GEN vs HLE Highlights: GEN Win 3-1, LCK Season Playoffs 2026 Finals
TL;DR
Hanwha Life Esports and Gen.G met in a best-of-five LCK Season Playoffs series on Patch 26.16. Hanwha Life Esports' previous series was a 3-1 win over T1 in Season Playoffs. Gen.G's previous series was a 3-1 win over Hanwha Life Esports in Season Playoffs.
Watch on YouTubeThe video above covers the full best-of-five LCK Season Playoffs series between Hanwha Life Esports and Gen.G. The final score, full Picks and Bans, and game-by-game results are below.
Gen.G's lineup featured Kiin (top lane), Canyon (jungle), Chovy (mid lane), Ruler (bot lane), and Duro (support). Hanwha Life Esports' lineup featured Zeus (top lane), Kanavi (jungle), Zeka (mid lane), Gumayusi (bot lane), and Delight (support).
Hanwha Life Esports' previous series was a 3-1 win over T1 in Season Playoffs. Gen.G's previous series was a 3-1 win over Hanwha Life Esports in Season Playoffs.
Gen.G led the recent head-to-head 1-0.
Series result
HLEHanwha Life Esports
1 - 3
Gen.G win
GENGen.G
Picks & Bans
4 games
Gen.G
Hanwha Life Esports
Draft read
Canyon moved between Vi and Nocturne and Lee Sin and Trundle across the series for Gen.G. Chovy moved between Ryze and Lissandra and Sylas and Viktor across the series for Gen.G. Hanwha Life Esports banned both Cassiopeia and Ezreal 4 times.
Game 138:45
Hanwha Life Esports won
Game 1 was the longest game of the series at 38:45. Hanwha Life Esports won from red side. Hanwha Life Esports finished 13-13 in kills and 76.3k to 72.6k in gold, a margin of 0 kills and 3.7k. Hanwha Life Esports led 9-3 in towers, the only Baron, and 1-0 in inhibitors. Gen.G had the edge 2-1 in Void Grubs and 1-0 in Rift Heralds. Dragons finished 3-2 for Hanwha Life Esports. Hanwha Life Esports secured first blood, while Gen.G secured first dragon, while Gen.G secured first Rift Herald, while Hanwha Life Esports secured first Baron, while Hanwha Life Esports secured first tower.
Gumayusi led the damage chart for Hanwha Life Esports on Caitlyn, finishing 2/4/7 with 25,741 damage and 391 CS. Kanavi added 23,813 damage on Naafiri and ended the game 5/4/6. Ruler was the top damage source for Gen.G, putting up 46,777 on Lucian in a 6/2/6 game.
Kills
13:13
Gold
72.6k:76.3k
Towers
3:9
Dragons
2:3
Barons
0:1
Game 231:04
Gen.G won
Kiin finished Game 2 deathless for Gen.G on Varus, ending the game on a 10/0/6 scoreline. Playing red side, Gen.G finished Game 2 in 31:04. At the end, Gen.G led 24-5 in kills and 69.5k to 53.6k in gold. The final gaps overall were 19 kills and 15.9k. Gen.G led 9-3 in towers, 2-0 in Barons, 2-1 in Void Grubs, and 1-0 in inhibitors. Hanwha Life Esports had the edge 1-0 in Rift Heralds. Dragons finished 3-2 for Gen.G. Gen.G secured first blood, while Gen.G secured first dragon, while Hanwha Life Esports secured first Rift Herald, while Gen.G secured first Baron, while Gen.G secured first tower.
On Lissandra, Chovy topped Gen.G's damage output at 27,532 and finished 3/1/15 and 327 CS. Kiin followed with 25,034 damage and a 10/0/6 line on Varus. Hanwha Life Esports got its highest damage total from Gumayusi, who dealt 14,736 on Yunara and finished 1/4/1.
Kills
5:24
Gold
53.6k:69.5k
Towers
3:9
Dragons
2:3
Barons
0:2
Game 326:56
Gen.G won
Game 3 was the shortest game of the series at 26:56. Gen.G took Game 3 from red side. The final scoreboard showed 16-5 in kills and 59.9k-45.4k in gold for Gen.G, leaving differences of 11 kills and 14.5k. Gen.G led 10-1 in towers, the only Baron, 2-1 in Void Grubs, and 2-0 in inhibitors. Hanwha Life Esports had the edge 1-0 in Rift Heralds. Dragons finished 4-0 for Gen.G. Hanwha Life Esports secured first blood, while Gen.G secured first dragon, while Hanwha Life Esports secured first Rift Herald, while Gen.G secured first Baron, while Gen.G secured first tower.
Ruler's Zeri dealt a team-high 35,413 damage for Gen.G, alongside a 11/1/3 scoreline and 284 CS. A 1/2/8 game on Sion brought Gen.G another 16,121 damage from Kiin. For Hanwha Life Esports, Zeka led the damage numbers with 18,194 on Syndra and a 2/2/2 line. Zeus' Dr. Mundo supplied 15,948 damage and finished 2/3/1 for Hanwha Life Esports.
Kills
5:16
Gold
45.4k:59.9k
Towers
1:10
Dragons
0:4
Barons
0:1
Game 428:01
Gen.G won
Canyon and Duro combined for zero deaths in Game 4. Gen.G won from blue side in 28:01. Gen.G finished 14-6 in kills and 58.9k to 49.4k in gold, a margin of 8 kills and 9.5k. Gen.G led 9-4 in towers, the only Baron, 3-0 in Void Grubs, and 2-0 in inhibitors. Hanwha Life Esports had the edge 1-0 in Rift Heralds. Dragons were even at 2-2. Hanwha Life Esports secured first blood, while Hanwha Life Esports secured first dragon, while Hanwha Life Esports secured first Rift Herald, while Gen.G secured first Baron, while Hanwha Life Esports secured first tower.
Chovy led the damage chart for Gen.G on Viktor, finishing 4/1/5 with 21,750 damage and 267 CS. Kiin added 19,178 damage on Gwen and ended the game 3/2/8. Zeus was the top damage source for Hanwha Life Esports, putting up 15,073 on Fiora in a 0/4/4 game.
Kills
14:6
Gold
58.9k:49.4k
Towers
9:4
Dragons
2:2
Barons
1:0
Series read
The kill margin moved from 0 in Game 1 to 8 in Game 4, while the final gold gap changed from 3.7k to 9.5k. Ruler produced the series' highest damage total, recording 124,627 for Gen.G. Ruler gave Gen.G 30 kills and 20 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 46,777 in Game 1 to 18,073 in Game 4. Kiin gave Gen.G 16 kills and 29 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 18,411 in Game 1 to 19,178 in Game 4.
