Otter Side’s Sivir Surge Forces a Decisive Game 3

TL;DR: Facing elimination in the EMEA Masters 2026 Summer LCQ, Otter Side found another gear through Deadly’s Sivir, whose +1189 gold at 15 and 5/1/4 line helped secure the win over CITA Kaizen. The victory kept Otter Side alive and turned the series into a deciding game.

Key Takeaways

• Deadly put Sivir ahead by +1189 gold at 15, a decisive bot-lane edge in Otter Side’s win.
• Baca finished on Cassiopeia with 6/3/5, giving Otter Side another major damage threat.
• Otter Side won the game to move the series to 1-1, surviving elimination and forcing a Game 3.

Early Game

Otter Side entered this Game 2 with no room for error after CITA Kaizen took the opener. The draft model gave CITA Kaizen a narrow 50% edge, but the live picture was less convincing: the pre-game market favored Otter Side at 80%. The model’s predicted advantage did not materialize in the available player data. In particular, the +1189 gold difference for Deadly at 15 points to a bot lane that swung firmly Otter Side’s way.

The early gold split also showed pressure elsewhere. Baca was 523 gold behind his opposing mid at 15, while Kurama trailed the opposing jungler by 281. Those deficits did not prevent Otter Side from winning; instead, the side’s other advantages and the final scorelines tell a story of a team able to withstand uneven lanes. The exact duration, total gold, towers, dragons, and barons are unavailable, so the scale and timing of the closing push cannot be stated.

The Turning Point

The clearest turning point in the data is the bot-lane gap. Deadly paired that early gold lead with a 5/1/4 finish, while Archer ended on Ezreal at 4/1/3. The contrast is not simply a matter of kills: Otter Side’s carry built a substantial early economic advantage and kept contributing through the game.

Mid lane added a second route to damage. Baca’s 6/3/5 on Cassiopeia led all players in kills, even though he was behind at 15. That production helped Otter Side convert a draft whose overall profile was rated highly into a match win. CITA Kaizen’s route—using Skarner and Ahri to find picks before full fights—does not show up as a decisive advantage in the recorded outcomes.

Closing Out

Otter Side’s victory leveled the series and made the next game decisive. Kurama supplied 11 assists on Jarvan IV, while Smarty added 9 on Seraphine; those lines suggest involvement in the team’s successful plays, though the missing objective and damage totals prevent a more specific account of how the finish unfolded.

For CITA Kaizen, Oki1 went deathless on Karma at 0/0/9, but that steady support line could not protect the opener’s advantage. Otter Side answered elimination pressure with a carry performance that reshaped the series.

Polymarket Market

The game market read the result correctly: Otter Side entered as the 80% favorite and delivered the expected win. That confidence was borne out by execution, especially the striking +1189 gold lead for Deadly at 15, even as Baca and Kurama were behind their lane opponents at that point. The draft model had instead favored CITA Kaizen at 50%, and that edge did not show up in the outcome. The series market shifted after the game: CITA Kaizen moved from 25% at draft close to 41%, while Otter Side fell from 75% to 59%. The matchup is now priced as closer, with the deciding game still ahead.

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*Odds via Polymarket, 2026-09-23 20:12 UTC.*