Leviatán vs Cloud9 Result VCT Americas 2026 Stage 1

Leviatán defeated Cloud9 2-0 on April 12, 2026, in VCT Americas 2026 Stage 1 Week 1 at the Riot Games Arena in Los Angeles. The maps were Ascent 13-11 Leviatán and Icebox 13-5 Leviatán. Leviatán reverse their 0-2 head-to-head deficit against Cloud9 in 2026 with a comprehensive series win.

Leviatán move to 1-0 in Group Alpha. Cloud9 fall to 0-1. EsportScanner provides free AI Valorant predictions for every VCT Americas 2026 Stage 1 match.

Map results

Ascent

Leviatán took Ascent 13-11 in a tightly contested opening map. Cloud9 pushed Leviatán to the final rounds before Leviatán's mid-round adjustment quality proved decisive - securing 5 of the last 6 rounds to close the map before Cloud9 could find the defensive sequences they needed. The 2-round winning margin reflected a map where Leviatán's closing execution was more reliable than Cloud9's ability to sustain their defensive pressure across the final rounds.

kiNgg posted a 1.46 rating with 232 ACS and a 30/14 K/D across the series - his IGL individual output giving Leviatán both tactical direction and individual scoring that Cloud9 could not neutralise through their defensive adjustments.

Icebox

Icebox was completely one-sided. Leviatán dominated 13-5 - the most comprehensive map result of Week 1 Day 3. Neon's entry frag system on Icebox neutralised OXY's attempts to spearhead Cloud9's defence before they could establish their preferred positions. Neon posted a 1.48 rating with 258 ACS and a 32/16 K/D across the series - the highest individual rating of the match and reflecting a player whose Icebox execution gave Cloud9 no defensive answers across either half.

Standout performances

Neon posted a 1.48 rating with 258 ACS and a 32/16 K/D - the highest individual rating of the match. Her Icebox entry frag system was the individual foundation of Leviatán's dominant Map 2 performance - her 32 kills against 16 deaths reflecting a player who consistently won first contact across the opening duels of each round.

kiNgg posted a 1.46 rating with 232 ACS and a 30/14 K/D - the second highest individual rating of the match. The combination of Neon at 1.48 and kiNgg at 1.46 gave Leviatán 2 players above 1.45 simultaneously - the most dominant 2-player collective output of Week 1 Day 3.

OXY was Cloud9's best individual performer at 1.10 rating and 249 ACS with a 32/31 K/D - his 32 kills reflecting competitive individual output that could not compensate for Cloud9's collective system being outexecuted across both maps. His near-even K/D ratio reflected a player who competed individually but in a series where Leviatán's collective quality was too deep to overcome through individual performance alone.

Was EsportScanner AI correct?

EsportScanner free AI Valorant predictions gave Cloud9 a 67% win probability ahead of this match. The prediction did not land - Leviatán won 2-0 and reversed their 0-2 head-to-head deficit.

Neon's Icebox entry frag system and Leviatán's Ascent closing execution were the decisive factors. Cloud9's 2-0 head-to-head record entering the series was identified as their primary advantage - Leviatán's 4-match winning streak entering Stage 1 was the variable the AI identified as most capable of reversing the head-to-head result. It delivered comprehensively. Make your free AI Valorant prediction on EsportScanner and earn Scanner Points.