Natus Vincere took this one. It was a LEC fixture played on 2026-02-23 between Natus Vincere and GIANTX. At 35:43, this game ran deep into the late game. It produced 18 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 11,920, 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 0, and Natus Vincere took the larger share.

The standout line on the winning side belongs to SamD, who finished on Varus with a KDA of 4/1/4. Comparing end-of-game gold position by position, the widest gap sits at Mid: Poby ahead of Jackies by 4,644. Vi was the first champion Natus Vincere removed, while the opening ban from GIANTX was Ambessa. On patch 16.3, this counts as game 1 within a series of 3.