Natus Vincere vs SK Gaming — a LEC match played on 2026-08-09, and the win went to Natus Vincere. At 42:16, this game ran deep into the late game. It produced 35 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 grew to 9,981, with Natus Vincere ahead. At that size the item tiers differ, so the late-game combat figures should be read as numbers produced after the gap opened. On objectives, Towers split 10 to 5, and Natus Vincere took the larger share.

Looking at SamD, the pick was Yunara and the line reads 8/4/4. The gold and damage share in the scoreboard show what kind of game it was. Comparing end-of-game gold position by position, the widest gap sits at Jungle: Rhilech ahead of Skeanz by 5,592. The opening bans were Poppy from Natus Vincere and Cassiopeia from SK Gaming. Game 3 of the series. The series ran to 3 games in total, and the patch applied was 16.15.