T1 and Gen.G Meet for EWC 2026 Third Place
TL;DR
T1 and Gen.G met in the EWC 2026 Third-Place Match with both sides arriving from deep runs in the event. T1 entered at 3-2, while Gen.G came in at 3-1.
Watch on YouTubeT1 faced Gen.G in the Third-Place Match at Esports World Cup 2026. T1 entered the series with a 3-2 event record, while Gen.G arrived at 3-1.
T1's earlier event results included a 2-0 win over Hanwha Life Esports and a 2-1 loss to Karmine Corp. Gen.G brought in a 2-0 win over JD Gaming and a 2-1 loss to Dplus KIA.
T1 started Doran, Oner, Faker, Peyz, Keria. Gen.G started Kiin, Canyon, Chovy, Ruler, Duro.
Gen.G cycled Canyon through Skarner, Jarvan IV, and Pantheon across the series, while Chovy's picks included Anivia, Mel, and Galio. In bans, Gen.G removed Vi 3 times and Jayce 2 times, while T1 banned Nautilus 2 times and Nocturne 2 times.
Series result
T1T1
1 - 2
Gen.G win
GENGen.G
Picks & Bans
3 games
Gen.G
T1
Game 127:18
Gen.G won
Kills
26:9
Gold
59.1k:47.8k
Towers
10:5
Dragons
2:2
Barons
1:0
Gen.G · 1 Void Grub, 2 inhibitors
T1 · 1 Herald, 2 Void Grubs
First objectives: Gen.G took first blood; T1 took first dragon; T1 took first Herald; Gen.G took first Baron; T1 took first tower.
Standout damage
Kiin on Vayne
10/3/8 · 32,864 damage
Doran on Ambessa
2/5/4 · 18,119 damage
Game 233:35
T1 won
Kills
12:27
Gold
62.9k:74.7k
Towers
3:11
Dragons
3:2
Barons
0:2
Gen.G · 3 Void Grubs
T1 · 1 Herald, 3 inhibitors
First objectives: Gen.G took first blood; Gen.G took first dragon; T1 took first Herald; T1 took first Baron; T1 took first tower.
Standout damage
Ruler on Ezreal
4/6/3 · 32,061 damage
Peyz on Caitlyn
9/4/11 · 39,810 damage
Game 330:17
Gen.G won
Kills
5:26
Gold
52.5k:64.3k
Towers
3:9
Dragons
0:4
Barons
0:1
T1 · 1 Herald, 1 Void Grub
Gen.G · 2 Void Grubs, 1 inhibitor
First objectives: T1 took first blood; Gen.G took first dragon; T1 took first Herald; Gen.G took first Baron; Gen.G took first tower.
Standout damage
Oner on Xin Zhao
1/7/2 · 19,414 damage
Kiin on Varus
9/2/9 · 31,725 damage
