Bilibili Gaming swept LYON 3-0 to advance in the MSI 2026 Knockout Stage. Despite the final score, LYON pushed BLG in all three games. The LCS champions repeatedly challenged BLG but couldn’t capitalize on their opportunities. Here’s a recap of the competitive three-game series.
The first game featured an explosive start as BLG and LYON repeatedly traded kills throughout the early and mid game. The deadlock was finally broken after BLG found an ace near LYON’s top side jungle. With LYON wiped off the map, BLG immediately pushed into the base to secure the opening victory.
BLG carried that momentum into the second game by building an early lead through proactive rotations that secured both kills and a gold advantage. LYON fought back with a near ace during a bot lane teamfight to even the game, and the LCS champions continued finding picks to prevent BLG from snowballing too quickly. However, BLG answered with an ace in LYON’s bot side jungle before marching into the base to move within one win of the series.
BLG got off to another strong start in the third game, but LYON refused to go away despite falling behind in gold. The LCS champions repeatedly found picks to slow BLG’s momentum, though BLG’s superior objective control allowed the gold lead to keep growing even with the kill score remaining close. Although BLG conceded the Ocean Soul in the final fight, they won the ensuing teamfight to complete the 3-0 sweep.
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With the victory, BLG advances to the MSI 2026 Knockout Stage upper bracket finals, where they will face Hanwha Life Esports. Meanwhile, LYON drops to the lower bracket and must continue its tournament run through the elimination bracket.
This story was originally published by GameDaily on Jul 7, 2026, where it first appeared in the Games section. Add GameDaily as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
