Bilibili Gaming surge into Mid-Season Invitational final

Field Level Media|published: Thu 9th July, 13:07 2026

The loading screen for League of Legends is seen projected on the wall behind the competitors. The loading screen comes up while waiting for the game to start, allowing players to view each characters basic information before the battle. Jan. 24, 2020

Bilibili Gaming defeated Hanwha Life 3-1 on Thursday to reserve their spot in the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational grand final in Daejeon, South Korea.

Hanwha Life slid to the lower bracket final and will meet the winner of the third-round match between G2 Esports and LYON, to be played Friday.

Bilibili opened with a 25-minute victory on blue and a 29-minute win on red before Hanwha Life triumphed in 31 minutes on blue. Bilibili closed it out in 38 minutes on red.

Ding "Knight" Zhuo of Bilibili was the MVP of the match. The 26-year-old, who is from China, led his team with a 25-3-29 kills-deaths-assists ratio.

The grand final of the $2 million tournament will be played on Monday. The champion will receive $500,000 and qualify for this fall's 2026 World Championship. All matches are best-of-five.

2026 Mid-Season Invitational prize pool:

1. $500,000

2. $300,000

3. $240,000

4. $200,000

5-6. $160,000 -- T1, Secret Whales

7-8. $110,000 -- FURIA, Top Esports

9. $90,000 -- Team Liquid

10. $70,000 -- Karmine Corp.

11. $60,000 -- Deep Cross Gaming

--Field Level Media

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