The second round of the 2026 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational has fully wrapped up. In the lower bracket, T1 crushed FUR 3-0 to move on to the next stage. FUR's back-to-back losses to LYON and T1 made them the second team knocked out of the MSI main stage. T1 will now face G2. Since both teams have already lost once at MSI, this BO5 is a do-or-die match—whoever wins advances to the semifinals, while the loser becomes the third eliminated team.

Although T1 swept FUR 3-0, many T1 fans are still worried about the team's future. T1's top laner Doran and mid laner Faker haven't been performing well, and most of T1's wins at MSI have relied on the individual brilliance of their bot laner, P. Fans fear that if G2 focuses on banning P's champions in the draft, T1 could suffer a major upset, especially given their recent questionable draft strategies. G2, on the other hand, is known for pulling off creative picks and bans.

Meanwhile, our LPL's strongest team, BLG, easily dismantled LYON in the MSI winners' bracket, advancing to the winners' bracket finals. BLG only needs to beat HLE to reach the MSI finals. This BO5 also serves as Bin's "revenge match." Earlier, many netizens used LYON's top laner to downplay Bin, but after this series, Bin proved his strength to the world.

During the match, Bin dominated the opposing top laner—nicknamed "Indian God King"—whether playing Gnar or Renekton. His stellar performance led to a confident post-match interview where Bin openly challenged HLE's top laner Zeus, proposing that both junglers stay away from the top lane so they could have a true 1v1 duel. This statement quickly became a trending topic. Personally, I doubt Zeus will accept, since HLE's jungler Kanavi loves to camp top lane. If Zeus wins the 1v1 against Bin, Kanavi would likely feel unhappy about being left out.

After advancing to the MSI winners' bracket finals, Bin finally couldn't hold back and posted a celebration online, saying, "BLG only needs one more win to reach the MSI finals." Many viewers joked that the "arrogant Bin" is back. Earlier, when BLG defeated T1, Bin didn't post immediately, leading some to think he had become more humble. However, today's post proves otherwise. (Bin had previously mentioned in an interview that he simply forgot to post after beating T1.)

Despite Bin's confidence, I'm still concerned about the upcoming BLG vs. HLE matchup. In a recent interview, HLE's jungler Kanavi criticized T1's loss to BLG, claiming BLG won solely due to "clever tricks" in the draft phase. He asserted that HLE's coaching staff won't make such drafting mistakes, so HLE will beat BLG 3-1 to advance. Do you think BLG's victory over T1 was purely due to drafting? And which team is stronger between HLE and BLG?

Conclusion

It's worth noting that HLE's current playstyle is very similar to BLG's, both revolving around top, mid, and jungle. Who do you think has the bigger advantage in each lane—Bin vs. Zeus, knight vs. Zeka, Xun vs. Kanavi? Personally, I feel BLG might be at a slight disadvantage, as many of their secret strategies were exposed during the match against T1. In contrast, HLE has swept all their MSI opponents 3-0, so their "hidden cards" remain undisclosed. I'm really looking forward to the HLE vs. BLG series—it feels like a preview of the MSI finals.