LPL champions eliminated! TES wins the regional battle, BLG exits at the top 16 with their worst record yet.

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The final match of the S15 World Championship Swiss round reached the tiebreaker. BLG chose to bring in jungler Beichuan, while TES daringly picked mid laner Little Dragon, managing to hold the mid game and help Little Dragon grow stronger.

After falling behind, BLG failed multiple times to capitalize on chances, and TES eventually secured the regional clash victory, advancing to the last eight.

Beichuan returns to the stage, BLG successfully counters a tower dive.

In the final deciding game’s draft phase, BLG brought in jungler Beichuan and chose the red side. TES took blue side and grabbed Qiyana, then deployed a bot lane combo of a female tank and Aphelios. In the second round, TES picked top laner Mordekaiser and mid laner Little Dragon. The team composition was somewhat unusual, with a weak synergy between the jungle and mid, relying mainly on Little Dragon’s lane performance and jungle farming rhythm.

BLG responded with a double engage of Wukong and Rakan, paired with Kai'Sa in the bottom lane. In the second phase, they picked Galio as a flex pick, capable of multiple engages and strong AOE control in teamfights. Overall, BLG’s lineup was more balanced.

At the start, TES gained the advantage in the bottom lane skirmish, but BLG quickly fought back. In mid lane, Little Dragon exerted pressure on Galio. BLG tried to gank mid with Wukong but lacked damage and even lost a flash. TES then swapped lanes, and Mordekaiser seized an opportunity to interrupt BLG’s recall, causing BLG to lose some minion waves.

JKL took the top lane plating. At 6 minutes, both teams clashed again top; BLG heavily damaged JKL and forced Hang to flash. TES mid and jungle then attempted a forced tower dive, but Knight’s Galio arrived in time, and Elk flashed to dodge Qiyana’s ultimate. BLG counterattacked successfully, killing two, but a follow-up chase mistake allowed TES to trade one kill back.

TES frequently tower dived, entering a fierce battle phase.

At 8 minutes, TES pressured the Rift Scuttler pit and secured two Rift Scuttlers. Bin initiated a fight, and Beichuan’s Wukong engaged with his clone. BLG killed the female tank and took one Rift Scuttler. At 10 minutes, TES three-man dived top, but Bin was easily pulled away by the enemy. Meanwhile, BLG’s bot lane tower dive attempt by JKL failed, and TES used TP to protect their position.

At 12 minutes, Beichuan forced a fight in the jungle with Qiyana and Galio, forcing the enemy to flash. Little Dragon initiated and heavily damaged opponents but couldn’t secure kills. BLG then took the second dragon. TES three-man dived top again and successfully initiated, killing an opponent. BLG’s two-man support failed to turn the fight, and On was singled out and killed by Mordekaiser.

At 14 minutes, Beichuan caught Qiyana without flash in the jungle and started a fight. His teammates followed up, resulting in a 2-for-0 exchange and securing the Rift Herald.

Little Dragon from TES chose to TP to bot lane to take towers while the enemy was taking the Rift Herald, but Bin also TP’d to catch Little Dragon alone and got a solo kill. TES then arrived to support and traded one for one with Mordekaiser killing Galio.

At 16 minutes, TES made a strategic error. With more players at bot, Qiyana forced an engage but was instantly killed. BLG counterattacked and won the fight 3-for-2, with Bin taking down a turret top.

Bin’s engagement led to a team wipe, and TES secured Baron Nashor.

After BLG’s successful counterattack, Baron respawned and they rushed it. Kanavi engaged to steal the dragon and disrupted BLG’s plans. BLG’s smite attempt failed, and their jungler couldn’t secure the objective.

At 20 minutes, TES initiated on Elder Dragon. BLG’s jungler Wukong arrived late and was targeted directly by Mordekaiser. TES took Elder Dragon and a teamfight broke out. Crème made a mistake, got controlled while diving in, and Bin followed up by killing Little Dragon. The fight ended in a 3-for-3 trade, with TES gaining the advantage overall.

At 24 minutes, during a dragon contest, Beichuan was forced to flash after being caught too deep. TES leveraged their momentum to secure the dragon.

However, Bin flanked alone, forcing Little Dragon to use abilities defensively. Elk then killed Little Dragon successfully. In the ensuing fight, Mordekaiser killed Wukong and Bin took down Qiyana, resulting in a 2-for-1 teamfight win.

At 27 minutes, BLG made an initiation mistake. Bin charged in alone and only stunned one opponent. On helped cover but died immediately. In the chaotic teamfight, Elk killed Little Dragon, but JKL cleaned up and TES achieved a team wipe and took Baron Nashor.

During the Baron push, BLG attempted to initiate on the female tank but failed. TES punished them heavily, breaking the top lane inhibitor. Bin then flanked again with TP. BLG seized a positional error from TES and forced a counterattack, where Bin performed a godlike play, turning a 1-for-4 fight.

BLG collapsed in the dragon fight, and TES advanced to the quarterfinals.

After the counterattack, BLG’s top and jungle tried to pick off Qiyana but failed. In the following teamfight, Bin shined again, and BLG managed a 2-for-1 chase. The match was still ongoing.

At 35 minutes, in the Elder Dragon teamfight, BLG’s Wukong flanked to initiate but failed to make an impact. TES quickly eliminated Wukong, then Mordekaiser shut down Galio. Elk died at low health, and TES secured a team wipe to end the game.

The LPL intra-regional battle concludes with TES advancing to the quarterfinals, while BLG becomes the first LPL team in history to be eliminated in the Swiss stage top 16. Personally, BLG, as the sole LPL champion this year, missed too many opportunities. Their overall form at Worlds was poor, and their Swiss stage run was full of struggles.

During this period, BLG had time to adjust but never resolved the team’s core issues. Their overall macro and decision-making mistakes were frequent, and players’ form was low. In the final game, it was clear the players gave their all, but it was too late. From last year’s Worlds runner-up to a top 16 exit, BLG went through a lot and carried many hopes, but such a result is undoubtedly disappointing.

Finally, congratulations to TES on reaching the quarterfinals. We hope they can enter the next stage in even better form to face their upcoming opponents.