"I thought Trundle would dive top, but he came bot instead, which led to a major disaster."

Following a victory against kt Rolster in the second round of the 2026 LoL Champions Korea (LCK) regular season, held at LoL PARK in Jongno on the 22nd, 'Canyon' sat down for an interview with INVEN. After dominating the first set, Gen.G Esports secured a thrilling comeback win in the second, earning two valuable points.

Reflecting on the match, 'Canyon' said, "Game 1 was clean overall; we won with almost no mistakes. In Game 2, we had a mishap early on during the dragon timing because of a communication breakdown with the bot lane. Even while we were behind, we managed to scrape together gold here and there, so I'm happy we were able to pull off the comeback."

The early-game mishap he referred to occurred when he was caught soloing the dragon, resulting in both the loss of the objective and a kill for the opponent. When asked about the communication issue, 'Canyon' explained, "The trade in the top lane had gone poorly, so it seemed highly likely that the enemy Trundle would dive top. I told the team that I would take the dragon while the top laner would unfortunately have to die"

He added, "Unlike the top lane, our bot lane had secured early kills and had push priority. However, because we assumed Trundle was top and that we had taken all the dragons, they focused on freezing the lane and neglected the dragon area; they wanted to harass the enemy bot lane. But contrary to our expectations, Trundle came bot, which led to an unintended disaster."

Despite the disadvantageous start in Game 2, Gen.G eventually turned the tide. Their success hinged on minimizing losses by preventing the opponent from monopolizing the dragons. "Even though things went wrong, we knew that by the next dragon, our Ashe would have her first item, so we wouldn't be at a major disadvantage in a fight. We decided not to back down. We didn't gain a huge advantage in that specific skirmish, but we did stop their dragon stack. That bought us time and laid the foundation for our comeback," he said.

After a massive win in the final teamfight, where they picked off Jayce first, Gen.G charged straight into the enemy base. Even from a spectator's perspective, it was unclear if they could end the game, and 'Canyon' admitted he wasn't sure either. "Personally, since we hadn't taken a single Voidgrub, I wondered if we could actually finish it. Fortunately, everyone hit the towers really hard, and I think that's why we were able to close it out," he said with a laugh.

'Canyon' concluded the interview by sharing his resolve: "Our performance has improved compared to the start of the season, but I still think we're lacking in some areas. I'm focusing more on our practice process to keep raising our form. I'd say we're at about 70-80% right now. I'll do my best in the remaining matches."