C9 vs LYON Highlights: C9 Win 3-1, LCS Summer Playoffs 2026 Round 2
TL;DR
Cloud9 beat LYON 3-1 in the best-of-five LCS 2026 Summer Playoffs series on Patch 26.17. They took Game 1 in 40 minutes, finishing 14-11 in kills, LYON took Game 2 in 42 minutes, finishing 18-20 in kills, then Cloud9 won Games 3 and 4, none lasting longer than 43 minutes.
Watch on YouTubeLYON and Cloud9 played a best-of-5 in the LCS 2026 Summer Playoffs on September 19, 2026, on Patch 26.17.
Over their last series at LCS 2026, Cloud9 beat Shopify Rebellion 3-0.
Cloud9's lineup was Thanatos in top, Blaber in jungle, Loki in mid, and the bot lane duo of Tactical and Vulcan. LYON started Dhokla, Inspired and Saint in top, jungle and mid, with Berserker and Isles in the bot lane.
Cloud9's staff included Arrow, coach, Veigar v2, coach, YamatoCannon, coach, and IWDominate, head coach. Reignover and Rigby were LYON's coaches for the event.
LYON and Cloud9 had met 10 times since 2017, with Cloud9 ahead 7-3. LYON had won 2 of the teams' 3 meetings in the previous six months.
Series result
LYONLYON
1 - 3
Cloud9 win
C9Cloud9
Picks & Bans
4 games
LYON
Cloud9
Draft read
Cloud9 banned Lucian 4 times and Cassiopeia twice, while LYON banned Vi 4 times and Cassiopeia twice.
Game 140:36
Cloud9 won
Cloud9 edged a tight Game 1. Playing red side, Cloud9 finished Game 1 in 40:36. At the end, Cloud9 was 3 kills and 3.1k gold ahead. Cloud9 was ahead 1-0 in Rift Heralds and 2-0 in inhibitors. LYON had the edge 3-0 in Void Grubs.
Tactical led the damage chart for Cloud9 on Ezreal, finishing 2/3/4 with 38,199 damage and 387 CS. Loki followed with 24,726 damage and a 7/3/3 line on Syndra. Berserker was the top damage source for LYON, putting up 29,051 on Yunara in a 6/4/4 game. Dhokla followed for LYON with 18,566 damage and a 1/3/1 line on Gwen.
Kills
11:14
Gold
74.2k:77.3k
Towers
4:9
Dragons
1:4
Barons
0:2
Game 242:33
LYON won
Game 2 was contested, with LYON taking the result. The red-side win for LYON lasted 42:33. The final gaps left LYON 2 kills behind but 0.8k gold ahead. Cloud9 came out ahead 2-1 in Void Grubs and 1-0 in Rift Heralds.
On Ryze, Saint topped LYON's damage output at 43,762 and finished 7/4/8 and 359 CS. A 4/5/9 game on Kalista brought LYON another 35,062 damage from Berserker. Cloud9 got its highest damage total from Thanatos, who dealt 37,308 on Rumble and finished 7/3/7. Tactical added 32,949 damage for Cloud9 on Jhin, ending at 5/2/10.
Kills
20:18
Gold
81.4k:82.3k
Towers
8:9
Dragons
2:5
Barons
0:3
Game 343:53
Cloud9 won
Game 3 was the longest game of the series at 43:53. Cloud9 won from red side. They finished 8 kills and 6.1k gold ahead. Cloud9 was ahead 1-0 in Rift Heralds and 1-0 in inhibitors. LYON still led 3-0 in Void Grubs.
Thanatos' Camille dealt a team-high 27,897 damage for Cloud9, alongside a 4/1/3 scoreline and 361 CS. Loki added 24,977 damage on Orianna and ended the game 2/1/5. For LYON, Berserker led the damage numbers with 34,230 on Jayce and a 0/1/1 line. Dhokla's Renekton supplied 27,997 damage and finished 3/2/0 for LYON.
Kills
3:11
Gold
76.8k:82.9k
Towers
4:8
Dragons
4:3
Barons
0:1
Game 425:22
Cloud9 won
Game 4 was the shortest game of the series at 25:22. Playing blue side, Cloud9 won Game 4. At the end, Cloud9 was 13 kills and 12.5k gold ahead. Cloud9 led 3-0 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 1-0 in inhibitors.
Loki led the damage chart for Cloud9 on Sylas, finishing 3/0/7 with 18,900 damage and 245 CS. Thanatos followed with 14,534 damage and a 4/0/8 line on Kennen. Saint was the top damage source for LYON, putting up 16,496 on Akali in a 0/2/0 game. Dhokla followed for LYON with 8,201 damage and a 0/4/0 line on Gnar.
Kills
13:0
Gold
52.3k:39.8k
Towers
8:0
Dragons
2:1
Barons
1:0
Series read
No player dealt more damage across the series than Berserker, with 106,006 for LYON. Berserker finished the series with 10 kills and 14 assists for LYON. Across the series, Tactical recorded 11 kills and 17 assists for Cloud9.
Next up
Next on the schedule: LYON vs Shopify Rebellion in Summer Playoffs, set for September 26.
