Bilibili Gaming outlasted T1 on Saturday to advance to the grand final of the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational 2024 in Chengdu, China.
Bilibili recorded a 3-2 win over T1 to set up Sunday’s clash in the best-of-five grand final against Gen.G Esports. That encounter is a rematch of the upper-bracket final, with Gen.G overcoming a first-map misstep in a 3-1 win on Thursday.
Bilibili responded to that setback by posting 30-, 24- and 34-minute wins on blue to topple T1. Bilibili won the first, third and fifth maps, while T1 notched a 29-minute win on blue in the second map and 37-minute triumph on blue in the fourth.
T1 finished in third place and earned $30,000.
The $250,000 tournament began on May 1 with 12 teams competing for a $50,000 grand prize and qualification into the 2024 World Championship.
Mid-Season Invitational prize pool:
1st: $50,000 and Worlds qualification — TBD
2nd: $37,500 — TBD
3rd: $30,000 — T1
4th: $25,000 — G2 Esports
5th-6th: $20,000 — Team Liquid, Top Esports
7th-8th: $15,000 — Fnatic, PSG Talon
9th-10th: $10,000 — FlyQuest, GAM Esports
11th-12th: $7,500 — Estral Esports, LOUD
–Field Level Media