Why Kanavi Being TERRIBLE in the MSI Finals Didn't Matter | Summoning Insight

Thorin and YamatoCannon break down HLE's MSI win, Faker's broken international streak, and G2's blockbuster move: Dylan Falco out, Perkz in as head coach. Hanwha Life clinch the 2026 MSI Final 3-2 over BLG in one of the closest tournament conclusions in recent memory. Duncan "Thorin" Shields and Jakob "YamatoCannon" Mebdi dissect it from every angle: whether Kanavi was the villain or the hero of the five-game series, Zeus first-timing matchups against the world's best top laners, and why BLG deserve their own segment of credit despite leaving without the title. BLG controlled 87% of the map in Game 5 with seven minutes left and still lost, which Thorin frames as one of the greatest near-misses the game has seen. The show moves through T1's 5th-6th finish at MSI breaking Faker's unbroken top-4 international streak, Inspired's G2 feud backstory and whether he is the greatest LEC jungler of all time, an EWC bracket preview covering the G2/FURIA/DPlus/Anyone's Legend group of death, and closes on the biggest G2 coaching news in years: Dylan Falco, widely considered the greatest Western coach the scene has produced, is out. Perkz becomes head coach. Topics covered: ⦁ BLG had 87% map control in Game 5 of the MSI Final with seven minutes left and still lost. Greatest near-miss in recent tournament history? ⦁ Kanavi at MSI 2026: criminal early-game play in the opening series, hero/villain razor margin, and the Game 5 smite ⦁ Zeus's development arc from DRX Worlds to HLE MSI champion: first-timing matchups, year-on-year improvement, best player at the tournament? ⦁ Inspired at MSI 2026: the backstory on the G2 feud, LYON as a team of rejects, and is he the greatest LEC jungler of all time? ⦁ T1 go 5th-6th at MSI: Faker's top-4 international streak ends, and what the roster change actually looks like ⦁ EWC preview: Anyone's Legend's coaching needs, the G2/FURIA/DPlus group of death, and who wins EWC? ⦁ G2 fire Dylan Falco as head coach. Is he the greatest Western coach ever? Can Perkz replace him before Worlds? ⦁ Q&A: Jankos vs Inspired for LEC jungler GOAT, Knight as the best international mid from 2023 to 2026, the Golden Road, and whether Perkz's promotion was decided before MSI ExpressVPN: Full online privacy on public WiFi with plans from $3.49/month. Get up to four extra months free at https://expressvpn.com/summoning ZenAI: Turn any conversation into shareable content without the production setup. Join the invite-only beta waitlist at bit.ly/zenAI_bpp_si Hims: Free online visit for hair loss, ED, and weight loss treatments. Start at https://hims.com/LFN LFN Premium: Q&A access every episode, community input on show direction, and more across the LFN network. Sign up at https://www.lastfreenation.com Livetrade on LoL today on Polymarket: https://polymarket.com/?via=lastfreen... Summoning Insight is the longest-running, most viewed League of Legends esports podcast in the world. Each week, host Duncan "Thorin" Shields and co-host Jakob "YamatoCannon" Mebdi break down the most exciting matches from LEC, LCS, LCK, and LPL. Summoning Insight Season 9 Episode 28 was filmed on July 15, 2026. 🎧 Watch/Listen to Summoning Insight: • Spotify (with video): https://open.spotify.com/show/1w3sDoR... • Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast... • Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/4z9sg2tg • Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/summo... • iHeart: https://iheart.com/podcast/104244896/ 💬 Join the conversation: • Discord:   / discord   📲 Follow Last Free Nation LoL: • YouTube:    / @lastfreenation   • Twitter: https://x.com/lastfreenation 🔔 Subscribe to Last Free Nation LoL for new episodes every week. 📰 Sign up for The LFN Herald, the weekly dispatch from across the Last Free Nation network: https://herald.lastfreenation.com?utm... 🏴‍☠️ Join the Crew: https://www.lastfreenation.com 0:00 MSI 2026 Final: HLE vs BLG full breakdown 0:32:54 HLE coaching and draft mastery 0:41:46 Kanavi: hero or villain of the final? 0:58:31 BLG deserve credit despite losing 1:11:57 MSI All-Pro selections 1:30:36 Inspired: the G2 feud and LYON story 1:48:29 T1's MSI exit and Faker's broken streak 2:23:56 EWC preview: bracket and group analysis 2:51:53 G2: Dylan Falco out, Perkz becomes head coach 3:17:13 Q&A #LeagueOfLegends #LCK #LEC #SummoningInsight #LFN