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The playoffs of the largest regional tournament in the League of Legends professional ecosystem are entering their final stages. The Double-Elimination begins at the ~$600,000 tournament.
Opening up the Double-Elimination will be Bilibili Gaming and TOP Esports. The match is definitely worth the money.
Two TOP clubs and two contenders to win the tournament will face each other. We expect a high level of League of Legends and a quality game in Gorge of Summoners.
At the same time, we are trying to figure out which team will be able to qualify for the next round of play-offs at the top of the grid. The loser will fall to the bottom of the grid, where they will continue their way to the LPL Champions trophy, but with no margin for error.
Upcoming.
Form Bilibili Gaming
We open the match analysis with an analysis of Bilibili Gaming's form. In this match the team will play in the status of favourites.
Bookmakers with apprehension, but still put Bilibili potential winner of the match. The odds on their success in this match are estimated at 1.4.
In fact, we have here a classic situation for this summer in the LPL. In almost all play-offs, the favourite gets odds betting on League of Legends somewhere around 1.5, but that doesn't mean that everything will be easy and simple. There are plenty of examples.
Still, I agree with the pre-match state of affairs. Bilibili Gaming have done a quality job to achieve this status.
Last season, BLG broke into the top 2 of the Chinese region with lightning speed, thus clawing their way to the 2023 Mid-Season Invitational. Another sensation happened at the international event: BLG made it to the grand finals, only to lose to JD Gaming.
Another plus for BLG is the roster renewed at Long Conference 2023. The club managed to assemble a top company.
- BLG roster: Bin, XUN, Yagao, Elk, ON.
After a really triumphant half-year, Bilibili Gaming has not slowed down at all. The team was the first to reach the play-offs of LPL Summer 2023, and also set a local record: the only one in the history of the series finished the group stage with one defeat.
Most popular BLG characters
The most popular characters in the TOP remain: Gnar (3 matches, 66% wins), Gwen (2 matches, 0% wins), Camile (2 fights, 50% wins), Renekton (2 games, 0% wins), KSante (2 matches, 0% wins).
Jungle is dominated by VI with 6 matches and 66% wins. Also peaking are Wukong (4 games, 0% wins), Nidalee (3 games, 33% wins).
Azir (3 matches, 0% wins), Ahri (2 games, 0 wins), Galio (2 matches, 2 wins), Sylas (2 matches, 50% wins) appear in the mid.
Lucian (7 matches, 57% wins), Varus (3 matches, 33% wins), Zeri (2 matches, 0 wins) pick on shooters.
The most popular support in combination with Lucian is Nami (7 matches, 57% wins), Karma (2 games, 50% wins).
Top Esports uniforms
Let's move on to the analysis of Top Esports form. In this match the team will play in the status of outsider.
Bookmaker in his style. The odds for TES are at around 2.7.
I am not surprised by this state of affairs, although TES is a little bit offended. The team is a top team, but in recent seasons they have been around the prize money and have failed to establish themselves as the strongest.
In 2022, Top Esports twice finished in the top 2 in their home league, and then played at Worlds 2022, where they finished in the top 10. In the new season, the situation is slightly worse: they finished top-7 in the LPL Spring 2023, managing to qualify for the play-offs but failing to win a single game there.
- Tes Esports lineup: Wayward, Tian, RooKie, JackeyLove, Mark .
The group stage for TOP Esports was pleasant, but far from perfect. TES shared the top 4 of the regular season with LNG, going 12-4 in the series.
In their first play-offs match, TES faced serious resistance from EDG. TES defeated their vis-a-vis with a score of 3-2.
Most Popular Top Esports Champions
KSante (7 games, 85% wins) and Renekton (5 games, 80% wins) remain the most popular top line choices. Sion (3 matches, 66% wins) and Darius (2 matches, 100% wins) are next.
In the forest, Sejuani (9 matches, 77% wins), Vi (4 matches, 75% wins), Maokai (4 games, 100% wins) are ubiquitous.
Jayce (6 games, 100% wins) appears in the mid (6 games, 100% wins). Next are Azir (4 games, 75% wins), Akali (3 games, 66% wins), Sylas (3 games, 33% wins).
TES has a standard set of shooters: Lucian (6 games, 66% wins), Varus (4 games, 100% wins), Sivir (3 games, 33% wins). Draven (3 games, 66% wins) and Jhin (3 matches, 66% wins).
Pool players: Nami (6 games, 66% wins), Yuumi (4 games, 75% wins), Nautilus (4 games, 75% wins), Heimerdinger (4 games, 100% wins).
History of head-to-head meetings
The teams previously played each other twice during the regular seasons in 2023. Bilibili won both times.
Match outcome
I expect a high quality League of Legends in this matchup, but the winner is clear. Bilibili Gaming are ready to break into the top 2 of the championship and take their ticket to the Worlds, while TES, judging by their match with EDG, will have to prove their ability in the losers' bracket.
However, I don't believe that BLG will dryly shut down a serious competitor. I think they will give the card.
The result: 3-1 in favour of Bilibili Gaming.
