NIP vs JDG Highlights: NIP Win 3-0, LPL Grand Finals 2026 Round 1
TL;DR
Ninjas in Pyjamas and JD Gaming met in a best-of-five LPL Grand Finals series on Patch 26.17. Ninjas in Pyjamas' previous series was a 3-0 win over Edward Gaming in Grand Finals. JD Gaming's previous series was a 3-1 loss to Team WE in Grand Finals.
Watch on YouTubeThe video above covers the full best-of-five LPL Grand Finals series between Ninjas in Pyjamas and JD Gaming. The final score, full Picks and Bans, and game-by-game results are below.
Ninjas in Pyjamas' lineup featured HOYA (top lane), Guwon (jungle), Care (mid lane), Photic (bot lane), and fengyue (support). JD Gaming's lineup featured Xiaoxu (top lane), JunJia (jungle), HongQ (mid lane), GALA (bot lane), and Vampire (support).
Ninjas in Pyjamas' previous series was a 3-0 win over Edward Gaming in Grand Finals. JD Gaming's previous series was a 3-1 loss to Team WE in Grand Finals.
Ninjas in Pyjamas and JD Gaming had no recorded recent head-to-head meeting before this series.
Series result
NIPNinjas in Pyjamas
3 - 0
Ninjas in Pyjamas win
JDGJD Gaming
Picks & Bans
3 games
JD Gaming
Ninjas in Pyjamas
Draft read
GALA moved between Caitlyn and Jhin and Kalista across the series for JD Gaming. HongQ moved between Ryze and Ahri and Sylas across the series for JD Gaming. Ninjas in Pyjamas banned both Jax and Maokai twice.
Game 139:42
Ninjas in Pyjamas won
Game 1 was the longest game of the series at 39:42. Ninjas in Pyjamas won from red side. Ninjas in Pyjamas finished 16-16 in kills and 84.0k to 76.3k in gold, a margin of 0 kills and 7.7k. Ninjas in Pyjamas led 11-6 in towers, 2-1 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 3-2 in inhibitors. Dragons finished 4-0 for Ninjas in Pyjamas. Ninjas in Pyjamas secured first blood, while Ninjas in Pyjamas secured first dragon, while Ninjas in Pyjamas secured first tower.
Photic led the damage chart for Ninjas in Pyjamas on Ezreal, finishing 6/3/7 with 63,028 damage and 419 CS. HOYA added 26,149 damage on Olaf and ended the game 6/4/6. JunJia was the top damage source for JD Gaming, putting up 23,067 on Pantheon in a 8/3/7 game.
Kills
16:16
Gold
76.3k:84.0k
Towers
6:11
Dragons
0:4
Barons
1:1
Game 232:56
Ninjas in Pyjamas won
Ninjas in Pyjamas took Game 2 by a wide final margin. Playing blue side, Ninjas in Pyjamas finished Game 2 in 32:56. At the end, Ninjas in Pyjamas led 16-9 in kills and 65.9k to 58.7k in gold. The final gaps overall were 7 kills and 7.3k. Ninjas in Pyjamas led 9-3 in towers, 2-0 in Barons, and 1-0 in inhibitors. Dragons were even at 1-1. Ninjas in Pyjamas secured first blood, while JD Gaming secured first dragon, while Ninjas in Pyjamas secured first Baron, while JD Gaming secured first tower.
On Ashe, Photic topped Ninjas in Pyjamas' damage output at 24,738 and finished 4/2/9 and 334 CS. Guwon followed with 18,479 damage and a 3/1/11 line on Shyvana. JD Gaming got its highest damage total from GALA, who dealt 18,724 on Jhin and finished 3/1/5. HongQ added 15,070 damage for JD Gaming on Ahri, ending at 2/4/5.
Kills
16:9
Gold
65.9k:58.7k
Towers
9:3
Dragons
1:1
Barons
2:0
Game 327:59
Ninjas in Pyjamas won
Game 3 was the shortest game of the series at 27:59. Ninjas in Pyjamas took Game 3 from red side. The final scoreboard showed 22-10 in kills and 60.5k-49.2k in gold for Ninjas in Pyjamas, leaving differences of 12 kills and 11.3k. Ninjas in Pyjamas led 10-3 in towers, the only Baron, and 1-0 in inhibitors. JD Gaming had the edge 2-1 in Void Grubs and 1-0 in Rift Heralds. Dragons were even at 2-2. Ninjas in Pyjamas secured first blood, while Ninjas in Pyjamas secured first dragon, while JD Gaming secured first Rift Herald, while Ninjas in Pyjamas secured first Baron, while JD Gaming secured first tower.
Care's Taliyah dealt a team-high 25,608 damage for Ninjas in Pyjamas, alongside a 5/2/12 scoreline and 250 CS. A 6/3/13 game on Xayah brought Ninjas in Pyjamas another 25,356 damage from Photic. For JD Gaming, GALA led the damage numbers with 19,425 on Kalista and a 2/5/6 line.
Kills
10:22
Gold
49.2k:60.5k
Towers
3:10
Dragons
2:2
Barons
0:1
Series read
Ninjas in Pyjamas won all 3 games, completing the series without dropping a map. Every game in the series was shorter than the game before it. The kill margin moved from 0 in Game 1 to 12 in Game 3, while the final gold gap changed from 7.7k to 11.3k. Photic produced the series' highest damage total, recording 113,122 for Ninjas in Pyjamas. Photic gave Ninjas in Pyjamas 16 kills and 29 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 63,028 in Game 1 to 25,356 in Game 3. HOYA gave Ninjas in Pyjamas 14 kills and 24 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 26,149 in Game 1 to 25,184 in Game 3.
Next up
Next on the schedule: Ninjas in Pyjamas vs LGD Gaming in Grand Finals, set for September 6.
