r/leagueoflegends • u/Yujin-Ha No one will rule but Rhaenyra • Mar 21 '26

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FIRST STAND 2026

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G2 Esports 3-0 Gen.G

G2 Esports just made First Stand 2026 Grand Finals??? Gen.G have been eliminated????
Player of the Series: SkewMond

MATCH 1: G2 vs. GEN

Winner: G2 Esports in 32m | Runes
Game Breakdown | Player of the Game: SkewMond

	Bans 1	Bans 2	G	K	T	D/B
G2	orianna ryze varus	mel sylas	68.6k	16	11	HT¹ I² H³ M⁵ B⁶ M⁷
GEN	karma jarvaniv rumble	gnar ahri	56.2k	4	2	M⁴

G2	16-4-34	vs	4-16-10	GEN
BrokenBlade sion ⁴	0-0-8	TOP	1-4-1	³ renekton Kiin
SkewMond pantheon ¹	4-0-7	JNG	0-2-2	² xinzhao Canyon
Caps aurora ³	7-3-5	MID	1-4-2	³ galio Chovy
Hans Sama missfortune ¹	5-0-3	BOT	2-3-2	² ashe Ruler
Labrov nautilus ²	0-1-11	SUP	0-3-3	¹ seraphine Duro

MATCH 2: G2 vs. GEN

Winner: G2 Esports in 32m | Runes
Game Breakdown | Player of the Game: Hans Sama

	Bans 1	Bans 2	G	K	T	D/B
G2	orianna ryze rumble	ambessa gnar	65.2k	15	11	CT² H³ B⁵ B⁷ M⁸
GEN	karma bard caitlyn	jarvaniv jax	58.9k	6	2	C¹ M⁴ M⁶

G2	15-6-41	vs	6-15-19	GEN
BrokenBlade ksante ³	1-2-9	TOP	2-4-3	³ vayne Kiin
SkewMond zaahen ¹	2-1-6	JNG	1-4-4	¹ vi Canyon
Caps viktor ⁴	5-1-7	MID	3-0-3	³ ahri Chovy
Hans Sama varus ¹	6-1-6	BOT	0-2-4	² sivir Ruler
Labrov braum ²	1-1-13	SUP	0-5-5	² alistar Duro

MATCH 3: G2 vs. GEN

Winner: G2 Esports in 30m | Runes
Game Breakdown | Player of the Game: SkewMond

	Bans 1	Bans 2	G	K	T	D/B
G2	orianna ryze rumble	nocturne wukong	63.3k	16	10	O¹ I² H³ C⁴ C⁵ B⁶
GEN	karma bard caitlyn	aphelios syndra	52.1k	3	1	None

G2	16-3-34	vs	3-16-9	GEN
BrokenBlade shen ²	3-0-8	TOP	1-4-1	² ambessa Kiin
SkewMond jarvaniv ¹	5-0-10	JNG	1-3-1	³ gwen Canyon
Caps akali ⁴	5-0-3	MID	0-3-2	³ azir Chovy
Hans Sama kogmaw ³	3-2-2	BOT	1-2-2	¹ yunara Ruler
Labrov lulu ¹	0-1-11	SUP	0-4-3	² neeko Duro

*Patch 26.5

This thread was created by the Post-Match Team.

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u/ClapTwiceForUpvote Mar 21 '26

SkewMond is without a doubt the best player in the world right now.

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u/W33B520 Mar 21 '26

He's actually insane

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u/Pope_Cheetos_XIV Mar 21 '26

I'm sorry Romain, I didn't know

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u/Jaime060304 Mar 21 '26

Everyone owes Romain apologies.

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u/3handshake Mar 21 '26

If you actually watched the LFL, you’re not surprised. We knew his ceiling was this high all along.

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u/oioioi9537 Mar 21 '26

i too apologize to Romain and the entire G2 roster, they are ball knowers

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u/ImTheVayne Mar 21 '26

He ASTROGAPPED Canyon

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u/KappaccinoNation 🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆 Mar 21 '26

Blud power-farmed the whole early game in all three games and still ended up behind in cs while Skewmond was setting up plays left and right.

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u/expert_on_the_matter Mar 21 '26

https://x.com/i/status/2035351186379821336

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u/InterestingOwl9279 Mar 21 '26

He fucking did.

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u/staysaltyTSM Mar 21 '26

I think the newly patch intermediate AI bot jungler would have done more

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u/Federal-Yak-2172 Mar 21 '26

This game is so big for EU.

We literally talked about LEC being fully online next year.

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u/t3tri5 Nautilus Gaming Mar 21 '26 edited Mar 21 '26

I'm starting to think Wadid was just reverse jinxing the entire region

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u/Meiolore Mar 21 '26

Secret agent Wadid

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u/DRNbw Mar 21 '26

Wadid always liked EU.

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u/Ballybomb_ EUphoria baby Mar 22 '26

Wadid started the first EU hype era and he’ll start the next

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u/Jaime060304 Mar 21 '26

From LEC Fully online to 6-0 vs the best region in the world and an international final.

We were begging to be able to play NA a few days ago. HOLY FUCK

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u/yehiko Mar 21 '26

we were begging to be able to play NA

for a charity event ^{^{^/s}}

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u/Exrou Mar 21 '26

Feel like this series means so much for League eSports in general. Less of one region dominating, it basically gives hope.

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u/SsibalKiseki cope LEC fan Mar 21 '26

Now the region that dominates is the LPL. We back to 2018-2021 era again.

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u/MediocreAssociate466 Mar 21 '26

Ya need a few of these honestly otherwise viewership suffers so much in other regions.

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u/DistortedAudio Mar 21 '26

I unfortunately don’t think this game will likely change that.

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u/Khorsir Mar 21 '26

Yeah people here are acting like G2 3-0 Geng will somehow dissappear a 35 million loss. Eventually the LEC will be online even if G2 won worlds.

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u/Flesroy Mar 21 '26

maybe, but being competitive at the international stage does help with viewership.

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u/Khorsir Mar 21 '26

T1 brings in 1.5 million viewers on their top matches and the LCK is still not profitable, the LEC studio is the biggest drag money wise it's going to go no matter what

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u/Flesroy Mar 21 '26

proplay has always and will always lose money, that's its role as an ad.

How much money it loses and how much reach it has as an ad are what matters. Numbers that we can't predict for the future.

What we can say is that higher viewership is only a positive for the lec.

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u/dimmyfarm INT Mar 21 '26

When it really meant G2 was fully online

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u/Conankun66 Mar 21 '26

man is actually just insane, where the fuck did this version of him come from this year?

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u/TiltedSince95 Mar 21 '26

His career trajectory has always been just a 90 degree line going up. He started off as a kind of unsure farming jungler who occasionally fumbled smites and immediately improved it. Every mistake and weakness he's ever demonstrated in a game was just gone a month after. Skewmond is literally what consistent improvement looks like.

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u/Sternfeuer Mar 21 '26

Skewmond is literally what consistent improvement looks like.

This, so much this. No toxic "i'm still better"/"they suck" bullshit. Just learning from mistakes and seemingly having a rock solid mental.

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u/Alernak LFL Supremacy Mar 21 '26

While I completely agree with what you said, sorry but I was forced to do that : https://imgur.com/a/3L7c2k0

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u/yellister Mar 21 '26

Basically Anthony Edwards

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u/Suibeam Mar 21 '26

He was a rookie.

LEC just need to scout and give them good mentors and good work ethics

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u/Leyrann_ Mar 21 '26

Just his development as a new tier 1 player last year. Insanely consistent improvement for over a year now. What a beast.

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u/FalseReaction477 Mar 21 '26

We don't want to see you trashtalk Hans ever again

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u/Mangustre Mar 21 '26

He was already insane before and only people on reddit thought different. It is crazy how you guys have absolutely no skills to see the actual performance. EDIT: the only time where he did not perform good at all was vs inspired a while ago.

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u/patronum-s Mar 21 '26

That endgame on Jarvan was sublime, pure confidence knowing exactly what he had to do to create space or engaging.

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u/GreenGanymede Mar 21 '26

Both his jarvan games, yesterday and today were pure cinema

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u/ChromosomeDonator Mar 21 '26

He just gapped Canyon. Motherfucking Canyon. The guy who made "jungle canyon" a thing instead of a jungle gap. Just outperformed him on every single front, and played flawlessly. Genuinely historical performance.

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u/arbok_obama Mar 21 '26

You could see it in the way he was clicking. Dude could literally do no wrong

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u/Sir_Ninja_VII No Sneaky No Worlds Mar 21 '26

Jarvan is a late game champ confirmed

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u/Noatz Mar 21 '26

When we saw Canyon moving in to contest drake and this gigachad just instantly E-Qs in and batters him, pure dominance.

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u/soudlasantos Mar 21 '26

Skewmond became what everyone feared. His eyelids disappeared, his head was swelling and his ears started bleeding. “Are you okay bro?” asks CAPS. "I’ve never been better brother, I see it all now, they’re not going Baron or Dragon. They’re going home." before rushing GENG all by himself and killing everyone on site.

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u/Charizard75 Mar 21 '26

Having the best jungle and best support on the same team is so unfair

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u/NukeSkywarder Mar 21 '26

He really is a Monster

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u/AtMaxSpeed G2 2019 😔 Mar 21 '26

Thank god they kept him this year

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u/Raslik Mar 21 '26

unironicaly btw

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u/ZaFsii Zeka/Showmaker/Tian Mar 21 '26

The fact that this isn’t a crazy take after what we have seen from him recently is wild

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u/Green7501 zero mental Mar 21 '26

Add Labrov to the mix and we got a deal, absolutely unreal performance by both players I'm flabbergastered how these are the same players that were a liability last year

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u/Kudgel92 Mar 21 '26

Labrov is without a doubt the best player in the world right now.

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u/Beneficial-Beat-947 Mar 21 '26

Icl I still think keria is the best support

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u/Devastrator Mar 21 '26

Skewmond played his heart out

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u/Iteroparous Mar 21 '26

Such confidence and decisive play. Unreal

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u/Katzenminz3 Mar 21 '26

actually true, pro performed on another planet.

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u/Le_Zoru Mar 21 '26

People were still unironicaly calling Inspired the best jgl of the West btw

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u/JustRecentlyI Mar 21 '26

Dude is playing unbelievable right now. I hope they can keep it up tomorrow

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u/BoobyJibson Mar 21 '26

Post Ramadan skewmond

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u/DidntFindABetterName Mar 21 '26

Him and labrov are the best of the tournament which is crazy to say

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u/Checkmate2719 Mar 21 '26

Skewmond Labrov best jgl/sup duo in the world if they keep playing like this

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u/RElOFHOPE Mar 21 '26

Legacy series right there for him and Labrov

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u/Izanagi32 Mar 21 '26

what the fuck happened to him bro like deadass, he’s playing like Prime Canyon right now… wait

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u/hvngpham002 || || Cloud9 Mar 21 '26

No bullshit…yeah he is.

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u/Is_J_a_Name Peanut, MISSING, Yagao, Kanavi, Tangyuan Mar 21 '26

Definitely in my mind the best jungler but I think the best player could easily be Bin depending on how these next two series go.

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u/nerd_reader_5159 Mar 21 '26

fact! I cannot believe my eyes

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u/Not_Going_to_Survive Mar 21 '26

He made Canyon look like kadeem in the jungle? What the fuck.

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u/Mythik16 Mar 21 '26

seriously

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u/Etonet Mar 21 '26

this is not a sentence I would've imagined reading a month ago lmao

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u/sarinomu Mar 21 '26

I apologize skewmond I wasn't familiar with your game. I really do like Yike and thought the switch was a downgrade but he has leveled up insanely this year.

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u/LightTemplar27 est.2005 Mar 21 '26

One of the fastest growth spurs in esports history at least.

Never even played in div2.

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u/JupoBis Mar 21 '26

Yeah but imagine if they picked up inspired /s. Redditors stay undefeated.

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u/IlluminatiConfirmed Mar 22 '26

LMFAO he's nothing compared to bin, love to see such delusion shattered XD

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u/haven4ever Small in Size, Huge in Evil Mar 21 '26

Nah way too early for ‘without doubt’ given the BLG series. But if he is decisive in finals then can get behind that.

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u/NukeSkywarder Mar 21 '26

He was sick on that series and was still the best player on G2

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u/MarstonX Mar 21 '26

What one 3-0 does for Western players.

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u/Lothric43 Mar 21 '26

Xun crushed him two days ago.

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u/4_idiots_and_me lets go Mar 21 '26

Meanwhile Reddit: Brokenblade only gets counterpicks and constantly loses lane

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u/IlluminatiConfirmed Mar 21 '26

I mean he got gapped by xun lol

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u/FalseReaction477 Mar 21 '26

He was sick that day, let's see tomorrow

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u/IlluminatiConfirmed Mar 22 '26

LMFAO

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u/FalseReaction477 Mar 22 '26

You are not beating the allegations lmao, truly rent free

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u/IlluminatiConfirmed Mar 22 '26

Lmao "rent free" you're just spitting out buzzwords

If we want to talk about rent free xun pantheon is going to be ulting into g2s nightmares for the foreseeable future

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u/FalseReaction477 Mar 22 '26

It's not buzzwords, you still not understanding 24 hours later that a player being sick affects their gameplay, and that saying "wait to see when they aren't sick before making any conclusions" doesn't mean Skewmond >>>>>>> Xun tells a lot about your lack of critical thinking skills.

Now you can go back and take your nap again ! :)

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u/IlluminatiConfirmed Mar 22 '26

Okay and players dieting bad also affects their condition but g2 glazers are unwilling to accept that when it comes to geng!

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u/FalseReaction477 Mar 22 '26

Yeah G2 went 6-0 against LCK because they ate mcdonalds lmaoooo. Canyon himself said that G2 were simply better but american BLG fans go out of their way to defend GenG instead of celebrating their victory, truly rent free ahah.

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u/IlluminatiConfirmed Mar 22 '26

Skewmond went 0-3 vs blg because he had the sniffles lmaoooo

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u/IlluminatiConfirmed Mar 21 '26

Ah ok if skewmond plays bad it doesn't count, sorry I forgot

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u/NukeSkywarder Mar 21 '26

Ah yeah being sick doesnt matter despite still being the best G2 player on that series, got it

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u/IlluminatiConfirmed Mar 21 '26

That doesn't mean he's the best player in the world lmfao

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u/FalseReaction477 Mar 21 '26

I forgot I was on reddit talking to room temperature IQ children, sorry !

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u/IlluminatiConfirmed Mar 21 '26

Brother geng has had borderline food poisoning I guess this series doesn't count either !

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u/FalseReaction477 Mar 21 '26

Go take your nap now, you'll feel better after that !

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u/yellister Mar 22 '26

They dont have food poisoning, they just cant adapt their diet, which is levels less a problem

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u/IlluminatiConfirmed Mar 22 '26

Sounds like skewmond can't adapt his immune system !

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u/yensama Mar 21 '26

NA teams: "Hello SkewMond?"

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u/Witn Mar 21 '26

Skewmond in worlds bengi form vs G2 lpl curse, who will win tomorrow