Foreword: The S16 season has officially begun, and most fans are closely following the recent matches. The LPL's second split is nearing its end, with only the final match remaining. TES and BLG will compete to become the LPL's first seed.

The LPL Second Stage loser's bracket final has concluded. BLG faced WE again, and after a grueling five games, BLG defeated WE with a 3:2 score to advance to the finals, securing the second MSI spot for the LPL. The result of this BO5 was truly unexpected. Just like last time, everyone thought that facing BLG again, even winning just one game would be a success for WE, because their playstyle had been figured out.

The 2026 Mid-Season Invitational for League of Legends kicks off in just 14 days, and the MSI slots for all six participating regions are largely confirmed. On the previous match day, the LCK held the third round of the lower bracket. GEN defeated KT with a clean 3-0 score, advancing to the lower bracket final to face T1. The winner of that match will claim the second MSI spot.

On the second day of the knockout stage at the Valorant 2026 London Masters, two teams from the CN region appeared on the same day. Surprisingly, just like the previous day's results, everything went as predicted. EDG, as the top seed, had some ups and downs but played their usual game. They used the first map for warm-up, then regained their confidence in the second and third maps, ultimately reversing the sweep to defeat FUT, maintaining the prestige of the top seed and preventing an upset.

In the knockout stage of the Valorant London Masters, EDG completed a reverse sweep against FUT, securing a comeback victory to advance to the next round! This match was filled with dramatic moments, as this team is known for loving "banter sessions"—even more than M8 at the San Diego Masters, engaging in trash talk almost every round!

In the first round of the Valorant London Masters elimination bracket, XLG came back from a map down to defeat G2 2-1, advancing to the upper bracket semifinals. Map 1: Lotus. On defense, G2 played Raze, Viper, Omen, Fade, and Deadlock. On attack, XLG played Killjoy, Omen, Fade, Cypher, and Sage. XLG took the first three rounds, but in round 4, G2 held XLG's push on B site, allowing XLG to clutch a reset.

On the second day of the first round of the VALORANT London Masters knockout stage, two teams from the CN League, EDG and XLG, both came from a map down to win 2-1. EDG 2-1 FUT: In the first map, EDG tried a new lineup but made too many mistakes. In a post-match interview, Smoggy admitted that the loss in the first map was due to aim duels and timing, not the lineup.

In the first round of the Valorant Masters Tokyo knockout stage, EDG once again staged a classic storyline: "slow start on map one, intense battle on map two, victory on map three." EDG overcame an initial loss to win two in a row against FUT, advancing to the winners' semifinals!

As a top-laner superstar in the LPL, Bin's post-match posts always trend online. After BLG defeated WE 3-2 and secured their MSI spot, Bin wrote, "MSI, here I come again." With this qualification, Bin surpassed Xiaohu to become the LPL's all-time leader—Xiaohu attended MSI four times, while Bin has now participated five years in a row.

Greetings to all LPL viewers and League of Legends summoners, this is World of Esports. Today, the LPL hosts a crucial match to determine the second ticket to MSI. After three games, BLG struggled and fell behind 1-2. In the critical fourth game, BLG unveiled a Caitlyn composition and successfully fought back to even the score.