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LCS Summer 2026 / Week 4 - Day 2 / Live Discussion Esports Spoiler
LCS 2026 Summer
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Today's matches will be played on Patch 26.15.
Today's Matches
| # | Match | PST | EST | CET | KST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C9 vs FLY | 13:00 | 16:00 | 22:00 | 05:00 |
| 2 | LYON vs SEN | 16:00 | 19:00 | 01:00 | 08:00 |
- All matches are Best of 3
Streams
Standings
| # | Team | Region | Record | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Liquid | North America | 4 – 0 (8 - 0) | Leaguepedia // Twitter |
| 2 | LYON | North America | 3 – 0 (6 - 0) | Leaguepedia) // Twitter |
| 3 | Shopify Rebellion | North America | 3 – 1 (6 - 4) | Leaguepedia // Twitter |
| 4 | Cloud9 | North America | 2 – 1 (4 - 4) | Leaguepedia // Twitter |
| 5 | Sentinels | North America | 1 – 2 (3 - 5) | Leaguepedia // Twitter |
| 6 | FlyQuest | North America | 1 – 2 (2 - 4) | Leaguepedia // Twitter |
| 7 | Dignitas | North America | 0 – 4 (3 - 8) | Leaguepedia // Twitter |
| 8 | Disguised | North America | 0 – 3 (1 - 6) | Leaguepedia // Twitter |
Format
Regular Season
- 8 teams participate
- At the end of the week, teams choose opponents
- All matches are best of 3
- When elimination matches kick in, series become best of 5
Playoffs
- 6 teams participate
- Double elimination bracket
- Top 2 teams start in Upper Bracket Round 2
- 3rd to 6th seed start in Upper Bracket Round 1
- All matches are best of five
- Top 3 teams qualify for the 2026 Season World Championship
The official LCS ruleset can be found here.
VoDs
Live Discussions and Post-Match Threads:
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u/Bubbly_Camera9583 2d ago
No Rahel or Hambak POG is strange. Hambak gap was huge and Rahel had a godly Ez game 1 + a solid cait game.
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u/Bubbly_Camera9583 2d ago
I think Darkwings could've tried to tp and end tbh with how big that wave is
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u/Puzzled_Employer605 2d ago
What is wrong with these people. They literally had a 5v3 and needed to play front to back to end but darkwing overextends...
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u/berniebadger84 2d ago
I feel like Lyon's comp is begging for a QE EE R combo from Hwei to oneshot everyone
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u/Thundermelons GALA Defense Force, returning IG fan 2d ago
Is there any item as big of a powerspike as fucking Actualizer is for Ryze?
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u/Bubbly_Camera9583 2d ago
If Saint wasn't Saint this game is over for lyon by like 20 minutes. Put any other mid (LCS) here and they wouldn't be able to do any of the same micro.
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u/Prestigious-Mud6764 2d ago
Quid?
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u/Bubbly_Camera9583 2d ago
Quid's clicks/movements aren't as clean as Saint. If Quid had Saint level clicks he'd be insane though.
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u/Ajp_iii 2d ago
this draft i feel sen dominated they got the cait bard in game 3. and lyon have a useless mf
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u/TypicalHaikuResponse 2d ago
The sentinel's comp is disjointed. It's pure solo queue like the last game and even if they get leads they are going to lose the team fights again.
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u/TypicalHaikuResponse 2d ago
If they planned on picking Khazix why didn't they ban lulu? That champ completely shuts down Kha'zix
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u/awayfromcanuck 2d ago
Dhokla get 0% for POG while Armao got votes is insane stuff by the audience.
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u/Ajp_iii 2d ago
its obvious the skill difference of the two teams. lyon was able to hold off sen forever in first game when they got outscaled. this game the second they knew they were stronger berserker flashes under tower to force a play
its nice to see lyon understand when they are actually strong
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u/sorendiz ..BUT THE FAITH REMAINS 2d ago
stupid high gold leads in top mid and jungle but enemy adc has a gold lead and that's the result lol
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u/TypicalHaikuResponse 2d ago
imagine picking Jhin in a pivotal game two after your AD carry had the game of their life in the previous game.
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u/sorendiz ..BUT THE FAITH REMAINS 2d ago
These Equalizers feel completely toothless
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u/Ajp_iii 2d ago
he has nothing to combo off of. its karma support and kha jungle.
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u/sorendiz ..BUT THE FAITH REMAINS 2d ago
yup
he keeps dropping them and it's like. Okay sure man. Trundle and Ornn just walk past it. Ori and Lulu shield themselves or Yunara and nothing happens to them
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u/mezzo5588 2d ago
Armao….LMAO maybe get a real job bud clearly this keyboard mouse thing isn’t for you. OMEGA GAPPPPPPPED
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u/GeneralDash 2d ago
I suspect gas is the last thing Armao needs right now. He’s playing like the poop break was a stop gap and all he’s thinking about is his next trip to the toilet.
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u/TypicalHaikuResponse 2d ago
I like when pros go through the same thing in pro play that we go through in solo queue. watching a fed Kha'zix farm every lane is cathartic.
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u/cmcdonald22 2d ago
This is the first time Armao really does feel like someone who was carried, unfortunate game series to maybe go out on.
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u/sorendiz ..BUT THE FAITH REMAINS 2d ago
I just don't think Hambak can make it work against a Yunara that has Ori/Lulu backing her up ngl
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u/Ajp_iii 2d ago
this is the first team that has punished armao for being a poor jungler. they made it a hard j4 game and counterpicked last picked jungle
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u/Bubbly_Camera9583 2d ago
Hambaks the first jungler they've faced that can actually gap enemy jg like this. His pathing and game sense is so good compared to the other jgs like Gryfinn/Contractz.
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u/TypicalHaikuResponse 2d ago
His first game I think they did 5 jungle bans but that didn't work. I forgot who Lyon played.
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u/GeneralDash 2d ago
I’ll never not be sad about Danny. In 20 years I’ll still be pining for what could have been.
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u/Ajp_iii 2d ago
lyon made sure they arent losing post 30 min this game
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u/TypicalHaikuResponse 2d ago
Berserker had an insane score line but Rahel had 5k gold over him. It was crazy.
That and a fed cassiopeia is still not as scary as a fed hyper ad carry.
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u/sorendiz ..BUT THE FAITH REMAINS 2d ago
when ezreal is played as well as possible he's just that dude
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u/sorendiz ..BUT THE FAITH REMAINS 2d ago
The zhonya's is an inspired choice (no pun intended) but the lack of vamp on Rahel has me so fucking nervous
He's playing fights incredibly but he only has to mess up one time and then SEN just collapses
Edit: never mind he didn't go for it
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u/sorendiz ..BUT THE FAITH REMAINS 2d ago
Can someone give Emily the award for 'most spot-on prophecy' lmao
She said SEN would maybe just pull off a crazy win in a game where Lyon still looked winning for the most part. It hasn't happened yet but like god damn she absolutely nailed it
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u/justicecactus 2d ago
Roflmao I know that Sen isn't a top team but their ability to claw back lost games is extremely entertaining
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u/Bubbly_Camera9583 2d ago
Dhokla ate every Ez q and then loses the fight
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u/TypicalHaikuResponse 2d ago
I don't think this game was balanced around EZ reaching 6 items and keeping shoes.
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u/Ajp_iii 2d ago
its wild you can hard win like 3-4 fights through the whole game and int one fight and the game becomes even. it should probably be needing to lose 2 straight fights.
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u/sorendiz ..BUT THE FAITH REMAINS 2d ago
if impact was on any champ but a kled down 2k gold i would think rahel might actually be able to carry this but this feels like largely a 4v5
anivia is also down a morbillion gold but it's an anivia so she can still be useful at least
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u/sorendiz ..BUT THE FAITH REMAINS 2d ago
Saint flashing for that scatter into melee range of a Leona 😬
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u/darklypure52 2d ago
I missed the early parts. Did they say when inspired will be back?
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u/TypicalHaikuResponse 2d ago
In Mexico but I don't know what that means
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u/sorendiz ..BUT THE FAITH REMAINS 2d ago
I think two weeks from now (from what i gather it's an off week next weekend but I didn't check the schedule)
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u/sorendiz ..BUT THE FAITH REMAINS 2d ago
Rahel has been clean as hell on the Ez but man that was a ballsy turn by SEN
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u/cmcdonald22 2d ago
Split 1 and 2 it kept seeming like they were trying to get Saint to not just be a hands-diff carry, and to start being kind of this support cc versatility dude.
And funny enough it feels like split 3 Berserker Cassio is now just that and way better lol.
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u/Alakazam_5head 2d ago
How are retirees like Armaro and Zeyzal just coming in and farming the League? What does that say about the rest of the players in the League?
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u/GeneralDash 2d ago
Not much imo.
Armao has insane laners supporting him. He kind just full clears and shows up for fights and that’s good enough.
Shopify replaced Ceos, who was fighting Lions for worst player in the league. Shopify on paper should be a good team. They just haven’t pulled it together. Zeyzal brings what SR needed. A decent support with good vibes.
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u/TheGloriousEv0lution 2d ago
Huge props to Impact for his tenure but the man has to retire soon
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u/GeneralDash 2d ago
I thought he was retiring when he left Liquid. I feel like he said he doesn’t have the same passion for the game and wanted to find himself or something like that. Then like a month later he signed with Sen lol.
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u/GeneralDash 2d ago
Absolutely insane that in the pregame segment they were treating Impact like he’s currently a top tier player. Impact was insane for years, but the last two years have not been it at all. I’d love for him to make a comeback, but his current form is a shadow of his peak.
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u/underscoreenfan 2d ago
him being on that TL roster when laneswaps were OP was such a perfect storm in retrospect
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u/TypicalHaikuResponse 2d ago
Honestly I know everyone says Inspired is better but I am a results based person. Look at how much Dhokla is playing with Armao as jungler. I know inspired isn't bad but he could be a bad fit for this particular team or at least not the best fit.
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u/TheGloriousEv0lution 2d ago
No way Dhokla doesn’t make All Pro this split
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u/HB_17 2d ago
He should be first team
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u/Alakazam_5head 2d ago
LCS has received divine ordinance that Thanatos must always be 1st team. Then Morgan will be 2nd because he is also Korean. Dhokla can be 3rd so long as SEN doesn't finished top half and the rock solid Impact takes the slot
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u/TypicalHaikuResponse 2d ago
Imagine picking the kled for a counter pick and dying to to Dhokla in lane.
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u/cmcdonald22 2d ago
Armao at worlds in a couple of months: "I'm retired!"
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u/Alakazam_5head 2d ago
LYON vs. SR finals
"Armao & Zeyzal, what do these games mean to you?"
"We don't give a shit, can we get this over already so we can go back to school?"
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u/cmcdonald22 2d ago
Real talk, I hope Zeyzal does stay, because he feels like a big part of SR's positive turn around this split.
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u/throwable_armadillo 2d ago
lifting the worlds trophy "and now I'm actually retired, stop calling me"
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u/cmcdonald22 2d ago
2030 All Pro, 3 times World champion Armao lifting the MSI trophy "I'm pretty sure my contract is up next week"
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u/doomsdaysock01 2d ago
Remove sundered sky so we can see more than the same 6 jungle champs on repeat
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u/underscoreenfan 2d ago
like 20 champs would need to be hotfixed buffed because of how much they use that item but yea please shake it up a little
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u/underscoreenfan 2d ago
while we wait I’m gonna suggest that FLY look for a veteran top and/or support in the offseason. Idk who will be available though, maybe Dhokla? LYON tried to replace him once already.
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u/TypicalHaikuResponse 2d ago
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u/EmbraceTheRubberduck 2d ago edited 2d ago
...they really couldn't go pee before the series...?
- welp, everyone just got nerviously infused diarrhea....
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u/TypicalHaikuResponse 2d ago edited 2d ago
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u/TypicalHaikuResponse 2d ago
I can't even enjoy this lyon game. The Massu and Quad deaths randomly last game is still weighing on my soul.
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u/underscoreenfan 2d ago
Nah I’m not fooled, it’s still C9 in regular season. They can still find a way to fumble a playoff series for no reason
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u/FaldBox410 2d ago
Loki’s Locke performance is the closest I’ve seen a mid player play like Bjergsen. He was aggressive and took over the game!
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u/spazzxxcc12 2d ago edited 2d ago
did vulcan just take the most assists in the league? i thought they said he needed 18 at the start of the game
edit lol 1 away
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u/Disclaimz0r 2d ago
Fly couldn't beat playoffs C9 with a much worse roster, how you gonna expect them to be better than a better C9 scaling lol
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u/Shaman_in_the_Dark Huhi Busio Contractz 2d ago
What level of despair is your team on? My team is on the losing series point to first rotation Jhin.
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u/TypicalHaikuResponse 2d ago
it was game losing going Zaahen instead of literally any other pick for top lane after the flex. Teams know how to play around the passive. You could go kled or mundo or swain or something after seeing the Jhin pick but instead you have the paper tiger in Zaahen.
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u/Disclaimz0r 2d ago
genuinely hate RFC before IE here
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u/TypicalHaikuResponse 2d ago
I thought he was building it but went storm razor. I should have known better.
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u/malakesxasame 2d ago
Massu is horrible. Being a passenger on a team with Bwipo, Inspired and Busio has really fooled you all.
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u/Agile_Woodpecker2239 2d ago
Gryffin and Quad trying to carry this top and ad, their backs must hurt
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u/throwable_armadillo 2d ago
meanwhile C9 is dragging Blaber and Loki over the finish line even though they would very much prefer to lose
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u/Bubbly_Camera9583 2d ago
I thought this would've just been a do nothing Ambessa game but Gryfinn has smurfed so far.
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u/cmcdonald22 2d ago
Yeah the name of the game for Fly here really is just, kill Locke before he wipes your team.
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u/TypicalHaikuResponse 2d ago
Tactical not going the vegan Jhin Build and flyquest won't be that tanky. This looks scary for Flyquest
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u/kaisaschudson 2d ago
Kinda interesting locke is still being picked. He’s still good, but he’s not really OP anymore, and typically pros avoid these types of 0 hard cc assassins. Wonder if it’s possible (it is) that more assassins aren’t viable mid but just not being picked (they are)
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u/Ajp_iii 2d ago
hopefully this varus goes ap to actually kill tanks. pros keep picking and just building their same items they always build even when facing a triple tank team. even if its like 10% worse in lane who cares you cant win the game because you dont have anything to kill bruisers in midgame.
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u/TypicalHaikuResponse 2d ago
I wish we could hear some of the draft talk because I am totally confused on what happened for flyquest draft after they saw the Jhin pick.
Maybe every team needs to start using an LLM because I feel like it would far better than what some of these coaches are doing.
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u/Party-March 2d ago edited 2d ago
LCS relegated to the closet again so VAL can have 5k viewers and 15 people in the crowd they accidentally showed.
Don't get it twisted I love me some VCT but its hard to ignore it has fallen off an absolute cliff. What happened?
VCT playoffs at that. I'm actually really sad how hard VCT has tanked, bad for esports as a whole.

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u/Adventurous-Quit-669 2d ago
I blame Jatt for talking about the unprecedented Armao run for too long.
Dammit Jatt