On June 13 at the Busan Sajik Indoor Gymnasium, Gen.G faced Hanwha Life Esports in Round 3 of the 2025 LCK MSI Representative Qualifier. Although Gen.G fell behind 0:2, they pulled off three consecutive wins to complete the reverse sweep. Having recently suffered multiple Bo5 losses to Hanwha Life, Gen.G successfully avenged those defeats in dominant fashion.

Hanwha Life Esports got off to a strong start in Game 1, recording multiple early kills in the bottom lane, with Park "Viper" Do-hyeon’s Varus picking up several of them. They continued to press the advantage, catching Yoo "Delight" Hwan-joong’s Nautilus in a skirmish near the jungle. Gen.G, struggling in the early game, turned to coordinated teamfights to regain ground.

At the dragon pit, Gen.G executed clean aggro management to secure multiple kills. In the top lane, Hanwha Life collapsed onto Han "Peanut" Wang-ho’s Taliyah using Peanut’s Poppy and Choi "Zeus" Woo-je’s Rumble, picking her off. In response, Gen.G began hitting the Rift Herald. Hanwha Life initiated a fight to contest it, and both teams traded kills.

Gen.G later caught Peanut’s Poppy in mid and moved on to Baron. Chovy’s Taliyah secured a triple kill in the ensuing fight, giving Gen.G the upper hand and control of Baron. They further solidified their lead by winning the next dragon fight. However, Hanwha Life fought back. As Gen.G attempted Baron again, Hanwha Life turned the fight in their favor, secured Dragon Soul, and reasserted control. A clutch play by Chovy in a mid lane standoff gave Gen.G a temporary advantage, but they were left shorthanded, and Hanwha Life capitalized by taking the Elder Dragon and closing out Game 1.

In Game 2, Hanwha Life struck first again, cutting down Chovy’s Ryze at level one, and forcing summoner spells from Ruler’s Ezreal. In the next dragon fight, they quickly eliminated Canyon’s Trundle and rapidly built up two dragon stacks. Hanwha Life also dominated the next dragon fight, extending their lead. Gen.G managed to secure the third dragon to halt the stack, but when they attempted a Baron sneak, Hanwha Life responded with a superior teamfight and widened the gold gap.

Gen.G made a comeback attempt by picking off an opponent in mid and successfully taking Baron, briefly leveling the playing field. However, Hanwha Life once again won a decisive mid lane fight, pushing into Gen.G’s territory and neutralizing their Baron power play. Hanwha Life cleanly secured both Baron and Dragon Soul and destroyed Gen.G’s Nexus at 33 minutes, taking a 2:0 lead.

In Game 3, Hanwha Life once more claimed first blood, but Gen.G answered back by catching Zeka’s Sylas at level five in mid. With Skarner, Gen.G continued pressuring mid lane, catching Sylas again and allowing Chovy’s Aurora to build a lead. In the first major fight at dragon, Gen.G executed perfect skill combos, taking control and pushing the global gold lead to 4,000 by 15 minutes. Despite being behind, Hanwha Life found success by invading Gen.G’s jungle, evening out the kill count and slightly reducing the gold deficit.

Hanwha Life later focused on Chovy’s Aurora in top lane, securing the kill but losing valuable time in the process. Gen.G responded by starting the Rift Herald, and though they won the fight off the back of their gold advantage, Hanwha Life still managed a respectable 3-for-5 trade. Gen.G, firmly ahead, took down Corki in the top lane, pushed to the second turret, secured Baron, and methodically pushed through mid to destroy the Nexus, bringing the score to 1:2.

In Game 4, Canyon’s Lee Sin was highly active from the start, helping Gen.G pick up kills in both mid and top lanes. Hanwha Life countered by catching Delight’s Alistar during jungle rotations, drawing first blood. Gen.G took the first dragon and clashed with Hanwha Life over the next one. Canyon pulled off a clean steal and escaped unscathed. Gen.G began taking control of the map and extended their gold lead while stacking three dragons.

Hanwha Life initiated Baron to force a fight, but Gen.G stayed composed and won the skirmish, significantly widening the gap. Hanwha Life needed a decisive teamfight win to turn the tide and managed to halt Gen.G’s dragon stacking with a strong fight, even killing Lee Sin and heading to Baron. As Gen.G contested, Hanwha Life turned the fight, taking out Kim "Kiin" Gi-in’s Cho'Gath.

Shortly afterward, Hanwha Life began Baron again, but Gen.G landed a flawless CC chain to secure three kills, marched down mid, and destroyed the Nexus, tying the series at 2:2. In the decisive Game 5, Peanut’s Lillia attempted a top lane dive on Kiin’s Aatrox but was thwarted, forcing her to burn Flash. At the first dragon, Zeka’s Jayce zoned out Chovy’s Zoe to create favorable positioning for Hanwha Life, but Canyon’s Wukong secured the dragon before being taken down. In the next dragon fight, Gen.G secured their second stack and drove Hanwha Life back. They followed up by picking off Zoe and Braum in the bottom lane, earning two more kills and gaining full control with a third dragon stack.

Facing crisis, Hanwha Life regrouped and executed well in the following dragon fight, halting Gen.G’s Soul point and retreating safely. Though they couldn’t secure Dragon Soul, Gen.G began to dominate the map, snowballing further. They overwhelmed Hanwha Life in teamfights, secured Baron, and extended the gold gap even further. Ultimately, Gen.G completed the reverse sweep, winning three straight games to defeat Hanwha Life Esports 3:2 and claim the LCK’s top seed for MSI—an emphatic and well-earned revenge in Bo5 play.