TES vs IG Highlights: IG Win 3-1, Worlds Main Event 2026 Quarterfinals
TL;DR
Invictus Gaming beat Top Esports 3-1 in the best-of-five Worlds 2026 Main Event Quarterfinals series on Patch 26.20. They took Game 1 in 31 minutes, finishing 27-12 in kills, TES took Game 2 in 47 minutes, finishing 20-17 in kills, then IG won Games 3 and 4, none lasting longer than 30 minutes.
Watch on YouTubeTop Esports and Invictus Gaming played a best-of-5 in Quarterfinals of the Worlds 2026 Main Event on November 3, 2026, on Patch 26.20. Both teams represent China in the LPL.
Both teams entered the series at 3-1.
Over their last two series at Worlds 2026, Top Esports beat G2 Esports and Bilibili Gaming 2-1, and Invictus Gaming beat Hanwha Life Esports and LYON 2-1.
Invictus Gaming fielded top laner TheShy, jungler Wei, mid laner Rookie, marksman JiaQi and support Meiko. Top Esports countered with 369, Tian, Creme, JackeyLove and Zhuo in the same roles.
Chengz, Fury, Helper, and Kezman were Invictus Gaming's coaches for the event. Poppy and Xiaobai were Top Esports' coaches for the event.
Top Esports and Invictus Gaming had met 29 times since 2018, with IG ahead 16-13. The teams had split their 2 meetings in the previous six months 1-1.
Series result
TESTop Esports
1 - 3
Invictus Gaming win
IGInvictus Gaming
Win chances just before the match started.View on Polymarket
Picks & Bans
4 games
Invictus Gaming
Top Esports
Draft read
Invictus Gaming banned both Nocturne and Pantheon 3 times, while Top Esports banned Olaf 4 times and Jarvan IV 3 times.
Game 131:02
Invictus Gaming won
Invictus Gaming made the opener one-sided. The blue-side win for IG lasted 31:02. The final gaps left IG 15 kills and 15.2k gold ahead. IG led 2-1 in Void Grubs and 1-0 in inhibitors. Top Esports came out ahead 1-0 in Rift Heralds.
On Kai'Sa, JiaQi topped IG's damage output at 31,098 and finished 10/1/10 and 299 CS. Wei added 28,144 damage on Qiyana and ended the game 4/3/15. For TES, JackeyLove led the damage numbers with 23,836 on Ezreal and a 1/6/6 line.
Kills
27:12
Gold
68.0k:52.8k
Towers
9:2
Dragons
4:1
Barons
1:0
Game 247:09
Top Esports won
Game 2 was the longest game of the series at 47:09. Top Esports won from red side. They finished 3 kills and 6.6k gold ahead. TES was ahead 1-0 in Rift Heralds and 2-0 in inhibitors. Invictus Gaming still led 3-0 in Void Grubs.
JackeyLove's Kalista dealt a team-high 33,920 damage for TES, alongside a 10/6/5 scoreline and 443 CS. Creme followed with 33,863 damage and a 3/1/14 line on Orianna. JiaQi was the top damage source for IG, putting up 62,698 on Yunara in a 7/4/7 game. Rookie added 46,473 damage for IG on Viktor, ending at 6/3/6.
Kills
17:20
Gold
85.1k:91.7k
Towers
4:11
Dragons
4:3
Barons
0:3
Game 329:29
Invictus Gaming won
Game 3 was the shortest game of the series at 29:29. Playing red side, Invictus Gaming won Game 3. At the end, IG was 7 kills and 9.2k gold ahead. IG led 1-0 in Rift Heralds and 2-0 in inhibitors. Top Esports had the edge 2-1 in Void Grubs.
Wei led the damage chart for IG on Jayce, finishing 5/1/8 with 32,607 damage and 256 CS. A 3/1/8 game on Annie brought IG another 23,220 damage from Rookie. TES got its highest damage total from 369, who dealt 14,404 on Rumble and finished 2/2/5.
Kills
9:16
Gold
53.3k:62.5k
Towers
4:9
Dragons
1:3
Barons
0:1
Game 430:58
Invictus Gaming won
Creme led Game 4 with 24686 damage to champions for the losing team, Top Esports. The blue-side win for Invictus Gaming lasted 30:58. The final gaps left IG 6 kills and 6.3k gold ahead. IG was ahead 3-0 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 1-0 in inhibitors.
On Jhin, JiaQi topped IG's damage output at 23,765 and finished 3/0/5 and 298 CS. Rookie added 23,700 damage on Taliyah and ended the game 3/2/8. For TES, Creme led the damage numbers with 24,686 on Aurora and a 3/3/3 line. JackeyLove followed for TES with 24,567 damage and a 3/2/5 line on Lucian.
Kills
16:10
Gold
61.7k:55.4k
Towers
8:0
Dragons
4:1
Barons
1:0
Series read
No player dealt more damage across the series than JiaQi, with 139,038 for Invictus Gaming. JiaQi gave IG 27 kills and 27 assists across the series. Rookie finished the series with 20 kills and 33 assists for IG.
