JDG vs NAVI Highlights: JDG Win 2-1, Demacia Cup Global Invitational 2026 Round 4
TL;DR
JD Gaming won the best-of-three Other Demacia Cup Global Invitational 2026 series 2-1 against Natus Vincere on Patch 26.18. Natus Vincere took Game 1 in 35 minutes, finishing 22-11 in kills, then JD Gaming won Games 2 and 3, none lasting longer than 31 minutes.
Watch on YouTubeThe video above covers the full best-of-three Other Demacia Cup Global Invitational 2026 series between Natus Vincere and JD Gaming. The final score, full Picks and Bans, and game-by-game results are below.
Both teams entered the series at 1-2.
Natus Vincere's lineup featured Maynter (top lane), Rhilech (jungle), Poby (mid lane), SamD (bot lane), and Parus (support). JD Gaming's lineup featured Xiaoxu (top lane), xiaofang (jungle), Angel (Xiang Tao) (mid lane), GALA (bot lane), and Vampire (support).
Natus Vincere's previous series was a 2-1 loss to HANJIN BRION in Demacia Cup Global Invitational 2026. JD Gaming's previous series was a 2-0 loss to LGD Gaming in Demacia Cup Global Invitational 2026.
Natus Vincere and JD Gaming had no recorded recent head-to-head meeting before this series.
Series result
NAVINatus Vincere
1 - 2
JD Gaming win
JDGJD Gaming
Picks & Bans
3 games
JD Gaming
Natus Vincere
Draft read
JD Gaming banned both Ezreal and Skarner twice, while Natus Vincere banned Cassiopeia twice.
Game 135:29
Natus Vincere won
Game 1 was the longest game of the series at 35:29. Natus Vincere won from red side. Natus Vincere finished 22-11 in kills and 77.8k to 66.7k in gold, a margin of 11 kills and 11.1k. Natus Vincere led 9-2 in towers, the only Baron, and 1-0 in inhibitors. JD Gaming had the edge 3-0 in Void Grubs and 1-0 in Rift Heralds. Dragons finished 3-2 for Natus Vincere.
SamD led the damage chart for Natus Vincere on Jhin, finishing 10/2/9 with 32,681 damage and 369 CS. Rhilech added 20,176 damage on Jarvan IV and ended the game 6/2/14. xiaofang was the top damage source for JD Gaming, putting up 26,578 on Qiyana in a 2/7/9 game.
Kills
11:22
Gold
66.7k:77.8k
Towers
2:9
Dragons
2:3
Barons
0:1
Game 231:37
JD Gaming won
Angel (Xiang Tao) finished Game 2 deathless for JD Gaming on Orianna, ending the game on a 6/0/4 scoreline. Playing red side, JD Gaming finished Game 2 in 31:37. At the end, JD Gaming led 14-5 in kills and 65.0k to 54.0k in gold. The final gaps overall were 9 kills and 11.0k. JD Gaming led 10-2 in towers, the only Baron, 2-1 in Void Grubs, and 2-0 in inhibitors. Natus Vincere had the edge 1-0 in Rift Heralds. Dragons finished 3-1 for JD Gaming.
On Yunara, GALA topped JD Gaming's damage output at 30,518 and finished 5/1/6 and 392 CS. Angel (Xiang Tao) followed with 25,219 damage and a 6/0/4 line on Orianna. Natus Vincere got its highest damage total from Maynter, who dealt 15,385 on Olaf and finished 4/4/1. Poby added 13,673 damage for Natus Vincere on Akali, ending at 1/1/0.
Kills
5:14
Gold
54.0k:65.0k
Towers
2:10
Dragons
1:3
Barons
0:1
Game 327:24
JD Gaming won
Game 3 was the shortest game of the series at 27:24. JD Gaming took Game 3 from blue side. The final scoreboard showed 18-3 in kills and 60.6k-42.8k in gold for JD Gaming, leaving differences of 15 kills and 17.8k. JD Gaming led 9-0 in towers, the only Baron, 3-0 in Void Grubs, and 1-0 in inhibitors. Natus Vincere had the edge 1-0 in Rift Heralds. Dragons finished 4-0 for JD Gaming.
GALA's Xayah dealt a team-high 20,850 damage for JD Gaming, alongside a 5/1/8 scoreline and 303 CS. A 1/1/16 game on Taliyah brought JD Gaming another 17,656 damage from Angel (Xiang Tao). For Natus Vincere, Poby led the damage numbers with 24,007 on Viktor and a 0/5/3 line. Maynter's Ambessa supplied 20,446 damage and finished 1/3/0 for Natus Vincere.
Kills
18:3
Gold
60.6k:42.8k
Towers
9:0
Dragons
4:0
Barons
1:0
Series read
Every game in the series was shorter than the game before it. The kill margin moved from 11 in Game 1 to 15 in Game 3, while the final gold gap changed from 11.1k to 17.8k. GALA produced the series' highest damage total, recording 67,473 for JD Gaming. GALA gave JD Gaming 14 kills and 19 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 16,105 in Game 1 to 20,850 in Game 3. SamD gave Natus Vincere 12 kills and 11 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 32,681 in Game 1 to 13,620 in Game 3.
Next up
Next on the schedule: BNK FearX vs JD Gaming in Quarterfinals, set for October 12.
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