Shinhan Gaming
and
Powing Cows
have both won their first three Division 1 games. Pro Week #39 is down to four teams after three quarterfinal sweeps and a deciding game between
INT INC
and
Trust Gaming
.
The previous news covered the opening league round. Here is how the races have developed through the games completed on 29 September, with the next fixtures to follow.
Division 1: two unbeaten leaders
Shinhan Gaming
and
Powing Cows
are both 3–0.
Shinhan Gaming
beat
Good Game
15–2 in 31:40 on 29 September, finishing with 55k gold against 37k. SHG Rozen's Grandmaster went 8/0/7, involvement in all 15 kills; SHG Acolyte's Void Walker had 350 CS and finished 3/0/12. Match report
Powing Cows
beat
5 Ronin
14–10 in 31:55, with 52k gold against 42k. The four-kill margin was smaller than the gap in resources. l3rowmcow 's Void Walker finished with 318 CS, compared with 273 for 5R Naru's Mana.
5 Ronin
are now 1–2 despite their strong finish to Season 168. Match report
| Position | Team | League record | Current team ELO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Shinhan Gaming
|
3–0 | 3,698 |
| 2 |
Powing Cows
|
3–0 | 3,600 |
| 3 |
Good Game
|
2–1 | 3,261 |
| 4 |
INT INC
|
2–1 | 3,017 |
| 5 | Teviathan | 2–1 | 2,399 |
| 6 |
5 Ronin
|
1–2 | 3,564 |
| 7 |
Trust Gaming
|
1–2 | 3,016 |
| 8 | AceGaming | 1–2 | 2,561 |
| 9 |
Waterbear GG [AI]
|
0–3 | 1,550 |
| 10 |
Midlander [AI]
|
0–3 | 1,344 |
These are the displayed standings after three rounds. Team ELO is the separate ranked rating; it does not determine the league record.
Shinhan Gaming
were at 3,638 in the previous report and are now at 3,698, while
Powing Cows
remain at 3,600.
The promoted teams have had very different starts
Teviathan and AceGaming both finished their previous D2 seasons 18–0. Three rounds into Division 1, Teviathan are 2–1 and AceGaming are 1–2.
INT INC
beat
Teviathan
22–3 in 25:55 on 28 September, ending with 45k gold against 28k.
Teviathan
recovered with a 20–6 win over
Midlander [AI]
the following day. Their next opponent is
5 Ronin
, who also need a result after losing two of their first three games. 28 September · 29 September
AceGaming
won their opener but then lost to
5 Ronin
and
Trust Gaming
. The latter won 24–1 in 20:15, with 37k gold against 19k. TG Orin's Evil Master went 8/0/8, while TG King's Weather Girl finished 3/0/16. Match report
Waterbear GG [AI]
and
Midlander [AI]
are both 0–3.
Waterbear GG [AI]
's latest loss was 0–22 against
INT INC
;
Midlander [AI]
scored their first six league kills in the defeat to
Teviathan
. They face
Shinhan Gaming
and
INT INC
respectively on 30 September, then meet each other on 1 October at 06:58 UTC. Match report · Division 1 schedule
Pro Week #39: three sweeps and a deciding game
All eight round-three series finished 3–0. The quarterfinals were more varied:
| Winner | Opponent | Series result |
|---|---|---|
|
Shinhan Gaming
|
мεεт тʜε ѕтαяꜱ
|
3–0 |
|
5 Ronin
|
AceGaming | 3–0 |
|
Good Game
|
Sfogliatella
|
3–0 |
|
INT INC
|
Trust Gaming
|
2–1 |
Round-three results · Quarterfinals
INT INC
won the first game against
Trust Gaming
35–18, but
Trust Gaming
answered 35–19 in game two.
INT INC
took the decider 32–14 in 32:50, ending with 59k gold against 44k. Both of their wins came on purple side;
Trust Gaming
also won their game on purple. That is an observation from this series, rather than proof of a general side advantage. Game one · Game two · Decider
The semifinals are
Shinhan Gaming
vs
INT INC
and
5 Ronin
vs
Good Game
. Both are still displayed at 0–0.
5 Ronin
and
Good Game
have not yet met in this season's league, so their cup series is the next direct comparison to watch. Current round
Division 2: the relegated teams start well
Sfogliatella
and
мεεт тʜε ѕтαяꜱ
have started their league seasons without a defeat, although both were swept out of the cup quarterfinals. Their next league opponents are
Turtle Club [AI]
and [[team:8958646]] respectively.
Kingpins
were one of the developing teams highlighted in the previous news, at 2,180 ELO. They are now at 2,226 and lead D2 #3 at 3–0 after beating
MC Young Money [AI]
on 29 September. Next they face [[team:9067991]]. Latest league game
In D2 #2,
Loophole MC [AI]
beat [[team:8958646]] 31–9 to remain unbeaten. The latter are still third at 2–1, and their next match against
мεεт тʜε ѕтαяꜱ
is a chance to challenge the group leader. Match report
A high-scoring match worth a look was
Nova Runa [AI]
against
Farmers Inc [AI]
: 47–40, with 107k gold against 97k for
Nova Runa [AI]
. Both teams are now 2–1, fourth and fifth in D2 #2. Match report
In D2 #4,
Gogogo Team [AI]
and
ST Side Lane Club [AI]
lead the table. [[team:9013284]],
Radical X-Games
,
Matty Esports [AI]
and
Open Market [AI]
are all one win behind at 2–1. The next round includes [[team:9013284]] against
ST Side Lane Club [AI]
and
Matty Esports [AI]
against
Gogogo Team [AI]
, giving two of the chasing teams a direct chance to catch a leader.
[[team:9068005]] keep climbing
[[team:9068005]] lead D3 #1 at 3–0, with
ST Keep Carry Safe [AI]
also unbeaten. The previous article recorded [[team:9068005]] at 1,623 ELO; their current rating is 1,710. Their latest league win came against [[team:9122774]], and they face [[team:9068136]] next. Latest game
The next fixtures to follow
- 30 September:
Teviathan
vs
5 Ronin
in D1; [[team:8958646]] vs
мεεт тʜε ѕтαяꜱ
in D2 #2; and [[team:9013284]] vs
ST Side Lane Club [AI]
in D2 #4.
- 1 October:
Powing Cows
vs
Good Game
, plus
AceGaming
vs
Shinhan Gaming
.
Midlander [AI]
and
Waterbear GG [AI]
also meet, with both still searching for their first league win at this check.
- 2 October:
Shinhan Gaming
vs
Powing Cows
. Both have opened 3–0; their results in the intervening rounds will determine whether they reach that match unbeaten.
The cup semifinals add another pair of important matches before the league picture is settled. Three rounds have produced clear leaders, but most groups still have several teams within one win of the top.
Results and standings checked through 29 September, before the 30 September league fixtures. Match times are UTC. Gold totals are rounded to the nearest thousand.