League Championship Series
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The LCS (League Championship Series) returned as a standalone North American league in 2026 after the single-year LTA experiment in 2025. The revived competition now runs on a three-split calendar that starts with Lock-In before moving into Spring and Summer.
The current eight-team field includes returning core brands like Cloud9, Team Liquid, FlyQuest, and Dignitas, plus newer 2026-era entries such as LYON, Sentinels, and Disguised. That makes the present league page materially different from the older pre-2025 franchise lineup.
Even with the structural reset, the LCS still leans on rivalry storytelling, playoff volatility, and a fanbase that keeps major regional matches relevant far beyond the standings table.
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TLvsLYON
Team Liquid won the best-of-five LCS Summer Playoffs Finals series 3-1 against LYON on Patch 26.17. Team Liquid won Games 1 and 2, none lasting longer than 35 minutes, LYON took Game 3 in 41 minutes, finishing 16-5 in kills, then Team Liquid took Game 4 in 27 minutes, finishing 15-1 in kills.
October 5, 2026
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C9vsLYONLYON won the best-of-five LCS Summer Playoffs series 3-1 against Cloud9 on Patch 26.17. Cloud9 took Game 1 in 30 minutes, finishing 20-6 in kills, then LYON won Games 2 to 4, none lasting longer than 38 minutes.
October 4, 2026
LCSC9vsTLTeam Liquid won the best-of-five LCS Summer Playoffs series 3-1 against Cloud9 on Patch 26.17. Team Liquid won Games 1 and 2, none lasting longer than 31 minutes, Cloud9 took Game 3 in 22 minutes, finishing 15-8 in kills, then Team Liquid took Game 4 in 47 minutes, finishing 17-18 in kills.
September 27, 2026
LCSLYONvsSR
LYON won the best-of-five LCS Summer Playoffs series 3-1 against Shopify Rebellion on Patch 26.17. LYON won Games 1 and 2, none lasting longer than 35 minutes, Shopify Rebellion took Game 3 in 31 minutes, finishing 10-6 in kills, then LYON took Game 4 in 32 minutes, finishing 24-8 in kills.
September 26, 2026
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FLYvsSRShopify Rebellion won the best-of-five LCS Summer Playoffs series 3-2 against FlyQuest on Patch 26.17. FlyQuest took Game 1 in 33 minutes, finishing 12-5 in kills, Shopify Rebellion took Game 2 in 25 minutes, finishing 15-8 in kills, FlyQuest took Game 3 in 29 minutes, finishing 17-4 in kills, then Shopify Rebellion won Games 4 and 5, none lasting longer than 25 minutes.
September 26, 2026
LCSTLvsFLYTeam Liquid won the best-of-five LCS Summer Playoffs series 3-0 against FlyQuest on Patch 26.17. Team Liquid did not drop a game, winning the kill count 49-14, with no game longer than 42 minutes.
September 20, 2026
LCSC9vsLYONCloud9 won the best-of-five LCS Summer Playoffs series 3-1 against LYON on Patch 26.17. Cloud9 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.
September 20, 2026
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SENvsSRShopify Rebellion and Sentinels met in a best-of-five LCS Summer Playoffs series on Patch 26.17. Shopify Rebellion's previous series was a 3-0 loss to Cloud9 in Summer Playoffs. Sentinels' previous series was a 3-0 loss to FlyQuest in Summer Playoffs.
September 19, 2026
LCSSENvsFLYFlyQuest won the best-of-five LCS 2026 Summer Playoffs series 3-0 against Sentinels on Patch 26.17. FlyQuest did not drop a game, winning the kill count 55-25, with no game longer than 35 minutes.
September 13, 2026
LCSC9vsSRCloud9 won the best-of-five LCS 2026 Summer Playoffs series 3-0 against Shopify Rebellion on Patch 26.17. Cloud9 did not drop a game, winning the kill count 58-32, with no game longer than 40 minutes.
September 12, 2026
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DSGvsLYONLYON and Disguised met in a best-of-three LCS Summer Season series on Patch 26.17. LYON entered at 5-1, while Disguised was 1-5. LYON held the No. 2 spot, with Disguised at No. 7.
September 6, 2026
LCSFLYvsSRShopify Rebellion and FlyQuest met in a best-of-three LCS Summer Season series on Patch 26.17. Shopify Rebellion entered at 3-3, while FlyQuest was 2-4. Shopify Rebellion held the No. 5 spot, with FlyQuest at No. 6.
September 6, 2026
