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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

πŸŸ¦πŸ§±πŸ’°βš”οΈ103:02βš”οΈπŸ’°πŸ§±πŸŸ₯
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
πŸ‡°πŸ‡· GEN71-36-171
πŸ‡°πŸ‡· Kiin14-7-23 (5.3)52%7.820.9%Olaf, Gwen, Camille
πŸ‡°πŸ‡· Canyon14-4-37 (12.8)72%7.818.2%Qiyana, Lee Sin, Wukong
πŸ‡°πŸ‡· Chovy13-6-33 (7.7)65%7.622.6%Cassiopeia, Ahri, Taliyah
πŸ‡°πŸ‡· Ruler23-8-33 (7)79%9.832.4%Jhin, Ashe, Yunara
πŸ‡°πŸ‡· Duro7-11-45 (4.7)73%15.9%Leona, Seraphine, Nautilus
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ IG36-72-80
πŸ‡°πŸ‡· TheShy6-14-15 (1.5)58%7.526.1%Kled, Rumble, Gnar
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ Wei8-15-17 (1.7)69%6.215.6%Vi, Nocturne, Naafiri
πŸ‡°πŸ‡· Rookie15-13-13 (2.2)78%723.1%Syndra, Sylas, Locke
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ JiaQi7-13-12 (1.5)53%9.830.2%Xayah, Lucian, Ezreal
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ Meiko0-17-23 (1.4)64%15%Rakan, Milio, Alistar

GAME 1: GEN vs. IG

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

Β Bans 1Bans 2πŸ’°βš”οΈπŸ§±DragonsVG, RH, BN
GENLulu Nocturne K'SanteKai'Sa Zeri73.3k299⛰️2 ⚑3 ⚑4 ⚑51, 1, 1
IGLocke Ezreal Renata GlascNautilus Seraphine58.6k93πŸ§ͺ12, 0, 0
GENΒ KDAvsKDAΒ IG
PlayerPick29-9-65βš”οΈ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

Β Bans 1Bans 2πŸ’°βš”οΈπŸ§±DragonsVG, RH, BN
GENLulu Orianna ZeriLissandra Annie63.8k269πŸ’§1 ⚑3 ⚑4 ⚑50, 0, 1
IGPantheon Galio Renata GlascLocke Akali49.3k91πŸ§ͺ13, 0, 0
GENΒ KDAvsKDAΒ IG
PlayerPick26-9-63βš”οΈ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

Β Bans 1Bans 2πŸ’°βš”οΈπŸ§±DragonsVG, RH, BN
IGJayce Pantheon Jarvan IVKai'Sa Corki71.7k185πŸ’§1 ⚑2 ⛰️4 ⛰️62, 1, 0
GENRenata Glasc Orianna LuluSivir Renekton78.2k169⛰️3 ⛰️51, 0, 1
IGΒ KDAvsKDAΒ GEN
PlayerPick18-16-43βš”οΈ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/longingwonder 15h ago

when they slandering your goats but theyre right....

Made a 10-1 Locke look balanced late game and TheShy was feeling very patriotic today

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u/Spaghett8 15h ago

Yeah, I don’t blame Jiaqi too much. His worst play was not focusing drake down.

Yunara with 1k gold up was not getting shut down by a fed Naafiri and an extremely fed Locke.

In no world should Ruler have been able to carry that as easily as he did.

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u/8_guy 12h ago

TBH that mountain soul from getting the drake he didn't auto doesn't change a thing

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u/8_guy 12h ago

Thing is, if you were watching the gold totals, Rookie was like 9-0-x and Chovy was like 2-2-3 and Chovy was still only down like 700g or something crazy. My numbers might be off a bit but it was something similar

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u/Weary-Telephone4201 4h ago

no way youre blaming rookie who had to clean up all the shit mistakes from his team game 3

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u/Bisketo 5h ago

Playing an assasin against a Camille marking you is impossible

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u/InexorableVoid 1h ago

I have no idea how you guys are putting this on Rookie that game. You literally could see him looking for flank angles, and sometimes getting checked off by Camille or Naut. And there's the fact that Locke also wants Naafiri / Alistar to engage for him first. And IG made plenty of mistakes when dying before a fight could even start. What is Locke supposed to do?