Anyone’s Legend — Weibo Gaming

The match in Group Ascend ended with Anyone’s Legend winning 2:1. Weibo Gaming started the series confidently by taking the first map, but AL then completely took over the initiative and won the next two games. The victory allowed Anyone’s Legend to bring their record to 7–2 and maintain first place in the group, while Weibo Gaming fell to a 4–5 record.

The standout player of the series was  Shanks  from Anyone’s Legend. The mid laner finished the match with stats of 2.8 / 1.8 / 7.7, dealing 24.1k damage to champions and consistently impacting key team fights. 

EDward Gaming — Team WE

In a parallel match in Group Perseverance, EDward Gaming confidently defeated Team WE with a score of 2:0. EDG dominated both maps, not allowing the opponent to challenge them in either the early or late stages of the game. As a result, EDward Gaming tied with Team WE with a 4–2 record in Group Perseverance.

The MVP of the match was  Leave , who finished the series with impressive figures of 9.2 / 1.4 / 7.1, dealing 37.8k damage and serving as the main source of pressure in crucial moments. 

LPL 2026 Split 1 runs from January 14 to March 8 in China . Teams are competing for a prize pool of approximately $230,000, as well as two slots in the 2026 First Stand tournament.