Hanwha Life rally to prime Bilibili Gaming, win Mid-Season Invitational – Field Level Media – Skilled sports activities content material options

Hanwha Life Esports got here from behind to defeat Bilibili Gaming on Sunday within the grand remaining within the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational in Daejeon, South Korea.

The winners walked away with the $500,000 prime prize and an computerized entry within the 2026 World Championship this fall.

Hanwha Life opened with a win in 43 minutes on pink, however Bilibili took the subsequent two contests in 32 minutes every — one on pink, one on blue. Hanwha Life closed out the event with a pair of victories on pink in 31 and 36 minutes.

The outcome could possibly be thought-about a shock since Bilibili Gaming posted a 3-1 win over Hanwha Life on Thursday within the upper-bracket remaining. The pressured Hanwha Life to play an additional spherical within the lower-bracket remaining, the place they defeated LYON 3-2 on Saturday.

Woo-je “Zeus” Choi, a 22-year-old South Korean taking part in for Hanwha Life, took MVP honors with a 19-23-33 kills-deaths-assists line.

The 2026 World Championship is scheduled to be held Oct. 15-Nov. 14 at three U.S. cities — Los Angeles, New York and the Dallas suburb of Allen, Texas.

2026 Mid-Season Invitational prize pool:
1. $500,000 — Hanwha Life Esports
2. $300,000 — Bilibili Gaming
3. $240,000 — LYON
4. $200,000 — G2 Esports
5-6. $160,000 — T1, Secret Whales
7-8. $110,000 — FURIA, Top Esports
9. $90,000 — Team Liquid
10. $70,000 — Karmine Corp.
11. $60,000 — Deep Cross Gaming

–Field Level Media