LYON (Lyon Gaming)

LCS seed 2 · rank 11 of 19 · tier B STABLE

Title odds0.8%frozen baseline 0.7%
Reach knockouts39.0%frozen baseline 38.0%
Swiss 3-05.6%most likely 2-3
FormSTABLE19/09/2026 C9 1-3 | 26/09/2026 SR 3-1 | 03/10/2026 C9 3-1 | 04/10/2026 TLAW 1-3

Path through Worlds

Times NZDT
When (NZDT)StageOpponentOur pickResult
24/10 to 01/11/2026Swiss16-team field2-3 25% advance 37%Not played

Frozen baseline. Opponents and picks appear once a round is drawn; the Swiss line is the most likely record and its chance.

Key stats

gol.gg team page
Win rate62.3%76W-46L
Gold diff @15+42679.7% WR when ahead
Blue side WR64.3%70 games
Red side WR59.6%52 games
First blood56.6%
First tower58.2%
Dragon share50.4%
Baron share54.8%avg game 33.5 min

Sample: 122 games, 2026 season, all tournaments (gol.gg team page).

Win rate61.8%21W-13L
Gold diff @15+75382.4% WR when ahead
Blue side WR60.0%15 games
Red side WR63.2%19 games
First blood52.9%
First tower70.6%
Dragon share52.1%
Baron share53.6%avg game 33.3 min

Sample: 34 games, Summer split (gol.gg team page).

Players and champion pools

RolePlayerGamesKDAGD@15KPPool
TopDhokla1192.6-19252.2%28
Gnar17g · 59%Rumble16g · 69%K'Sante12g · 50%Renekton10g · 70%Jayce8g · 75%
JungleInspired1134.2+5166.0%21
Xin Zhao16g · 69%Wukong15g · 67%Nocturne12g · 50%Jarvan IV11g · 73%Vi9g · 44%
MidSaint1223.7+16962.2%22
Ryze15g · 67%Viktor12g · 67%Sylas10g · 70%Ahri10g · 60%Akali9g · 78%
BotBerserker1225.1+41864.7%25
Yunara18g · 67%Ezreal15g · 73%Lucian14g · 64%Jhin9g · 44%Varus8g · 75%
SupportIsles1224.4+1371.4%20
Lulu18g · 67%Nautilus13g · 46%Milio11g · 64%Alistar9g · 67%Karma9g · 56%

Under each player: most played, 2026 season (games · win rate).

Sample: 2026 season, all tournaments incl. regular season, playoffs and internationals (gol.gg, accessed 15/10/2026); champion pools show the five most-played with games and win rate.

RolePlayerGamesKDAGD@15KPPool
TopDhokla34/1192.5-2246.1%17
Gnar6g · 50%Gwen4g · 25%K'Sante3g · 67%Olaf3g · 67%Renekton3g · 67%
JungleInspired25/1133.3+6962.5%12
Xin Zhao4g · 75%Jarvan IV3g · 67%Wukong3g · 67%Skarner3g · 67%Nocturne2g · 50%
MidSaint34/1224.1+32660.1%15
Ryze6g · 67%Syndra5g · 40%Viktor4g · 25%LeBlanc3g · 100%Annie3g · 100%
BotBerserker34/1225.3+51563.3%17
Lucian6g · 83%Yunara5g · 60%Ezreal3g · 100%Jhin3g · 33%Kalista2g · 100%
SupportIsles34/1224.4-767.7%12
Milio6g · 83%Alistar6g · 50%Lulu5g · 60%Renata Glasc3g · 100%Shen3g · 67%

Under each player: most played, Summer split (games · win rate).

Sample: Summer split on gol.gg (final regular split + playoffs of each league; accessed 15/10/2026).

Draft habits

gol.gg
Most picked
Xin Zhao18g · 72%Lulu18g · 67%Yunara18g · 67%Gnar17g · 59%Rumble16g · 69%Wukong16g · 69%
Banned against
Varus42 · 34%Nocturne40 · 33%Akali37 · 30%Cassiopeia25 · 21%Pantheon23 · 19%Bard19 · 16%
Own bans
Vi41 · 34%Pantheon25 · 21%Seraphine24 · 20%Nocturne21 · 17%Karma20 · 16%Orianna20 · 16%
First picks
Ryze9×Rumble8×Ezreal8×
Pick orderBot 2.3 · Jungle 2.8 · Support 2.9 · Mid 3.3 · Top 3.7 (average pick slot per role, lower = earlier)Pool depth16.6 champions per player (picked in 2 or more games, model/pools.py)
Most picked
Lucian6g · 83%Milio6g · 83%Xin Zhao6g · 83%Jarvan IV6g · 67%Ryze6g · 67%Alistar6g · 50%
Banned against
Nocturne18 · 53%Cassiopeia17 · 50%Olaf12 · 35%Akali11 · 32%Ezreal9 · 27%Lee Sin8 · 24%
Own bans
Vi21 · 62%Lee Sin9 · 27%Olaf9 · 27%Nocturne8 · 24%Rumble8 · 24%Akali7 · 21%
First picks
Lucian5×Ryze4×Ezreal3×
Pick orderBot 2.3 · Jungle 2.6 · Support 2.9 · Mid 3.3 · Top 3.8 (average pick slot per role, lower = earlier)Pool depth16.6 champions per player (picked in 2 or more games, model/pools.py)

Sources

accessed 15/10/2026

Full dossier: research/teams/LYON.md