The League of Legends World Championship 2024 grand final will feature a clash between pre-tournament betting favourites Bilibili Gaming and defending champions T1, who will look to recreate their success from the third round of the Swiss Stage.

Priced at $1.56 with the best League of Legends betting sites, T1 are expected to retain their throne.

However, it is not fair to underestimate Bilibili Gaming, who have won LoL Pro League (LPL) splits this season and secured a silver medal from the 2024 Mid-Season Invitational.

T1 have accomplished plenty over the year, and while they did not look as sharp in the LoL Champions Korea (LCK) Summer split, Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok and his crew have turned on their jets at LoL Worlds 2024.

T1 have now won 10 of their last 11 maps, which includes a dominant 3-1 victory against Gen.G in the semifinals. Bilibili Gaming are 11-4 since the start of the tournament, and they have done well against some heavy hitters — namely G2 Esports, Hanwha Life Esports, and Weibo Gaming.

Biliblili Gaming arguably should not have beaten G2 Esports in the fifth round of the Swiss Stage. Still, their wins against Hanwha Life Esports and Weibo Gaming prove they are deserving finalists.

While T1 have looked increasingly better as the tournament has gone on, Bilibili Gaming have had some hiccups on their way here — although the Chinese side showed more in the final split of the season.

So, the main question is how much we can trust T1’s improvement. While we cannot ignore what we have seen from the Korean giants recently, they should not be priced as $1.56 favourites.

T1 have a great early game, with a 2073 gold difference at 15 minutes. However, Bilibili Gaming are very good at slowing down games and rarely give away too much inside the first 20 minutes, so there are not many reasons to take T1’s side of this contest.

This should be priced much closer to even money. The value is with Bilibili Gaming.

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