TL;DRInvictus Gaming won the best-of-three LPL 2026 Split 3 series 2-1 against Weibo Gaming on Patch 26.15. They took Game 1 in 35 minutes, finishing 24-17 in kills, WBG took Game 2 in 32 minutes, finishing 21-14 in kills, then IG took Game 3 in 39 minutes, finishing 21-12 in kills.
Watch on YouTubeThe LPL 2026 Split 3 brought Weibo Gaming and Invictus Gaming together for a best-of-3 on August 16, 2026, on Patch 26.15.
Weibo Gaming came in at 1-3 in third, and Invictus Gaming at 3-1 in second.
In their last two series at LPL 2026, Weibo Gaming beat LNG Esports 2-0 and lost to Ninjas in Pyjamas 1-2, while Invictus Gaming beat LNG Esports 2-0 and lost to Ninjas in Pyjamas 1-2.
Invictus Gaming played Rookie in mid alongside TheShy in top and Wei in jungle, with JiaQi and Meiko in the bot lane. For Weibo Gaming, Zika, Xiaohao, Xiaohu, Elk and Moham started from top lane to support.
Invictus Gaming's staff included Fury, coach, chengz, coach, and Helper, head coach. Weibo Gaming's staff included Shine, coach, Tselin, coach, and Clearlove, head coach.
Weibo Gaming and Invictus Gaming had met 31 times since 2017, with IG ahead 17-14. The teams had split their 4 meetings in the previous six months 2-2.
Series result
WBGWeibo Gaming
1 - 2
Invictus Gaming win
IGInvictus Gaming
Picks & Bans
3 gamesInvictus Gaming
Weibo Gaming
Draft read
Invictus Gaming saw JiaQi on Jhin and Ashe and Yunara across the series. Across the series, Meiko played Bard and Seraphine and Lulu for IG. Weibo Gaming banned both Akali and Cassiopeia twice.
Game 135:48
Invictus Gaming won
Invictus Gaming took Game 1 by a wide final margin. Playing blue side, IG finished Game 1 in 35:48. IG drafted with first pick. By 15 minutes, Weibo Gaming had a 941 gold lead, but IG won the game. In lane, Zika on Vayne led the opposing laner by 647 gold but trailed by 3 CS. At the end, IG was 7 kills and 10.3k gold ahead. IG was ahead 1-0 in Rift Heralds and 2-0 in inhibitors. WBG came out ahead 2-1 in Void Grubs. They took first blood, while IG took the first dragon, Rift Herald, Baron, and tower.
On Jhin, JiaQi topped IG's damage output at 35,922 and finished 12/2/6 and 342 CS. Rookie followed with 25,478 damage and a 6/2/12 line on Orianna. For WBG, Elk led the damage numbers with 30,066 on Caitlyn and a 3/7/6 line. Zika's Vayne supplied 29,559 damage and finished 7/5/1 for WBG.
Kills
24:17
Gold
73.6k:63.3k
Towers
9:1
Dragons
4:1
Barons
1:0
Game 232:54
Weibo Gaming won
Game 2 was the shortest game of the series at 32:54. Weibo Gaming took Game 2 from red side. WBG opened the draft with first pick. At 15 minutes, Invictus Gaming led by 1,443 gold, but WBG won the game. In lane, Rookie on Viktor led the opposing laner by 1,239 gold and 26 CS. The final gaps left WBG 7 kills and 5.2k gold ahead. WBG led 1-0 in inhibitors. IG still led 3-0 in Void Grubs and 1-0 in Rift Heralds. IG drew first blood and was first to the Rift Herald, the Baron, and the tower, while WBG was first to the dragon.
Elk's Kalista dealt a team-high 39,309 damage for WBG, alongside a 10/3/6 scoreline and 345 CS. A 5/4/6 game on Ambessa brought WBG another 24,459 damage from Zika. Rookie was the top damage source for IG, putting up 30,377 on Viktor in a 4/4/7 game. JiaQi followed for IG with 22,736 damage and a 2/6/5 line on Ashe.
Kills
14:21
Gold
60.5k:65.6k
Towers
2:6
Dragons
2:2
Barons
1:0
Game 339:15
Invictus Gaming won
Game 3 was the longest game of the series at 39:15. Invictus Gaming won from red side. They had first pick in the draft. Weibo Gaming was 960 gold up at 15 minutes, but IG won the game. In lane, Zika on Yorick led the opposing laner by 1,229 gold and 28 CS. IG finished 9 kills and 10.0k gold ahead. They were ahead 3-0 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 3-0 in inhibitors. WBG took first blood and first dragon, while IG took first Rift Herald, first Baron, and first tower.
JiaQi led the damage chart for IG on Yunara, finishing 5/3/11 with 49,423 damage and 416 CS. Rookie added 38,863 damage on Aurora and ended the game 8/2/6. WBG got its highest damage total from Elk, who dealt 35,175 on Lucian and finished 3/5/5. Xiaohu added 32,773 damage for WBG on Rumble, ending at 5/8/2.
Kills
12:21
Gold
68.7k:78.7k
Towers
4:10
Dragons
2:3
Barons
0:2
Series read
No player dealt more damage across the series than JiaQi, with 108,081 for Invictus Gaming. JiaQi gave IG 19 kills and 22 assists across the series. Elk finished the series with 16 kills and 17 assists for Weibo Gaming.
Next up
Coming up next: LNG Esports vs Weibo Gaming in Split 3, set for August 19.