A chapter in LPL history may have just come to an end. Bilibili Gaming (BLG) have been eliminated from the LPL's Split 1 Playoffs after a 3-1 loss to Top Esports (TES) in the lower bracket. The news comes as a shock, as BLG had retained their ultra-dominant 2024 roster—the same squad that won both LPL splits and reached the finals of MSI and last year's Worlds—except for Peng "Xun" Li-Xun who went to JD Gaming after sharing the spot last year alongside Yan "Wei" Yang-Wei.

It had been exactly 980 days since TES last won a match against BLG. Their previous victory dated back to June 22, 2022, during a hard-fought BO3 in that year's Summer Split. This win finally puts an end to a one-sided rivalry in recent years between two of the league’s top organizations, where BLG won nine matches in a row.

Anyone's Legend await their opponent

With this victory, TES secures a minimum top 3 finish and will face JD Gaming’s Lee "Scout" Ye-chan and Kim "Peyz" Su-hwan this Thursday for a chance to reach the final and claim a title they have not won since Summer 2020—back when a certain Zhuo "Knight" Ding was still holding down their midlane. The winner of this match will face Anyone's Legend in the grand final on March 1st. Moreover, the LPL champion will take part in First Stand, the first international event of the year, held in Seoul, South Korea.