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IG vs NIP Highlights ALL GAMES | LPL 2026 Split 3 | Invictus Gaming vs Ninjas in Pyjamas

By Onivia Editorial

TL;DR

Invictus Gaming and Ninjas in Pyjamas met in a best-of-three LPL Split 3 series on Patch 26.15. Invictus Gaming's previous series was a 2-0 win over LNG Esports in Split 3. Ninjas in Pyjamas' previous series was a 2-0 win over Weibo Gaming in Split 3.

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The video above covers the full best-of-three LPL Split 3 series between Invictus Gaming and Ninjas in Pyjamas. 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), Assum (bot lane), and Meiko (support). Ninjas in Pyjamas' lineup featured HOYA (top lane), Guwon (jungle), Care (mid lane), Photic (bot lane), and fengyue (support).

Invictus Gaming's previous series was a 2-0 win over LNG Esports in Split 3. Ninjas in Pyjamas' previous series was a 2-0 win over Weibo Gaming in Split 3.

Invictus Gaming and Ninjas in Pyjamas had no recorded recent head-to-head meeting before this series.

Series result

IG

IG

1 - 2

Ninjas in Pyjamas win

NIP

NIP

Picks & Bans

3 games
Ninjas in Pyjamas logo

Ninjas in Pyjamas

blue side
Picks
Care
Locke
Locke
Guwon
Vi
Vi
HOYA
Varus
Varus
fengyue
Shen
Shen
Photic
Kai'Sa
Kai'Sa
Bans
Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia
Lucian
Lucian
Nocturne
Nocturne
Olaf
Olaf
Jhin
Jhin
Invictus Gaming logo

Invictus Gaming

red side
Picks
Rookie
Orianna
Orianna
Wei
Naafiri
Naafiri
Meiko
Bard
Bard
Assum
Corki
Corki
TheShy
Rumble
Rumble
Bans
Poppy
Poppy
Ezreal
Ezreal
Ziggs
Ziggs
Nautilus
Nautilus
Alistar
Alistar

Draft read

Assum moved between Corki and Lucian and Ezreal across the series for Invictus Gaming. Meiko moved between Bard and Milio and Seraphine across the series for Invictus Gaming. Ninjas in Pyjamas banned Jarvan IV twice.

Game 134:30

Invictus Gaming won

Game 1 was contested, with Invictus Gaming taking the result. Invictus Gaming won from red side in 34:30. Invictus Gaming finished 22-16 in kills and 70.5k to 64.2k in gold, a margin of 6 kills and 6.2k. Invictus Gaming led 9-4 in towers and 2-0 in inhibitors. Ninjas in Pyjamas had the edge 3-0 in Void Grubs and 1-0 in Rift Heralds. Dragons finished 4-1 for Invictus Gaming. Invictus Gaming secured first blood, while Invictus Gaming secured first dragon, while Ninjas in Pyjamas secured first Rift Herald, while Ninjas in Pyjamas secured first Baron, while Ninjas in Pyjamas secured first tower.

Rookie led the damage chart for Invictus Gaming on Orianna, finishing 4/1/16 with 32,560 damage and 302 CS. Assum added 28,185 damage on Corki and ended the game 7/2/5. HOYA was the top damage source for Ninjas in Pyjamas, putting up 30,085 on Varus in a 7/4/6 game.

Ninjas in Pyjamasblue : redInvictus Gaming

Kills

16:22

Gold

64.2k:70.5k

Towers

4:9

Dragons

1:4

Barons

1:1

Game 231:08

Ninjas in Pyjamas won

Game 2 was the shortest game of the series at 31:08. Playing red side, Ninjas in Pyjamas won Game 2. At the end, Ninjas in Pyjamas led 27-12 in kills and 65.3k to 54.6k in gold. The final gaps overall were 15 kills and 10.8k. Ninjas in Pyjamas led 8-3 in towers, 2-0 in Barons, 3-0 in Void Grubs, and 2-0 in inhibitors. Invictus Gaming had the edge 1-0 in Rift Heralds. Dragons finished 3-1 for Ninjas in Pyjamas. Invictus Gaming secured first blood, while Ninjas in Pyjamas secured first dragon, while Invictus Gaming secured first Rift Herald, while Ninjas in Pyjamas secured first Baron, while Invictus Gaming secured first tower.

On Cassiopeia, Care topped Ninjas in Pyjamas' damage output at 47,520 and finished 17/2/6 and 261 CS. Photic followed with 31,916 damage and a 4/5/17 line on Xayah. Invictus Gaming got its highest damage total from Assum, who dealt 41,710 on Lucian and finished 5/7/1. Rookie added 26,202 damage for Invictus Gaming on Ryze, ending at 2/4/2.

Invictus Gamingblue : redNinjas in Pyjamas

Kills

12:27

Gold

54.6k:65.3k

Towers

3:8

Dragons

1:3

Barons

0:2

Game 346:52

Ninjas in Pyjamas won

Game 3 was the longest game of the series at 46:52. Ninjas in Pyjamas took Game 3 from blue side. The final scoreboard showed 16-21 in kills and 87.3k-87.2k in gold for Ninjas in Pyjamas, leaving differences of 5 kills and 0.1k. Ninjas in Pyjamas led 3-0 in Void Grubs and 1-0 in Rift Heralds. Invictus Gaming had the edge 7-5 in towers. Dragons finished 4-3 for Ninjas in Pyjamas. Invictus Gaming secured first blood, while Ninjas in Pyjamas secured first dragon, while Ninjas in Pyjamas secured first Rift Herald, while Invictus Gaming secured first Baron, while Invictus Gaming secured first tower.

Photic's Sivir dealt a team-high 63,876 damage for Ninjas in Pyjamas, alongside a 6/2/6 scoreline and 536 CS. A 6/4/5 game on Sylas brought Ninjas in Pyjamas another 29,904 damage from Care. For Invictus Gaming, Rookie led the damage numbers with 79,481 on Viktor and a 7/2/10 line. Assum's Ezreal supplied 42,946 damage and finished 4/4/8 for Invictus Gaming.

Ninjas in Pyjamasblue : redInvictus Gaming

Kills

16:21

Gold

87.3k:87.2k

Towers

5:7

Dragons

4:3

Barons

2:2

Series read

Invictus Gaming lost the series yet finished ahead in towers (19-17). The kill margin moved from 6 in Game 1 to 5 in Game 3, while the final gold gap changed from 6.2k to 0.1k. Rookie produced the series' highest damage total, recording 138,243 for Invictus Gaming. Rookie gave Invictus Gaming 13 kills and 28 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 32,560 in Game 1 to 79,481 in Game 3. Photic gave Ninjas in Pyjamas 13 kills and 27 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 19,308 in Game 1 to 63,876 in Game 3.

Next up

Next on the schedule: LNG Esports vs Invictus Gaming in Split 3, set for August 9.

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