G2 vs KC Highlights: G2 Win 3-1, LEC Summer Playoffs 2026 Round 3
TL;DR
Karmine Corp and G2 Esports met in a best-of-five LEC Summer Playoffs series on Patch 26.17. Karmine Corp's previous series was a 3-1 win over GIANTX in Summer Playoffs. G2 Esports' previous series was a 3-0 win over Team Vitality in Summer Playoffs.
Watch on YouTubeThe video above covers the full best-of-five LEC Summer Playoffs series between Karmine Corp and G2 Esports. The final score, full Picks and Bans, and game-by-game results are below.
G2 Esports' lineup featured BrokenBlade (top lane), SkewMond (jungle), Caps (mid lane), Hans Sama (bot lane), and Labrov (support). Karmine Corp's lineup featured Canna (top lane), Yike (jungle), kyeahoo (mid lane), Caliste (bot lane), and Busio (support).
Karmine Corp's previous series was a 3-1 win over GIANTX in Summer Playoffs. G2 Esports' previous series was a 3-0 win over Team Vitality in Summer Playoffs.
Karmine Corp and G2 Esports had no recorded recent head-to-head meeting before this series.
Series result
KCKarmine Corp
1 - 3
G2 Esports win
G2G2 Esports
Picks & Bans
4 games
Karmine Corp
G2 Esports
Draft read
BrokenBlade moved between K'Sante and Camille and Zaahen and Rumble across the series for G2 Esports. Caps moved between Viktor and Galio and Syndra and Tristana across the series for G2 Esports. Karmine Corp banned Akali 3 times.
Game 133:45
G2 Esports won
G2 Esports made the opener one-sided. G2 Esports won from red side in 33:45. G2 Esports finished 23-11 in kills and 70.9k to 63.5k in gold, a margin of 12 kills and 7.5k. G2 Esports led 10-4 in towers, 2-0 in Barons, 2-1 in Void Grubs, and 2-0 in inhibitors. Karmine Corp had the edge 1-0 in Rift Heralds. Dragons finished 5-0 for G2 Esports. G2 Esports secured first blood, while G2 Esports secured first dragon, while Karmine Corp secured first Rift Herald, while G2 Esports secured first Baron, while G2 Esports secured first tower.
Hans Sama led the damage chart for G2 Esports on Ezreal, finishing 5/3/11 with 40,029 damage and 322 CS. Caps added 31,821 damage on Viktor and ended the game 7/2/5. Caliste was the top damage source for Karmine Corp, putting up 33,283 on Caitlyn in a 4/4/3 game. Canna followed for Karmine Corp with 22,383 damage and a 1/3/5 line on Jayce.
Kills
11:23
Gold
63.5k:70.9k
Towers
4:10
Dragons
0:5
Barons
0:2
Game 234:28
G2 Esports won
Game 2 was the longest game of the series at 34:28. Playing blue side, G2 Esports won Game 2. At the end, G2 Esports led 22-14 in kills and 71.6k to 60.3k in gold. The final gaps overall were 8 kills and 11.3k. G2 Esports led 9-2 in towers, 2-0 in Barons, 3-0 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 1-0 in inhibitors. Karmine Corp led dragons 3-2. G2 Esports secured first blood, while Karmine Corp secured first dragon, while G2 Esports secured first Rift Herald, while G2 Esports secured first Baron, while G2 Esports secured first tower.
On Yunara, Hans Sama topped G2 Esports' damage output at 45,253 and finished 12/1/6 and 361 CS. Karmine Corp got its highest damage total from Caliste, who dealt 30,776 on Lucian and finished 3/2/6. kyeahoo added 22,371 damage for Karmine Corp on Orianna, ending at 2/4/7.
Kills
22:14
Gold
71.6k:60.3k
Towers
9:2
Dragons
2:3
Barons
2:0
Game 328:12
Karmine Corp won
Canna and Caliste combined for zero deaths in Game 3. The red-side win for Karmine Corp lasted 28:12. The final scoreboard showed 14-1 in kills and 60.8k-45.3k in gold for Karmine Corp, leaving differences of 13 kills and 15.5k. Karmine Corp led 9-1 in towers, the only Baron, 2-1 in Void Grubs, and 1-0 in inhibitors. G2 Esports had the edge 1-0 in Rift Heralds. Dragons finished 3-1 for Karmine Corp. Karmine Corp secured first blood, while Karmine Corp secured first dragon, while G2 Esports secured first Rift Herald, while Karmine Corp secured first Baron, while G2 Esports secured first tower.
Canna's Ambessa dealt a team-high 17,799 damage for Karmine Corp, alongside a 2/0/5 scoreline and 266 CS. A 4/0/4 game on Varus brought Karmine Corp another 16,546 damage from Caliste. For G2 Esports, Caps led the damage numbers with 11,143 on Syndra and a 1/3/0 line.
Kills
1:14
Gold
45.3k:60.8k
Towers
1:9
Dragons
1:3
Barons
0:1
Game 426:28
G2 Esports won
Game 4 was the shortest game of the series at 26:28. G2 Esports won from red side. G2 Esports finished 13-6 in kills and 54.8k to 44.6k in gold, a margin of 7 kills and 10.3k. G2 Esports led 8-2 in towers, the only Baron, and 1-0 in inhibitors. Karmine Corp had the edge 3-0 in Void Grubs and 1-0 in Rift Heralds. Dragons finished 4-0 for G2 Esports. Karmine Corp secured first blood, while G2 Esports secured first dragon, while Karmine Corp secured first Rift Herald, while G2 Esports secured first Baron, while G2 Esports secured first tower.
Hans Sama led the damage chart for G2 Esports on Miss Fortune, finishing 4/0/5 with 18,637 damage and 258 CS. Caps added 18,293 damage on Tristana and ended the game 3/1/5. Caliste was the top damage source for Karmine Corp, putting up 15,516 on Ashe in a 4/2/2 game.
Kills
6:13
Gold
44.6k:54.8k
Towers
2:8
Dragons
0:4
Barons
0:1
Series read
The kill margin moved from 12 in Game 1 to 7 in Game 4, while the final gold gap changed from 7.5k to 10.3k. Hans Sama produced the series' highest damage total, recording 112,457 for G2 Esports. Hans Sama gave G2 Esports 21 kills and 22 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 40,029 in Game 1 to 18,637 in Game 4. Caliste gave Karmine Corp 15 kills and 15 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 33,283 in Game 1 to 15,516 in Game 4.
Next up
Next on the schedule: Karmine Corp vs Movistar KOI in Summer Playoffs, set for September 19.
