TL;DRAnyone's Legend took the best-of-three LPL 2026 Split 3 series 2-1 over JD Gaming on Patch 26.15. JDG took Game 1 in 37 minutes, finishing 23-16 in kills, then AL won Games 2 and 3, none lasting longer than 31 minutes.
Watch on YouTubeAnyone's Legend and JD Gaming played a best-of-3 in the LPL 2026 Split 3 on August 14, 2026, on Patch 26.15.
Anyone's Legend came in at 7-2 in second, and JD Gaming at 5-4 in fourth.
In their last two series at LPL 2026, Anyone's Legend beat LGD Gaming 2-0 and Edward Gaming 2-1, while JD Gaming beat Team WE 2-0 and Bilibili Gaming 2-1.
JD Gaming fielded top laner Xiaoxu, jungler JunJia, mid laner HongQ, marksman GALA and support Vampire. Anyone's Legend countered with Breathe, Tarzan, Shanks, Hope and Kael in the same roles.
Anyone's Legend's staff included Despa1r, coach, Teacherma, coach, and BigWei, head coach. JD Gaming's staff included Xiaobai, coach, Zoom, coach, and Tabe, head coach.
Anyone's Legend and JD Gaming had met 18 times since 2022, with JDG ahead 12-6. JD Gaming had won 3 of the teams' 4 meetings in the previous six months.
Series result
ALAnyone's Legend
2 - 1
Anyone's Legend win
JDGJD Gaming
Picks & Bans
3 games
JD Gaming
Anyone's Legend
Draft read
Across the series, Breathe played Olaf and Ambessa and Yorick for Anyone's Legend. Hope moved between Ashe and Varus and Sivir across the series for AL. JD Gaming banned Akali 3 times and Naafiri twice.
Game 137:11
JD Gaming won
Game 1 was the longest game of the series at 37:11. JD Gaming won from blue side. Anyone's Legend drafted with first pick. By 15 minutes, JDG had a 905 gold lead. In lane, Xiaoxu on Jax led the opposing laner by 937 gold and 21 CS. JDG finished 7 kills and 9.2k gold ahead. They were ahead 3-0 in Void Grubs and 2-0 in inhibitors. AL had the edge 1-0 in Rift Heralds. JDG took first blood, first dragon, first Baron, and first tower, while AL took first Rift Herald.
GALA's Jhin dealt a team-high 34,954 damage for JDG, alongside a 7/2/10 scoreline and 361 CS. HongQ added 34,645 damage on Anivia and ended the game 5/2/10. For AL, Shanks led the damage numbers with 32,127 on Cassiopeia and a 8/4/3 line.
Kills
23:16
Gold
77.7k:68.5k
Towers
9:1
Dragons
3:3
Barons
1:0
Game 231:10
Anyone's Legend won
Hope finished Game 2 deathless for Anyone's Legend on Varus, ending the game on a 8/0/8 scoreline. Playing blue side, AL finished Game 2 in 31:10. JD Gaming opened the draft with first pick. At 15 minutes, AL led by 2,535 gold. In lane, Shanks on Locke led the opposing laner by 1,169 gold and 13 CS. At the end, AL was 17 kills and 14.2k gold ahead. AL led 3-0 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 2-0 in inhibitors. They took first blood and the first dragon, Rift Herald, Baron, and tower.
Shanks led the damage chart for AL on Locke, finishing 11/1/6 with 28,467 damage and 297 CS. Hope followed with 27,279 damage and a 8/0/8 line on Varus. HongQ was the top damage source for JDG, putting up 17,797 on Orianna in a 2/6/4 game.
Kills
24:7
Gold
67.4k:53.2k
Towers
10:1
Dragons
4:0
Barons
1:0
Game 328:41
Anyone's Legend won
Game 3 was the shortest game of the series at 28:41. Anyone's Legend took Game 3 from red side. JD Gaming had first pick in the draft. They were 2,901 gold up at 15 minutes, but AL won the game. In lane, JunJia on Jayce led the opposing laner by 1,777 gold and 36 CS. The final gaps left AL 7 kills and 6.0k gold ahead. AL was ahead 3-0 in Void Grubs and 1-0 in inhibitors. JDG still led 1-0 in Rift Heralds. JDG drew first blood and was first to the Rift Herald, while AL was first to the dragon, the Baron, and the tower.
On Viktor, Shanks topped AL's damage output at 29,663 and finished 8/3/6 and 263 CS. JDG got its highest damage total from JunJia, who dealt 20,027 on Jayce and finished 1/4/4. GALA added 18,748 damage for JDG on Ezreal, ending at 2/2/0.
Kills
8:15
Gold
53.4k:59.4k
Towers
2:9
Dragons
0:4
Barons
0:1
Series read
Every game in the series was shorter than the game before it. No player dealt more damage across the series than Shanks, with 90,257 for Anyone's Legend. Across the series, Shanks recorded 27 kills and 15 assists for AL. Hope gave AL 18 kills and 21 assists across the series.
Next up
Next on the schedule: TT Gaming vs Anyone's Legend in Split 3, set for August 15.
