Gen.G vs KT Rolster: LCK Thursday Preview
Gen.G Esports heads into Thursday’s clash riding an 18-match win streak in the Spring split. The defending champions have gone 16–0 so far and need just one more series win to complete a perfect round-robin. In recent weeks Gen.G has continued steamrolling opponents. They swept T1 2–0 on May 18 and followed that with a 2–0 victory over DRX on May 23. Earlier in May they also swept Dplus KIA 2–0. In short, Gen.G has not dropped a single series this split and looks impregnable.
| Date | Opponent | Series Score |
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2025-05-03 | Dplus KIA | 2–0 (win) |
2025-05-18 | T1 | 2–0 (win) |
2025-05-23 | DRX | 2–0 (win) |
In contrast, KT Rolster has had a roller-coaster season but hit form at just the right time. They sit at 9–7 in the standings and have won their last six series in a row. Most recently KT took series wins over BNK FEARX (2–1 on May 25), Nongshim RedForce (2–1 on May 23), and OK BRION (2–1 on May 17). Those wins have vaulted KT into a tie for 4th place with NS RedForce (both 9–7). In summary, KT’s momentum is high – they’ve won five of their last six games by narrow margins, beating mid-table foes – but they’re facing Gen.G at the peak of its powers.
| Date | Opponent | Series Score |
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2025-05-17 | OK BRION | 2–1 (win) |
2025-05-23 | NS RedForce | 2–1 (win) |
2025-05-25 | BNK FEARX | 2–1 (win) |
Head-to-Head History
Historically Gen.G dominates this matchup. In their last 23 encounters, Gen.G has won 16 times to KT’s 7 (map score 36–23). In the past year the teams have met three times: Gen.G won two of those series and KT won one, with an aggregate game score of 5–2 for Gen.G. Notably, KT’s last victory over Gen.G came in August 2024. In Spring 2024 Gen.G went 3–0 in series vs KT (including a 2–0 win on Mar 1, 2024). The head-to-head trends all favor Gen.G, who have rarely shown weakness against KT.
| Date | Gen.G | KT Rolster |
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| 2025-05-01 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024-08-09 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024-06-20 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024-03-01 | 2 | 0 |
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