Ninjas in Pyjamas.CN vs Invictus Gaming: LPL 2026 Season Split 3 — 2026-08-22
Professional League of Legends match between Ninjas in Pyjamas.CN and Invictus Gaming in LPL 2026 Season Split 3 on 2026-08-22. The game lasted 36:36 on patch 26.16. Ninjas in Pyjamas.CN defeated Invictus Gaming, finishing the game 20-17 in kills (Ninjas in Pyjamas.CN led by 3). This was game 1 of a best-of-3 series.
Draft
Ninjas in Pyjamas.CN picked Anivia, Maokai, Yone, Yunara, Lulu and banned Cassiopeia, Orianna, Caitlyn, Nautilus, Lucian.
Invictus Gaming picked Olaf, Naafiri, Ryze, Jhin, Karma and banned Ezreal, Vayne, Varus, Jarvan IV, Vi.
Objectives and map control
Ninjas in Pyjamas.CN secured 4 dragons; Invictus Gaming secured 2.
Baron count: Ninjas in Pyjamas.CN 1, Invictus Gaming 2.
Towers destroyed: Ninjas in Pyjamas.CN 9, Invictus Gaming 4.
Ninjas in Pyjamas.CN claimed the infernal dragon soul.
Player scoreboard
Ninjas in Pyjamas.CN
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | NIPHOYA | Anivia | 4/1/4 | 8.00 | 232 | 6.3 | — | — | 12,389 | 4,542 | — | 60.0% |
| Top | HOYA | Anivia | 7/1/5 | 12.00 | 246 | 6.7 | 27,059 | 22.7% | 14,831 | — | 45 | — |
| Jungle | NIPGuwon | Maokai | 1/5/11 | 2.40 | 203 | 5.5 | — | — | 11,233 | 4,719 | — | 80.0% |
| Jungle | Guwon | Maokai | 1/5/15 | 3.20 | 215 | 5.9 | 14,247 | 11.9% | 12,780 | — | 64 | — |
| Mid | NIPCare | Yone | 5/1/7 | 12.00 | 315 | 8.6 | — | — | 14,340 | 5,900 | — | 75.0% |
| Mid | Care | Yone | 6/1/9 | 15.00 | 334 | 9.1 | 27,900 | 23.4% | 16,516 | — | 53 | — |
| Bot | NIPPhotic | Yunara | 3/4/8 | 2.75 | 340 | 9.3 | — | — | 15,119 | 6,268 | — | 85.0% |
| Bot | Photic | Yunara | 5/5/12 | 3.40 | 353 | 9.6 | 40,708 | 34.2% | 17,452 | — | 61 | — |
| Support | NIPfengyue | Lulu | 0/5/13 | 2.60 | 22 | 0.6 | — | — | 8,172 | 3,592 | — | 95.0% |
| Support | fengyue | Lulu | 1/5/18 | 3.80 | 22 | 0.6 | 9,273 | 7.8% | 10,192 | — | 140 | — |
Invictus Gaming
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | IGTheShy | Olaf | 1/2/3 | 2.00 | 250 | 6.8 | — | — | 10,825 | 4,923 | — | 29.4% |
| Top | TheShy | Olaf | 1/4/4 | 1.25 | 254 | 6.9 | 17,530 | 14.7% | 11,360 | — | 39 | — |
| Jungle | IGWei | Naafiri | 3/3/7 | 3.33 | 212 | 5.8 | — | — | 12,107 | 5,705 | — | 64.7% |
| Jungle | Wei | Naafiri | 3/4/8 | 2.75 | 222 | 6.1 | 23,946 | 20.0% | 12,779 | — | 69 | — |
| Mid | IGRookie | Ryze | 4/5/5 | 1.80 | 300 | 8.2 | — | — | 13,357 | 5,334 | — | 58.8% |
| Mid | Rookie | Ryze | 4/7/6 | 1.43 | 310 | 8.5 | 30,541 | 25.6% | 14,011 | — | 58 | — |
| Bot | IGJiaQi | Jhin | 5/1/6 | 11.00 | 347 | 9.5 | — | — | 17,536 | 5,898 | — | 70.6% |
| Bot | JiaQi | Jhin | 6/2/6 | 6.00 | 369 | 10.1 | 37,026 | 31.0% | 19,126 | — | 29 | — |
| Support | IGMeiko | Karma | 3/2/9 | 6.00 | 36 | 1.0 | — | — | 9,271 | 4,123 | — | 76.5% |
| Support | Meiko | Karma | 3/3/10 | 4.33 | 42 | 1.1 | 10,465 | 8.8% | 9,986 | — | 181 | — |
Match standout
Care (Mid) on Yone closed the game with 6/1/9 (KDA 15.00), dealing 27,900 damage to champions (23.4% of team damage) and farming 16,516 gold. Final score for the winning side (Ninjas in Pyjamas.CN): 20 kills, 9 towers, 4 dragons, 1 barons.
