The MSI 2024 runner-up, Bilibili Gaming, claims the LPL 2024 trophies for both the Spring and Summer Splits.

The League of Legends Pro League (LPL) has officially concluded its 2024 Summer Split, announcing Bilibili Gaming as the champion and the first seed team representing China at the Worlds 2024. The MSI 2024 runner-up won the tournament with minimum losses and did not drop to the lower bracket.

Bilibili Gaming players dominate Weibo Gaming at Finals

The LPL 2024 Summer Split started on June 1, with the deciding best-of-five (Bo5) matches between Bilibili Gaming and Weibo Gaming held on Aug. 30 concluding with a final score of 3-0 in favor of Bilibili Gaming.

The team's mid laner, Liu "Knight" Yuxiang, was announced as the Player of the Game in all three matches, eventually resulting in him being named the Finals MVP. As the champion of the LPL 2024 Summer Split, Bilibili Gaming won approximately $275,000 USD and became to first team announced to represent China at the Worlds 2024.

Top Esports to represent LPL as second seed

Following Bilibili Gaming, Top Esports is named China's second seed going into Worlds 2024. The team was selected after successfully collecting 150 points at the LPL Championship Points 2024, the second most points after Bilibili Gaming.

LPL Championship Points 2024 is a system adopted by LPL to select the second seed representing the region. All of the teams participating at the LPL 2024 will be rewarded with points based on their final rankings on both the Spring and Summer Split, with the Summer Split giving a larger amount of points.

Four teams will fight for the last two Worlds' spots

The LPL is rewarded with four spots at Worlds 2024, which is the same amount as the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) circuit thanks to their brilliant performance at Mid-Season Invitational 2024 (MSI) 2024.

While the two teams representing the LPL have been chosen, there are still two remaining spots for the third and fourth seeds, which will be announced through the LPL Regional Finals 2024 held from Aug. 31 to Sept. 2.

The LPL Regional Finals 2024 will feature four teams with the highest Championship Points aside from Bilibili Gaming and Top Esports: Weibo Gaming, LNG Esports, Ninja in Pyjamas, and JDG Gaming.

Two teams with higher points, Weibo Gaming and LNG Esports, will compete in the upper bracket final, with the winner qualifying for Worlds 2024 as the LPL's third seed.

On the other hand, Ninja in Pyjamas and JDG Gaming will participate in the lower bracket semifinal, with the winner going against the loser of the upper bracket final to secure the last spot in Worlds 2024.

Here is the explanation of how the LPL chooses its representatives:

First Seed
LPL 2024 Summer Split, Champion
Second Seed
LPL Championship Points 2024, Team with most points
Third Seed
LPL Regional Finals 2024, First Place
Forth Seed
LPL Regional Finals 2024, Second Place

Stay tuned to esports.gg to get updated about the two remaining representatives of the LPL at Worlds 2024.