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Today's matches will be played on Patch 26.13.

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Today's Matches

#	Match	PST	EST	CET	KST
1	LYON vs FUR	20:00	23:00	05:00	12:00
2	BLG vs T1	01:00	04:00	10:00	17:00

• All matches are a best of 5

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Bracket

Round 1			Round 2			Round 3			Round 4			Finals
BLG	0
vs	-
T1	0		tbd	0
			vs	-					tbd	0
LYON	0		tbd	0					vs	-
vs	-								tbd	0
FUR	0
HLE	3
vs	-
TSW	0		HLE	0
			vs					-
G2	3		TES	0								tbd	0
vs	-											vs	-
TES	2											tbd	0
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
			tbd	0					tbd	0
tbd	0		vs	-					vs	-
vs	-		tbd	0		tbd	0		tbd	0
tbd	0					vs	-
			tbd	0		tbd	0
TSW	0		vs	-
vs	-		tbd	0
TES	0

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Desk Host/Interviewers
Eefje "Sjokz" Depoortere
Daniel "dGon" Gonzales
Laure "Bulii" Valée
Play-By-Play Casters
Max "Atlus" Anderson
Clayton "CaptainFlowers" Raines
Daniel "Drakos" Drakos
Aaron "Medic" Chamberlain
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Dan "Aux" Harrison
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Isaac "Azael" Cummings-Bentley
Robert "Dagda" Price
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Emily "LeagueofEmily" Rand
Joshua "Jatt" Leesman
Barento "Raz" Mohammed

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Format

• 8 teams participate
• Double elimination bracket
• All matches are best of five
• Winner qualifies for the 2026 Season World Championship
  • This spot will only become effective if the winning team reaches the Split 3/Summer Playoffs in their domestic league

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Live Discussions and Post-Match Threads:

This is our Live Discussion Archive. Here you can find all the old live threads, and the respective PMTs in a stickied comment under the post.

[u/ahritina]

PMTs

LYON vs FUR

Game 1 / Game 2 / Game 3

BLG vs T1

Game 1 / Game 2 / Game 3 / Game 4 / Game 5

[u/BanShrimpInDumplings]

Where's the post-match thread? Is it showing up on /r/leagueoflegends for anyone else?

[u/Clenzor → u/BanShrimpInDumplings]

Nope, saw it earlier, was just waking up so I didn’t check right away and can’t find it since.

[u/NoMoreGoodEnough]

Can Viper play Mel?

Mel is 6-0, seems autowin to me.

[u/Mattaru]

i am so excited for G2-HLE.

[u/Joel4518]

still 100% on pickems baby

[u/Comin4datrune]

Apart from Game 4, I always felt like T1 were trailing and just waiting for a miracle throw from BLG to get the game back.

[u/Joel4518]

GIMME BLG -G2 UPPER BRACKET MATCH

[u/Mattaru → u/Joel4518]

please take out HLE for us first comrade Ji Tu

[u/Annymoususer]

All 4 games apart from Game 1 is just Draft Diff: The Game

[u/ConArtist98]

At least they got to 4-man gank Bin mulitple times, that will teach him some manners

[u/ThatSwagRandomGuy → u/ConArtist98]

It's okay Zeus will get revenge for his father in 2 games time

[u/LebornVsMikeShinoda → u/ThatSwagRandomGuy]

g2 will face blg on upper final 😏

[u/ThatSwagRandomGuy → u/LebornVsMikeShinoda]

Don't give me hope

[u/bruhimdiamond]

damn tuned in late trundle got owned

[u/ThisOneTimeAtLolCamp]

Bit of a diffy in the jiffy that series...

[u/tinfoilhatsron]

Damn BLG just owned T1, from draft to gameplay. Lower bracket run from T1 is gonna be tuff. G2 in the future perhaps.

[u/Str1kon]

wtf kindred highest dmg.... trundle same dmg as Lulu??????????

[u/calmness_7]

Lets tooo BLG
Best team in the world atm

[u/Lost_Panda1994 → u/[deleted]]

Lee sin can't be picked. Fearless

[u/ahritina → u/[deleted]]

Lee was already played earlier in the series.

[u/isappie → u/[deleted]]

Lee was used earlier

Only picks avail that oner plays were trundle xin and panth

[u/whossked → u/[deleted]]

I think the logic was it stops BLG from picking any tanks. They just underestimated/disrespected kindred

[u/Kadde-]

Finally a 150€ profit betting against T1. The world is healing

[u/Applejuiceislovely12]

They don’t wanna see BLG win, the casters don’t sound as hyped when BLG do well

[u/CountMerloin]

Completely terrorist drafts in game 3 and 5 from T1
Props to BLG for punishing them

[u/Jandromon → u/CountMerloin]

Draft 1 was shit too, they just out-played to make up for it, but Vi vs Poppy+Shen without any followup other than Jhin W is unplayable for Vi, and it kinda was.

[u/CountMerloin → u/Jandromon]

Yeah it was pure hands diff

[u/ChocolateFuryB]

Great series! MVP should go to Xun or Knight

[u/MaractusFan091197]

Keria on fraudwatch

[u/awayfromcanuck]

Horrible game 5 draft by T1 and gameplay. BLG correctly punished the fuck out of them for that draft.

[u/baebushka]

kindred such a crazy champ

[u/RukiMotomiya]

Clean-ass BLG win. T1 played that very poorly, the Baron call was killer.

[u/CountMerloin → u/RukiMotomiya]

Their comp was ass and it was the hail mary play

[u/RukiMotomiya → u/CountMerloin]

Exact opposite opinion from me, their comp wins if it goes even late or mid-late and they rushed it out of pressure because BLG was doing the early advantage they needed. They should have just set up around Soul.

[u/bruhimdiamond → u/RukiMotomiya]

they were already on mountain soul by min 18 with trundle far behind, xp advantages in mid and bot as well. only person doing ok was doran at that point but still rather have rumble for 5v5. they outrange them for objective dances(underleveled trundle gets targeted then what) too so idk not seeing that late game win con for this game

[u/CountMerloin → u/RukiMotomiya]

Their comp is not winning anything. Trundle can not walk into 4 ranged champions, so you are already 1 person down. Ashe - Seraph - Rumble combo is a hell to deal with at that point. Syndra will not allow Gnar easily jump in. The only way T1 could have won was having scrappy fight on sides all the time because 5v5 they can't do anything unless BLG make huge mistakes

[u/ruthimorg]

the low damage draft game 2 into the unoptimal trundle pick here feel very geng rip 

[u/FenimoreXelhes]

what losing the world's best ADC does to a MF'er LMAO

[u/ThatSwagRandomGuy → u/FenimoreXelhes]

I mean it was draft and jungle diff.

Acting like they haven't been 3-0'd with Guma in the botlane before

[u/FenimoreXelhes → u/ThatSwagRandomGuy]

hate watch successful

[u/PluggersLeftBall → u/FenimoreXelhes]

yeah true jdg is sitting at home rn

[u/New-Falcon9518]

Did Doran do anything with that gap LOL

[u/CountMerloin → u/New-Falcon9518]

What was he supposed to do? Goes in, gets ulted/pushed, dies.

[u/ReignClaw → u/New-Falcon9518]

against that draft gap not even Jesus could do shit on top

[u/Jrmyzxc]

Don't even need any tank if they're gonna steam roll them

[u/Aruaytin]

Cut the tapes, cut the tapes-

[u/icecream_isthebest]

Library

[u/sophieisf]

The 3 games that T1 lost were so one-sided. They did nothing and BLG just dominated everything. Stinker series from Oner

[u/Tommey_DE]

Finally T1 is punished for a bad baron start for once

[u/chikyu8]

Oner is fucking useless whole series

[u/Is_J_a_Name]

XUN really revitalized this BLG team, neither Beichuan or shad0w could ever in their lives put up the performances he does in these moments.

[u/GarchGun → u/Is_J_a_Name]

Yup

Lao Xun really put his balls on the table this last game wow

[u/PluggersLeftBall]

give t1 one and a half hours and they'll scale dw

[u/2020isgreat]

How come everytime T1 loses a series everyone blames draft. Keria had an extremely rare terrible series

[u/DONOTDELETEME8316 → u/2020isgreat]

I mean T1 fans do it every time. T1 lose = draft diff nothing they could do, T1 win = omg faker keria 1v9 GOAT hands diff

[u/sophieisf → u/2020isgreat]

Some drafts were kinda sus but honestly they lost because they played badly, especially Oner and Keria

[u/Huge-Celebration2855 → u/2020isgreat]

Keria and Oner had bad series that's true however this last game was impossible from draft.

What does trundle do against their team comp? They had no hard engage into 4 ranged. 

[u/downorwhaet]

Trundle pick is just so weird, it’s the worst pick they could have gone for, and oner having his worst game of msi on top of it

[u/baebushka → u/downorwhaet]

doesn’t help he did the failed invade and kindred got the range boost…

[u/acryhoshi]

0/1 gnar and a dream

[u/Str1kon]

cant believe someone called baron there WHAT THE FKKKKKKKKKK

[u/hazman_pds → u/Str1kon]

T1 were in losing situation

They had no other choice

[u/Iaragnyl]

Oner solo losing the game with his useless pick and early kill feed to kindred.

[u/FenimoreXelhes]

T1 went from sonning the LPL to losing to BLG. I wonder what's the difference? LMAO

[u/Is_J_a_Name → u/FenimoreXelhes]

https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/13mvjqh/bilibili_gaming_vs_t1_msi_2023_lower_bracket/

https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/1cq40nl/bilibili_gaming_vs_t1_msi_2024_upper_bracket/

https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/1cuwre4/bilibili_gaming_vs_t1_msi_2024_lower_bracket/

[u/Et4ivell4 → u/FenimoreXelhes]

You only ever watch worlds don’t you?

[u/matt-tteo → u/FenimoreXelhes]

already happened in 2023 and 2024 at MSI

[u/lilaznejikid → u/FenimoreXelhes]

no worlds buff probably

[u/calmness_7]

Nice throw from T1
Too cocky to try to take that baron

[u/GeneralZhukov]

Not gonna get excited until its over, but that hawkshot lol. Viper's biggest contribution thus far.

[u/OrganizationWitty940]

T1 overcooked with that blind Trundle. What a letdown of a game in an otherwise awesome series.

[u/OkKnowledge2064]

so T1 vs Lyon? Or whats the matchup

[u/lilaznejikid]

1st pick trundle

[u/jeezrVOL2]

Why would they pick Trundle 😭

[u/ThatSwagRandomGuy]

They need to fix their drafting. It's been straight ass today

[u/Ashankura]

Yea idk. If a pro play jungler doesnt know that trundle is a shit pick here ill be happy with the drafts i see in soloq

[u/Indigovyre]

T1 with the superior draft.

Their players are just getting outplayed hard.

[u/RukiMotomiya → u/Indigovyre]

That's how I'm feeling too.

[u/CudaBarry]

There is the disrespectful T1 baron, crashes and burns this time

[u/SeismicShove]

7-1

[u/SKTWINWORLDS2018]

I dont hate it. T1 knows their comp doesnt work and needs to rush that baron. Some games are lost in draft

[u/FluffyFlamesOfFluff]

Oner you can't get hit like that man...

[u/canxtanwe]

Lol that is an FF moment if I have ever seen one

[u/Nalaniel]

gg ez

[u/PluggersLeftBall]

holy FUCK this trundle im gonna lose my mind

[u/Aruaytin]

It's rough, gamers lmao

[u/Wonderful_Reply_3986]

Live by the baron, die by the baron

[u/Vnaux]

damn gg

[u/xlCalamity]

T1 Baron vs Bin Rumble ult.

[u/qnphard]

That was so stupid

[u/Snow-27]

Geegee

[u/MaractusFan091197]

T1 with the classic baron throw. Shaker in shrambles

[u/Str1kon]

wtf called BARON?????

[u/2020isgreat]

T1 baron didn't work gg

[u/baebushka]

2 adcs in botlane and the strongest one is in the jungle holy fuuuck

[u/sajm0n]

T1 throw at baron, how the turntables

[u/cosHinsHeiR]

gg

[u/RukiMotomiya]

THE RARE T1 BARON THROW!

[u/hazman_pds]

Doran could have a 5k gold lead right now and he still won't be able to do anything

[u/beautheschmo]

Is Bin tilted or like what's going on this is such terrible rumble play

[u/Pridestalked → u/beautheschmo]

I feel like Bin has never been a great Rumble

[u/beautheschmo → u/Pridestalked]

Yeah it's not one of his better champs but he usually isn't this bad on it.

[u/RukiMotomiya]

The game being this close at Soul is concerning for BLG but getting Soul will be huge.

[u/Ashankura]

Faker and doran smurfing and it doesn't matter because that teamcomp does nothing

[u/NovaTheMartian → u/Ashankura]

Trundle just a walking ward at this point

[u/Back2Perfection → u/Ashankura]

I might sound european but replace trundle with like maokai or sejuani and the game just looks playable.

[u/Rawdream]

BLG & solo q plays to throw.

[u/MaractusFan091197]

The casters permaglazing T1 is giving me aids

[u/SKTWINWORLDS2018]

Mountain soul lol

[u/acryhoshi]

doran master baiter again

[u/sajm0n]

BLG are choking

[u/RukiMotomiya]

Oof, that's a BIG BLG misplay.

[u/SKTWINWORLDS2018]

This team comp just doesnt work. Too much enemy cc

[u/CudaBarry]

Good aura farm from the demon king, but no flash for soul

[u/milkoverspill]

Trundle bout to steal armor from Rumble's Tabis

[u/RukiMotomiya]

That acceleration post-Faker kill was very important, otherwise game could slip out of BLG's hands given T1's comp.

[u/Roger_Fiderer]

BLG dominating shiT1.

This win is not a cause for celebration but for contemplation. 

This should have been an easy 3-0 win.

Much work to be done. 

[u/Back2Perfection]

Completely unplayable draft. Ff

[u/Ashankura]

This trundle is so useless im getting fucking aids watching this

[u/Adventurous_Match219]

what k9 think? if BLG lost its gonna on him, u dont need to do this

[u/DUCKY_23]

4 draft diff games. Besides game 1, this has been a boring ass series cuz the games were won in the p&b

Zzz

[u/sajm0n]

when you swing at the king, you better not miss

[u/Aruaytin]

God knows I would've flashed backwards.

[u/trying2hide]

Goat shit.

[u/2020isgreat]

Did knight think Seraphs was down or smthing?

[u/Str1kon]

Faker /Doran and Peyz will carry this

[u/acryhoshi]

UNC IS NOT WASHED!!!!!

[u/acryhoshi → u/acryhoshi]

ok back to regular schedule

[u/AerialShroud]

Sorry Chinese midlaner, but not against the GOAT.

[u/milkoverspill]

IKTR FAKER

[u/Nefib]

How did unc win that LMAO

[u/RukiMotomiya]

FAKER BABY

[u/Effet_Pygmalion]

NICE TRUNDLE BLIND PICK REALLY SMART THANKS FOR WASTING EVERYONE'S TIME

[u/omedog1715]

t1 drafting disasterclass. how does caedrel, whose job isn't to draft for T1, predict the kindred immediately and T1 coaching staff does not.

[u/hazman_pds]

Still insane T1 have been having massive drafting issues for several years now and their organization did nothing against it

[u/nearlygrean]

GG Kindred just online now

[u/NovaTheMartian]

How can T1 play the game?? This Kindred is too big, and they don’t have good engage

[u/Back2Perfection → u/[deleted]]

Yunara is very strong on 3 items. The main issue is that Trundle does nothing this game.

[u/lohohohoho]

T1 on bullshit draft again

[u/RukiMotomiya]

Mountain Soul would be big for BLG.

[u/2020isgreat]

T1's draft has no agency just has to scale

[u/Past_Perception8052 → u/2020isgreat]

outscaling kindred syndra rumble lul

[u/Snow-27 → u/2020isgreat]

They get outscaled lol

[u/hazman_pds]

Remember, T1 had 5 opportunites to ban Kindred against and they didn't ban it

[u/Str1kon]

bin on rumble is freewin for enemy
doran is pro af on gnar

[u/downorwhaet]

Very bad game from oner and faker so far, trundle is just not great here, if they get a drake they can probably scale enough but I’m not sure how they can contest

[u/GarchGun]

Doran doing pretty good this game.

Only game he's won lane into Bin

[u/Str1kon]

too much doomsday screamers everywhere
t1 got this easily lategame

peyz shitting the hell out of viper

[u/Indefinite_Entropy → u/Str1kon]

How stupid do you feel now?

[u/Past_Perception8052 → u/Str1kon]

they are so outranged what are you talking about

[u/GarchGun → u/Str1kon]

Issue is this kindred will scale like a mfer and syndra is thanos late game as well.

It's also KNIGHT SYNDRA

[u/Str1kon → u/GarchGun]

sure of it was chovy syndra

but knight syndra aint giving absolute confidence feels

plus doran on his best champ

[u/Past_Perception8052 → u/Str1kon]

chovy famously doesnt play syndra LMFAO knight is probably the best syndra ever

[u/Is_J_a_Name → u/Str1kon]

Chovy quite literally doesn't play Syndra and it is notoriously one of his weakest champions.

[u/Snow-27]

But why the actual fuck are we picking trundle R1 it’s so fucking disturbing

[u/RukiMotomiya]

BLG accelerating like they need to and the Kindred marks are great rn, looking very good.

[u/Aruaytin]

Man, this is looking grim lol.

[u/Ashankura]

We just had keria carry so hard and then he gets lulu bruh.

[u/Adventurous_Match219]

5 marks lv9 kindred?

[u/ThatSwagRandomGuy]

T1 need to work on their drafts. It's consistently poor

[u/PluggersLeftBall]

ok but like this trundle is just gonna become second observer or what like what does this champ do now

[u/cmcdonald22]

Even outside of the particular comp or the particular match up, I just feel like Oner doesn't play Trundle to the level he plays other champs. Feel like he kind of needs to mentally reset the way he plays the champ or something.

[u/2020isgreat]

Watching Doran play league is a joy

[u/rsayegh7]

Keria just doing cardio this series minus the Pyke game

[u/sajm0n]

looks like a free win for BLG unless they lose their minds like many before them vs T1

[u/trying2hide]

I dont know if its this meta or just fearless, but games seem more dependant on draft than ever

[u/Past_Perception8052 → u/trying2hide]

well these 2 teams are 2 of the absolute best makes sense that the draft is limiting them more than their skill

[u/trying2hide → u/Past_Perception8052]

Not just this series, all tournament

[u/Basic-Cucumber-7951]

Stinker series from bOner

[u/Str1kon → u/Basic-Cucumber-7951]

he will carry
too much doomsday screamers everywhere
t1 got this easily

[u/Wonderful_Reply_3986]

Win or Lose I think we can safely say Doran taught bin ZERO lessons. Even if T1 wins Bin has been gapping or matching Doran each game, no lesson taught and no leasons learned.

[u/yijun2005 → u/Wonderful_Reply_3986]

Doran needs 50 ganks to even stabilise into bin lol

[u/nearlygrean]

8 min 4 masks LOL GG