IG vs LGD Highlights: IG Win 3-0, LPL Grand Finals 2026 Round 3
TL;DR
Invictus Gaming and LGD Gaming met in a best-of-five LPL Grand Finals series on Patch 26.17. 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.
Watch on YouTubeThe video above covers the full best-of-five LPL Grand Finals series between Invictus Gaming and LGD Gaming. The final score, full Picks and Bans, and game-by-game results are below.
Invictus Gaming's lineup featured TheShy (top lane), 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).
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.
Invictus Gaming and LGD Gaming had no recorded recent head-to-head meeting before this series.
Series result
IGInvictus Gaming
3 - 0
Invictus Gaming win
LGDLGD Gaming
Picks & Bans
3 games
LGD Gaming
Invictus Gaming
Draft read
JiaQi moved between Ashe and Yunara and Aphelios across the series for Invictus Gaming. Meiko moved between Seraphine and Lulu and Thresh across the series for Invictus Gaming. 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. LGD Gaming secured first blood, while Invictus Gaming secured first dragon, while LGD Gaming secured first Rift Herald, while Invictus Gaming secured first Baron, while Invictus Gaming secured first tower.
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 won Game 2. 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. Invictus Gaming secured first blood, while LGD Gaming secured first dragon, while Invictus Gaming secured first Rift Herald, while Invictus Gaming secured first Baron, while Invictus Gaming secured first tower.
On Yunara, JiaQi topped Invictus Gaming's damage output at 27,330 and finished 5/5/11 and 258 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. Invictus Gaming took Game 3 from blue side. 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. Invictus Gaming secured first blood, while LGD Gaming secured first dragon, while Invictus Gaming secured first Rift Herald, while Invictus Gaming secured first Baron, while Invictus Gaming secured first tower.
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 18,097 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 64,665 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 18,097 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 16,719 in Game 3.
Next up
Next on the schedule: Anyone's Legend vs Invictus Gaming in Grand Finals, set for September 12.
