{"id":39106,"date":"2024-10-17T19:59:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T23:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=39106"},"modified":"2024-10-17T19:59:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T23:59:03","slug":"weibo-gaming-advance-to-lol-worlds-2024-semi-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/weibo-gaming-advance-to-lol-worlds-2024-semi-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Weibo Gaming advance to LoL Worlds 2024 semi-finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Weibo Gaming has stunned the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/\" title=\"League of Legends betting guide\">League of Legends<\/a> community once again, defeating LNG Esports 3-1 in the quarter-finals of LoL Worlds 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Coming off a narrow escape in the Swiss Stage, where they secured a critical win against Dplus KIA, Weibo defied the odds and upset the heavily favoured LNG at the Adidas Arena in Paris, France.<\/p>\n<p>LNG entered the knockout stage with momentum, boasting a perfect 3-0 record from the Swiss Stage, including victories over Team Liquid, <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/lpl\/\" title=\"LPL betting guide\">LPL<\/a> first seed Bilibili Gaming, and Dplus KIA.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Weibo had a challenging path, enduring losses to Gen.G and G2 Esports before winning decisive matches against Fnatic and Dplus KIA to secure their spot.<\/p>\n<p>Despite LNG\u2019s status as the favourites, Weibo&#8217;s superior preparation and draft strategy were evident from the start.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WELCOME TO THE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WORLDS2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WORLDS2024<\/a> SEMIFINALS, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WeiboGamingLoL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WEIBOGAMINGLOL<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uNYp3t3TDu\">pic.twitter.com\/uNYp3t3TDu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LoL Esports (@lolesports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lolesports\/status\/1846940427452051875?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Game one saw Chen &#8220;Breathe&#8221; Chen\u2019s dominance on Gnar, maintaining his unbeaten record on the champion and leading his team to a 31-minute victory.<\/p>\n<p>A decisive clash near the 30-minute mark allowed Breathe to survive LNG&#8217;s focus, creating space for Wang &#8220;Light&#8221; Guangyu&#8217;s Ashe to secure a triple kill and close out the game.<\/p>\n<p>Game two was a thrilling back-and-forth battle.<\/p>\n<p>Although Weibo initially led and appeared set to go up 2-0 after securing Baron, LNG mounted a brilliant base defence, turning the game around with key fights and securing the victory in 43 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Tang &#8220;Zika&#8221; Huayu\u2019s Jax and Wei &#8220;WeiWei&#8221; Bohan\u2019s Sejuani carried LNG to victory, setting the stage for a tense game three.<\/p>\n<p>In the pivotal third game, Li &#8220;Xiaohu&#8221; Yuanhao\u2019s mastery on Orianna was the difference-maker.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran mid laner put up a perfect performance with eight kills and eight assists, leading Weibo to a 37-minute victory and a 2-1 series advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Weibo capitalised on a botched LNG initiation in the final clash, securing an Ace to take the upper hand.<\/p>\n<p>LNG seemed deflated in game four, falling to another Xiaohu masterclass, this time on Aurora.<\/p>\n<p>He recorded six kills and 14 assists as Weibo completed the upset with a convincing 30-minute win, finishing the game with a 22-8 kill lead.<\/p>\n<p>Light\u2019s Ezreal and Breathe&#8217;s continued solid play on Gnar helped secure the 3-1 series triumph.<\/p>\n<p>The victory not only secured Weibo&#8217;s spot in the semi-finals but also marked Xiaohu&#8217;s rise to the second-most wins at <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/worlds\/\" title=\"LoL Worlds betting guide\">Worlds<\/a>, trailing only Faker.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran, who led Weibo to last year&#8217;s grand final, now has his sights set on the elusive Worlds title.<\/p>\n<p>Weibo\u2019s resurgence has been driven by ramping team synergy, with Breathe and Xiaohu leading the charge.<\/p>\n<p>With their win, Weibo Gaming has earned at least a top-four finish and a minimum prize of US$178,000.<\/p>\n<p>They will face the winner of <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/hanwha-life-esports-vs-bilibili-gaming-betting-tips-lol-worlds\/\" title=\"LoL Worlds betting tips\">Hanwha Life Esports versus Bilibili Gaming<\/a> for a spot in the final.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, LNG exits the tournament with a 5th-8th place finish and a US$100,125 consolation prize.<\/p>\n<p>Weibo\u2019s journey to the semi-finals is a testament to their fighting spirit and resilience, as they look stronger with each passing series.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The end of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Worlds2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Worlds2024<\/a> for LNG \ud83d\udc94 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9QJbpfJlkk\">pic.twitter.com\/9QJbpfJlkk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LoL Esports (@lolesports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lolesports\/status\/1846992215924412749?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">More esports news<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weibo Gaming has stunned the League of Legends community once again, defeating LNG Esports 3-1 in the 2024 LoL Worlds quarter-finals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":39109,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[24,956,1724,389,2272],"class_list":["post-39106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-league-of-legends","tag-lng-esports","tag-lol-worlds","tag-lpl","tag-weibo-gaming"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39106"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39106"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39114,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39106\/revisions\/39114"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}