Gen.G swept Invictus Gaming 3-0 to become the first team through to the Worlds 2026 grand final, ending a run of semifinal exits and giving Chovy his first chance to compete for a world title.

The result ended Invictus Gaming’s run after the fourth seed climbed from the bottom of the LPL through the Nirvana Group, playoffs and regional finals, then beat Top Esports 3-1 on November 3 to reach its first Worlds semifinal since 2019.

Gen.G sealed the sweep in a game that lasted about 40 minutes, with Duro’s Nautilus catching IG’s Ezreal, Jiaqi, before Gen.G won the ensuing fight and pushed into IG’s base.

Gen.G remains unbeaten in series at the tournament, having also beaten IG in the Swiss Stage and swept LYON 3-0 on November 4 to reach the semifinal.

The breakthrough final comes after years of near misses: since KSV Esports acquired the Samsung Galaxy roster in November 2017 and rebranded as Gen.G in May 2018, the team had finished third or fourth at Worlds in four of its previous five appearances.

Canyon is headed to his third Worlds final after winning with DAMWON Gaming in 2020 and finishing runner-up with Dplus KIA in 2021, while Ruler is making his third final appearance and Chovy will compete for a world title for the first time.

Gen.G will face the winner of the T1–Bilibili Gaming semifinal, scheduled for November 8; the grand final is set for November 14 at 2 p.m. EST at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

The 19-team tournament has a $5 million total prize pool, which Invictus Gaming shares after its elimination.