Newshot Team History First! BLG Defeats GEN 3:1 to Win League of Legends S16 Championship, "One-Through-Four" LCK Region Helps LPL Claim Fourth Title
IT Home, November 15 news: The League of Legends 2026 World Championship (S16) Grand Final has just concluded. BLG from the LPL region defeated GEN from South Korea's LCK region 3:1, going "one-through-four" through the LCK region and boldly claiming the League of Legends S16 championship.
IT Home provides the official match recap as follows:
At 8 minutes, at the Rift Herald, Knight's Rakan, with the help of Xun's Jarvan IV, defeated Olaf for first blood; at 22 minutes, at the dragon pit, ON's Renata initiated the fight, but GEN gained the advantage afterward, Chovy's Syndra defeated Jarvan IV, Ruler's Corki followed up with damage to defeat Kalista, and GEN traded zero for three; at 28 minutes, at the Elder Dragon, both teams broke into a teamfight, Kiin's Olaf flanked in and defeated Kalista, Chovy's Syndra picked up a double kill, and GEN traded zero for four; at 38 minutes, GEN attacked BLG's base, Ruler's Corki dealt explosive damage for a triple kill, and after wiping out BLG, GEN pushed down the nexus in one wave to claim victory.
At 8 minutes, at the Rift Herald, Knight's Rakan, with the help of Xun's Jarvan IV, defeated Olaf for first blood;
At 22 minutes, at the dragon pit, ON's Renata initiated the fight, but GEN gained the advantage afterward, Chovy's Syndra defeated Jarvan IV, Ruler's Corki followed up with damage to defeat Kalista, and GEN traded zero for three;
At 28 minutes, at the Elder Dragon, both teams broke into a teamfight, Kiin's Olaf flanked in and defeated Kalista, Chovy's Syndra picked up a double kill, and GEN traded zero for four;
At 38 minutes, GEN attacked BLG's base, Ruler's Corki dealt explosive damage for a triple kill, and after wiping out BLG, GEN pushed down the nexus in one wave to claim victory.
At 3 minutes, Xun 纳亚菲利 ganked the top lane, defeated Vayne for first blood; at 24 minutes, at the dragon pit, ON's Camille initiated the fight, Bin's Gnar defeated Cho'Gath, but Chovy 奥莉安娜 crowd-controlled two BLG players, helping Kiin's Vayne defeat Cassiopeia, and GEN traded two for three and secured the dragon; at 47 minutes, at the Elder Dragon, Viper 吉格斯, with the help of teammates, defeated 奥莉安娜, ON's Camille used her ultimate to hold Ezreal, Xun 纳亚菲利 defeated him, and BLG traded zero for three; at 53 minutes, BLG attacked GEN's base, ON's Camille defeated Karma, Bin's Gnar defeated 奥莉安娜, and as both sides continued to skirmish, BLG pushed down the nexus in one wave to claim victory!
At 3 minutes, Xun 纳亚菲利 ganked the top lane, defeated Vayne for first blood;
At 24 minutes, at the dragon pit, ON's Camille initiated the fight, Bin's Gnar defeated Cho'Gath, but Chovy 奥莉安娜 crowd-controlled two BLG players, helping Kiin's Vayne defeat Cassiopeia, and GEN traded two for three and secured the dragon;
At 47 minutes, at the Elder Dragon, Viper 吉格斯, with the help of teammates, defeated 奥莉安娜, ON's Camille used her ultimate to hold Ezreal, Xun 纳亚菲利 defeated him, and BLG traded zero for three;
At 53 minutes, BLG attacked GEN's base, ON's Camille defeated Karma, Bin's Gnar defeated 奥莉安娜, and as both sides continued to skirmish, BLG pushed down the nexus in one wave to claim victory!
At 6 minutes, BLG's jungler and support successively crowd-controlled Rakan, and Viper's Taliyah defeated him for first blood; at 24 minutes, in the mid lane, ON's Alistar crowd-controlled Wukong, BLG followed up with damage, Knight's Viktor defeated him, and BLG traded one for three; at 36 minutes, in the mid lane, GEN initiated the fight, but BLG quickly counter-engaged, Bin's Jax crowd-controlled three GEN players, Viper's Taliyah defeated Jhin, Xun's Vi defeated Ambessa, and after BLG kept chasing for a zero-for-four trade, they pushed down the nexus in one wave to claim victory!
At 6 minutes, BLG's jungler and support successively crowd-controlled Rakan, and Viper's Taliyah defeated him for first blood;
At 24 minutes, in the mid lane, ON's Alistar crowd-controlled Wukong, BLG followed up with damage, Knight's Viktor defeated him, and BLG traded one for three;
At 36 minutes, in the mid lane, GEN initiated the fight, but BLG quickly counter-engaged, Bin's Jax crowd-controlled three GEN players, Viper's Taliyah defeated Jhin, Xun's Vi defeated Ambessa, and after BLG kept chasing for a zero-for-four trade, they pushed down the nexus in one wave to claim victory!
BLG has reached the World Championship 4 times in team history, with results of semifinals, runner-up, and top sixteen. S14 was the team's first time reaching the final, ultimately losing 2:3 to T1. This year BLG returned to the World Championship with overwhelming momentum, cutting down four LCK teams in succession: HLE, DK, T1, and GEN. First, in the semifinals, they defeated T1 led by Faker, breaking the LPL region's 13-year BO5 losing curse, then advanced to the final and overcame GEN to win the championship, becoming the first team to eliminate all LCK teams in a single World Championship and win the title.
This is also the LPL region's first World Championship title in 1834 days. The last time the LPL won the World Championship traces back to around 1 a.m. on November 7, 2021, when EDG defeated DK 3:2. The LPL region had previously won 3 World Championship titles in total: iG in 2018, FPX in 2019, and EDG in 2021. Since 2021, the LPL had gone five years without winning another title. The 2026 S16 final pitted BLG against GEN, and BLG lived up to expectations by claiming the fourth title on behalf of the LPL.
- 2018 (S8): iG swept FNC 3:0 in the final, winning the LPL's first Summoner's Cup in team history.
- 2019 (S9): FPX shut out G2 3:0 in the final, helping the LPL defend its title.
- 2021 (S11): EDG defeated DK 3:2 in the final, marking the LPL's first victory over an LCK team in a final.
- 2026 (S16): BLG defeated GEN 3:1 in the final, going "one-through-four" through LCK teams to win the championship.
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