EDward Gaming vs Ninjas in Pyjamas.CN: LPL 2026 Season Grand Finals — 2026-08-28
Professional League of Legends match between EDward Gaming and Ninjas in Pyjamas.CN in LPL 2026 Season Grand Finals on 2026-08-28. The game lasted 35:37 on patch 26.16. Ninjas in Pyjamas.CN defeated EDward Gaming, finishing the game 7-22 in kills (Ninjas in Pyjamas.CN led by 15). This was game 1 of a best-of-5 series.
Draft
EDward Gaming picked Varus, Pantheon, Anivia, Ezreal, Karma and banned Nocturne, Olaf, Vi, Skarner, Naafiri.
Ninjas in Pyjamas.CN picked Gnar, Cho'Gath, Cassiopeia, Ashe, Seraphine and banned Jarvan IV, Vayne, Locke, Syndra, Akali.
Objectives and map control
EDward Gaming secured 1 dragons; Ninjas in Pyjamas.CN secured 4.
Baron count: EDward Gaming 0, Ninjas in Pyjamas.CN 2.
Towers destroyed: EDward Gaming 4, Ninjas in Pyjamas.CN 10.
Ninjas in Pyjamas.CN claimed the cloud dragon soul.
Player scoreboard
EDward Gaming
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Zdz | Varus | 3/5/1 | 0.80 | 329 | 9.2 | 25,076 | 26.5% | 14,396 | — | 63 | 57.1% |
| Jungle | Jiejie | Pantheon | 3/6/2 | 0.83 | 247 | 6.9 | 13,982 | 14.8% | 13,190 | — | 63 | 71.4% |
| Mid | BuLLDoG | Anivia | 0/3/2 | 0.67 | 315 | 8.8 | 16,340 | 17.2% | 12,523 | — | 56 | 28.6% |
| Bot | Leave | Ezreal | 1/4/2 | 0.75 | 353 | 9.9 | 32,306 | 34.1% | 14,859 | — | 63 | 42.9% |
| Support | Parukia | Karma | 0/4/6 | 1.50 | 25 | 0.7 | 7,106 | 7.5% | 8,428 | — | 140 | 85.7% |
Ninjas in Pyjamas.CN
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | HOYA | Gnar | 2/2/8 | 5.00 | 253 | 7.1 | 17,188 | 17.1% | 13,176 | — | 59 | 45.5% |
| Jungle | Guwon | Chogath | 4/2/12 | 8.00 | 247 | 6.9 | 16,473 | 16.4% | 14,336 | — | 47 | 72.7% |
| Mid | Care | Cassiopeia | 5/1/8 | 13.00 | 297 | 8.3 | 25,658 | 25.6% | 14,770 | — | 67 | 59.1% |
| Bot | Photic | Ashe | 10/1/8 | 18.00 | 328 | 9.2 | 32,500 | 32.4% | 19,188 | — | 64 | 81.8% |
| Support | NIPfengyue | Seraphine | 1/1/17 | 18.00 | 46 | 1.3 | 8,490 | 8.5% | 10,771 | — | 162 | 81.8% |
Match standout
Photic (Bot) on Ashe closed the game with 10/1/8 (KDA 18.00), dealing 32,500 damage to champions (32.4% of team damage) and farming 19,188 gold. Final score for the winning side (Ninjas in Pyjamas.CN): 22 kills, 10 towers, 4 dragons, 2 barons.
