BLG has the opportunity to make new history for LPL
With the victory over Weibo Gaming, Bilibili Gaming officially became the first “all-Chinese” team to appear in a final of a World Championship. It's hard to believe but true, since up to now, every time an LPL team has appeared in the finals of Worlds, they have had at least 1 foreign player, even Royal Club in 2013. The fact that GBV is present reaching the final will also ensure LPL retains its position. But beyond that, Bin and his teammates also have the opportunity to create a new page of history for Chinese League of Legends.
Specifically, if they can defeat their opponents in the finals (Gen.G/T1), BLG will be the first “all-Chinese” team in the history of League of Legends to win this tournament. This achievement even erases many historical “clusters” that are clinging to LPL. First, the LPL “tradition” will never win the World Championship with a squad filled with domestic players. And next, it also ended the empty-handed streak of Bin and Knight at this tournament even though they continuously participated for many years.
If they can do this, BLG can even be considered greater than Invictus Gaming 2018. That year, IG opened the era of LPL but in their squad there were 2 key players. Korean foreign soldiers – TheShy and Rookie.
Opponents will also decide an important part of BLG's campaign
For Gen.G, BLG will probably feel more or less relieved, even though they were just defeated by the LCK representative at MSI 2024. Because, in the past, BLG also defeated Gen.G in 2 matches. BO5 consecutively at MSI 2023 and Worlds 2023, directly leaving the former LCK king “empty-handed” last season. Therefore, BLG's confrontation history against Gen.G does not make it difficult for the LPL representative.
But with T1, it's a different story. T1 in LCK, MSI or Worlds are very different versions and BLG will not know which T1 they will face (if any) in the final. Furthermore, no LPL team has ever defeated T1 in a BO3/BO5 match at a World Championship. If the opponent is T1, perhaps BLG is the team to fear as Faker and his teammates can always “shut down” the magical journey of any team, no matter how powerful, with the example of JD. Last year's gaming is still there.