RED Canids 3-0 Vivo Keyd Stars — CBLOL 2026 Results & Stats

TL;DR: RED Canids swept Vivo Keyd Stars 3-0 in the CBLOL 2026 Season Split 2 Playoffs, turning pre-series doubt into a statement of control. A ruthless Game 1, STEPZ’s Game 2 comeback, and Morttheus’ Game 3 carry proved RED could win through every kind of pressure.

Key Takeaways

• Morttheus was the series-defining carry: after RED’s Game 2 recovery, he closed Game 3 on Ezreal at 9/1/2, 83% kill participation, and +1294 gold at 15.
• The decisive swing came in Game 2, when STEPZ overturned a -1038 gold@15 deficit on Wukong to finish 8/2/11; RED then converted 2 barons to 0 into a 26-7 rout.
• RED Canids won the series 3-0 despite entering as a 43% pre-match Polymarket side. The opener was a 19-3 demolition in 28:16, while Vivo pushed longer in Games 2 and 3 but never found a win.

Before the Series

The market saw Vivo Keyd Stars as the safer pick. Polymarket’s pre-match read gave Vivo 57% against RED’s 43%, reflecting RED’s 1W-4L recent slide and Vivo’s 2W-3L stretch. The case centered on Mireu’s 80.6% kill participation, while RED needed Morttheus, whose +431 gold at 15 and 31.8% damage share offered a route to overturn that form line.

The pre-draft watchlist was also clear: Rumble, Ryze, and Yunara appeared across the series. That prediction landed on presence, but not fully on impact. Rumble’s patch surge and Ryze’s first-pick value did not become Vivo’s winning foundation, and Yunara did not emerge as the defining win condition in the supplied series records.

Setting the Tone

RED made the pre-series narrative feel outdated immediately. Game 1 ended 19-3 in 28:16, a brutally efficient opening that denied Vivo the measured, central-map game expected around Mireu. It was more than a single lopsided score: RED established that Vivo would have to survive early instability before its theoretical draft strengths could matter.

That pressure carried into Game 2, even after Vivo earned the kind of start its composition promised. Disamis’ Qiyana built +1038 gold@15, and Jeskla’s Jhin held +723 over Morttheus’ Lucian. The live draft model favored Vivo 52%, yet the advantage stayed fragile. zekas went 0/7/2 on Rumble, unable to convert patch momentum into river control, while Mireu’s Ryze finished 4/7/2 without the scaling map pressure Vivo required.

Sealing It

Game 2 became the series’ emotional pivot. STEPZ refused to let his early deficit define Wukong; his 8/2/11 line and 73% kill participation created the engage windows Vivo could not answer. Fuuu chained control on Annie, and Manel’s Milio posted a 23.00 KDA, supplying the protection that transformed messy fights into RED territory.

With a 2-0 lead, RED entered Game 3 with the closer’s composure. The live draft model’s 51% edge for RED translated directly to the Rift, unlike Vivo’s 52% advantages in Games 1 and 2. Morttheus made Ezreal the decisive weapon, while Fuuu’s Ahri went 1/2/10 and Manel’s Rell added 0/3/7. RED’s 9 towers to 4 and 1 barons to 0 showed a team closing through map control, not merely its 12-8 kill lead.

Aftermath

RED Canids won the series 3-0 because they answered three different tests: fast domination, recovery from an early deficit, and disciplined closeout. Vivo’s projected edge around Mireu never became a series-wide advantage, while RED found decisive contributions from STEPZ, Morttheus, Fuuu, and Manel. For CBLOL 2026, this was a sweep that rewrote the pre-match hierarchy.

Polymarket Trajectory

Polymarket began by favoring Vivo Keyd Stars at 57%, a reasonable reflection of recent form that proved too anchored to the past. Game 1 was effectively read as a coin flip, but RED’s overwhelming result forced a sharp series reassessment, lifting them to 68% afterward. The market then made its clearest mistake in Game 2: Vivo was favored at draft close despite RED’s ability to turn a difficult early state into superior objective control. By Game 3, the market finally aligned with the developing evidence, giving RED a slight 56% edge and watching the favorite deliver. The earlier signal was RED’s roster resilience: STEPZ and Manel could neutralize a deficit, leaving Vivo’s draft advantages without a reliable conversion path.

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*Odds via Polymarket, 2026-09-19 20:58 UTC.*