Bilibili Gaming vs Rainbow7 League of Legends MSI 2023 play-in: Head-to-head, livestream details, and more
The anticipated League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) 2023 matchup between Bilibili Gaming vs Rainbow7 will provide a detailed picture of the international LoL scene. Eight teams that didn't quite grab a spot in the bracket stage are competing in this play-in stage with $250,000 on the line. BLG, R7, and the other six teams will have to compete in a double-elimination bracket instead, with only the top three sides moving on to the bracket stage.
Bilibili Gaming vs Rainbow7 will be a great matchup in the play-ins as both are looking for their first wins.
Bilibili Gaming (BLG) is the second seed from China following their defeat in the LPL final against JD Gaming. Although LPL is regarded as the second-strongest region in LoL after LCK, Royal Never Give Up (Chinese team) won MSI 2022.
However, BLG are excellent because they are part of a top region and have performed well throughout the season. They had a great start to the year as they came close to winning the LPL Spring 2023.
The reigning MSI champion, Bin, along with Yagao, should be highly credited for the success of BLG, as each of them made a name for themselves in the spring split. Importantly, the overall team camaraderie played a significant role as well.
In the LPL spring final, BLG showed resistance and fought hard against JDG. However, the LPL champions proved too difficult for BLG to overcome, as BLG lost the series 3-1.
On the other hand, Rainbow7 is one of the most dominant LLA organizations, even before teaming up with Movistar. They won the LLA Opening 2023, their 14th Latin American split trophy.
Although R7 weren't as dominant as anticipated during the spring regular season, they had a fantastic playoff run and clinched a play-in spot at MSI 2023.
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