Bilibili Gaming wins LPL Split 2 but the Golden Road remains unfinished business
BLG swept Top Esports 3-0 to claim a second consecutive LPL title, keeping alive a historically ambitious run that intersects with growing esports betting markets
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byEditorial Team
Jul. 12, 2026
Bilibili Gaming just did something that looks a lot like dominance. On June 14, BLG dismantled Top Esports with a clean 3-0 sweep in the LPL Split 2 grand finals, claiming yet another domestic title in what has become one of the most impressive runs in competitive League of Legends history
And yet, despite winning seemingly everything in sight, the headline reads “falls short.” Here’s why: BLG is chasing something no team has ever accomplished, a feat so ambitious it has its own name. The Golden Road
What the Golden Road actually is
The Golden Road requires a single organization to win all four major League of Legends titles in a calendar year: LPL Split 1, the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI), LPL Split 2, and the World Championship
BLG entered Split 2 having already locked down the first two legs, winning both LPL Split 1 and MSI in 2026. A Split 2 title would keep the dream alive heading into Worlds later this year. And that’s exactly what they got, but the path there was anything but smooth
The team stumbled during the playoffs, dropping a series to Team WE and falling into the lower bracket. BLG rattled off five consecutive best-of-five series victories to claw their way back to the finals, then swept Top Esports without dropping a single game
The roster responsible for this tear: Bin in the top lane, Xun in the jungle, Knight commanding the mid lane, Viper as ADC, and ON on support
Three down, one to go
No team in League of Legends history has completed the Golden Road. BLG is now closer than any organization has ever been, with only the World Championship standing between them and a place in esports lore
BLG’s Split 2 championship also locks in their position as the top seed for MSI 2026, giving them favorable positioning as they prepare for the international gauntlet ahead
Why crypto and esports investors should care
BLG doesn’t have a token launch on the horizon, and the LPL isn’t minting NFTs of highlight plays. The direct crypto connection here is thin. Esports betting platforms, several of which operate on blockchain rails or accept crypto deposits, stand to benefit from BLG’s Golden Road chase. Futures markets on whether BLG completes the sweep at Worlds could generate volume on prediction platforms, both centralized and decentralized
The parent company behind BLG is Bilibili, the Chinese video platform sometimes described as China’s answer to YouTube. Bilibili is publicly traded and its valuation is sensitive to engagement metrics across its ecosystem, including esports
For crypto-native prediction markets like Polymarket and its competitors, the BLG Golden Road represents the type of binary, high-interest outcome that drives trading volume — a clean bet with a defined resolution date
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