Jordan Woodruff
Hanwha Life breezed to a 3-0 sweep of G2 Esports on Sunday to advance to upper-bracket final of the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational in Daejeon, South Korea.
Hanwha Life recorded 33-, 24- and 25-minute wins on blue.
South Koreans Min-hyung “Gumayusi” Lee and Geon-woo “Zeka” Kim posted 25-8-35 and 25-5-27 kills-deaths-assists ratios for Hanwha Life, who face the winner of Bilibili and LYON.
Also on Sunday, Secret Whales notched a 3-1 victory over Top Esports.
Secret Whales secured a 32-minute win on blue before Top Esports responded with a 28-minute victory on red. Secret Whales answered with a 31-minute triumph on red and 42-minute minute victory on blue.
All matches are best-of-five in the $2 million tournament, which concludes on July 12 with a top prize of $500,000. The winner of the grand final also qualifies for this fall’s 2026 World Championship.
2026 Mid-Season Invitational prize pool:
1. $500,000
2. $300,000
3. $240,000
4. $200,000
5-6. $160,000
7-8. $110,000 — Top Esports
9. $90,000 — Team Liquid
10. $70,000 — Karmine Corp.
11. $60,000 — Deep Cross Gaming
–Field Level Media
