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LCS 2026
Series LCS
Location Los Angeles / Tempe / São Paulo / Atlanta
Dates Jan 24 – Oct 4
Patch Multiple
Finals MVP Inspired (Lock-In); Vulcan (Spring); Saint (Spring Finals); Berserker (Summer); Josedeodo (Summer Finals)
Winner LYON (Lock-In, Spring); Team Liquid (Summer)
LCS 2026 Season
Standalone LCS restored — 
LYON won Lock-In and Spring; 
Team Liquid won Summer
Season Overview & Format
- Lock-In (January 24–March 1): eight-team Bo3 Swiss stage; six-team Bo5 double-elimination playoffs. The champion qualified for First Stand.
- Spring (April 4–June 14): single round robin of Bo3 series; top six advanced to Bo5 double-elimination playoffs. The top two qualified for MSI.
- Summer (July 25–October 4): the same Bo3 regular-season format; the top six advanced to a longer Bo5 double-elimination bracket. The top three qualified for Worlds.
Participating Teams
Participant rosters are scoped to each event or split.
Lock-In
- Cloud9 KIA
Cloud9 KIA
- TOP
- Thanatos
- JNG
- Blaber
- MID
- APA
- BOT
- Zven
- SUP
- Vulcan
- Dignitas
Dignitas
- TOP
- Photon
- JNG
- eXyu
- MID
- Palafox
- BOT
- Mobility / FBI
- SUP
- Breezy / Ignar
- FlyQuest
FlyQuest
- TOP
- Gakgos
- JNG
- Gryffinn
- MID
- Quad
- BOT
- Massu
- SUP
- Cryogen
- LYON
LYON
- TOP
- Dhokla
- JNG
- Inspired
- MID
- Saint
- BOT
- Berserker
- SUP
- Isles
- Sentinels
Sentinels
- TOP
- Impact
- JNG
- HamBak
- MID
- DARKWINGS
- BOT
- Rahel
- SUP
- huhi
- Shopify Rebellion
Shopify Rebellion
- TOP
- Fudge
- JNG
- Contractz
- MID
- Zinie
- BOT
- Bvoy
- SUP
- Ceos
- Team Liquid
Team Liquid
- TOP
- Morgan
- JNG
- Josedeodo
- MID
- Quid
- BOT
- Yeon
- SUP
- CoreJJ
- Disguised
Disguised
- TOP
- Castle
- JNG
- Kisno / KryRa
- MID
- Callme
- BOT
- sajed
- SUP
- Lyonz
Americas Cup
- RED Canids
RED Canids
- TOP
- fNb
- JNG
- Curse
- MID
- Kaze
- BOT
- Rabelo
- SUP
- frosty
- FURIA
FURIA
- TOP
- Guigo
- JNG
- Tatu
- MID
- Tutsz
- BOT
- Ayu
- SUP
- JoJo
- Cloud9 KIA
Cloud9 KIA
- TOP
- Thanatos
- JNG
- Blaber
- MID
- APA
- BOT
- Zven
- SUP
- Vulcan
- Sentinels
Sentinels
- TOP
- Impact
- JNG
- HamBak
- MID
- DARKWINGS
- BOT
- Rahel
- SUP
- huhi
Spring Split
- Cloud9 KIA
Cloud9 KIA
- TOP
- Thanatos
- JNG
- Blaber
- MID
- APA
- BOT
- Zven
- SUP
- Vulcan
- Dignitas
Dignitas
- TOP
- Photon
- JNG
- eXyu
- MID
- Palafox
- BOT
- FBI
- SUP
- Ignar
- FlyQuest
FlyQuest
- TOP
- Gakgos
- JNG
- Gryffinn
- MID
- Quad
- BOT
- Massu
- SUP
- Cryogen
- LYON
LYON
- TOP
- Dhokla / Castle
- JNG
- Inspired
- MID
- Saint
- BOT
- Berserker
- SUP
- Isles
- Sentinels
Sentinels
- TOP
- Impact
- JNG
- HamBak
- MID
- DARKWINGS
- BOT
- Rahel
- SUP
- huhi
- Shopify Rebellion
Shopify Rebellion
- TOP
- Fudge
- JNG
- Contractz
- MID
- Zinie
- BOT
- Bvoy
- SUP
- Ceos
- Team Liquid
Team Liquid
- TOP
- Morgan
- JNG
- Josedeodo
- MID
- Quid
- BOT
- Yeon
- SUP
- CoreJJ
- Disguised
Disguised
- TOP
- Castle / Srtty
- JNG
- KryRa
- MID
- Callme
- BOT
- sajed
- SUP
- Lyonz
Summer Split
- Cloud9 KIA
Cloud9 KIA
- TOP
- Thanatos
- JNG
- Blaber
- MID
- Loki
- BOT
- Tactical
- SUP
- Vulcan
- Dignitas
Dignitas
- TOP
- Denathor
- JNG
- eXyu / Dardoch
- MID
- Palafox
- BOT
- FBI
- SUP
- Ignar
- FlyQuest
FlyQuest
- TOP
- Gakgos
- JNG
- Gryffinn
- MID
- Quad
- BOT
- Massu
- SUP
- Cryogen
- LYON
LYON
- TOP
- Dhokla
- JNG
- Armao / Inspired
- MID
- Saint
- BOT
- Berserker
- SUP
- Isles
- Sentinels
Sentinels
- TOP
- Impact
- JNG
- HamBak
- MID
- DARKWINGS
- BOT
- Rahel
- SUP
- huhi
- Shopify Rebellion
Shopify Rebellion
- TOP
- Fudge
- JNG
- Contractz
- MID
- Zinie
- BOT
- Bvoy
- SUP
- Zeyzal
- Team Liquid
Team Liquid
- TOP
- Morgan
- JNG
- Josedeodo
- MID
- Quid
- BOT
- Yeon
- SUP
- CoreJJ
- Disguised
Disguised
- TOP
- Srtty
- JNG
- KryRa
- MID
- Callme
- BOT
- sajed
- SUP
- Lyonz
LCS Lock-In — Completed
Lock-In Swiss Stage
All Swiss series were Bo3. 
Cloud9 KIA's 3–0 record and the three 2–1 records qualified directly. LYON advanced on game record; Team Liquid defeated 
Dignitas in the Bo1 tiebreaker for the sixth seed.
| Record | Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 3–0 | Cloud9 KIA | Playoffs |
| 2–1 |  FlyQuest | Playoffs |
| 2–1 |  Sentinels | Playoffs |
| 2–1 |  Disguised | Playoffs |
| 1–2 | LYON | Playoffs by game record |
| 1–2 | Team Liquid | Won tiebreaker |
| 1–2 | Dignitas | Lost tiebreaker |
| 0–3 |  Shopify Rebellion | Eliminated |
| Round | Completed series |
|---|---|
| 0–0 | Disguised 2–1 Sentinels · LYON 2–0 Dignitas · FlyQuest 2–0 Shopify Rebellion · Cloud9 KIA 2–0 Team Liquid |
| 1–0 / 0–1 | Cloud9 KIA 2–0 LYON · FlyQuest 2–1 Disguised · Sentinels 2–0 Dignitas · Team Liquid 2–0 Shopify Rebellion |
| Round 3 | Cloud9 KIA 2–1 FlyQuest · Disguised 2–1 LYON · Sentinels 2–1 Team Liquid · Dignitas 2–0 Shopify Rebellion |
| Tiebreaker | Team Liquid 1–0 Dignitas |
Lock-In Playoffs — Full Bracket
All playoff matches were Bo5. LYON completed a lower-bracket run and won the March 1 grand final 3–1; Inspired was the tournament MVP.
Upper Round 1
Cloud9 KIA 3
FlyQuest 0
Sentinels 3
Disguised 2
Upper Final
Cloud9 KIA 3
Sentinels 0
Lower Round 1
FlyQuest 0
LYON 3
Disguised 0
Team Liquid 3
Lower Semifinal
LYON 3
Team Liquid 1
Lower Final
Sentinels 1
LYON 3
Grand Final
Cloud9 KIA 1
LYON 3
LYON: Lock-In Champions and First Stand qualifier Americas Cup — March 4–8 — Completed
2026 Americas Cup — Full Bracket
The second- and third-place LCS Lock-In teams met the equivalent CBLOL Cup finishers in São Paulo. Opening matches were Bo3; every later match was Bo5 under Fearless Draft.
FURIA went undefeated and swept Cloud9 KIA in the March 8 final. Sentinels placed third, 
RED Canids fourth, and Tatu was tournament MVP.
Opening Round
Cloud9 KIA 0
FURIA 2
RED Canids 0
Sentinels 2
Upper Final
FURIA 3
Sentinels 0
Lower Round
Cloud9 KIA 3
RED Canids 2
Lower Final
Sentinels 1
Cloud9 KIA 3
Grand Final
FURIA 3
Cloud9 KIA 0
FURIA: 2026 Americas Cup Champions LCS Spring — Completed
Spring Regular Season Standings
Single round robin, all series Bo3. The top six advanced to the playoffs.
| # | Team | Series | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloud9 KIA | 7 - 0 | Playoffs |
| 2 | LYON | 5 - 2 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Team Liquid | 5 - 2 | Playoffs |
| 4 | FlyQuest | 4 - 3 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Sentinels | 3 - 4 | Playoffs |
| 6 | Shopify Rebellion | 2 - 5 | Playoffs |
| 7 | Disguised | 2 - 5 | Eliminated |
| 8 | Dignitas | 0 - 7 | Eliminated |
Spring Playoffs — Full Bracket
Every series was Bo5. LYON swept Team Liquid in the June 14 final in Tempe, Arizona. Saint was Finals MVP; Vulcan earned regular-season MVP.
Upper Round 1
Cloud9 KIA 3
FlyQuest 2
LYON 3
Team Liquid 2
Upper Final
Cloud9 KIA 0
LYON 3
Lower Round 1
FlyQuest 3
Sentinels 0
Team Liquid 3
Shopify Rebellion 0
Lower Semifinal
FlyQuest 1
Team Liquid 3
Lower Final
Cloud9 KIA 0
Team Liquid 3
Grand Final
LYON 3
Team Liquid 0
LYON: LCS Spring Champions; LYON and Team Liquid qualified for MSI LCS Summer — Completed
Summer Final Regular Season Standings
| Rank | Team | Series | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LYON | 6 - 1 | 13 - 2 |
| 2 | Team Liquid | 6 - 1 | 12 - 3 |
| 3 | Cloud9 KIA | 5 - 2 | 10 - 7 |
| 4 | Sentinels | 4 - 3 | 9 - 8 |
| 5 | FlyQuest | 3 - 4 | 6 - 8 |
| 6 | Shopify Rebellion | 3 - 4 | 8 - 10 |
| 7 | Disguised | 1 - 6 | 3 - 12 |
| 8 | Dignitas | 0 - 7 | 3 - 14 |
The Summer regular season ran July 25–September 6 as a Bo3 single round robin on patches 26.14–26.17. The top six advanced to the Bo5 playoffs.
Upper Round 1
Cloud9 KIA 3
Shopify Rebellion 0
FlyQuest 3
Sentinels 0
Lower Round 1
Shopify Rebellion 3
Sentinels 2
Upper Round 2
LYON 1
Cloud9 KIA 3
Team Liquid 3
FlyQuest 0
Lower Round 2
FlyQuest 2
Shopify Rebellion 3
Upper Final
Cloud9 KIA 1
Team Liquid 3
Lower Round 3
LYON 3
Shopify Rebellion 1
Lower Final
Cloud9 KIA 1
LYON 3
Grand Final
Team Liquid 3
LYON 1
Team Liquid: LCS Summer Champions; Team Liquid, LYON and Cloud9 KIA qualified for Worlds Summer Final Placements & Awards
| Place | Team | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Liquid | Worlds 2026 |
| 2 | LYON | Worlds 2026 |
| 3 | Cloud9 KIA | Worlds 2026 Play-In |
| 4 | Shopify Rebellion | Demacia Cup Global Invitational |
| 5 | FlyQuest | Demacia Cup Global Invitational |
| 6 | Sentinels | — |
Summer MVP: Berserker. Finals MVP: Josedeodo. Rookie of the Year: Cryogen. Most Improved Player: Isles. Team Liquid received the Coaching Staff award.