Defending Champ Gen.G advances to the second round with a stinging vaccination shot against G2

Jul 02, 2025

 Defending Champ Gen.G advances to the second round with a stinging vaccination shot against G2
Gen. G2 players are preparing for the match in the first round of the MSI 2025 bracket stage at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, Canada, on the 2nd. Photo courtesy = Riot Games





'Defending champion' Gen. G. is on a cruise to a second consecutive win with a stinging 'preventive shot'.

Gen. G., LCK's No. 1 seed, was the first to advance to the second round winner group with a 3-1 come-from-behind victory over LEC (European powerhouse G2 e-sports) in the first round of the bracket stage (quarterfinals) of the 『MSI』 2025" held at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, Canada on the 2nd (Korean time).




Although he suffered an unexpected blow in the first set, he took a fresh first step toward winning the MSI for the second consecutive time following last year by winning two or four sets. Gen.G will meet the first round winner of the LPL (China's No. 1 seed, AL (Anyone's Legend), and LTA North's Flyquest (North America) to compete for the semifinal winner's group. Gen.G's second round match will be held at the same place at 9 a.m. on the 5th.

Although he won, G2 was also a dark horse that has frequently caught LCK teams. Gen. G. was unilaterally pushed to the point where he scored a kill score of 4-22 in the first set. However, after adjusting the battle line immediately, Jung Ji-hoon scored a quadra kill in the second set, he won and balanced the game.

In the third set, he won in about 27 minutes amid Kim Geon-bu's performance, and in the fourth set, veteran Park Jae-hyuk ended the match with a strong performance.




Meanwhile, T1, the LCK's second seed, will hold a first-round match against CFO, the No. 1 seed in the LCP (Asia-Pacific), at 9 a.m. on the 4th.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.