Natus Vincere are going to the Riviera. They edged GIANTX 3-2 in a full five-game elimination series to claim the last spot at the LEC Finals in Nice next week — where the stakes escalate immediately: their opening BO5 (best-of-five), against the winner of Team Vitality versus Movistar KOI, is worth a Worlds ticket. Win it, and Karmine Corp await in the lower bracket final for a place in the Grand Final against G2 Esports.
The series belonged to Enes "Rhilech" Uçan. The Natus Vincere jungler stacked excellent performances from start to finish and all but won game five on his own, suffocating Isma with relentless invades and aggressive pathing through the GIANTX jungle. He finished with the best RFT Score of the series (71) and the best community rating (8.5), on the very day he was crowned 2026 LEC Rookie of the Year... Some coronation.
The win also banks a concrete reward: Natus Vincere are guaranteed a top-four finish, securing their spot at the Demacia Cup in October.
For GIANTX, the LEC season ends here — but not the waiting. Fifth place, and the Demacia Cup ticket that comes with it, will be decided by the rulebook's head-to-head tiebreaker: they hold the advantage over Movistar KOI but not over Team Vitality. Their only hope is a Vitality win in the other elimination series.
