Top Esports vs Bilibili Gaming: LPL 2026 Draft Edge

TL;DR: Bilibili Gaming enter their LPL 2026 meeting with Top Esports holding the draft edge: their Ryze has a 90% WR over 20G, while their broader pool forces Top Esports to choose between removing elite comfort picks and protecting their own Rumble-Vi core.

Top Esports Draft Profile

Top Esports receive heavy pressure on Orianna, banned in 34.4% of their 122 games, followed by Akali at 27.9% and both Jarvan IV and Vi at 21.3%. Their own ban phase is similarly centered on control and flex threats: Orianna is removed in 29.5%, with Bard at 25.4%, Neeko at 23.8%, and Jayce at 23%.

Their clearest winning priorities are Rumble at 76.5% WR in 17G, Vi at 75% WR in 16G, plus Ashe and Seraphine, each at 73.3% WR in 15G. This is a flexible early-game identity: Vi supplies engage and gank access, while Rumble creates objective-control pressure. Azir, however, is only 37.5% WR in 16G, making it a less convincing scaling fallback.

Bilibili Gaming Draft Profile

Bilibili Gaming’s opponents ban Orianna in 41.9% of 155 games, then target Poppy at 20.6% and Bard at 20%. Bilibili Gaming answer with bans on Orianna at 35.5%, Varus at 29.7%, and Rumble at 28.4%, revealing a strong preference to deny lane priority and reliable engage.

The numbers behind their comfort pool are exceptional. Ezreal is 80.8% WR in 26G, Gnar is 77.3% WR in 22G, Jarvan IV is 76.2% WR in 21G, and Ryze reaches 90% WR in 20G. Ambessa adds 83.3% WR in 18G, giving Bilibili Gaming both early snowball routes and scaling insurance.

Current Meta in LPL 2026

Orianna remains the central draft tax with 83.1% presence and a 69.3% ban rate, but neither side should assume she survives. Rumble has 61.2% presence, while Jarvan IV reaches 61.4% presence, fitting both teams’ preferred proactive style.

For B1, Ryze carries a 57.9% WR in 38G, Ezreal posts 55.9% WR in 34G, and Top Esports can consider Ashe at 58.1% WR in 31G. The patch trend favors Bilibili Gaming’s pool: Ryze climbed from 41.7% to 100% WR in the latest 4G sample, although that small sample requires restraint. Globally, Azir-Malphite is 100% WR in 6G, but it is less relevant than these teams’ local comfort picks.

Key Combos and Synergies

Bilibili Gaming can chase the local Ambessa-Bard pair, which is 100% WR over 11G with +1057 GD@15: a direct early-game snowball signal. Bard-Ezreal-Naafiri is also 100% WR in 7G with +1121 GD@15.

Top Esports should value Nautilus-Rumble-Vi, a 100% WR local trio in 5G with +1323 GD@15. Gnar-Jarvan IV-Seraphine is 100% WR in 4G despite -881 GD@15, making it a late-oriented scaling option. The Azir-Malphite pair is a global ALL_TIER1 trend, while these trios are LPL-specific signals.

Who Wins the Draft: Top Esports or Bilibili Gaming?

Bilibili Gaming have more high-WR options across every phase. Top Esports should likely ban Ryze, Ezreal, and Bard; Bilibili Gaming should likely remove Rumble, Vi, and Ashe. Top Esports’ most likely B1 is Ashe, while Bilibili Gaming should favor Ryze if Orianna is unavailable.

If Top Esports ban Ryze, Ezreal, and Bard, Bilibili Gaming should likely answer with Rumble, Vi, and Ashe bans, pushing the game toward contested solo lanes. If Rumble and Vi survive, Top Esports should prioritize their early engage core; Bilibili Gaming should then likely answer with Gnar and Jarvan IV rather than expose Ezreal to a targeted response.

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*Data: draftlol draft & meta model — LPL 2026 stats, snapshot 2026-08-21 11:00 UTC.*