IG vs WE Highlights: IG Win 3-1, LPL Grand Finals 2026 Round 2
TL;DR
Invictus Gaming and Team WE met in a best-of-five LPL Grand Finals series on Patch 26.17. Invictus Gaming's previous series was a 3-2 win over Top Esports in Grand Finals. Team WE's previous series was a 3-1 loss to Bilibili Gaming in Grand Finals.
Watch on YouTubeThe video above covers the full best-of-five LPL Grand Finals series between Invictus Gaming and Team WE. 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). Team WE's lineup featured Cube (top lane), Monki (jungle), Karis (mid lane), About (bot lane), and Erha (support).
Invictus Gaming's previous series was a 3-2 win over Top Esports in Grand Finals. Team WE's previous series was a 3-1 loss to Bilibili Gaming in Grand Finals.
Invictus Gaming and Team WE had no recorded recent head-to-head meeting before this series.
Series result
IGInvictus Gaming
3 - 1
Invictus Gaming win
WETeam WE
Picks & Bans
4 games
Invictus Gaming
Team WE
Draft read
JiaQi moved between Yunara and Xayah and Jhin and Kalista across the series for Invictus Gaming. Meiko moved between Lulu and Rakan and Seraphine and Alistar across the series for Invictus Gaming. Team WE banned both Cassiopeia and Jarvan IV 3 times.
Game 123:28
Invictus Gaming won
Game 1 was the shortest game of the series at 23:28. Invictus Gaming won from blue side. Invictus Gaming finished 18-7 in kills and 53.0k to 42.2k in gold, a margin of 11 kills and 10.7k. Invictus Gaming led 7-1 in towers, the only Baron, 3-0 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 1-0 in inhibitors. Dragons finished 2-1 for Invictus Gaming. Team WE secured first blood, while Team WE secured first dragon, while Invictus Gaming secured first Rift Herald, while Invictus Gaming secured first Baron, while Team WE secured first tower.
JiaQi led the damage chart for Invictus Gaming on Yunara, finishing 9/2/4 with 20,667 damage and 231 CS. Rookie added 18,520 damage on Syndra and ended the game 3/0/13. About was the top damage source for Team WE, putting up 12,590 on Caitlyn in a 2/3/3 game.
Kills
18:7
Gold
53.0k:42.2k
Towers
7:1
Dragons
2:1
Barons
1:0
Game 231:33
Team WE won
Cube finished Game 2 deathless for Team WE on Galio, ending the game on a 2/0/7 scoreline. Playing blue side, Team WE finished Game 2 in 31:33. At the end, Team WE led 16-7 in kills and 60.6k to 55.2k in gold. The final gaps overall were 9 kills and 5.5k. Team WE led 7-3 in towers and 1-0 in inhibitors. Dragons were even at 0-0.
On Lucian, About topped Team WE's damage output at 34,099 and finished 3/1/5 and 354 CS. Karis followed with 18,372 damage and a 9/3/3 line on Akali. Invictus Gaming got its highest damage total from Rookie, who dealt 21,804 on Orianna and finished 2/1/2. TheShy added 18,782 damage for Invictus Gaming on Rumble, ending at 2/2/1.
Kills
16:7
Gold
60.6k:55.2k
Towers
7:3
Dragons
0:0
Barons
0:0
Game 333:45
Invictus Gaming won
Game 3 was the longest game of the series at 33:45. Invictus Gaming took Game 3 from red side. The final scoreboard showed 18-22 in kills and 67.9k-70.7k in gold for Invictus Gaming, leaving differences of 4 kills and 2.8k. Team WE had the edge 2-0 in Barons. Dragons were even at 0-0. Invictus Gaming secured first blood, while Invictus Gaming secured first tower.
JiaQi's Jhin dealt a team-high 35,899 damage for Invictus Gaming, alongside a 8/2/6 scoreline and 332 CS. For Team WE, Karis led the damage numbers with 44,190 on Corki and a 9/0/8 line. Cube's Jayce supplied 29,128 damage and finished 2/4/9 for Team WE.
Kills
22:18
Gold
70.7k:67.9k
Towers
9:9
Dragons
0:0
Barons
2:0
Game 425:42
Invictus Gaming won
Rookie finished Game 4 deathless for Invictus Gaming on Viktor, ending the game on a 6/0/9 scoreline. Invictus Gaming won from blue side in 25:42. Invictus Gaming finished 20-6 in kills and 55.8k to 42.8k in gold, a margin of 14 kills and 13.0k. Invictus Gaming led 8-0 in towers, 2-1 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 1-0 in inhibitors. Dragons finished 2-1 for Invictus Gaming. Invictus Gaming secured first blood, while Team WE secured first dragon, while Invictus Gaming secured first Rift Herald, while Invictus Gaming secured first tower.
Rookie led the damage chart for Invictus Gaming on Viktor, finishing 6/0/9 with 22,391 damage and 259 CS. TheShy added 19,678 damage on Kled and ended the game 4/2/13. About was the top damage source for Team WE, putting up 19,431 on Sivir in a 3/3/2 game. Cube followed for Team WE with 17,934 damage and a 1/6/3 line on Olaf.
Kills
20:6
Gold
55.8k:42.8k
Towers
8:0
Dragons
2:1
Barons
0:0
Series read
Team WE lost the series yet finished ahead in Barons (2-1). The kill margin moved from 11 in Game 1 to 14 in Game 4, while the final gold gap changed from 10.7k to 13.0k. About produced the series' highest damage total, recording 91,879 for Team WE. About gave Team WE 14 kills and 21 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 12,590 in Game 1 to 19,431 in Game 4. JiaQi gave Invictus Gaming 22 kills and 19 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 20,667 in Game 1 to 13,098 in Game 4.
Next up
Next on the schedule: Invictus Gaming vs LGD Gaming in Grand Finals, set for September 8.
