Team Liquid vs Cloud9: LCS 2026 Season Spring Season — 2026-05-16
Professional League of Legends match between Team Liquid and Cloud9 in LCS 2026 Season Spring Season on 2026-05-16. The game lasted 37:46 on patch 26.10. Cloud9 defeated Team Liquid, finishing the game 8-20 in kills (Cloud9 led by 12). This was game 1 of a best-of-3 series.
Draft
Team Liquid picked Rumble, Pantheon, Yone, Ezreal, Neeko and banned Cassiopeia, Annie, Seraphine, Ambessa, Bard.
Cloud9 picked Aurora, Jarvan IV, Twisted Fate, Varus, Nautilus and banned Karma, Orianna, Lucian, Vi, Nocturne.
Objectives and map control
Team Liquid secured 2 dragons; Cloud9 secured 4.
Baron count: Team Liquid 0, Cloud9 1.
Towers destroyed: Team Liquid 2, Cloud9 9.
Cloud9 claimed the ocean dragon soul.
Player scoreboard
Team Liquid
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Morgan | Rumble | 1/5/3 | 0.80 | 276 | 7.3 | 22,363 | 24.6% | 12,393 | 4,626 | 52 | 50.0% |
| Jungle | Josedeodo | Pantheon | 4/5/3 | 1.40 | 216 | 5.7 | 12,966 | 14.2% | 12,449 | 5,554 | 52 | 87.5% |
| Mid | Quid | Yone | 1/2/5 | 3.00 | 398 | 10.5 | 17,231 | 18.9% | 14,745 | 5,759 | 41 | 75.0% |
| Bot | Yeon | Ezreal | 1/4/3 | 1.00 | 377 | 10.0 | 25,550 | 28.1% | 15,334 | 5,840 | 29 | 50.0% |
| Support | CoreJJ | Neeko | 1/4/6 | 1.75 | 50 | 1.3 | 12,916 | 14.2% | 9,347 | 4,249 | 164 | 87.5% |
Cloud9
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Thanatos | Aurora | 3/1/8 | 11.00 | 298 | 7.9 | 21,175 | 20.2% | 14,246 | 5,413 | 56 | 55.0% |
| Jungle | Blaber | Jarvan IV | 5/2/13 | 9.00 | 293 | 7.8 | 16,334 | 15.6% | 16,353 | 5,520 | 61 | 90.0% |
| Mid | APA | Twisted Fate | 5/3/9 | 4.67 | 307 | 8.1 | 18,656 | 17.8% | 18,044 | 6,162 | 41 | 70.0% |
| Bot | Zven | Varus | 7/1/8 | 15.00 | 348 | 9.2 | 42,097 | 40.2% | 18,209 | 6,306 | 51 | 75.0% |
| Support | Vulcan | Nautilus | 0/1/14 | 14.00 | 41 | 1.1 | 6,440 | 6.2% | 9,961 | 3,673 | 167 | 70.0% |
Match standout
Zven (Bot) on Varus closed the game with 7/1/8 (KDA 15.00), dealing 42,097 damage to champions (40.2% of team damage) and farming 18,209 gold. Final score for the winning side (Cloud9): 20 kills, 9 towers, 4 dragons, 1 barons.
