GEN vs DK Highlights: DK Win 2-1, Esports World Cup 2026 Semifinals
TL;DR
Gen.G and Dplus KIA faced off in Semifinals of EWC Esports World Cup 2026. Patch 26.13 was used for the best-of-3. The series took place on July 18, 2026.
Watch on YouTubeGen.G and Dplus KIA played a best-of-3 in Semifinals of Esports World Cup 2026. Patch 26.13 was used. The match was played on July 18, 2026.
Gen.G entered at 3-0, while Dplus KIA was 3-1.
Dplus KIA's lineup featured Siwoo (top lane), Lucid (jungle), ShowMaker (mid lane), Smash (bot lane), and Career (support). Gen.G's lineup featured Kiin (top lane), Canyon (jungle), Chovy (mid lane), Ruler (bot lane), and Duro (support).
Gen.G's previous series was a 2-0 win over JD Gaming in Esports World Cup 2026. Dplus KIA's previous series was a 2-1 win over Bilibili Gaming in Esports World Cup 2026.
Series result
GENGen.G
1 - 2
Dplus KIA win
DKDplus KIA
Picks & Bans
3 games
Gen.G
Dplus KIA
Draft read
Career moved between Karma and Leona and Milio across the series for Dplus KIA. Lucid moved between Vi and Lee Sin and Jarvan IV across the series for Dplus KIA. Gen.G banned Viktor 3 times and Orianna twice.
Game 148:40
Dplus KIA won
Game 1 was the longest game of the series at 48:40. Dplus KIA won from red side in 48:40. Dplus KIA finished 20-16 in kills and 94.9k to 94.5k in gold, a margin of 4 kills and 0.5k. Dplus KIA led 10-6 in towers and 3-1 in inhibitors. Gen.G had the edge 3-0 in Void Grubs. Dragons finished 4-3 for Dplus KIA. Dplus KIA secured first blood, while Dplus KIA secured first dragon, while Dplus KIA secured first Baron, while Dplus KIA secured first tower.
Smash led the damage chart for Dplus KIA on Ezreal, finishing 11/3/8 with 65,023 damage and 470 CS. Siwoo added 49,416 damage on Ambessa and ended the game 2/3/11. Ruler was the top damage source for Gen.G, putting up 41,689 on Jhin in a 4/5/11 game. Kiin followed for Gen.G with 38,099 damage and a 7/4/7 line on Shen.
Kills
16:20
Gold
94.5k:94.9k
Towers
6:10
Dragons
3:4
Barons
1:1
Game 240:41
Gen.G won
Gen.G edged a tight Game 2. Playing red side, Gen.G finished Game 2 in 40:41. At the end, Gen.G led 17-14 in kills and 81.6k to 75.5k in gold. The final gaps overall were 3 kills and 6.1k. Gen.G led 11-5 in towers, 3-0 in Void Grubs, and 2-0 in inhibitors. Dplus KIA had the edge 1-0 in Rift Heralds. Dragons finished 5-1 for Gen.G. Gen.G secured first blood, while Dplus KIA secured first dragon, while Dplus KIA secured first Rift Herald, while Dplus KIA secured first Baron, while Gen.G secured first tower.
On Ziggs, Ruler topped Gen.G's damage output at 47,064 and finished 3/1/9 and 431 CS. Kiin followed with 42,123 damage and a 7/3/9 line on Jayce. Dplus KIA got its highest damage total from Smash, who dealt 33,982 on Miss Fortune and finished 4/2/8. ShowMaker added 24,074 damage for Dplus KIA on Syndra, ending at 5/2/4.
Kills
14:17
Gold
75.5k:81.6k
Towers
5:11
Dragons
1:5
Barons
1:1
Game 337:22
Dplus KIA won
Game 3 was the shortest game of the series at 37:22. The red-side win for Dplus KIA lasted 37:22. The final scoreboard showed 22-9 in kills and 77.7k-65.4k in gold for Dplus KIA, leaving differences of 13 kills and 12.3k. Dplus KIA led 11-1 in towers, 2-0 in Barons, and 2-0 in inhibitors. Gen.G had the edge 3-0 in Void Grubs and 1-0 in Rift Heralds. Dragons finished 3-2 for Dplus KIA. Gen.G secured first blood, while Dplus KIA secured first dragon, while Gen.G secured first Rift Herald, while Dplus KIA secured first Baron, while Gen.G secured first tower.
Smash's Lucian dealt a team-high 48,656 damage for Dplus KIA, alongside a 11/0/9 scoreline and 414 CS. A 6/2/9 game on Annie brought Dplus KIA another 26,978 damage from ShowMaker. For Gen.G, Kiin led the damage numbers with 27,892 on Rumble and a 2/6/5 line. Ruler's Senna supplied 23,827 damage and finished 1/4/8 for Gen.G.
Kills
9:22
Gold
65.4k:77.7k
Towers
1:11
Dragons
2:3
Barons
0:2
Series read
Every game in the series was won from red side. Every game in the series was shorter than the game before it. The kill margin moved from 4 in Game 1 to 13 in Game 3, while the final gold gap changed from 0.5k to 12.3k. Smash produced the series' highest damage total, recording 147,661 for Dplus KIA. Smash gave Dplus KIA 26 kills and 25 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 65,023 in Game 1 to 48,656 in Game 3. Ruler gave Gen.G 8 kills and 28 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 41,689 in Game 1 to 23,827 in Game 3.
Next up
Next on the schedule: Karmine Corp vs Dplus KIA in Finals, set for July 19.
