Cloud9 2-1 Disguised — LCS 2026 Results & Stats

TL;DR: Cloud9 won the LCS 2026 series 2-1 over Disguised because Loki became the spine of every Cloud9 victory, averaging 9.9 KDA across Orianna, Ryze, and Sylas. Disguised forced a dramatic reset in Game 2, but Cloud9 reclaimed control with a ruthless Game 3 shutout.

Key Takeaways

• Loki was the series MVP: his 9/1/10 Orianna opener and flawless 4/0/5 Sylas finale gave Cloud9 the mid-lane stability to win 2-1.
• The most decisive swing came in Game 2, when Srtty’s Vayne reached +1146 gold@15 and finished 11/3/8, turning Disguised’s 18% draft-close market chance into a 24-10 upset.
• Cloud9 final 2-1 score hid wildly different games: they crushed Disguised 21-4, lost a 46:47 marathon 10-24, then ended the series with a 14-0 demolition.

Before the Series

Cloud9 entered with the profile of an overwhelming favorite: a 14W-4L record, an 89.5% pre-match expectation, and a roster built to convert early control into objectives. The pre-match question centered on Blaber, whose 77.3% kill participation and 3.5 KDA suggested that jungle pressure could decide the series.

The pre-draft forecast also highlighted Vi, Orianna, Ryze, and Gnar. Every prediction was tested. Orianna and Gnar delivered immediately for Cloud9 while Vi failed to give Disguised the engage they needed. Ryze appeared later, but did not become the scaling engine Cloud9 expected.

Game 1 — Setting the Tone

Game 1 was Cloud9 blueprint in its purest form. Blaber’s Jarvan IV posted 1/1/18, linking lanes and objectives as Cloud9 took 3 dragons, 1 Baron, and 7 towers. The result was a 21-4 kill lead in 23:27, backed by 50.9k to 39.2k gold.

At the center stood Loki on Orianna. His 9/1/10 score and +1031 GoldDiff@15 made the pre-draft carry call look prescient: Cloud9 did not merely win mid lane, they bent the map around it. Thanatos’s Gnar added 4/1/7, validating another forecasted pick, while KryRa’s Vi ended 0/5/2 without finding a route into Cloud9 back line.

Game 2 — The Pivot

Disguised refused to let Game 1 define the entire series. The live draft model gave them a slim 51% edge, and unlike the first game, that edge translated. Their composition protected its carries through the marathon, with Lyonz’s Shen supplying 21 assists and a 21.00 KDA.

The clearest break was top lane. Srtty turned Vayne into a relentless win condition, building +1146 gold@15 over Thanatos’s Renekton before ending 11/3/8. Meanwhile, the predicted Ryze pick did appear for Loki, but his 3/5/5 line and -688 gold@15 showed the forecast failing in execution. Disguised won 24-10, claimed 10 towers, and finished 95.8k to 87.0k in gold after 46:47.

Game 3 — The Climax

With the series level, Cloud9 returned to the formula that had worked: create a lane advantage, let Loki control the middle, and deny Disguised any recovery window. The G3 draft model favored Cloud9 at 50%, a narrow edge that became a complete on-Rift rout.

Tactical’s Caitlyn produced the opening fracture with +1743 gold at 15 minutes. Enabled by Vulcan’s Karma and his 0/0/8 line, Cloud9 turned bot-lane poke into total map ownership. Loki’s Sylas finished 4/0/5 for a spotless 9.00 KDA, while Disguised’s sajed on Viktor ended 0/3/0. Cloud9 closed 14-0, 53.4k to 39.6k in gold, with 9 towers, 3 dragons, and 1 Baron.

Aftermath

The series confirmed Cloud9 favorite status, but not without exposing the cost of losing control around solo lanes. Blaber delivered the objective pressure predicted before the match, yet Disguised proved in Game 2 that Cloud9 could be dragged into a different kind of game. Ultimately, Loki was the difference: he made Orianna decisive, survived the failed Ryze experiment, and sealed the series through Sylas.

Polymarket Trajectory

Polymarket began with Cloud9 strongly favored at 88%, and Game 1 justified that confidence as Cloud9 early-game structure overwhelmed Disguised. The market then reacted sharply after the opener, treating Cloud9 series lead as nearly decisive, but Game 2 exposed the blind spot: Disguised’s top-side draft and Srtty’s lane advantage created a game state the favorite could not easily reverse. The 18% Game 2 chance was the market’s major miss, although the live draft model’s 51% lean toward Disguised offered an earlier warning. Once the series reset, the market correctly trusted Cloud9 ability to stabilize; Game 3 showed that their strongest signal was still coordinated lane pressure around Loki and Tactical.

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*Odds via Polymarket, 2026-08-08 23:29 UTC.*