GEN vs HLE Highlights ALL GAMES | LCK 2026 Playoffs | Gen.G vs Hanwha Life Esports
TL;DR
Gen.G and Hanwha Life Esports faced off in LCK Season Playoffs. Patch 26.16 was used for the best-of-5. The series took place on September 5, 2026.
Watch on YouTubeGen.G and Hanwha Life Esports played a best-of-5 in Season Playoffs. Patch 26.16 was used. The match was played on September 5, 2026.
Hanwha Life Esports' lineup featured Zeus (top lane), Kanavi (jungle), Zeka (Kim Geon-woo) (mid lane), Gumayusi (bot lane), and Delight (support). Gen.G's lineup featured Kiin (top lane), Canyon (jungle), Chovy (mid lane), Ruler (bot lane), and Duro (support).
Lyn, Nova (Park Chan-ho), and Ryu were Gen.G's coaches for the event. Homme, Mowgli, and Sin (Yeon Hyeong-mo) were Hanwha Life Esports' coaches for the event.
Gen.G's previous series was a 3-0 win over KT Rolster in Season Playoffs. Hanwha Life Esports' previous series was a 3-2 win over T1 in Season Playoffs.
Series result
GENGen.G
3 - 1
Gen.G win
HLEHanwha Life Esports
Picks & Bans
4 games
Hanwha Life Esports
Gen.G
Draft read
Gen.G banned Vi 3 times and Annie twice, while Hanwha Life Esports banned Olaf 4 times and Cassiopeia 3 times.
Game 139:15
Hanwha Life Esports won
Kanavi finished Game 1 deathless for Hanwha Life Esports on Nocturne, ending the game on a 1/0/11 scoreline. Hanwha Life Esports won from blue side in 39:15. Hanwha Life Esports finished 16-8 in kills and 80.4k to 71.9k in gold, a margin of 8 kills and 8.5k. Hanwha Life Esports led 10-6 in towers, 3-0 in Barons, 3-0 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 3-1 in inhibitors. Dragons were even at 3-3.
Gumayusi led the damage chart for Hanwha Life Esports on Lucian, finishing 3/5/11 with 42,651 damage and 368 CS. Zeus added 38,311 damage on Jayce and ended the game 9/1/4. Ruler was the top damage source for Gen.G, putting up 29,592 on Ezreal in a 2/4/1 game. Chovy followed for Gen.G with 27,031 damage and a 2/4/2 line on Ryze.
Kills
16:8
Gold
80.4k:71.9k
Towers
10:6
Dragons
3:3
Barons
3:0
Game 245:38
Gen.G won
Game 2 was the longest game of the series at 45:38. Playing blue side, Gen.G finished Game 2 in 45:38. At the end, Gen.G led 34-27 in kills and 92.0k to 92.3k in gold. The final gaps overall were 7 kills and 0.3k. Gen.G led 10-7 in towers, 2-1 in Barons, 3-0 in Void Grubs, and 1-0 in Rift Heralds. Dragons finished 4-3 for Gen.G.
On Jhin, Ruler topped Gen.G's damage output at 38,987 and finished 5/3/13 and 437 CS. Chovy followed with 34,715 damage and a 13/4/7 line on Locke. Hanwha Life Esports got its highest damage total from Zeka (Kim Geon-woo), who dealt 39,798 on Syndra and finished 9/5/11. Gumayusi added 38,367 damage for Hanwha Life Esports on Caitlyn, ending at 8/5/8.
Kills
34:27
Gold
92.0k:92.3k
Towers
10:7
Dragons
4:3
Barons
2:1
Game 331:15
Gen.G won
Zeka (Kim Geon-woo) led Game 3 with 24666 damage to champions for the losing team, Hanwha Life Esports. The red-side win for Gen.G lasted 31:15. The final scoreboard showed 26-9 in kills and 69.0k-57.4k in gold for Gen.G, leaving differences of 17 kills and 11.6k. Gen.G led 10-3 in towers, 2-0 in Barons, 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.
Ruler's Ashe dealt a team-high 24,000 damage for Gen.G, alongside a 3/2/16 scoreline and 321 CS. A 10/1/6 game on Akali brought Gen.G another 21,579 damage from Chovy. For Hanwha Life Esports, Zeka (Kim Geon-woo) led the damage numbers with 24,666 on Ahri and a 2/2/3 line. Gumayusi's Ziggs supplied 23,089 damage and finished 0/6/6 for Hanwha Life Esports.
Kills
9:26
Gold
57.4k:69.0k
Towers
3:10
Dragons
0:4
Barons
0:2
Game 426:59
Gen.G won
Game 4 was the shortest game of the series at 26:59. Gen.G won from blue side in 26:59. Gen.G finished 24-12 in kills and 60.0k to 49.2k in gold, a margin of 12 kills and 10.7k. Gen.G led 9-3 in towers, the only Baron, 2-1 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 2-0 in inhibitors. Dragons finished 3-1 for Gen.G.
Kiin led the damage chart for Gen.G on Varus, finishing 9/1/6 with 28,641 damage and 218 CS. Chovy added 25,150 damage on Vex and ended the game 7/1/12. Gumayusi was the top damage source for Hanwha Life Esports, putting up 12,093 on Kalista in a 6/4/4 game.
Kills
24:12
Gold
60.0k:49.2k
Towers
9:3
Dragons
3:1
Barons
1:0
Series read
The kill margin moved from 8 in Game 1 to 12 in Game 4, while the final gold gap changed from 8.5k to 10.7k. Gumayusi produced the series' highest damage total, recording 116,200 for Hanwha Life Esports. Gumayusi gave Hanwha Life Esports 17 kills and 29 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 42,651 in Game 1 to 12,093 in Game 4. Ruler gave Gen.G 17 kills and 41 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 29,592 in Game 1 to 21,748 in Game 4.
