All-China Team Enters World Championship Finals After 11 Years, What Are Your Thoughts?
After an 11-year wait, an all-Chinese team BLG has reached the League of Legends World Championship finals again, a feat last achieved by Royal Club in 2013.
It has been 4045 days - a span of 11 long years - since an all-Chinese team last graced the stage of the League of Legends World Championship finals. That team was Royal Club (now known as Royal Never Give Up) who fell 0-3 to SK Telecom T1 in the 2013 finals.
Much has transpired in the Chinese LoL esports scene over this period. The Korean imports era came and gradually faded. Chinese talents emerged and shone but international success still proved elusive at times. Three Worlds titles did come, but an all-Chinese team reaching the finals remained an unfulfilled dream. Until now.
In 2022, BLG, a team consisting of five Chinese players, has defied expectations and fought their way to the grandest stage of them all. This BLG lineup is arguably the strongest all-Chinese roster LPL could currently field:
- Top laner Bin, a mature shotcaller and rock for the team
- Jungler Weiwei, enabling his lanes with smart pathing and well-timed ganks
- Mid laner Xioahu, an aggressive playmaker not shying from any matchup
- ADC Elk, a steady performer in teamfights and skirmishes
- Support Chris, a reliable frontliner engaging at the right moments
Under coach Maokai, this young and fearless BLG squad has gelled into a cohesive unit capable of versatile strategies - from early aggression to measured scaling. Their deep champion pools, especially for solo laners Bin and Xioahu, make them an unpredictable opponent in drafts.
Awaiting BLG in the finals will likely be T1, a team that has never lost a Worlds best-of-5 to a Chinese squad, or Gen.G, the reigning LCK champions. Neither will be an easy matchup, but this BLG roster has the talent and tenacity to challenge either of them.
For the players and the legions of Chinese fans who have waited 11 years for this moment, a monumental opportunity lies ahead. To make history. To bring glory to a region. To prove that the long, arduous journey was worth it.
One best-of-5 now stands between them and immortality. This is the chance of a lifetime for BLG. For the players, for the org, for LPL, and for the millions yearning for an all-Chinese world championship.
Seize it, BLG. This is your moment. Bring it home.