Taki's Rakan Turns the Tide for GAM Esports at EWC

TL;DR: With the series tied and control of the BO3 on the line, GAM Esports won a wild 34:22 Game 3 over Movistar KOI by thriving in nonstop fights. Taki's Rakan set the rhythm with a 0/3/22 scoreline, while GAM turned skirmish pressure into 11 towers and a decisive lead in the series.

Key Takeaways

• Taki finished on Rakan at 0/3/22, a 7.33 KDA that defined every major engage and gave GAM Esports the reliable setup they needed to win repeated mid-game fights.
• Gloryy delivered 9/3/12 on Ahri, and that 21-kill participation from mid lane gave GAM the burst to punish Movistar KOI whenever the map opened up.
• Even though Movistar KOI secured 4 dragons and 1 baron, GAM Esports still closed with a 24-16 kill lead, 11-4 in towers, showing that side-lane pressure mattered more than neutral control.

Early Game

Game 3 opened with exactly the pressure a tied series should bring. After Movistar KOI took Game 1 and GAM Esports answered in Game 2, this decider for the series lead immediately became a scrap-heavy fight where neither team wanted to give the other breathing room. You could hear the urgency in every rotation: lanes were short on peace and long on threat.

Movistar KOI found damage through Supa's Kai'Sa, who ended the game at 8/4/2, and early on that pick looked like the cleanest late-game insurance on the Rift. On the other side, Artemis answered with Ziggs, putting up 7/3/14 and a massive 36.6% of GAM's damage. That artillery presence meant even trades could become winning exchanges once bombs started landing around chokes and towers.

The game never settled into a slow macro dance. Draktharr on Wukong pushed forward with 4/4/15, while Elyoya's Jarvan IV matched the pace at 4/4/6, so jungle pathing often felt less like farming and more like sprinting toward the next brawl. In top lane, Kiaya on Zaahen quietly built value at 4/3/10, helping stretch Movistar KOI's formation whenever the map widened.

The Turning Point

The swing came when GAM Esports fully embraced the chaos instead of trying to tidy it up. Taki on Rakan became the hinge of the game, not through damage — only 4.1% of team output — but through timing. Every time Movistar KOI looked ready to stabilize around dragon control, his engage created just enough disorder for GAM's carries to pick targets apart.

That is where Gloryy took over. The Ahri pick finished 9/3/12, and those numbers tell the story of a mid laner who kept finding the second step of every fight: the follow-up dash, the cleanup charm, the execution after the first engage landed. Once those skirmishes tilted GAM's way, towers started falling, and the map changed with them.

Movistar KOI were not passive in defeat. They claimed 4 dragons and even secured 1 baron, which normally would be the platform for a comeback or a closeout. But the problem was structural: they could win the neutral objective setup, yet still lose space elsewhere. GAM Esports consistently traded that pressure into buildings, finishing with 11 towers to 4, and that meant the gold stayed just ahead at 70.7k to 67.7k despite the dragon deficit.

Closing Out

By the final stretch, the game sounded like a teamfight montage. Myrwn's Renekton ended at 0/5/3, and although he still dealt 27.4% of Movistar KOI's damage, GAM repeatedly denied him the kind of front-to-back fights where that pressure could decide the map. Jojopyun on Lissandra also struggled to fully lock the game down, closing at 1/5/8 as the windows for clean re-engage kept disappearing.

The finish reflected GAM's identity in this one: they did not need Baron control or dragon soul to feel in command. They needed one clean entrance, one displaced target, and then room for Ziggs and Ahri to unload. When the last sequence broke open, the numbers told a complete story — 24 kills, 11 towers, and a game won in 34:22 through superior fighting tempo.

For EWC 2026, that matters beyond one scoreboard. GAM Esports did not just beat Movistar KOI; they proved they could survive a messy, high-pressure map and still be the team making the final call. In a series balanced on a knife edge, their support was the metronome, and everyone else hit the cue.

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