Top Esports beat Bilibili Gaming 2-1 to reach LoL Worlds Knockouts with 369 as sub

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Insider Gaming reported Top Esports defeated Bilibili Gaming 2-1 to qualify for the League of Legends World Championship Knockout stage. The report said TES played without toplaner Cheng ‘ZUIAN’ Zi-Hao because of visa issues and brought veteran Bai ‘369’ Jia-Hao in as a late substitute. Insider Gaming stated 369 was called up a week before Worlds after stepping away from LoL in April and streaming Valorant, reached Emerald rank during his break, and posted a combined KDA of 8/4/14 against Chen ‘Bin’ Ze-Bin. According to Insider Gaming, TES lost the first match of the series before winning the next two to secure progression.

What happened: Insider Gaming reported Top Esports beat Bilibili Gaming 2-1 to advance to the League of Legends World Championship Knockout stage.
Why it matters: Insider Gaming noted that substitute toplaner Bai ‘369’ Jia-Hao continued his record of reaching the Knockout Stages at Worlds, doing so after being called up a week before the tournament.
Context: Insider Gaming reported TES entered the event as the LPL third seeds and that Cheng ‘ZUIAN’ Zi-Hao missed the series due to visa issues; 369 had stepped away from LoL in April, streamed Valorant, and reached Emerald rank while on break.
What next: Insider Gaming did not confirm TES’s next opponent or schedule in the Knockout stage in the report.

What changed

Insider Gaming reported that Top Esports overcame Bilibili Gaming in a best-of-three series, winning 2-1 to reach the League of Legends World Championship Knockout stage.
The report named Bai ‘369’ Jia-Hao as the late substitute in toplane after Cheng ‘ZUIAN’ Zi-Hao was absent due to visa issues.

Before and after

Before Worlds: Insider Gaming said 369 had stepped down from LoL esports in April and had been streaming Valorant.
During the series: Insider Gaming reported 369 was called up a week before Worlds, had reached Emerald rank during his break, and produced a combined KDA of 8/4/14 while facing Chen ‘Bin’ Ze-Bin; TES lost the first match and then won the next two.

Limits

Insider Gaming did not provide TES’s next opponent, the knockout schedule, or additional match details beyond the series score and the cited player information.