LNG vs IG Highlights: IG Win 2-0, LPL Split 3 2026 Week 2
TL;DR
Invictus Gaming won the best-of-three LPL 2026 Split 3 series 2-0 against LNG Esports on Patch 26.14. Invictus Gaming did not drop a game, winning the kill count 41-19, with no game longer than 29 minutes.
Watch on YouTubeInvictus Gaming and LNG Esports played a best-of-3 in the LPL 2026 Split 3 on August 2, 2026, on Patch 26.14.
Invictus Gaming entered at 1-0, while LNG Esports was 0-1. Invictus Gaming held the No. 2 spot, with LNG Esports at No. 3.
In their last series at LPL 2026, Invictus Gaming beat Weibo Gaming 2-1, while LNG Esports lost to Ninjas in Pyjamas 0-2.
LNG Esports' lineup featured sheer (top lane), Weiwei (jungle), Nia (mid lane), 1xn (bot lane), and MISSING (support). Invictus Gaming's lineup featured TheShy (top lane), Wei (jungle), Rookie (mid lane), Assum (bot lane), and Meiko (support).
Fury, Helper, Kezman, and chengz were Invictus Gaming's coaches for the event. LvMao and Xiasu were LNG Esports' coaches for the event.
Series result
IGInvictus Gaming
2 - 0
Invictus Gaming win
LNGLNG Esports
Picks & Bans
2 games
LNG Esports
Invictus Gaming
Draft read
Assum moved between Sivir and Ezreal across the series for Invictus Gaming. Meiko moved between Bard and Karma across the series for Invictus Gaming. LNG Esports banned both Syndra and Varus twice.
Game 129:21
Invictus Gaming won
Game 1 was the longest game of the series at 29:21. Invictus Gaming won from red side. LNG Esports had first pick in the draft. At 15 minutes, LNG Esports led by 800 gold, but Invictus Gaming won the game. In lane, 1xn on Zeri led the opposing laner by 1,077 gold and 16 CS. Invictus Gaming finished 10 kills and 12.0k gold ahead. Invictus Gaming led 1-0 in inhibitors. LNG Esports had the edge 2-1 in Void Grubs and 1-0 in Rift Heralds. LNG Esports took first blood, first dragon, and first Rift Herald, while Invictus Gaming took first Baron and first tower.
Assum led the damage chart for Invictus Gaming on Sivir, finishing 10/3/9 with 26,024 damage and 307 CS. TheShy added 25,616 damage on Jayce and ended the game 5/3/5. 1xn was the top damage source for LNG Esports, putting up 26,444 on Zeri in a 5/4/4 game.
Kills
11:21
Gold
52.9k:64.9k
Towers
0:8
Dragons
1:3
Barons
0:1
Game 225:02
Invictus Gaming won
Game 2 was the shortest game of the series at 25:02. Playing blue side, Invictus Gaming won Game 2. Invictus Gaming had first pick in the draft. At 15 minutes, Invictus Gaming led by 3,992 gold. In lane, TheShy on Gnar led the opposing laner by 1,634 gold and 11 CS. At the end, Invictus Gaming was 12 kills and 15.3k gold ahead. Invictus Gaming led 3-0 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 1-0 in inhibitors. Invictus Gaming took first blood, first dragon, first Rift Herald, first Baron, and first tower.
On Gnar, TheShy topped Invictus Gaming's damage output at 22,182 and finished 7/1/5 and 243 CS. Assum followed with 18,182 damage and a 4/3/8 line on Ezreal. LNG Esports got its highest damage total from 1xn, who dealt 15,011 on Yunara and finished 1/4/3.
Kills
20:8
Gold
56.9k:41.7k
Towers
9:0
Dragons
4:0
Barons
1:0
Series read
Invictus 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 shorter than the game before it. TheShy produced the series' highest damage total, recording 47,798 for Invictus Gaming. TheShy gave Invictus Gaming 12 kills and 10 assists across the series. Assum gave Invictus Gaming 14 kills and 17 assists across the series.
Next up
Next on the schedule: Invictus Gaming vs Ninjas in Pyjamas in Split 3, set for August 6.
