Gen.G Completely Dominates at First Stand 2026
In recent days, the League of Legends community has been focusing all attention on First Stand 2026, and Riot’s first international tournament of the year is nearing its conclusion. The most promising candidates for the championship have begun to emerge, with Gen.G—current champions of the LCK Cup 2026—standing out prominently. Not only have they displayed a devastating performance against their opponents, but Gen.G has also set records for the shortest total BO5 duration at First Stand, only to break those records themselves.
Specifically, Gen.G took only 77 minutes and 24 seconds to defeat JDG, the second seed from the LPL, in this year’s tournament. Just when it seemed that was a very quick achievement for a team in this tournament, Gen.G demonstrated an even more one-sided game. In their victory against LYON, a representative from the LCK, Gen.G needed only 76 minutes and 26 seconds to overcome their opponent.
The commonality between the two matches is that even though Gen.G occasionally allowed their opponents some room to fight back, they controlled the entire game from the laning phase. In fact, many viewers during the match speculated that Gen.G might have wanted to give their opponents some resistance to make the game more exciting or to test their own limits.
Gen.G is the Number 1 Championship Contender of First Stand 2026
It can be said that at this moment, Gen.G is the number one contender for the championship at this early international tournament in the League of Legends scene. Moreover, this will serve as an important foundation, helping Gen.G not only kickstart their Golden Road this year but also giving individual players a better chance in the selection process for the League of Legends event at ASIAD 2026.
Furthermore, victory in this tournament will serve as a good foundation for Gen.G as they prepare for the more critical phase of the upcoming Regular Seasons 2026.