Team Liquid vs Cloud9: LCS 2026 Lock-In — 2026-01-24
Professional League of Legends match between Team Liquid and Cloud9 in LCS 2026 Lock-In on 2026-01-24. The game lasted 36:03 on patch 26.02. Cloud9 defeated Team Liquid, finishing the game 13-7 in kills (Team Liquid led by 6). This was game 1 of a best-of-3 series.
Draft
Team Liquid picked Sion, Xin Zhao, Orianna, Corki, Nami and banned Ziggs, Jayce, Varus, Yunara, Alistar.
Cloud9 picked Renekton, Nidalee, Azir, Sivir, Bard and banned Malphite, Akali, Rumble, Nocturne, Nautilus.
Objectives and map control
Team Liquid secured 2 dragons; Cloud9 secured 3.
Baron count: Team Liquid 1, Cloud9 0.
Towers destroyed: Team Liquid 8, Cloud9 3.
Player scoreboard
Team Liquid
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Morgan | Sion | 1/5/1 | 0.40 | 320 | 8.9 | 25,904 | 25.2% | 12,494 | 5,198 | 30 | 28.6% |
| Jungle | Josedeodo | Xin Zhao | 3/2/3 | 3.00 | 249 | 6.9 | 14,553 | 14.1% | 13,254 | 5,829 | 66 | 85.7% |
| Mid | Quid | Orianna | 2/4/5 | 1.75 | 324 | 9.0 | 25,701 | 25.0% | 13,910 | 6,049 | 68 | 100.0% |
| Bot | Yeon | Corki | 0/1/2 | 2.00 | 343 | 9.5 | 26,736 | 26.0% | 14,485 | 5,780 | 46 | 28.6% |
| Support | CoreJJ | Nami | 1/1/2 | 3.00 | 41 | 1.1 | 9,987 | 9.7% | 8,688 | 3,579 | 158 | 42.9% |
Cloud9
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Thanatos | Renekton | 4/2/3 | 3.50 | 321 | 8.9 | 23,481 | 18.4% | 14,162 | 5,445 | 49 | 53.8% |
| Jungle | Blaber | Nidalee | 1/2/9 | 5.00 | 289 | 8.0 | 19,044 | 15.0% | 14,319 | 5,381 | 70 | 76.9% |
| Mid | APA | Azir | 4/2/7 | 5.50 | 331 | 9.2 | 32,806 | 25.8% | 14,795 | 5,577 | 67 | 84.6% |
| Bot | Zven | Sivir | 3/1/6 | 9.00 | 345 | 9.6 | 41,293 | 32.4% | 17,519 | 5,826 | 30 | 69.2% |
| Support | Vulcan | Bard | 1/0/11 | 12.00 | 37 | 1.0 | 10,740 | 8.4% | 9,624 | 3,903 | 159 | 92.3% |
Match standout
Vulcan (Support) on Bard closed the game with 1/0/11 (KDA 12.00), dealing 10,740 damage to champions (8.4% of team damage) and farming 9,624 gold. Final score for the winning side (Cloud9): 7 kills, 3 towers, 3 dragons, 0 barons.
