BLG vs T1 at Worlds 2026: BLG Knock Out the Champions 3-1 and Face Gen.G in the Brooklyn Final

BLG beat T1 3-1 in the Worlds 2026 semifinals. In the second semifinal, played on Sunday, November 8, in Allen, Texas, the LPL's Bilibili Gaming knocked out the three-time defending champions and booked a place in the grand final against Gen.G.

For BLG it is revenge two years in the making: T1 beat them 3-2 in the Worlds 2024 final. For T1, it ends the hunt for a fourth straight Summoner's Cup and a seventh world title overall.

BLG vs T1 at Worlds 2026: game by game

T1 drew first blood in the opener and took one game back, but BLG controlled the objectives in the other three and closed the series without needing a decider.

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• Game 1, BLG (about 30 minutes): Faker and Oner ganked the bot lane early to kill Viper's Corki, but BLG won every big objective fight after that. Xun stole the Rift Herald, BLG stacked dragons, took Baron and finished 18-6 in kills.
• Game 2, T1 (about 32 minutes): Faker's Syndra punished every overextension, Oner stole a Baron on Lee Sin and Doran's Olaf led the team fights. T1 closed with Baron and Elder Dragon to level the series at 1-1.
• Game 3, BLG (about 37 minutes): Xun's Pantheon and Bin's Gnar kept collapsing on the top side. A pick on Faker's Ahri near mid lane around the 27-minute mark swung the game, and BLG converted it into Baron and the Dragon Soul.
• Game 4, BLG (about 38 minutes): ON's Seraphine ultimate won the Void Grubs fight for three kills. T1 clawed back with a Baron fight around 28 minutes behind Doran's Vayne and Faker's Akali, but BLG regrouped through Bin's Renekton and knight's Viktor, secured the Mountain Soul and pushed to the Nexus.

Why BLG's win over T1 is a big deal

T1 arrived in the United States as world champions for three years running and had reached every Worlds final since 2023. Japanese outlet ESPOGRID notes that this is the first time the team has lost a Worlds best-of-five to an LPL side since it beat Royal Club in the 2013 final.

BLG's road was anything but smooth. The 2026 First Stand winners and MSI runners-up needed a decisive final-round win over Hanwha Life Esports to escape the Swiss Stage, then swept Dplus KIA 3-0 in the quarterfinals. T1, the LCK's third seed, had beaten Karmine Corp 3-1 to get here.

If you need a refresher on how the knockout stage was drawn, our Worlds 2026 quarterfinals bracket breaks down every matchup.

Worlds 2026 final: Gen.G vs BLG date, time and venue

According to the official LoL Esports Worlds 2026 primer, the final is a best-of-five on Saturday, November 14, at 2 PM ET (11 AM PT, 7 PM GMT, 4 AM KST on Sunday) at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. It is the first Worlds final ever played on the U.S. East Coast.

Gen.G got there a day earlier by sweeping Invictus Gaming 3-0. The LCK's top seed has not dropped a game in the knockout stage, and mid laner Chovy is playing his first Worlds final. BLG, meanwhile, return to the final for the first time since 2024.

That makes the 2026 final an LCK vs LPL showdown. Gen.G bring an extra day of rest and a perfect 6-0 record in the knockouts; BLG bring the momentum of eliminating the team that had owned the event for three years.

What happens next

T1 finish in third-to-fourth place alongside Invictus Gaming. Before the final, Riot runs its Worlds Fan Fest at Pier 36 in Lower Manhattan from November 12 to 14, and the final's opening ceremony is expected to feature True Damage performing the 2026 anthem, "Know My Name".

Who won T1 vs BLG at Worlds 2026?

Bilibili Gaming won 3-1, taking games 1, 3 and 4.

Who is in the Worlds 2026 final?

Gen.G (LCK) vs Bilibili Gaming (LPL), on Saturday, November 14, at 2 PM ET at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.