Round 1’s third match of LoL Worlds 2025 is between Bilibili Gaming vs 100 Thieves. On paper, this looks rough for the NA side. BLG come in looking sharp – Knight’s been carrying mid like it’s nothing, Bin handles pressure cleanly – and that’s exactly why they sit near the top of our Worlds 2025 Power Rankings. For 100 Thieves, the goal isn’t really to outmatch that level of control, it’s to hang in long enough to make them work for it.
Bilibili Gaming have been steady all season. Their laners play the map like it’s second nature, their mid-game calls rarely crack, and once they grab tempo, they don’t hand it back. When Elk and ON find room in fights, it’s lights out. Even when things go sideways early, they just slow things down, pick apart vision, and rebuild until opponents run out of options. That’s what makes them so hard to crack.
100 Thieves, though, aren’t the type to fold. River and Quid have shown they can create chaos out of nothing, and Eyla can threaten dives in side lanes that force reactions. Their early games tend to be punchy, sometimes messy, but that’s where they live. But against a team like BLG, one bad read or overextension – especially around neutral objectives – and the snowball swings hard.
This matchup feels like control versus chaos again – but here the gap’s uglier. BLG play tighter, think cleaner, and punish you when you slip up. If they grab a lead early, it’s basically over. 100 Thieves can try to turn things with tempo, but sustaining it against BLG’s discipline is a tough work.
Prediction? BLG take it, probably with authority. 100 Thieves will throw every punch they’ve got – maybe even land one – but BLG should close it once things settle. 1-0 BLG, and a reminder why they’re a serious contender to win the whole thing.
