Field Level Media
16 Feb 2026, 08:25 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Samantha Laurey / Argus Leader / USA TODAY NETWORK)
Cloud9 barged into the upper-bracket final by sweeping FlyQuest 3-0 in semifinal action on Sunday at the League Championship Series 2026 Lock-In in Los Angeles.
Cloud9 will face Sentinels in the upper-bracket final on Feb. 22 to determine which team advances directly to the grand final on March 1.
FlyQuest fell to the lower-bracket quarterfinals against LYON. Team Liquid faces Disguised in the other quarterfinal. The lower-bracket semifinal is Feb. 27, and the lower-bracket final is Feb. 28.
There are six teams competing in this double-elimination playoff and all matches are best-of-five. The overall winner on March 1 qualifies for the 2026 First Stand Tournament.
Cloud9 won Sunday's match in 29 minutes, 26 minutes and 26 minutes on blue. Cloud9's Robert 'Blaber' Huang and fellow American Eain 'APA' Stearns earned MVP honors for the match. 'Blaber' posted a kill-death-assist ratio of 13/4/25, while 'APA' was at 9/4/31 and teammate Jesper 'Zven' Svenningsen of Denmark was at 18/5/23. For FlyQuest, Song 'Quad' Soo-hyung of South Korea recorded a K-D-A of 7/6/6.
2026 Lock-In at Los Angeles prize pool
1. TBD, qualifies for First Stand Tournament
2. TBD, qualifies for America's Cup
3. TBD, qualifies for America's Cup
4. TBD
5. TBD
6. TBD
7. Dignitas
8. Shopify Rebellion
--Field Level Media
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