Gen.G takes down BNK FearX to win LCK Cup 2026

Korean esports organisation Gen.G has gained one more home trophy, dominating BNK FearX within the grand ultimate of the LCK Cup 2026.

Regardless of Gen.G strolling away victorious, each groups will now head to First Stand, the primary worldwide event of the yr, beginning March sixteenth.

Regardless of BNK FearX’s robust efficiency within the decrease bracket ultimate towards Dplus Kia on the day past, the group couldn’t stand up to Gen.G’s energy, with the latter closing out the collection with a clear 3-0 file. Your complete finals lasted lower than 85 minutes of mixed sport time.

BNK FearX’s bot lane duo of Nam ‘Diable‘ Dae-geun and Kim ‘Kellin‘ Hyeong-gyu, who’ve been the group’s shining stars for the reason that begin of the season, particularly struggled to search out openings towards Gen.G’s bot lane of Park ‘Ruler‘ Jae-hyuk and Joo ‘Duro‘ Min-kyu. This made it not possible for BNK FearX to execute its gameplan.

Furthermore, Gen.G’s high facet trio of jungler Kim ‘Canyon‘ Geon-bu, high laner Kim ‘Kiin‘ Ki-in, and mid laner Jeong ‘Chovy‘ Ji-hoon continued to showcase why they’re regarded by some as the most effective of their respective positions.

Specifically, Canyon had an excellent collection, accelerating the sport for his group in each single collection and incomes the Finals MVP award. Chovy additionally had a powerful day, nailing a deathless 25 KDA rating. Primarily based on current performances, Gen.G seems to be the favorite heading into First Stand.

The 2026 LCK Cup Finals marked a significant milestone for the organisers, bringing the occasion overseas to happen on the Kai Tak Area in Hong Kong.

That mentioned, T1’s absence on the occasion had damaging repercussions on ultimate day viewership, with solely 695,410 peak viewers, in response to information platform Esports Charts, tuning in. This marks a significant lower from the height of 1.5m viewers achieved earlier within the LCK Cup, which, to nobody’s shock, featured T1 within the elimination collection towards Dplus Kia.

This additionally marks the primary time the LEC has surpassed the LCK in finals viewership, as 732,781 individuals tuned into the grand ultimate between G2 and Karmine Corp. Whereas the LCK’s common viewership continues to be greater than the LEC’s (432,458 in comparison with 317,286), it’s a transparent signal that the LCK continues to be depending on the presence of probably the most embellished group on the planet.