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Season 168: the Division 1 title race and Division 2 run-in

Season 168 is nearly at the finish line, and Powing Cows still have company at the top. Most teams have just one or two league games left, with the last fixtures tomorrow and the season ending on Friday.

Here is where the races stood on Tuesday morning, 22 September.

Division 1: Powing Cows lead, Shinhan Gaming have a game in hand

Powing Cows lead at 15–2, with Shinhan Gaming close behind at 14–2. Shinhan Gaming face INT INC today and Trust Gaming tomorrow. Powing Cows finish against мεεт тʜε ѕтαяꜱ .

The leaders lost to Shinhan Gaming on Saturday and 5 Ronin yesterday, then beat [[team:9013284]] this morning. Powing Cows still have the highest ELO in the league, but those results show the gap can be closed. They and Shinhan Gaming split their two meetings this season.

Team Wins Losses ELO
Powing Cows 15 2 4,798
Shinhan Gaming 14 2 4,042
5 Ronin 12 4 3,647
Good Game 11 5 3,248
Trust Gaming 10 7 3,004
INT INC 9 7 3,015

5 Ronin finish strongly

5 Ronin have won all seven of their league games over the past week, including yesterday's win over Powing Cows . They face Good Game today, with the two teams third and fourth at 12–4 and 11–5.

Trust Gaming and INT INC complete the top six. мεεт тʜε ѕтαяꜱ , Sfogliatella , Kingpins and [[team:9013284]] can no longer close the gap, although their order within the bottom four can still change.

Division 2: two unbeaten leaders

Teviathan and AceGaming are both 17–0 and have secured first place in leagues #1 and #2. One match remains for each: Teviathan face [[team:8903824]], while AceGaming play [[team:9067991]].

Their ELOs are 2,524 and 2,436. Forfeits account for five of Teviathan 's seven wins over the past week and four of AceGaming 's, so the unbeaten records alone don't tell us how they will compare with stronger opposition.

Waterbear GG [AI] and [[team:9068013]] meet level on wins

League #3 has Waterbear GG [AI] and [[team:9068013]] on 10–6. Waterbear GG [AI] are ahead on ELO, 1,369 to 1,321, and the two meet today. [[team:9067995]] remain close at 10–7 after losing to MC Young Money [AI] this morning.

[[team:9068027]] beat Scooters [AI] , while MobaManager GG beat Nova Runa [AI] . With several new teams settling in, these played matches are more useful to follow than the inherited league records.

League #4 is close too: Midlander [AI] lead at 9–7, Gogogo Team [AI] are 9–8, and five teams sit on 8–8. Diomedea [AI] face Midlander [AI] today.

New teams inherit their league slot's record. MobaManager Bot [AI] started on 8–8; those were not sixteen matches played by its new manager.

Roughly three quarters of Division 2's completed fixtures over the past week were forfeits. Division 1 had just one in 34 fixtures. That makes the remaining matches worth watching, particularly Shinhan Gaming 's title challenge and the meeting between Waterbear GG [AI] and [[team:9068013]].

Division 1 standings · Division 2 standings

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Evening update

Shinhan Gaming beat INT INC 18–3 in 34:15 to join Powing Cows at 15–2.

SHG Rozen’s Grandmaster finished 7/1/9 with 357 CS; Shinhan ended about 17.7k gold ahead.

5 Ronin beat Good Game 17–2 in 28:50, with a 13.9k gold lead, and are now 13–4. Neither result was close on the final scoreboard.

Division 2

Waterbear GG [AI] beat [[team:9068013]] 20–1 and lead league #3 at 11–6.

Diomedea [AI] beat Midlander [AI] 33–6, leaving both on 9–8 in league #4.

My picks for the final day

Those are my subjective estimates, not official or calibrated odds. The ELO gaps are large, but lineups and strategy can still produce an upset.

My lean is that both leaders win; I’m not calling the title before the final standings.

Next season

I can’t wait to see next season. I’m especially curious how Teviathan and AceGaming fare against Division 1 opposition if promoted.

I’m also looking forward to seeing the newer teams play a full season instead of an inherited record. A busier transfer market should add another thing to watch.

Division 1 standings · Division 2 standings

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Final league results are in

Both of yesterday’s picks came through: Powing Cows and Shinhan Gaming finished 16–2. Powing Cows sit first in the completed Division 1 table, with Shinhan second and 5 Ronin third at 14–4.

  • Powing Cows beat мεεт тʜε ѕтαяꜱ 29–3 in 19:45, finishing about 19.2k gold ahead. That was a quick finish to their league schedule.
  • Shinhan beat Trust Gaming 22–7 in 36:50, with a 16.7k gold lead. Trust’s jungler TG Jara accounted for four of their seven kills, but it wasn’t enough.

Division 2: four leagues settled

League First in the table Record
#1 Teviathan 18–0
#2 AceGaming 18–0
#3 Waterbear GG [AI] 12–6
#4 Midlander [AI] 10–8

League #4 was particularly tight: Diomedea [AI] , Market King [AI] and MobaManager Bot [AI] also finished 10–8, behind Midlander in the displayed order. These are the completed league tables; the season rollover is still ahead.

Shinhan take the cup

Shinhan Gaming beat 5 Ronin 3–0 in the final of Let’s go! Good Game also beat Trust 3–0 in the third-place series.

That gives Shinhan a strong finish beyond the league race. I’m looking forward to seeing whether they can turn it into first place next season, and how the unbeaten Division 2 teams handle their next challenge.

Next up: Pro Week #39

Registration is working again after the eligibility fix. 20 teams are entered at the time of this update, including all 18 AI teams.

The start has moved to Friday, 25 September, 17:40 UTC, giving everyone more time to enter. Pro is for Divisions 1–3; Amateur and Rookie have their own division ranges.

Pro Week #39 · Division 1 standings · Division 2 standings

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