Gen.G Esports Defeats Hanwha Life Esports to Reach Worlds 2025 Semifinals First

In the first quarterfinal of League of Legends Worlds 2025, held on October 28, the team Gen.G Esports secured a victory over Hanwha Life Esports with a score of 3:1. With this result, the reigning Korean champions became the first team to secure a spot in the tournament semifinals.

The series began with a strong start from Gen.G, who won the first two maps by controlling the pace of the game and dominating team fights. On the third map, Hanwha Life Esports managed to narrow the gap, but the fourth game went back to Gen.G, allowing the team to conclude the series with a 3:1 score.

The main star of the match was Ruler, who delivered consistent performance throughout the series. His average stats were 3.9 / 0.8 / 5.1, and his total damage reached 23.4K, marking the best result among all match participants. Detailed statistics for each player are available via this link.

please note

The statistics shown here are based on weighted per-minute values across all maps, scaled by the average match duration to estimate full-match performance. Metrics like K/D/A are weighted by each map's length, so longer games have more influence. Metrics already normalized (e.g. GPM, XPM) or totals (like Creep Score) are averaged equally across maps.

Hanwha Life Esports was eliminated from the competition. The team finished in 5th-8th place and earned $300,000.

The Worlds 2025 tournament is taking place in China from October 14 to November 9. Teams from around the world are competing for a prize pool of $5 million. You can follow the schedule, results, and live broadcasts of the championship through this link.

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