LCK champions Gen.G defeated LPL champions Bilibili Gaming 3-1 to become the first team to advance to the grand finals of the MSI 2024 LoL tournament.
Even the support of the home crowd was not enough to stop Bilibili from Gen.G, at least not this time. They will have an opportunity for a rematch in the finals of the loser's bracket where they will wait for the better of the duel G2 Esports - T1, while Gen.G will have a little longer rest and more time to prepare for the ultimate challenge before them.
Although Bilibili Gaming threatened first and took a 1-0 lead, Gen.G quickly took control and outclassed their opponent in the rest of the fight.
The solo laners of China champion Bin and knight had a good first game, but they couldn't get more than what would turn out to be a consolation victory. Canyon completely dominated with his Nidalee in the second game leading Gen.G to a tie with a 7-0-7 score, and at exactly 29 minutes Gen.G took the lead with another excellent 4-1-10 jungler release from the team with the same a hero.
In the meantime, the famous mid laner Chovy had an excellent match, who finally managed to reach the finals of a major international tournament for the first time, and in his team's victories he played three heroes, namely Orianna, Hwei and Corki. In the fourth game we saw the standard meta picks in action, Kiin played Twisted Fate on top, while on bot Peyz and Legends used a powerful Lucian + Nami combo.
G2 and T1 will play tomorrow from 11 a.m., and at the same time on Friday, Bilibili will play with the better of this duel. The grand final is scheduled for Sunday, May 19, when we will get the winner of MSI 2024, and also the first traveler to the World Championship 2024, because from this year, the winner of MSI is guaranteed one slot for the World Championship in LoL.
