Gen.G, who has won two consecutive MSIs, has also won five consecutive international competitions
Jul 13, 2025
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"'The first round is Korea now'
Gen.G beat T1 in the MSI (Mid Season Invitational), where the two LCK (Korea) teams faced off for the first time in history, and won the MSI for the second time in a row and the second time in an international competition.
Gen.G secured the pride of the LCK No. 1 seed and the superiority over T1 by making a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over T1 in the final of 'MSI 2025' held at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, Canada on the 13th (Korea time).
In addition, with Gen.G's victory, LCK has won five international competitions, starting with the 2023 League of Legends World Championship, beating the pursuit of LPL (China), and re-establishing the world's first-place title. It is the first solo performance in a long time since 2015-2017 when LCK teams competed in the finals at the LOL World Cup for three consecutive years.
▶ Gen.G proved its international competitiveness
In the end, like LCK, the MSI final completed 'genti match'.
Including Gen.G's predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy, it was the third international match since the 2016 and 2017 LOL World Cup finals. The current skills and status of the two teams, which are most popular with LoL fans not only in Korea but also around the world, are reproduced in Canada.
Gen. G. lost to T1 in the first set, but in the second set, he won the battle in front of Dragon and Baron in succession to balance the set score by overpowering his opponent with power. Still, T1 was the strongest player in international competitions. After winning a big victory in the battle of the messenger's nest in the third set, he caught the dragon one after another and won the one-stroke battle, easily overpowering the opponent in 27 minutes, leaving only one win to reach the top of the MSI in eight years since the 2017 tournament.
Gen.G, who was in crisis, caught the fourth set with amazing concentration, followed by Baron and Dragon in succession in the fifth set, and finally held the trophy in his arms, and Jung Ji-hoon was selected as MVP.
T1 left a regret by finishing second in the MSI for the third time in history, but only lost two games in Gen.G. alone in this tournament, beating both AL and Bilibili Gaming, the No. 1 and 2 seeds of the LPL, to shake off the disappointment of being weak against the Chinese team in last year's MSI. In addition, he finished third behind Gen.G and Hanwha Life e-Sports in the LCK 1st and 2nd rounds, but based on his competitiveness in this competition, he proved that he is capable of better performance in the 3rd and 5th rounds and challenging for the 3rd consecutive LOL World Cup.
▶ Synergy effect of LCK 3 Rivers
LCK has formed the world's two largest mountain ranges with the LPL for years, but this tournament has made sure it is the best in the world for the time being.
LCK has won five international competitions in a row, starting with T1 at the 2023 LOL World Cup, then MSI and LOL World Cup in 2024, and this year's First Stand and MSI. Gen.G and T1 were at the center, but Hanwha Life Insurance joined the team to form a three-way structure, leading to synergy of improving international competitiveness as well as domestic.
In particular, Hanwha Life Insurance won last year's summer season by preventing 'Genti's fifth consecutive LCK final match, and won the LCK Cup in Korea before the opening of this season, and the first international first stand, which was created for the first time, creating a tremendous 'catfish effect'.
In addition, since this season, we have introduced a banpick system called 'Pierre's Draft', which prevents the champion from being re-appointed in the previous set, and as a result, LCK teams have a wider range of champs than other regional teams and have prepared and adapted to various variables faster, which is considered the main reason for their dominance in international competitions.
However, if LCK neglects the ever-changing meta-trend, its top position can be threatened at any time. It can be said that 2018-2019 was such a time.
Meanwhile, rounds 3 to 5 of LCK will begin on the 23rd. Gen. G., Hanwha Life Insurance, T1, Nongshim Red Force, and KT Rollster, which are in the top five in the first and second rounds, will compete in the Legend Group, and the bottom five teams, D-Plus Kia, BNK Pierx, OK Savings Bank Brion, DRX, and DN Freaks, will compete in the Rise Group.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
