Gen.G Global Academy vs Hanwha Life Esports Challengers — a LCK CL match played on 2026-04-16, and the win went to Gen.G Global Academy. The two teams combined for 48 kills, so this was a fight-heavy game. Over 38:11 of play, that many kills means the KDA below reflects teamfight participation more than lane advantage. The total gold gap was only 2,045, so resources alone did not decide this game. Gen.G Global Academy finished narrowly ahead, and in games like this a single objective or a single fight is usually what settles it. Gen.G Global Academy finished with 3 on Voidgrubs against 0 for the opponent — the widest objective gap in this game.

The standout line on the winning side belongs to MUDAI, who finished on Ezreal with a KDA of 7/5/5. In the Top matchup, Ripple finished 4,783 gold ahead of Panther. This compares end-of-game totals for the same position, so it is not a laning-phase figure on its own. The draft started with Gen.G Global Academy removing Orianna and Hanwha Life Esports Challengers removing Varus. Those first two cards set the direction of the draft. This is game 1 of a 3-game series, played on patch 16.7.