Gen.G defeat Bilibili Gaming to reach MSI final

Gen.G defeated Bilibili Gaming 3-1 on Thursday to secure a berth in the grand final of the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational 2024 in Chengdu, China.

The grand final is scheduled for Sunday, and Gen.G await the winner of Saturday's lower-bracket final. In that round, Bilibili Gaming will face the winner of the lower-bracket semifinal pitting T1 and G2 Esports.

BG started Thursday's upper-bracket final with a 36-minute win on red, and Gen.G followed with a pair of 29-minute victories -- first on blue and then red -- before capturing the decisive map in 42 minutes on red.

The $250,000 tournament began on May 1 with 12 teams competing for a $50,000 grand prize and qualification into the 2024 World Championship.

With the win by South Korea's Gen.G, the League of Legends Champions Korea earned a fourth spot in the worlds.

Mid-Season Invitational prize pool:

1st: $50,000 and Worlds qualification -- TBD

2nd: $37,500 -- TBD

3rd: $30,000 -- TBD

4th: $25,000 -- TBD

5th-6th: $20,000 -- Team Liquid, Top Esports

7th-8th: $15,000 -- Fnatic, PSG Talon

9th-10th: $10,000 -- FlyQuest, GAM Esports

11th-12th: $7,500 -- Estral Esports, LOUD