Karmine Corp’s Sixth Straight Win Crushes GIANTX

TL;DR: Karmine Corp closed out GIANTX and extended their winning run to 6 with a one-sided 28:10 Game 2 in the LEC 2026 Summer Season. Yike’s Qiyana created the decisive jungle gap, turning a +1478 gold@15 advantage and 83% KP into a 12-3 kill win, 3 dragons, and a 15k final gold lead.

Key Takeaways

• Yike put Qiyana at the center of Karmine Corp’s victory, posting 8/0/2 and +1478 gold@15 to make the jungle difference impossible for GIANTX to contain.
• Karmine Corp won the objective map 3 dragons to 0, 1 baron to 0, and 9 towers to 2, converting their early control into a complete shutdown.
• Caliste finished undefeated on Xayah at 2/0/3, while Karmine Corp’s 12-3 kill score confirmed that the draft’s 52% model edge materialized decisively.

Building the Lead

Karmine Corp entered Game 2 with the chance to close the series after their Game 1 win, and they played with the authority of a team protecting first place. GIANTX needed ISMA’s Wukong to recreate the early influence suggested by his pre-match 75.0% kill participation and +284 GD@15 profile, but this game ran in the opposite direction.

Yike’s Qiyana seized the map before GIANTX could establish Lucian pressure. His +1478 gold@15 lead over the opposing jungler gave Karmine Corp the freedom to dictate every contest, while Busio’s Rakan added 1/0/6 to ensure those openings became clean wins rather than messy skirmishes.

The Numbers Tell the Story

The final gold count, 60.4k to 45.4k, explains the scale of Karmine Corp’s control. They did not merely find kills; they converted them into 9 towers, all 3 dragons, and the game’s only baron, leaving GIANTX with just 2 structures and no neutral objectives.

kyeahoo’s Viktor did not need kills to dominate the pace, contributing 0/1/7 as his zones made Qiyana’s flanks more dangerous. In the bottom lane, Flakked’s Lucian ended 1/4/0, and the promised pre-15-minute advantage never arrived.

The Final Push

GIANTX had pockets of resistance through Oscarinin’s Poppy, whose 1/1/2 line reflected several attempts to disrupt the engage. Yet Karmine Corp had already snowballed too far ahead for one defensive play to reset the game.

With the baron secured and a 15k gold lead in hand, the LEC leaders pushed through the remaining defenses without giving away a route back. Canna’s Ambessa absorbed pressure at 1/2/1, allowing his teammates to finish the map and secure a clinical 12-3 victory.

Polymarket Market

Polymarket priced Karmine Corp as the 78% favorite at draft close, accurately identifying the likely Game 2 winner after the series market had already favored them 84% to 16% before Game 1. The market read KC’s form and superior baseline correctly, while the live draft model’s narrower 52% edge also proved real in execution. What the price could not fully express was the severity of the jungle takeover: Qiyana’s +1478 gold@15 advantage turned a modest draft lean into a game where GIANTX lost every dragon and never built a comeback window. This result closes the series 0-2, with the full series-market wrap-up belonging in the series recap.

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*Odds via Polymarket, 2026-08-17 18:15 UTC.*