LoL Worlds 2023 Semifinals: Day 1 Results - WBG vs BLG Recap

WBG vs BLG Games Overview

Another Bo5 series is on the horizon in this nail-biting tournament. Two incredible teams with astounding performances so far are set to face off and show why they are the best teams in the world.

Two teams with very iconic top laners, these LPL titans will fight for their spot in the finals.

Game 1

A terrible invade led to TheShy losing both of his summoners as Bin capitalized massively on this disadvantage, punishing his opponent. А great gank by XUN secured First Blood for BLG as the game remained fairly equal. WBG was able to secure the first Herald and land a great dive on the top lane equalizing the kill score 1-1. After a failed skirmish around mid lane, TheShy was able to secure a double kill as WBG is slowly starting to build an advantage. 

Rumble was an absolute monster as TheShy kept racking up kills with the gold lead snowballing to a 5K difference. WBG further capitalized on its lead by securing more neutral objectives and slowly backing BLG into a corner. After having secured Baron, WBG continued to dominate BLG by sieging the enemy base and getting more kills as the damage from Rumble, Neeko, and Aphelios was simply too much to handle.

After a final fight, the clean performance from WBG led to them winning the first game and leading the series 1-0.

Game 2

The second game got bloody on the top lane as Bin was able to secure First Blood, but TheShy will be the one benefitting the most from the fight. A great dive by WBG as they killed Jax with Xiaohu roaming to the top lane. Despite the kill advantage, BLG is still holding strong with the poke-heavy bot laners both desperately fighting for CS.  A messy skirmish around Herald led to TheShy picking up another kill, but BLG won the exchange by getting the neutral objective. WBG's top laner is looking to be the carry potential for this game, just like Game 1.

BLG showed their game faces as a fantastic fight on the bot lane allowed for LPL's 2nd seed to further steamroll the game in their favor. LPL's 4th seed struggled this game to fight back, as the oppressive team fighting by BLG stopped every attempt of WBG of a comeback to equalize the game state. Elk's Varus is the MVP of the game as his arrows deny any clean engage from WBG as BLG secured Infernal Soul and Baron.

An amazing performance by BLG in the second game of the series, as their siege led to a bloody fight that secured them the bot lane inhibitor. A 12K gold lead is what separates both teams with the Elder Drake being the game-deciding objective. Despite the strong willpower of WBG, BLG won the game equalizing the series 1-1.

Game 3

A very interesting game composition-wise as both WBG and BLG opted for off-meta picks. The Kalista and Caitlyn pressure on the bot lane allowed BLG to pick up the first Drake of the game. First Blood went over to BLG, but WBG was able to get the Herald as this match was just getting started. Once again, TheShy led the charge as in all three games so far, he was able to outplay Bin and secure significant leads.

A great play by WBG allowed them to secure their third turret of the game, BLG is at Dragon Soul Point. A very clean performance by WBG as they were able to get their first Drake and Baron with BLG lacking any engage other than the Vi. A very dominant game on the side of WBG as they looked to further siege the enemy base and push their gold lead to a whopping 7K difference.

Another stomp by WBG as TheShy outclassed Bin once again. After another amazing fight at Drake, LPL's 4th seed is just one game away from going to the Finals with the series going 2-1.

Game 4

TheShy is once again winning the laning phase against Bin, and this added pressure from Quinn allowed for WBG to pick up the first Drake, but BLG was quick to respond and secured the first two kills of the game. Elk's Aphelios very quickly started scaling, but a great shutdown by Xiaohu was able to stop the gap from further widening in the bot lane. BLG is punishing WBG's aggressive playstyle as ON's Bard is everywhere on the map to support his teammates. 

A fantastic dive by BLG as they got the enemy Quinn, but WBG quickly strike back by getting a shutdown unto Yagao's Orianna. A significant 5K gold lead at 22 minutes into the game showed why BLG were the favored team in the series. Bin finally showed up in the fourth game of the match with his Jax steadily becoming a monster waiting to be awakened.

With Baron buff for BLG, they looked to seize victory against BLG as they moved the series into silver scrapes with the result going 2-2.

Game 5

A quick First Blood for BLG as Xiaohu fell, but WBG quickly equalized on the bot lane and Light's Kalista got her first kill. A fantastic gank by Weiwei on the bot lane secured two more kills for Light as they also took the first drake of the game. With so much on the line, both teams are playing very carefully as any mistake might mean everything. Bin finally got revenge on TheShy as he was able to secure a solo kill, but WBG quickly struck back in the mid lane. 

A very close final game as both teams struggled to find any significant advantage, but WBG was able to find a crucial pick and secure their first Baron of the game. The LPL's 4th seed is at Dragon Soul Point as they look to secure the Mountain Soul and with their composition being team fight-oriented, they will be able to win most skirmishes.

A very close Baron call by BLG as they were able to grab their own Baron buff, but Bin fell in an attempt to stop WBG from contesting the objective. An incredible display of patience by WBG as they secured Mountain Soul and got 3 kills onto BLG in a very close fight, they were one step closer to ending the game. After a final fight in mid lane, WBG won the series in a clean fashion with the match ending 3-2.