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Bilibili Gaming Claim Their First International LoL Title at First Stand 2026

Bilibili Gaming Claim Their First International LoL Title at First Stand 2026

League of Legends
Thales CostaThales Costa

22 Mar, 2026, 17:51

Bilibili Gaming have done it. After years of falling agonizingly short on the international stage, BLG finally lifted their first-ever international trophy at the First Stand 2026, defeating G2 Esports 3-1 in the Grand Finals held in São Paulo, Brazil, on March 22. China is officially back on top of the world.

G2 Walked In Carrying a Miracle

To fully appreciate what happened in the Grand Finals, you have to look at what G2 pulled off just 24 hours earlier.

The European side stunned everyone by sweeping Gen.G 3-0 in the semifinals, erasing a deep head-to-head deficit against the Korean powerhouse in one of the most shocking results League of Legends has seen in recent history. Europe was buzzing. BLG, though, wasn't moved.

One Game of Hope, Then a Wall

The series opened with G2 doing exactly what everyone hoped they could. Game 1 was a tense, back-and-forth battle that stretched past the 35-minute mark, and Caps delivered a stellar performance on Aurora that handed Bin's Gnar its very first loss of 2026, previously sitting at 8-0 on the champion. For a moment, it genuinely felt like the European dream could keep going.

BLG had other plans. From Game 2 onward, Xun took the series completely into his own hands. His Pantheon posted a monstrous 9/1/10 scoreline and made G2's jungle look two steps behind at every turn. Game 3 was an even louder statement: three winning lanes simultaneously, zero realistic win conditions for the Europeans, and a stomp finished at 17-to-5 in kills. G2 ran straight into a brick wall.

Game 4 briefly looked like a lifeline. G2 came out swinging with early aggression and seemed ready to force a decisive fifth game. Then BLG stole the Baron, flipped the entire momentum in one play, and closed the series out through the bot lane in under 30 minutes. Just like that, it was over.

The Trophy That Changes Everything

This title carries real weight for BLG. They had already reached three international finals and walked away with nothing, losing to T1 at Worlds 2023, Gen.G at MSI 2024 and JDG at MSI 2023.

Those runner-up finishes hurt. Now, with Viper becoming the first player to win back-to-back First Stand titles and Knight securing his second international trophy, BLG has turned that heartbreak into something lasting.

The LPL's international title drought since MSI 2023 is officially done. With MSI 2026 on the horizon, the message BLG just sent to the rest of the world could not be louder.

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