TL;DRLGD Gaming won the best-of-three LPL 2026 Split 3 series 2-1 against JD Gaming on Patch 26.15. JDG took Game 1 in 35 minutes, finishing 14-13 in kills, then LGD won Games 2 and 3, none lasting longer than 29 minutes.
Watch on YouTubeLGD Gaming met JD Gaming in a best-of-3 in the LPL 2026 Split 3 on August 16, 2026, on Patch 26.15.
LGD Gaming entered at 3-7 in sixth, while JD Gaming was 5-5 in fifth.
Over their last two series at LPL 2026, LGD Gaming beat Top Esports 2-0 and Edward Gaming 2-0, and JD Gaming beat Bilibili Gaming 2-1 and lost to Anyone's Legend 1-2.
JD Gaming had Xiaoxu in the top lane, JunJia in the jungle and HongQ in mid, with GALA and Vampire in the bot lane. LGD Gaming answered with Burdol, Heng and Tangyuan, plus Shaoye and Crisp in the bot lane.
JD Gaming's staff included Xiaobai, coach, Zoom, coach, and Tabe, head coach. LGD Gaming's staff included Chelizi, coach and 1874, head coach.
LGD Gaming and JD Gaming had met 22 times since 2017, with JDG ahead 16-6. JD Gaming won the teams' only meeting in the previous six months.
Series result
LGDLGD Gaming
2 - 1
LGD Gaming win
JDGJD Gaming
Picks & Bans
3 games
JD Gaming
LGD Gaming
Draft read
GALA moved between Ezreal and Ashe and Varus across the series for JD Gaming. JDG saw HongQ on Syndra and Locke and Twisted Fate across the series. LGD Gaming banned Cassiopeia twice.
Game 135:21
JD Gaming won
Game 1 was the longest game of the series at 35:21. JD Gaming won from blue side. JDG opened the draft with first pick. At 15 minutes, JDG led by 1,685 gold. In lane, GALA on Ezreal led the opposing laner by 1,327 gold and 35 CS. JDG finished 1 kill and 8.8k gold ahead. They led 2-1 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 1-0 in inhibitors. LGD Gaming took first blood, while JDG took first dragon, first Rift Herald, first Baron, and first tower.
GALA's Ezreal dealt a team-high 36,374 damage for JDG, alongside a 5/1/3 scoreline and 372 CS. HongQ followed with 29,904 damage and a 4/4/4 line on Syndra. Tangyuan was the top damage source for LGD, putting up 24,573 on Ryze in a 5/2/5 game.
Kills
14:13
Gold
72.7k:64.0k
Towers
9:2
Dragons
2:2
Barons
2:0
Game 224:14
LGD Gaming won
Game 2 was the shortest game of the series at 24:14. Playing red side, LGD Gaming won Game 2. LGD had first pick in the draft. JD Gaming was 793 gold up at 15 minutes, but LGD won the game. In lane, Xiaoxu on Renekton led the opposing laner by 1,134 gold and 38 CS. At the end, LGD was 19 kills and 9.5k gold ahead. LGD was ahead 1-0 in Rift Heralds and 1-0 in inhibitors. JDG had the edge 3-0 in Void Grubs. They took first blood and the first tower, while LGD took the first dragon, Rift Herald, and Baron.
Tangyuan led the damage chart for LGD on Orianna, finishing 7/0/15 with 24,761 damage and 200 CS. A 9/1/10 game on Jhin brought LGD another 16,379 damage from Shaoye. JDG got its highest damage total from Xiaoxu, who dealt 17,101 on Renekton and finished 0/5/4.
Kills
6:25
Gold
43.8k:53.3k
Towers
2:9
Dragons
1:2
Barons
0:1
Game 329:59
LGD Gaming won
Burdol finished Game 3 deathless for LGD Gaming on Jax, ending the game on a 3/0/3 scoreline. The blue-side win for LGD lasted 29:59. First pick went to JD Gaming. By 15 minutes, JDG had a 4,711 gold lead, but LGD won the game. In lane, HongQ on Twisted Fate led the opposing laner by 1,640 gold and 14 CS. The final gaps left LGD 5 kills and 7.8k gold ahead. LGD led 1-0 in Rift Heralds and 1-0 in inhibitors. JDG came out ahead 3-0 in Void Grubs. JDG drew first blood and was first to the dragon and the tower, while LGD was first to the Rift Herald and the Baron.
On Sivir, Shaoye topped LGD's damage output at 21,300 and finished 3/1/8 and 288 CS. Heng added 12,468 damage on Naafiri and ended the game 5/1/5. For JDG, HongQ led the damage numbers with 21,280 on Twisted Fate and a 3/1/1 line. GALA followed for JDG with 21,145 damage and a 2/2/4 line on Varus.
Kills
12:7
Gold
61.3k:53.5k
Towers
8:3
Dragons
3:2
Barons
1:0
Series read
HongQ topped the series damage chart with 64,026 for JD Gaming. HongQ finished the series with 12 kills and 6 assists for JDG. Across the series, GALA recorded 8 kills and 9 assists for JDG.
Next up
Up next: JD Gaming vs TT Gaming in Split 3, set for August 20.
