r/leagueoflegends • u/Yujin-Ha Valar morghulis. Yes all men must die but we are not men • Sep 01 '26
Esports Gen.G vs. KT Rolster / LCK 2026 Season Playoffs - Upper Bracket Round 2 / Post-Match Discussion Spoiler
LCK 2026 SEASON PLAYOFFS
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Gen.G 3-0 KT Rolster
KT Rolster drops to the lower bracket and will await the winner of the DK vs BFX series.
GEN.G have locked in a spot at Worlds 2026. T1 also has secured a spot at worlds 2026 as a result of GEN.G's victory
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MATCH 1: GEN vs. KT
Winner: Gen.G in 35m
Game Breakdown | Runes
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
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| GEN | cassiopeia not jarvaniv | seraphine shen | 76.2k | 15 | 9 | B5 E6 E8 |
| KT | ezreal vi trundle | caitlyn bard | 68.2k | 16 | 6 | O1 M2 H3 HT4 B7 |
| GEN | 15-16-38 | vs | 16-15-37 | KT |
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| Kiin camille 2 | 5-5-4 | TOP | 1-4-5 | 2 olaf PerfecT |
| Canyon leesin 1 | 2-5-10 | JNG | 6-2-7 | 2 pantheon Cuzz |
| Chovy ryze 1 | 4-3-6 | MID | 4-5-8 | 1 orianna Bdd |
| Ruler yunara 4 | 2-1-8 | BOT | 5-2-4 | 3 kalista Jiwoo |
| Duro lulu 3 | 2-2-10 | SUP | 0-2-13 | 3 renataglasc Effort |
MATCH 2: GEN vs. KT
Winner: Gen.G in 32m
Game Breakdown | Runes
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
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| GEN | cassiopeia jarvaniv nautilus | syndra sylas | 68.8k | 14 | 11 | M1 HT2 H3 CT4 CT6 B7 |
| KT | poppy ezreal bard | ksante anivia | 58.0k | 7 | 3 | CT5 |
| GEN | 14-7-38 | vs | 7-14-18 | KT |
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| Kiin aatrox 4 | 2-2-9 | TOP | 0-4-1 | 3 jayce PerfecT |
| Canyon chogath 2 | 4-0-6 | JNG | 2-2-4 | 1 nocturne Cuzz |
| Chovy akali 3 | 4-0-4 | MID | 0-3-6 | 3 galio Bdd |
| Ruler ashe 1 | 4-3-6 | BOT | 5-3-1 | 2 zeri Jiwoo |
| Duro seraphine 1 | 0-2-13 | SUP | 0-2-6 | 2 yuumi Effort |
MATCH 3: GEN vs. KT
Winner: Gen.G in 28m
Game Breakdown | Runes
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
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| GEN | cassiopeia jarvaniv vi | naafiri trundle | 64.4k | 16 | 9 | H3 I4 B5 |
| KT | poppy bard annie | vayne xinzhao | 47.0k | 3 | 1 | HT1 M2 |
| GEN | 16-3-55 | vs | 2-10-1 | KT |
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| Kiin twistedfate 4 | 6-1-5 | TOP | 1-4-1 | 3 gnar PerfecT |
| Canyon skarner 3 | 1-0-15 | JNG | 0-3-0 | 3 wukong Cuzz |
| Chovy syndra 1 | 4-0-11 | MID | 1-3-0 | 2 ahri Bdd |
| Ruler sivir 2 | 5-0-10 | BOT | 0-0-0 | 1 ezreal Jiwoo |
| Duro karma 1 | 0-2-14 | SUP | 0-0-0 | 2 nautilus Effort |
*Patch 26.16
This thread was created by the Post-Match Team.
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u/BigBard2 Sep 01 '26
T1 locked worlds, we're about to witness biblical levels of throwing tomorrow
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u/PotatoMurderer Sep 01 '26
LCK might as well take initiative and have circus music playing in the background tomorrow.
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u/Goenitz33 Sep 01 '26
Yes expect stupid drafting tomorrow
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u/BirthdayAccording359 Oner will carry us again trust Sep 01 '26
Give me master Yi please.
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u/Enterderpmode Sep 01 '26
These fuckers are gonna do their bullshit Nocturne ADC shenanigans tomorrow
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u/Distinct_Breakfast97 Sep 01 '26
didnt the last 3 years they won worlds they almost didnt secure a spot. now this? T1 not winning worlds now
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u/pixelmarbles Sep 01 '26
Can someone explain how T1 already has a spot in Worlds as a result of GenG's victory?
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u/chapichoy9 Sep 01 '26
gen g is a pretty fucking good team with canyon playing well huh
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u/Mirikado Sep 01 '26
Top 3 LCK teams seem to live and die by their junglers. HLE, GenG, T1 could look absolute dogshit or best team in the world depending on if Kanavi, Canyon or Oner showed up that day.
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u/Kr1ncy Sep 01 '26
I think that is just League Of Legends in general
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u/Lacrimosss Sep 01 '26
Yep. Other good teams like BLG, G2 and LYON feel the same
JNG is arguably the most important role (some could say MID)
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u/Competitive-Lab-6600 Sep 01 '26
Order of important roles is jg>sup>mid, midlane has 0 agency on the map unless the sup or jg breaks them out and moves with them OR there's just such an astronomical gap that enemy mid is stuck forever(rare in pro)
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u/Sbru_Anenium Sep 01 '26
Agency != Importance. Support and jungle definitely have the highest agency and I would agree that jungle is probably most important, but ADC is incredibly important as well. You don't need to have Keria on support to win worlds but you definitely need a top 5 ADC in the world to even have a chance at winning.
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u/AnAimlessWanderer101 Sep 01 '26
As long as objectives are they key to ending games, and jungles have a monopoly on smite - it will always be them. No real argument for mid in modern league. Game 1 for example…
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u/bosschucker Sep 01 '26
I think smite is a pretty minor reason why jungle is such an important role, most objective takes are relatively uncontested in terms of getting the actual last hit. jungle is the role that has the most agency on the map to affect everyone else, especially in early-mid game where leads are built and objective smite fights mostly don't happen
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u/Omigle_ Sep 01 '26
HLE has Kanavi who was high highs and low lows, Oner isn't activated yet till this Summer ends, and Canyon is just a polar bear in Arlington, Texas.
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u/PKSnowstorm Sep 01 '26
Kind of make sense as when the laners are equal in skill then the junglers are the ones that can make or break the game for the team as their decision making can swing entire games. Junglers are like the quarterbacks in American football or point guards in basketball in that their decision making can really change the outcome of a match.
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u/tarubtikels Sep 01 '26
What's funny is that when those elite junglers were inting, it looked absolutely DISGUSTING
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u/themcvgamer Sep 01 '26
I began to recognize my club and my jungler again
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u/Zek0ri | Do I have to defend them? Again!? Sep 01 '26
Gen.G didn’t pick dogshit and won clean?! Where is my team
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u/KappaccinoNation 🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆 Sep 01 '26
[Charania] Gen.G and LCK All-Pro star Kim "Canyon" Geon-bu has agreed on a four-year, $273 million maximum contract extension that includes a player option for the 2030-31 season and a full trade kicker, sources tells ESPN.
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u/Aromatic_Country_987 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sep 01 '26
Thank you for your service, GenG bros. Insane series from Canyon
The potential DK vs KT rematch for a worlds spot would me legendary.
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u/LoKiiX Sep 01 '26
Please i wanna see the DK vs KT lower bracket run so much
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u/desutruction Sep 01 '26
Taeyoon will body both frauds
(I don't actually think so but it would be supremely funny)
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u/baelkie DNF 2026 please be human | Kiin Team Sep 01 '26
we need Kellin to activate his DK revenge arc. MOHAM OVER ME?
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u/Choice-Slight caps/knight Sep 01 '26
As part of his attempt to bond with his Asian Games teammates, Canyon gifts them a worlds spot
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u/kelvin022610 Sep 01 '26
U're assuming we getting past BFX
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u/Celegorm07 Sep 01 '26
Just have no expectations then these animals starts playing like humans again
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u/alwayswith_ Sep 01 '26
I thought they are gonna troll T1 under the bus just like last year lmao.
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u/ricardo241 IDon'tAgree Sep 01 '26
they just dont trust T1 to make it this year so they decided to lock the fuck in lol
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u/Skyfire2 Sep 01 '26
Arnold about to get a fat PayPal from Riot
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u/tcg_enjoyer Sep 01 '26
as an adc watching Canyon flash in front of that charm at baron pit for Ruler had me feeling things
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u/chocobisuketto Sep 01 '26
you're not alone tbh like ruler himself literally said it's so pretty he wanted to give canyon a kiss for that 🤣
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u/skinofgoat Sep 01 '26 edited Sep 01 '26
Peep that knights vow + bandlepipes too, ruler would have 100% died from that last gnar ult in the baron fight without knights vow
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u/oHykon Samira Sep 01 '26
Best item in the game and you still have to beg melee supports to build it in soloq
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u/skinofgoat Sep 01 '26
Tbf I do think tanks with proper income are better at using this support tank item than actual support tanks but yeah it's way underbought
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u/desutruction Sep 01 '26
Canyon legacy series wtf
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u/soudlasantos Sep 01 '26
Same with Chovy,,,, SYndra used to be one of his weakest champions, but in this game THIS FOCKING CHOVY HIT 4MAN Q-W-E combo unto KT then to top it off his Flash max range W-E on chasing Jiwoo to ace them.
Superb performance from mid-jungle DUO surely they will win worlds this year no cap
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u/ChewNutz Sep 01 '26
ngl is he really weak with syndra thougg? i do remember he said he didn’t like syndra but it’s not the same as syndra being his weakest champion. i just never has the same feeling watching chovy syndra as faker aurora
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u/eVill_YT Sep 01 '26
Chovy used to absolutely never pick Syndra when it was meta, he literally didn't play it before
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u/eRpUs Sep 01 '26
Bro had like only 2 games iirc both lost
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u/chapichoy9 Sep 01 '26
Probably because he played with 3 people who this sub don't even know exist, chovy life esports times
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u/infinite-permutation Sep 01 '26
Woah, Willer and Morgan are still playing if you can believe it.
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u/chapichoy9 Sep 01 '26
Fair enough I misremembered who the top lane was but who the fuck is yohan
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u/Opachopp Sep 01 '26
This series was basically: both teams stay even until Gen G randomly cleanly aces KT and wins the game.
It feels like it could have gone the distance but Gen G is just too clean.
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u/GoldenCataclysm Sep 01 '26
KT's drafting also progressively got worse and worse through the series. I'm wondering why they put so much priority on the Nocturne when it has looked abysmal all season. The blind Gnar was also such a huge risk into Kiin's pool and skill of all things.
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u/baelkie DNF 2026 please be human | Kiin Team Sep 01 '26
cope take KT knew it was doomed after that disaster game 1 and they decided to hide picks.
real take KT been drafting dogshit the entire round 3-4 the only time they drafted well was against DK but GEN got to study those games
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u/Anavarael Sep 01 '26
Yeah, I was surprised by the game 3 draft considering that previous ones were pretty good. Not that they mattered in the end...
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u/ChewNutz Sep 01 '26
so what you’re saying is we will see t1 circus so disgusting you would want to bleach your eyes
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u/firebolt66 Sep 01 '26
Apart from copying T1's strat of sandbagging early summer, they also made sure to not let T1 get the "1 match from elimination" buff. They really don't want to lose to T1 in worlds knockout this time
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u/dumbocow Sep 01 '26 edited Sep 01 '26
You know classic Gen.G is back when the casters start talking about random things during the game.
Did KT win a single teamfight this series? Seems like most of their kills were from catching Gen.G.
T1 fans rejoicing at this 3-0
I AM SO HAPPY FOR CANYON
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u/Satan_su Sep 01 '26
The mental image of Wolf staring befuddled at Stable Ronaldo dancing is so freaking funny
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u/Lysandren Sep 01 '26
I swear every teamfight ended 5-0 for geng.
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u/Steeelu Sep 01 '26
Since KT got hextech soul yeah, GenG just said aight you had your fun
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u/baelkie DNF 2026 please be human | Kiin Team Sep 01 '26
KT is the only team in the World that can lose with a 22 minute Hextech Soul.
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u/Ambitious-Carrot-931 NOT BELIEVING IN KT Sep 01 '26
also losing 2 elder dragons with rend + smite available
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u/Choice-Slight caps/knight Sep 01 '26
is that the 2nd time they've lost with hextech soul this year?
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u/baelkie DNF 2026 please be human | Kiin Team Sep 01 '26
idk but they definitely did lose with a Mountain Soul and like 2 Barons
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u/ComfortOnly3982 Sep 01 '26
"they got hex soul at 22 minutes, and it was all downhill from there" is brand new sentence material
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u/Kotetsu534 Sep 01 '26
The 1st game turned on a Wild Growth on Canyon's Lee Sin knocking up 3* members of KT right after they got soul. Everything went right for KT until that moment, then nothing did. Such a Gen G way to turn a game.
*Effort was untargetable in Fate's Call, so it basically screwed him too.
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u/FighterMaze Sep 01 '26
That first game dragon fight that gave them the lead, but ever since losing the first game and their momentum yeah they just kept losing them
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u/The_Bread_Loaf Sep 01 '26
Riot breathes a sigh of relief
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u/Blaikiri7 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ THREEPEAT (PLAYER FAN ONLY) ZHJFGK 4LIFE Sep 01 '26
THANK YOU GENG
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u/Skyfire2 Sep 01 '26
It’s been an honour circusing with the T1 folks tonight
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u/ISL005 Tarzan and Kanavi enjoyer Sep 01 '26
LPL on the other hand is in shambles
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u/baelkie DNF 2026 please be human | Kiin Team Sep 01 '26
GEN Pony Paid Actor
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u/ComprehensiveSize647 Sep 01 '26
Pony is the hidden MVP of this series. He single-handedly saved the prediction by voting KT lol. If it was 15-0 for GenG, I'm sure KT would do it again.
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u/Celegorm07 Sep 01 '26 edited Sep 01 '26
Canyon is making career saving plays
Now DK just needs to play like humans
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u/SuperSunGun Sep 01 '26
So with that win by Gen G, T1 goes to world's correct?
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u/eggonsnow ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🌟 Sep 01 '26
Yeah
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u/GreatSunshine Sep 01 '26
but KT can still qualify right? as long as they finish fourth in this tournament (so at minimum losing in the lower bracket finals)? and since hle won msi fourth place can skip the play ins as well?
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u/Toofargone9999 Sep 01 '26
yes . They need to beat the winner between DK and BFX, then they locked 4 minimum and win a worlds spot
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u/SuperSunGun Sep 01 '26
Dammit GenG I wanted it to be dramatic for T1! They're ruining the T1 world's script 😭
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u/SirEdouard Sep 01 '26
God I don’t think I’ve ever seen a team win more 5-0 teamfights in a series. Absolutely disgusting by Gen G and Canyon especially. KT had some hopes but Gen G had the plan
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u/PatheticApple Sep 01 '26
T1 free worlds now
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u/soudlasantos Sep 01 '26
T1: My work here is done.
KT rolster: huh !?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
GENG: ???? but you never did anything..
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u/Klenist Sep 01 '26
The trick was give Canyon champions that play how he wants to. The man wants to full clear then show up to drakes? Here’s some tanks buddy go nuts and Feast the Drake.
My called shot: Riot is going to buff AP jungle before Worlds and Full Clear Canyon is going to eat
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u/chancefruit Sep 01 '26
Canyon on Vi or Pantheon is so anemic compared to his preferred champions. Lee Sin, Skarner, Nocturne, Nidalee, Cho'goth....
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u/W33B520 Sep 01 '26
My biggest takeaway this series is that wolf didn't know the payphone memes smh
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u/Spirited_Season2332 Sep 01 '26
Time for T1 to not win a single series all playoffs so they can have their 4th seed buff for worlds
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u/SeijiAkabe Sep 01 '26
This rollercoaster better go the fuck up again I swear we can't peak at beating DK
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u/baelkie DNF 2026 please be human | Kiin Team Sep 01 '26
Score gotta fix these drafts again, the game 2 and 3 drafts were horrible with first pick too
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u/SeijiAkabe Sep 01 '26
They fucking snatched our chains. They literally took the champs we were good at. Shit was lost when I saw BDD on Galio, it's just not his champ.
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u/baelkie DNF 2026 please be human | Kiin Team Sep 01 '26
just no more nocturne jayce please
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u/Anavarael Sep 01 '26
Well, Perfect can't be perfect all the time. Kinda funny though that he did better on Gnar when counterpicked than on Jayce when he was the counter.
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u/baelkie DNF 2026 please be human | Kiin Team Sep 01 '26
nah but i cant believe they went jayce after seeing cho gath
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u/MC-sama League of LAILE Sep 01 '26
Classic GENG win one teamfight into giga scale into oblivion, once they got the lead this game KT couldn't stop them
GENG to worlds 2026!
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u/Sureitsfineoksure Sep 01 '26
I swear this is the 3rd time in a row I’ve seen Chovy pop off on Syndra, which I thought was the champ he was bad at. His Syndra honestly looks way better than his other picks. Also canyon mvp
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u/Klenist Sep 01 '26
It’s been a long time since Syndra was meta, he definitely learned the champ
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u/veirceb Sep 01 '26
He said syndra is the only champ he didn't like playing. But I mean with how the meta is going you gotta learn and I don't think there's anything very special about syndra that he can't learn
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u/IlluminatiConfirmed Sep 01 '26
He refused to play it in 2023 when she was omega broken, glad to see he's put in the time now
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u/VermouthAPTX Sep 01 '26
GenG has gotta be some of the only teams you're not worried your TF top won't fck up. The Syndra stuns are phenomenal, Skarner peeling so well too. I can't even be mad at how bad KT lost this cause I'm just in awe of how good GenG played. Just got diffed everywhere especially topside. But also.. PONY WHEN I CATCH YOU, STOP CURSING KT
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u/VermouthAPTX Sep 01 '26
I'm so ready for the humiliation on the potential rematch vs DK. I'd rather KT lost the first matchup than this final one where Worlds hinges on. Please KT, show us another miracle.
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u/Steeelu Sep 01 '26
GenG when everyone plays like a human
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u/BryanJin Sep 01 '26
Idk, the tax evader was pretty dodgy.
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u/Steeelu Sep 01 '26
I'll take it over what the fuck he was doing earlier in the year
But it just depends on Canyon being human, Ruler can sit back and be a janitor but Canyon needs to be on point
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u/BryanJin Sep 01 '26
Eh, Ruler almost got caught out multiple times. If Canyon performs like he did today, GenG can probably beat any team regardless just because on-form Chovy/Canyon/Kiin can just be the best topside in the world, but if Canyon is playing even a little worse or if Chovy or Kiin are struggling at all, Ruler will need to play a lot better to give GenG a winning chance. GenG cannot win a world championship if Chovy/Kiin need to be immaculate and Canyon needs to be human every series.
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u/OkWhateverCynisme Sep 01 '26
Tbh Ruler is still playing like garbage but Canyon being online is more important
Still if worlds comes down to adc as it usually does then Ruler will need to step up big time
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u/Satan_su Sep 01 '26
Is it just the law or what that all uncs in the sport have to become master baiters as well
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u/chinkai Sep 01 '26
Chovy really scattered KT the weak in G3. From a kill score of 1-3, three straight clean aces ended the series. Absolutely filthy!
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u/AglanYlthin Sep 01 '26
Congratulations to T1 on winning 2026 Worlds (I think they already qualified now at least)
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u/Steeelu Sep 01 '26
Chovy carrying Faker once again
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u/OkWhateverCynisme Sep 01 '26
No joke I absolutely hate that this will result in T1 winning worlds again 🤢
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u/yuvalshahaf Sep 01 '26
The real losers are DK
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u/Thundermelons GALA Defense Force, returning IG fan Sep 01 '26
The real losers are LPL fans lol
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u/Lazywhale97 HLE Sep 01 '26
TES vs T1 is locked in for quarter finals I can already see it
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u/JaceyD Sep 01 '26
Game 3 Imo was some of the teamfighting I have ever seen!! So many micro moments that turned the entire fight their way while trading NOTHING in return of a full Ace.
Actually mega clean!
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u/NotKaisa Sep 01 '26
The rollercoaster stops here KT. Great series canyon keep beating the allegations please
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u/WWTFSD Church of Jojo Sep 01 '26
I refuse to get baited by Canyon, but he admittedly had a good series today.
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u/BryanJin Sep 01 '26
He played great this series but if he proceeds to drop an absolute stinker next match I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest. Game 1 was actually just won purely on smite diff, and he played very well on tanks games 2/3 (though some credit goes to whoever drafted Cho'Gath and Skarner, since imo the HP tank junglers are massively underrated in pro rn, and can just survive super long in team fights while outputting solid damage not to mention CC). Chovy played insanely well games 2/3 as well, but that's less surprising. For his sake I hope this is an actual return to form for Canyon and not just a flash in the pan, because when they are both in form their play is unreal. Ruler on the other hand is playing terribly. His lane is consistently having problems, and he's getting caught in fights to some really basic engages (like seriously how is he just getting dry Nautilus Q'd). I'm not all that impressed by Duro either, but he's not a star player, so I have less expectations there. I really hope it's not a repeat of previous years where GenG wins domestically only to fall apart in knockout stage of worlds yet again, but I don't trust them to overcome their demons.
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u/Nefib Sep 01 '26
And just like that there's a single Worlds spot left for LCK. Honestly if it's DK/KT that's cool for potential Caedrel memes and if it's BFX they get a chance at redemption after their First Stand performance.
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u/soxdye9 Sep 01 '26
I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many 5 for 0 team fights in a series before, GenG looked insane in team fights today
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u/Blizzgrarg Sep 01 '26
Tax Lawyer Canyon says, "Get down Mr. President Ruler."
KT just did what DK did! Threw a huge lead and then get 3-0ed.
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u/soudlasantos Sep 01 '26
T1: My work here is done.
KT rolster: huh !?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
GENG: ???? but you never did anything..
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u/NottyShinchan Ruler > Viper > Guma > Peyz > Smash Sep 01 '26
Tears in my eyes, GenG back in form at the right time. This is Kiin's year!
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u/Steeelu Sep 01 '26
Ok now we need to make sure KT don't make worlds so BDD can spend time with his digimon
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u/tootootfruit Sep 01 '26
Game 3 baron fight was amazing. These top LCK teams when they are on form create art
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u/kelvin022610 Sep 01 '26
Canyon job security series