On the 20th at LoL Park in Jonggak, Seoul, Gen.G added another victory as expected, sweeping Nongshim RedForce 2–0 in Round 5 of the 2025 LCK.

Gen.G struck first when Kim "Canyon" Geon-bu on Skarner pulled off a clean mid-lane gank to take down Syun "Calix" Hyun-bin's Taliyah. Nongshim answered right back by eliminating Jeong "Chovy" Ji-hoon’s Azir to make it 1–1, then punished Azir again moments later for another kill. Riding that momentum, Nongshim won the ensuing teamfight at dragon in one-sided fashion and seized the early initiative.

Despite some early missteps, Gen.G held firm in the bottom lane, fending off the enemy’s aggression and even picking off Kim "GIDEON" Min-seong’s Wukong, keeping the gold nearly even. As the minutes ticked by, Gen.G calmly settled into their game plan, while Nongshim held their own without falling behind in gold.

Everything swung before Baron. Gen.G crushed the fight in front of the pit and secured Baron Nashor, grabbing control of the game. By the 32-minute mark, dragon stacks favored Gen.G 3–1. Using the Baron power play, Gen.G rotated top to squeeze out more gains, then mounted the next offensive to shatter Nongshim’s Nexus and close out Game 1.

In Game 2, Gen.G caught GIDEON’s Poppy during the first fight over the Voidgrubs and began pulling ahead in lane across the board, allowing them to steer the game comfortably. Even without many kills, Gen.G opened the gap through pure macro; by 14 minutes the lead had reached 4,000 gold. A successful bottom-lane sequence pushed the advantage to 5,000 by 15 minutes.

Nongshim did land a punch, taking down Gen.G’s bottom duo for a moment of relief. But at the 25-minute dragon, they were routed by a crowd-control chain from Galio and Neeko. Nongshim refused to fold and kept swinging—though Hwang "Kingen" Seong-hoon’s Ambessa was caught out and fell in the top lane, Nongshim’s swift collapse netted kills on Vi and Neeko, and they even secured Baron.

Gen.G stayed unflustered. Leaning on their earlier advantages, they continued to snowball cleanly, won the next dragon fight, and, at 31 minutes, destroyed Nongshim’s Nexus to finish the 2–0 sweep.

This article was translated from the original that appeared on INVEN.