Bilibili Gaming knocked off three-time reigning champion T1 on Sunday in the semifinals of the League of Legends World Championship in Allen, Texas.
Gen.G, after routing Invictus Gaming 3-0 in the other semifinal on Saturday, await Bilibili Gaming in the grand final. The title match will be held at Barclays Center in New York on Nov. 14, with the champion receiving $1 million and the runner-up earning $800,000.
Nineteen teams began play in the $5 million event, with eight qualifying for the single-elimination playoff bracket. The knockout stage, consisting of best-of-five matches, was played in Allen except for the grand final.
On Sunday, Bilibili Gaming eliminated T1 3-1. After Bilibili opened with a victory in 30 minutes on blue, T1 drew even with a win in 32 minutes on blue. Bilibili closed out the match with wins in 37 minutes on blue and 38 minutes on red.
Chen “Bin” Zebin of China was selected the most valuable player after recording a 13-9-26 kill-death-assist ratio for Bilibili. Teammate Park “Viper” Do-hyeon of South Korea led Bilibili in kills with a 23-11-27 K-D-A ratio.
Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok of South Korea paced T1 with a 14-5-21 K-D-A ratio.
League of Legends World Championship prize pool
1. $1 million — TBD
2. $800,000 — TBD
3-4. $400,000 – T1, Invictus Gaming
5-8. $300,000 — Top Esports, LYON, Dplus, Karmine Corp
9-11. $175,000 — Hanwha Life Esports, LOS, Movistar KOI
12-14. $125,000 — CTBC Flying Oyster, G2 Esports, Team Liquid
15-16. $90,000 — Anyone’s Legend, Team Secret Whales
17. $50,000 — MVK Esports
18. $40,000 — FURIA
19. $30,000 — Cloud9
–Field Level Media
