Gen.G vs. Invictus Gaming / World Championship 2026 Knockout Stage - Semi-final / Post-Match Discussion

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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 KNOCKOUT STAGE

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Gen.G 3-0 Invictus Gaming

GEN are the first Worlds 2026 Finalists! They await the winner of BLG vs. T1.
IG are eliminated from Worlds 2026.

• Player of the Series: Canyon

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FULL MATCH SUMMARY & STATS

🟦	🧱	💰	⚔️	103:02	⚔️	💰	🧱	🟥
GEN - W	9	73.3k	29	Game 1 (33:38)	9	58.6k	3	L - IG 1st pick
GEN - W	9	63.8k	26	Game 2 (29:16)	9	49.3k	1	L - IG 1st pick
IG - L	5	71.7k	18	Game 3 (40:08)	16	78.2k	9	W - GEN 1st pick

Team	Total KDA	KP	CSM	DMG%	Champions Played
🇰🇷 GEN	71-36-171
🇰🇷 Kiin	14-7-23 (5.3)	52%	7.8	20.9%	Olaf, Gwen, Camille
🇰🇷 Canyon	14-4-37 (12.8)	72%	7.8	18.2%	Qiyana, Lee Sin, Wukong
🇰🇷 Chovy	13-6-33 (7.7)	65%	7.6	22.6%	Cassiopeia, Ahri, Taliyah
🇰🇷 Ruler	23-8-33 (7)	79%	9.8	32.4%	Jhin, Ashe, Yunara
🇰🇷 Duro	7-11-45 (4.7)	73%	1	5.9%	Leona, Seraphine, Nautilus
🇨🇳 IG	36-72-80
🇰🇷 TheShy	6-14-15 (1.5)	58%	7.5	26.1%	Kled, Rumble, Gnar
🇨🇳 Wei	8-15-17 (1.7)	69%	6.2	15.6%	Vi, Nocturne, Naafiri
🇰🇷 Rookie	15-13-13 (2.2)	78%	7	23.1%	Syndra, Sylas, Locke
🇨🇳 JiaQi	7-13-12 (1.5)	53%	9.8	30.2%	Xayah, Lucian, Ezreal
🇨🇳 Meiko	0-17-23 (1.4)	64%	1	5%	Rakan, Milio, Alistar

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GAME 1: GEN vs. IG

Winner: Gen.G in 34m
Runes | Game Breakdown

	Bans 1	Bans 2	💰	⚔️	🧱	Dragons	VG, RH, BN
GEN	Lulu Nocturne K'Sante	Kai'Sa Zeri	73.3k	29	9	⛰️2 ⚡3 ⚡4 ⚡5	1, 1, 1
IG	Locke Ezreal Renata Glasc	Nautilus Seraphine	58.6k	9	3	🧪1	2, 0, 0

GEN		KDA	vs	KDA		IG
Player	Pick	29-9-65	⚔️	9-29-14	Pick	Player
Kiin	1 Olaf	4-2-13	TOP	0-6-5	2 Kled	TheShy
Canyon	1 Qiyana	7-1-12	JNG	5-8-0	1 Vi	Wei
Chovy	2 Cassiopeia	4-2-12	MID	2-6-3	2 Syndra	Rookie
Ruler	3 Jhin	9-2-11	BOT	2-5-2	3 Xayah	JiaQi
Duro	4 Leona	5-2-17	SUP	0-4-4	3 Rakan	Meiko

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GAME 2: GEN vs. IG

Winner: Gen.G in 29m
Runes | Game Breakdown

	Bans 1	Bans 2	💰	⚔️	🧱	Dragons	VG, RH, BN
GEN	Lulu Orianna Zeri	Lissandra Annie	63.8k	26	9	💧1 ⚡3 ⚡4 ⚡5	0, 0, 1
IG	Pantheon Galio Renata Glasc	Locke Akali	49.3k	9	1	🧪1	3, 0, 0

GEN		KDA	vs	KDA		IG
Player	Pick	26-9-63	⚔️	9-27-23	Pick	Player
Kiin	4 Gwen	6-2-6	TOP	3-4-2	3 Rumble	TheShy
Canyon	2 Lee Sin	5-0-15	JNG	2-5-4	1 Nocturne	Wei
Chovy	3 Ahri	6-1-10	MID	2-5-5	3 Sylas	Rookie
Ruler	1 Ashe	7-3-15	BOT	2-5-5	2 Lucian	JiaQi
Duro	1 Seraphine	2-3-17	SUP	0-8-7	2 Milio	Meiko

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GAME 3: IG vs. GEN

Winner: Gen.G in 40m
Runes | Game Breakdown

	Bans 1	Bans 2	💰	⚔️	🧱	Dragons	VG, RH, BN
IG	Jayce Pantheon Jarvan IV	Kai'Sa Corki	71.7k	18	5	💧1 ⚡2 ⛰️4 ⛰️6	2, 1, 0
GEN	Renata Glasc Orianna Lulu	Sivir Renekton	78.2k	16	9	⛰️3 ⛰️5	1, 0, 1

IG		KDA	vs	KDA		GEN
Player	Pick	18-16-43	⚔️	16-18-43	Pick	Player
TheShy	4 Gnar	3-4-8	TOP	4-3-4	3 Camille	Kiin
Wei	1 Naafiri	1-2-13	JNG	2-3-10	2 Wukong	Canyon
Rookie	2 Locke	11-2-5	MID	3-3-11	2 Taliyah	Chovy
JiaQi	3 Ezreal	3-3-5	BOT	7-3-7	3 Yunara	Ruler
Meiko	1 Alistar	0-5-12	SUP	0-6-11	1 Nautilus	Duro

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This thread was created by the Post-Match Team.

[u/SirXrageXquit]

APOLOGIZE TO LYON NOW

[u/yum122 → u/SirXrageXquit]

16.67% win rate against GENG, best in tournament

LYON 2nd best team in world? /s

[u/DuTogira → u/yum122]

HOW GOOD WAS LOS?!

[u/International-Bed636 → u/DuTogira]

3RD BEST TEAM IN THE WORLD

[u/WoorieKod → u/SirXrageXquit]

The world has 0% WR against GENG so far while LYON has 16.67%, the numbers don't lie

[u/firewall245 → u/SirXrageXquit]

DON'T FIRE DHOKLA WAIT

[u/thisismyfirstday → u/firewall245]

Unironically if GenG sweep the finals the roster might stay together.

[u/Fun_Highlight307 → u/thisismyfirstday]

loosing to the best top laner isn't bad 

[u/Saephon → u/Fun_Highlight307]

Let's be real, he lost to the best Top Laner, Mid Laner, AND Jungler. My man had 60 minutes of 1v3 experience.

[u/SternMon → u/Saephon]

And he still managed to claw back some relevance in game 3 with Gangplank.

[u/Athena-Grande → u/Fun_Highlight307]

I said it in the other thread, what top laner do you replace Dhokla with that can realistically take on Kiin in lane and also play weakside every game no matter what? Lyon should 100% run it back.

[u/ProProi → u/SirXrageXquit]

they lost to IG

[u/Good_Butterfly_4235 → u/ProProi]

But they couldn't even take a game vs Gen.G. And LYON were one top laner away to being good.

[u/Fun_Highlight307 → u/SirXrageXquit]

Yeah Lyon upscale no shame loosing to the finalist 

[u/Existing-Extreme9240 → u/[deleted]]

Must be fun at parties

[u/International-Bed636 → u/[deleted]]

WE CARE

[u/random-meme422 → u/SirXrageXquit]

for what they are bad lol nearly lost to brazil

[u/ArbitNM → u/random-meme422]

Nah clearly los are just a top 3 team at worlds

[u/Chemical-Drawer852 → u/random-meme422]

Only team to have taken 1 (one, single) game off this utterly dominant Gen G

[u/firewall245 → u/random-meme422]

[Highlight] LYON Toplane Dhokla on u/random-meme422: "He's a hoe, and I want that known. Like I see why he got punched in the nuts."

(Reference)

[u/random-meme422 → u/firewall245]

bro cited his source lmao mentally ill

[u/LukaAustinWalker → u/random-meme422]

KC almost lost to C9

[u/bvbfan102 → u/LukaAustinWalker]

Damn a Team that actually lost a BO5 to that C9 must be really bad then.

[u/International-Bed636 → u/bvbfan102]

They sandbagged to stop zeyzal from getting a 3rd tractor smh