100 Thieves Crush Bilibili Gaming Without a Chance at Worlds 2025 Swiss Stage

A match that, on paper, seemed completely one-sided: Bilibili Gaming vs 100 Thieves. BLG, the team that qualified for Worlds 2025 as the top seed from the LPL, faced 100 Thieves, who finished third at the LTA 2025 Championship. Those results alone made the outcome look obvious. But this is Worlds — and here, the most unexpected things can happen.

Game 1 Picks:

Bilibili Gaming: RekSai, Jarvan IV, Taliyah, Caitlyn, Elise

100 Thieves: Sion, Xin Zhao, Aurora, Ziggs, Rell

100 Thieves played very well, but on the other hand, Bilibili Gaming performed incredibly poorly. There were far too many mistakes — ones a team of BLG’s caliber simply shouldn’t be making. A lot of criticism also goes toward BLG’s top laner, Bin, who made an unusually high number of misplays throughout the game.

Still, credit must be given to 100 Thieves — they capitalized on every opportunity and every mistake their opponents made, steadily building their advantage. In the end, the match concluded with a crushing 22–6 scoreline in favor of 100 Thieves.

An impressive victory for 100 Thieves, who move to a 1-0 record, while BLG drop to 0-1 after a disappointing start.

Reminder: the Swiss Stage at Worlds 2025 runs from October 15–19 and 22–25. Sixteen teams play five rounds in a Swiss format: teams with 3 wins advance to the Knockout Stage, and teams with 3 losses are eliminated. Elimination and advancement matches are Best-of-Three with Fearless Draft. All other matches are Best-of-One, so every game matters.

Elimination and advancement matches are played in a Best-of-Three format with the Fearless Draft system, adding more strategy to the game. All other matches in the Swiss Stage are Best-of-One, so every round counts and one mistake can decide the outcome.