C9 vs FURIA Highlights: FURIA Win 3-1, Worlds Play-In 2026 Round 1
TL;DR
FURIA won the best-of-five Worlds Play-In series 3-1 against Cloud9 on Patch 26.20. Cloud9 took Game 1 in 39 minutes, finishing 19-10 in kills, then FURIA won Games 2 to 4, none lasting longer than 35 minutes.
Watch on YouTubeThe video above covers the full best-of-five Worlds Play-In series between FURIA and Cloud9. The final score, full Picks and Bans, and game-by-game results are below.
Cloud9's lineup featured Thanatos (Park Seung-kyu) (top lane), Blaber (jungle), Loki (Lee Sang-min) (mid lane), Tactical (bot lane), and Vulcan (Philippe Laflamme) (support). FURIA's lineup featured Guigo (top lane), Tatu (Pedro Seixas) (jungle), Tutsz (mid lane), Ayu (Andrey Saraiva) (bot lane), and JoJo (Gabriel Dzelme) (support).
FURIA's previous series was a 3-0 loss to MVK Esports in Play-In. Cloud9's previous series was a 3-2 loss to Karmine Corp in Play-In.
FURIA and Cloud9 had no recorded recent head-to-head meeting before this series.
Series result
FURIAFURIA
3 - 1
FURIA win
C9Cloud9
Picks & Bans
4 games
FURIA
Cloud9
Draft read
Cloud9 banned both Seraphine and Skarner 3 times, while FURIA banned Nocturne 4 times and Cassiopeia twice.
Game 139:52
Cloud9 won
Game 1 was the longest game of the series at 39:52. Cloud9 won from red side. Cloud9 finished 19-10 in kills and 80.4k to 68.6k in gold, a margin of 9 kills and 11.8k. Cloud9 led 8-2 in towers, the only Baron, and 1-0 in inhibitors. FURIA had the edge 3-0 in Void Grubs and 1-0 in Rift Heralds. Dragons finished 5-1 for Cloud9.
Tactical led the damage chart for Cloud9 on Lucian, finishing 5/2/9 with 49,788 damage and 432 CS. Thanatos (Park Seung-kyu) added 27,374 damage on Rumble and ended the game 2/0/9. Ayu (Andrey Saraiva) was the top damage source for FURIA, putting up 23,452 on Kalista in a 6/4/0 game.
Kills
10:19
Gold
68.6k:80.4k
Towers
2:8
Dragons
1:5
Barons
0:1
Game 235:16
FURIA won
Tatu (Pedro Seixas) and JoJo (Gabriel Dzelme) combined for zero deaths in Game 2. Playing red side, FURIA finished Game 2 in 35:16. At the end, FURIA led 12-9 in kills and 67.6k to 62.7k in gold. The final gaps overall were 3 kills and 4.9k. FURIA led 7-5 in towers, 2-0 in Barons, and 1-0 in inhibitors. Cloud9 had the edge 3-0 in Void Grubs and 1-0 in Rift Heralds. Dragons finished 3-2 for FURIA.
On Yunara, Ayu (Andrey Saraiva) topped FURIA's damage output at 31,736 and finished 3/1/5 and 388 CS. Guigo followed with 27,029 damage and a 3/5/3 line on Olaf. Cloud9 got its highest damage total from Tactical, who dealt 29,999 on Caitlyn and finished 1/2/0.
Kills
9:12
Gold
62.7k:67.6k
Towers
5:7
Dragons
2:3
Barons
0:2
Game 334:09
FURIA won
JoJo (Gabriel Dzelme) finished Game 3 deathless for FURIA on Karma, ending the game on a 1/0/13 scoreline. The blue-side win for FURIA lasted 34:09. The final scoreboard showed 14-6 in kills and 72.3k-61.1k in gold for FURIA, leaving differences of 8 kills and 11.1k. FURIA led 10-4 in towers, 2-0 in Barons, 3-0 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 2-0 in inhibitors. Cloud9 led dragons 3-2.
Tutsz's Viktor dealt a team-high 33,204 damage for FURIA, alongside a 6/2/7 scoreline and 309 CS. A 2/1/8 game on Volibear brought FURIA another 20,003 damage from Guigo. For Cloud9, Loki (Lee Sang-min) led the damage numbers with 25,834 on Orianna and a 1/3/3 line. Blaber's Naafiri supplied 19,671 damage and finished 3/3/3 for Cloud9.
Kills
14:6
Gold
72.3k:61.1k
Towers
10:4
Dragons
2:3
Barons
2:0
Game 428:36
FURIA won
Game 4 was the shortest game of the series at 28:36. FURIA won from blue side. FURIA finished 16-7 in kills and 60.8k to 48.1k in gold, a margin of 9 kills and 12.7k. FURIA led 9-2 in towers, the only Baron, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 1-0 in inhibitors. Cloud9 had the edge 3-0 in Void Grubs. Dragons were even at 2-2.
Ayu (Andrey Saraiva) led the damage chart for FURIA on Miss Fortune, finishing 7/0/5 with 21,593 damage and 288 CS. Guigo added 16,154 damage on Jax and ended the game 2/4/6. Thanatos (Park Seung-kyu) was the top damage source for Cloud9, putting up 17,436 on Aatrox in a 1/2/5 game.
Kills
16:7
Gold
60.8k:48.1k
Towers
9:2
Dragons
2:2
Barons
1:0
Series read
Every game in the series was shorter than the game before it. The kill margin moved from 9 in Game 1 to 9 in Game 4, while the final gold gap changed from 11.8k to 12.7k. Tactical produced the series' highest damage total, recording 111,973 for Cloud9. Tactical gave Cloud9 6 kills and 12 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 49,788 in Game 1 to 13,695 in Game 4. Ayu (Andrey Saraiva) gave FURIA 18 kills and 19 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 23,452 in Game 1 to 21,593 in Game 4.
Next up
Next on the schedule: MVK Esports vs FURIA in Play-In, set for October 17.
