MSI, 2026-07-03. The matchup was Hanwha Life Esports against Team Secret Whales, and the result was a win for Hanwha Life Esports. With 16 combined kills, fights were rare, and the game lasted 26:24. When kills are scarce, the gold and objective gaps are what explain the result. The total gold gap grew to 12,159, with Hanwha Life Esports ahead. At that size the item tiers differ, so the late-game combat figures should be read as numbers produced after the gap opened. The clearest objective gap came from Towers: 11 for Hanwha Life Esports against 1 for the other side.

A KDA of 5/0/3 is what Zeka recorded on Cassiopeia, the strongest line among the winners. In the Bot matchup, Gumayusi finished 3,998 gold ahead of Eddie. 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 Hanwha Life Esports removing Orianna and Team Secret Whales removing Poppy. Those first two cards set the direction of the draft. Game 1 of the series. The series ran to 3 games in total, and the patch applied was 16.13.