NIP's Seraphine Turns LPL Game 2 Into a Rout

TL;DR: With the LPL 2026 series there to close, NIPfengyue turned a chaotic Game 2 into a showcase, posting 2/1/19 on Seraphine as Ninjas in Pyjamas.CN overwhelmed Invictus Gaming. The support’s control enabled a ruthless 27-9 kill win and completed the day’s momentum swing.

Key Takeaways

• NIPfengyue delivered a 21.00 KDA on Seraphine, and his 2/1/19 line gave Ninjas in Pyjamas.CN the stable teamfight anchor a fast snowball needed.
• NIPCare erupted for 12/2/4 on Locke, converting the game’s skirmishes into a decisive 27-9 kill score for Ninjas in Pyjamas.CN.
• Ninjas in Pyjamas.CN finished with 54.2k to 41.0k gold, a 13.2k advantage that explained why Invictus Gaming could not defend its base.

Building the Lead

Ninjas in Pyjamas.CN entered Game 2 holding the series advantage after Game 1 and immediately played like a side determined to close rather than let Invictus Gaming reset the contest. The game became messy early, full of confrontations and rapid rotations, but NIPGuwon made order from it with 2/1/16 on Poppy.

That protection mattered because the pre-draft spotlight had fallen on Vi. The pick did appear, fulfilling the prediction, but IGWei’s 4/7/3 effort could not deliver the clean engage and repeat pressure forecast by the meta case. Poppy repeatedly made that path dangerous, while NIPHOYA used Jayce’s 6/3/7 to add damage whenever another fight opened.

The Numbers Tell the Story

The final gold total was not merely a cosmetic gap: 54.2k to 41.0k in only 23:40 reflected a map where NIP kept taking the next meaningful piece. They claimed 10 towers to 3, turning successful fights into permanent territory, and secured 1 barons to Invictus Gaming’s 0.

Invictus Gaming did collect 2 dragons against 1, but those objectives never compensated for losing control elsewhere. NIPPhotic supplied reliable follow-up with 5/2/10 on Ashe, while IGRookie’s 3/5/0 on Sylas showed how little room the losing side had to build coordinated answers.

The Final Push

Once the lead reached its full scale, this stopped resembling a coin-flip LPL game. NIPfengyue kept fights connected through Seraphine’s utility, allowing the carries to hit safely and preventing Invictus Gaming from finding the isolated catch their composition required.

The closing sequence was the natural result of that control. NIP’s 27 kills and 10 towers created an overwhelming route through the map, and the 23:40 finish made the 13.2k gold lead feel even more severe. What began as a skirmish-heavy contest ended as a one-sided demonstration of snowball discipline.

Polymarket Market

Polymarket priced this Game 2 at 54% to 46% for Shenzhen NINJAS IN PYJAMAS at draft close, so the market identified the slight favorite correctly but could not anticipate the scale of the execution gap. The draft’s Ashe-Seraphine control and Poppy’s answer to Vi became much more valuable in play than a narrow edge implied, especially once NIP translated every favorable fight into towers and gold. The series pre-match market had also leaned 54% to 46% toward Shenzhen NINJAS IN PYJAMAS, meaning the day confirmed rather than reversed its initial view. This result closes the series 2-0, and the full series-market wrap-up belongs in the series recap.

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*Odds via Polymarket, 2026-08-22 11:43 UTC.*