It was Gen.G Esports who earned their ticket to the Inspire Arena. In the decisive Game 5, Gen.G drafted a dive composition and capitalized on T1’s openings to clinch the victory.

Gen.G struck first blood as Doran’s Jayce went for the Honeyfruit, but was caught by Canyon’s Nocturne and Chovy’s Vex. They quickly followed up by collapsing on T1’s jungler and support near the Rift Scuttler, picking up two more kills. After giving up multiple deaths, T1 managed to take down the outer bot turret early to even out the gold..

Gen.G invested four ultimates to take down Faker’s Yone and secured their fourth kill of the game. By then, Chovy’s Vex was already sitting on a 3/0/1 scoreline. As the third dragon approached, both teams clashed head-on, resulting in a 2-for-2 trade. T1’s skill combos were sharp, but Gen.G barely managed to juggle aggro and come out even.

Around the 21-minute mark, Gen.G used Atakan to force a fight. With Oner’s Lillia missing Flash, they immediately collapsed on him and turned it into a kill, naturally leading into their third dragon. Although Gen.G’s Near Baron, Gen.G’s Nocturne–Rakan duo was caught out and pressured, but Ornn–Vex combo stepped up to even out the fight.

By 28 minutes, the Dragon Soul had spawned. Keria’s Maokai dove in alone and was quickly eliminated, while Gumayusi’s Ziggs was picked off after overstepping. Gen.G collected both the Mountain Soul and Baron Nashor as spoils, seizing full control. With their advantage, they marched into T1’s base and finally closed out the long series.

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