Team Liquid vs Cloud9: LCS 2026 Season Summer Season — 2026-07-26
Professional League of Legends match between Team Liquid and Cloud9 in LCS 2026 Season Summer Season on 2026-07-26. The game lasted 37:33 on patch 26.14. Team Liquid defeated Cloud9, finishing the game 22-14 in kills (Team Liquid led by 8). This was game 1 of a best-of-3 series.
Draft
Team Liquid picked Renekton, Wukong, Locke, Kai'Sa, Nautilus and banned Cassiopeia, Poppy, Jayce, Vayne, Gnar.
Cloud9 picked Rumble, Skarner, Akali, Ezreal, Leona and banned Lee Sin, Orianna, Vi, Naafiri, Trundle.
Objectives and map control
Team Liquid secured 3 dragons; Cloud9 secured 3.
Baron count: Team Liquid 1, Cloud9 0.
Towers destroyed: Team Liquid 8, 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 | Renekton | 2/4/11 | 3.25 | 316 | 8.4 | 21,931 | 18.8% | 14,397 | 5,212 | 61 | 59.1% |
| Jungle | Josedeodo | Wukong | 3/5/9 | 2.40 | 279 | 7.4 | 17,191 | 14.7% | 14,669 | 5,785 | 61 | 54.5% |
| Mid | Quid | Locke | 10/1/7 | 17.00 | 331 | 8.8 | 32,602 | 27.9% | 17,798 | 6,114 | 22 | 77.3% |
| Bot | Yeon | Kaisa | 5/1/9 | 14.00 | 420 | 11.2 | 39,145 | 33.5% | 20,873 | 6,760 | 59 | 63.6% |
| Support | CoreJJ | Nautilus | 2/3/16 | 6.00 | 37 | 1.0 | 5,937 | 5.1% | 10,478 | 4,058 | 169 | 81.8% |
Cloud9
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Thanatos | Rumble | 7/3/3 | 3.33 | 324 | 8.6 | 36,160 | 31.6% | 15,969 | 5,360 | 52 | 71.4% |
| Jungle | Blaber | Skarner | 1/5/11 | 2.40 | 247 | 6.6 | 18,279 | 16.0% | 12,694 | 5,180 | 61 | 85.7% |
| Mid | Loki | Akali | 3/4/8 | 2.75 | 335 | 8.9 | 24,108 | 21.1% | 13,929 | 5,686 | 42 | 78.6% |
| Bot | Tactical | Ezreal | 3/5/6 | 1.80 | 400 | 10.7 | 30,249 | 26.4% | 17,581 | 5,801 | 55 | 64.3% |
| Support | Vulcan | Leona | 0/5/11 | 2.20 | 56 | 1.5 | 5,584 | 4.9% | 8,889 | 3,466 | 155 | 78.6% |
Match standout
Quid (Mid) on Locke closed the game with 10/1/7 (KDA 17.00), dealing 32,602 damage to champions (27.9% of team damage) and farming 17,798 gold. Final score for the winning side (Team Liquid): 22 kills, 8 towers, 3 dragons, 1 barons.
