The LCK winner's bracket champion is crowned! Chovy advances to the finals, heading to China, and BFX’s magic fades away.

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Today, the LCK held the winner's bracket final of the first split playoffs, where GEN easily defeated BFX, becoming the first team globally to advance to the Pioneers tournament and locking in their place in the LCK Cup finals.

Following this match, GEN will confirm their trip to Hong Kong, China, to prepare for the championship battle.

GEN unleashes a decisive strategy to shut down the key player Diable.

In the first game, GEN selected a killer lineup specifically targeting BFX’s core player Diable, locking down the jungler Vi paired with engage support Rakan, top lane was Rek'Sai, who excels at diving and locking down the bot lane, while Chovy chose a tempo-focused mid lane Taliyah. Diable responded to Ruler’s Varus pick with Jhin, aiming to dominate the lane.

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GEN controlled the early game tempo, with kills even, but Chovy suddenly surged mid-game with a well-timed ultimate and a perfectly predicted seismic shove, coordinating with teammates to kill Jhin.

Then GEN launched a strong follow-up fight, turning a 2-for-5 exchange into a team wipe. Although BFX counterattacked and regained some ground, GEN quickly regrouped, using their engage composition to win team fights with ease, securing the Baron and taking the first game victory.

In the second game, BFX intensified early aggression, with the jungler successfully securing two kills on the bot lane and catching Chovy mid lane. However, in a critical river fight, Kiin’s Aphelios entrance was unstoppable, killing Diable’s Lucian and signaling GEN’s counterattack. Later, BFX invaded the jungle, killing three players, but GEN’s Alora and Aphelios duo performed an impressive 2v4, killing two enemies and preventing further losses.

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Kiin’s well-farmed Aphelios was unmanageable for BFX, and in subsequent team fights, GEN maintained the advantage and secured three match points.

BFX strikes back, but GEN ruthlessly crushes in the fourth game.

In the third game, BFX finally exploded, with Vicla picking Twisted Fate. Although he was solo killed by Chovy early on, in a crucial 16-minute river team fight, Vicla’s top-tier kiting and clutch triple kill led BFX to a team wipe. Coupled with early dragon control, BFX executed a 22-minute swift dragon strategy, using Twisted Fate with teammates to kill GEN’s mid and jungle and secure the Dragon Soul.

With the Dragon Soul secured, BFX, led by a split-pushing Twisted Fate and two late-game champions Gwen and Mundo, easily crushed GEN to even the series.

In the fourth game, GEN responded with equal force, delivering a dominating performance. Canyon picked his signature Nidalee, and Duro’s Titan in the bot lane landed a crucial Q on Diable, then teamed with Nidalee for a tower dive kill, breaking down BFX’s core bot lane early. They then ganked mid lane to secure another kill.

Most impressively, when BFX grouped five players to focus the Titan bot lane, Duro barely survived and managed to escape, allowing GEN to execute a TP flank, surrounding BFX and wiping them out. Chovy’s Zoe dove the tower alone to clean up the fight, ending the game early.

GEN continued their relentless offense, with BFX unable to resist, and the match ended in just 23 minutes.

GEN advances to the finals, and Chovy will head to China.

With this win, GEN is crowned the winner's bracket champion, which means under the double-elimination format, they have secured a ticket to the finals. The other spot will be decided among three teams: BFX, T1, and DK, with T1 and DK facing off first tomorrow.

The winning team from that match will also travel to Hong Kong to compete against BFX for the remaining finals spot.

In my opinion, among these three teams, T1 has the best chance to advance. Many viewers felt it was surprising that T1 lost to BFX after watching GEN’s match against BFX. In reality, T1’s loss was mostly due to their own mistakes — poor draft design, lineup choices, and on-the-spot form, which led to their defeat by BFX.

Now T1 is making a comeback and is very likely to consecutively defeat DK and BFX. Fans have long anticipated a direct confrontation between GEN and T1, and currently, GEN remains the dominant, nearly unbeatable top team in the league, capable of playing fluidly against any team with carry potential in every position.

Perhaps only a T1 firing on all cylinders in world championship form can hope to defeat such a formidable GEN.