Hanwha Life coasts to upper-bracket final at Mid-Season Invitational

Field Level Media|published: Sun 5th July, 10:32 2026

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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

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