SK vs SHFT ALL GAMES Highlights | LEC 2026 Summer Split | SK Gaming vs Shifters
TL;DR
Shifters and SK Gaming met in a best-of-three LEC Summer Season series on Patch 26.16. Shifters entered at 0-3, while SK Gaming was 1-3. Shifters held the No. 9 spot, with SK Gaming at No. 7.
Watch on YouTubeThe video above covers the full best-of-three LEC Summer Season series between Shifters and SK Gaming. The final score, full Picks and Bans, and game-by-game results are below.
Shifters entered at 0-3, while SK Gaming was 1-3. Shifters held the No. 9 spot, with SK Gaming at No. 7.
SK Gaming's lineup featured Wunder (top lane), Skeanz (jungle), SlowQ (mid lane), Jopa (bot lane), and Mikyx (support). Shifters' lineup featured Rooster (top lane), Sheo (jungle), nuc (mid lane), Paduck (bot lane), and Stend (support).
Shifters' previous series was a 2-1 loss to GIANTX in Summer Season. SK Gaming's previous series was a 2-0 loss to Team Vitality in Summer Season.
Shifters and SK Gaming had no recorded recent head-to-head meeting before this series.
Series result
SHFTShifters
0 - 2
SK Gaming win
SKSK Gaming
Picks & Bans
2 games
SK Gaming
Shifters
Draft read
nuc moved between Sylas and Viktor across the series for Shifters. Paduck moved between Lucian and Jhin across the series for Shifters. SK Gaming banned both Cassiopeia and Jayce twice.
Game 126:40
SK Gaming won
Game 1 was the shortest game of the series at 26:40. SK Gaming won from blue side. SK Gaming finished 19-7 in kills and 59.7k to 47.6k in gold, a margin of 12 kills and 12.1k. SK Gaming led 11-2 in towers, the only Baron, 3-0 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 2-0 in inhibitors. Dragons finished 3-1 for SK Gaming. Shifters secured first blood, while Shifters secured first dragon, while SK Gaming secured first Rift Herald, while SK Gaming secured first Baron, while SK Gaming secured first tower.
SlowQ led the damage chart for SK Gaming on Syndra, finishing 4/1/8 with 22,440 damage and 286 CS. Jopa added 22,023 damage on Corki and ended the game 7/2/7. Paduck was the top damage source for Shifters, putting up 15,626 on Lucian in a 0/6/4 game.
Kills
19:7
Gold
59.7k:47.6k
Towers
11:2
Dragons
3:1
Barons
1:0
Game 241:14
SK Gaming won
Game 2 was the longest game of the series at 41:14. Playing blue side, SK Gaming won Game 2. At the end, SK Gaming led 28-24 in kills and 83.9k to 76.7k in gold. The final gaps overall were 4 kills and 7.2k. SK Gaming led 9-3 in towers, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 1-0 in inhibitors. Shifters had the edge 3-0 in Void Grubs. Dragons finished 3-2 for SK Gaming. Shifters secured first blood, while SK Gaming secured first dragon, while SK Gaming secured first Rift Herald, while SK Gaming secured first tower.
On Xerath, Jopa topped SK Gaming's damage output at 46,104 and finished 7/3/13 and 409 CS. Skeanz followed with 38,656 damage and a 9/5/9 line on Pantheon. Shifters got its highest damage total from nuc, who dealt 43,466 on Viktor and finished 9/8/6. Rooster added 31,443 damage for Shifters on Rumble, ending at 4/4/9.
Kills
28:24
Gold
83.9k:76.7k
Towers
9:3
Dragons
3:2
Barons
0:0
Series read
SK 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 longer than the game before it. The kill margin moved from 12 in Game 1 to 4 in Game 2, while the final gold gap changed from 12.1k to 7.2k. Jopa produced the series' highest damage total, recording 68,127 for SK Gaming. Jopa gave SK Gaming 14 kills and 20 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 22,023 in Game 1 to 46,104 in Game 2. nuc gave Shifters 11 kills and 9 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 10,818 in Game 1 to 43,466 in Game 2.
Next up
Next on the schedule: SK Gaming vs Fnatic in Summer Season, set for August 15.
