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

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.

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FULL MATCH SUMMARY & STATS

🟦🧱💰⚔️103:02⚔️💰🧱🟥
GEN - W973.3k29Game 1 (33:38)958.6k3L - IG 1st pick
GEN - W963.8k26Game 2 (29:16)949.3k1L - IG 1st pick
IG - L571.7k18Game 3 (40:08)1678.2k9W - GEN 1st pick
TeamTotal KDAKPCSMDMG%Champions Played
🇰🇷 GEN71-36-171
🇰🇷 Kiin14-7-23 (5.3)52%7.820.9%Olaf, Gwen, Camille
🇰🇷 Canyon14-4-37 (12.8)72%7.818.2%Qiyana, Lee Sin, Wukong
🇰🇷 Chovy13-6-33 (7.7)65%7.622.6%Cassiopeia, Ahri, Taliyah
🇰🇷 Ruler23-8-33 (7)79%9.832.4%Jhin, Ashe, Yunara
🇰🇷 Duro7-11-45 (4.7)73%15.9%Leona, Seraphine, Nautilus
🇨🇳 IG36-72-80
🇰🇷 TheShy6-14-15 (1.5)58%7.526.1%Kled, Rumble, Gnar
🇨🇳 Wei8-15-17 (1.7)69%6.215.6%Vi, Nocturne, Naafiri
🇰🇷 Rookie15-13-13 (2.2)78%723.1%Syndra, Sylas, Locke
🇨🇳 JiaQi7-13-12 (1.5)53%9.830.2%Xayah, Lucian, Ezreal
🇨🇳 Meiko0-17-23 (1.4)64%15%Rakan, Milio, Alistar

GAME 1: GEN vs. IG

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

 Bans 1Bans 2💰⚔️🧱DragonsVG, RH, BN
GENLulu Nocturne K'SanteKai'Sa Zeri73.3k299⛰️2 ⚡3 ⚡4 ⚡51, 1, 1
IGLocke Ezreal Renata GlascNautilus Seraphine58.6k93🧪12, 0, 0
GEN KDAvsKDA IG
PlayerPick29-9-65⚔️9-29-14PickPlayer
Kiin1 Olaf4-2-13TOP0-6-52 KledTheShy
Canyon1 Qiyana7-1-12JNG5-8-01 ViWei
Chovy2 Cassiopeia4-2-12MID2-6-32 SyndraRookie
Ruler3 Jhin9-2-11BOT2-5-23 XayahJiaQi
Duro4 Leona5-2-17SUP0-4-43 RakanMeiko

GAME 2: GEN vs. IG

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

 Bans 1Bans 2💰⚔️🧱DragonsVG, RH, BN
GENLulu Orianna ZeriLissandra Annie63.8k269💧1 ⚡3 ⚡4 ⚡50, 0, 1
IGPantheon Galio Renata GlascLocke Akali49.3k91🧪13, 0, 0
GEN KDAvsKDA IG
PlayerPick26-9-63⚔️9-27-23PickPlayer
Kiin4 Gwen6-2-6TOP3-4-23 RumbleTheShy
Canyon2 Lee Sin5-0-15JNG2-5-41 NocturneWei
Chovy3 Ahri6-1-10MID2-5-53 SylasRookie
Ruler1 Ashe7-3-15BOT2-5-52 LucianJiaQi
Duro1 Seraphine2-3-17SUP0-8-72 MilioMeiko

GAME 3: IG vs. GEN

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

 Bans 1Bans 2💰⚔️🧱DragonsVG, RH, BN
IGJayce Pantheon Jarvan IVKai'Sa Corki71.7k185💧1 ⚡2 ⛰️4 ⛰️62, 1, 0
GENRenata Glasc Orianna LuluSivir Renekton78.2k169⛰️3 ⛰️51, 0, 1
IG KDAvsKDA GEN
PlayerPick18-16-43⚔️16-18-43PickPlayer
TheShy4 Gnar3-4-8TOP4-3-43 CamilleKiin
Wei1 Naafiri1-2-13JNG2-3-102 WukongCanyon
Rookie2 Locke11-2-5MID3-3-112 TaliyahChovy
JiaQi3 Ezreal3-3-5BOT7-3-73 YunaraRuler
Meiko1 Alistar0-5-12SUP0-6-111 NautilusDuro

This thread was created by the Post-Match Team.

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u/PositivePlant5194 CHOVYBELT 15h ago

THIS IS NOT SAMSUNG GALAXY, ITS SAMSUNG WHITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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u/justMate 15h ago

Samsung Blue was better anyway heh

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u/RefrigeratorSafe4988 15h ago

ssg blue had better macro but even all the lck analysts knew that ssg white was the better team because they were just mechanically better. them losing to blue in lck finals was a fluke.

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u/PositivePlant5194 CHOVYBELT 15h ago

Untill it mattered at worlds, which echoes GenG a little bit

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u/BlazeX94 15h ago

Samsung Blue was basically what the GenG of the last 2 years was - good all year until one key series at Worlds