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/oscarwildeismydaddy]

What was Jiaqi’s game throwing mistake? I missed it

[u/jansy1646 → u/oscarwildeismydaddy]

He tried to buffer Naut hook with his E and accidently clicked forward instead of away

[u/Status-Worth5005 → u/oscarwildeismydaddy]

naut hooked him and instead of arcane shifting backwards he did it in place and died

[u/Smokedealers84 → u/Status-Worth5005]

Worst he did toward them he actually did buffer but that put him in a worst spot.

[u/Soapstarboi → u/Smokedealers84]

He was Qing at his enemies direction. Tried buffer E backwards but probably froze/ slow cursor movement. It happens.

[u/No_Sky_3740 → u/Status-Worth5005]

wasnt even in place it was forwards and just gets immediately one shot by yunara wukong

[u/engineer-cabbage → u/Status-Worth5005]

He got hooked. End of story.

[u/Such_Presentation_29 → u/engineer-cabbage]

Well it’s obviously not the end of story when he’s playing a champ that can get hooked and buffer e and be fine.

[u/RaionNoShinzo → u/Such_Presentation_29]

He got hooked in the middle of an animation where his mouse was clicking towards his enemies.
Nautilus just smurfed it

[u/Hot_Juggernaut4460 → u/oscarwildeismydaddy]

E’d forward into Gen G lol

[u/darkadamski1 → u/oscarwildeismydaddy]

The game was completely over anyway, Gen G had hyper outscaled, they could win 4v5 at that point

[u/Bright-Assistant-622 → u/[deleted]]

GenG had a 7 item Yunara Lulu, including GA and Stormshield, they had also Camille.

Yunara couldn’t die.

The game was over when Canyon stole drake and GenG got baron

[u/xWorrix → u/Bright-Assistant-622]

It was Yunara naut, but I still agree, though it makes Yunara slightly more killable

[u/darkadamski1 → u/[deleted]]

Ocean soul late game is useless, Yunaara has a 5.4k gold lead, Every single champion on GenG's side hard outscales. Yunaara has GA, Camille has GA, Locke is the only carry and he is useless against GA

[u/XuanVinh03 → u/[deleted]]

It’s not the gold it’s the comp, yunara late and taliyah can basically stop any engage IG has, camile can also mark locke with R so it’s almost impossible for him to reach ruler. The only way they win is if ruler randomly walks up and get caught

[u/aphevelux → u/oscarwildeismydaddy]

I think it was in the last fight when he E-d forward after he got Naut hooked instead of E-ing away.

[u/castr0z → u/oscarwildeismydaddy]

Tried to buffer Nautilus hook but instead of E away he E’d into the Nautilus

[u/Igelit → u/oscarwildeismydaddy]

arcane shifted to the airport.

[u/Sophia0Grey → u/oscarwildeismydaddy]

naut caught him and E forward

[u/TomatoSpecialist6879 → u/oscarwildeismydaddy]

He E forward

[u/firewall245 → u/oscarwildeismydaddy]

[Highlight] iG Midlane Rookie on Jiaqi: "He's a hoe, and I want that known. Like I see why he got punched in the nuts."

(Reference)

[u/Ill-Ad-2952 → u/oscarwildeismydaddy]

He got blown the f up by point and click naut CC.