Five teams remain in the LCS Summer 2026 playoffs. Two of them already hold a Worlds ticket, and the last North American spot will be settled over the final two weeks of the split.
The bracket after round two
Team Liquid swept FlyQuest 3–0 in the upper bracket. Cloud9 produced the upset of the playoffs so far, beating first seed LYON 3–1. Liquid and Cloud9 meet in the upper final, and both are already guaranteed a place at Worlds, at worst as NA's third seed.
In the lower bracket, sixth seed Shopify Rebellion came back from 0–2 to beat Sentinels 3–2. Sentinels finish sixth and miss out on . in lower round two. The winner meets LYON, who went straight to lower round three because of their first seed.
