As the LPL's "big traffic star," BLG had a poor reputation in the league for various reasons. But this year, after repeatedly dominating LCK teams internationally—especially defeating T1 and HLE during MSI—many LPL viewers have gradually grown to like the team. Even BLG's top laner, Bin, joked in a post-match interview, "Nowadays, BLG is no longer the villain of the LPL but the protagonist."

The matchup between BLG and HLE indeed surprised most viewers. Before the games, many feared that Viper would struggle against Gumayusi in lane, or that XUN would lose to Kanavi. But as the matches progressed, people realized they had overthought things. Viper dominated Gumayusi whether playing mages or traditional ADCs, while jungler XUN completely read Kanavi, turning him into a "F6 hermit." Some even joked that Kanavi's performance last year at TES wasn't "loyalty to his country" but simply choking in international games.

Because BLG performed so well during the matches, they turned the LCK's home venue into a "library." According to LPL caster Guan Zeyuan, after BLG crushed HLE with a 25-2 kill score, the entire venue became dead silent—only LPL fans were cheering. It's undeniable how strong BLG has been in international BO5s. Since 2024, the LPL has won six BO5s against the LCK, and all six were won by BLG. No other LPL team has beaten an LCK team in a BO5 during that span,

Beyond proving their strength by crushing HLE, BLG also brought great news to the LPL: the LPL secured a fourth seed for the S16 World Championship. According to Riot's rules, the MSI champion and runner-up each grant their region an extra Worlds slot, and BLG is guaranteed at least the MSI runner-up spot.(If HLE fails to beat G2 in the losers' bracket, the LCK will lose its S16 fourth seed. In recent years, T1 has always scraped into Worlds by the skin of their teeth, so many viewers are hoping G2 can pull off a miracle.)

As the entire LPL praised BLG's strength, the team's core player, Bin, took the opportunity to post, "Brothers, let's go all out in the finals too." That single sentence shot him to the top of the trending charts, sparking massive discussion among LPL viewers. Many felt Bin's credibility was high—he had predicted a 3-1 victory over HLE, and that's exactly what happened. Others hailed him as the world's best top laner. At just 22, Bin has already reached the MSI finals four times in a row, and many fans hope he can achieve the "Golden Road" this year.

After watching all of BLG's matches this year, I noticed something quite "abstract": ever since BLG formed their super team, they have only lost one BO5—against WE. Against every other team, they dominated. Interestingly, T1, the only team that pushed BLG to five games at MSI, was previously revealed to have practiced with WE. Does this suggest that WE's playstyle is particularly effective against BLG?

Conclusion

Based on BLG's current performance, many viewers are already popping champagne early, believing BLG is highly likely to win the MSI championship. Of course, there are also concerns that if BLG wins MSI, Riot's designers might target them—for example, recent insider reports suggest the designers plan to increase the magic resistance of bot-lane minions to eliminate AP carries from the bot lane. What do you think—if BLG wins MSI, will they get nerfed by the designers?