Anyone’s Legend (AL) has repeated its LPL Split 2 Final victory over regional rival Bilibili Gaming (BLG) to advance to the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) 2025 Lower Bracket Final.
After defeating KOI and FlyQuest in MSI’s Bracket Stage, the Chinese Play-In team could not win a single game against AL.
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Bilibili Gaming Struggles in Team Fights
Game one saw a relatively slow start with only two kills until minute 13 when Anyone’s Legend secured its first kill as well as the first two towers of the series. While BLG struggled to push lanes, the LPL team diligently focused on stacking dragons and reaching Soul Point early.
However, AL managed to deny the Mountain Soul several times thanks to well-played team fights and a crucial smite from Lee ‘Tarzan’ Seung-yong on Jarvan. Even a five-man Neeko ult from Luo ‘ON’ Wenjun was not enough to stop AL’s skirmishing power. In the aftermath, Tarzan denied Baron BLG’s baron steal, enabling his team to invade the enemy base at 37:04.
Anyone’s Legend Bot Lane Takes Over
The pace picked up in the second game when AL found two kills in under four minutes. Afterwards, BLG continued to be heavily punished for overstepping or misplaying its engagements. This provided the LPL rival with plenty of openings to capture three dragons and the Baron.
On top of that, AL’s early gold lead allowed Wang ‘Hope’ Jie on Lucian to thrive in the later stage of the game. Set up by smart engages from Kim ‘Kael’ Jin-hongon Braum, the bot-laner delivered a 14/1/4 performance. Within 29 minutes, AL overwhelmed BLG’s defences to reach match point.
Anyone’s Legend Composure Pays Off
Facing MSI elimination, BLG prioritised comfort picks to make its final stand. Chen ‘Bin’ Zebin surprised viewers with Fiora, the champion on which he had achieved a pentakill during the 2020 Worlds Final. BLG’s strategy, however, did not pay off as its opponent took control over the game after a successful top-lane skirmish in minute 16.
Although BLG showed signs of life, claiming the first Baron, AL patiently reset for its next chance to strike. Under the constant pressure of Soul Point, BLG was forced to concede the next two Barons as well as its nexus within 43 minutes.
Tomorrow’s Lower Bracket Final
Following BLG’s elimination, only three teams remain in the race for the 2025 MSI trophy. Tomorrow at 1 am BST, AL will meet LCK’s T1 in the Lower Bracket Final. The winner will then fight Gen.G Esports in the Grand Final on July 13th.
League of Legends fans can tune into the final matches via the official Twitch and YouTube streams as well as associated streamers.
Source: https://esportsinsider.com/
