Team Liquid vs Cloud9: Esports World Cup 2026 Online Qualifier: North America — 2026-04-22
Professional League of Legends match between Team Liquid and Cloud9 in Esports World Cup 2026 Online Qualifier: North America on 2026-04-22. The game lasted 28:10 on patch 26.08. Team Liquid defeated Cloud9, finishing the game 22-9 in kills (Team Liquid led by 13). This was game 2 of a best-of-3 series.
Draft
Team Liquid picked Gnar, Xin Zhao, Sylas, Ashe, Seraphine and banned Orianna, Bard, Ziggs, Wukong, Nocturne.
Cloud9 picked Renekton, Aatrox, Annie, Varus, Karma and banned Jayce, Nautilus, Lucian, Akali, Aurora.
Objectives and map control
Team Liquid secured 4 dragons; Cloud9 secured 0.
Baron count: Team Liquid 1, Cloud9 0.
Towers destroyed: Team Liquid 9, Cloud9 1.
Player scoreboard
Team Liquid
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Morgan | Gnar | 5/1/7 | 12.00 | 263 | 9.3 | 31,629 | 30.1% | 12,955 | — | 46 | — |
| Jungle | Josedeodo | Xin Zhao | 2/2/10 | 6.00 | 198 | 7.0 | 18,382 | 17.5% | 11,468 | — | 33 | — |
| Mid | Quid | Sylas | 7/3/7 | 4.67 | 241 | 8.6 | 22,790 | 21.7% | 14,108 | — | 26 | — |
| Bot | Yeon | Ashe | 7/0/9 | 16.00 | 274 | 9.7 | 24,689 | 23.5% | 15,458 | — | 37 | — |
| Support | CoreJJ | Seraphine | 1/3/14 | 5.00 | 23 | 0.8 | 7,584 | 7.2% | 8,062 | — | 88 | — |
Cloud9
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Thanatos | Renekton | 1/5/2 | 0.60 | 251 | 8.9 | 15,191 | 18.3% | 9,868 | — | 30 | — |
| Jungle | Blaber | Aatrox | 3/6/1 | 0.67 | 192 | 6.8 | 14,209 | 17.1% | 10,515 | — | 45 | — |
| Mid | APA | Annie | 4/6/3 | 1.17 | 209 | 7.4 | 21,661 | 26.1% | 10,335 | — | 24 | — |
| Bot | Zven | Varus | 1/4/1 | 0.50 | 244 | 8.7 | 23,675 | 28.5% | 10,078 | — | 25 | — |
| Support | Vulcan | Karma | 0/1/3 | 3.00 | 19 | 0.7 | 8,283 | 10.0% | 6,432 | — | 78 | — |
Match standout
Yeon (Bot) on Ashe closed the game with 7/0/9 (KDA 16.00), dealing 24,689 damage to champions (23.5% of team damage) and farming 15,458 gold. Final score for the winning side (Team Liquid): 22 kills, 9 towers, 4 dragons, 1 barons.