Cloud9 vs Team Liquid: LCS 2026 Season Summer Playoffs — 2026-09-27
Professional League of Legends match between Cloud9 and Team Liquid in LCS 2026 Season Summer Playoffs on 2026-09-27. The game lasted 22:20 on patch 26.17. Cloud9 defeated Team Liquid, finishing the game 15-8 in kills (Cloud9 led by 7). This was game 3 of a best-of-5 series.
Draft
Cloud9 picked Varus, Naafiri, Ryze, Ezreal, Neeko and banned Olaf, Kalista, Jayce, Taliyah, Gnar.
Team Liquid picked Renekton, Vi, Ahri, Sivir, Karma and banned Cassiopeia, Nocturne, Bard, Seraphine, Leona.
Objectives and map control
Cloud9 secured 2 dragons; Team Liquid secured 0.
Baron count: Cloud9 1, Team Liquid 0.
Towers destroyed: Cloud9 7, Team Liquid 2.
Player scoreboard
Cloud9
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Thanatos | Varus | 4/3/5 | 3.00 | 200 | 9.0 | — | — | 9,793 | 5,983 | — | 60.0% |
| Jungle | Blaber | Naafiri | 5/2/6 | 5.50 | 189 | 8.5 | — | — | 10,879 | 5,970 | — | 73.3% |
| Mid | Loki | Ryze | 2/2/7 | 4.50 | 224 | 10.0 | — | — | 10,182 | 6,156 | — | 60.0% |
| Bot | Tactical | Ezreal | 3/1/6 | 9.00 | 221 | 9.9 | — | — | 11,186 | 5,544 | — | 60.0% |
| Support | Vulcan | Neeko | 1/0/11 | 12.00 | 25 | 1.1 | — | — | 6,828 | 3,971 | — | 80.0% |
Team Liquid
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Morgan | Renekton | 3/3/3 | 2.00 | 169 | 7.6 | — | — | 8,685 | 4,877 | — | 75.0% |
| Jungle | Josedeodo | Vi | 1/3/3 | 1.33 | 157 | 7.0 | — | — | 7,815 | 5,015 | — | 50.0% |
| Mid | Quid | Ahri | 3/4/3 | 1.50 | 200 | 9.0 | — | — | 8,989 | 5,702 | — | 75.0% |
| Bot | Yeon | Sivir | 1/2/1 | 1.00 | 225 | 10.1 | — | — | 9,444 | 5,959 | — | 25.0% |
| Support | CoreJJ | Karma | 0/3/5 | 1.67 | 36 | 1.6 | — | — | 5,567 | 3,534 | — | 62.5% |
Match standout
Vulcan (Support) on Neeko closed the game with 1/0/11 (KDA 12.00) and farming 6,828 gold. Final score for the winning side (Cloud9): 15 kills, 7 towers, 2 dragons, 1 barons.
