
Hanwha Life Esports' captain Jin-hyuk "Kanavi" Seo and coach Seong-young Yoon, who finished second in this year's LCK, expressed their regret over losing the final and pledged to do well in next month's World Championship.
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Hanwha Life Esports ended its journey as runner-up, losing to Gen.G in the 2026 LCK finals.
“Hope for a rematch with BLG at Worlds”
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Joo-hwan = Hanwha Life Esports' captain Jin-hyeok "Kanavi" Seo, who finished the LCK journey this year in runner-up, expressed his disappointment, saying, "I did well until the finals, but I feel rushed or confused every time I meet Gen.G."
Kanabi said this at a press conference after the 2026 LCK final on the 13th, promising the World Championship (Worlds) scheduled to open next month.
Kanavi said, “I started off in a good mood by winning the first game, but unfortunately I lost the next three games, so I think I need to make up for it.”
In the 3rd set, Hanwha Life Insurance [088350] picked Cho'gath, which is advantageous for object hunting, but quickly lost to Genji. Kanavi said, "I chose Cho'gath because I thought I would quickly eat the dragon before the opponent Jerry-Yumi duo grew," and added, "But there was no situation to build up dragon buffs as expected, and the value of the opponent Lee Shin and Jerry-Yumi went up, so I lost helplessly."
At the meeting, several questions were asked about the ban picks (selection and ban) that Hanwha Life Insurance showed in the game that day.
Coach Yoon Seong-young said about the use of top Fiora in the last set, "Zeus is a player who is very good at laning, and during practice, he used Fiora against Gwen and was ahead by a lot, so I picked him believing in her strengths."
He added, “I think we need to talk about how to improve the ban pick in the future, and there are some shortcomings in object fights, so I think we need to make up for that.”
There was also mention of Worlds, which will open in October.
Regarding the team he would like to meet at the Worlds, Kanavi mentioned China's Bilibili Gaming (BLG), whom he faced twice in the last Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) playoffs, and said, "I want to meet him at the Worlds one more time."
BLG defeated Hanwha Life Insurance in the MSI upper bracket finals last year and advanced to the finals first, but Hanwha Life Insurance later broke through the losers' bracket and advanced to the finals, defeating BLG with a set score of 3:2.
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