Gen.G Gen.G Korea Rank #1 Foxy9 Jung Jae-sung (정재성) t3xture Kim Na-ra (김나라) Munchkin Byeon Sang-beom (변상범) yoman Chae Young-moon (채영문) Karon Kim Won-tae (김원태) has defeated DRX DRX Korea Rank #4 Flashback Cho Min-hyuk (조민혁) MaKo Kim Myeong-gwan (김명관) Athan Na Ha-jun (나하준) free1ng No Ha-jun (노하준) HYUNMIN Song Hyun-min (송현민) 2-0 in the SOOP Valorant League semifinal. They will next play against NRG Esports in the event's grand final, marking Gen.G's seventh final in 2024. DRX ends the tournament in the top four, reaching playoffs after defeating Bilibili Gaming and Rapid Lofi in groups.

This series is the tenth time both teams play each other, with eight of those matches taking place this year. Overall, DRX had the upper hand with five wins prior to this encounter, but Gen.G boasts a much better record when counting only VCT matches — four wins and two losses.

Gen.G opened their map, Pearl, with t3xture taking over to win the pistol. He kept the pace up, leading his team to a six round winstreak. By round five, he had 13 eliminations, which set him up to finish the attack with a 1.54 rating. Eventually, DRX took their first round win, courtesy of HYUNMIN 's Neon, but Gen.G quickly adapted, reaching double digits in the first half with ease.

Karon stuck the defuse to secure the pistol, all but confirming a win on the first map. Foxy9 found a 3K on B long to overtake t3xture as top fragger, taking his team to match point. Gen.G opted to play the bonus cautiously, but it still came down to the wire, as MaKo needed to win a 1v1 for DRX's third round. Now with a full buy, Gen.G was better able to control the final round, and Karon came out on top over MaKo in the Astra mirror, taking the 1v1 and sealing Pearl 13-3.

Gen.G executed a successful retake to win the first pistol round on Bind, DRX's selection. Their gun advantage let them win a second retake, but DRX's Neon-led double-sentinel composition applied enough pressure to put them in the lead. Gen.G tied the score at 3-3, but Hyunmin and Flashback helped their team stay ahead during the remainder of the half. Together, the duo found 7 first kills, while the entirety of Gen.G combined only had 5.

free1ng showed up on round 10, finding a 3K with the round ended by Flashback in a 1v1. Munchkin earned a fourth point for his team after a 4K on B short, but was left in a 1v3 the next round after DRX's sentinel duo broke through Gen.G's defense. He was unable to clutch, which ended the half 8-4 in DRX's favor.

A Karon 3K helped Gen.G recover, narrowing the score gap with a pistol win. He showed off his Marshall skills in the anti-eco, and t3xture helped Gen.G take the next two rounds to tie the score. DRX's stalling abilities rewarded them with a ninth point, but Gen.G played the map well, drew out DRX's resources, and took advantage of their ultimate economy to continue scoring rounds. t3xture took up an attack Operator to break through DRX, finding three with the premium weapon and another with his Showstopper. With his bullet just milliseconds ahead of the sniper shot, yoman denied t3xture the ace, ending Bind 13-9 and sending DRX home.

Foxy9 mentioned conflicted feelings on defeating his former team. “I feel really happy, but it's a mix of emotions,” he said after the series. Despite this, he was confident in Gen.G. “My teammates have so much more potential than what we displayed today,” he said. “The team has helped me a lot, helped me grow.”

“It's going to be a 3-0. 13-8 first map, 13-5 second map, 13-3 third map. All clean games from Gen.G,” he said regarding their grand final match.