Cloud9 vs. FURIA / World Championship 2026 Play-In Stage - Round 1 Elimination Match / Game 2 Discussion

[u/[deleted]]

[u/darkadamski1]

Furia should just pick scaling every game, C9 have no clue how to end

[u/Chance_Farm_8842]

https://imgur.com/a/LjJa8oD

[u/DanishAdderallAddict → u/Chance_Farm_8842]

Mercy shot from Furia to take C9 out during playins so they dont get humiliated on the main stage

[u/FruitSaladBar → u/DanishAdderallAddict]

Honestly, any of these 4 teams would get humiliated in swiss.
KC doesn't have a jungler apparently, and that's a death sentence. And you've seen how the other 3 teams play... It's a free pass to 1-0 for whoever draws the playin team.

[u/t3tri5 → u/FruitSaladBar]

I feel like that at least in KC's case Yike can in theory lock in and remember who he is which would massively increase KC's chances in Swiss.

Nice flair

[u/metristan → u/FruitSaladBar]

that's the one annoying part about this playins format, independent of who wins, they are going 0-3 or 1-3 if they get a lucky draw, maybe 2-3 if KC can find some form

[u/Asgerond → u/Chance_Farm_8842]

Dom is so hot I want to crack him so bad

[u/EmergencyInformal961 → u/Asgerond]

yo what

[u/EmergencyInformal961 → u/Chance_Farm_8842]

very fresh

[u/Ok_Discipline_5771]

Furia finally managed to beat their greatest enemy, Guigo.

[u/Routine_Outcome3493 → u/Ok_Discipline_5771]

funny that 1/6 Guigo Olaf was more useful than anyone on C9 this game

[u/Pilvikas → u/Routine_Outcome3493]

Thanatos did all he could tbf

[u/KansloosKippenhok]

We are so fucking bad holy shit

[u/crazynam101 → u/KansloosKippenhok]

Might need to change the banner LOL

[u/Hawkson2020 → u/crazynam101]

Changing flairs during events is cowardice.

[u/Bisounoursdestenebre → u/Hawkson2020]

Sometimes it just brakes you... NOT ME THOUGH WE'RE DOING IT THIS YEAR

[u/likemyupdoot → u/KansloosKippenhok]

yup, NAmen

[u/StickyNotes2357 → u/KansloosKippenhok]

nice flair SON

[u/Sofaboy90 → u/KansloosKippenhok]

well lets see how the rest of the series goes, if its an easy 3-1 for c9, we can just forget about this game, if furia wins, well....

[u/akatsuki1422 → u/Sofaboy90]

If Furia wins, we can also forget about this game... or C9 qualifying for worlds...

NA only sent 2 teams to worlds. Yep!

[u/arcavios_myth → u/KansloosKippenhok]

Your flair makes it even funnier

[u/SgtBaconman]

someone give dom a gun and a presidental pardon

[u/Interesting-Floor82 → u/SgtBaconman]

the question is how many bullets

[u/M002 → u/Interesting-Floor82]

Probably 4, save Vulcan my boi

[u/-Z3RA- → u/SgtBaconman]

lmfao

[u/paraguaisferule]

This significantly decreases the chances of Furia 0-6

[u/Large_Love_2563]

This C9 team is a social experiment

[u/Lysandren → u/Large_Love_2563]

We have purposely trained them wrong, as a joke

[u/APKID716 → u/Lysandren]

It is, admittedly, very funny to watch

[u/ThatsAToad]

APA can't pick melee mids. This is why he was benched for Loki who will pick melee mids so he can get gapped by Brazil.

[u/Canoodler192 → u/ThatsAToad]

Despite being 0-5 against Tutsz, Tutsz has never beaten APA Ziggs. Food for thought.

[u/Naronu → u/ThatsAToad]

most talented player Dom's ever seen btw

[u/bazinga221 → u/Naronu]

Tbf, I can see that being true. He has a lot of moments where it's obvious that he's an absolute monster mechanically, but he chokes so hard. Although everyone on C9 has that problem, so who the fuck knows what's going on with them.

[u/Pelagius_Hipbone → u/Naronu]

Loki’s looking mid but yall will never convince me the solution is APA

[u/Nyte_Crawler → u/Pelagius_Hipbone]

Tactical is actually a solid ADC unlike Zven. The team would be better equipped to play around Tactical with an APA type player than whatever Loki does.

In hindsight actually seems nuts that they never tried mix and matching.

[u/MyzMyz1995 → u/Pelagius_Hipbone]

Loki literally lost the series vs KC by getting gapped. And this series he's also useless.

APA at least was able to be put on waveclear duties and not get massively put behind. Loki pick carries and is useless.

[u/Choice-Slight → u/MyzMyz1995]

do you really think APA wouldn't also get gapped by kyeahoo?

[u/eVill_YT → u/MyzMyz1995]

APA would lose way harder and Loki can play assassins so they have More flexibility 

It's clear from how they did in Korea that Kyeahoo is better, but Loki just has to Be better than APA to play

[u/Zaadkiel- → u/Pelagius_Hipbone]

C9s macro with APA is miles better than with Loki

If Loki's just gonna lose individually anyway why not

[u/viralruin → u/Pelagius_Hipbone]

I'd rather watch APA get leads on ziggs and neeko and watch blaber sprint it than watch loki get yone, lane gapped and miss ulti later in the game.

[u/EronisKina → u/ThatsAToad]

Generational talent player invisible the whole time.

[u/Enkenz → u/ThatsAToad]

didnt apa got 5-0 by furia ?

[u/Pilvikas → u/ThatsAToad]

Loki's love for sylas is so infuriating, like that champ is in bad position now unless enemy team has god tier ults

[u/TotallyNotMyPornoAlt → u/Pilvikas]

In the series against KC when he picked Sylas he had god tier ults to use and he still shit the bed

[u/UmaThurmish → u/ThatsAToad]

tbf Tutz is legit af. he was great last worlds too. might be best brazillian player I ever seen

[u/GroundbreakingAlps2 → u/ThatsAToad]

Has loki been invisible every game? Bro is getting the dade award together with yike. Even on yone/sylas (the champs he is supposed to be able to play) he's completely invisible? Why are we playing loki at this point? Put in APA.

[u/HistoricalRoad1755 → u/GroundbreakingAlps2]

Especially how hard Dom hyped him up in the Caedrel podcast.

[u/WoorieKod → u/HistoricalRoad1755]

The level of glaze I'd understand for performance like Saint during MSI but I've not been impressed by Loki at all this split

[u/The_Bread_Loaf]

“3 best teams NA has ever sent to worlds” is going to be the funniest overhype of all time

[u/Gluroo → u/The_Bread_Loaf]

So basically just like every single year except for that 2 year period where everyone knew they suck

[u/A_Bit_Of_Nonsense → u/Gluroo]

Its fine, they'll knock one of the EU teams out and go even vs them overall and that'll be enough hype to last them till next year.

[u/TheBlaaah → u/A_Bit_Of_Nonsense]

G2 is gonna go 2-0 against LCK/LPL teams but then go 2-2 against LCS teams

[u/Jon_ofAllTrades → u/TheBlaaah]

G2 script:

Lose vs DK in round 1

Beat Los in the 0-1 bracket

Stomp an Eastern team in the 1-1 bracket

Lose a hard fought BO3 vs an Eastern team (BLG) in the 2-1 bracket

Lose 0-2 to Inspired and fail to qualify for quarters

[u/RedditDudeYo → u/The_Bread_Loaf]

Personally I had no faith in C9 making it out of play ins and really think that TL and Lyon are way ahead of C9, but I still didn't think they would be losing to Furia at this point in time.

C9 continues to be a disappointment.

[u/cupcakes234 → u/RedditDudeYo]

C9 are a fundamentally bad team. Outside of their Lyon win in the lcs playoffs, they barely put up a fight

[u/Skyfire2 → u/The_Bread_Loaf]

Until next year when it happens again

[u/Omnilatent → u/The_Bread_Loaf]

I still prefer the classic "trust me on this: EU will crash and burn" from 2015

[u/Entchenkrawatte → u/Omnilatent]

this was legitimately one of the absolute funniest times to be a league of legends fan. Ever since TSM disbanded, NA overhypes have not been the same.

[u/Horizon96 → u/The_Bread_Loaf]

If Lyon haven't recovered from their playoffs slump too it might just be TL is the only legit contender from NA, so what, nothings changed? Just 1 team that has a chance. Bit sad innit.

[u/Shironeko_ → u/The_Bread_Loaf]

I think it will be hard to top "TSM is a top 4 team in the world", but let's see.

[u/Pelagius_Hipbone → u/The_Bread_Loaf]

The yearly reality check coming in early ya love to see it

[u/Conankun66 → u/Pelagius_Hipbone]

reset the clock until next year

[u/DinoGuy101010 → u/The_Bread_Loaf]

I mean anyone saying that probably forgot about c9 at worlds with how long it's been, might be cope but I still think Lyon and TL are legit

[u/bazinga221 → u/The_Bread_Loaf]

That was some vintage "TSM is gonna win Worlds" style NA overhype.

[u/squeenanna]

Demacia Cup: 🍟 Worlds

Play-ins: 🍟 at Worlds

[u/Skyfire2 → u/squeenanna]

Demacia Cup top 4 would eviscerate these bums

[u/Flesroy → u/Skyfire2]

yeah kt and we are so much better going to 5 games against fly and vitality lmao.

bfx going to 5 games against jdg with 2 subs, bro losing to we.

[u/Praecalidus → u/Flesroy]

In that case that would mean vitality would probably take these teams to five as well then. idk abt fly tho

[u/Mapusaurus420 → u/Skyfire2]

i mean they struggled vs vit and fly so tbh they prob wouldn't eviscirate but would still win

[u/DShot90]

Why did I put C9 as the team getting out of play-ins....

[u/Roonie222 → u/DShot90]

Hope is the greatest mind killer.

[u/Ai--Ya → u/Roonie222]

I must not hope.

Hope is the mind-killer.

Hope is the little death that brings total humiliation.

I will face my hope. I will allow it to pass over me and through me.

And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see NA's lack of a path out of Swiss stage.

When the hope is gone there will be nothing. Only the gap will remain.

[u/Horizon96 → u/DShot90]

It was reasonable, in theory I think it should be KC but they're massive chokers and clearly have some team issues at the moment, so the next most likely is C9. But they just look kind of dead.

[u/Rs3ironbtw → u/Horizon96]

They boomed after not securing the 3-0 or something. I had higher hopes for loki but he is disappointing so far

[u/dankynugz]

Dom and Yamato with a draft masterclass, 3 counter matchups and lee sin and the team plays like THAT

[u/Tommey_DE]

Surely we didnt have this whole C9 finally made the international segment only for them to lose to Furia?

Blaber crying on broadcast to lose in playins to Furia would be criminal

[u/Mapusaurus420 → u/Tommey_DE]

I feel like whenever a player makes a big comeback to worlds it usually ends badly

[u/UOLFirestrider]

Blaber didn’t eat today?

[u/likemyupdoot → u/UOLFirestrider]

maybe he’s just playing piss weak cause his Bladder is full

[u/Omnilatent → u/likemyupdoot]

Clogg9 strikes again

[u/LisunaLefti]

Choke9 won't stop being Choke9 as long as they have Blaber

[u/KKilikk → u/LisunaLefti]

Just yesterday I read comments about Blabber being a top 3 jungler in the west mid series VS KC just to see a complete collapse in back to back series against junglers that are struggling themselves.

Well maybe he can bounce back.

[u/JaKo_JoKo_JuKi]

C9 straight up feels like 5 players with 5 different ideas on what to do in any particular moment.

None of their pieces are world class, but (unpopular opinion I guess) I don't think any of them are particularly bad players either.

There's always a rotation of a random C9 player making a solo decision that forces the other 4 to react to the play, especially around objectives.

[u/Equivalent_Car3765 → u/JaKo_JoKo_JuKi]

Hilariously, Dom has said a part of the reason they made the player swaps was because there were "too many voices in the team".

But on the other hand, an argument that Yamato made after the TL vs C9 series was that C9 is unique among the NA top 3 in that they don't have a designated shotcaller/in-game leader. But this is blatantly what their biggest problem is.

[u/RukiMotomiya → u/JaKo_JoKo_JuKi]

I'd agree with the shotcalling being a massive issue. Multiple plays this game that sucked were 1-2 guys going off to do their own thing (Blaber 1v4, Loki not grouping, Tactical bad wrap arounds) and getting punished.

[u/RedditDudeYo → u/JaKo_JoKo_JuKi]

Vulcan is absolutely world class and has really shown it time and time again, but support can't 1v9 carry.

The rest are definitely not world class, and really aren't even top LCS.

[u/DarkwingGT]

Isn't this happening at the Riot Studios? So it's not even an airport speedrun but like an Uber/Lyft speedrun?

[u/ExplodingLab → u/DarkwingGT]

yeah it’s at the LCS studio and since all the players have to live nearby it’s possibly even just a walk home

[u/Omnilatent → u/ExplodingLab]

It'll be a walk of shame cause they got fucked so dirty

[u/Strudel_]

Being a C9 fan must be like getting your balls speed bagged thinking that the next punch might feel good on repeat

[u/irihime]

Blaber is so disgusting pls just let C9 lose here

[u/fictionallymarried]

Guigo please lock the fuck in and believe in yourself, it's so doable

[u/OrlandoAndy]

The red buff staying alive for half the game was quite funny 

[u/fuckyouguys4real]

C9 best rage baiters in the history of this sport

[u/Im_Freddy_for_ready]

Despite Guigo's best efforts, Fúria still won

[u/Hardasice1]

Brazil just owns c9 wcyd

[u/Fun_Highlight307 → u/Hardasice1]

It's over furia is back 

[u/Jonspen]

Vedi gonna piss himself again thinking about that riftbound box

[u/Natalie_UwU_ → u/Jonspen]

#VediusWasRight???

[u/Euphoric_Schedule484]

100% English Lee Sin

[u/LordBlackadder1214]

just pack it up c9 u are a disgrace genuinely, a vietnamese 3rd seed made fun of furia in like 90 mins flat and ur dropping a game where enemy top laner is full inting into you

[u/Zhaggygodx]

Hate watchers eating good.

Nomnomnom.

[u/NewbisLyfe]

Dom just fire the whole team into fucking orbit.

[u/as_kostek → u/NewbisLyfe]

Tactical can be whipped into playing again, the rest sure

[u/myman580]

Bro what does C9 even do

[u/thememeking1909]

Yeah it’s a wrap, c9 is in full choke mode

[u/ValuableLegal1360]

Clown9 is actually dogwater. Holy heck.

[u/Chaos_Number8]

This entire series is who can run it down harder. Guigo or blabber and tactical

[u/iTrejo]

Why did people hype c9 again? Like what are they good at?

[u/Significant-Damage14 → u/iTrejo]

They are the worlds best team in winning LCS regular season.

[u/bbzef → u/iTrejo]

anyone that watched c9 play all year knows there is no hype

[u/Weird_Apartment_6608 → u/iTrejo]

NA beat EU at MSI therefore C9 can beat eastern teams... or something like that

[u/katsuge]

Loki has been giga useless the entire tourney barring that one locke game lmao

[u/Luigi128 → u/katsuge]

If he’d followed the rest of the team in the last drag fight in game 2 yesterday instead of trying to one shot Canna, C9 wins that series 3-0.

[u/androidnoobbaby]

I don't know why the casters were so doubtful about C9 getting outscaled by Furia after Yunara got fed. She just melted K'Sante after IE.

[u/Status-Worth5005 → u/androidnoobbaby]

cait late game can be absurd to be fair i’ve seen lck games where she gets 5 items and just 2 shots anyone

[u/cupcakes234 → u/Status-Worth5005]

Would take yunara lulu over cait everytime. Plus the olaf a major pain for cait

[u/AbortedFish]

Canada's an associate member of the EU right? Can we Canadians claim EU teams now?

[u/bazinga221 → u/AbortedFish]

Other way around. Jojopyun is certified EU talent now.

[u/Glaiviator → u/AbortedFish]

Canadians Could always claim MKOI as Jojo is Canadian iirc

[u/Just_Anormal_Dude]

When the world needed them the least, C9 dissappeared.

[u/Smokedealers84]

Blaber please stop disabling your screen when you play lee sin how do you go for that q when there is yunara clearing a ward 2 teemo away and your whole team is not there.

[u/Appropriate_Donut590]

Dom’s weird fetish for Blaber has to go, or if he remains coaching he’s going to cost them all international viability. Blaber is a has-been that needs to earn his spot again or move out of the way for MUCH better junglers.

[u/TheAlmightyVox3 → u/Appropriate_Donut590]

Blaber just doesn’t have that dog in him anymore. Either he has to figure out how to think like a winner again, or he has to go.

[u/2020isgreat]

C9 please lose it'd be so funny

[u/StickyNotes2357]

Blaber is so despicable he doesnt deserve to play professional league. Also I LOVE how IDW said Loki is one of most talented players he has seen or whatever and is getting his ass clapped by a brazilian akali in a skill matchup. I straight up wanna vomit.

[u/dudummv]

How bad is C9

[u/Ill-Development-3885]

Imagen if furia had a toplaner... gulp.

[u/nguyenjitsu]

Cloud9 just lose their minds around the dragon pit I don't get it

[u/xsm17]

Blaber saw the poro Sejuani was riding and wanted a bite of that.

Guigo was 0-23 at one point since his last kill, C9 deserve to lose this just for breaking that streak.

[u/Kestrels_XP]

when is APA goat subbing in?

[u/Wallahi-broski]

Loki has been unbelievably pathetic so far. This man is dropping Palafox level performances so consistently.

[u/Newrudoo]

Holy fuck its gonna happen LOL 

[u/Ayoof3060]

I was praying for C9’s downfall so they stop ruining NA’s reputation at worlds. Turns out Blaber’s gonna take that into his own hands!

[u/Chewy_ThatGuy]

what time does dom shoot blabber into the sun

[u/Reveritie]

C9 is just so exploitable for trying to go for soul every single game. Like Furia should just pick Jinx Game 3 at this point.

[u/TotallyNotMyPornoAlt]

Please god stop giving Blaber gold he's so dogshit ahead, behind, or even lmao

[u/GroundbreakingAlps2]

Redditors approx 24 hours ago. CBLOL should have never gottan one of LCS's world seeds.

[u/Avocado_Eater69420]

That 4 items caitlyn tickled the sejuani.

[u/Sofruz]

Who would've thought Furia's first international win this year would be against C9 lol

[u/Suitable_Sale9097 → u/Sofruz]

????? did we forget americas cup???

[u/metristan → u/Suitable_Sale9097]

I'm confused because casters said it was the first win for furia in a riot games tournament, but as far as I know americas cup was organized by riot.

[u/thepowerfulgamer → u/metristan]

I assume they’re counting it as some sort of weird domestic thing since both teams are part of “The Americas”, but it’s weird to still consider it that way after the LTA split.

[u/Cherry_Skies → u/Suitable_Sale9097]

Nah, we just parrot Caedrel in this household

[u/Omnilatent]

Clutch by Blabber

No, wait, what's the opposite of that again?

[u/Enkenz → u/Omnilatent]

blabber

[u/Objective_Offer2257 → u/Omnilatent]

Crabber, but I think this is more on tactical. Blaber had the worst play, but the game was pretty much already lost there. Tactical getting caught on mid and giving yunara so much money is what started the downfall.

[u/Anonymus4 → u/Omnilatent]

Choke

[u/likemyupdoot → u/Omnilatent]

taht

[u/Ares87GoW]

Furia really is the boogieman of C9 xD

[u/fuckyouguys4real → u/Ares87GoW]

bro every team is the boogieman of C9

[u/CAELICOLAS]

Guigo Is psycopath

[u/izillah]

I can smell the VKS KC rematch in the finals

[u/Floowil]

5 more minutes and the lvl 1 red buff would last as long as MAD Lions

[u/Naronu]

Might as well play 4v5 if you give Loki sylas

[u/Ajhale]

ban c9 from international play right now

[u/makoily11]

Seeing caedrel so worried about a NA team feels so wrong

[u/anoleo201194]

How the f fo C9 lose vs this Olaf, disgusting gameplay.

[u/BloodOnFire]

Blaber is the biggest choker EVER

[u/_Jetto_]

been saying it for 3 months yunara is fucking broke, what other adc paired with LULU does as much dmg? kog/twitch/jinx + lulu do HALF the fucking dmg she does with lulu. also RFC is fucking bait fucking item. playing for headshot rfc is not real

[u/bobtrollinski]

How the hell is Blaber still continuously employed by C9? You can’t tell me the org or any of the management actually want to win when they continue to ride with him as the jgler on the team

[u/Tormenator1]

Fire everyone but Vulcan.

[u/Lacrimosss → u/Tormenator1]

The problem I had with C9 before worlds was that their best player is a Support, and that's not a good thing IMO

Vulcan is world class, but you can't have Support being your best player, makes team ceiling low IMO. Carries need to step up more

[u/WannabeNihonjin]

choke 9 incoming

[u/Darth_Squirtle]

lmao blabber and co celebrating making worlds only to lose to bronzil in the most pathetic way possible. cloud 9 is such a dog water org. why did FLY collapse :(

[u/Aura1661 → u/Darth_Squirtle]

More blame on Lyon. They qualified to Worlds after Lyon played their worst series ever in the upper bracket.

[u/Lacrimosss → u/Aura1661]

Yeah LYON clearly got complacent after MSI and it showed. Saint was okay and Berserker has been co-streaming whole LCS playoffs. Dhokla was good against Fudge and gapped by Thanatos / Morgan

There's no way in-form LYON should be losing to C9

[u/Significant-Damage14 → u/Aura1661]

I'm grateful that Lyon won the rematch and C9 didn't qualify to the main stage.

[u/donkeychongus → u/Darth_Squirtle]

C9 was better than Fly. I’m not too stoked about their mid/late game and Lokis performance, but they earned their spot by being better than Fly for like 95% of the year.

[u/Drewbiie]

Objective #1 for C9 this offseason is finding an ADC.

[u/Duck_mypitifullife]

"Why does NA have so many spots and Brazil only one?"

[u/Lacrimosss]

Draft, strategy, early game... It all looks fine, but in decisive moments they just fucking fail man, I don't know what else to say

4th series in a row where they lose games they should be winning

Just an extremely anti-clutch squad

[u/Fun_Highlight307]

yeah 3-1 furia 

Choke 9 so locked in today 

[u/cyasundayfederer]

Can't believe they're nerfing Caitlyn. The champion is useless.

[u/DinoGuy101010 → u/cyasundayfederer]

I mean idk Caitlyn gets insanely strong some games, tactical trolled getting caught so he didn't ever get accelerated, and Vulcan and Loki are cannon minions, if loki were an actual threat this game maybe Caitlyn actually has space to hit

[u/DeloronDellister]

Nah

[u/Skyfire2]

Can we eliminate both these teams?

[u/kemid]

FURIA with superior team fighting and playing go 1-1 so good bounced back vs NA

[u/pagandreamer]

Embarassing. C9 should disband on the spot.

[u/RukiMotomiya]

C9's entire team got brainworms to full send on Guigo in the jungle and it instantly caused them to lose I feel. What was Blaber doing this game, too? Not even getting to Loki/Tacticalol

[u/Bourneidentity61]

0-9 no match for L9

[u/GONEBUTNOT4GOTTEN]

oh no....

[u/GodEren]

C9 are so bad good lord they will never win again against KC

[u/Omnilatent → u/GodEren]

First they should try to win against FUR

[u/Fun_Highlight307 → u/GodEren]

I dont think they are winning vs  mvk

[u/Repulsive-Echo-9062 → u/GodEren]

they r not beating MVK either

[u/BUMONGOUS]

"You need to put Loki in because he can play Sylas"

[u/Pelagius_Hipbone]

CALLED IT

[u/turtle921]

Blaber what are you doing

[u/scalarH]

Blaber, I hate you.

[u/Roonie222]

Straight up embarrassing from C9. Dom is about to lose his shit.

[u/TheTaDeath]

South NA > North NA

[u/F4Phantomll]

Yea just blow up this fucking team man.

[u/ficoplati]

Surely not right

[u/3IC3]

But can we maybe not do this again?

[u/pageturner999]

They actually lost to these bronzillian bums bruh

[u/xxNemasisxx]

Brother blaber, I didn't realise you were so European

[u/Quiet_Ferocity]

Dom IN, Blabber OUT

[u/DinoGuy101010]

Tactical trolled his deaths but honestly most of those fights looked unplayable for him anyways, both him and Loki are basically afk every fight

[u/Natalie_UwU_]

The "Blaber is better than Skewmond" narrative destroyed with a single game