The first half of Season 169 followed the table almost perfectly. The second half has supplied two important reversals: 5 Ronin have beaten Powing Cows, and Market King have beaten Kingpins. Shinhan remain unbeaten, but the races below them have become more interesting.
The 5 October report picked out several return fixtures to follow. Here is what happened in those games, how the players decided them, and where the league and cup races stand on the morning of 10 October.
Division 1: Shinhan gain breathing room
| Position | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Shinhan Gaming
|
13–0 |
| 2 |
Powing Cows
|
11–2 |
| 3 |
5 Ronin
|
10–3 |
| 4 |
Good Game
|
9–4 |
| 5 |
INT INC
|
7–6 |
| 6 |
Trust Gaming
|
6–7 |
| 7 | AceGaming | 4–9 |
| 8 | Teviathan | 4–9 |
| 9 |
Waterbear GG [AI]
|
1–12 |
| 10 |
Midlander [AI]
|
0–13 |
Shinhan led Powing by one win at halfway. They now lead by two, with five league games remaining. Their return meeting on 12 October, Powing on blue, is still the headline fixture. A Powing win would close the gap to one if both win their intervening match; it would no longer be enough by itself to draw level. Table · Schedule
Ronin's carries overturn the Powing result
Powing won the first meeting 14–10. On 9 October, Ronin reversed it emphatically: 31–14 in 35:40, finishing 12,529 gold ahead from purple side.
5R Naru played Blade Dancer and finished 16/1/11. 5R Zeitnot's Mad Doctor added 13/1/16. Together they scored 29 of Ronin's 31 kills while dying only twice. Naru also finished with 276 CS against l3rowmcow 's 196 on Void Walker; Zeitnot had 273 against l3rowacow 's 192 on Pyro Girl. The advantage was visible in both resources and kills.
Powing's most productive scorer was l3rowtcow, 6/5/4 on Mana. Their jungle, mid, carry and support each died at least six times. Ronin found sustained scoring from both carries, rather than relying on one player to drag them through a close finish. [[game:88641625]]
This is the reversal Ronin needed against one of the top two. It does not erase their defeat to Shinhan two days earlier.
Shinhan's quieter win was still convincing
Ronin–Shinhan on 7 October ended 10–5 to Shinhan in 31:00. The kill total looks modest beside the Powing game, but Shinhan finished 8,657 gold ahead. SHG Rozen's Grandmaster went 2/0/8 and SHG Minhyuk's Death Reaper 4/0/6. Both participated in every Shinhan kill without dying.
All five Shinhan players were involved in all ten kills. Ronin's two carries, so productive against Powing, were each held to two kills here. Those are different games and drafts, but the contrast shows the next problem for Ronin: turning a strong performance against Powing into the same pressure against the league leaders. [[game:88641614]]
Pro Week #40: the same final, another Shinhan sweep
Shinhan beat Ronin 3–0 again. Good Game also swept INT 3–0 for third place. Completed bracket
| Final game | Shinhan–Ronin kills | Duration | Shinhan gold advantage |
|---|---|---|---|
| [[game:89140800]] | 14–3 | 31:45 | 12,257 |
| [[game:89140801]] | 15–5 | 33:50 | 14,753 |
| [[game:89140802]] | 10–4 | 31:50 | 10,456 |
The previous final had three Shinhan wins with gold leads above 10,000. This final repeated that pattern in every game, including the middle game from purple side.
Rozen played Grandmaster throughout and totalled 13/0/22. Minhyuk switched between Rock and Death Reaper and totalled 10/0/25. That is six individual appearances across top and jungle without a death. SHG Acolyte added 12/1/23 across the series.
Shinhan's success therefore survived changes in side and several champion picks. Ronin's league win over Powing is real progress, but these repeated cup margins leave Shinhan as the clear team to catch.
Division 2: Market King change the promotion race
| League | Leader | Nearest challenger |
|---|---|---|
| #1 |
Sfogliatella
, 13–0 |
Diomedea [AI]
, 11–2 |
| #2 |
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, 13–0 |
Loophole MC [AI]
, 12–1 |
| #3 | Kingpins , 12–1 |
Market King [AI]
, 12–1 |
| #4 |
Gogogo Team [AI]
, 13–0 |
ST Side Lane Club [AI]
, 11–2 |
Kingpins beat Market King 27–9 in the first half. On 8 October, Market King won the return 39–23 in 41:10, with a 16,930-gold advantage. The two teams are now level on wins; Kingpins remain first in the displayed table.
Every Market King player participated in all 39 kills. lula led the scoring with 13/5/26 on Rocket Girl, Rekkles went 10/3/29 on Professor Brains, and Shields Irwin added 9/3/30 on Armadillo. Even Oswald Johns, who died nine times, finished with 38 assists alongside his one kill.
Kingpins had dangerous individual scorers: Quitzon Emelia produced nine kills on Werewolf and Ned seven on Barbarian King. But their ADC Samux finished 1/9/21 on The Scarecrow, while Market King's damage came from several roles. [[game:88641886]]
One match cannot establish which setting or player change caused the turnaround. It does establish that the first meeting's margin was not a permanent ceiling. With the head-to-head meetings split and both teams at 12–1, their remaining fixtures now deserve much closer attention.
Gogogo pass their return test too
Gogogo beat cheryn 40–20 in 33:05 on 8 October, following their 41–13 win in the first meeting. Idonnelly's Barbarian King was the standout: 17/0/18, involved in 35 of the 40 kills. Macejkovic Cyril added 10/3/22 on Rocket Girl. The team finished 15,370 gold ahead. [[game:88641979]]
Gogogo are 13–0. The closest challenger is now Side Lane Club at 11–2; Radical X-Games are 10–3, and cheryn have slipped to 9–4. A race that looked like Gogogo versus cheryn at halfway has changed shape.
The lower tables: different kinds of pressure
In Division 1, INT have moved above Trust into fifth. AceGaming and Teviathan are both 4–9, two wins behind sixth-placed Trust. Waterbear and Midlander meet again on 11 October at 1–12 and 0–13 respectively. For both, a league win would be welcome after a difficult introduction to the division.
In Division 3 League #1, Keep Carry Safe remain unbeaten at 13–0, ahead of Catch One 11–2 and The Wakko's 10–3. League #2 currently shows Howdy at 12–0, Undefeated Legends 9–4, V Esports 8–5, and The Expendables 7–6. Games played differ, so Howdy's displayed record should not be silently rounded up to thirteen wins.
Transfers: completed deals and new asking prices
The 9 October daily news records Zgorczany moving from Scooters to YungLeanSquad for $120,000, and aVa moving from V Esports to Lunch Break for $1,300. The range is useful: the market has room for both a substantial squad purchase and a cheap development option.
This morning's listings include Jupiter at a $32,000 bid, alongside five newly listed reserves:
| Player | Seller | Asking price |
|---|---|---|
| Witting Joe | MobaManager GG | $70,000 |
| Gschultz | MobaManager GG | $90,000 |
| Zenos |
Market King [AI]
|
$40,000 |
| leeSo | Open Market [AI] | $55,000 |
| Cartwright Tom | Second Wind [AI] | $65,000 |
Those five had no bids at the check. These are sellers' asking prices, not completed deals or established market values. Zenos and leeSo, whose $1,000 purchases appeared in the previous article, now offer a test of whether another manager values their development and reserve use enough to pay more. Live market
What to watch next
- 11 October: Good Game–Powing, INT–Ronin and Waterbear–Midlander in Division 1.
- 12 October: Powing–Shinhan. The challengers need a win to keep direct pressure on the unbeaten leaders.
- Division 2 #3: Kingpins and Market King have each beaten the other. The remaining results will decide whether the displayed order holds.
- The transfer market: new supply is only the first step. Actual bids and completed moves will show which asking prices find buyers.
Checked 10 October 2026, approximately 09:30 UTC. Tables, schedules and scoreboards are public game pages. Completed transfer examples come from the dated 9 October news snapshot; asking prices are a separate live-market observation.