Gen.G emerged victorious in a nail-biting Esports World Cup 2025 League of Legends final, defeating Anyone’s Legend (AL) 3-2 in a series that went the full distance. The Korean squad secured their second major international trophy in just one week, following their recent MSI triumph.
The series was a back-and-forth affair until the decisive Game 5, where Gen.G midlaner Chovy locked in Twisted Fate—a champion that had seen incredibly high ban rates throughout the tournament. The pick immediately proved its worth as Chovy showed everyone why teams had been so afraid of letting him play the Card Master.
With farming efficiency that left commentators stunned, Chovy built a 1,600 gold lead without securing a single kill, purely through superior laning and TF’s gold-generating passive. By the 16-minute mark, he had completed two full items while his opponents were still working toward their first.
“He had 2 items at min 16 without any kills. He is just him,” noted one viewer, highlighting how absurd Chovy’s performance was.
This gold advantage quickly snowballed across the map as Chovy used Twisted Fate’s ultimate to create map pressure. The rest of Gen.G took full advantage—Ruler delivered a classic clutch performance on Xayah, while Kiin dominated the top lane matchup.
By mid-game, Gen.G had built an insurmountable 4,000 gold lead, with Chovy reaching level disparities that made team fights basically impossible for AL to win. The Chinese squad just couldn’t find a way to respond to Gen.G’s better rotations and control of key objectives, pretty much handing over the series before the 30-minute mark.
The victory takes the LCK’s amazing international winning streak to seven tournaments in a row since MSI 2023—an incredible run of dominance across three different organizations.
“LCK have now won all 7 of the last 7 international tournaments,” observed one fan. “Crazy level of dominance considering they’ve achieved this with 3 different teams.”
The gold card: Farming without fighting
What made Chovy’s performance stand out was how it finally showed everyone why Twisted Fate was always such a top priority at this tournament. Even though TF got banned in most matches during MSI 2025 and EWC, viewers hadn’t really seen what the champ could do until this game. As one comment perfectly put it: “The key to winning as TF is to be Chovy.”
Gen.G’s victory cements them as the team to beat heading into the 2025 World Championship later this year. With their roster’s proven ability to perform under pressure—both Chovy and the team haven’t lost an international Game 5 yet—and the stability from long-term contracts for star players like Ruler and Chovy, we might just be seeing the start of a Gen.G dynasty.
