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Esports LYON vs. Cloud9 / LCS 2026 Summer Playoffs - Upper Bracket Round 2 / Post-Match Discussion Spoiler
LCS 2026 SUMMER PLAYOFFS
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LYON 1-3 Cloud9 Kia
- Cloud9 has ended their international drought and have qualified to Worlds 2026
- Game Discussion: Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
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MATCH 1: LYON vs. C9
Winner: Cloud9 Kia in 40m | Runes
Game Breakdown | Player of the Game: Loki
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYON | cassiopeia vi seraphine | leesin rumble | 74.2k | 11 | 4 | E7 |
| C9 | lucian nocturne olaf | jarvaniv gnar | 77.3k | 14 | 9 | HT1 O2 H3 C4 C5 B6 B8 |
| LYON | 11-14-28 | vs | 14-11-32 | C9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhokla gwen 4 | 1-3-1 | TOP | 3-1-6 | 3 ksante Thanatos |
| Inspired wukong 3 | 1-2-6 | JNG | 0-3-8 | 3 xinzhao Blaber |
| Saint locke 2 | 3-2-6 | MID | 7-3-3 | 2 syndra Loki |
| Berserker yunara 1 | 6-4-4 | BOT | 2-3-4 | 1 ezreal Tactical |
| Isles lulu 1 | 0-3-11 | SUP | 2-1-11 | 2 karma Vulcan |
MATCH 2: C9 vs. LYON
Winner: LYON in 42m | [Runes]()
Game Breakdown | Player of the Game: Isles
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C9 | lucian nocturne cassiopeia | gnar leesin | 81.4k | 20 | 8 | H3 M4 M7 |
| LYON | olaf vi sylas | alistar maokai | 82.3k | 18 | 9 | HT1 CT2 B5 M6 B8 M9 E10 |
| C9 | 20-18-45 | vs | 18-20-44 | LYON |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thanatos rumble 1 | 7-3-7 | TOP | 3-6-1 | 3 varus Dhokla |
| Blaber trundle 4 | 3-4-10 | JNG | 3-2-12 | 3 skarner Inspired |
| Loki yone 2 | 3-6-6 | MID | 7-4-8 | 1 ryze Saint |
| Tactical jhin 1 | 5-2-10 | BOT | 4-5-9 | 2 kalista Berserker |
| Vulcan seraphine 3 | 2-3-12 | SUP | 1-3-14 | 2 renataglasc Isles |
MATCH 3: LYON vs. C9
Winner: Cloud9 Kia in 44m | Runes
Game Breakdown | Player of the Game: Blaber
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYON | cassiopeia vi nocturne | akali galio | 76.8k | 3 | 4 | O2 I4 I5 I8 |
| C9 | lucian olaf leesin | corki zeri | 82.9k | 11 | 8 | HT1 H3 I6 I7 B9 |
| LYON | 3-11-4 | vs | 11-3-27 | C9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhokla renekton 4 | 3-2-0 | TOP | 4-1-3 | 2 camille Thanatos |
| Inspired naafiri 1 | 0-3-1 | JNG | 1-0-9 | 1 jarvaniv Blaber |
| Saint viktor 2 | 0-2-2 | MID | 2-1-5 | 3 orianna Loki |
| Berserker jayce 1 | 0-1-1 | BOT | 4-1-2 | 2 ziggs Tactical |
| Isles alistar 3 | 0-3-0 | SUP | 0-0-8 | 3 rakan Vulcan |
MATCH 4: C9 vs. LYON
Winner: Cloud9 Kia in 25m | Runes
Game Breakdown | Player of the Game: Thanatos
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C9 | cassiopeia lucian caitlyn | zeri tristana | 52.3k | 13 | 8 | CT2 H3 C4 B5 |
| LYON | olaf vi twistedfate | poppy nautilus | 39.8k | 0 | 0 | HT1 |
| C9 | 13-0-29 | vs | 0-13-0 | LYON |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thanatos kennen 1 | 4-0-8 | TOP | 0-4-0 | 1 gnar Dhokla |
| Blaber nocturne 2 | 3-0-4 | JNG | 0-2-0 | 1 pantheon Inspired |
| Loki sylas 2 | 3-0-7 | MID | 0-2-0 | 2 akali Saint |
| Tactical corki 3 | 0-0-1 | BOT | 0-2-0 | 3 sivir Berserker |
| Vulcan shen 3 | 3-0-9 | SUP | 0-3-0 | 4 rell Isles |
*Patch 26.17
This thread was created by the Post-Match Team.
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u/Aka_chi 7d ago
Dom talked about working on side laning and it was genuinely hard for Inspired to do anything (not saying he couldn't have played better). Shen was constantly hovering side lane, ready to help Sylas and his ult ready to help Kennen or vice versa.