Bilibili Gaming just did something that looks a lot like dominance. On June 14, BLG dismantled Top Esports with a clean 3-0 sweep in the LPL Split 2 grand finals, claiming yet another domestic title in what has become one of the most impressive runs in competitive League of Legends history.
And yet, despite winning seemingly everything in sight, the headline reads “falls short.” Here’s why: BLG is chasing something no team has ever accomplished, a feat so ambitious it has its own name. The Golden Road.
What the Golden Road actually is
The Golden Road requires a single organization to win all four major League of Legends titles in a calendar year: LPL Split 1, the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI), LPL Split 2, and the World Championship.
BLG entered Split 2 having already locked down the first two legs, winning both LPL Split 1 and MSI in 2026. A Split 2 title would keep the dream alive heading into Worlds later this year. And that’s exactly what they got, but the path there was anything but smooth.
