TES vs LGD Highlights: TES Win 2-1, LPL Split 3 2026 Week 2
TL;DR
Top Esports and LGD Gaming met in a best-of-three LPL Split 3 series on Patch 26.14. Top Esports entered at 2-1, while LGD Gaming was 1-3. Top Esports held the No. 4 spot, with LGD Gaming at No. 7.
Watch on YouTubeThe video above covers the full best-of-three LPL Split 3 series between Top Esports and LGD Gaming. The final score, full Picks and Bans, and game-by-game results are below.
Top Esports entered at 2-1, while LGD Gaming was 1-3. Top Esports held the No. 4 spot, with LGD Gaming at No. 7.
Top Esports' lineup featured ZUIAN (top lane), Tian (jungle), Creme (mid lane), JackeyLove (bot lane), and Zhuo (support). LGD Gaming's lineup featured Burdol (top lane), Heng (jungle), Tangyuan (mid lane), Shaoye (bot lane), and Crisp (support).
Top Esports' previous series was a 2-0 loss to Anyone's Legend in Split 3. LGD Gaming's previous series was a 2-1 loss to Bilibili Gaming in Split 3.
Top Esports won the teams' only meeting in the previous six months.
Series result
TESTop Esports
2 - 1
Top Esports win
LGDLGD Gaming
Picks & Bans
3 games
Top Esports
LGD Gaming
Draft read
Burdol moved between Gnar and Ambessa and Jayce across the series for LGD Gaming. Crisp moved between Shen and Lulu and Rell across the series for LGD Gaming. Top Esports banned Jayce twice.
Game 126:16
LGD Gaming won
Game 1 was the shortest game of the series at 26:16. LGD Gaming won from red side. LGD Gaming finished 12-4 in kills and 53.8k to 44.6k in gold, a margin of 8 kills and 9.1k. LGD Gaming led 7-2 in towers, the only Baron, 3-0 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 1-0 in inhibitors. Dragons were even at 2-2. LGD Gaming secured first blood, while Top Esports secured first dragon, while LGD Gaming secured first tower.
Heng led the damage chart for LGD Gaming on Naafiri, finishing 6/0/6 with 14,222 damage and 216 CS. Shaoye added 13,958 damage on Corki and ended the game 2/1/4. Creme was the top damage source for Top Esports, putting up 18,032 on Orianna in a 3/1/1 game. ZUIAN followed for Top Esports with 13,272 damage and a 1/3/2 line on Rumble.
Kills
4:12
Gold
44.6k:53.8k
Towers
2:7
Dragons
2:2
Barons
0:1
Game 226:26
Top Esports won
Tangyuan finished Game 2 deathless for LGD Gaming on Ryze, ending the game on a 2/0/3 scoreline. Playing red side, Top Esports finished Game 2 in 26:26. At the end, Top Esports led 9-8 in kills and 53.0k to 44.3k in gold. The final gaps overall were 1 kill and 8.7k. Top Esports led 9-2 in towers, the only Baron, 3-0 in Void Grubs, and 2-0 in inhibitors. LGD Gaming had the edge 1-0 in Rift Heralds. Dragons finished 4-0 for Top Esports. LGD Gaming secured first blood, while Top Esports secured first dragon, while LGD Gaming secured first Rift Herald, while Top Esports secured first Baron, while Top Esports secured first tower.
On Syndra, Creme topped Top Esports' damage output at 28,990 and finished 2/1/2 and 241 CS. JackeyLove followed with 24,489 damage and a 2/2/1 line on Lucian. LGD Gaming got its highest damage total from Shaoye, who dealt 12,906 on Kog'Maw and finished 1/2/3.
Kills
8:9
Gold
44.3k:53.0k
Towers
2:9
Dragons
0:4
Barons
0:1
Game 331:59
Top Esports won
Game 3 was the longest game of the series at 31:59. Top Esports took Game 3 from blue side. The final scoreboard showed 20-10 in kills and 67.5k-56.0k in gold for Top Esports, leaving differences of 10 kills and 11.5k. Top Esports led 10-1 in towers, the only Baron, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 1-0 in inhibitors. LGD Gaming had the edge 3-0 in Void Grubs. Dragons finished 3-1 for Top Esports. Top Esports secured first blood, while LGD Gaming secured first dragon, while Top Esports secured first Rift Herald, while Top Esports secured first Baron, while Top Esports secured first tower.
JackeyLove's Ashe dealt a team-high 34,317 damage for Top Esports, alongside a 6/3/12 scoreline and 332 CS. A 8/2/7 game on Pantheon brought Top Esports another 26,003 damage from Tian. For LGD Gaming, Burdol led the damage numbers with 27,321 on Jayce and a 2/3/5 line. Shaoye's Mel supplied 23,404 damage and finished 5/5/5 for LGD Gaming.
Kills
20:10
Gold
67.5k:56.0k
Towers
10:1
Dragons
3:1
Barons
1:0
Series read
Every game in the series was longer than the game before it. The kill margin moved from 8 in Game 1 to 10 in Game 3, while the final gold gap changed from 9.1k to 11.5k. Creme produced the series' highest damage total, recording 67,822 for Top Esports. Creme gave Top Esports 7 kills and 16 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 18,032 in Game 1 to 20,800 in Game 3. JackeyLove gave Top Esports 8 kills and 14 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 7,643 in Game 1 to 34,317 in Game 3.
Next up
Next on the schedule: Top Esports vs JD Gaming in Split 3, set for August 2.
