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Invictus Gaming defeated JD Gaming 3-1 within the lower-bracket ultimate of the LPL 2026 Regional Finals on Saturday, 19 September, to assert the League of Legends Professional League’s fourth and ultimate berth at Worlds 2026.
The outcome sends IG to the League of Legends World Championship alongside Anybody’s Legend, Bilibili Gaming and High Esports. It additionally ends JD Gaming’s ultimate alternative to qualify by means of the Regional Finals, with the group ending third within the occasion for a 3rd consecutive 12 months.
Match Summaries
IG made the stronger begin within the lower-bracket ultimate, taking the collection opener in 33 minutes. JiaQi led the group’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 demise.
The following IG victory gave the group 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, successful a 34-minute sport to cut back the deficit to 2-1. Junjia recorded 11 kills and 11 assists on Trundle with one demise in that victory. IG nonetheless accomplished the collection within the fourth sport, closing out JDG to safe the ultimate Worlds place.
The qualification concludes a tough route by means of the Regional Finals for IG. The group had first confronted High Esports within the upper-bracket ultimate, the place TES received in 4 video games and despatched IG into the decrease bracket. JDG reached the decisive match after defeating Workforce 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 World’s report on the LPL’s 4 representatives, Anybody’s Legend holds the area’s first seed, adopted by Bilibili Gaming in second, High Esports in third and Invictus Gaming in fourth.
| Seed | LPL Workforce |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anybody’s Legend |
| 2 | Bilibili Gaming |
| 3 | High Esports |
| 4 | Invictus Gaming |
JDG will as an alternative participate within the 2026 Demacia Cup World Invitational alongside Workforce 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 group following IG’s qualification.
