IG vs LGD Highlights ALL GAMES | LPL Split 3 Playoffs 2026 | Invictus Gaming vs LGD Gaming
TL;DR
Invictus Gaming and LGD Gaming faced off in LPL Grand Finals. Patch 26.17 was used for the best-of-5. The series took place on September 8, 2026.
Watch on YouTubeInvictus Gaming and LGD Gaming played a best-of-5 in Grand Finals. Patch 26.17 was used. The match was played on September 8, 2026.
Invictus Gaming's lineup featured TheShy (top lane), Wei (Yan Yang-Wei) (jungle), Rookie (mid lane), JiaQi (bot lane), and Meiko (support). LGD Gaming's lineup featured Burdol (top lane), Heng (jungle), Tangyuan (mid lane), Shaoye (bot lane), and Crisp (support).
Fury (Lee Jin-yong), Helper (Kwon Yeong-jae), Kezman, and chengz were Invictus Gaming's coaches for the event. 1874 and Chelizi were LGD Gaming's coaches for the event.
Invictus Gaming's previous series was a 3-1 win over Team WE in Grand Finals. LGD Gaming's previous series was a 3-2 win over Ninjas in Pyjamas in Grand Finals.
Series result
IGInvictus Gaming
3 - 0
Invictus Gaming win
LGDLGD Gaming
Picks & Bans
3 games
LGD Gaming
Invictus Gaming
Draft read
Invictus Gaming banned both Akali and Locke twice, while LGD Gaming banned both Caitlyn and Cassiopeia twice.
Game 126:58
Invictus Gaming won
Rookie and JiaQi combined for zero deaths in Game 1. Invictus Gaming won from red side in 26:58. Invictus Gaming finished 20-4 in kills and 59.7k to 43.8k in gold, a margin of 16 kills and 15.9k. Invictus Gaming led 10-1 in towers, the only Baron, 3-0 in Void Grubs, and 2-0 in inhibitors. LGD Gaming had the edge 1-0 in Rift Heralds. Dragons finished 4-0 for Invictus Gaming.
Rookie led the damage chart for Invictus Gaming on Syndra, finishing 6/0/6 with 20,296 damage and 258 CS. JiaQi added 19,238 damage on Ashe and ended the game 5/0/10. Burdol was the top damage source for LGD Gaming, putting up 12,027 on Ambessa in a 2/4/0 game.
Kills
4:20
Gold
43.8k:59.7k
Towers
1:10
Dragons
0:4
Barons
0:1
Game 225:30
Invictus Gaming won
Game 2 was the shortest game of the series at 25:30. Playing blue side, Invictus Gaming finished Game 2 in 25:30. At the end, Invictus Gaming led 27-11 in kills and 59.4k to 44.8k in gold. The final gaps overall were 16 kills and 14.7k. Invictus Gaming led 10-0 in towers, the only Baron, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 2-0 in inhibitors. LGD Gaming had the edge 2-1 in Void Grubs. Dragons finished 3-1 for Invictus Gaming.
On Yunara, JiaQi topped Invictus Gaming's damage output at 27,330 and finished 5/5/11 and 259 CS. Rookie followed with 25,719 damage and a 10/2/6 line on Aurora. LGD Gaming got its highest damage total from Shaoye, who dealt 20,639 on Lucian and finished 5/6/5.
Kills
27:11
Gold
59.4k:44.8k
Towers
10:0
Dragons
3:1
Barons
1:0
Game 327:45
Invictus Gaming won
Game 3 was the longest game of the series at 27:45. The blue-side win for Invictus Gaming lasted 27:45. The final scoreboard showed 16-10 in kills and 55.7k-46.5k in gold for Invictus Gaming, leaving differences of 6 kills and 9.2k. Invictus Gaming led 9-0 in towers, the only Baron, 3-0 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 1-0 in inhibitors. LGD Gaming led dragons 3-1.
TheShy's Rumble dealt a team-high 20,963 damage for Invictus Gaming, alongside a 3/3/8 scoreline and 209 CS. A 10/3/1 game on Aphelios brought Invictus Gaming another 18,098 damage from JiaQi. For LGD Gaming, Tangyuan led the damage numbers with 20,973 on Taliyah and a 3/1/6 line.
Kills
16:10
Gold
55.7k:46.5k
Towers
9:0
Dragons
1:3
Barons
1:0
Series read
Invictus Gaming won all 3 games, completing the series without dropping a map. The kill margin moved from 16 in Game 1 to 6 in Game 3, while the final gold gap changed from 15.9k to 9.2k. JiaQi produced the series' highest damage total, recording 64,666 for Invictus Gaming. JiaQi gave Invictus Gaming 20 kills and 22 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 19,238 in Game 1 to 18,098 in Game 3. Rookie gave Invictus Gaming 19 kills and 21 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 20,296 in Game 1 to 16,720 in Game 3.
