C9 vs DIG Highlights: C9 Win 2-1, LCS Summer Season 2026 Week 2
TL;DR
Cloud9 and Dignitas met in a best-of-three LCS Summer Season series on Patch 26.15. Both teams entered the series at 0-1.
Watch on YouTubeThe video above covers the full best-of-three LCS Summer Season series between Cloud9 and Dignitas. The final score, full Picks and Bans, and game-by-game results are below.
Both teams entered the series at 0-1.
Dignitas' lineup featured Denathor (top lane), eXyu (jungle), Palafox (mid lane), FBI (bot lane), and Ignar (support). Cloud9's lineup featured Thanatos (top lane), Blaber (jungle), Loki (mid lane), Tactical (bot lane), and Vulcan (support).
Cloud9's previous series was a 2-0 loss to Team Liquid in Summer Season. Dignitas' previous series was a 2-1 loss to Sentinels in Summer Season.
Cloud9 won the teams' only meeting in the previous six months.
Series result
C9Cloud9
2 - 1
Cloud9 win
DIGDignitas
Picks & Bans
3 games
Dignitas
Cloud9
Draft read
Blaber moved between Lee Sin and Trundle and Vi across the series for Cloud9. Loki moved between Ryze and Sylas and Cassiopeia across the series for Cloud9. Dignitas banned Bard 3 times and Cassiopeia twice.
Game 137:28
Dignitas won
Game 1 was the longest game of the series at 37:28. Dignitas won from blue side. Dignitas finished 22-18 in kills and 75.1k to 71.1k in gold, a margin of 4 kills and 4.0k. Dignitas led 8-4 in towers, the only Baron, 3-0 in Void Grubs, and 1-0 in inhibitors. Cloud9 had the edge 1-0 in Rift Heralds. Cloud9 led dragons 4-1. Dignitas secured first blood, while Cloud9 secured first dragon, while Cloud9 secured first Rift Herald, while Dignitas secured first Baron, while Cloud9 secured first tower.
FBI led the damage chart for Dignitas on Lucian, finishing 5/3/11 with 37,375 damage and 385 CS. Palafox added 27,239 damage on Twisted Fate and ended the game 7/4/12. Tactical was the top damage source for Cloud9, putting up 31,242 on Ezreal in a 1/2/7 game. Thanatos followed for Cloud9 with 28,796 damage and a 6/3/9 line on Corki.
Kills
22:18
Gold
75.1k:71.1k
Towers
8:4
Dragons
1:4
Barons
1:0
Game 230:13
Cloud9 won
Game 2 was the shortest game of the series at 30:13. Playing red side, Cloud9 won Game 2. At the end, Cloud9 led 19-12 in kills and 60.8k to 52.4k in gold. The final gaps overall were 7 kills and 8.5k. Cloud9 led 7-2 in towers and 1-0 in inhibitors. Dignitas had the edge 2-1 in Void Grubs and 1-0 in Rift Heralds. Dragons finished 4-0 for Cloud9. Cloud9 secured first blood, while Cloud9 secured first dragon, while Dignitas secured first Rift Herald, while Cloud9 secured first tower.
On Sylas, Loki topped Cloud9's damage output at 30,519 and finished 5/4/9 and 241 CS. Tactical followed with 20,739 damage and a 3/3/7 line on Ziggs. Dignitas got its highest damage total from FBI, who dealt 22,131 on Viktor and finished 5/3/4.
Kills
12:19
Gold
52.4k:60.8k
Towers
2:7
Dragons
0:4
Barons
0:0
Game 332:14
Cloud9 won
The third map was one-sided in Cloud9's favor. The blue-side win for Cloud9 lasted 32:14. The final scoreboard showed 28-11 in kills and 70.7k-54.8k in gold for Cloud9, leaving differences of 17 kills and 16.0k. Cloud9 led 8-0 in towers, 2-0 in Barons, 2-1 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 3-0 in inhibitors. Dragons finished 4-1 for Cloud9. Cloud9 secured first blood, while Cloud9 secured first dragon, while Cloud9 secured first Rift Herald, while Cloud9 secured first Baron, while Cloud9 secured first tower.
Loki's Cassiopeia dealt a team-high 35,715 damage for Cloud9, alongside a 9/2/11 scoreline and 297 CS. A 7/2/7 game on Kalista brought Cloud9 another 32,182 damage from Tactical. For Dignitas, Denathor led the damage numbers with 25,336 on Jayce and a 4/5/1 line.
Kills
28:11
Gold
70.7k:54.8k
Towers
8:0
Dragons
4:1
Barons
2:0
Series read
The kill margin moved from 4 in Game 1 to 17 in Game 3, while the final gold gap changed from 4.0k to 16.0k. Loki produced the series' highest damage total, recording 91,216 for Cloud9. Loki gave Cloud9 18 kills and 29 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 24,982 in Game 1 to 35,715 in Game 3. Tactical gave Cloud9 11 kills and 21 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 31,242 in Game 1 to 32,182 in Game 3.
Next up
Next on the schedule: Cloud9 vs Disguised in Summer Season, set for August 8.
