BLG sweeps Dplus KIA to reach Worlds 2026 semifinals

Bilibili Gaming defeated Dplus KIA in three games on Thursday to advance from the Worlds 2026 knockout-stage quarterfinals. The LPL representative ended Dplus KIA’s tournament run after the Korean team had reached the knockout stage with a 3-0 Swiss Stage record. BLG had needed all five Swiss Stage rounds to qualify.

BLG won the opening game 24-9 in 33 minutes and 20 seconds. Peng “Xun” Lixun led the team on Naafiri with 12 kills, one death and eight assists. Park “Viper” Do-hyeon used Cassiopeia in the ADC role.

The second game lasted 32 minutes and 20 seconds. BLG won 13-10, with Viper recording a 5/2/7 scoreline on Ezreal. Zhuo “knight” Ding finished deathless on Orianna with two kills and eight assists.

Chen “Bin” Zebin recorded 12 kills, four deaths and five assists on Jax in the third game. BLG won 25-9 to complete the sweep.

BLG will play in the semifinals on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 2 p.m. Pacific Time, 4 p.m. Central Time, 5 p.m. Eastern Time and 11 p.m. Central European Time. Its opponent will be the winner of the quarterfinal between defending world champion T1 and Karmine Corp, scheduled for Friday, Nov. 6.

The other semifinal is set for Saturday, Nov. 7, with Gen.G facing Invictus Gaming.

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Reviewed and fact-checked by Alex Panasenko on November 6.