Thirteen and Counting
No Chinese Team Has Beaten T1 in a Worlds Best-of-Five
T1 have played 13 Worlds best-of-fives against Chinese teams since 2013 and won all 13. BLG get the 14th shot tonight.
13–0
T1 in Worlds best-of-five series vs Chinese teams
The Take
It started with Royal Club in the 2013 final. Three of the 13 went to a fifth game, and BLG were one of them, in the 2024 final.
| Year | Chinese teams T1 beat over five games |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Royal Club 3–0 |
| 2016 | Royal Never Give Up 3–1 |
| 2017 | Royal Never Give Up 3–2 |
| 2022 | Royal Never Give Up 3–0, JD Gaming 3–1 |
| 2023 | LNG Esports 3–0, JD Gaming 3–1, Weibo Gaming 3–0 |
| 2024 | Top Esports 3–0, Bilibili Gaming 3–2 |
| 2025 | Invictus Gaming 3–1, Anyone’s Legend 3–2, Top Esports 3–0 |
Sources
12 pages on Leaguepedia
- 2015 Season World Championship
- 2016 Season World Championship
- 2017 Season World Championship/Main Event
- 2019 Season World Championship/Main Event
- 2021 Season World Championship/Main Event
- 2022 Season World Championship/Main Event
- 2023 Season World Championship/Main Event
- 2024 Season World Championship/Main Event
- 2025 Season World Championship/Main Event
- 2025 Season World Championship/Play-In
- 2026 Season World Championship/Main Event
- Season 3 World Championship
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