T1's 4th Consecutive Title Thwarted by China's Bilibili... LCK's 11th Championship Rests on Gen.G
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T1 failed to overcome the Chinese barrier, dashing their bid for the first-ever four consecutive World Championship titles in history. On the 9th (KST), T1 ended their tournament run after losing 1-3 in sets to Bilibili Gaming, a powerhouse from the LPL (China), in the semifinals of the '2026 League of Legends World Championship' (Worlds) held at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center in Allense, Texas. Three years from 2023 to 2025
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Ju-hwan = The undefeated record of the Korean gaming team T1, the world champion of League of Legends (LoL), in best-of-series matches against China has been broken for the first time in 13 years.
BLG defeated T1 3-1 in the semi-finals on November 9, 2026, officially advancing to the Grand Finals of the 2026 World Championship. Since 2013, T1 had never lost to an LPL representative in the knockout rounds of the World Championship, and this record has now been broken.
[Digital Daily Reporter Lee Hak-beom] T1, which was aiming for a fourth consecutive title at the '2026 LoL World Championship (Worlds),' an international esports tournament for 'League of Legends (LoL),' was eliminated after losing to China's Bilibili Gaming (BLG). This also marked the end of their undefeated record in best-of-five series against Chinese LPL teams at Worlds. On the 9th, T1 lost to BLG with a set score of 1-3 in the semifinals o…
In the second semi-final match of "Worlds 2026," BLG defeated T1 3-1 to advance to the finals. The final will be Gen.G vs BLG on the 15th.
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