SK vs SHFT Highlights: SK Win 2-0, LEC Summer Season 2026 Week 4
TL;DRSK Gaming swept Shifters 2-0 in the best-of-three LEC 2026 Summer Season series on Patch 26.16. They won every game, winning the kill count 47-31, with no game longer than 41 minutes.
Watch on YouTubeThe LEC 2026 Summer Season brought Shifters and SK Gaming together for a best-of-3 on August 14, 2026, on Patch 26.16.
Shifters came in at 0-3 in ninth, and SK Gaming at 1-3 in seventh.
In their last two series at LEC 2026, Shifters lost to Natus Vincere 0-2 and GIANTX 1-2, while SK Gaming lost to Natus Vincere 1-2 and Team Vitality 0-2.
SK Gaming had Wunder in the top lane, Skeanz in the jungle and SlowQ in mid, with Jopa and Mikyx in the bot lane. Shifters answered with Rooster, Sheo and nuc, plus Paduck and Stend in the bot lane.
Cabochard, Jujutw0, MenQ, and Striker were Shifters' coaches for the event. Baguette Coach, Duffman, and OWN3R (David Rodriguez de la Torre) were SK Gaming's coaches for the event.
Shifters and SK Gaming had met 2 times this year and split them 1-1. SK Gaming won the teams' only meeting in the previous six months.
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. Shifters saw Paduck on Lucian and Jhin across the series. 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. Playing blue side, SK Gaming won Game 1. Shifters had first pick in the draft. At 15 minutes, SK led by 421 gold. In lane, Jopa on Corki led the opposing laner by 660 gold and 7 CS. At the end, SK was 12 kills and 12.1k gold ahead. SK was ahead 3-0 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 2-0 in inhibitors. Shifters took first blood and first dragon, while SK took first Rift Herald, first Baron, and first tower.
On Syndra, SlowQ topped SK's damage output at 22,440 and finished 4/1/8 and 286 CS. A 7/2/7 game on Corki brought SK another 22,023 damage from Jopa. Shifters got its highest damage total from Paduck, who dealt 15,626 on Lucian and finished 0/6/4.
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. SK Gaming took Game 2 from blue side. First pick went to Shifters. Shifters was 152 gold up at 15 minutes, but SK won the game. In lane, Stend on Bard led the opposing laner by 603 gold and 2 CS. The final gaps left SK 4 kills and 7.2k gold ahead. SK led 1-0 in Rift Heralds and 1-0 in inhibitors. Shifters still led 3-0 in Void Grubs. They took first blood, while SK took the first dragon, Rift Herald, and tower.
Jopa's Xerath dealt a team-high 46,104 damage for SK, alongside a 7/3/13 scoreline and 409 CS. Skeanz added 38,656 damage on Pantheon and ended the game 9/5/9. For Shifters, nuc led the damage numbers with 43,466 on Viktor and a 9/8/6 line. Rooster followed for Shifters with 31,443 damage and a 4/4/9 line on Rumble.
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. Jopa produced the series' highest damage total, recording 68,127 for SK. Jopa gave SK 14 kills and 20 assists across the series. nuc finished the series with 11 kills and 9 assists for Shifters.
Next up
Next on the schedule: SK Gaming vs Fnatic in Summer Season, set for August 15.
