BLG vs DK Highlights: DK Win 2-1, Esports World Cup 2026 Quarterfinals
TL;DR
Bilibili Gaming and Dplus KIA faced off in Quarterfinals of EWC Esports World Cup 2026. Patch 26.13 was used for the best-of-3. The series took place on July 17, 2026.
Watch on YouTubeBilibili Gaming and Dplus KIA played a best-of-3 in Quarterfinals of Esports World Cup 2026. Patch 26.13 was used. The match was played on July 17, 2026.
Bilibili Gaming entered at 2-0, while Dplus KIA was 2-1.
Bilibili Gaming's lineup featured Bin (top lane), Xun (jungle), Knight (mid lane), Viper (bot lane), and ON (support). Dplus KIA's lineup featured Siwoo (top lane), Lucid (jungle), ShowMaker (mid lane), Smash (bot lane), and Career (support).
Bilibili Gaming's previous series was a 1-0 win over T1 in Esports World Cup 2026. Dplus KIA's previous series was a 2-0 win over G2 Esports in Esports World Cup 2026.
Series result
BLGBilibili Gaming
1 - 2
Dplus KIA win
DKDplus KIA
Picks & Bans
3 games
Dplus KIA
Bilibili Gaming
Draft read
Bin moved between Jayce and Gnar and Rumble across the series for Bilibili Gaming. Knight moved between Viktor and Twisted Fate and Sylas across the series for Bilibili Gaming. Dplus KIA banned Nocturne 3 times and Orianna twice.
Game 139:17
Dplus KIA won
Game 1 was the longest game of the series at 39:17. Dplus KIA won from blue side in 39:17. Dplus KIA finished 17-15 in kills and 76.5k to 74.8k in gold, a margin of 2 kills and 1.6k. Dplus KIA led 7-5 in towers, 3-0 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 1-0 in inhibitors. Bilibili Gaming had the edge 2-0 in Barons. Dragons were even at 3-3. Dplus KIA secured first blood, while Bilibili Gaming secured first dragon, while Dplus KIA secured first Rift Herald, while Bilibili Gaming secured first Baron, while Bilibili Gaming secured first tower.
Smash led the damage chart for Dplus KIA on Kai'Sa, finishing 5/2/6 with 24,457 damage and 424 CS. Viper was the top damage source for Bilibili Gaming, putting up 44,858 on Ziggs in a 6/3/7 game. Knight followed for Bilibili Gaming with 34,280 damage and a 2/2/9 line on Viktor.
Kills
17:15
Gold
76.5k:74.8k
Towers
7:5
Dragons
3:3
Barons
0:2
Game 234:36
Bilibili Gaming won
Game 2 was the shortest game of the series at 34:36. Playing red side, Bilibili Gaming finished Game 2 in 34:36. At the end, Bilibili Gaming led 17-13 in kills and 73.0k to 62.7k in gold. The final gaps overall were 4 kills and 10.3k. Bilibili Gaming led 11-4 in towers, 2-0 in Barons, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 2-0 in inhibitors. Dplus KIA had the edge 3-0 in Void Grubs. Dragons finished 4-1 for Bilibili Gaming. Dplus KIA secured first blood, while Bilibili Gaming secured first dragon, while Bilibili Gaming secured first Rift Herald, while Bilibili Gaming secured first Baron, while Dplus KIA secured first tower.
On Twisted Fate, Knight topped Bilibili Gaming's damage output at 30,821 and finished 7/1/7 and 335 CS. Viper followed with 30,263 damage and a 3/1/7 line on Ezreal. Dplus KIA got its highest damage total from ShowMaker, who dealt 24,669 on Ryze and finished 5/1/4. Smash added 16,170 damage for Dplus KIA on Jhin, ending at 3/0/4.
Kills
13:17
Gold
62.7k:73.0k
Towers
4:11
Dragons
1:4
Barons
0:2
Game 338:12
Dplus KIA won
Game 3 was contested, with Dplus KIA taking the result. The red-side win for Dplus KIA lasted 38:12. The final scoreboard showed 14-10 in kills and 72.1k-68.6k in gold for Dplus KIA, leaving differences of 4 kills and 3.5k. Dplus KIA led 8-5 in towers and 1-0 in inhibitors. Bilibili Gaming had the edge 1-0 in Barons, 3-0 in Void Grubs, and 1-0 in Rift Heralds. Dragons were even at 3-3. Bilibili Gaming secured first blood, while Dplus KIA secured first dragon, while Bilibili Gaming secured first Rift Herald, while Bilibili Gaming secured first Baron, while Bilibili Gaming secured first tower.
Smash's Lucian dealt a team-high 30,855 damage for Dplus KIA, alongside a 3/2/6 scoreline and 414 CS. A 5/3/3 game on Aurora brought Dplus KIA another 30,123 damage from Siwoo. For Bilibili Gaming, Knight led the damage numbers with 25,157 on Sylas and a 3/2/5 line.
Kills
10:14
Gold
68.6k:72.1k
Towers
5:8
Dragons
3:3
Barons
1:0
Series read
Bilibili Gaming lost the series yet finished ahead in towers (21-19) and Barons (5-0). The kill margin moved from 2 in Game 1 to 4 in Game 3, while the final gold gap changed from 1.6k to 3.5k. Viper produced the series' highest damage total, recording 97,562 for Bilibili Gaming. Viper gave Bilibili Gaming 11 kills and 18 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 44,858 in Game 1 to 22,441 in Game 3. Knight gave Bilibili Gaming 12 kills and 21 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 34,280 in Game 1 to 25,157 in Game 3.
Next up
Next on the schedule: Gen.G vs Dplus KIA in Semifinals, set for July 18.