Gen.G Esports defeat BNK FEARX and win LCK CUP

A first—and likely not the last—trophy for this season. In the LCK Cup final held in Hong Kong on Sunday, Gen.G left little room for doubt as they dismantled , who had nonetheless risen to the occasion through an admirable playoff run.

The perennial champions of the Korean region reaffirmed the dominance they have exerted in recent years, conceding only two games throughout the entire tournament. Undefeated in the Group Stage and victorious over Dplus Kia and FEARX in playoffs—defeating the latter twice—Gen.G navigated the competition with authority, never truly under threat and without crossing paths with T1.

Even as their opponents entered the final on the back of a commanding victory over Dplus Kia the previous day, Gen.G proved uncompromising. FEARX only managed to get 15 kills across the three maps contested in the series. The teammates of prodigy attempted to contest the opening game on even footing, but once the reigning LCK champions chose to accelerate the tempo, FEARX were unable to keep pace.

In the second game, FEARX secured the first three kills and briefly built an advantage, yet they failed to claim another for the remainder of the map once Gen.G’s macro execution came into effect, as the favorites closed the game out swiftly. The third map was scarcely more competitive, concluding in just thirty minutes with a pentakill from that sealed a one-sided final—decisive in outcome, if underwhelming in competitive tension.

A central figure in FEARX’s previous best-of-five victories—earning MVP honors against both T1 and Dplus Kia—Jeon “Raptor” Eo-jin encountered an opponent of a different caliber on this occasion. , who has rediscovered formidable form since the start of the season, once again demonstrated his class in the final and was duly named Finals MVP. With this victory, Gen.G advance to First Stand as the region’s first seed, while FEARX will attend as the second representative.