G2 Sweep KOI to Win 20th LEC Title

G2 Esports swept Movistar KOI 3-0 at the Palais Nikaia in Nice to win the 2026 LEC Summer title. The September 20 victory gave G2 its 20th LEC trophy, a fourth consecutive league title and the first European seed at Worlds 2026. Movistar KOI finished as the Summer runner-up and takes the second regional seed. KOI had already earned its Worlds place before this final, so the fresh result is the championship and the final order of the top two seeds, not another qualification announcement.

The final also completed a full domestic year for G2, which won every LEC split staged in 2026. That season-level achievement should be kept separate from the three games played in Nice. The match report offers specific evidence for the series itself: a fast opening win led by SkewMond’s Wukong, continued control in game two and a third win that closed the final. Labrov received the Summer Finals MVP award after dying only twice across the series. These details explain the sweep more clearly than relying on G2’s historical reputation or treating a record trophy count as proof that the outcome was inevitable.

G2 set the direction in the opener

Game one lasted 27 minutes. SkewMond finished 9/1/4 on Wukong, while G2’s bottom lane completed the opener without a death. That combination gave G2 pressure from the jungle and stability from its carries as it established the series lead. The numbers apply to one completed game, not the entire final, but they identify why the opening result was decisive. Movistar KOI had arrived after a demanding lower-bracket run and now needed an immediate adjustment. Instead, G2 won game two as well and moved one result away from the title.

The second game extended G2’s advantage to 2-0, and the third completed the sweep. Dot Esports reports that KOI never found the response needed to force a fourth game. Labrov’s series record provides another measured view of G2’s control: the support died only twice across all three games and received the Finals MVP award. Low deaths do not reveal every ward, engage or disengage, but they support the selection and show how difficult KOI found it to punish him. The award belongs to this final event and should not be confused with the separate Summer Split MVP honor.

A title, a first seed and a coaching milestone

The trophy was G2’s 20th LEC championship and its fourth league title in a row. It also completed a 2026 domestic sweep across the year’s LEC competitions. Those counts are organizational milestones, while the first-seed consequence applies specifically to Worlds 2026. G2 enters the international event as Europe’s leading seed, Movistar KOI as the second, and their future performance cannot be inferred from this final alone. A dominant domestic result is evidence of what happened in Nice, not a guarantee against teams from other regions.

Perkz added another layer to the result. The former G2 mid laner and bot laner became head coach in July after replacing Dylan Falco, and the Summer trophy is his first LEC title from a coaching role. That does not convert every strategic choice into a fact visible from the outside. It does establish a clear career milestone: a player associated with earlier G2 championships has now won one while leading the staff. The article can record that transition without guessing how much credit belongs to any private meeting or draft discussion.

Movistar KOI’s result also needs accurate framing. The team had already beaten NAVI to qualify for Worlds and swept Karmine Corp to reach the final. Losing to G2 made KOI the Summer runner-up and Europe’s second seed; it did not remove the Worlds place earned earlier. This final therefore resolves a different question from the two recent KOI stories. It identifies the champion, assigns the top regional seed and closes the LEC Summer bracket.

• Game one: G2 won in 27 minutes behind SkewMond’s 9/1/4 Wukong.
• Game two: G2 moved to match point without surrendering the series lead.
• Game three: G2 completed the 3-0 final and secured Europe’s first seed.

G2’s 3-0 victory delivered its 20th LEC title, completed the organization’s domestic 2026 run and settled Europe’s top two Worlds seeds. SkewMond’s opener and Labrov’s series consistency supplied the clearest individual details. KOI remains qualified for Worlds, but the Summer trophy and first seed belong to G2.