IG vs TES Highlights ALL GAMES | LPL Split 3 Playoffs 2026 | Invictus Gaming vs Top Esports
TL;DR
Invictus Gaming and Top Esports faced off in LPL Grand Finals. Patch 26.17 was used for the best-of-5. The series took place on September 5, 2026.
Watch on YouTubeInvictus Gaming and Top Esports played a best-of-5 in Grand Finals. Patch 26.17 was used. The match was played on September 5, 2026.
Invictus Gaming's lineup featured TheShy (top lane), Wei (Yan Yang-Wei) (jungle), Rookie (mid lane), JiaQi (bot lane), and Meiko (support). Top Esports' lineup featured ZUIAN (top lane), Tian (jungle), Creme (mid lane), JackeyLove (bot lane), and Zhuo (support).
Fury (Lee Jin-yong), Helper (Kwon Yeong-jae), Kezman, and chengz were Invictus Gaming's coaches for the event. BoBo (He Wen-Bo), Leo (Li Yu-Ming), and Poppy (Chang Po-Hao) were Top Esports' coaches for the event.
Invictus Gaming's previous series was a 3-0 win over TT Gaming in Grand Finals. Top Esports' previous series was a 3-2 loss to LGD Gaming in Grand Finals.
Series result
IGInvictus Gaming
3 - 2
Invictus Gaming win
TESTop Esports
Picks & Bans
5 gamesTop Esports
Invictus Gaming
Draft read
Invictus Gaming banned both Karma and Vi 4 times, while Top Esports banned Lulu 5 times and Nocturne 4 times.
Game 132:16
Invictus Gaming won
Rookie finished Game 1 deathless for Invictus Gaming on Orianna, ending the game on a 5/0/8 scoreline. Invictus Gaming won from red side in 32:16. Invictus Gaming finished 21-10 in kills and 67.9k to 57.5k in gold, a margin of 11 kills and 10.4k. Invictus Gaming led 10-2 in towers, 2-0 in Barons, and 1-0 in inhibitors. Top Esports had the edge 3-0 in Void Grubs and 1-0 in Rift Heralds. Dragons finished 3-2 for Invictus Gaming.
JiaQi led the damage chart for Invictus Gaming on Caitlyn, finishing 9/1/8 with 30,569 damage and 337 CS. Rookie added 23,065 damage on Orianna and ended the game 5/0/8. JackeyLove was the top damage source for Top Esports, putting up 20,912 on Lucian in a 1/7/5 game.
Kills
10:21
Gold
57.5k:67.9k
Towers
2:10
Dragons
2:3
Barons
0:2
Game 228:20
Top Esports won
Tian and ZUIAN combined for zero deaths in Game 2. Playing red side, Top Esports finished Game 2 in 28:20. At the end, Top Esports led 23-5 in kills and 61.1k to 47.6k in gold. The final gaps overall were 18 kills and 13.5k. Top Esports led 9-3 in towers, the only Baron, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 1-0 in inhibitors. Invictus Gaming had the edge 2-1 in Void Grubs. Dragons were even at 2-2.
On Ashe, JackeyLove topped Top Esports' damage output at 24,334 and finished 5/2/12 and 251 CS. Tian followed with 23,956 damage and a 8/0/11 line on Naafiri. Invictus Gaming got its highest damage total from Wei (Yan Yang-Wei), who dealt 19,955 on Maokai and finished 2/5/3.
Kills
5:23
Gold
47.6k:61.1k
Towers
3:9
Dragons
2:2
Barons
0:1
Game 342:28
Invictus Gaming won
Game 3 was the longest game of the series at 42:28. The blue-side win for Invictus Gaming lasted 42:28. The final scoreboard showed 16-12 in kills and 82.7k-76.1k in gold for Invictus Gaming, leaving differences of 4 kills and 6.6k. Invictus Gaming led 10-4 in towers, 3-0 in Barons, 3-0 in Void Grubs, and 3-0 in inhibitors. Top Esports had the edge 1-0 in Rift Heralds. Dragons were even at 3-3.
JiaQi's Syndra dealt a team-high 36,081 damage for Invictus Gaming, alongside a 5/2/5 scoreline and 406 CS. A 2/2/10 game on Yone brought Invictus Gaming another 30,338 damage from Rookie. For Top Esports, Creme led the damage numbers with 35,603 on Azir and a 4/3/3 line. ZUIAN's Jayce supplied 34,341 damage and finished 2/4/5 for Top Esports.
Kills
16:12
Gold
82.7k:76.1k
Towers
10:4
Dragons
3:3
Barons
3:0
Game 436:14
Top Esports won
Top Esports made the opener one-sided. Top Esports won from red side in 36:14. Top Esports finished 23-15 in kills and 72.9k to 64.3k in gold, a margin of 8 kills and 8.7k. Top Esports led 10-4 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 were even at 3-3.
Creme led the damage chart for Top Esports on Viktor, finishing 4/4/12 with 53,426 damage and 299 CS. JackeyLove added 52,264 damage on Ezreal and ended the game 8/1/10. JiaQi was the top damage source for Invictus Gaming, putting up 35,033 on Jhin in a 6/3/5 game.
Kills
15:23
Gold
64.3k:72.9k
Towers
4:10
Dragons
3:3
Barons
0:2
Game 525:04
Invictus Gaming won
Game 5 was the shortest game of the series at 25:04. Playing red side, Invictus Gaming finished Game 5 in 25:04. At the end, Invictus Gaming led 23-4 in kills and 57.1k to 40.4k in gold. The final gaps overall were 19 kills and 16.7k. Invictus Gaming led 10-0 in towers, the only Baron, and 2-0 in inhibitors. Top Esports had the edge 2-1 in Void Grubs and 1-0 in Rift Heralds. Dragons finished 4-0 for Invictus Gaming.
On Aphelios, JiaQi topped Invictus Gaming's damage output at 30,672 and finished 13/0/6 and 268 CS. Top Esports got its highest damage total from Creme, who dealt 22,623 on Hwei and finished 0/3/4. JackeyLove added 12,871 damage for Top Esports on Zeri, ending at 3/6/1.
Kills
4:23
Gold
40.4k:57.1k
Towers
0:10
Dragons
0:4
Barons
0:1
Series read
The kill margin moved from 11 in Game 1 to 19 in Game 5, while the final gold gap changed from 10.4k to 16.7k. JiaQi produced the series' highest damage total, recording 149,863 for Invictus Gaming. JiaQi gave Invictus Gaming 36 kills and 25 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 30,569 in Game 1 to 30,672 in Game 5. Creme gave Top Esports 13 kills and 31 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 10,369 in Game 1 to 22,623 in Game 5.
Next up
Next on the schedule: Invictus Gaming vs Team WE in Grand Finals, set for September 6.