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Invictus Gaming defeated JD Gaming 3-1 within the lower-bracket remaining of the LPL 2026 Regional Finals on Saturday, 19 September, to assert the League of Legends Professional League’s fourth and remaining berth at Worlds 2026.
The consequence sends IG to the League of Legends World Championship alongside Anybody’s Legend, Bilibili Gaming and Prime Esports. It additionally ends JD Gaming’s remaining alternative to qualify by means of the Regional Finals, with the workforce ending third within the occasion for a 3rd consecutive 12 months.
Match Summaries
IG made the stronger begin within the lower-bracket remaining, taking the collection opener in 33 minutes. JiaQi led the workforce’s 11-3 kill benefit on Tristana with six kills and two assists, whereas Rookie contributed 4 kills and 5 assists on Syndra with one loss of life.
The following IG victory gave the workforce a 2-0 collection lead. Supplementary reporting described Wei’s early management of the Rift on Qiyana as IG constructed a major benefit earlier than securing Dragon Soul and Baron. A match report additionally credited JiaQi with 9 kills and 5 assists on Ezreal, Wei with 5 kills and 10 assists on Qiyana, and Rookie with 5 kills and 11 assists on Aurora throughout considered one of IG’s wins within the collection.
JDG responded to maintain the competition alive, profitable a 34-minute recreation to scale back the deficit to 2-1. Junjia recorded 11 kills and 11 assists on Trundle with one loss of life in that victory. IG nonetheless accomplished the collection within the fourth recreation, closing out JDG to safe the ultimate Worlds place.
The qualification concludes a troublesome route by means of the Regional Finals for IG. The workforce had first confronted Prime Esports within the upper-bracket remaining, the place TES received in 4 video games and despatched IG into the decrease bracket. JDG reached the decisive match after defeating Group WE within the lower-bracket semifinals.
LPL Worlds 2026 representatives
IG will enter Worlds 2026 because the LPL’s fourth seed. In line with Inven Global’s report on the LPL’s four representatives, Anybody’s Legend holds the area’s first seed, adopted by Bilibili Gaming in second, Prime Esports in third and Invictus Gaming in fourth.
| Seed | LPL Group |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anybody’s Legend |
| 2 | Bilibili Gaming |
| 3 | Prime Esports |
| 4 | Invictus Gaming |
JDG will as an alternative participate within the 2026 Demacia Cup World Invitational alongside Group WE, the fourth-place finisher within the Regional Finals.
What comes subsequent at Worlds 2026
All 4 LPL representatives are set to start their Worlds 2026 campaigns within the Swiss Stage. The stage will happen in Allen, Texas, from 23 to 31 October.
For IG, the 3-1 win over JDG secures a return to the World Championship stage after its Regional Finals run. Rookie and TheShy are additionally set to return to Worlds with the workforce following IG’s qualification.
