Doss’s Lulu Anchors Kaufland Hangry Knights’ EM Opener

TL;DR: Doss’s 3/0/23 Lulu gave Kaufland Hangry Knights a steady anchor in a chaotic opening game, helping turn skirmishes into a 28-13 win over Otter Side. Five dragons to none and a 12.5k gold lead made the EMEA Masters 2026 opener a one-sided statement.

Key Takeaways

• Doss finished 3/0/23 on Lulu, keeping Kaufland Hangry Knights’ carries alive through the brawls and providing the game’s defining safety net.
• Kaufland Hangry Knights won the kill race 28-13 and finished 12.5k gold ahead, a snowball too large for Otter Side to contain.
• Kaufland Hangry Knights took 5 dragons to 0 and 10 towers to 2, converting fights into control of the map and its objectives.

Building the Lead

The opening had the ingredients for a much closer contest. Otter Side’s draft model edge came in at 59%, with a Camille side lane and Ryze scaling offering a route to grow stronger. But those conditions needed time and room to develop. Instead, Kaufland Hangry Knights dragged the game into repeated skirmishes, where Doss’s protection helped their damage dealers survive and keep fighting.

The support’s 26.00 KDA tells the story of that influence: no deaths, 3 kills, and 23 assists. Doss was not simply following the action; Lulu’s presence helped make extended fights safer for the team. Around that foundation, Densi’s 2/4/24 Jarvan IV repeatedly contributed to the brawl, while Boda’s 7/2/12 Olaf added a durable threat from the top side.

Otter Side did find damage through Baca, whose 6/8/3 Ryze led his team in kills. But Kaufland’s pressure kept forcing responses, and every lost exchange made the next contest harder. The numbers show a broad team advantage rather than one isolated carry: the winners reached 28 kills while allowing 13.

The Numbers Tell the Story

The draft prediction did not materialize in-game. Otter Side was favored at 59% by the live draft model, but Kaufland Hangry Knights won decisively. That pre-game edge described a possible path, not a guarantee; once the match became a succession of skirmishes, Kaufland’s coordination and protection proved more consequential than Otter Side’s theoretical scaling.

The gold totals underline the change in control. Kaufland finished with 72.9k to Otter Side’s 60.4k, a 12.5k difference. The objective count makes the same point in sharper terms: Kaufland secured 5 dragons, while Otter Side took none. A 10-2 tower advantage further narrowed the losing side’s map and options.

The Final Push

At 36:00, Kaufland Hangry Knights had turned their fighting advantage into a complete map victory. They also claimed 1 Baron to Otter Side’s 0, adding another objective to a game in which the red side never secured a dragon. The closing margin—28-13 in kills and 72.9k to 60.4k in gold—left little doubt about who controlled the finish.

For the opening game of this EMEA Masters 2026 matchup, Doss’s spotless Lulu performance was the clearest emblem of Kaufland’s approach: protect the team through the chaos, then let the accumulated fights and objectives decide the result.

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