ROG Journey Autumn semi-finals: BBL, NIP and JiJieHao fight for a finals spot in Skövde

The quarter-finals at ROG Journey Autumn 2026 in Skövde have been decided, and three teams are ready for the semi-finals on Saturday afternoon: BBL, NIP and JiJieHao.

The most eye-catching quarter-final was BBL's 2-1 victory over BC.Game. BBL dominated on Ancient with 13-5, but BC.Game hit back with 13-7 on Cache. On the decider map Inferno, BBL led 8-4 at the half before BC.Game levelled at 8-8. Only in the very last round of regulation time did BBL secure the win with 13-11 and advancement to the semi-finals. NickyB was BBL's highest-rated player across all three maps with a rating of 1.34.

NIP also advanced 2-1 against SINNERS. Although NIP lost the first map of the series, Cache, 9-13, they came back to win 13-10 on Mirage and 13-9 on Nuke. Adamb and Krimbo were NIP's standout players across the series.

JiJieHao eliminated 100 Thieves in a reverse sweep. 100 Thieves won Dust2 13-10, but JiJieHao responded with 13-5 on Cache and 13-9 on Anubis. CacaNito ended as JiJieHao's highest-rated player across all three maps with 1.30.

The semi-finals begin at 14:30, with BBL facing NIP and Eternal Fire taking on JiJieHao. The final is scheduled for 20:00 and will be played as a BO3.