Team Liquid Defeats LYON to Win LCS 2026 Summer Championship
Team Liquid defeated LYON 3:1 in the LCS 2026 Summer grand final to claim the championship title. The victory also secured the first North American seed for Worlds 2026. LYON and Cloud9 finished in second and third place, respectively.
José "Josedeodo" Ignacio was named the MVP of the grand final. The Team Liquid jungler maintained impressive stats throughout the series, averaging 4.0 kills, 1.0 deaths, and 6.7 assists with a 76% kill participation. Over the four maps, Josedeodo utilized Lee Sin, Qiyana, Maokai, and Wukong, averaging 17.3k damage and 14.3k gold per game.
The LCS 2026 Summer tournament ran from July 25 to October 4, hosted across venues in the USA and Mexico. The championship match took place at the Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia. In addition to the Worlds 2026 slots, teams competed for two spots at the Demacia Cup Global Invitational 2026, with Shopify Rebellion and FlyQuest securing top-5 finishes.
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