GEN vs HLE Highlights: GEN Win 2-1, LCK Rounds 3-4 2026 Week 11
TL;DR
Gen.G won the best-of-three LCK 2026 Rounds 3-4 series 2-1 against Hanwha Life Esports on Patch 26.15. They took Game 1 in 37 minutes, finishing 17-8 in kills, HLE took Game 2 in 27 minutes, finishing 16-5 in kills, then Gen.G took Game 3 in 36 minutes, finishing 27-14 in kills.
Watch on YouTubeHanwha Life Esports and Gen.G played a best-of-3 in the LCK 2026 Rounds 3-4 on August 5, 2026, on Patch 26.15.
Hanwha Life Esports came in at 15-5 in second, and Gen.G at 14-6 in fourth.
Over their last two series at LCK 2026, Hanwha Life Esports lost to Dplus KIA 1-2 and KT Rolster 1-2, and Gen.G lost to T1 0-2 and Dplus KIA 0-2.
Gen.G fielded top laner Kiin, jungler Canyon, mid laner Chovy, marksman Ruler and support Duro. Hanwha Life Esports countered with Zeus, Kanavi, Zeka, Gumayusi and Delight in the same roles.
The teams had split their 2 meetings in the previous six months 1-1.
Series result
HLEHanwha Life Esports
1 - 2
Gen.G win
GENGen.G
Picks & Bans
3 games
Gen.G
Hanwha Life Esports
Draft read
Gen.G saw Canyon on Lee Sin and Pantheon and Nocturne across the series. Across the series, Chovy played Anivia and Ryze and Syndra for Gen.G. Hanwha Life Esports banned both Bard and Galio twice.
Game 137:46
Gen.G won
Game 1 was the longest game of the series at 37:46. Playing blue side, Gen.G won Game 1. Hanwha Life Esports had first pick in the draft. The teams were level on gold at 15 minutes. In lane, Canyon on Lee Sin led the opposing laner by 883 gold and 17 CS. At the end, Gen.G was 9 kills and 8.6k gold ahead. Gen.G was ahead 2-0 in inhibitors. HLE had the edge 2-1 in Void Grubs and 1-0 in Rift Heralds. Gen.G took first blood and the first Baron, while HLE took the first dragon, Rift Herald, and tower.
On Jhin, Ruler topped Gen.G's damage output at 36,696 and finished 5/0/8 and 422 CS. A 4/4/3 game on Anivia brought Gen.G another 28,048 damage from Chovy. Gumayusi was the top damage source for HLE, putting up 34,791 on Miss Fortune in a 5/4/1 game. Zeus added 20,526 damage for HLE on Rumble, ending at 0/4/2.
Kills
17:8
Gold
74.6k:66.0k
Towers
8:1
Dragons
4:2
Barons
1:0
Game 227:22
Hanwha Life Esports won
Game 2 was the shortest game of the series at 27:22. Hanwha Life Esports took Game 2 from red side. First pick went to HLE. At 15 minutes, Gen.G led by 105 gold, but HLE won the game. In lane, Gumayusi on Corki trailed the opposing laner by 1,424 gold and 17 CS. The final gaps left HLE 11 kills and 8.8k gold ahead. HLE led 3-0 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 1-0 in inhibitors. HLE drew first blood and was first to the dragon and the Rift Herald, while Gen.G was first to the tower.
Gumayusi's Corki dealt a team-high 22,883 damage for HLE, alongside a 5/0/5 scoreline and 306 CS. Zeus added 20,050 damage on Olaf and ended the game 2/0/8. Gen.G got its highest damage total from Ruler, who dealt 20,725 on Ezreal and finished 3/3/2.
Kills
5:16
Gold
48.4k:57.2k
Towers
2:7
Dragons
0:4
Barons
0:0
Game 336:03
Gen.G won
Chovy finished Game 3 deathless for Gen.G on Syndra, ending the game on a 8/0/14 scoreline. Gen.G won from red side in 36:03. Gen.G drafted with first pick. They were 1,124 gold up at 15 minutes. In lane, Ruler on Kalista led the opposing laner by 919 gold and 33 CS. Gen.G finished 13 kills and 6.6k gold ahead. They were ahead 3-0 in Void Grubs and 1-0 in Rift Heralds. Hanwha Life Esports took first blood and first Baron, while Gen.G took first dragon, first Rift Herald, and first tower.
Ruler led the damage chart for Gen.G on Kalista, finishing 9/3/9 with 42,880 damage and 342 CS. Kiin followed with 39,734 damage and a 7/6/7 line on Varus. For HLE, Zeka led the damage numbers with 26,994 on Viktor and a 0/3/9 line.
Kills
14:27
Gold
68.8k:75.4k
Towers
6:9
Dragons
1:4
Barons
1:2
Series read
Ruler produced the series' highest damage total, recording 100,301 for Gen.G. Ruler gave Gen.G 17 kills and 19 assists across the series. Gumayusi finished the series with 13 kills and 13 assists for Hanwha Life Esports.
Next up
Next on the schedule: KT Rolster vs Gen.G in Rounds 3-4, set for August 7.
