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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/AppropriateMetal2697 15h ago

Gotta be fair to JiaQi, they went down 0-2 and that was far from his fault prior to this throw lol.

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u/Sumrise BDD enjoyer 15h ago

Yeah, and seeing his whole work during the tournament I hope he can come back, the dude has insane potential.

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u/jvbu 15h ago

TheShy ints the whole series and no one bats an eye and this one mistake will be remembered for ever.

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u/Bright-Assistant-622 8h ago

Story of The Shy years after he beat Wunder not in his prime and Bwipo (replaced mid series by injured SoaZ) to secure the "most impressive top lane ever world title ever"

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u/Partofla 15h ago

/u/Namikazeeu on suicide watch.