Team Liquid vs LYON (2024 American Team): Esports World Cup 2026 Online Qualifier: North America — 2026-04-23
Professional League of Legends match between Team Liquid and LYON (2024 American Team) in Esports World Cup 2026 Online Qualifier: North America on 2026-04-23. The game lasted 28:11 on patch 26.08. Team Liquid defeated LYON (2024 American Team), finishing the game 22-6 in kills (Team Liquid led by 16). This was game 1 of a best-of-3 series.
Draft
Team Liquid picked Ornn, Xin Zhao, Ryze, Ashe, Seraphine and banned Nocturne, Varus, Bard, Miss Fortune, Jhin.
LYON (2024 American Team) picked Rumble, Jarvan IV, Anivia, Corki, Nautilus and banned Karma, Pantheon, Orianna, K'Sante, Sion.
Objectives and map control
Team Liquid secured 2 dragons; LYON (2024 American Team) secured 2.
Baron count: Team Liquid 1, LYON (2024 American Team) 0.
Towers destroyed: Team Liquid 8, LYON (2024 American Team) 1.
Player scoreboard
Team Liquid
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Morgan | Ornn | 2/0/10 | 12.00 | 232 | 8.2 | 10,238 | 13.3% | 10,735 | — | 28 | — |
| Jungle | Josedeodo | Xin Zhao | 8/1/10 | 18.00 | 211 | 7.5 | 19,117 | 24.8% | 12,969 | — | 66 | — |
| Mid | Quid | Ryze | 5/2/13 | 9.00 | 290 | 10.3 | 25,235 | 32.8% | 13,561 | — | 55 | — |
| Bot | Yeon | Ashe | 7/1/8 | 15.00 | 286 | 10.2 | 16,574 | 21.5% | 14,483 | — | 44 | — |
| Support | CoreJJ | Seraphine | 0/2/17 | 8.50 | 26 | 0.9 | 5,832 | 7.6% | 7,578 | — | 92 | — |
LYON (2024 American Team)
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Dhokla | Rumble | 2/5/2 | 0.80 | 223 | 7.9 | 12,187 | 24.8% | 10,518 | — | 34 | — |
| Jungle | Inspired | Jarvan IV | 1/3/3 | 1.33 | 191 | 6.8 | 5,543 | 11.3% | 9,574 | — | 31 | — |
| Mid | Saint | Anivia | 0/6/4 | 0.67 | 244 | 8.7 | 12,360 | 25.2% | 9,350 | — | 34 | — |
| Bot | Berserker | Corki | 3/2/0 | 1.50 | 258 | 9.2 | 16,859 | 34.3% | 10,913 | — | 12 | — |
| Support | Isles | Nautilus | 0/6/2 | 0.33 | 31 | 1.1 | 2,160 | 4.4% | 5,996 | — | 99 | — |
Match standout
Josedeodo (Jungle) on Xin Zhao closed the game with 8/1/10 (KDA 18.00), dealing 19,117 damage to champions (24.8% of team damage) and farming 12,969 gold. Final score for the winning side (Team Liquid): 22 kills, 8 towers, 2 dragons, 1 barons.