IG vs NIP Highlights ALL GAMES | LPL 2026 Split 3 | Invictus Gaming vs Ninjas in Pyjamas
TL;DR
Ninjas in Pyjamas and Invictus Gaming met in a best-of-three LPL Split 3 series on Patch 26.16. Ninjas in Pyjamas entered at 5-0, while Invictus Gaming was 4-1. Ninjas in Pyjamas held first, with Invictus Gaming at No. 2.
Watch on YouTubeThe video above covers the full best-of-three LPL Split 3 series between Ninjas in Pyjamas and Invictus Gaming. The final score, full Picks and Bans, and game-by-game results are below.
Ninjas in Pyjamas entered at 5-0, while Invictus Gaming was 4-1. Ninjas in Pyjamas held first, with Invictus Gaming at No. 2.
Ninjas in Pyjamas' lineup featured HOYA (top lane), Guwon (jungle), Care (mid lane), Photic (bot lane), and fengyue (support). Invictus Gaming's lineup featured TheShy (top lane), Wei (jungle), Rookie (mid lane), JiaQi (bot lane), and Meiko (support).
Ninjas in Pyjamas' previous series was a 2-1 win over LNG Esports in Split 3. Invictus Gaming's previous series was a 2-1 win over Weibo Gaming in Split 3.
Ninjas in Pyjamas and Invictus Gaming had no recorded recent head-to-head meeting before this series.
Series result
NIPNinjas in Pyjamas
2 - 0
Ninjas in Pyjamas win
IGInvictus Gaming
Picks & Bans
2 games
Ninjas in Pyjamas
Invictus Gaming
Draft read
JiaQi moved between Jhin and Ezreal across the series for Invictus Gaming. Meiko moved between Karma and Bard across the series for Invictus Gaming. Rookie moved between Ryze and Sylas across the series for Invictus Gaming. Invictus Gaming banned Varus twice.
Game 136:36
Ninjas in Pyjamas won
Game 1 was the longest game of the series at 36:36. Ninjas in Pyjamas won from blue side. Ninjas in Pyjamas finished 20-17 in kills and 71.8k to 67.3k in gold, a margin of 3 kills and 4.5k. Ninjas in Pyjamas led 9-4 in towers, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 1-0 in inhibitors. Invictus Gaming had the edge 2-1 in Barons and 2-0 in Void Grubs. Dragons finished 4-2 for Ninjas in Pyjamas. Invictus Gaming secured first blood, while Ninjas in Pyjamas secured first dragon, while Invictus Gaming secured first tower.
Photic led the damage chart for Ninjas in Pyjamas on Yunara, finishing 5/5/12 with 40,708 damage and 353 CS. Care added 27,900 damage on Yone and ended the game 6/1/9. JiaQi was the top damage source for Invictus Gaming, putting up 37,026 on Jhin in a 6/2/6 game. Rookie followed for Invictus Gaming with 30,541 damage and a 4/7/6 line on Ryze.
Kills
20:17
Gold
71.8k:67.3k
Towers
9:4
Dragons
4:2
Barons
1:2
Game 223:39
Ninjas in Pyjamas won
Game 2 was the shortest game of the series at 23:39. Playing blue side, Ninjas in Pyjamas won Game 2. At the end, Ninjas in Pyjamas led 27-9 in kills and 54.3k to 41.0k in gold. The final gaps overall were 18 kills and 13.2k. Ninjas in Pyjamas led 10-3 in towers, the only Baron, 3-0 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 2-0 in inhibitors. Invictus Gaming led dragons 2-1. Invictus Gaming secured first blood, while Invictus Gaming secured first dragon, while Ninjas in Pyjamas secured first tower.
On Jayce, HOYA topped Ninjas in Pyjamas' damage output at 23,771 and finished 6/3/7 and 203 CS. Care followed with 22,680 damage and a 12/2/4 line on Locke. Invictus Gaming got its highest damage total from JiaQi, who dealt 16,167 on Ezreal and finished 0/4/2.
Kills
27:9
Gold
54.3k:41.0k
Towers
10:3
Dragons
1:2
Barons
1:0
Series read
Ninjas in Pyjamas took the opener and followed with another win in Game 2, completing the best-of-3 in straight games without needing a deciding map. Every game in the series was won from blue side. Every game in the series was shorter than the game before it. The kill margin moved from 3 in Game 1 to 18 in Game 2, while the final gold gap changed from 4.5k to 13.2k. Photic produced the series' highest damage total, recording 59,502 for Ninjas in Pyjamas. Photic gave Ninjas in Pyjamas 10 kills and 22 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 40,708 in Game 1 to 18,794 in Game 2. JiaQi gave Invictus Gaming 6 kills and 8 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 37,026 in Game 1 to 16,167 in Game 2.
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