A rough finals, but thank you so much to the team for everything you did this year.

They will come back from this stronger than ever

It's a really sad day for all of us. After everything this team has been through, and after all the rough year we had, it's sad to see the same ending here again at worlds.

I know a lot of us are feeling disappointed, frustrated, and exhausted right now. I woke up early for this. Personally, I'm planning to take a break from League related stuff online. I don't think I can even open the game to see post worlds news.

However, we'll do our best to keep this space safe and welcoming for GenG fans, especially during these times when emotions are still fresh. Criticism and disappointment are completely understandable, but hateful comments will have no place here.

I don't really have any encouraging words right now. I'm sad too. I just hope everyone takes care of themselves and remembers that there's more to life than League of Legends and Esports, even if it doesn't feel that way at this moment.

It wasn't the ending we wanted, but we're all here because we love the team.

Take care of yourselves, everyone. 💛

Additional Edit: Please give everyone some space to express their sadness. I don't think it's the right time for that "real talk" or "harsh reality". Let people process their sadness.

The last day of this roster:(

That's it, I've known this for years, and I'm happy he could show the world again how great he is.

Regardless, these players are still my goat, i hope they keep their head up and for the other chovy fans out there, it's gonna be a rough few weeks because of all the hate incoming, don't get ragebaited lol. Fuck it we ball, do it next year, Gen g.

Honestly i wouldnt have minded if Geng just got 3-0d, but watching Ruler having a legacy defining performance while the rest of the team was completely running it after game 1 was just sad. Ruler tried so hard to get his team throught the finish line but they were just too heavy. He didnt play perfect but he gave all he had and had his best performance this year in a worlds finals. He completely gapped Viper and there is no denying of it. I honestly thought it was gonna be our topside (Kiin and Canyon) gapping while Ruler and Duro would be the liabilities. Turned out the liabilities after game 1 were everyone else except for Ruler (Ruler got caught a lot but he had lot more good plays than bad plays).

Im happy for BLG they deserved to win it. GGWP to them.

Draft was buns, Ruler only one who trying to win

and chovy doing the black beetle challenge.

IG chovy is js cursed

Won't add much, probably he is right, maybe he is just trying to make it easier as a team captain. Anyway, if anything, he shouldn't be too hard on himself...

What the fuck are those drafts?

Game 1 got saved by teamfights

Game 2, should've just banned Ori or picked Jax to have someone to dive and deliver the fucking Ori ball

Game 3 is an easy Taliyah angle, BLG drafted two dive picks early, Taliyah or Poppy was an easy call

Game 4 is just a fuckass circus draft

I feel so fucking bad for Ruler, his 4 teammates and coaching staff decided they don't want to win anymore.

I'm so done defending Chovy man, it's been 8 fucking years and he still chokes at the biggest stage. He is not even that good this Worlds.

English translation of Inven’s post-finals Q&A with Chovy, Kiin, Ruler, Duro, and coach Ryu.

Source: Inven — Kim Hong-je, November 15, 2026

Q. Chovy, there were a lot of ups and downs this tournament. How will you use this result to prepare for next time?

Chovy: I think our read that we’d be at a disadvantage if the game went late contributed to the disappointing result. I’ll keep things like that in mind as I prepare for next time.

Q. Kiin and Ruler, you’re the two most experienced players on the team. How do you plan to get through this difficult moment with your teammates?

Kiin: Everyone has plenty of experience, and I don’t think a loss like this will break them. We’ll have to get ready for what’s next.

Ruler: I feel similarly. We need to think about how to move the team in a better direction. Personally, I wish I’d done more to lead the team.

Q. Coach Ryu, you finished second. What are you most proud of?

Ryu: The players did a really good job. Throughout our preparation, they shared their thoughts with one another and talked through a lot of things, including draft. I want to tell them how proud I am of them and thank them for that.

Q. Chovy, your mindset seemed quite different this time. You really looked like you were enjoying yourself.

Chovy: It’s disappointing that we couldn’t get the result we wanted in the end, but if I can keep the mindset I had at this tournament, I think I can get a good result at the next one.

Q. Coach Ryu, you went undefeated on the way to the final. Did that affect the final at all?

Ryu: It had no bearing on it at all.

Q. Ruler, what did you think of Viper’s play on non-marksman picks?

Ruler: He seems extremely skilled on those picks, so we paid attention to that in draft. The other players were excellent today, too.

Q. Ruler, Xayah must be a special champion for you.

Ruler: Things were going well when I was playing Xayah, and I thought the game could go our way. It’s disappointing that it didn’t turn out like that.

Q. Chovy, what did you learn from today’s loss?

Chovy: We didn’t stick to some of the things we’d agreed on going into draft, and I think there were also some plays we could have handled better as a team.

Q. Chovy, after finishing second, do you feel more disappointment or relief?

Chovy: Of course I’m disappointed. When I think back on how we played, I wonder what would’ve happened if we’d taken a different approach in-game. I’m still confident I can do better next time.

Q. Coach Ryu, the draft battle must have been intense. What do you most wish you’d done differently?

Ryu: I think we should’ve drafted better for our top side.

Q. Duro, you’re the least experienced player on the team, and this was your first Worlds final. What do you regret most, and how are you feeling?

Duro: It was my first final, and it’s disappointing to lose. I wish we’d stuck to our plan in draft, and there are things I wish we’d done better in-game as well.

Q. Ruler, you put in a great performance today. How do you see it?

Ruler: Looking back at the games, there were things I did well, but there were also situations where my decisions hurt our macro. That was true in some of the objective fights, too.

Like??? Drafting is so random???? Chovy isnt chovy??? Canyon is getting caught???

I know Viper has now a better argumen for the title but Ruler's performance in this Grand Finals series is legendary. Bro really gave everything to win that Ezreal and Xayah game but WTF is that vayne top and aurora top. Holy sht.

I main T1 so I thought this series won't hurt me but man, I just feel bad for Ruler. He played like it was 2017, only to lose by having a top with questionable draft, a jungler that went afk, and a crumbling mid. Terrible.

Chovy belt into zhonyas in Worlds finals bro???

Kiin not rushing Deathcap third item.

IF YOU WANTED HEALTH PICK A FCKING TANK, RULER HAD NO PEELING AND SPACE TO AUTO ATTACK.

WHY THE FCK LCK TEAMS ARE ALLERGIC TO TANKS?

Nobody in this whole series deserves more the win than Ruler. The way he was defending the base as Ezreal. Him managing to kill enemies chasing him while he was 2 hits from dying. The Jhin ultimates. The Corki 3v1. The Xayah laning phase. THE EZREAL ULT DIVE AND HITTING 5 SKILLSHOTS. HE KILLED VIPER FROM FULL HP UNDER TOWER LEVEL SIX AND HE ALSO PREDICTED HIS FLASH ALL LITERALLY SOLO. And so much more.

Really tragic he had to lose.

IG ruler knows how faker felt back then at his own hands

I can't even call out a specific players because they all committed terrible game losing mistakes throughout the entire series.

Imagine if Canyon didnt lose every single smite fight.

Ruler didn't get caught on Jhin or tried to rush baron game 4.

Duro wasn't getting caught every match and being forced to burn sums and ult before major objectives.

Chovy and Kiin actually showed up and played like they normally do

Or the coaches didnt actively draft the worst champions every chance they got.

I do feel bad for Ruler though, he really wanted it and played every champ to their mechanical limit to bring it home, but sadly the rest of the team didn't have the same hunger.

Kiin is 11-0 on Olaf with this victory. He has an over 5.0 kda ratio.

Not the best finals...worlds...but there's not a point in flaming now...can he even fix that, i don't know. We all need a break (this is deffinitely my last post for tonight lol). One tine, he may prove this tho

Please not like this. Give him last pick please.

Feel so empty now.

Can we keep them for one more year?

After 9 years, we finally made it back to a final. While the pain is unbearable, just think about our rivals.

Bin lost 2 finals before winning on his third attempt, Knight lost the 2024 final, and the LPL has endured countless blows even harder than this one.

It’s time to cry, to suffer—but it’s also time to learn. I hope the team learns from this match. Sending a hug to everyone. Gen.G, fighting!

I cantttttt mannnnnn.

Everyone's blaming Chovy but these drafts are sooooo bad.

I literally have no idea what this draft is even meant to do. We get giga out scaled. Akali wants to go in, Xayah wants to play back and avoid getting engaged on but has nobody to properly frontline for her. Akali could have been an answer into Gwen but we put her mid instead.

BLG's comp is so much more cohesive with the double ults supporting Gwen on sides. TF ult has the added utility of revealing Akali in shroud and to stop the Akali diving in.

Idkkkkk pray unc Ruler 1v9s or this is just fucked. Or maybe I should say 1v10s since Ryu is clearly drafting to benefit BLG....

Everything about the final has been about Chovy vs Knight (rightfully so).

However, Kiin has legit been the single most consistent and probably overall the best player in GENG for the past 2 seasons, I hope Kiin gets his flowers if GENG wins.

I hope he plays one more year regardless of the results today

Did we lose because we were lacking or was it just BLG is better this year?