Bilibili Gaming

Bilibili Gaming (BLG) is a professional esports organisation based in China. It was formed in December 2017, when Bilibili, a Chinese video sharing website, acquired the I May League of Legends roster. The team expanded into Overwatch in March 2019 with the formation of an Overwatch Contenders academy team for the Hangzhou Spark, an Overwatch League team owned by Bilibili. Later that year, BLG's Overwatch team won the LanStory Cup 2019 Summer tournament.^[1]

Bilibili Gaming

Short name	BLG
Sport	Esports
Founded	17 December 2017 (2017-12-17)
Based in	Hangzhou, China
Owner	Bilibili
Divisions	League of Legends Overwatch Valorant
Affiliation(s)	Hangzhou Spark
Partners	Alienware Logitech G
Main sponsor	Ping An Bank

League of Legends

History

Bilibili entered the professional League of Legends scene on 17 December 2017 with their acquisition of LPL team I May. The team was rebranded as Bilibili Gaming.^[2][3]

After a top two finish in the 2023 LPL Spring Split, the team qualified for MSI for the first time in their history.^[4] Bilibili Gaming won their first LPL title in Spring 2024 after winning over Top Esports, 3–1. Bilibili Gaming qualifies in back-to-back MSI series.^[5]

Current roster

Bilibili Gaming League of Legends roster
Players	Coaches
Role Handle Name Nationality Top Bin Chen Zebin China Jungle Beichuan Yang Ling China Jungle Wei Peng Lixun China Mid Knight Zhuo Ding China Bot Elk Zhao Jiahao China Support ON Luo Wenjun China	Head coach "Maokai" Yang Jisong Assistant coach(es) "LvMao" Zuo Minghao "Easyhoon" Lee Ji-hoon "BigWei" Fu Chienwei
Legend: (I) Inactive (S) Suspended Substitute Injury / Illness	Roster updated 25 April 2025.

Seasons overview

Year		League of Legends Pro League					Mid-Season Invitational	World Championship
		W	L	GW	GL	Finish
2018	Spring	11	8	25	18	5th–6th	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
	Summer	6	13	18	30	11th–12th
2019	Spring	8	7	20	17	9th	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
	Summer	11	4	23	12	4th
2020	Spring	7	9	20	22	10th	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
	Summer	6	10	17	22	12th
2021	Spring	6	10	15	23	11th	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
	Summer	10	6	24	17	7th–8th
2022	Spring	9	7	25	19	7th–8th	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
	Summer	7	9	19	23	9th–10th
2023	Spring	10	6	25	17	2nd	Runners-up	Semifinals
	Summer	15	1	30	7	3rd
2024	Spring	15	1	30	5	1st	Runners-up	Runners-up
	Summer	7	1	15	7	1st

Valorant

Current roster

Bilibili Gaming Valorant roster
Players	Coaches
Handle Name Nationality whzy Wang Haozhe China Levius Lu Yinzhong China knight Liu Yuxiang China nephh Marcus Tan Kai Wen Singapore rushia Wang Xiaojie China	Head coach "bail" Lee Sung-jae Assistant coach(es) "JeXen" Wang Linxiao "YaoXie" Zhang Jihang
Legend: (I) Inactive (S) Suspended Substitute Injury / Illness

Overwatch

History

On 12 March 2019, Bilibili announced that they would field an academy team in Overwatch Contenders China under the name Bilibili Gaming for their Overwatch League team Hangzhou Spark.^[6]

BLG's first season in Contenders China was 2019 Season 1, where the team posted a 4–1 record in the group stages.^[7] The team qualified for the regional playoffs, and in their first playoff matchup, they defeated the Shanghai Dragons' academy team Team CC.^[8] They then faced the Chengdu Hunters' academy team LGE.Huya in the semifinals; BLG lost by a score of 1–3.^[9] Following their first Contenders season, BLG competed in the LanStory Cup 2019 Summer, a tournament consisting of the top ten Chinese Overwatch teams. BLG placed second in the group stages with a 3–1 record to move on to the playoffs, where they defeated The One Winner in the semifinals and LGD Gaming in the finals to claim their first tournament championship.^[10]

Seasons overview

Overwatch Contenders

Year	Season	Region	OWC regular season				Regional playoffs	Interregional events
			Finish[a]	Wins	Losses	Win %
2019	1	China	2nd	4	1	.800	Semifinals	Did not qualify
	2	China	1st	5	0	1.000	Semifinals	Did not qualify
2020	1	China	2nd	9	5	.643	Semifinals	None held
Regular season record				18	6	.750
Playoff record				4	4	.500

1. Placements reflect standings in the team's respective group and not the entire region.

Other tournaments

• LanStory Cup 2019 Summer – 1st