Bilibili Gaming


Bilibili Gaming is a professional esports franchise based in China. It was formed in December 2017, when Bilibili, Chinese video sharing website, acquired the I May League of Legends roster. The team expanded into Overwatch in March 2019 with the formation of an Overwatch Contenders academy team for the Hangzhou Spark, an Overwatch League team owned by Bilibili. Later that year, BLG's Overwatch team won the LanStory Cup 2019 Summer tournament.

''League of Legends''

History

In December 2017, Bilibili acquired the team I May in League of Legends and rebranded under the name Bilibili Gaming. BLG has competed in the League of Legends Pro League since Season 8 of the League of Legends World Championship.

Current roster

NationalityHandleNameRole
ADDKang Geon-moTop Laner
MeteorZeng GuohaoJungler
KuroLee Seo-haengMid Laner
JinjiaoXie JinshanBot Laner
XinMoLi QianxiSupport
AlielieHang DongxuTop Laner
KineXie ChaoSupport

''Overwatch''

History

On 12 March 2019, Bilibili announced that they would field an academy team in Overwatch Contenders China under the name Bilibili Gaming for their Overwatch League team Hangzhou Spark.
BLG's first season in Contenders China was 2019 Season 1, where the team posted a 4–1 record in the group stages. The team qualified for the regional playoffs, and in their first playoff matchup, they defeated the Shanghai Dragons' academy team Team CC. They then faced the Chengdu Hunters' academy team LGE.Huya in the semifinals; BLG lost by a score of 1–3. Following their first Contenders season, BLG competed in the LanStory Cup 2019 Summer, a tournament consisting of the top ten Chinese Overwatch teams. BLG placed second in the group stages with a 3–1 record to move on to the playoffs, where they defeated The One Winner in the semifinals and LGD Gaming in the finals to claim their first tournament championship.

Seasons overview

Overwatch Contenders
Other tournaments