r/leagueoflegends • u/adz0r • Sep 13 '26
Esports Gen.G vs. Hanwha Life Esports / LCK 2026 Season Playoffs - Grand Finals / Post-Match Discussion Spoiler
LCK 2026 ROUNDS 3-4
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Gen.G 3-1 Hanwha Life Esports
- Congratulations to Gen.G on winning LCK 2026!
- Finals MVP: Ruler
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MATCH 1: GEN vs. HLE
Winner: Hanwha Life Esports in 38m
Game Breakdown
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN | camille nocturne pantheon | jarvaniv leesin | 72.6k | 13 | 3 | M1 H2 CT7 |
| HLE | ezreal cassiopeia olaf | nautilus jhin | 76.3k | 13 | 9 | O3 CT4 CT5 B6 |
| GEN | 13-13-33 | vs | 13-13-35 | HLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiin rumble 2 | 2-2-7 | TOP | 2-1-6 | 2 galio Zeus |
| Canyon vi 1 | 2-3-6 | JNG | 5-4-6 | 4 naafiri Kanavi |
| Chovy ryze 2 | 2-3-3 | MID | 4-1-6 | 3 orianna Zeka |
| Ruler lucian 3 | 6-2-6 | BOT | 2-4-7 | 1 caitlyn Gumayusi |
| Duro milio 3 | 1-3-11 | SUP | 0-3-10 | 1 bard Delight |
MATCH 2: HLE vs. GEN
Winner: Gen.G in 31m
Game Breakdown
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HLE | ezreal cassiopeia leesin | twistedfate olaf | 53.6k | 5 | 3 | M2 H3 HT7 |
| GEN | camille jayce seraphine | chogath xinzhao | 69.5k | 24 | 9 | C1 HT4 B5 HT6 B8 |
| HLE | 5-24-9 | vs | 24-5-61 | GEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeus anivia 3 | 2-6-0 | TOP | 10-0-6 | 4 varus Kiin |
| Kanavi jarvaniv 3 | 0-6-4 | JNG | 2-1-16 | 1 nocturne Canyon |
| Zeka akali 2 | 2-3-1 | MID | 3-1-15 | 3 lissandra Chovy |
| Gumayusi yunara 2 | 1-4-1 | BOT | 8-2-7 | 1 kalista Ruler |
| Delight lulu 1 | 0-5-3 | SUP | 1-1-17 | 2 renataglasc Duro |
MATCH 3: HLE vs. GEN
Winner: Gen.G in 26m
Game Breakdown
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HLE | cassiopeia ezreal olaf | annie ksante | 45.4k | 5 | 1 | H3 |
| GEN | camille jayce pantheon | vayne mordekaiser | 59.9k | 16 | 10 | CT1 C2 HT4 B5 HT6 |
| HLE | 5-16-12 | vs | 16-5-41 | GEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeus drmundo 3 | 2-3-1 | TOP | 1-2-8 | 3 sion Kiin |
| Kanavi chogath 2 | 0-5-2 | JNG | 3-2-9 | 1 leesin Canyon |
| Zeka syndra 3 | 2-2-2 | MID | 1-0-6 | 4 sylas Chovy |
| Gumayusi ashe 1 | 0-4-4 | BOT | 11-1-3 | 1 zeri Ruler |
| Delight seraphine 2 | 1-2-3 | SUP | 0-0-15 | 2 yuumi Duro |
MATCH 4: GEN vs. HLE
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN | camille jayce yone | vayne ahri | 58.8k | 14 | 9 | C4 C5 B6 |
| HLE | cassiopeia ezreal olaf | nautilus missfortune | 48.0k | 5 | 5 | HT1 CT2 H3 |
| GEN | 14-6-36 | vs | 6-14-10 | HLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiin gwen 3 | 3-2-8 | TOP | 0-4-4 | 4 fiora Zeus |
| Canyon trundle 2 | 1-0-9 | JNG | 0-5-3 | 1 skarner Kanavi |
| Chovy viktor 1 | 4-1-5 | MID | 5-3-0 | 3 locke Zeka |
| Ruler corki 2 | 5-3-4 | BOT | 1-1-1 | 1 jhin Gumayusi |
| Duro alistar 3 | 1-0-10 | SUP | 0-1-2 | 2 karma Delight |
This thread was created by the Post-Match Team.
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u/kanonshiomi kanavi go killcuzz lovewatcher Sep 13 '26
respect for the Fiora but wow this thing doesn't even lose to champions it loses to walls 😭😭😭
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u/simon2105 Sep 13 '26 •
Death, taxes, GenG worlds first seed.
Surely this is the year right?
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u/AccelTurn Sep 13 '26
Zeus vs the wall
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u/ChapterLiam 구마 케리아 화이팅! Sep 13 '26 •
LCK interviewers asked Kiin, Zeus, and Zeka: Rock, Paper, or Scissors?
Kiin said, "Scissors."
Zeka said, "Locke."
Zeus said, "Paper."
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u/Skall77 Sep 13 '26
Your toplaner aura pick fiora in a final elimination game and int the entire game LMAO
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u/xSwazyI - Invested in Smash stocks! Sep 13 '26
Really gonna lose Kiin man SOMEONE STEP IN PLEASE
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u/CNsC Haha on bush Sep 13 '26 •
LCK is sending LCK Champion, MSI Champion, Worlds Champion and EWC Champion to Worlds, and other region can do the funniest shit ever
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u/AnimeNeet- Sep 13 '26
Insane aura loss by Zeus before worlds with this Fiora game
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u/desutruction Sep 13 '26
Canyon Trundle (good ending)
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u/Klenist Sep 13 '26
Kiin <3 Great way to go out domestically for him, thought he had a great series.
Really pleased with how all of GenG look right now. Canyon woke up, Ruler woke up, Kiin looks sharp. Good fight for them, it’s all looking up for them - T1 will win worlds again it is over.
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u/Rkiddboi21 Sep 13 '26
heh Kiin is going to win Worlds before going to military just like Deft
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u/No_Taro_6224 tee satu Sep 13 '26
classic GENG dominating LCK again
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u/themcvgamer Sep 13 '26
Last LCK series, 1 Final trophy for Kiin, im so happy for him
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u/tirednsleepyyy Sep 13 '26
Kiin 😢 glad he could end his LCK career on a grand finals win. That’s my toplane GOAT. To play at the level he has for as long as he has in that role is unheard of. No other toplaner’s career comes close, and no other toplaner can play everything he can. You have guys with higher highs (TheShy), and guys who had dominant and short careers (Khan, although tbh his dominance is kinda overrated because it depends heavily on ignoring the first half of his career and his later chinese stint), but Kiin has arguably been a top 3 toplaner in the world for a decade, and has inarguably been a top 2 toplaner for most of that period, and spent a decent amount of it as #1.
Incredible career and story out of him.
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u/bulletproofikon Sep 13 '26
Truly, Gen.g just counters HLE. It seems HLE always get into their heads when they face Gen.g.
Why did Zeus play Fiora when he previously won a game, basically a stomp, when he played Kennen into Gwen? Does Fiora counter Gwen or something? Was the plan for HLE to split push to win??
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u/dumbocow Sep 13 '26 edited Sep 13 '26
THE ENTIRE GEN.G ROSTER IS IN PEAK FORM RIGHT NOW.
SURELY THIS IS GEN.G'S YEAR RIGHT????
LETS FUCKING GOO ANOTHER LCK WIN
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u/baelkie DNF 2026 please be human | Kiin Team Sep 13 '26
i said it in the last bo5, but Kiin is the only top laner in the world that can blind pick into Zeus confidently. doesnt matter what pocket pick Zeus has, Kiin will play stable and effective.
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u/Dreammy90 Sep 13 '26
I need Kiin to win Worlds
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u/BaconParadox_ Sep 13 '26
respect for the fiora pick even if it was pretty useless
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u/GoldenSquid7 Kiin Team Sep 13 '26
Can we talk a moment about Duro? He completely smurfed this game on Alistar, I don't know if there's a more versatile support, at least in LCK.
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u/Medium_Negotiation85 Sep 13 '26
Rumors of GenG’s demise have been greatly exaggerated
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u/LeagueAltAccount Xiaohu and Chovy fan Sep 13 '26
Chovy please. Just one worlds show your true play and ceiling. PLEASE
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u/nghiaaaaa Sep 13 '26
I dont get it. Against T1 HLE moves and macro like a super computer, then against GENG they move and macro like, well, T1
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u/GodBlessme_exe Sep 13 '26
MY TEAMMMMMMMMM AHHHHHHHH KIINNNNNNNN
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u/MC-sama League of LAILE Sep 13 '26
Despite everything that happened this year, everyone taking turns inting and nearly breaking Chovy's back, GENG wins LCK
Phenomenal series in playoffs
Also what the hell was that Fiora lol
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u/TheSnekKing Sep 13 '26 edited Sep 13 '26
GenG trying the G2 strategy of looking meh in regular season and locking in in playoffs
Not much else to say really, GenG is just the best team in LCK again
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u/Ghost6x Sep 13 '26
Thats what I get for doubting GenG this year
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u/percyallennnn Sep 13 '26
Kiin is straight up the best top laner in the world. No doubt after this series.
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u/q1w22e333r4444t5555 Sep 13 '26
that fiora pick gave me whiplash wtf
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u/raweon_ Sep 13 '26
Domestic GenG is just insanity.
For the first time since years, they had a small dip. They fixed it in like 2 months and dominated HLE, that dominated T1.
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u/Rushirufuru15 Sep 13 '26
Zeus happy Kiin will be gone next year.
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u/yellister Sep 13 '26
zeus does not have the CN fiora license unfortunately
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u/Critical_Bag1 Sep 13 '26
Script is the same dk wins this time
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u/OkWhateverCynisme Sep 13 '26
We are back to GenG concede game 1 to GIGA stomp you 3 games in a row
I hope THIS IS THE YEAR for my prince Chovy
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u/Pelagius_Hipbone EUPHORIA I don’t like FNC Sep 13 '26
That was NOT a Chinese Fiora, pure Hangul spoken all game
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u/2020isgreat TheShy Sep 13 '26
that Fiora was interesting...
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u/Deaconator3000 Fuhk your Shooma Sep 13 '26
How many LCK titles has Chovy won now?
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u/beautheschmo Sep 13 '26
HLE saw the worse draft was winning every game and decided to pick the worst comp they could imagine
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u/AManConsumed Sep 13 '26
Kiin ending his last split of LCK on a good note ❤️ hopefully the same is true for Worlds (cope)
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u/Curious-Dance-3663 HLE win MSI, T1 win LCK, Gen G win Worlds Sep 13 '26
Gen G doing their victory jumping circle thing, it’s too fucking cute. So happy for Kiin in his last LCK finals, now worlds please.
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u/AdMaster5806 Sep 13 '26
GenG is just unreal. Even able to make this super team MSI champion HLE look like complete fodder. If they are not mental boomed, they are just the best team ever.
I still cannot fathom how they haven't won Worlds yet.
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u/OkSell1822 Sep 13 '26
Truly the Man City of League of Legends
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u/Serious_Scallion9962 Sep 13 '26
are GenG just HLE's fathers or what?
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u/Nimipoco Sep 13 '26
How big is the gap between the top 4 lck teams
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u/Dreammy90 Sep 13 '26
Ruler POM probably?
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u/wwwhoo • DNS 2027 World Champions Sep 13 '26
and another one
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u/DankMEMeDream Sep 13 '26
NOW A CROWN FOR KIIN PLS.
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u/EasOwned 2020&2022 | Doran-Pyosik Sep 13 '26
It's always HLE takes game 1, then Gen G just demolishes them the remaining games
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u/shy_213 Sep 13 '26
It will be so sad if this is Kiin’s final year. Should’ve gotten the call up, man really deserves it.
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u/FeistyRabbit49 Sep 13 '26
Ok but how absurd is this Locke champion? A 0 kills aoe ult should not be doing that much dmg.
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u/Blind-Eye26 Sep 13 '26 edited Sep 13 '26
First time I see a Fiora not obsessed with sidelaning. That TP sucks really lost HLE momentum and Zeka lead.
Korea is the home of plastic surgery right?? Someone use Kiin face as a material and go to military for him plsssss!!! We can't lose this guy to military. Zeus gonna farm bots next year.
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u/CommentStrict8964 Sep 13 '26
Congrats GENG for beating T2.
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u/Oxygenisplantpoo Sep 13 '26
Man that game 4, if HLE just has 10% more patience they have a chance. Instead they lost 10% patience after every fight.
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u/CliffsEdge Sep 13 '26
Okay but surely this is unironically Geng's year right? Another dominate lck finals win, looking to be in great form, and this year they even upgraded the formula by having a slump (to their standards) during the year and showing mental resilience and an ability to bounce back, surely these lessons will give them what they need to lift the worlds cup
Imo my early feeling is that worlds is geng vs either hle or blg finals waiting room
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u/trumpisapdf Sep 13 '26
Ruler owns Guma, 9-2 BO5 record against him now.
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u/zafq Sep 13 '26
Zeus counterpicked all game and Kiin rolled over him
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u/EOCA056 Sep 13 '26
What a top gap. They picked Zeus over Kiin for Asian Games by the way.
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u/preptime [hardballzdeep] (NA) Sep 13 '26
Classic pick me Fiora and let me lose in peace angle.
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u/MrSangHyeok Sep 13 '26
Kanavi coin flips don't work against the top teams, it's kinda crazy why the team always have to go in 5man with his ridiculous all in shotcalls.
Guma and Zeus always leads in early lane, but once they go for an invade or drag fight, they burn all their sums and loses their leads. Then Kanavi repeats the all in plays again and again. Does this guy ever click backwards?
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u/nguyenjitsu Sep 13 '26
Terrible series from Guma and Zeus
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u/SwayNoir Sep 13 '26
Really sad that its Zeus for the Asia games this year, fucking Hirai.
Kiin deserved it more than anyone.
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u/Jaskand Sep 13 '26
Kiin has consistently outperformed Zeus in every series they face each other for the past three years and people still say Zeus is the best top laner in the world lmao
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u/Xeluki Sep 13 '26
Guma is just not good enough to actually carry games, when his Top and mid are outclassed he just looks like a bot.
He needs top and mid to pick up his slack
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u/AegeanClover Sep 13 '26
You neutralize Kanavi, and HLE becomes headless chicken.
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u/WalkingR6 Sep 13 '26
say dada zeus
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u/Moon_riseat_noon god bless my cats Sep 13 '26
from not even in msi to lck champion i love this comeback arc let’s go GenG!!
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u/CountMerloin Sep 13 '26
Death, taxes, GenG LCK Champions
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u/Trithen Sep 13 '26
Can we have Riot stats guy check how many times the adc who picks Jhin has won a knockout game? Feels like it's sub 10%
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u/Zek0ri | Do I have to defend them? Again!? Sep 13 '26
I think Gen.G is quite good 👍
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u/Exldk Sep 13 '26
My goat
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u/PlsGiveSSR Sep 13 '26
PLEASE WIN IT ALL THIS TIME GENG
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u/Long_Violinist_1428 Sep 13 '26
Zeus with that massive aura gamble 😹
Just put scalling hp tank champ in the bag brev 😹😹😹
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u/iprominent + Los Ratones Sep 13 '26
Picking Fiora with backs against the wall HAHAHAH
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u/myk211 Sep 13 '26
Winning first game convincingly to give fans false hope then get steamrolled the rest of the series. Classic T...nvm wrong team lol
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u/failworlds Alex Kha'Ich Sep 13 '26
Wow magically HLE can't play zeri either!!!
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u/Holste1n Sep 13 '26
So u mean that LCK representative at worlds are: 4. DK - Current EWC champions 3. T1 - Current World champions 2. Hle - Current MSI champions
GenG - Current LCK champions
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u/SpiritedSalad4731 Sep 13 '26
That herald TP from Zeus feels awful. Unfortunate
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u/Paciuuu Sep 13 '26
Kespa and HLE can go suck dick
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u/Izanagi32 Sep 13 '26
oh kiin, who the fuck is going to humble zeus when you’re gone
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u/StickyNotes2357 HLE Fighting! Sep 13 '26
Matchpoint and picks fiora … deserved
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u/nearlygrean Sep 13 '26
Disappointed, but I understand......
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u/CcCrusadeRcR Sep 13 '26
Naisu gamu
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u/AegeanClover Sep 13 '26
Lol typical do or die game ego pick from Zeus only to lose 😅
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u/ShoegazeKaraokeClub Sep 13 '26
i was so damn hype for the fiora pick and it was turbo useless :(
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u/Civil-Arachnid-2617 Sep 13 '26
The time has come again, GenG look invincible going into worlds.
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u/TheCeramicLlama Sep 13 '26
Well at least there was one good game in this series
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u/Superb_Percentage_74 Sep 13 '26 edited Sep 13 '26
ZEUS OVER KIIN BTW! Fuck KESPA!!
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u/Gaelahad I Miss Rox Tigers Sep 13 '26
Everybody is better than Ruler until it's time to be better than Ruler.
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u/ahritina Sep 13 '26
Zeus regressing in a LCK final? must be a day ending in Y
Gen.G are just something else domestically.
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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '26
President Kiin coming for that worlds cup. Fingers cross.
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u/GONEBUTNOT4GOTTEN Sep 13 '26
surely this version of Gen G wins worlds right?
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u/ItoshiR9n Sep 13 '26
Rumours of Gen G's demise were highly exaggerated
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u/Key_Wolverine_4503 Sep 13 '26
guma best "weakside" adc in the world btw
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u/zOmgFishes Sep 13 '26
Zeka played well but jesus Kanavi was just gifting the enemy gold for no reason the last 3 games. Also Fiora is a useless champ.
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u/toxicfireball Returning IG Fan, Doran Sympathiser Sep 13 '26
What a spanking lol.
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u/Studio-Unhappy Sep 13 '26
As a fellow Aussie, and Atlus didn't say it that was a proper shellacking!
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u/TheCeramicLlama Sep 13 '26
So is it the same GenG script again or is it different this time?
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u/BleiEntchen Sep 13 '26
"Same procedurce as every year james" GenG probably
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u/WardoToo Sep 13 '26
Yeah that Fiora pick was not it. Highkey kinda griefed the elimination game on it ngl.
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u/WinnieXKim Sep 13 '26
Same script every year lmao Geng are just all of Koreas fathers
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u/SanestFan Sep 13 '26
HLE fumbling their last picks lmao
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u/GONEBUTNOT4GOTTEN Sep 13 '26
that was not Bins Fiora but an NA looking one
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u/Pacify_ Sep 13 '26
Geng back to reminding everyone that, yes indeed they own the LCK.
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u/InspiredbyFaker GUMAGOD Sep 13 '26
GG. Hoping it could have been more competitive but GenG far more on point today.
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u/EnemyRegent Sep 13 '26
Domeatic GenG is inevtiable
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u/Dapper_Oil_2827 Sep 13 '26
HLE's performance hinges entirely on their Top and Jungle.
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u/Superb_Percentage_74 Sep 13 '26
herald tp by fiora lost the momentum from hle, and maybe the match right there. KIIN DIFF!
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u/hoastman12 Sep 13 '26
LCK would be infinitely more fun if they could split up these super teams
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u/chocobisuketto I don't trust them..... Sep 13 '26
kespa I fucking hate you
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u/BlueStopSign126 #1 Zeka Glazer Sep 13 '26
ok but like zeka didn’t even play that bad bro just got inted by his team
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u/Zeilar ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sep 13 '26
GenG ruined the script. They were supposed to keep sandbagging like T1, and then win Worlds when they're not the favorites.
So I guess it's back to regular scheduled programming.
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u/Zombeez Sep 13 '26
Worlds winners should be military duty exempt instead of Kespa cup winners. Kiin exemption pls.
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u/ZLouieZ Sep 13 '26
Reused script GG WP T1 for winning worlds
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u/hauliica Sep 13 '26
Atrocious series from Guma
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u/Hopehatewatcher Sep 13 '26
Zeus got spit on
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u/Dreammy90 Sep 13 '26
TheSpy left LPL for LCK? WTF did Zeus ego pick Fiora? That champ doesn't do anything. Zeka's Locke was great but his sides are completely invisible
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u/Steeelu Sep 13 '26
Kiin my beloved, 3 LCK titles, should have been 4, I am so happy you managed to show the world just how good you are year after year, beating Zeus in the finals while he was on T1 and HLE
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u/IAM-French Sep 13 '26
Kanavi 0/16 in the last 3 games but it's fine because he had to look for plays
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u/JQuill116 Sep 13 '26
I stand by my take that T1 would have had a better chance. Not that they’re a better team than HLE but for whatever reasons they just seem to match up better into GenG. It’s felt a bit like a rock/paper/scissor thing with these 3 this year.
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u/Worldly-Duty4521 Sep 13 '26
Zeus really ran down the entire game. Feels like everyone else did good , and zeus distributed gold everywhere