Bilibili Gaming defeated Rare Atom 3-1 in the ninth round of the LPL 2022 Spring Split playoffs today. On Monday, March 28th, they will compete against the finest in esports. The LPL 2022 Spring Split's first day of playoffs took place a day after the regular season ended, delivering a game between the eighth and eighth seed Bilibili Gaming as well as the ninth seed Rare Atom. Two teams entered the tournament with opposing paths, and each battled for a place in the second round.

In tournament one, Bilibili Gaming drafted a composition focusing on Volibear's early-game skills, whereas Rare Atom chose a late-game strategy with their Jinx to pick onto AD carry iBoy. Bilibili Gaming, on the other hand, continued to struggle with early-game pressure and chose a passive playstyle, which was contradictory given their early-game team composition. As a result of this compositional misstep, Rare Atom took advantage of it, and jungle Leyan continued to put pressure on Bilibili Gaming past the 10-minute mark.

In Game 1, Bilibili Gaming announced a composition based on Volibear's early-game skills, whereas Rare Atom chose a late-game combination based on a Jinx to pick onto AD carry iBoy. Bilibili Gaming, on the other hand, continued to struggle with early-game pressure and chose a passive playstyle, which goes against their early-game team dynamics. While Bilibili Gaming held his gold in the middle of the game, the situation changed as Rare Atom aced the entire game in just 23 seconds to claim the game's first Baron. Rare Atom jumped out to an early lead, and they used it to close out game one in twenty-one minutes to take a 1-0 lead in the series.

While Bilibili Gaming maintained this gold throughout the middle of the game, the situation changed when Rare Atom aced Bilibili Gaming's whole team at 23 minutes to claim the game's first Baron. Rare Atom jumped out to an early advantage, and they used it to finish game one in 27 minutes to take a 1-0 lead in the series. Rare Atom picked Jinx for iBoy again in game two, as well as Volibear from Bilibili Gaming, in an attempt to build a lead for the AD carry. It seemed to work out for Rare Atom at first after they got first blood at two minutes. Bilibili Gaming's strong burst and team fight DPS from picks like Kennen and LeBlanc, on the other hand, quickly overcame Rare Atom's scaling composition.

Rare Atom attempted to stop Bilibili Gaming's baron take at the 24-minute mark. They failed, however, and all five Rare Atom champions died as a result of the endeavor. Bilibili Gaming then played towards their winning team fight win conditions, utilizing Kennen to exploit Rare Atom's lack of teamwork, ending the game in 28 minutes and drawing the series 1-1. Rare Atom used a Nocturne selection in the third game to try to surprise Bilibili Gaming, hoping to scale for the late game despite their opponents' strong early-game presence with Volibear. While Leyan's Nocturne managed to kill Bilibili Gaming top laner Breathe's Kennen early on, it was nothing compared to Weiwei's Volibear.

Following the last game, both teams battled for control for the first twenty minutes, with Bilibili Gaming becoming one of the most profitable players on the planet. Rare Atom put up a good fight against their opponents, but Bilibili Gaming's superior team fighting was too much for them. Bilibili Gaming extended their lead over Rare Atom to four dragons again in the last game, which they won in thirty minutes. In the end, Bilibili Gaming created a competitive advantage by relying on its superior team fight skills rather than leveraging the chance to win early in the game. This trend could be concerning versus Top Esports, the LPL fifth seed who rose from 2-4 to the top of the rankings early on. Top Esports, like Rare Atom, scored a second-half push to make the playoffs.

On Monday, March 28th, Bilibili Gaming, and TOP Esports will face off. GMO, the winner, is on his way to the competition. It's the end of Rare Atom's remarkable run into the LPL 2022 spring break game. Before the revival, Rare Atom started their Spring Split campaign with a score of 1-5. They then went 7-3 to make the playoffs by a hair. Rare Atom is seeking to reset their LPL 2022 Summer Split and better on their ninth-place finish from the Spring Split.