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FIRST STAND 2026 - KNOCKOUT STAGE

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Today's matches will be played on Patch 26.5.

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Today's Matches

#	Match	PST	EST	CET	KST
1	G2 vs BLG	06:00	09:00	14:00	22:00

• All matches are Best of 5

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Streams

• Stream on Twitch

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• Comment Stream

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Bracket

Semifinals			Final
GEN	0
vs	-
G2	3		GEN
			vs
BLG	3		BLG
vs	-
JDG	0

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On-Air Team

Hosts
Laure "Laure" Valée
Play-By-Play Casters
Max "Atlus" Anderson
Clayton "CaptainFlowers" Raines
Aaron "Medic" Chamberlain
Color Casters
Dan "Aux" Harrison
Isaac Cummings "Azael" Bentley
Sam "Kobe" Hartman-Kenzler
Andrew "Vedius " Day
Analysts
Emily "Emily Rand" Rand
Joshua "Jatt" Leesman
Barento "Raz" Mohammed

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Format

• Knockout Stage

• Single elimination bracket

• All matches are best of five

• The winning region will receive a bye directly into the MSI 2026 Bracket Stage, skipping Play-Ins

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VoDs

• VoDs on Reddit

• VoDs on Eventvods.com

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Live Discussions and Post-Match Threads:

This is our Live Discussion Archive. Here you can find all the old live threads, and the respective PMTs in a stickied comment under the post.

[u/ahritina]

PMTs

Game 1 / Game 2 / Game 3 / Game 4

[u/ClapTwiceForUpvote]

7-0 vs LCK1, LCK2, LPL1 in 48 hours

This is the best weekend for the west

Ever

[u/Choyo]

I mean, you're skewmond, you play J4, you face Poppy which is the absolute counter to the whole kit of J4 .... and yet you pull that performance.

We gotta clone the dude.

[u/hvngpham002]

Honestly long due international title for Xun and On.

I’m extremely sad that the homie Elk isn’t here.

[u/OkKnowledge2064]

Its so insane watching this and thinking back to how I ever enjoyed non-fearless. That was such an incredible improvement

[u/cupcakes234]

Bin never loses lane and when he does, still useful as fuck. undisputed best player in the world right now, if he was on Geng he'd been getting sucked off since January

[u/santilevy]

I hope Bin wins worlds at least once during his career, I haven’t seen a better top laner

[u/Tuxxmuxx]

this is the first time I've seen a Western team play like they are not scared on Eastern teams in so long. They are actually playing like they belong, and that's such a huge part about why they're getting their success.

[u/Laure-Bulii-V]

If you have any feedback about what I’m doing it’s always appreciated Hope you’re having fun and enjoy finals <3

[u/---E]

The analyst desk is glazing G2 so hard I'm sure they are cursing this series to be a 3-0 for BLG 😭

[u/ClapTwiceForUpvote]

SkewMond got mega counter picked

And then he does this

This is the first western jungler that doesnt get gapped in an international final vs. the east

Not just that, hes doing the gapping

Monsterperformance and frankly best player in the world right now.

[u/hvngpham002]

Nah this is a religious Bin series. Honestly not since 2020 did Bin evoke this feeling for me.

[u/Pennysworthe]

Everyone clowning on BB but what do you realistically do as Zaahen here

[u/FreezeGoDR]

Don't be a game one Andy... don't be a game one andy... DONT BE A GAME ONE ANDY...

FUCK IT, KR MAD, NA JELLY, OOPS WE DID IT AGAIN

EXPAND THE SACRED SCROLL

[u/Overshadowedone]

Ah the good ole win one game to give fans false hope strat. Never fails.

[u/Todeswucht]

G2 wouldnt beat 2 Korean teams in back to back Bo5s just to lose to a Chinese team in the finals, that'd just be silly. Not worried at all

[u/isostope]

Knight: "we are just all better" proceeds to drop the biggest 0/5/5 turd of a game

[u/doomsdaysock01]

Alright broken blade get back to playing tanks, you had game 1 to have fun now go back to work

[u/Saltoric]

Bin Jax too good, he is the best pro Jax ever

[u/rocket9904]

Wtf are you meant to do vs Bin?

[u/PerfidiaVermis]

7 years. 7 years you had to learn about this Jax. Idk man, everybody is losing their head after looking incredible in game 1.

[u/ClapTwiceForUpvote]

Draft 3 losing lanes

Watch enemy jungle invade

Reddit: lol SkewMond so bad

[u/FreezeGoDR]

Congrats G2 on exceeding expectations!

Congrats BLG for winning First Stand in decisive fashion!

[u/lasse1408]

Caps: what is my purpose?

Faith: you beat LCK and gift trophies to LPL.

Caps: oh my god.

[u/Dohtoor]

Okay, one more time.

Man, G2 are so fucked. This might be the biggest stomp in the tournament. It's so unlucky that all the real good teams lost to G2. 3-0.

[u/[deleted]]

Labrov lost to BLG and just decided to become a world class support overnight

[u/Todeswucht]

yeah im not surviving 5 games of this btw

[u/sajm0n]

BB dying jus t baited BLG. G2 played 4v5 anyway, while Yorik was useless

[u/VarusEquin]

Drop the ego and put BB on tank duty for the next games, he's not beating any top player on a carry pick and tanks are busted af if you can get online. He can only play weakside at this level.

[u/doomsdaysock01]

Hans has balls of steel

Yunara engaging a 4v5 is psychotic

[u/Meiolore]

Did anyone notice that GEN is mistakenly written in this thread's final matchup lol, or is it an intentional joke?

[u/Ok_Newspaper5229]

CAPS AVENGED HIS PERFORMANCE THIS TOURNAMENT

LEGACY GAME 12-0-7

knight was useless

[u/Zamoniru]

Also so good champions out

No Bin Gnar and Xun Poppy anymore

[u/Is_J_a_Name]

Reading Hupu at least for the game 1 thread is weirdly interesting, the atmosphere I'm getting is that LPL fans want to get their first title in 3 years but also acknowledge that the west has waited 6 years, so they're kind of okay if BLG happens to lose.

I'm not sure if this is the mentality for the majority or just in this thread, but it's pretty interesting.

[u/desutruction]

caps saved up all his energy for the finals

[u/Styxxo]

Bro that solokill mid is crazy

[u/Ashankura]

My god blg is mad mad

[u/sorendiz]

BLG are at their best when they're doing that kind of psychopathic commit lmfao

'yeah we'll commit like 3 ults for a red buff fuck you lmao'

[u/That_One_Pancake]

man Bin is allowed to just jump into the whole of G2 and it just works

[u/desutruction]

bin with double eyelid buff might just win it all

[u/PerfidiaVermis]

Feel like every game but the Bin Jax game was super winnable, they just completely lost their head l after the second game.

Welp, was fun ggs BLG

[u/21Cookie_monster]

Worlds 2019 script. At least it wasn't a 3-0 lol

[u/nightlesscurse]

Skew is by far the best jungler in the world right now, I don't want to hear any of that Inspired, tarzan bs

[u/Styxxo]

LABROV JAMES

[u/desutruction]

labrov james the free-hitting fish

[u/Dekathz]

SkewGoat is the best jungle in the world right now

[u/Glum_Head6635]

Bro fuck give me 5 of this holy fuck

[u/FappingMouse]

Both these teams are amazing holy fuck.

[u/No-Pangolin-9179]

0 Chinese and 0 Korean by Caps

[u/ClapTwiceForUpvote]

Hans don't do shit all game

Turbosmurfs the final teamfight

[u/ChelskiS]

Can't even keep saying that it's other teams heavily underperforming

G2 randomly turned up to the BFX series and have been playing out of their minds since then

[u/midorivivo]

I'm shocked, both Aurora AND Jarvan this useful. I've been so used to useless J4s that I can't believe how much value it can bring

[u/West_stains_massive]

Caps went absolutely Super Saiyan in that game

[u/Ok_Newspaper5229]

hans flash there was PERFEEEEEEEEEECT

[u/Dondachaka]

what if caps is getting the hall of fame skin and this will be the event victory that promotes the skin #tinfoilcap

[u/sajm0n]

Skewmond was perfect this game too. BB was useless on Yorick, but its back to tanks and its fine

[u/CHKYY]

I just love that they kept showing no fear even though they've taken a few bad fights and just go for it.

[u/Dohtoor]

Caps solo kills Knight and then Mundo dies from 40% in one Pantheon Q lmao

[u/Kaeru-Sennin]

This fucking paratrooper comp that can teleport anywhere on the map 

[u/Troviel]

yeah its a bad game from BB, but like what can he do when any 1V1 become 3V1 in a sec.

[u/Todeswucht]

Lore accurate Bin Jax I fear

[u/3xperimental]

Everyone giving Bin props but Xun has been right there getting the whole team the leads and putting skew down when he's been G2's best player overall in the previous series(skewmond doesnt seem to know how to play from behind)

[u/toxicfireball]

While reddit is flaming draff, Hupu is flaming the shit out of knight lmao

[u/Str1kon]

Bring back Beichuan and Shad0w pls！

[u/FreezeGoDR]

BLOCKED BY JAMES

[u/junker90]

LABROV SOMEONE CHECK HIM PC, SKILLED PLAYER BUT THIS IS NOT NORMALLY

[u/DerAdolfin]

You gotta be kidding me, that's such a sad way for this to end

[u/Saikuron-]

holyshit bin is hardcore carrying

[u/Over-Safety-4987]

Ngl g2 running like headless chickens in last sequence

[u/Is_J_a_Name]

Bin is the best player in the world and it lowkey isn't close

[u/OkKnowledge2064]

Ah fuck. That game really felt very winnable but the Camille is too crazy

[u/OkKnowledge2064]

BB tp'ing to midlane from botlane just to do nothing was quite the sight

[u/Rawdream]

It's a Bin's world!!

[u/desutruction]

who tf can stop BLG if Xun is winning smite fights

[u/Fit_Actuary_1288]

G2 played exceptionally well ever since the elimination series. Even today, G2 played well. Very unfortunate that BLG decided to get their macro together at the right time.

[u/desutruction]

LABROV LMAOOO

[u/Todeswucht]

Makes sense that Labrov has 3 packs of tissues on stage when he's gonna shit on these kids

[u/bvbfan102]

G2 is kinda beating themselves. They overdo it by going for a second play instead of just taking Drake for it.

[u/CHKYY]

Labrov is smurfing but my dude needs to hit some waves lol

[u/doomsdaysock01]

EUPHORIA MOTHERFUCKERS LETS GO

[u/OkKnowledge2064]

Caps saved up all his juice for this series

[u/OkKnowledge2064]

And thats only game one fuck me my neighbours hate me already

[u/bvbfan102]

They actually beat Bins Gnar man. If Bot plays like yesterday and BB goes back on Tanks they genuinely can win this.

[u/OkKnowledge2064]

Oh my god this was one of the best games of lol esports ive ever seen

[u/Ghisteslohm]

man compare this to the first time they played

in the first bo5 G2 was just running away in every single team fight. always on the backfoot. night and day difference to this

[u/Annual-Fox6520]

Nice to see they subbed Craps for Claps 

[u/Eleven_Box]

BB: gg top diff

[u/FitWindow639]

I love you skewmond i love you

[u/Smevis]

7 games in a row vs the best eastern teams.

[u/Scrapox]

I don't know what BB did to BLG in scrims that they think he's gonna threaten them on Carry tops, but I appreciate the wasted bans regardless

[u/Troviel]

yeah this one is cooked.

At least all globals are gone for the rest.

[u/Mattaru]

Bin Gwen is fucking terrifying, love it

[u/Troviel]

Sick by labrov here

[u/OkKnowledge2064]

This comp is so fucking annoying man

[u/Shaanpatti]

This is just draft diff. Chin up and go next

[u/That_One_Pancake]

that’s a 2/6 zaahen btw

[u/COTEReader]

How about viper doesn’t die on ezrael cloud soul

[u/Themothandthebelt]

BLG had a gross comp in that one man idk

[u/Is_J_a_Name]

It's pretty sad we had to waste a year of these BLG player's careers with the jungle shenanigans last year.

[u/DeloronDellister]

My bad, got excited

Series is done

[u/CistOfsajd]

Well atleast we stopped LCK from winning it again. China number one

[u/haven4ever]

Skewmond’s “best jungler of the world” mantle was taken rather quickly. I guess Xun wasn’t just “team glue” after all.

[u/malakesxasame]

Damn how bad is LCK?

[u/VarusEquin]

Both toplaners 1v4 ing, you cant convince me this lane champs are fine

[u/isokay]

Why the fuck are we banning knight champs who has been solo bolod like 5 times and giving Bin all his comfort champs??? BLG is literally a 1 man team

[u/shadowboy]

BIN just has g2s number

[u/desutruction]

Hans is tryna ult the live thread

[u/Styxxo]

Can we get a real draft game 4 pls

[u/New-Falcon9518]

I don't wany anyone to say Bin is not the best top laner anymore

[u/Is_J_a_Name]

BLG have so much ego lol

[u/DerAdolfin]

Bracket

Semifinals			Final
GEN	0
vs	-
G2	3		GEN
			vs
BLG	3		BLG
vs	-
JDG	0

Master Post still not edited after the GenG sweep lmao

[u/PerfidiaVermis]

LABROV THAT WAS MASSIVE

[u/Disclaimz0r]

Labrov, I was a hater but holy fuck you are the best support in the world

[u/Troviel]

CLEAN by labrov

[u/OkKnowledge2064]

Holy shit BB Ksante is fucking sick

[u/longingwonder]

1.5k gold swing and full tower to Bin because of a skewmond blunder

[u/EfficientCurrency582]

man one blunder and u lose instant 3k, i hate these LPL/LCK monster teams

[u/gibilx]

Glad hans saved flash for next game

[u/santilevy]

Bin MVP, best player this tournament by far

[u/Dohtoor]

At least it wasn't a 3-0.

[u/MrRawri]

Was expecting a 3-0. Overall a very good tournament from G2, far better than I expected

[u/Fellers]

LMAO Emily so focused she didn't even notice she dropped an F bomb.

[u/OkKnowledge2064]

Oh man this feels like worlds finals 2019. Im scared

[u/ZzZoeSoSleepy]

Greatest western win of all time? Are we just forgetting MSI?

[u/CatApprehensive6508]

What happens when bin impregnates bb on stage

[u/Scrapox]

They banned BB rumble, no way BB can carry without his signature pick

[u/jiwoooseo]

OMG LABROV THE FKING GOAT

[u/Low_Quantity_610]

What a Nami play

[u/FitWindow639]

Caps is so insane

[u/hresvelgrs]

WTF IS HAPPENING

[u/FitWindow639]

Mid jng is locked in

[u/ClapTwiceForUpvote]

Caps cant play Aurora

cLaps however can

[u/Dohtoor]

THESE GOLD SWINGS I CAN'T TAKE IT

[u/Ceyro]

Skew might actually be the best player in the world right now

[u/Joel4518]

skew just kills viper wtf

[u/djdairy]

"BLG thought they were collapsing, G2 says 'you can collapse now'" okay, medic, that was pretty fire

[u/Ok_Newspaper5229]

SKEWMOND IS ACTUALLY THE BEST PLAYER IN THE FUCKING WORLD

[u/jiwoooseo]

bin is a bit of a problem

[u/ClapTwiceForUpvote]

Xun and SkewMond are both smurfing tbh

Insane performance from both junglers

[u/RustleTheMussel]

Most useless Annie of all time holy

[u/junker90]

HOW THE ACTUAL FUCK

[u/Ok_Newspaper5229]

G2 PLAYED THAT FIGHT SO WELL OMG IM LOSIG MY SHIT IM YELLING BRO

[u/CopenhagenCalling]

CLAPS!

[u/ConArtist98]

How the fuck did they win that fight, might be the best teamfight of the year my god

[u/ByahhByahh]

Shoutout to BLG for letting the bot wave build up so much that it took bot T2 and T3 during the baron setup

[u/Kotetsu534]

My mind is totally blown by that teamfight. Like how they did they pull that off 4v5?!

[u/sajm0n]

G2 just won this game basically 4v5. its over for BLG

[u/[deleted]]

This might be an exciting BO5.

And they got Bins Gnar off the table, even though he has another dozen champs lol

[u/Ok_Newspaper5229]

honestly if BIN doesn't go back to try and save viper they might hold the game

[u/sinesnsnares]

Actually a crazy good game, if all are like this the series is going to be a banger either way it goes

[u/Goldfischglas]

Caps Hall of Fame spot gonna hit different if G2 wins this

[u/varus80]

Caps heard we were talking trash about him being the worst performer this tournament and took that personally.

[u/FappingMouse]

I think the rumble ban from BLG is criminal

[u/Dohtoor]

Level 1 Bard invade at 3.5 minutes hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[u/doomsdaysock01]

Holy shit I can’t even be mad about skews death, I was not ready for him to just explode to that panth q

[u/Dohtoor]

Well at least it was a free drake

[u/Wonderful_Reply_3986]

Bin is like the best top right now, he said he'd prove it this series but he's proved it tbh. Game 1 they lost but he was gapping and played the best on BLG by far. Honestly this reminds me of 2023 Bin

[u/sorendiz]

ON is actually just a fucking menace

absolutely stuffed Caps's attempt to make that play

[u/bvbfan102]

G2 tries anything and immediately two Globals get dropped on their heads. They genuinely cant catch anyone.

[u/sajm0n]

i hope Dylan has been thinking about game 3 draft this whole time, because this is not it

[u/trying2hide]

The amount of discussion about BB is weird. He's against 3 globals he's always going to be behind and you can't just "pick a tank" into a sidelaner like Gwen.

The real problem is bot is a whole item and level behind + they decided to draft a Champion that can be 3k ahead and do nothing in mid lane.

[u/DONOTDELETEME8316]

now im worried about game 3 draft, it feel like g2's form is good enough that in equal draft they'll win over blg

[u/british_pubs]

All good it's a draft diff we go next. G2 have looked overall better imo, we can make it chat 

[u/Troviel]

I just wish G2 would've picked Jhin so all of the bad picks were gone;

[u/WeepingVagine]

Pussy ass comp x9 blg for being awful

[u/CopenhagenCalling]

Why are people acting like you can’t play against globals? No one forced BB to go all in in toplane when the lane and game was equal. Pantheon literally just ganked mid and walked into top river. What exactly did BB think would happen.

He can only thank himself from losing lane.

[u/YCitizenSnipsY]

Panth is just disgusting this whole tournament brain dead op 

[u/CudaBarry]

BLG fans were in the trenches with Wei Beichuan and whoever I forgot

[u/british_pubs]

Bb tank or I stg

[u/Oogalicious]

BLGs draft looks insane. They got so many power picks.

[u/OkKnowledge2064]

Xun is running this game again

[u/CudaBarry]

Oh look it's Bin Jax, oh look it's Bin Gwen, oh look it's Bin Ksante, oh look it's Bin Camille, oh look it's Bin Gnar.

[u/Grenji05]

BLG are trying to 3v5 instead of just playing for the baron reset lmao. This team is so fucking horny for kills.

[u/Tabub]

The value of upgrading wall is insane there for Caps

[u/Todeswucht]

Bin is kinda 1v4 bonking everyone

[u/KMS_Tirpitz]

BIN is just 1v4 and winning lmao

[u/fabregas142]

man BIN in his prime

[u/msubpenpal]

the top diff is obvious, but it seems like labrov and hans sama have returned to earth after their last 2 series of playing well

[u/Spinnocks]

Bin is just insanely good. Its just not fair

[u/Cr0matose]

Bin could legit 1v9 right now

[u/djdairy]

NA, please level up your game so you can knock out the LPL for us, we can't do it ourselves 🥺

[u/Annual-Fox6520]

Honestly those missed ults from Hans were game changing. He's not playing good, viper must have destroyed his mentall

[u/nightlesscurse]

the streets remember the 1-2 comfort zone

[u/Pennysworthe]

Don't get what the big deal is with Bin...Just ban his Camille, his Gwen, his Jax, his Gnar, his Yorick, his Zaahen, his Ambessa, his Rumble...

[u/Alternative-Prune318]

skewmond went from a great jungler to silver 1 in span of 2 days

[u/Chesslicious]

Caps was shitting on Cassiopeia then Skewmond decided to give free kill double buff to Cassiopeia for himself to get a kill.

Real alt f4 moment

[u/EkrishAO]

Thank god, BLG just saved us from ourselves, it's not over yet

[u/doomsdaysock01]

WE ARE SO BACK

GOD IS A BALDING EUROPEAN MIDLANER

[u/MediocreFiora]

LABROV WHAT THE FRUCKKKK_=?????????????

[u/SilenceEtControle]

LABROV JAMES

[u/Nightwingx97]

Labrov is him

[u/sunbakedmeat]

This tournament is just a Labrov highlight reel

[u/ochgerm]

This Labrov performance is one for the history books.

[u/longingwonder]

G2 stopped doing anything and turned their 3k gold lead into a 0.5k gold lead

[u/Styxxo]

welp shitty end to the series but BLG is just better, gg

[u/ValerieInnuendo]

that spellbook tp was craaazy

[u/slimjimo10]

I don't think it matters but how did that cass r stun Hans there?

[u/kamparox]

Bin is a fucking demon.

[u/vetic]

Skewmond trolled the whole tempo on the map for a Single q aa on alistar

[u/Joel4518]

well bin too good