Gen.Gadvances to the Grand Finals unscathed after theLower Bracket Finalseries againstT1.
With a 3-0 score, the best-of-five series ended quickly in favor of Gen.G.
The Lower Bracket Final was a rematch for the two Pacific teams.
They first faced each other during the Upper Bracket Semifinal wherein T1 came out victorious.
Gen.G finally got redemption after they won the crucial do-or-die series.
Gen.G started strong in Lotus.
Thanks to the teams double-controller composition, the sites were impenetrable.
T1 struggled to tear down Gen.Gs defense and put the spike down.
This led to a huge deficit during the first half.
The momentum helped Gen.G end the first game with a 13-2 score.
T1 could not find their footing in the first few rounds of Game 2.
Gen.G was able to convert the bonus round into a win.
This put T1 at a disadvantage, but the team managed to chalk up a few rounds.
T1 looked poised to make a comeback as they slowly crawled through the deficit.
They were one point ahead of Gen.G at round 21.
However, a pair of crucial late-game team fights favored Gen.G.
The game got farther and farther away from the hands of T1 as Gen.G took the Game 2 victory.
Bind was the last map of the series.
T1 took the lead early on but Gen.G responded with a few rounds of their own.
The first half was a bit close with a score of 7-5 in favor of Gen.G.
Gen.G showed early aggression in the second half.
The team denied their Korean rivals a fourth game as they closed the map with a 13-9 score.
Another rematch awaits Gen.G in the Grand Finals of VCT Pacific Stage 1.
The Korean team will battle it out againstPaper Rexin a nail-biting series.
The winner will be the first seed of the Pacific region.
T1, Gen.G Esports, and Paper Rex are all qualified for VCT Masters Shanghai.
