TL;DRLGD Gaming beat Edward Gaming 2-0 in the best-of-three LPL 2026 Split 3 series on Patch 26.15. They won every game, winning the kill count 48-5, with no game longer than 30 minutes.
Watch on YouTubeThe LPL 2026 Split 3 brought Edward Gaming and LGD Gaming together for a best-of-3 on August 14, 2026, on Patch 26.15.
Edward Gaming came in at 0-9 in eighth, and LGD Gaming at 2-7 in seventh.
Over their last two series at LPL 2026, Edward Gaming lost to Bilibili Gaming 0-2 and Anyone's Legend 1-2, and LGD Gaming beat Top Esports 2-0 and lost to Anyone's Legend 0-2.
LGD Gaming had Burdol in the top lane, Heng in the jungle and Tangyuan in mid, with Shaoye and Crisp in the bot lane. Edward Gaming answered with Zdz, Jiejie and sinian, plus Leave and Parukia in the bot lane.
Edward Gaming's staff included Mni, coach and Maokai, head coach. LGD Gaming's staff included Chelizi, coach and 1874, head coach.
Edward Gaming and LGD Gaming had met 21 times since 2016, with EDG ahead 14-7. LGD Gaming had won all 2 of the teams' meetings in the previous six months.
Series result
EDGEdward Gaming
0 - 2
LGD Gaming win
LGDLGD Gaming
Picks & Bans
2 games
LGD Gaming
Edward Gaming
Draft read
Jiejie moved between Lee Sin and Jarvan IV across the series for Edward Gaming. EDG saw Leave on Corki and Varus across the series. LGD Gaming banned both Ezreal and Vi twice.
Game 130:55
LGD Gaming won
Game 1 was the longest game of the series at 30:55. Playing blue side, LGD Gaming won Game 1. LGD had first pick in the draft. At 15 minutes, LGD led by 2,251 gold. In lane, Burdol on Olaf led the opposing laner by 1,383 gold and 9 CS. At the end, LGD was 22 kills and 14.4k gold ahead. LGD was ahead 3-0 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 2-0 in inhibitors. They took first blood and the first Rift Herald, Baron, and tower, while Edward Gaming took the first dragon.
Shaoye's Jhin dealt a team-high 24,152 damage for LGD, alongside a 9/0/10 scoreline and 271 CS. Tangyuan followed with 23,697 damage and a 6/0/15 line on Ryze. EDG got its highest damage total from Leave, who dealt 23,830 on Corki and finished 2/2/1.
Kills
25:3
Gold
66.4k:52.0k
Towers
9:3
Dragons
3:2
Barons
1:0
Game 224:50
LGD Gaming won
Game 2 was the shortest game of the series at 24:50. LGD Gaming took Game 2 from blue side. First pick went to Edward Gaming. LGD was 3,505 gold up at 15 minutes. In lane, Tangyuan on Locke led the opposing laner by 1,129 gold and 12 CS. The final gaps left LGD 21 kills and 14.9k gold ahead. LGD led 3-0 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 2-0 in inhibitors. LGD drew first blood and was first to the Rift Herald, the Baron, and the tower, while EDG was first to the dragon.
Burdol led the damage chart for LGD on Rumble, finishing 6/1/6 with 26,237 damage and 237 CS. A 7/0/10 game on Lucian brought LGD another 22,193 damage from Shaoye. For EDG, Leave led the damage numbers with 21,312 on Varus and a 2/3/0 line.
Kills
23:2
Gold
55.3k:40.3k
Towers
10:2
Dragons
2:1
Barons
1:0
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 blue side. Every game in the series was shorter than the game before it. Shaoye topped the series damage chart with 46,345 for LGD. Across the series, Shaoye recorded 16 kills and 20 assists for LGD. Burdol gave LGD 9 kills and 17 assists across the series.
Next up
Next on the schedule: LGD Gaming vs JD Gaming in Split 3, set for August 16.
