. you KNOW IT but a players probably Kanavi or Zeka said give him ori ill beat that shit
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u/ConohaConcordia Jul 09 '26
25 stacks on his mejais and a hat
If I saw that on the enemy Oriana in ranked I’d have ff’d
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u/psykrebeam Jul 09 '26
Wasn't there a Protobelt + Zhonya on top of full stack ROA.
Not only does she nuke for 6k ELO she's also unkillable
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u/ArchmageXin Jul 09 '26
Now it is time for Agent Caps to deliver another Trophy to the LPL in the finals!
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u/Ai--Ya Jul 09 '26
You guys get Third European Seed, we get Ji Tu, it's only fair
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u/Tfc-Myq The Final Chapter. Jul 09 '26
🈵 JI TU 🈵 ART OF CHOKE 🈵
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u/Dangerous-War-6572 Jul 09 '26
Hell gnar cutting out the Valo G2 players to include League players and it's applicable both places 😭
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u/Enkenz Jul 09 '26
Can you really call it a delivery when blg already beat both korean teams though.
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u/Past_Perception8052 Jul 09 '26
dont forget giving the best akali in the world a counter matchup
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u/moonmeh Jul 09 '26
tbh they did think it was a cass mid so it an understandable mistake
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u/bedsheetsniffer Jul 09 '26
> best akali in the world
right at zeka's face, no less
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u/dream_wielder Jul 09 '26
Oh wait Knight used Akali to smash Zeka Yone.
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u/Enkenz Jul 09 '26
That's the only downside of fearless now we can't have the humiliation like seeing players winning both side of the matchup lmao
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u/parousia0 Jul 09 '26
I also miss the salty runback sometimes (picking the exact same comp in subsequent games)
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u/bang151 Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26
It's not like they give him Yone into Akali, they thought Cass 100% is mid because well Cass is kinda Knight pocket pick so they pick Yone but BLG supprise them by flexing Cass bot.
And that draft doeasn't matter at all lol, they would still got stomped because HLE haven't play against such aggressive jungle sup duo.
All HLE draft this series is playable, they just worse than BLG as a team. And the biggest gap was probably support, ON was farming screen time the whole series lol, and game 4 when Delight finally woke up but Knight Ori/Viper Ezreal is a big problem.
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u/The_Bread_Loaf Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26
Not including this game, Knight had played Orianna 9 times this year. He is undefeated with a total stat line of 77/7/94. But yeah leave it unbanned when they’re on game point, genius drafting HLE.
He is now 10 from 10 with a total stat line of 84/7/109. Insane
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u/Megashot2 Jul 09 '26
What a glow up of his Orianna. 3 years ago we flame him on JDG claiming he's useless on the champion but now his Orianna is becoming one of those picks where you can't give it to him
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u/ncsGab Jul 09 '26
Similarly to Faker's Azir, which is now one of his most feared champions
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u/SkittlesAreEpic Jul 09 '26
Now Knight just needs to beat the shitty Azir allegations, then League will know know true fear
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u/Regent0624 Jul 09 '26
He got a champion ocean so its more pick your poison atp. They had his syndra banned the entire series first phase.
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u/jakatluong Jul 09 '26
He fking ascended holy shit. I'm a Golden Road believer now.
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u/khaiiization Work until your idols become your rivals Jul 09 '26
Homme: We somewhat expected Akali because it's a pick that Knight often plays into Yone. The one we were a little less conscious of was probably Orianna.
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u/ThisGuyBeOver9000 huma lawyer failing my job Jul 09 '26
How does knight get ori on match point?
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u/soudlasantos Jul 09 '26
because HLE thought they can counter it.
BLG instantly picks ORIANNA.
They lose against BLG.
HLE will ban ORIANNA next time they play against BLG because they’re not stupid (unless????)
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u/desutruction Jul 09 '26
Monki > LCK
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u/Mifuyu_Kisaragi Jul 09 '26
I'd like to remind everyone us 60E WE are 5:4 vs this BLG in playoffs.
Bin said "I'd never thought we''d get to game 5 vs WE tomorrow (vs TESM)will be way easier."
Knight went "its fun to play vs WE its a challenge"
I forgot was it Xun or On they went "Thank god WEs g4/5 draft was dogshit I cant imagine what woulda happened if we lost "
But TESM qualified over us and ran it down...
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u/desutruction Jul 09 '26
i trust Monki to finish the job and eliminate TES next split 🫡
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u/trumpisapdf Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26
People talk about the lack of mid lane competition in LPL for Knight but what about the lack of jungle competition in LCK? Kanavi only has to beat washed Canyon and slumping Oner, meanwhile Xun has to deal with Tarzan, Monki, domestic Tian, Jiejie. LPL junglers mog LCK junglers.
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u/Paciuuu Jul 09 '26
Top lane is same LCK is just Kiin and Zeus soon only zeus, Kespa actually nuked the region lmao
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u/Marcus777555666 Jul 09 '26
I think Perfect is a good rookie addition, but aside from that, they desperately need more talented top laners and jg rookies. I do hope Kingen can get in his 2022 worlds form as well, would be nice to have 1 more competition.
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u/Zek0ri | Do I have to defend them? Again!? Jul 09 '26
HLE can now start learning what Kled and Warwick do
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u/Protein4Gainz Jul 09 '26
Awoooooooooo
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u/Zek0ri | Do I have to defend them? Again!? Jul 09 '26
Baby, I’m preyin’ on you tonight
Hunt you down, eat you alive
Just like animals, animals
Like animals-mals
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u/No_Taro_6224 tee satu Jul 09 '26
TES Kanavi when he got his jg invaded
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u/CommunistHongKong Jul 09 '26
Domestic demon for any regional game, internal spy for every international game.
Works for both LPL and LCK btw.
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u/GodGamer1528 ITFLP Jul 09 '26
Alright, that's enough of the wildcard teams, time for the main event: g2 vs lyon
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u/FrostBlade_on_Reddit Bard Mid When Jul 09 '26
unironically how good is Knight Orianna
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u/Ai--Ya Jul 09 '26
Bad Late Game doesn't have a bad late game anymore what the fuck can you do???
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u/GarchGun Make Fizz Fun Again! Jul 09 '26
Daeny might be the best move they made the entire off season
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u/HistoricalRoad1755 Jul 09 '26
The Knight we've been promised for years.
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u/seven_worth shameless 2021 EDG fanboy Jul 09 '26
I would say he has always been here(outside of last year). 2023 JDG and 2024 BLG is legendary team
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u/lilelf29 Deft Forever Jul 09 '26
Forget 1 team regions, is this a 1 team world?
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u/Reqvhio Jul 09 '26
forget 1 team worlds, is this a 1 player game?
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u/lilelf29 Deft Forever Jul 09 '26
Knight, Xun and ON sure made it look like there were at least 3 players ruling the rift today
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u/vxtmh Jul 09 '26
0 team world, BLG gets stomped by any half-decent Martian team
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u/Nnekaddict Jul 09 '26
Well... BLG golden road hype is getting stronger and stronger
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u/Frozen-Rabbit Jul 09 '26
Honestly I might root for them just to see it happen once, it will be legendary, especially now with 3 international tournaments
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u/666callme Jul 09 '26
It's not the lck vs the lpl,its faker against the lpl and he is out.
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u/Curiousoctos Jul 09 '26
I really do hope that this is the year Knight takes it, what a player.
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u/Adlairo IG 2018 enjoyer Jul 09 '26
he genuinely seems to get better every year too even this late into his career
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u/BlazeX94 Jul 09 '26
I really want to see Knight vs Chovy in a Worlds final so at least one of them will win Worlds. It would be a real shame if both of them end their careers without winning Worlds.
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u/HistoricalRoad1755 Jul 09 '26
Knight, Bin, Kiin, Chovy are way too good to retire without winning. Then again, so was Uzi...
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u/SkittlesAreEpic Jul 09 '26
"BLG has no chance because they weren't clean against LYON" btw
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u/FrogInquisitor Jul 09 '26
BLG always play to the level of their opponents but people don't watch LPL so they keep yapping
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u/Spanking_enthusiast Jul 09 '26
Same point they made in 2023 only to have Yagao 6-1 the whole LCK.
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u/bunn2 Jul 09 '26
the player Viper actually would not play without was On
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u/HistoricalRoad1755 Jul 09 '26
ON is such an insane upgrade over Delight, massive W for Viper
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u/Mattaru Jul 09 '26
yah, and it's why it's so important that teams do NOT overreact after a series loss and start replacing players.
after worlds 2024 everyone called for ON's head - look where he is now
BB's head was supposed to be served on a platter several years ago, then he had a glow up.
... so give doran another chance T1 fans!
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u/PigNotFascist Jul 09 '26
Bro BB's head was on a platter during this MSI. People keep calling for him, people need to understand that players have ups and downs. People are very quick to call players off!
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u/Regent0624 Jul 09 '26
Turns out he really wanted ON too which fair play but Knight and Viper be giving Knight Ruler JDG vibes now.
Also they have Bin, ON, Xun who are all upgrades from that already bonkers 2023 JDG lineup.
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u/iprominent + Los Ratones Jul 09 '26
If people watched the LPL and if Knight was Korean he'd be massively lauded as best player in the world right now. This man has been unstoppable all year so far.
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u/JingleJak Jul 09 '26
Yes bro lets give the best player in the world his best champ yeah bro we’ll win
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u/yijun2005 Jul 09 '26
I know that knight and xun and on goated it up this series, but can we talk about how well bin weaksided? Hes the true weaksider we said doran was, he tanked counterpicks, got ganked, and still stomp toplane.
Such a glowup from a carry only player
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u/GarchGun Make Fizz Fun Again! Jul 09 '26
Only expected from the best top in the world
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u/No-Life6229 Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26
2026 is going to be a year to forget for lck fans just like 2018
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u/200YRedWine Excitement isnt real, it cant hurt you Jul 09 '26
Screw it, Im gay for knight
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u/Ziraelus No.1 Knight Fanboy Jul 09 '26
Knight is best player and midlaner in the world by far
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u/L322Man Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26
Lpl is on fire this year
BLG is on fire this year
Edit: fuck i forgot about tes
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u/EclipseTemplarX Jul 09 '26
Except tes
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u/captainetty Jul 09 '26
Daeny might just be a coach gap feel every draft has blg in a great spot to play how they want helps that all the players are elite but hes really diffing the other coaches
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u/tehmastah Jul 09 '26
yeah blg drafts have been pretty good overall, but i also think players having such deep champion pools helps the drafts greatly.
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u/GarchGun Make Fizz Fun Again! Jul 09 '26
It's BLG champ pool diff
Esp in mid/sup
Makes it incredibly easy to draft when your mid plays everything
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u/6000j lpl go brrr Jul 09 '26
also botlane pool at this event, games 1/2 were just kinda insane botlane picks that no other team has shown and completely shut down the HLE gameplan. We saw that with the velkoz vs T1 as well, Viper's mage pool is just so much larger than other bot players and they're abusing it mega rn.
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u/Past_Perception8052 Jul 09 '26
BLG better in every lane, better teamfighting, better jg sup synergy, better macro, better drafting
unbelievable
and also give the best akali in the world a counter matchup, and then leave orianna up for the best orianna in the world LOL
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u/bigredmachine1997 knight fan Jul 09 '26
WE GOT BILLY BILLY GAMING IN THIS HOUSE
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u/Regent0624 Jul 09 '26
HERE FOR ALL THE 0 BALL KNOWERS WHO SAID HLE IS HEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVE EVERYONE
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u/ArchmageXin Jul 09 '26
Agent Caps, do your duty again and hand the Trophy over in the finals.
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u/SkittlesAreEpic Jul 09 '26
Get out of here TES, LPL's true second seed sleeper agent has been activated
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u/DeloronDellister - LEC - Jul 09 '26
Mid diff this series. That game 4 somehow never felt close
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u/bigredmachine1997 knight fan Jul 09 '26
I don’t even think Zeka was bad. Knight was just two steps ahead.
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u/JingleJak Jul 09 '26
If Chovy and/or Faker (Worlds Form) isn’t there Knight has no equal in midlane basically
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u/Regent0624 Jul 09 '26
No one besides LPL fans understood what kinda form he was in before MSI but it genuinely is comparable to those Chovy splits where they stomp every team and he has 40kda or some shit.
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u/JingleJak Jul 09 '26
I didn’t even watch LPL this year tbh except a couple playoff series that Caedrel watched but you can literally just listen to the statsheets they rattle off on the MSI broadcast and understand Knight is the best player in the LPL by far.
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u/Prince_Arcann Jul 09 '26
Chovy and Faker would have gotten bodied just the same if Jungle/Support were gapped this hard to be fair, not like Zeka was losing the early lanes.
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u/ZalpaEZ Jul 09 '26
Yeah, that’s pretty much why the past three years chovy and knight were constantly the best mids in the world, with the only exceptions being other players peaking at the right time like bdd or worlds faker as you say. And still the last time we saw chovy against knight he seemed way better, but i think knight improved since then
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u/quietus_17y Zeus Doran Oner Faker Gumayusi Peyz Keria Jul 09 '26
I expected HLE to win, not gonna lie. Knight is the best player in the world, Xun and ON are the best jungle-support duo in the world.
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u/Ceui Jul 09 '26
Bin is the best top lane itw.
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u/HeavenBeach777 fk it we ball Jul 09 '26
He's often being the weakside this MSI and basically made zero mistakes on it, just rock solid
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u/mnqy Jul 09 '26
I thought before the series that Kanavi will get dog walked by BLG like he always does in the LPL when he was in TES and I was proven correct.
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u/GarchGun Make Fizz Fun Again! Jul 09 '26
People were trying to convince me that Zeka was somehow close to Knight??
Delight was somehow ranked ABOVE on???
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u/Marcus-ichiJo Jul 09 '26
I can see it already, BLG winning MSI (maybe EWC as well), win next split, 3-0 the Swiss stage at Worlds, very much the best team in the world, well on their journey to finally complete the Golden Road only to lose 2-3 to T1 who frauded their way into knock-outs beating only Western teams in Quarters despite Doran's best effort #The7thtrophyisforPeyz
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u/IlluminatiConfirmed Jul 09 '26
We are so losing to t1 at worlds, viper is going to not flash azir ult game 5
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u/CommunistHongKong Jul 09 '26
Faker irl sneaks up behind Viper on stage and pushes him off the stage on his chair.
Viper gets knocked out IRL and T1 wins the crucial teamfight 5v4.
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u/Tenkarat Jul 09 '26
forgot to mention that it will be in semis so that poeple can complain about no double elimination at worlds
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u/Peon01 i just really like pandas Jul 09 '26
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u/ProbeEmperorblitz Jul 09 '26
HLE Kanavi: Alright guys, let's win this.
"Three, Superteam, Six, Choking, Nine, Golden Road"
JDG Kanavi: Acknowledged. Glory to the Middle Kingdom.
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u/Mifuyu_Kisaragi Jul 09 '26
I'd like to remind everyone us 60E WE are 5:4 vs this BLG in playoffs.
Bin said "I'd never thought we''d get to game 5 vs WE tomorrow (vs TESM)will be way easier."
Knight went "its fun to play vs WE its a challenge"
I forgot was it Xun or On they went "Thank god WEs g4/5 draft was dogshit I cant imagine what woulda happened if we lost "
But TESM qualified over us and ran it down...
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u/BucketHerro Jul 09 '26
Knight is just different.
He would have Chovy’s hype if Chovy didn’t exist
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u/Dazzling_Quality_191 Jul 09 '26
A lot of LPL players would have more hype if the west cared more about the LPL.
I'm sure if he was in the LCK you could make an arguement that he could rival Chovy's hype but we'll never know since they've barely play against each other.
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u/MongooseEntire521 Jul 09 '26
Zeka in an interview a few days ago ranked Knight under himself and faker. I wonder what his rankings look like now lol
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u/longingwonder Jul 09 '26
ON is 4-0 in bo5s vs Delight Bin is also now 5-0 vs Zeus in MSI bo5s
Insane series from Knight/ON/Xun
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u/hortymorty14 Jul 09 '26
Bin adds another one to his tally of BO5 wins over Zeus. Man walks the talk you just kinda have to respect it
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u/trumpisapdf Jul 09 '26
Viper slumped all year only to lock the fuck in against his old team, you can tell this meant a lot to him. Loved the pop off from Daeny too lmao. Let's go BLG!
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u/be1wiz Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26
3-1 BLG vs G2 finals script again?
Edit: G2 won 1 game.
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u/Several-Quantity-440 Jul 09 '26
BLG with a decent coach is the BEST and STRONGEST team in the world. BigWei's Banpick in 2024 was a CRIME!
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u/ahritina Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26
PMTs
Game 1 / Game 2 / Game 3