Markoon's Trundle Anchors G2 NORD in Prime League Game 5

TL;DR: With the Prime League 1st Division Summer Playoffs series tied 2-2, G2 NORD closed it behind Markoon's Trundle and a decisive top-lane advantage: Shelfmade built +1528 gold@15 on Gwen, while the jungle anchor posted 2/0/12 to turn Game 5 into a 25:50 rout.

Key Takeaways

• Markoon delivered a 14.00 KDA on Trundle, finishing 2/0/12 and anchoring G2 NORD’s control without conceding a death.
• Shelfmade’s Gwen earned +1528 gold@15, a top-lane gap that removed Berlin International Gaming’s room to stabilize.
• G2 NORD won the kill score 17-5 and finished with 55.8k gold to Berlin International Gaming’s 40.7k, confirming a complete snowball.

Building the Lead

Berlin International Gaming entered Game 5 needing one clean performance to complete the comeback after its emphatic G4, but G2 NORD found the map’s first lasting advantage through top side. Shelfmade turned Gwen’s lane into a winning platform, and his +1528 gold@15 meant Zaahen could not become the durable front line Berlin needed.

The draft model gave G2 NORD a narrow 51% edge, and that advantage materialized through execution rather than a crushing composition mismatch. Markoon used Trundle to connect early pressure with Taliyah and Rell’s engage, denying Xin Zhao the calm game Berlin’s Sivir-Lulu and Azir scaling required.

The Numbers Tell the Story

The game’s stat line reflects how quickly G2 NORD turned small openings into permanent control. The victors took 9 towers to 1, converted their map dominance into 1 barons, and matched Berlin International Gaming’s 2 dragons while making those equal dragon totals irrelevant.

In the back line, rin made Corki untouchable at 11/0/1, supplying the damage that punished every attempted defense. Meanwhile, Toasty’s Taliyah contributed 1/1/11, helping the winning side keep Berlin split apart whenever it searched for a reset.

The Final Push

By the late stages, Berlin International Gaming had no route back through its intended scaling. Patrik’s Sivir collected 3/5/0, but the carries never received the protected front-to-back fight their draft promised. G2 NORD instead marched through structures, using the Baron buff and their 15.1k gold advantage to end the decisive League of Legends game.

The final push was not a desperate finish but the natural conclusion of a one-sided Prime League 2026 contest. G2 NORD had established every condition for victory: a winning side lane, an undefeated jungle conductor, and a Corki carry with no answer.

Polymarket Market

Polymarket closed with G2 NORD at 58% against Berlin International Gaming’s 42%, and the favourite delivered exactly as the market expected. The pre-game price correctly identified G2 as the more likely winner, while the game exposed just how forcefully its execution would separate the teams. The market could not fully capture the scale of Shelfmade’s top-lane lead or the flawless control supplied by Markoon, which transformed a narrow draft projection into a 17-5 collapse. This result closes the series 2-3, with the full series-market wrap-up belonging in the series recap.

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*Odds via Polymarket, 2026-08-27 19:52 UTC.*