Bilibili Gaming knocked out all four South Korean teams en route to claiming this year's Summoner's Cup.
Bilibili Gaming (BLG) have been crowned as this year's League of Legends world champions after they defeated 
Gen.G, 3-1, in the Worlds 2026 grand finals on Sunday (15 November). BLG notably overcame incredible adversity to claim this year's Summoner's Cup, as they had to survive all five rounds of the Swiss Stage and defeat all four powerhouse South Korean representatives from the tournament.
With their victory, BLG claimed the grand prize of US$1 million out of Worlds 2026's US$5 million prize pool. After falling short in the grand finals of Worlds 2024, the BLG organisation have finally claimed the Summoner's Cup in its third Worlds appearance. They have also broken South Korea's streak of four straight years of winning Worlds and become the first Chinese team to win Worlds since 
EDward Gaming in 2021.
Chen “bin” Ze-Bin, Peng “XUN” Li-Xun, Zhuo “Knight” Ding, and Luo “ON” Wen-Jun have also captured their first world championship, while 
Park “Viper” Do-hyeon has now won his second.
Meanwhile, Gen.G bow out of Worlds 2026 in second place and will go home with US$800,000 in consolation. The Summoner's Cup continues to elude Gen.G after eight Worlds appearances, though this marks their best result in the world championship tournament after four 3rd-4th place finishes in 2025, 2024, 2022, and 2021.
Bilibili Gaming's journey to becoming Worlds 2026 champions
Gen.G entered Worlds 2026 as the first seed of the LoL Champions Korea (LCK), having won the LCK Cup 2026 in March and the LCK 2026 Season in September.
Gen.G kicked off their Worlds 2026 campaign by defeating 
Shanghai Invictus Gaming (IG) in the opening round of the Swiss Stage. The LCK top seed then defeated regional rivals 
Hanwha Life Esports (HLE) in Round 2 to get in position for a spot in the Knockout Stage in Round 3. While 
LYON managed to take the first game of their Round 3 matchup, Gen.G pulled off a 2-1 reverse sweep to easily secure their spot in the main event.
The Knockout Stage then saw Gen.G emerge victorious in back-to-back rematches against two of their Swiss Stage opponents to reach the grand finals. Gen.G first swept LYON in the quarterfinals then secured their spot in the championship round by sweeping IG in the semifinals.
Meanwhile, BLG entered Worlds 2026 as the second seed of the LoL Pro League (LPL). They notably won the first two Splits of the LPL's 2026 season, won the First Stand Tournament in March, and finished second in the 2026 Mid-Season Invitational.
BLG didn't have the most auspicious start to the Swiss Stage, as they fell in an upset to 
Movistar KOI (MKOI) in Round 1 as all LPL teams lost their opening matches of the Swiss Stage. However, BLG were able to bounce back by defeating 
Team Liquid Alienware and 
Karmine Corp (KC) in the next two rounds, putting them in position for a spot in the Knockout Stage in Round 4.
But with a spot in the Knockout Stage within reach, BLG fell to regional rivals 
Top Esports in a 2-1 reverse sweep, forcing them to a do-or-die match in the final round of the Swiss Stage. There, BLG proved themselves to be the bane of the LCK as they swept Hanwha Life Esports to reach the main event.
BLG continued to be the LCK's grim reaper in the first two rounds of the Knockout Stage. They swept 
Dplus KIA (DK) in the quarterfinals then knocked out defending champions 
T1 in the semifinals to reach the grand finals.
The Worlds 2026 grand finals kicked off with Gen.G claiming the series opener in 38 minutes behind a perfect seven-kill, eight-assist performance from Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk on Corki. However, BLG struck back in game two by outlasting Gen.G in a 53-minute thriller as Xun on Naafiri finished with eight kills and nine assists on just one death.
The pivotal third game of the grand finals then saw BLG dominate Gen.G in 37 minutes of action, with Viper notching six kills and 11 assists on one death as Taaliyah to push his team to within championship point.
With their backs against the wall in game four, Gen.G looked to mount a comeback behind a valiant showing from Ruler on Xayah. However, BLG simply could not be denied as they bulldozed through their opponents in a 42-minute slugfest to secure the 3-1 series victory and the Worlds 2026 championship. Bin on Gwen notably closed out the grand finals with eight kills and nine assists on two deaths.
