Karmine Corp beats Cloud9 3–2 as kyeahoo’s Ahri helps decide Game 5

Cloud9 opens with a 20–1 kill advantage

Cloud9 won Game 1 with 20 kills to Karmine Corp’s one. Loki contributed 11 kills without a death on Locke, accounting for more than half of Cloud9’s kills in the opening victory.

Both Karmine Corp bot-lane players finished with no kills, six deaths and one assist apiece. For Game 2, Karmine Corp counter-picked a poke-heavy bot lane.

Dragon fights change Game 2

Cloud9 built a reported 7,000-gold lead in the second game, putting Karmine Corp behind again. Fights around Dragon changed that trajectory: Cloud9 lost its advantage, allowing Karmine Corp back into contention.

Karmine Corp converted that recovery into a victory to level the series. Caliste finished on Varus with six kills, one death and five assists.

Cloud9 reaches series point

Cloud9 answered in Game 3 to take a 2–1 series lead. Blaber recorded seven kills and 14 assists on Jarvan IV without dying in the win.

Yike struggled in the third game for Karmine Corp as Cloud9 reached series point. Karmine Corp now needed consecutive victories to finish the series as the winner.

Caliste helps force a decider

Karmine Corp’s bot lane helped drive its Game 4 response. Caliste finished with 11 kills, one death and three assists on Xayah as Karmine Corp forced a fifth game.

kyeahoo and Yike deliver in Game 5

The deciding game brought a stronger finish from Yike, who recorded five kills, one death and 10 assists on Trundle. Alongside him, kyeahoo contributed six kills without dying on Ahri.

kyeahoo’s Ahri performance was decisive to the finish. Karmine Corp won Game 5, completing the series victory after twice having to recover from a one-game deficit.