Cloud9 rally past LYON in LCS Spring opener

Field Level Media|published: 04/05/2026, 5:28am EDT

A custom gaming keyboard backlit with red LED lights waits for tactile input before Manual took on Boone County in a Rocket League match, which was streamed on YouTube on Thursday, March 5, 2020.

Cloud9 recorded a 2-1 win over LYON to begin the regular season of the LCS Spring event on Saturday.

LYON posted a 35-minute victory on blue before Cloud9 bounced back with a 33-minute triumph on red and 30-minute victory on blue.

Canadian Philippe "Vulcan" Laflamme and South Korean Seung-gyu "Thanatos" Park were tabbed as MVPs for Cloud9, while Australian Jonah "Isles" Rosario earned the distinction for LYON.

Also on Saturday, Disguised overcame dropping the first map in 32 minutes to secure a 2-1 victory over Sentinels. The former capped the win with a 30-minute win on blue.

Canadian/Romanian player Christian "KryRa" Rahaian earned a pair of MVP honors for Disguised, while South Korean Yoo-jin "HamBak" Ham received the distinction for Sentinels.

Eight teams will compete in best-of-3 matches in the round-robin regular season before advancing to the playoffs, which will be contested in best-of-5 matches in a double-elimination format. The top two teams will qualify for the Mid-Season Invitational.

Regular season standings

T1. Cloud9, 1-0, 2-1

T1. Disguised, 1-0, 2-1

T3. FlyQuest, 0-0, 0-0

T3. Team Liquid, 0-0, 0-0

T3. Dignitas, 0-0, 0-0

T3. Shopify Rebellion, 0-0, 0-0

T7. LYON, 0-1, 1-2

T7. Sentinels, 0-1, 1-2

--Field Level Media