Anubis Gaming Stun TLN Pirates in EMEA Masters Game 1

TL;DR: Given just a 36% chance by the market, Anubis Gaming ignored the forecast and dismantled TLN Pirates 30-4 in a chaotic EMEA Masters opener. B Butcher’s Lulu stayed deathless at 2/0/24, giving Anubis the backbone to turn skirmishes into a 15.2k gold advantage and take control of the series.

Key Takeaways

• Anubis Gaming overturned a 36% pre-game market expectation, winning the kill race 30-4 and seizing the first game.
• B Butcher finished Lulu’s game at 26.00 KDA, surviving every fight while contributing to 24 takedowns.
• Shy Carry powered Zeri to 10/1/14 as Anubis finished 15.2k gold ahead, converting chaos into a commanding win.

Building the Lead

The market’s call was clear: Anubis Gaming had only a 36% chance, while TLN Pirates stood at 64%. The game answered with a different kind of certainty. Anubis repeatedly found skirmishes, and each fight added another layer to a lead that reached 15.2k gold by the finish.

The draft model had tilted the other way too, giving TLN Pirates a 50% edge. Its suggested route depended on Yunara’s bot-lane matchup developing and TLN surviving long enough to benefit. That draft advantage never materialized in-game: Anubis’s engage and coordinated pressure disrupted the plan before it could become a win condition.

At the center was B Butcher’s Lulu, a calm anchor amid the brawling. The support ended 2/0/24, protecting allies and linking Anubis’s damage to decisive takedowns. Shy Carry’s Zeri then turned those openings into a 10/1/14 performance, while Theocacs’s Vi added 6/0/15 and gave TLN little room to escape the fights.

The Numbers Tell the Story

Anubis finished with 30 kills to TLN’s 4, a gulf that reflects more than aggressive play: TLN struggled to turn its champions into a unified response. Anubis also took 10 towers to 6, and despite TLN claiming 4 dragons to Anubis’s 2, the objectives could not compensate for the wider map control.

The gold totals underline the scale of the snowball: Anubis banked 82.0k against 66.8k. Giyuu’s Cassiopeia contributed 7/1/11, while maged’s Rumble added 5/2/8. Together with Vi’s threat and Lulu’s protection, those performances helped Anubis claim 2 barons to TLN’s 1.

The Final Push

After 41:40, Anubis had both the second Baron and enough numerical advantage to close. TLN’s four dragons showed that it could still secure objectives, but the 30-4 kill count and 10-6 tower finish told the fuller story: every attempt to contest the map risked another lost fight. Anubis converted that pressure into a decisive opening win in the EMEA Masters 2026 Season Summer Main Event.

Polymarket Market

The market did not read Game 1 correctly: at draft close, it priced Anubis Gaming at 36% and TLN Pirates at 64%, then watched the underdog turn a chaotic contest into a 30-4 rout. The result points to an execution gap the market did not anticipate. TLN’s modeled 50% draft edge did not become an in-game advantage; Anubis’s Vi engage, Cassiopeia damage and Lulu protection instead kept its skirmishes decisive. The series market has reacted sharply: Anubis moved from 30% at draft close to 56% after the game, a 25.5 percentage-point rise, while TLN fell from 70% to 44%. The series remains alive, but expectations now favor Anubis for the next game.

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*Odds via Polymarket, 2026-09-29 18:49 UTC.*