Hanwha Life Esports fell 1-3 to Gen.G in Round 3 of the Upper Bracket of the 2026 LoL Champions Korea (LCK) Playoffs held at CHZZK LoL Park in Jonggak on September 5. Gen.G advanced to the Grand Finals, while Hanwha Life Esports will face the winner of tomorrow's match between T1 and Dplus KIA for a spot in the Grand Finals. Below is the full text of the interview with Hanwha Life Esports Head Coach Yoon Sung-young and 'Kanavi' Seo Jin-hyeok.

Q. How do you feel about today's match against Gen.G?

Head Coach Yoon Sung-young: I didn't perform well today, and I am sorry for the loss.

Kanavi: We lost because we let winnable games slip away. We will prepare well for the next match.

Q. What was the most disappointing part of today's match?

Head Coach Yoon Sung-young: The Dragon fights were disappointing, and I think we need to talk thoroughly about the mistakes we made. We need to fix both the in-game mistakes and the drafting errors that occurred today.

Q. If you face Gen.G again, how will you approach it?

Head Coach Yoon Sung-young: First, we need to win our next match. If we face Gen.G again after that, I believe we can win.

Kanavi: The opponent played the Baron and Dragon teamfights better, so we need to prepare well to address that.

Q. In Game 4, you had the top-lane counter pick. Why did you lock in Nasus after seeing Varus?

Head Coach Yoon Sung-young: We should have been more careful with the pick. The matchup didn't play out as expected, and both the laning phase and overall execution turned out worse than we anticipated.

Q. You will face the winner of T1 vs. DK. Who do you think will win?

Head Coach Yoon Sung-young: I think T1 has the advantage because they are higher up.

Kanavi: While it feels like T1 might win, DK has been performing well in Bo5 series lately, so I think DK also has a chance to win.

Q. Do you have any final words?

Head Coach Yoon Sung-young: I am sorry for today's loss. However, we still have another chance, so we will make our way back up.

Kanavi: Today's loss is disappointing, but since we have another match ahead, I want to win and face Gen.G again. Thank you to all the fans.