G2 Esports are back in form. After a rough start to the 2026 campaign, the team has dominated Movistar KOI (MKOI) in the LEC Versus Playoffs to punch a ticket to the final in Badalona, Spain. After the series against MKOI, we chatted with G2’s head coach Dylan “Dylan Falco” Falco to hear what led to G2’s step up and how the team has been working so far as they aim for international success.
Davide: Congrats on the victory. What are your thoughts on the match?
G2 has looked way stronger in the past few matches compared to the regular season. What magic did you do to the team?
Dylan Falco: Well, I think our roster and players have always been very strong. We made every final with this roster and we won the last split and summer split. So I think as much as we were one game away from not making playoffs, we were also two games away from first place. It was just a very volatile split for us. I think we really focused a bit more on our drafting to make more solid choices… That was probably the biggest change. And other than that, there’s just the usual ramping up of practice in the playoffs.
What were some of the things that you guys worked on the most in the past two months?
Dylan Falco: In the past two months, we’ve been working a lot on utilizing the range support games better. We’ve been looking a lot at how we teamfight around objectives and position our characters. We’ve been looking a lot at enabling mid lane. These are things we’re always looking at, I guess, because as much as the game has so many factors, you’re kind of always trying to prove on the same things. But those are some of the stuff we’ve been working on.
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Davide: You will now have to wait for your opponent in the Grand Final in Badalona.
Is there any team in particular that you would like to go up against and what are your thoughts on the three teams that will be playing there with you?
Dylan Falco: I think we’ve had a very good record against KOI through the past few years and coming off a 3-0 in a best-of-five, I think we would do pretty well to face them again. But they did beat us last spring, so there’s always that chance.
I think talent-wise, probably KCorp (Karmine Corp) would be the favorites to make it through. They were also first in the regular season. That being said, every time KOI plays against KCorp, they always play extremely well, they’ve had a good matchup into them. So I think with fearless and best-of-fives and a big stage, there are a lot of factors that could determine who we face; it could be [even] GX (GIANTX), although I would assume they’d be the least favorite to make it to the finals. But I think we could face all three teams, and depending on how the fearless goes, all three could be a good opponent.
Davide: You’ve been leading G2 for four years already.
What are some of the toughest parts of being a head coach for G2?
Dylan Falco: I think the good parts, obviously, is you get to work with extremely talented rosters.
“The toughest part is that you’re really expected to win. Even if you’re third or fourth place in a regular season, people are all calling for people to be fired, kicked, and replaced. It’s very extreme.”
So I would say the expectation is probably the most difficult. But we do well, and we have very talented players, so it’s definitely very worth it.
What is like the biggest lesson you’ve learned throughout these past four years on G2?
Dylan Falco: The biggest lesson? Learning how to enable each player individually. Every player I’ve worked with has been different. All the iterations of this roster have needed different things; whether that’s how we run our days, whether we run our scrims, whether that’s what champions we pick, or whether that’s just our approach in-game.
I think you really need to be adaptable to what you’re working with and try to really maximize the strengths and positives of everyone in that regard.
Has there, like, have you changed any of your habits or ways of working throughout the past four years?
Dylan Falco: Our processes have been very different every year, depending on what type of players we have. Some players like tons of information and knowledge and meetings and a really strict understanding of preparation, whereas some players need to be less of that, be more free, and have a lower-pressure sort of situation. It really depends. We’re very adaptable and the way we’re running things this year is different than some of the past ones for sure.
Davide: You mentioned G2 having the pressure of always having high expectations and competitive results.
What’s the one thing that you’re expecting to see from your players this year and what condition would make you satisfied?
Dylan Falco: I just want to be able to be very strong in fearless best-of-five. I want us to always have another tool. I want us to be ahead in draft phase and know how to execute in games. So when we go in best-of-five against Asian teams, we are ready. I think that’s the main focus for us. We haven’t gotten to play too many best-of-fives so far, to be honest. But hopefully when we get to play a few more, it’ll be better.
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Davide: You mentioned international teams. Gen.G has already qualified for First Stand. Unfortunately, T1 is out. BFX and DK are left.
Which of the two LCK teams in contention would you like to face, if you were to go?
Dylan Falco: Oh, that’s hard. I would like to maybe play against Damwon (Dplus Kia). I like Showmaker (Heo Su, Dplus Kia’s mid laner). Drafts are always spicy. He’s always playing crazy stuff. I think that would be very fun in a fearless best-of-five to draft against. But BFX’s botlane is pretty fun to watch as well, so I wouldn’t mind either. Sad [that there is] no T1.
Have you been following other leagues? Are you keeping in touch with other leagues as well?
Dylan Falco: I’m aware of what they’re playing always. It’s important as a coach to know the sort of champions that are being played. Given that we have such an intense schedule, I actually don’t have time to watch every game like I could when I was a fan… I would just watch every game from every region because it was so fun. I have an understanding, and I’ll watch the big games, but I can’t watch all of them, unfortunately.
Davide: Next question is about the Esports Nation Cup. Being Canadian, if you were to become the head coach for Canada,
Is there any player that you would like to see absolutely on your national team?
Dylan Falco: Well, [it] would be great to work with the Canadian team. I don’t think there are any other real Canadian coaches in the major leagues. So I think I got a shot. I think our team is actually quite good… Team Canada is actually one of the stronger teams. We’ve got players like JoJo (Joseph Joon “Jojopyun” Pyun, MKOI’s mid laner).
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I don’t know who’s actually eligible or what the eligibility base is on. But I’ve taken a look at it, and the roster is looking pretty strong. I don’t want to name my five-man roster because I don’t know how things will work out, but we’ve got quite a few.
Is there anything that you would like to say or add to the fans?
Dylan Falco: Just thanks to the fans, of course. It’s good to see us winning again. They’re probably happier now, but this is just kind of hopefully trusting us to have a good finals and hopefully get some international games going.