TL;DRNinjas in Pyjamas beat LNG Esports 2-1 in the best-of-three LPL 2026 Split 3 series on Patch 26.15. They took Game 1 in 30 minutes, finishing 18-11 in kills, LNG took Game 2 in 30 minutes, finishing 20-13 in kills, then NIP took Game 3 in 24 minutes, finishing 14-2 in kills.
Watch on YouTubeThe LPL 2026 Split 3 brought Ninjas in Pyjamas and LNG Esports together for a best-of-3 on August 15, 2026, on Patch 26.15.
Ninjas in Pyjamas came in at 4-0 in first, and LNG Esports at 0-4 in fourth.
Over their last two series at LPL 2026, Ninjas in Pyjamas beat Invictus Gaming 2-1 and Weibo Gaming 2-1, and LNG Esports lost to Weibo Gaming 0-2 and Invictus Gaming 0-2.
Ninjas in Pyjamas had HOYA in the top lane, Guwon in the jungle and Care in mid, with Photic and fengyue in the bot lane. LNG Esports answered with sheer, Weiwei and Nia, plus 1xn and Ycx in the bot lane.
LNG Esports's staff included Xiasu, coach and LvMao, head coach. Maizijian was Ninjas in Pyjamas' head coach for the event.
Ninjas in Pyjamas and LNG Esports had met 7 times since 2023, with NIP ahead 5-2. Ninjas in Pyjamas won the teams' only meeting in the previous six months.
Series result
NIPNinjas in Pyjamas
2 - 1
Ninjas in Pyjamas win
LNGLNG Esports
Picks & Bans
3 games
LNG Esports
Ninjas in Pyjamas
Draft read
Across the series, 1xn played Caitlyn and Ashe and Lucian for LNG Esports. Nia moved between Ryze and Galio and Syndra across the series for LNG. Ninjas in Pyjamas banned both Akali and Jax twice.
Game 130:42
Ninjas in Pyjamas won
Game 1 was the longest game of the series at 30:42. Playing red side, Ninjas in Pyjamas won Game 1. NIP drafted with first pick. By 15 minutes, NIP had a 535 gold lead. In lane, Guwon on Naafiri led the opposing laner by 784 gold but trailed by 12 CS. At the end, NIP was 7 kills and 5.5k gold ahead. NIP was ahead 1-0 in Rift Heralds and 1-0 in inhibitors. LNG Esports had the edge 2-1 in Void Grubs. NIP took first blood, first dragon, first Rift Herald, first Baron, and first tower.
Photic's Ezreal dealt a team-high 28,787 damage for NIP, alongside a 7/2/4 scoreline and 295 CS. A 6/4/9 game on Naafiri brought NIP another 22,947 damage from Guwon. For LNG, 1xn led the damage numbers with 24,200 on Caitlyn and a 5/3/1 line.
Kills
11:18
Gold
56.1k:61.6k
Towers
2:9
Dragons
0:4
Barons
0:1
Game 230:29
LNG Esports won
Game 2 was contested, with LNG Esports taking the result. The red-side win for LNG lasted 30:29. LNG opened the draft with first pick. At 15 minutes, LNG led by 567 gold. In lane, Ycx on Seraphine led the opposing laner by 1,058 gold and 6 CS. The final gaps left LNG 7 kills and 6.8k gold ahead. LNG led 1-0 in inhibitors. Ninjas in Pyjamas came out ahead 2-1 in Void Grubs and 1-0 in Rift Heralds. They took first blood and the first dragon and Rift Herald, while LNG took the first Baron and tower.
sheer led the damage chart for LNG on Rumble, finishing 7/2/9 with 32,094 damage and 256 CS. Nia added 22,825 damage on Galio and ended the game 4/3/12. Photic was the top damage source for NIP, putting up 24,929 on Varus in a 3/3/5 game.
Kills
13:20
Gold
56.7k:63.5k
Towers
5:7
Dragons
2:2
Barons
0:1
Game 324:13
Ninjas in Pyjamas won
Game 3 was the shortest game of the series at 24:13. Ninjas in Pyjamas won from red side. They had first pick in the draft. NIP was 1,817 gold up at 15 minutes. In lane, Care on Diana led the opposing laner by 1,053 gold and 5 CS. NIP finished 12 kills and 12.8k gold ahead. They were ahead 1-0 in Rift Heralds and 1-0 in inhibitors. LNG Esports still led 3-0 in Void Grubs. NIP drew first blood and was first to the dragon, the Rift Herald, the Baron, and the tower.
On Jayce, HOYA topped NIP's damage output at 15,954 and finished 0/0/3 and 280 CS. Care followed with 15,349 damage and a 8/0/3 line on Diana. LNG got its highest damage total from 1xn, who dealt 17,278 on Lucian and finished 2/3/0.
Kills
2:14
Gold
38.7k:51.5k
Towers
0:7
Dragons
0:3
Barons
0:1
Series read
Every game in the series was won from red side. Every game in the series was shorter than the game before it. No player dealt more damage across the series than Photic, with 68,281 for Ninjas in Pyjamas. Across the series, Photic recorded 15 kills and 15 assists for NIP. 1xn gave LNG Esports 11 kills and 15 assists across the series.
Next up
Next on the schedule: LNG Esports vs Weibo Gaming in Split 3, set for August 19.
