Hanwha Life Esports vs. Bilibili Gaming Prediction on October 18, 2024

Match info

We’re still focused on the League of Legends World Championship 2024. Eight teams are vying for the title of best team globally as the playoffs (Knockout Stage) heat up in the most renowned tournament of the year.

Hanwha Life Esports vs. Bilibili Gaming will take place at Adidas Arena in Paris, France, on Friday, October 18, at 2 p.m. local time. The victors move on to the semi-finals, where they’ll face the winners of the pair LNG vs. Weibo.

Let's see who can outdo the other in this Asian derby and secure a spot in the top four in the 2024 Worlds.

Meeting statistics

The current form of Hanwha Life Esports

Hanwha Life Esports are a strong mid-table team that always manages to advance almost to the very end of regular splits. However, it wasn’t until 2023 that this began to occur. It was a result of a significant roster restructuring in the Korean organization.

This year, in the LCK Spring 2024, HLE were among the top three. They missed out on qualifying for the international LAN event by one series.

Hanwha Life Esports finished 14-4 in the LCK Summer 2024 regular season and qualified for the playoffs by going straight to the second round (Upper Bracket semis). At the end of August, they easily defeated T1, proving better than their region’s powerhouse and the reigning world champions across three maps. After losing to Gen.G, HLE defeated T1 once more in a classy manner, exacted revenge on Gen.G in the grand final, and won the LCK Summer 2024 title.

Hanwha Life Esports got off to a strong start at Worlds 2024 by defeating PSG Talon. A victory over G2 came next. The second Worlds 2024 playoff match saw HLE come very close to losing to FlyQuest, but they were able to turn the tide in the opening map and win the series 2-1.

The current form of Bilibili Gaming

An analysis of Bilibili Gaming’s form completes our match analysis when it comes to contestants. The LPL champions play as outsiders in this game, and their chances of winning are 2.08 on PlayFast Casino. Hanwha Life Esports are 1.72.

BLG soared into the top two in the Chinese region last season.

They were the LPL Spring 2024 champions when they went to the Mid-Season Invitational 2024. They achieved it by defeating TES 3-1 in the grand final. At MSI, Bilibili Gaming dropped to the Lower Bracket after losing 1-3 to Gen.G. However, they advanced to the grand final, where they encountered Gen.G again and lost again.

Later, BLG participated in the Esports World Cup 2024; however, they were defeated by T1, the later champions, in the opening round. Bilibili Gaming then started playing again at the LPL Summer 2024, where they won the first stage and advanced to Group B. They demonstrated their level at the Rumble Stage, winning 7-1 to claim the top spot. Their triumph at LPL Summer 2024, where they defeated WBG 3-0 in the Grand Final, guaranteed them a spot at Worlds 2024.

BLG defeated the MAD Lions to start Worlds 2024. Then they lost the derby against LNG. Furthermore, they lost to T1 in a 1-1 bracket. Bilibili Gaming overcame PSG Talon after reaching the 1-2 bracket. They defeated G2 Esports 2-1 in their first Worlds 2024 playoff match.

Head-to-head

The two teams haven’t played each other yet.

Match analytics

In our opinion, the pre-match odds position on top crypto bookmakers doesn’t represent reality. Hanwha Life Esports are not the favorites in this match, even if they advanced to the playoffs with a 3-1 record and are the holders of the LCK Summer 2024 title. We truly believe BLG will advance to the next round via a full-fledged Bo5.

Tip: Correct match score 2-3, with odds of 5.30 on Bet2u.