Powing Cows opened Season 170 by handing reigning champions Shinhan Gaming their first league defeat since last season's 18–0 campaign, leaving 5 Ronin, Powing Cows and INT INC tied at 5–0 after five rounds.
Season 169, covered in the 17 October Season 169 review, ended with Shinhan unbeaten, four Division 2 winners going up, and four Division 1 clubs dropping down. Five days into the new schedule (19–23 October), that swap has cut both ways: the four promoted clubs are 1–19 in Division 1, while three of the relegated sides sit 5–0 back in Division 2.
Division 1: three 5–0 teams above Shinhan
| Position | Team | Record | ELO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
5 Ronin
|
5–0 | 3,630 |
| 2 |
Powing Cows
|
5–0 | 3,470 |
| 3 |
INT INC
|
5–0 | 3,058 |
| 4 |
Shinhan Gaming
|
4–1 | 3,945 |
| 5 |
Trust Gaming
|
3–2 | 2,971 |
| 6 |
Good Game
|
2–3 | 3,277 |
| 7 |
Sfogliatella
|
1–4 | 2,799 |
| 8 |
мεεт тʜε ѕтαяꜱ
|
0–5 | 2,476 |
| 9 | Kingpins | 0–5 | 1,664 |
| 10 |
Gogogo Team [AI]
|
0–5 | 1,607 |
Powing catch Shinhan cold on opening day
On 19 October,
Powing Cows
(3,470 ELO) beat reigning champions and Pro Week #41 winners
Shinhan Gaming
(3,945 ELO) 21–6 in 40:10, finishing with 69,327 gold to Shinhan's 53,155 (about 16.2k ahead).
l3rowjcow ran the game from jungle on Plague Rat at 7/2/14, while l3rowacow farmed 366 CS on a deathless Invisible Lady (5/0/10). l3rowtcow went 4/2/7 on Mana, l3rowmcow 4/2/8 on Blade Dancer, and l3rowscow 1/0/15 on Weather Girl without giving up a death.
Shinhan's carries never got room to play. SHG Acolyte died seven times on Void Walker (2/7/1), Shiro went 0/5/2 on Professor Brains, and Cota finished 0/4/2 on Time Bomber, leaving SHG Rozen (3/3/0 on Grandmaster) and Minhyuk (1/2/2 on Death Reaper) with nothing to convert. Shinhan shook it off immediately, winning their next four against Good Game, мεεт тʜε ѕтαяꜱ, Gogogo Team, and Sfogliatella, so one bad afternoon has cost them top spot for now rather than their form.
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Who the 5–0 leaders have actually played
5 Ronin
hold first place after beating Good Game, мεεт тʜε ѕтαяꜱ, Gogogo Team, Sfogliatella, and Trust Gaming.
Powing Cows
backed up the Shinhan win by beating Kingpins, Good Game, мεεт тʜε ѕтαяꜱ, and Gogogo Team.
INT INC
reached 5–0 against мεεт тʜε ѕтαяꜱ, Gogogo Team, Sfogliatella, Trust Gaming, and Kingpins.
The promoted four have not taken a game off the six clubs who stayed up.
Sfogliatella
,
мεεт тʜε ѕтαяꜱ
,
Kingpins
, and
Gogogo Team [AI]
are a combined 1–19, and their solitary win was Sfogliatella beating Kingpins on opening day.
From today the top four start meeting each other:
- 24 October:
INT INC
vs
5 Ronin
,
Trust Gaming
vs
Shinhan Gaming
, and
Powing Cows
vs
Sfogliatella
.
- 25 October:
Shinhan Gaming
vs
INT INC
.
- 26 October:
5 Ronin
vs
Shinhan Gaming
and
INT INC
vs
Powing Cows
.
- 27 October:
Powing Cows
vs
5 Ronin
.
Division 2: relegated teams bounce straight back
| League | Unbeaten leaders (5–0) | Chasers and early surprises |
|---|---|---|
| D2 #1 | AceGaming (2,620 ELO) | YungLeanSquad 4–1 (1,961 ELO); MobaManager Bot 4–1; KioTeam 4–1 |
| D2 #2 |
Teviathan
(2,299 ELO),
MC Young Money [AI]
|
Radical X-Games 3–2 |
| D2 #3 |
Waterbear GG [AI]
(1,959 ELO),
MobaManager GG
(1,687 ELO) |
Leaders meet 25 October; [[team:9013284]] 0–5 (1,618 ELO) |
| D2 #4 |
Diomedea [AI]
(1,949 ELO),
Market King [AI]
(1,816 ELO) |
Leaders meet 26 October; [[team:8958646]] 1–4 (1,816 ELO) |
Three of last season's relegated Division 1 sides (
AceGaming
,
Teviathan
, and
Waterbear GG [AI]
) are already 5–0 in Division 2.
In D2 #1, AceGaming (7th in D1 last season at 6–12) sit alone at 5–0. Right behind them at 4–1 are 20-day-old YungLeanSquad , whose 1,961 ELO is the highest rating of any club under 90 days old, level on wins with MobaManager Bot and KioTeam .
In D2 #2,
Teviathan
(8th in D1 last season at 4–14) share 5–0 with
MC Young Money [AI]
, two games ahead of
Radical X-Games
at 3–2.
D2 #3 and D2 #4 both have unbeaten pairs colliding this weekend, plus high-ELO clubs stuck near the bottom. In D2 #3,
Waterbear GG [AI]
and
MobaManager GG
take 5–0 records into Sunday's match on 25 October, while [[team:9013284]] sit 0–5 despite a 1,618 ELO rating. In D2 #4,
Diomedea [AI]
(15–3 last season) and
Market King [AI]
(17–1) are both 5–0 ahead of their 26 October meeting, whereas [[team:8958646]] have stumbled to 1–4 despite an 1,816 ELO that is joint second-highest in the group.
Division 3: week-old clubs push the leaders
| League | 5–0 leaders | 4–1 chasers |
|---|---|---|
| D3 #1 |
ST Long Range Club [AI]
|
ST Hard to Kill; Pulentos Gaming (1,417 ELO, 5 days old) |
| D3 #2 | [[team:9068005]] (1,450 ELO), [[team:9123520]] (1,359 ELO, 6 days old) | [[team:9123099]] |
| D3 #3 | [[team:9123172]] (1,379 ELO) | Yellow Lions (1,470 ELO, 7 days old); HoMA Gaurdians ; Eternal |
Three clubs formed within the last week are already winning in Division 3. Five-day-old
Pulentos Gaming
top the under-seven-days rating list at 1,417 ELO and sit 4–1 in D3 #1 behind 5–0
ST Long Range Club [AI]
and level with ST Hard to Kill.
In D3 #2, six-day-old [[team:9123520]] (1,359 ELO) are 5–0 alongside [[team:9068005]] (1,450 ELO), with [[team:9123099]] at 4–1. In D3 #3, [[team:9123172]] lead at 5–0 (1,379 ELO), chased at 4–1 by seven-day-old Yellow Lions (already up to 1,470 ELO), HoMA Gaurdians , and Eternal .
Pro Week #43 and the ladder
Most opening-round series in Pro Week #43 ($1,000,000 to the winner) ended 3–0 to the higher seed, with three exceptions.
Enter the tainment [AI]
(1,166 ELO) knocked out higher-seeded
Midlander [AI]
(1,433 ELO) 2–1, while lower seeds
Farmers Inc [AI]
and ST All Five Together swept Pulentos Gaming and Pebble Athletic 3–0. Round one
On the 23 October ladder,
Shinhan Gaming
still hold the highest team ELO at 3,960, followed by
5 Ronin
(3,615),
Powing Cows
(3,470),
Good Game
(3,277), and
INT INC
(3,058). Powing Cows' five starters (l3rowtcow, l3rowjcow, l3rowmcow , l3rowacow , and l3rowscow ) occupy all five top spots on the individual player ladder at 3,574–3,594 ELO. Sixteen-year-old INT Swallow leads all youth players at 2,365 ELO, and the top scouted signings are Poby (1,970 ELO, Teviathan) and [[player:423124]] (1,963 ELO, KioTeam).
The transfer market barely moved on 23 October: the largest completed deal was Ihowe leaving V Esports for s8ul esports at $1,040.
Checked on 24 October 2026, using the Season 170 league tables and schedules, public match scoreboards, the Pro Week #43 bracket and daily news. Future fixtures are not assumed.