The LCP match played on 2026-01-18 between Ground Zero Gaming and Deep Cross Gaming ended with a win for Ground Zero Gaming. At 41:23, this game ran deep into the late game. It produced 31 combined kills, and in long games per-minute figures such as DPM and CSM get pulled toward the average, so read them next to the totals. The total gold gap was only 1,031, so resources alone did not decide this game. Ground Zero Gaming finished narrowly ahead, and in games like this a single objective or a single fight is usually what settles it. The clearest objective gap came from Towers: 9 for Ground Zero Gaming against 5 for the other side.

The standout line on the winning side belongs to Shunn, who finished on Lucian with a KDA of 7/1/7. Comparing end-of-game gold position by position, the widest gap sits at Jungle: Husha ahead of Pop9 by 5,700. The draft started with Ground Zero Gaming removing Orianna and Deep Cross Gaming removing Poppy. Those first two cards set the direction of the draft. This is game 3 of a 3-game series, played on patch 16.1.