Bilibili Gaming

Bilibili Gaming
Short nameBLG
SportEsports
Founded17 December 2017 (2017-12-17)
Based inHangzhou, China
OwnerBilibili
Divisions
Affiliation(s)Hangzhou Spark
Partners
Main sponsorPing An Bank

Bilibili Gaming (BLG) is a professional esports organisation based in China. It was formed in December 2017, when Bilibili, a Chinese video sharing website, acquired the I May League of Legends roster. The team expanded into Overwatch in March 2019 with the formation of an Overwatch Contenders academy team for the Hangzhou Spark, an Overwatch League team owned by Bilibili. Later that year, BLG's Overwatch team won the LanStory Cup 2019 Summer tournament.

League of Legends

History

Bilibili entered the professional League of Legends scene on 17 December 2017 with their acquisition of LPL team I May. The team was rebranded as Bilibili Gaming.[1][2]

After a top two finish in the 2023 LPL Spring Split, the team qualified for MSI for the first time in their history.[3] Bilibili Gaming won their first LPL title in Spring 2024 after winning over Top Esports, 3–1. Bilibili Gaming qualifies in back-to-back MSI series.[4]

Current roster

Bilibili Gaming League of Legends roster
Players Coaches
Role Handle Name Nationality
Top Bin Chen Zebin China
Jungle Wei Peng Lixun China
Mid knight Zhuo Ding China
Bot Elk Zhao Jiahao China
Support ON Luo Wenjun China
Head coach
  • "Maokai" Yang Jisong
  • "BigWei" Fu Chienwei
(Inactive)
Assistant coach(es)
  • "LvMao" Zuo Minghao
  • "Easyhoon" Lee Ji-hoon
Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness
  

Roster updated 18 December 2024.

Seasons overview

Year League of Legends Pro League Mid-Season Invitational World Championship
W L GW GL Finish
2018 Spring 11 8 25 18 5th–6th Did not qualify Did not qualify
Summer 6 13 18 30 11th–12th
2019 Spring 8 7 20 17 9th Did not qualify Did not qualify
Summer 11 4 23 12 4th
2020 Spring 7 9 20 22 10th Did not qualify Did not qualify
Summer 6 10 17 22 12th
2021 Spring 6 10 15 23 11th Did not qualify Did not qualify
Summer 10 6 24 17 7th–8th
2022 Spring 9 7 25 19 7th–8th Did not qualify Did not qualify
Summer 7 9 19 23 9th–10th
2023 Spring 10 6 25 17 2nd Runners-up Semifinals
Summer 15 1 30 7 3rd
2024 Spring 15 1 30 5 1st Runners-up Runners-up
Summer 7 1 15 7 1st

Overwatch

History

On 12 March 2019, Bilibili announced that they would field an academy team in Overwatch Contenders China under the name Bilibili Gaming for their Overwatch League team Hangzhou Spark.[5]

BLG's first season in Contenders China was 2019 Season 1, where the team posted a 4–1 record in the group stages.[6] The team qualified for the regional playoffs, and in their first playoff matchup, they defeated the Shanghai Dragons' academy team Team CC.[7] They then faced the Chengdu Hunters' academy team LGE.Huya in the semifinals; BLG lost by a score of 1–3.[8] Following their first Contenders season, BLG competed in the LanStory Cup 2019 Summer, a tournament consisting of the top ten Chinese Overwatch teams. BLG placed second in the group stages with a 3–1 record to move on to the playoffs, where they defeated The One Winner in the semifinals and LGD Gaming in the finals to claim their first tournament championship.[9]

Seasons overview

Overwatch Contenders

Year Season Region OWC regular season Regional playoffs Interregional events
Finish[a] Wins Losses Win %
2019 1 China 2nd 4 1 .800 Semifinals Did not qualify
2 China 1st 5 0 1.000 Semifinals Did not qualify
2020 1 China 2nd 9 5 .643 Semifinals None held
Regular season record 18 6 .750
Playoff record 4 4 .500
  1. ^ Placements reflect standings in the team's respective group and not the entire region.

Other tournaments

  • LanStory Cup 2019 Summer – 1st

References

  1. ^ Moser, Kelsey (13 January 2018). "The League of Legends offseason report cards – LPL". ESPN. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. ^ "B站收购电竞战队成立BLG 征战英雄联盟S8赛季" [Bilibili Acquires Esports Team to Set Up BLG to Compete in League of Legends S8 season]. tech.ifeng.com (in Chinese). 19 December 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  3. ^ Miter, Mateusz; Kelly, Michael (23 April 2023). "All League of Legends teams qualified for MSI 2023". Dot Esports. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Top Esports vs Bilibili Gaming LPL Spring 2024 Grand Final: Get head-to-head and watch live streaming". SportsAdda. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  5. ^ Sina Gaming (12 March 2019). "B站BLG成立守望先锋战队 打造本土青训体系" [Bilibili BLG Establish Overwatch Team to Build a Local Youth Training System]. Sina. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  6. ^ Padilla, Brandon (1 May 2019). "Contenders Catch-Up: Playoffs Edition". The Game Haus.[dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Team CC 1–3 负于BLG电子竞技俱乐部，无缘OC四强" [Team CC lost 1–3 to BLG Gaming and Missed the OC Semifinals]. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019 – via Weibo.
  8. ^ Weil, Katrina (24 May 2019). "Contenders casters from around the world weigh in on the Pacific Showdown". Upcomer. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  9. ^ Zhang Feng (20 June 2019). "BLG守望先锋分部夺得建队首个冠军" [BLG Overwatch Division Won Their First Championship]. Qianjiang Evening News (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 August 2019.