Bilibili Gaming vs. Weibo Gaming Prediction on August 30, 2024

Match info

The greatest League of Legends regional championship is approaching its conclusion. The second Chinese participant in the 2024 World Championship will be decided by the final game of the LPL Summer 2024. The first slot from China for the upcoming Worlds already went to Bilibili Gaming. They earned their spot by qualifying for the summer split final match and achieving consistent success all year. Following the Regional Finals, the second direct seat is yet to be determined. Weibo Gaming will have the opportunity to advance to the World Champs if they win the Grand Final against Bilibili; if not, TOP Esports, who placed in the top three at this LPL Summer, will vie for the seat.

We shall attempt to determine the outcome and the winner of this split in the LPL Summer 2024 Playoffs grand final between BLG and WBG, which takes place on Friday, August 30, at 6 p.m. local time at the Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park Arena. The Double Elimination Bo5 format is used for the match.

Meeting statistics

The current form of Bilibili Gaming

Let’s begin our analysis of the encounter by looking at Bilibili’s playing form. They’ll enter the game as the overwhelming favorites of online eSports bookmakers.

BLG fought their way into the Mid-Season Invitational 2023 by finishing in the top 2 of the Chinese region last season, which was unexpected. At this international competition, there was another sensation by Bilibili—they advanced to the grand final but were defeated by JD Gaming. The 2023 roster renewal is yet another benefit for BLG. The organization put together a really good crew. Even after such a remarkable six months to the season, Bilibili’s performance hasn’t abated. The team not only broke a record locally, but it was also the first in the history of the league to go past the group stage with just one loss. This was at the LPL Summer 2023 series. BLG’s journey came to an end in the Upper Bracket playoff final, as they fell short to JD Gaming, their arch-rival, 0-3. Bilibili’s path to Worlds 2023 was quite rocky. For instance, Zeng “Yagao” Qi & Co. defeated G2 in the final Swiss Stage match. They defeated the first team in Europe 2-1 and sent them home. But despite winning against Gen.G in the opening round of the playoffs, Bilibili were unable to overcome their fellow countrymen from WBG to advance to the Worlds 2023 Grand Final.

After winning the LPL Spring 2024, BLG made their way to the MSI 2024. They reached the championship game, losing to Gen.G. Afterwards, Bilibili participated in the Esports World Cup 2024, but they were defeated by T1 in the opening round; T1 went on to win the competition. After that, BLG returned to action in the LPL Summer 2024, winning Group B with a 5-1 record. They showed their mettle at the Rumble Stage by topping Group “Ascend” (7-1). Bilibili appear quite assured throughout the LPL Summer 2024 Playoffs. They defeated WBG 3-0 in the Upper Bracket Semifinals and then TES 3-1 in the Finals.

The current form Weibo Gaming

Weibo takes their position as underdogs in this match.

Given that WBG made their LPL debut in 2022 (after making their big-stage debut in 2021 in the eSports scene), they can be considered rookies to the League of Legends Pro League. They achieved excellent results for a novice organization. Weibo placed sixth in the LPL Spring 2022 and eighth in the LPL Summer 2022, which means they made it to the top 8 twice last year.

They placed in the top 6 at the final competition before LPL Summer 2023, which was the previous LPL spring split. Given the outstanding roster of WBG, this is hardly shocking. They went into the championship playoffs with a great deal of confidence. They had a record of 10-6, which enabled them to secure sixth place in the LPL Summer 2023 group stage. Weibo entered the Regional Finals, which they started from the lower bracket, but earned a place at the Worlds 2023. There, WBG’s playoff rampage came to an end in the Grand Final, the last match of the season. They got demolished by T1, who secured their fourth title in the tournament.

Weibo performed relatively poorly for a team of its caliber in the LPL Spring 2024 group stage, placing seventh with an 8-8 record. After two victories in the playoffs, they were defeated by JD Gaming. Consequently, Lee “Tarzan” Seung-yong and his teammates placed in the top 6. WBG placed third in Group D in LPL Summer 2024 and advanced to the Rumble Stage. They were 5-3 in Group “Ascend” there, which qualified them as the fourth-place team in their group to advance directly to the third round of the playoffs. They defeated NiP 3-1 there. The match against BLG came next, and Weibo lost 0-3. They surprised everyone by defeating LNG in the top-3 match and moved on to the next round. They also displayed an unexpectedly strong performance in the do-or-die game for the Grand Final, defeating TES 3-2.

Head-to-head

The three prior games between the two teams in 2024 included a contest in the LPL Summer 2024 semifinals. Bilibili won every series.

Match analytics

This LPL Summer 2024 Grand Final, in our opinion, will be as similar as possible to the Worlds 2023 final from the previous year, when WBG also advanced to the championship match as a “dark horse”, but were unable to show strength in the Grand Final itself. This viewpoint is further supported by the record of WBG and BLG’s h2h meetings. We have no doubt that Bilibili will win.

Tip: Correct Map Score 3:1, with odds of 2.95 on MELbet.

Results of the forecast

Forecast failed. Bilibili Gaming vs. Weibo Gaming 3:0