GEN vs HLE Highlights: GEN Win 2-0, LCK Rounds 3-4 2026 Week 12
TL;DRGen.G swept Hanwha Life Esports 2-0 in the best-of-three LCK 2026 Rounds 3-4 series on Patch 26.15. Gen.G did not drop a game, winning the kill count 36-29, with no game longer than 38 minutes.
Watch on YouTubeGen.G and Hanwha Life Esports played a best-of-3 in the LCK 2026 Rounds 3-4 on August 13, 2026, on Patch 26.15.
Both teams entered the series at 16-6, with Gen.G in third and Hanwha Life Esports in second.
At LCK 2026, Gen.G beat Hanwha Life Esports 2-1 and KT Rolster 2-0 in their last two series, while HLE beat T1 2-1 and lost to Gen.G 1-2.
Hanwha Life Esports fielded top laner Zeus, jungler Kanavi, mid laner Zeka, marksman Gumayusi and support Delight. Gen.G countered with Kiin, Canyon, Chovy, Ruler and Duro in the same roles.
Lyn, Nova, and Ryu were Gen.G's coaches for the event. Homme, Mowgli, and Sin were Hanwha Life Esports' coaches for the event.
Gen.G had won 2 of the teams' 3 meetings in the previous six months.
Series result
GENGen.G
2 - 0
Gen.G win
HLEHanwha Life Esports
Picks & Bans
2 games
Hanwha Life Esports
Gen.G
Draft read
Gen.G saw Canyon on Lee Sin and Nocturne across the series. Across the series, Chovy played Ryze and Cassiopeia for Gen.G. Hanwha Life Esports banned both Camille and Ezreal twice.
Game 138:51
Gen.G won
Game 1 was the longest game of the series at 38:51. Gen.G won from red side. Gen.G opened the draft with first pick. At 15 minutes, Hanwha Life Esports led by 962 gold, but Gen.G won the game. In lane, Zeka on Annie led the opposing laner by 449 gold but trailed by 2 CS. Gen.G finished 5 kills and 8.9k gold ahead. They led 1-0 in inhibitors. HLE had the edge 3-0 in Void Grubs and 1-0 in Rift Heralds. HLE drew first blood and was first to the Rift Herald, while Gen.G was first to the dragon, the Baron, and the tower.
On Caitlyn, Ruler topped Gen.G's damage output at 27,307 and finished 5/1/5 and 419 CS. Chovy added 24,977 damage on Ryze and ended the game 4/4/7. HLE got its highest damage total from Gumayusi, who dealt 30,641 on Jhin and finished 0/3/4. Zeka added 26,493 damage for HLE on Annie, ending at 3/3/4.
Kills
10:15
Gold
68.1k:77.0k
Towers
4:8
Dragons
3:3
Barons
0:1
Game 231:53
Gen.G won
Game 2 was the shortest game of the series at 31:53. Playing blue side, Gen.G won Game 2. Hanwha Life Esports had first pick in the draft. Gen.G was 4,443 gold up at 15 minutes. In lane, Kiin on Ambessa led the opposing laner by 1,341 gold but trailed by 8 CS. At the end, Gen.G was 2 kills and 1.5k gold ahead. Gen.G was ahead 3-0 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 1-0 in inhibitors. They took first blood, first Rift Herald, first Baron, and first tower, while HLE took first dragon.
Chovy's Cassiopeia dealt a team-high 29,365 damage for Gen.G, alongside a 10/4/7 scoreline and 284 CS. Kiin followed with 25,442 damage and a 5/5/9 line on Ambessa. For HLE, Kanavi led the damage numbers with 30,015 on Pantheon and a 11/5/5 line.
Kills
21:19
Gold
66.0k:64.4k
Towers
8:5
Dragons
4:1
Barons
1:1
Series read
Gen.G won both games, so the best-of-3 never reached a deciding map. Every game in the series was shorter than the game before it. Gumayusi topped the series damage chart with 54,404 for Hanwha Life Esports. Gumayusi gave HLE 4 kills and 12 assists across the series. Chovy finished the series with 14 kills and 14 assists for Gen.G.
Next up
Next on the schedule: Hanwha Life Esports vs KT Rolster in Rounds 3-4, set for August 15.
