TL;DRTop Esports beat Edward Gaming 2-0 in the best-of-three LPL 2026 Split 3 series on Patch 26.15. TES did not drop a game, winning the kill count 43-26, with no game longer than 34 minutes.
Watch on YouTubeTop Esports and Edward Gaming played a best-of-3 in the LPL 2026 Split 3 on August 16, 2026, on Patch 26.15.
Top Esports entered at 7-3 in third, while Edward Gaming was 0-10 in eighth.
Over their last two series at LPL 2026, Top Esports lost to LGD Gaming 0-2 and Team WE 0-2, and Edward Gaming lost to Anyone's Legend 1-2 and LGD Gaming 0-2.
Edward Gaming had Zdz in the top lane, Jiejie in the jungle and BuLLDoG in mid, with Leave and Parukia in the bot lane. Top Esports answered with ZUIAN, Tian and Creme, plus JackeyLove and Zhuo in the bot lane.
Edward Gaming's staff included Mni, coach and Maokai, head coach. Top Esports's staff included BoBo, coach, Leo, coach, and Poppy, head coach.
Top Esports and Edward Gaming had met 19 times since 2018, with TES ahead 15-4. Top Esports won the teams' only meeting in the previous six months.
Series result
TESTop Esports
2 - 0
Top Esports win
EDGEdward Gaming
Picks & Bans
2 games
Edward Gaming
Top Esports
Draft read
BuLLDoG moved between Akali and Anivia across the series for Edward Gaming. EDG saw Jiejie on Vi and Nocturne across the series. Top Esports banned Orianna twice.
Game 126:41
Top Esports won
Game 1 was the shortest game of the series at 26:41. Top Esports took Game 1 from red side. First pick went to TES. By 15 minutes, TES had a 1,776 gold lead. In lane, Tian on Jarvan IV led the opposing laner by 1,072 gold and 30 CS. The final gaps left TES 8 kills and 8.1k gold ahead. TES led 3-0 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 1-0 in inhibitors. Edward Gaming took first blood, while TES took the first dragon, Rift Herald, Baron, and tower.
On Cassiopeia, Creme topped TES' damage output at 23,556 and finished 5/0/9 and 268 CS. Tian followed with 19,409 damage and a 7/2/11 line on Jarvan IV. For EDG, Zdz led the damage numbers with 26,716 on Olaf and a 5/7/3 line. Leave added 17,730 damage for EDG on Jhin, ending at 1/2/6.
Kills
12:20
Gold
49.5k:57.7k
Towers
3:8
Dragons
1:3
Barons
0:1
Game 234:49
Top Esports won
Game 2 was the longest game of the series at 34:49. Top Esports won from blue side. Edward Gaming drafted with first pick. At 15 minutes, TES led by 1,475 gold. In lane, Zdz on Rumble trailed the opposing laner by 1,400 gold and 47 CS. TES finished 9 kills and 7.5k gold ahead. They were ahead 3-0 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 2-0 in inhibitors. TES drew first blood and was first to the dragon, the Rift Herald, the Baron, and the tower.
JackeyLove's Sivir dealt a team-high 34,348 damage for TES, alongside a 8/4/11 scoreline and 356 CS. A 4/4/9 game on Ryze brought TES another 23,704 damage from Creme. Leave was the top damage source for EDG, putting up 28,254 on Ezreal in a 6/5/2 game.
Kills
23:14
Gold
73.3k:65.8k
Towers
8:3
Dragons
4:0
Barons
2:0
Series read
Top Esports won both games, so the best-of-3 never reached a deciding map. Every game in the series was longer than the game before it. JackeyLove topped the series damage chart with 50,995 for TES. Across the series, JackeyLove recorded 14 kills and 15 assists for TES. Creme gave TES 9 kills and 18 assists across the series.
Next up
Next on the schedule: Anyone's Legend vs Top Esports in Split 3, set for August 19.
