IG vs TES Highlights: IG Win 3-2, LPL Grand Finals 2026 Round 1

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 9-2 in towers and 2-0 in Barons. Dragons were even at 0-0.

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 20,911 on Lucian in a 1/7/5 game.

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, and 1-0 in inhibitors. Dragons were even at 0-0.

On Ashe, JackeyLove topped Top Esports' damage output at 24,333 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, who dealt 19,955 on Maokai and finished 2/5/3.

Game 3 was the longest game of the series at 42:28. Invictus Gaming took Game 3 from blue side. 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 11-3 in towers, 3-0 in Barons, and 1-0 in inhibitors. Dragons were even at 0-0.

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 30,337 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 34,340 damage and finished 2/4/5 for Top Esports.

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 finished 3-2 for Top Esports. Invictus Gaming secured first blood, while Invictus Gaming secured first dragon, while Invictus Gaming secured first Rift Herald, while Invictus Gaming secured first tower.

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.

Game 5 was the shortest game of the series at 25:04. Playing red side, Invictus Gaming won Game 5. 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 9-0 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. Invictus Gaming secured first blood, while Invictus Gaming secured first dragon, while Top Esports secured first Rift Herald, while Invictus Gaming secured first Baron, while Invictus Gaming secured first tower.

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.