G2 win back-to-back LEC Spring titles as Skewmond’s Nasus jungle pick steals the show

Craig Robinson, Senior Editor

Last Updated: 10/06/2026

G2 Esports are LEC Spring 2026 champions, beating Karmine Corp 3-2 in a best-of-five that went the full distance. It is back-to-back titles for G2, and yet again it was KC standing in their way at the final hurdle. The result mirrors the LEC Versus Finals from earlier in the year, where G2 also edged KC in a five-game series.

The match will be remembered for several things, with the peak exceeding last year’s spring finals, for another historic rivalry finals battle vs KC, and for a surprise Nasus pick. With the series level at 2-2 and a Fearless Draft format forcing both teams into uncharted territory, G2 jungler Skewmond locked in Nasus. The first jungle Nasus pick seen at the top level in nine years. Skewmond dominated the entire map, became unkillable by the mid-game, finished deathless, and was awarded Finals MVP. By 20 minutes he was sitting at 12-0 and the game was effectively over.

It is the kind of pick that only works when a player is completely in control of the game, and it landed at the perfect moment. Skewmond had already been exceptional in Game 4 on Pantheon, but the Nasus game was something else entirely. A statement pick in a statement moment.

Nasus also appears to be decent in solo queue too. According to U.GG, the champion in the jungle has a 52.3% win rate from Emerald and above, often the baseline stat used by sites as it reflects a player base with enough game sense to more accurately express how strong a champion can be. It will certainly be interesting to see how those numbers shift now the pick has gained visibility at the LEC and LCS level.

As for the bigger picture, G2 head to MSI in the Bracket Stage, while KC must fight through the Play-In stage against LCS, LCP, and LCK representatives for a single remaining slot. MSI 2026 runs June 28 to July 12 at the Daejeon Convention Center II in Daejeon, South Korea. The same result, the same outcome, and somehow still a five-game series. The G2 versus KC rivalry is genuinely one of the best things in European League of Legends right now.

Craig Robinson, Senior Editor

Craig began his career with Esports News UK back in 2015/2016, looking to write about a passion while studying at Manchester Metropolitan University. He stayed there for several years before moving on to other websites to begin his career after graduating. Now he's back, covering esports adjacent topics and UK stories.

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