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KT ROLSTER CHALLENGERS BEAT SOOPERS CHALLENGERS 3–1 TO OPEN THE LCK CL PLAYOFFS — HANWHA LIFE ESPORTS V T1 DREW THE WEEK’S LARGEST ROOM, 37,473
▲ Results ahead — the Wire calls the week as it happened.
Korea’s Challengers League opened its playoff bracket, and the senior LCK’s Hanwha Life Esports–T1 series pulled 37,473 viewers — the single largest room f0rmless tracked all week.
See the slateKorea’s Challengers League opened its playoff bracket with KT Rolster Challengers taking the first series of the day.
Bracket▌ By the numbers · Sep 7–13
▌ Match by match · Sep 7–13
League of Legends’ Challengers League opened its playoffs this week: KT Rolster Challengers beat Soopers Challengers 3–1, and Soopers Challengers answered in the bracket’s next reading, closing out DRX Challengers 3–0. Hanwha Life Esports and T1 drew the week’s largest single audience, 37,473, in the senior LCK playoffs — the biggest room f0rmless tracked all week. In Dota 2, Natus Vincere opened BLAST Slam 9 with a 2–0 sweep of Pipsqueak+4. The Overwatch World Cup’s playoff round put two results on the board: South Korea over Saudi Arabia 4–1, and France over Sweden 3–1. Call of Duty Mobile’s Regional Championship saw Amigos split two series, beating Jugando x la Plata 3–1 before falling to Street Gaming 4–2. In LCS Summer, FlyQuest swept Sentinels 3–0. Of 293 matches settled across 13 games, Sunday was the busiest day.
Korea’s Challengers League opened its playoff bracket — KT Rolster Challengers won the day’s first series, and Soopers Challengers answered by closing out DRX Challengers without dropping a game.
Dota 2’s ninth Slam opened group play with Natus Vincere sweeping Pipsqueak+4.
The World Cup’s playoff round put two results on the board — South Korea over Saudi Arabia, and France over Sweden.
Call of Duty Mobile’s Latin America Regional Championship playoffs saw Amigos split two series — a win over Jugando x la Plata, then a loss to Street Gaming.
North America’s Summer playoffs opened with FlyQuest sweeping Sentinels.
The week ahead ▶Sep 14–20
China narrows its playoff field in the LPL Regional Finals — Top Esports meet Invictus Gaming on Thursday, with Team WE against JD Gaming the following day. Europe’s LEC Summer playoffs continue with Natus Vincere against Movistar KOI, and North America’s LCS Summer bracket puts Shopify Rebellion against Sentinels and Lyon against Cloud9 across the same week. Rocket League opens its Championship Series Play-In with R8 Esports against Bigodes, and Rainbow Six runs a fourth playday of its Europe/MENA League Stage 2 group stage. The board does not pick winners; it only tells you where to be, and when. Set a reminder, and your own device will call you to the stream.
China’s Regional Finals run two best-of series across the week: Top Esports against Invictus Gaming, then Team WE against JD Gaming a day later.
Europe’s Summer playoffs continue with Natus Vincere against Movistar KOI.
North America’s playoffs move to the next round — Shopify Rebellion against Sentinels, then Lyon against Cloud9.
Rocket League opens its Championship Series Play-In with R8 Esports against Bigodes.
Rainbow Six runs a fourth playday of Stage 2 group play — Team Falcons against Shifters, and Rebels Gaming against G2 Esports.
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