LNG vs IG Highlights: IG Win 2-0, LPL Split 3 2026 Week 3
TL;DR
Invictus Gaming won the best-of-three LPL 2026 Split 3 series 2-0 against LNG Esports on Patch 26.15. IG did not drop a game, winning the kill count 48-24, with no game longer than 35 minutes.
Watch on YouTubeThe LPL 2026 Split 3 brought LNG Esports and Invictus Gaming together for a best-of-3 on August 9, 2026, on Patch 26.15.
LNG Esports entered at 0-3 in fourth, while Invictus Gaming was 2-1 in second.
In their last two series at LPL 2026, LNG Esports lost to Invictus Gaming 0-2 and Weibo Gaming 0-2, while IG beat LNG 2-0 and lost to Ninjas in Pyjamas 1-2.
Invictus Gaming had TheShy in the top lane, Wei in the jungle and Rookie in mid, with Assum and Meiko in the bot lane. LNG Esports answered with sheer, Weiwei and Nia, plus 1xn and MISSING in the bot lane.
Invictus Gaming's staff included Fury, coach, chengz, coach, and Helper, head coach. LNG Esports's staff included Xiasu, coach and LvMao, head coach.
LNG Esports and Invictus Gaming had met 14 times since 2019, with LNG ahead 8-6. Invictus Gaming won the teams' only meeting in the previous six months.
Series result
LNGLNG Esports
0 - 2
Invictus Gaming win
IGInvictus Gaming
Picks & Bans
2 games
LNG Esports
Invictus Gaming
Draft read
Across the series, Assum played Kai'Sa and Jhin for Invictus Gaming. Meiko moved between Poppy and Karma across the series for IG. LNG Esports banned both Bard and Cassiopeia twice.
Game 135:02
Invictus Gaming won
Game 1 was the longest game of the series at 35:02. Invictus Gaming took Game 1 from red side. IG opened the draft with first pick. The final gaps left IG 13 kills and 12.4k gold ahead. IG led 3-0 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 3-0 in inhibitors. LNG Esports took first blood, while IG took the first dragon and tower.
Rookie's Ryze dealt a team-high 45,160 damage for IG, alongside a 5/2/14 scoreline and 297 CS. Assum followed with 36,519 damage and a 13/2/7 line on Kai'Sa. LNG got its highest damage total from 1xn, who dealt 33,254 on Corki and finished 2/6/7.
Kills
13:26
Gold
63.7k:76.1k
Towers
1:11
Dragons
2:4
Barons
0:1
Game 231:18
Invictus Gaming won
Game 2 was the shortest game of the series at 31:18. Invictus Gaming won from blue side. They had first pick in the draft. IG finished 11 kills and 10.5k gold ahead. They were ahead 3-0 in Void Grubs and 1-0 in inhibitors. LNG Esports came out ahead 1-0 in Rift Heralds. IG drew first blood and was first to the dragon and the tower.
Assum led the damage chart for IG on Jhin, finishing 3/2/15 with 32,899 damage and 293 CS. A 8/1/5 game on Rumble brought IG another 26,772 damage from TheShy. For LNG, 1xn led the damage numbers with 20,064 on Syndra and a 5/6/3 line.
Kills
22:11
Gold
64.8k:54.3k
Towers
7:2
Dragons
4:0
Barons
1:0
Series read
Invictus Gaming won both games, so the best-of-3 never reached a deciding map. Every game in the series was shorter than the game before it. Rookie produced the series' highest damage total, recording 70,008 for IG. Rookie finished the series with 10 kills and 20 assists for IG. Across the series, Assum recorded 16 kills and 22 assists for IG.
Next up
Next on the schedule: Ninjas in Pyjamas vs LNG Esports in Split 3, set for August 15.
