JDG vs LGD Highlights: LGD Win 2-0, Demacia Cup Global Invitational 2026 Round 3
TL;DR
LGD Gaming won the best-of-three Other Demacia Cup Global Invitational 2026 series 2-0 against JD Gaming on Patch 26.18. LGD Gaming did not drop a game, winning the kill count 36-15, with no game longer than 27 minutes.
Watch on YouTubeThe video above covers the full best-of-three Other Demacia Cup Global Invitational 2026 series between JD Gaming and LGD Gaming. The final score, full Picks and Bans, and game-by-game results are below.
Both teams entered the series at 1-1.
LGD Gaming's lineup featured Burdol (top lane), Heng (jungle), Tangyuan (mid lane), Shaoye (bot lane), and Crisp (support). JD Gaming's lineup featured Xiaoxu (top lane), xiaofang (jungle), Angel (Xiang Tao) (mid lane), GALA (bot lane), and Vampire (support).
JD Gaming's previous series was a 2-0 win over Shopify Rebellion in Demacia Cup Global Invitational 2026. LGD Gaming's previous series was a 2-1 loss to BNK FearX in Demacia Cup Global Invitational 2026.
JD Gaming and LGD Gaming had no recorded recent head-to-head meeting before this series.
Series result
JDGJD Gaming
0 - 2
LGD Gaming win
LGDLGD Gaming
Picks & Bans
2 games
JD Gaming
LGD Gaming
Draft read
JD Gaming banned both Akali and Galio twice, while LGD Gaming banned Cassiopeia twice.
Game 124:25
LGD Gaming won
Game 1 was the shortest game of the series at 24:25. LGD Gaming won from red side. LGD Gaming finished 20-7 in kills and 56.2k to 44.7k in gold, a margin of 13 kills and 11.5k. LGD Gaming led 9-3 in towers, the only Baron, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 1-0 in inhibitors. JD Gaming had the edge 2-1 in Void Grubs. Dragons finished 3-0 for LGD Gaming.
Shaoye led the damage chart for LGD Gaming on Sivir, finishing 5/2/14 with 15,406 damage and 233 CS. Tangyuan added 13,642 damage on Syndra and ended the game 7/1/7. Xiaoxu was the top damage source for JD Gaming, putting up 14,550 on Rumble in a 2/4/0 game.
Kills
7:20
Gold
44.7k:56.2k
Towers
3:9
Dragons
0:3
Barons
0:1
Game 227:28
LGD Gaming won
Game 2 was the longest game of the series at 27:28. Playing red side, LGD Gaming won Game 2. At the end, LGD Gaming led 16-8 in kills and 55.1k to 47.4k in gold. The final gaps overall were 8 kills and 7.7k. LGD Gaming led 7-2 in towers, the only Baron, 3-0 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 1-0 in inhibitors. Dragons finished 4-0 for LGD Gaming.
On Orianna, Tangyuan topped LGD Gaming's damage output at 21,305 and finished 6/0/7 and 245 CS. Shaoye followed with 19,413 damage and a 4/2/7 line on Lucian. JD Gaming got its highest damage total from Angel (Xiang Tao), who dealt 29,408 on Viktor and finished 2/3/3.
Kills
8:16
Gold
47.4k:55.1k
Towers
2:7
Dragons
0:4
Barons
0:1
Series read
LGD Gaming 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 red side. Every game in the series was longer than the game before it. The kill margin moved from 13 in Game 1 to 8 in Game 2, while the final gold gap changed from 11.5k to 7.7k. Angel (Xiang Tao) produced the series' highest damage total, recording 38,338 for JD Gaming. Angel (Xiang Tao) gave JD Gaming 3 kills and 5 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 8,930 in Game 1 to 29,408 in Game 2. Tangyuan gave LGD Gaming 13 kills and 14 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 13,642 in Game 1 to 21,305 in Game 2.
Next up
Next on the schedule: HANJIN BRION vs LGD Gaming in Quarterfinals, set for October 13.
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