Peyz's Perfect Caitlyn Caps T1's LCK Game 3 Win

TL;DR: With the series level at 1-1, T1 closed the deciding Game 3 behind Peyz’s flawless Caitlyn: an 8/0/6, 100% KP carry performance that converted T1’s draft edge into a 14-7 win. KT Rolster’s early top-lane advantage could not survive T1’s cleaner objective control.

Key Takeaways

• Peyz made Caitlyn the game’s anchor with an immaculate 14.00 KDA, providing the damage and reliability T1 needed to finish the series.
• KT Rolster held a +1370 GoldDiff@15 through PerfecT’s Renekton, but T1 turned that apparent top-lane deficit into a map-wide 10-3 tower advantage.
• T1 validated the live draft model’s 53% edge, using Skarner, Anivia, and the Caitlyn-Lux lane to secure 3 dragons and 1 Baron.

Early Game

The decider began with KT Rolster carrying momentum from their 17-11 Game 1 victory, while T1 had answered Game 2 with a 19-11 kill score. PerfecT’s Renekton built a striking +1370 gold lead at 15 minutes, giving KT a credible route to snowball through the top side.

Yet the predicted Karma pick did not deliver the protection KT required. Effort finished 1/4/2, and the shields could not consistently blunt the pressure from T1’s bot lane. Peyz’s Caitlyn emerged with a matching +1283 GoldDiff@15, turning lane control into the kind of scaling threat KT could not safely approach.

The Turning Point

The draft had favored T1 at 53%, and its central interactions materialized once the map opened. Oner’s Skarner posted 1/0/9, repeatedly creating the engage windows that let T1 isolate targets, while Faker’s Anivia added 1/1/8 and transformed narrow corridors into traps.

That mattered more than the early top-lane numbers. Doran’s Gwen was down -1370 gold at 15 minutes, but his 3/5/2 line represented 36% kill participation, enough contribution to keep T1’s five-man structure intact. KT’s Pantheon had a 3/2/3 score, but the intended early snowball never became a lasting lead.

Closing Out

Once T1 claimed control, the objective count explained the finish: 10 towers to 3, 3 dragons to 2, and 1 Baron to 0. Their 68.9k gold total against KT Rolster’s 60.4k reflected a methodical conversion rather than a single chaotic fight.

At 34:20, the 14-7 kill score confirmed the same story. T1’s composition executed its engage-and-poke plan, while Caitlyn’s perfect survival ensured every late-game setup carried a decisive damage threat.

Polymarket Market

Polymarket priced T1 at 74% when the draft closed, and the favorite delivered exactly as the market expected. The pre-series line had already leaned T1, 72% to KT Rolster’s 28%, but Game 3 revealed more than a simple favorite win: KT’s top-side gold lead looked meaningful early, while T1’s drafted control tools made it fragile. The market correctly identified T1’s overall edge, though it could not fully capture how decisively Caitlyn-Lux pressure and Skarner-Anivia terrain would erase KT’s opening. This result closes the series 1-2, and the full series-market wrap-up belongs in the series recap.

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*Odds via Polymarket, 2026-08-21 14:00 UTC.*