GEN vs SEN Highlights | EWC 2026 Group Stage Day 2 | Gen.G vs Sentinels
TL;DR
Gen.G and Sentinels met in the EWC 2026 Group Stage after each side opened the event with a win. The best-of-1 was played on Patch 16.13.
Watch on YouTubeSentinels faced Gen.G in Group Stage play at the Esports World Cup 2026. Both teams entered the match with 1-0 series records at the event.
Gen.G competes in Korea's LCK, while Sentinels competes in the Americas' LCS. The teams also brought in recent results outside this event, with Gen.G coming off a 3-2 loss to T1 in Road to MSI and Sentinels carrying a 3-0 loss to FlyQuest from Spring Playoffs.
Sentinels started Impact, HamBak, DARKWINGS, Rahel, and huhi. Gen.G fielded Kiin, Canyon, Chovy, Ruler, and Duro.
Gen.G had first pick in Game 1 and drafted Lee Sin, Orianna, Ziggs, Ambessa, and Camille. Sentinels answered with Skarner, Caitlyn, Bard, Viktor, and Shen. The bans were Poppy, Vi, Nocturne, Rumble, and Renekton for Gen.G, and Syndra, Ezreal, Jayce, Pyke, and Nautilus for Sentinels.
Series result
SENSentinels
0 - 1
Gen.G win
GENGen.G
Picks & Bans
1 game
Gen.G
Sentinels
Game 131:36
Gen.G won
Kills
13:9
Gold
64.9k:54.8k
Towers
9:3
Dragons
3:1
Barons
1:0
Gen.G · 3 Void Grubs, 1 inhibitor
Sentinels · 1 Herald
First objectives: Gen.G took first blood; Sentinels took first dragon; Sentinels took first Herald; Gen.G took first Baron; Gen.G took first tower.
Standout damage
Ruler on Ziggs
1/3/6 · 20,232 damage
DARKWINGS on Viktor
4/1/2 · 28,917 damage
Series read
Game 1 ran 31:36 and ended 13-9 in kills with team gold at 64914-54762. The blue-to-red objective totals were 9-3 in towers, 3-1 in dragons, 0-1 in Rift Heralds, 1-0 in Barons, 0-0 in Elder Dragons, 3-0 in Void Grubs, 0-0 in Atakhans, 38-15 in turret plates, and 1-0 in inhibitors. Gen.G secured first blood, first tower, and first Baron, while Sentinels took first dragon and first Rift Herald.
DARKWINGS posted 4/1/2 on Viktor for Sentinels with 28917 damage to champions, 305 CS, and 13604 gold. Ruler played Ziggs for Gen.G and finished 1/3/6 with 20232 damage to champions, 331 CS, and 15621 gold. At 15 minutes, Canyon's Lee Sin held differentials of 1152 gold, -5 CS, and 440 XP against the opposing laner.
Next up
Gen.G will face JD Gaming in Quarterfinals on July 17.
