Anyone’s Legend (AL) secured a decisive 3-0 victory against Bilibili Gaming (BLG) in the Lower Bracket of the 2025 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational (MSI), sending their LPL rivals home and advancing to the final three teams of the tournament. The clean sweep highlighted a clear difference between the teams, with AL showing better drafting, execution, and teamfighting throughout the series.
Each game showed just how in control AL was, as they kept outplaying BLG in teamfights and map movements. AL’s picks like Annie, Vi, Blitzcrank, and Sivir led to strong teamfight drafts that BLG just couldn’t answer. Even though BLG put up some resistance in the middle of the games, they never really managed a comeback in any of the three matches.
BLG’s exit wraps up a rough international run after a season full of internal changes and inconsistent play. Swapping out jungler Xun for Beichuan didn’t go well, with the new jungler often being looked at as a weak spot along with support player ON. These lineup shuffles really hurt BLG’s teamwork and timing at key moments.
“We know if we ban with common sense, they will get Varus or Gwen. So, to challenge ourselves, we released all three champs, Varus, Vi, and Gwen,” AL coach Tabe said after the match, showing just how confident the team is in their strategies. The plan worked out, as BLG couldn’t do much even when they got these high-priority picks, making the difference between the two squads even more obvious.
This was another chapter in a run of losses BLG has suffered to AL lately, both in their home region and now on the international stage. With this loss, BLG ends up as the lowest-ranked Eastern team at MSI 2025 and didn’t take a single win off a Chinese team the whole event.
MSI 2025’s “fearless draft” rule—where you can’t pick the same champion twice in a series—seemed to give AL an edge thanks to their deeper champion pool. The format, which tests how flexible teams can be, really put BLG’s limits on display while letting AL show off their range from game to game.
The underdogs rise
Making it into the top three is a big moment for AL, a squad that’s usually been middle of the pack in the LPL. Their breakout year in 2025 has now turned into international success, and they’re looking more and more like real contenders—even with powerhouse T1 waiting for them in the next lower bracket match.
This win keeps the story going of Eastern teams being the ones to beat internationally, with Chinese and Korean squads still ahead of their Western challengers. Next, AL will take on T1, and whoever comes out on top gets a chance at the championship match. It should be an exciting finish to MSI 2025.
