Elyoya's Sejuani Powers Movistar KOI's Game 3 Rout

TL;DR: With the LEC 2026 series hanging in the balance, Movistar KOI crushed Natus Vincere in 32:12, using Elyoya’s Sejuani to claim 5 dragons and 2 barons. Their overwhelming objective control created a 12.3k gold finish and turned Game 3 into the decisive statement of the series.

Key Takeaways

• Movistar KOI won the kill race 19-5, converting that control into 10 towers and denying Natus Vincere every dragon.
• Elyoya’s Sejuani posted a superb 3/1/15 line and 18.00 KDA, anchoring every major objective fight.
• Supa’s Ezreal delivered 10/2/6 and 38.1% of KOI’s damage, making the bot-lane carry the game’s finishing force.

Building the Lead

The opening stakes were enormous: the series had been tied 1-1, and this game would decide who seized control. Natus Vincere had taken G1, but Movistar KOI’s response in G2 had already suggested a momentum shift. The pre-match market had favored KOI at 63.5% to 36.5%, citing their recent 2-0 head-to-head edge and stronger solo-lane profile.

That expectation was tested by a draft without the forecasted Anivia or Azir first-picks. Instead, Jojopyun on Akali found the room to threaten skirmishes, while the Sejuani-Karma core gave KOI reliable engage and protection. Natus Vincere needed Rhilech’s Pantheon and Parus’s Bard to manufacture early tempo for Caitlyn, but that window never opened wide enough.

The Numbers Tell the Story

KOI did not merely edge ahead; they snowballed. They finished with 67.7k gold to Natus Vincere’s 55.4k, a crushing 12.3k gold advantage. The 19-5 kill score reflected how little room NAVI had to reset the map, while the 10 towers to 2 split showed that every successful fight became territory.

Supa’s Ezreal was the clearest damage source, accounting for 38.1% while dying only twice. In mid lane, Jojopyun’s Akali went flawless at 3/0/4, denying Natus Vincere a route through the center of the map. On the other side, Poby’s Annie finished 1/5/2, unable to find the engage that could interrupt KOI’s scaling.

The Final Push

The final phase was clinical. With 5 dragons to 0 and 2 barons to 0, Movistar KOI had every neutral objective needed to force Natus Vincere into losing positions. Alvaro’s Karma supplied 0/1/18 support, keeping KOI’s carries mobile and protected as the base defenses fell.

The stated pre-match call of Movistar KOI 5% versus Natus Vincere 5% is confirmed only by the winner: KOI won, though those equal figures did not identify a favorite. The live draft model’s 50% lean toward KOI did materialize in-game, as their composition’s coordinated skirmishing translated into a one-sided finish.

Polymarket Market

Polymarket read this game correctly: Movistar KOI entered draft close at 58% against Natus Vincere’s 42%, and the favorite delivered. That game price also aligned with the series pre-match view, which had KOI ahead 64% to 36% before G1. The market anticipated the stronger side, but the 19-5 kill score and complete 5 dragons to 0 objective sweep revealed execution far more dominant than a modest pre-game edge suggested. KOI’s draft did not need the predicted comfort picks; Sejuani, Akali, Karma, and Ezreal created the map control NAVI could not break. This result closes the series 1-3, with the full series-market wrap-up belonging in the series recap.

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*Odds via Polymarket, 2026-09-18 20:07 UTC.*