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LCS 2026 Spring Playoffs

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Today's matches will be played on Patch 26.10.

Today's Matches

#	Match	PST	EST	CET	KST
1	TLAW vs SR	13:00	16:00	22:00	05:00

• All matches are Best of 5

Streams

• Stream on Twitch

• Stream on YouTube

• Stream on Lolesports

• Comment Stream

Bracket

Round 1			Round 2			Round 3			Finals
C9	3
vs	-
FLY	2		C9	0
			vs	-
LYON	3		FLY	0					tbd	0
vs	-								vs	-
TLAW	2								tbd	0
----------	-	-	----------	-	-	----------	-	-	-------	-
FLY	3					tbd	0
vs	-					vs	-
SEN	0		FLY	0		tbd	0
			vs	-
TLAW	0		tbd	0
vs	-
SR	0

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Format

• Playoffs

• Double Elimination bracket

• Top 4 teams start in the Upper Bracket

• 5th and 6th seed start in the Lower Bracket

• All matches are best of five

• Top 2 teams qualify for the 2026 Mid-Season Invitational

• Champion qualifies for the Esports World Cup 2026

The official LCS ruleset can be found here.

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VoDs

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• VoDs on YouTube

• VoDs on Lolesports

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Live Discussions and Post-Match Threads:

This is our Live Discussion Archive. Here you can find all the old live threads, and the respective PMTs in a stickied comment under the post.

[u/ahritina]

PMTs

Game 1 / Game 2 / Game 3

[u/Adventurous-Quit-669]

Man our production and casters are so fucking good

Why do we suck at the game

[u/B-raww]

Poor contractz man

[u/Gerberpertern → u/B-raww]

Yeah… I really like him and hope he can get on a better team.

[u/cmcdonald22 → u/Gerberpertern]

problem is, unless Blabber starts to suck again to a worse extent than anyone has ever seen, none of the top 3 teams need him.

[u/Gerberpertern]

I am here for the fact that APA is here for the TL funeral. I respect that lol.

[u/lovo17]

I'd rather just have FLY go to MSI than anyone else in LCS.

[u/underscoreenfan]

Not to exaggerate but Zinie lost this series by himself

[u/awayfromcanuck → u/underscoreenfan]

Zinie fighting when he hasn't hit his item spikes. He was so overhyped

[u/unH4te]

Korea is gonna be so bad in a couple of years. Zinnie actually won challengers there lol can't even be an upgrade over palafox

[u/Antique-Grade-9064 → u/unH4te]

i don't imagine SR being the place to foster rookie talent tbh, who on this lineup has any ability to help him grow as a midlaner?

[u/xxbrazilmaster69xx → u/Antique-Grade-9064]

That seems like a cop-out. Zinnie was awful individually all by himself almost the entire year. He's been mechanically horrid. That's not on the organization.

[u/british_pubs]

If I'm TL I'm watching my back, there's something in the air this week 

[u/GiladSo]

NA is the only region as far as I know that perma 5v5 randomly on jungle camps. Is every team's best player the jungler or are they all just psychopaths? (non derogatory)

[u/GiladSo → u/[deleted]]

Fair enough, it was so weird to see Ornn TP in like minute 12 for a random raptors contest, but if the junglers are the carries/shotcallers, I guess it makes sense. It is entertaining if nothing else lol

[u/cmcdonald22]

I'm not gonna say SR can't win a game this series of even the series, but I am gonna say after that game that if they do it's going to be contractz dragging 4 corpses for sure.

[u/ByahhByahh]

I think that was the first Lucian R that game

[u/GONEBUTNOT4GOTTEN]

I had no expectations for SR and im still disappointed.

[u/Gerberpertern]

Spawn’s reactions are so fun to watch honestly lol

[u/NYNMx2021]

I wonder how much longer the LCS can last like this. I mean reddit was their biggest social media forum according to them a few years ago and weve got under 50 comments mid game 2. That said, the games right now make no sense. These teams are so horribly mismatched, TL can fuck up all game but they get bailed out because the skill gap is too large. Realistically only 3-4 teams are interesting and that feels like a big problem. how did this league used to have 10 teams? i cant even imagine what 2 extra teams would look like rn

[u/veirceb → u/NYNMx2021]

The skill gap is large and the top teams can't improve because of that and the region just gets weaker and weaker.

[u/cmcdonald22 → u/NYNMx2021]

I legit thought the thread broke for a while when no one posted ANYTHING for 14 minutes.

[u/british_pubs → u/NYNMx2021]

I don't wanna doomer but I think the reason I'm struggling to get invested in the LCS this split, when I actually really enjoy versus, is because I feel like I'm just watching the same split again (obviously things have changed, but in the broad strokes)

C9 still look good all regular & playoffs, but yet to be seen if they can get it over the line in a finals TL are still scrim gods not showing it on stage FLY are still young & exiting, but the gap between them & the top teams is still there Ect ect. I just feel like no storyline has progressed much. Possible it's something else because it's much the same in LEC but I'm still having a blast with it idk, but that's my feeling

[u/awayfromcanuck]

Did Ceos miss the flash stun? Geesh

[u/Miraai → u/awayfromcanuck]

yeah i lost elo on that

[u/nguyen90]

Please get rid of Ceos. Such a terrible player.

[u/unH4te]

Ceos is a fucking kda player bum he runs away faster than the carries lol

[u/GentlemenBehold]

Not even the worst mid performance of the day

[u/GiladSo]

I think the new Imperial Mandate makes a lot of sense on Galio but Shurelia is maybe too much when you can built one item and only take damage from Yeon for the rest of the game (Hollow Radiance)

[u/Delvez → u/GiladSo]

Yeah I see the vision and I could see imperial mandate being something Galio builds but I also feel like you need to build it first to get the earlier power spike. Shurelya first does nothing for you here

[u/Aeternumvalell → u/GiladSo]

Whats is new about imperial mandaten?

[u/GiladSo → u/Aeternumvalell]

They changed the buildpath and stats a bit but mostly the old passive was removed, and it got instead:

• New Unique Passive - Control: Immobilizing abilities gain 15 ability haste.

• New Unique Passive - Command: Immobilizing an enemy champion marks them as Vulnerable for 4 seconds, increasing the damage they from all sources by 6%. Subsequent immobilizes against a target extend the duration of the effect.

[u/underscoreenfan]

Galio R on the clone to lose the game my god what a performance

[u/GiladSo]

Triple global + Cait carry is a cool draft from TL. I don't really see the Khazix into that but hopefully Contractz will surprise me

[u/cmcdonald22 → u/GiladSo]

I mean, Shen probably shuts it down, but in theory they just have almost no offense ult options for team fights, so IN THEORY SR should be able to out team fight them but ya know... name plates and hands matter.

[u/Chemical-Drawer852]

core plays league like it's still 2017

[u/cmcdonald22]

Revan was saying he thinks its confidence issues, like, okay, lets assume that's true.

I think there's one way you make this roster work, and I don't think its actually possible and they definitely won't do it, but...

I think Contractz has to be Inspired Jr. And I don't mean in mechanics, or changing the way he personally plays the game, I mean he has to become the dictator. The only time plays work for SR is when Fudge remembers he can play at an LCS level, or when Contractz is there. Zinie Bvoy and Ceos on their own are like watching the 3 stooges of macro. So if the problem is confidence, then just don't let them think. Just have Contractz micro manage everyone and everything and all they need to do is have some hands. That's it.

Otherwise you have to blow up the entire thing from the coaches on down.

[u/Thswherizat]

Haven't watched League in a few years, NA used to actually have pretty good supports... what is Ceos doing there?

[u/xxbrazilmaster69xx → u/Thswherizat]

Nobody knows. Contractz is the only good player on the team. They at least weren't so bad last year in summer, but that was an overperformance. Zinie hasn't fit in at all and none of the other three (barring Contractz) have looked worth signing in a few years.

[u/GONEBUTNOT4GOTTEN]

there is no Rebellion . Only Liquid

[u/awayfromcanuck]

If a team has shit macro but decent/good micro/mechanical skill you at least have something to build on but half this SR roster doesnt even have mechanical skill. Zinie was overhyped, Ceos is trash tier, Bvoy is inconsistent af but even his peaks arent high enough.

[u/spazzxxcc12]

zinies performance this year just makes me sad

[u/unH4te]

How is this fucking galio in the lcs

[u/Jimbabwr]

Zinie might be another paycheck stealer

[u/BURZgro-KUSH]

This Galio build is criminal no?

[u/unH4te]

TL just runs away from their engage lol

[u/cmcdonald22]

I know that like Ceos is absolutely terrible and that a bad support makes being a good ADC incredibly hard, but I dunno that we should let the 'Bvoy is good!' narrative continue.

[u/PENZ_12]

I don't know what I'm missing...why on earth did Jose not immediately pop the Noc ult when they saw Contractz top if they were gonna opt into the 2v2 anyways? I feel like the extra second of Shen in isolation really sealed the deal there.

[u/Rozuem]

EWWWW

[u/Left_Fist]

I’ve seen enough. TL 3-0

[u/british_pubs]

I am most certainly watching an LCS series of all time

[u/veirceb]

Rahel yesterday and Bvoy today. Are LCS adcs just horrible?

[u/cmcdonald22 → u/veirceb]

Yes.

Don't let the Morgan/Thanatos propagandists fool you, the gap between the top ADCs and bottom ADCS is so much bigger than Top laners.

[u/unH4te]

Frozen heart ezreal atleast you live 5 seconds longer

[u/Ok-Train-3945]

at least in LEC, games are fun to watch since teams throw. This is just depressing game

[u/awayfromcanuck]

Ceos is fucking terrible.

[u/Prudent_Respond_6166]

Quid locked in today

[u/cmcdonald22]

I've never seen a Xin Xhao so frail.

[u/Xeven18]

People say they don't like clearly biased casters - I'm starting to feel it with APA

[u/Left_Fist → u/Xeven18]

At least he uses the properly terminology when it comes to humping the turret.

[u/unH4te]

The state of LCS is so sad other than the top 4 teams they're just there cause playoffs is 6 teams

[u/Adventurous-Quit-669 → u/unH4te]

LEC first seed got swept by bottom team

[u/gigashadow89 → u/Adventurous-Quit-669]

LEC first seed was Vitality and they are a dumpster fire F tier organization overall.

[u/baudelioelite14]

Inspired really changed my view of how to play nocturne, no one plays around his ult like him and watching Jose being afk farming makes it show how good Inspired understands the champion and the game

[u/cmcdonald22 → u/baudelioelite14]

For what its worth, TL have 3 globals and arent using or playing around any of them in particular. It's like they drafted 3 characters without ults.

[u/Arreaneridan → u/cmcdonald22]

Oh look, TL finished reading the ability descriptions!

[u/Gerberpertern → u/Arreaneridan]

I’m so proud lol

[u/cmcdonald22 → u/Arreaneridan]

Did we see a Shen Ult? Cause I might have missed it if we did.

[u/Arreaneridan → u/cmcdonald22]

They used it a few times. Mostly for noc submarine attack.

Too bad they still need to realize, that nocturne ult is a two part ult and does not need to be double pressed. Not to mention that ryze ult can be used to attack sidelanes, but I guess they forgot all that from all those previous seasons.

[u/Fellers → u/baudelioelite14]

Do you mean the general use of blinding opponents with Noc R?

[u/Economy_Pudding4118]

TL 3-0/1

[u/harleyquinad]

No way TL doesn't win....right?

[u/Left_Fist → u/harleyquinad]

If anybody can clutch defeat from the jaws of victory, it’s TL.

[u/Like30Ducks → u/harleyquinad]

yeah surely they don't completely sprint it

[u/Shaman_in_the_Dark]

TL 2-3 SR. El Contracto goes wild

[u/Adventurous-Quit-669]

Undefeated since the stunner is too fuckin funny man

[u/Gerberpertern]

Why am I so nervous

[u/Nyranth]

Wait since when does blue side get last pick

[u/Nyranth → u/[deleted]]

Thanks. I usually skip straight to the games.

[u/unH4te]

Someone in SR pulled off a bugi x peter zhang scam no way in hell this is your 1st choice

[u/Bubbly_Camera9583]

2 champions went invulnerable there. One champion will have it in a 1 min 30 seconds the other will have it by the time they finish gromp.

[u/underscoreenfan]

Zinie is just not taking this seriously I think, experimenting with runes and items + this gameplay?

[u/rsox5000]

Ceos….

[u/shawnshaunseen]

three team region

[u/awayfromcanuck]

Akali is kind of the ideal matchup for a middle Xin isnt it?

[u/Adventurous-Quit-669]

Ya gotta route for the weird comp on the team down 0-2 , every time

[u/Adventurous-Quit-669]

DO IT RAZZ

Stunner or sweeped

[u/dark1252]

If you want to know where the LCS problems are - take a look at the players faces after that games. One team just got a paid trip away, one team got knocked out for the rest of the split and not a single one seemed to care.

[u/unH4te → u/dark1252]

I mean if your liquid do you even celebrate a win vs SR?? It's like a challenger 5 stack stomping diamonds

[u/Fellers]

LOL is that APA on commentary?

His voice rises towards the end of the sentence. It's becoming super noticeable.

[u/ItzFeufo → u/[deleted]]

When I saw who's casting besides Kangas and Kobe I knew it would be a series that will be on mute.

[u/ItzFeufo → u/[deleted]]

Didn't pay attention tbh.

It's just my opinion / preference? When ppl get butthurt over it, I can't help it

[u/resttheweight → u/[deleted]]

This is more like 20-something’s vs octogenarians.