Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon, in the long years of being considered one of the best League of Legends players, has been cursed with a career without seeing the grand finals of Worlds. This curse is finally dispelled following their win over Invictus Gaming in the semifinals of Worlds 2026. The Church of Chovy is now only one win away from his long-promised ascension to World Champion.
Chovy, Worlds Finalist
Chovy and Worlds Finalist were two things that couldn’t be mentioned in the same breath, until now. Gen.G Esports dismantled Invictus Gaming in the Worlds 2026 semifinals, 3-0.
This ends Chovy’s curse of dropping off in Worlds semifinals in his eight-year-long career. He has long been in the conversation as one of the best mid-laners, or players, in the world, and he finally has a real shot at lifting the Summoner’s Cup.
Chovy is joined by veteran top-laner Kim “Kiin” Ki-in and support Joo “Duro” Min-kyu, as they attend their first-ever Worlds grand final against the winner of T1 vs. Bilibili Gaming.
Meanwhile, Kim “Canyon” Geon-bu and Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk return to the Worlds final stage since 2021 and 2017, respectively.
Gen.G vs. IG in Worlds 2026 semifinals
Game 1 was simple and clean for the LCK champions. The game was 29-9 in kills, with Ruler’s Jhin topping the leaderboard at 9-2. Canyon’s Qiyana held the spotlight, though, showing his counterpart a true jungle canyon.
This was the same story in game 2, where Gen.G beat IG 26-9 in kills. Canyon’s Lee Sin was deathless, but each player in Gen.G dominated their lane opponent.
The Chinese squad finally found their footing in game 3, where they looked incredibly poised to win. A series of events locked the sweep for Gen.G: first, a Dragon steal by Canyon that delayed IG’s Mountain Soul, and second, IG bot-laner Zi “JiaQi” Jiaqi getting caught by a Nautilus hook.
Chovy and Gen.G Esports will shoot for the trophy at the Worlds 2026 Grand Finals on Nov. 14, 2026.
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