In the 2026 FSL Summer Final Stage Losers' Finals held on September 6 at Jamsil DN Colosseum, kt Rolster's 'UTA' Lee Ji-hwan defeated T1's 'Navy' Kim Yu-min 3-1 to reach the Grand Final, where he will face BNK FearX's 'Light' Kim Seon-jae shortly. Every set that 'UTA' Lee Ji-hwan won against 'Navy' Kim Yu-min was a tight 3-2 single-goal victory.

T1's 'Navy' Kim Yu-min opened the scoring in the first half and extended his lead to 2-0 with a header by Eto'o during first-half stoppage time. He scored again in the second half to take firm control at 3-0. Although 'UTA' Lee Ji-hwan managed to pull one goal back, it was not enough to mount a full comeback, and 'Navy' ultimately took Set 1 with a 3-1 victory.

'Navy' scored first in Set 2 as well. However, 'UTA' leveled the score in the 28th minute with Crespo and went ahead 2-1 by scoring first in the second half. 'Navy' soon equalized to make it 2-2, but 'UTA' found a dramatic winner in second-half stoppage time to capture Set 2, tying the set score at 1-1.

In Set 3, a fully warmed-up 'UTA' scored the opener in the 13th minute with Crespo after a clean skill move inside the penalty box. He doubled the lead to 2-0 in first-half stoppage time through Vialli. 'Navy' quickly responded in the 51st minute with his first goal to begin his chase. Pressing aggressively to equalize, 'Navy' kept up the pressure on 'UTA'. A wild second half ensued as both sides traded goals in a fierce duel, but 'UTA' ultimately held on for a 3-2 victory, pushing the set score to 2-1.

Set 4 turned into a slugfest right from the first half. Both players traded goals before 'UTA' added another to take back the lead at 2-1. Soon after, 'Navy' leveled the score once more at 2-2. Ultimately, however, the hero was 'UTA'. 'UTA' went ahead once again with another goal and secured Set 4 with a 3-2 win, defeating 'Navy' to advance to the Grand Final.