Team Heretics Academy vs Nightbirds: EMEA Masters 2026 Season Summer Main Event — 2026-09-30
Professional League of Legends match between Team Heretics Academy and Nightbirds in EMEA Masters 2026 Season Summer Main Event on 2026-09-30. The game lasted 28:40 on patch 26.18. Nightbirds defeated Team Heretics Academy, finishing the game 9-15 in kills (Nightbirds led by 6). This was game 1 of a best-of-3 series.
Draft
Team Heretics Academy picked Rumble, Jarvan IV, Ryze, Sivir, Alistar and banned Qiyana, Jayce, Nocturne, Lee Sin, Naafiri.
Nightbirds picked Galio, Wukong, Syndra, Yunara, Nautilus and banned Bard, Seraphine, Vi, Lucian, Ezreal.
Objectives and map control
Team Heretics Academy secured 0 dragons; Nightbirds secured 4.
Baron count: Team Heretics Academy 0, Nightbirds 2.
Towers destroyed: Team Heretics Academy 3, Nightbirds 10.
Nightbirds claimed the mountain dragon soul.
Player scoreboard
Team Heretics Academy
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Papiteero | Rumble | 2/3/1 | 1.00 | 199 | 6.9 | 7,376 | 17.4% | 8,918 | 3,850 | 14 | 33.3% |
| Jungle | Lurox | Jarvan IV | 0/5/6 | 1.20 | 160 | 5.6 | 4,222 | 10.0% | 8,825 | 3,841 | 55 | 66.7% |
| Mid | Mercy9 | Ryze | 4/3/2 | 2.00 | 289 | 10.1 | 9,794 | 23.1% | 12,799 | 4,624 | 36 | 66.7% |
| Bot | Lure | Sivir | 1/3/5 | 2.00 | 309 | 10.8 | 18,833 | 44.5% | 13,308 | 4,493 | 27 | 66.7% |
| Support | Batuuu | Alistar | 2/1/5 | 7.00 | 28 | 1.0 | 2,098 | 5.0% | 7,647 | 3,205 | 110 | 77.8% |
Nightbirds
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | SLT | Galio | 0/2/5 | 2.50 | 194 | 6.8 | 9,077 | 12.9% | 8,985 | 3,959 | 25 | 33.3% |
| Jungle | Savero | Wukong | 4/2/5 | 4.50 | 201 | 7.0 | 8,101 | 11.5% | 12,808 | 4,721 | 37 | 60.0% |
| Mid | Vasco | Syndra | 3/3/4 | 2.33 | 302 | 10.5 | 20,949 | 29.7% | 13,136 | 4,547 | 37 | 46.7% |
| Bot | Strode | Yunara | 8/0/3 | 11.00 | 308 | 10.7 | 26,557 | 37.6% | 18,055 | 5,080 | 33 | 73.3% |
| Support | denyk | Nautilus | 0/2/9 | 4.50 | 35 | 1.2 | 5,868 | 8.3% | 8,318 | 3,176 | 109 | 60.0% |
Match standout
Strode (Bot) on Yunara closed the game with 8/0/3 (KDA 11.00), dealing 26,557 damage to champions (37.6% of team damage) and farming 18,055 gold. Final score for the winning side (Nightbirds): 15 kills, 10 towers, 4 dragons, 2 barons.
