On November 6 KST, the quarterfinals of the 2026 LoL World Championship (Worlds) between Dplus KIA and BLG took place at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center in Allen, Texas. In Game 1, BLG secured the win on the back of Xun's carry performance on Naafiri.
Game 1 was fiercely contested from the start. Kills occurred in all lanes less than five minutes into the game. With the marksmen traded in the bottom lane, 'knight's Galio and 'Siwoo' Jeon Si-woo's Rumble each secured solo kills to empower their respective teams. Afterward, 'Lucid' Choi Yong-hyeok's Qiyana landed a successful gank in the bottom lane, while 'Xun's Naafiri pulled off a successful top dive, maintaining a tight back-and-forth.
It was BLG that broke the delicate balance. Countering Dplus KIA's play targeting 'Viper' Park Do-hyeon's Cassiopeia to shut down 'Career' Oh Hyeong-seok's Rell, BLG scored a huge victory in the Rift Herald teamfight. Before long, they had secured three dragon stacks. The well-farmed Naafiri even picked up a solo kill on 'Smash' Shin Geum-jae's Corki.
BLG was relentless. Pushing all the way to the tier-2 top tower, they caught Rumble and cleaned up the remaining members of Dplus KIA who attempted a disorganized defense. Catching Rumble and Qiyana ahead of the Chemtech Soul, BLG claimed both the Soul and Baron as their spoils. Dplus KIA could not withstand the firepower of the hyper-scaled Naafiri, and BLG, securing both Elder Dragon and Baron, brought the game to a close.
