In League of Legends , a team in South Korea wanted to really prove themselves in 2025: After years of disappointment, 2025 was supposed to be the year of Gen G. and they signed the best players they could buy. Only for one position was there no money available – this is now proving to be a mistake.
What kind of team is this? Gen G. has been considered “the best team in the world” for years and is known as “the team that really needs to win the World Championship now.” In 2024, they actually had a brilliant team with two superstars, two strong players, and a mega-talent in the bot lane:
But that very talent, the 19-year-old Peyz, had a rather weak performance at Worlds. Gen G. lost in the semifinals to Faker and T1. Peyz underperformed against Gumayusi in 3 games (via reddit) and was replaced in November 2024.
For 2025, Gen G. has once again massively upgraded their roster:
- With “our Lord and Savior” Chovy (23, cover photo), they have probably the best player in LoL in the mid lane since 2021
- With Canyon (23), Gen G has employed a world-class jungler since 2023 who led DAMWON KIA to the World Championship title in 2020 and was named MVP of the finals
- Since 2023, Kiin (25) has been playing in the top lane and is considered one of the stars in his position
- In 2025, they brought back the extremely experienced ADC Ruler (26) and even gave up the super-rookie Peyz for him. Ruler had his best year in 2017, leading present-day Gen G. to the World Championship title and winning the MVP himself. Since then, he has been seen as Faker’s archrival, who brought him to tears.
Although Peyz was regarded as a mega-talent, he made a few mistakes at Worlds 2024 and was therefore sorted out as a “weak point”; Ruler was supposed to fix that.
With so many stars, there’s no money left for the support
What was the Achilles’ heel? With so much money being spent on 3 superstars and a very good player (Kiin), there was no money left for a supporter.
As a result, they had to let go of Lehends (26) in 2024, who was actually a solid support for the team. For the position, they brought in Duro (23), who had not played for any top team before.
Gen G. already loses the first real test
This is how it turned out: In the LCK Cup, the Gen G. roster entered its first “real test phase”. In the group, they finished with a 3-2 record, only losing to the resurgent Dplus KIA, formerly Canyon’s team.
In the playoffs, they lost the first big test against Hamwha Life with a score of 2-3 and must now go into the loser’s bracket.
The star-studded team is now under critical scrutiny (via reddit):
- Duro was completely overshadowed in the support duel against Delight and is identified as a clear weak point
- Ruler is also under fan criticism: he simply is no longer the player he was many years ago
Now, people are mourning on reddit the two players they had to let go. Perhaps it would have been better to allow the talented Peyz another year of development instead of banking on big names. Then there might have been enough money left for Lehends as well.
Where are the two departures playing now? Peyz (19) has moved to China and is now playing for JD Gaming. He has traded places with Ruler there. JD Gaming currently has a record of 3-0 in the league.
Lehends has switched to NS RedForce in South Korea. He is waiting for Gen G. in the loser’s bracket and is seeking revenge. The team that loses the match will say goodbye from the LCK Cup.
Ultimately, it seems that Gen G.’s decision, which looked so brave in November 2024, is not turning out as hoped: LoL: Favorite for the World Championship win lost to Faker, now they bring in his biggest rival to finally become champions
