SK Gaming vs Team Heretics: Esports World Cup 2026 Online Qualifier: EMEA — 2026-04-28
Professional League of Legends match between SK Gaming and Team Heretics in Esports World Cup 2026 Online Qualifier: EMEA on 2026-04-28. The game lasted 36:39 on patch 26.08. SK Gaming defeated Team Heretics, finishing the game 19-14 in kills (SK Gaming led by 5). This was game 1 of a best-of-3 series.
Draft
SK Gaming picked Zaahen, Xin Zhao, Aurora, Ashe, Seraphine and banned Orianna, Rumble, Karma, Anivia, LeBlanc.
Team Heretics picked Ambessa, Nocturne, Ahri, Caitlyn, Bard and banned Pantheon, Varus, Vi, Ryze, Renekton.
Objectives and map control
SK Gaming secured 2 dragons; Team Heretics secured 3.
Baron count: SK Gaming 1, Team Heretics 0.
Towers destroyed: SK Gaming 8, Team Heretics 3.
Player scoreboard
SK Gaming
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Wunder | Zaahen | 2/2/5 | 3.50 | 305 | 8.3 | 18,250 | 18.1% | 15,426 | — | 52 | — |
| Jungle | Skeanz | Xin Zhao | 5/2/12 | 8.50 | 268 | 7.3 | 15,614 | 15.5% | 15,396 | — | 82 | — |
| Mid | SlowQ | Aurora | 8/5/8 | 3.20 | 287 | 7.8 | 35,555 | 35.3% | 15,674 | — | 47 | — |
| Bot | Jopa | Ashe | 3/2/12 | 7.50 | 368 | 10.0 | 24,233 | 24.1% | 17,455 | — | 57 | — |
| Support | Mikyx | Seraphine | 1/3/14 | 5.00 | 35 | 0.9 | 7,082 | 7.0% | 10,007 | — | 155 | — |
Team Heretics
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Tracyn | Ambessa | 6/4/2 | 2.00 | 322 | 8.8 | 29,215 | 27.0% | 15,483 | — | 43 | — |
| Jungle | Daglas | Nocturne | 5/5/6 | 2.20 | 302 | 8.2 | 19,862 | 18.4% | 15,091 | — | 55 | — |
| Mid | Serin | Ahri | 0/2/10 | 5.00 | 330 | 9.0 | 26,587 | 24.6% | 13,075 | — | 29 | — |
| Bot | Ice | Caitlyn | 2/3/4 | 2.00 | 375 | 10.2 | 25,546 | 23.6% | 15,925 | — | 53 | — |
| Support | Way | Bard | 1/5/9 | 2.00 | 37 | 1.0 | 6,985 | 6.5% | 8,876 | — | 174 | — |
Match standout
Skeanz (Jungle) on Xin Zhao closed the game with 5/2/12 (KDA 8.50), dealing 15,614 damage to champions (15.5% of team damage) and farming 15,396 gold. Final score for the winning side (SK Gaming): 19 kills, 8 towers, 2 dragons, 1 barons.
