Bilibili Gaming Sweeps Dplus, Advances to Semifinals
The Chinese team won 3-0 at the League of Legends World Championship in Allen, Texas, earning a semifinal berth.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in eSports
Bilibili Gaming defeated Dplus 3-0 on Thursday to secure a semifinal spot at the League of Legends World Championship in Allen, Texas. The team will face the winner of the final quarterfinal on Sunday.
Why it matters
The result moves Bilibili Gaming one step closer to the grand final in the $5 million, 19-team tournament. Eight teams qualified for the single-elimination playoff bracket, so each match carries significant stakes for the remaining contenders.
Peng 'XUN' Lixun posted a 20-4-22 kill-death-assist ratio across the sweep, while Chen 'Bin' Zebin finished 17-8-11 and Choi 'Lucid' Yong-hyeok recorded 10-15-12. The opening game ended in 33 minutes on blue, with the next two wins on red taking 32 and 33 minutes.
The players
Bilibili Gaming
Bilibili Gaming is a Chinese esports organization that fields professional League of Legends teams in international competition.
Dplus
Dplus is a South Korean professional League of Legends team that competes in international tournaments.
The details
Bilibili Gaming took the opening game on blue in 33 minutes, then closed the series with wins on red in 32 and 33 minutes. The knockout stage uses best-of-five matches, and the eight playoff qualifiers are competing for a $1 million championship prize.
Timeline
Thursday: Bilibili Gaming defeats Dplus 3-0.
Friday: T1 and Karmine Corp meet in the final quarterfinal.
Saturday: Gen.G and Invictus Gaming play the first semifinal.
Sunday: Bilibili Gaming takes on the quarterfinal winner in the semifinals.
Nov. 14: The grand final is held at Barclays Center in New York.
Season Trajectory
The result places Bilibili Gaming in the semifinals of the League of Legends World Championship, where eight playoff qualifiers are now narrowing toward the grand final. Each best-of-five series in the knockout stage determines which teams remain in contention for the $1 million top prize.
Bilibili Gaming's semifinal opponent will be determined by Friday's quarterfinal, so fantasy and betting tracking hinge on that result. Viewers following the bracket can watch the remaining series on Sunday before the grand final.
The takeaway
Bilibili Gaming's clean sweep shows how quickly a single-elimination bracket can separate contenders. Readers following the tournament should track each best-of-five result, since one loss ends a team's championship run.
What happens next
Bilibili Gaming meets the winner of the T1 and Karmine Corp quarterfinal in the semifinals on Sunday, with the grand final set for Nov. 14 at Barclays Center in New York.
Further reading
Follow the latest results in our eSports coverage for the rest of the championship bracket.
