Bilibili Gaming’s LPL dominance faces questions as esports betting and crypto sponsorships reshape competitive gaming
A top jungler's postgame comments highlight the razor-thin margins in elite esports, a space where crypto firms are pouring millions into sponsorship deals.
Lee “Tarzan” Seung-yong, the veteran jungler for Anyone’s Legend, offered a measured take after his team’s upset victory over Bilibili Gaming in the LPL playoffs. BLG is “very strong,” he said, but it’s too early to judge the league’s hierarchy. Their win came down to preparation, not some fundamental gap between the squads.
Anyone’s Legend took down BLG 3-1 in the 2025 LPL Split 2 playoffs, a result that marked AL’s first championship in the league’s history. Tarzan, a Korean import who has built his reputation on methodical jungle pathing and smart macro play, deflected credit away from raw talent. He pointed to preparation as the decisive factor, essentially saying his coaching staff out-schemed BLG rather than out-skilled them.
BLG didn’t stay down long. In a subsequent playoff series in June 2026, they reversed the result emphatically, sweeping AL 3-0. The pendulum swings fast in competitive League of Legends, which is precisely Tarzan’s point about it being “too early to judge.”