Berlin International Gaming 3-2 G2 NORD — Prime League 1st Division 2026 Results & Stats

TL;DR: Berlin International Gaming won the Prime League 1st Division playoff series 3-2 over G2 NORD after entering at just 38% on the market. Their draft edges held in four modeled games, while Patrik, 113, and Reeker delivered the decisive execution when the series reached Game 5.

Key Takeaways

• Patrik was the series-defining carry: his Jhin produced 8/1/12 and a 20.00 KDA in Game 3, then his Kalista built +1735 GoldDiff@15 in the Game 5 clincher.
• The most decisive swing came in Game 4, when G2 NORD answered elimination with a 29-7 rout in 26:20; rin gained +1719 gold@15 on Miss Fortune, forcing the series to its final map.
• Berlin International Gaming turned a 38% pre-match Polymarket chance into a 3-2 victory. Three games were close enough to keep the series unstable, but Berlin’s 29-16 Game 3 and 29-13 Game 5 wins settled it.

Before the Series

The market made G2 NORD the 62% favorite, but Berlin International Gaming treated that judgment as background noise. This was not a straight upset built on one lucky map: Berlin answered every G2 surge with a clearer identity, using proactive engage, bot-lane pressure, and late-series composure to win the 2026 League of Legends showdown.

Game 1 — Setting the Tone

Berlin opened with a 27-12 win in 36:30, and the first live draft prediction held: the model gave Berlin International Gaming 51%, which translated into control despite G2’s early lane advantages. Irrelevant recovered from -1472 GoldDiff@15 on Ambessa to finish 7/2/7, while Kaiser’s Karma went deathless with 19 assists and a 20.00 KDA.

The important message was structural. Berlin claimed dragons 4-0 and finished 64.0k to 50.4k in gold, showing that G2’s individual early leads could not survive Berlin’s teamfight rhythm.

Game 2 — The Pivot

G2 NORD refused to let the opener define them. The Game 2 model favored G2 NORD 51%, and that prediction also held, though the 7-8 kill score in 33:50 showed how narrow the margin was. Markoon’s flawless Vi went 6/0/9 with 79% KP, giving G2 the engage consistency it lacked in Game 1.

Berlin still led 48.1k to 46.6k in gold, had 3 towers to 1, and secured 1 baron, but G2 made fights matter more than inventory. rin’s Caitlyn finished 9/4/8 after building +793 gold at 15, transforming the series from Berlin control into a genuine contest.

Game 3 — The Climax

At 1-1, Game 3 was the series’ first defining break. Polymarket favored G2 NORD at 58%, but Berlin International Gaming won 29-16 in 28:00. The live draft model had Berlin at 50%, and its prediction held: Berlin’s engage and scaling outperformed G2’s intended objective control.

Patrik became the center of the series with an 8/1/12 Jhin and 20.00 KDA. Behind him, 113’s Nocturne posted 8/5/13, Berlin took 10 towers to 2, and the gold gap reached 58.1k to 48.5k. This was more than an upset; it was proof that Berlin could dictate the series’ most volatile moments.

G2 answered in Game 4 with the most violent correction possible. Shelfmade’s K'Sante went 7/0/12 for a 19.00 KDA, and G2’s 29-7 victory erased Berlin’s chance for a clean close. Yet the decisive fifth-game draft prediction again favored Berlin International Gaming 51%, and it held. 113’s Lee Sin delivered 10/3/13, while Reeker’s Sylas finished 5/1/8 with a 13.00 KDA. Berlin’s 29-13 win and 4-1 dragon advantage ended G2’s comeback.

Aftermath

Berlin International Gaming won the series 3-2 because their best players arrived in the highest-pressure games. G2 NORD showed enormous resilience through Markoon, rin, and Shelfmade, but their scaling setups never became stable enough in Game 5. Berlin’s roster found the faster route to snowball, and that made the pre-series 38% look badly underestimated.

Polymarket Trajectory

Polymarket began with G2 NORD at 62%, a reasonable read on paper that Berlin overturned through sharper high-leverage execution. The market correctly reacted to Berlin’s Game 1 victory by making them the series favorite, then swung back toward G2 after Game 2, reflecting how convincingly Markoon had restored G2’s engage game. Its largest failure came when G2 entered Game 3 favored at 58% and Berlin instead produced their clearest map-control victory. Game 4 appropriately revived G2’s outlook after the 29-7 demolition, but the Game 5 price again underrated Berlin. The earlier signal was visible in the draft model: Berlin’s modeled edge held in Games 1, 3, and 5, precisely the maps that decided the series.

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*Odds via Polymarket, 2026-09-12 17:35 UTC.*