Nine Lives Esports vs Blue Otter: North American Challengers League 2026 Season Summer Promotion — 2026-06-18
Professional League of Legends match between Nine Lives Esports and Blue Otter in North American Challengers League 2026 Season Summer Promotion on 2026-06-18. The game lasted 38:17 on patch 26.12. Blue Otter defeated Nine Lives Esports, finishing the game 12-29 in kills (Blue Otter led by 17). This was game 1 of a best-of-3 series.
Draft
Nine Lives Esports picked Kled, Wukong, Cassiopeia, Jhin, Nautilus and banned Zoe, Aurora, Jarvan IV, Syndra, Rengar.
Blue Otter picked Sion, Nasus, Mel, Caitlyn, Bard and banned Karma, Orianna, Anivia, Ambessa, Gwen.
Objectives and map control
Nine Lives Esports secured 1 dragons; Blue Otter secured 4.
Baron count: Nine Lives Esports 0, Blue Otter 2.
Towers destroyed: Nine Lives Esports 4, Blue Otter 10.
Player scoreboard
Nine Lives Esports
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Philip | Kled | 2/6/6 | 1.33 | 247 | 6.5 | 33,211 | 23.1% | 12,814 | — | 45 | — |
| Jungle | Will | Wukong | 1/7/8 | 1.29 | 223 | 5.8 | 16,839 | 11.7% | 12,163 | — | 65 | — |
| Mid | Ablazeolive | Cassiopeia | 4/6/4 | 1.33 | 325 | 8.5 | 37,321 | 25.9% | 15,167 | — | 65 | — |
| Bot | Meech | Jhin | 5/3/5 | 3.33 | 366 | 9.6 | 49,867 | 34.7% | 17,454 | — | 27 | — |
| Support | Clareetz | Nautilus | 0/7/9 | 1.29 | 27 | 0.7 | 6,601 | 4.6% | 8,445 | — | 132 | — |
Blue Otter
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Ariana | Sion | 3/2/20 | 11.50 | 260 | 6.8 | 39,648 | 24.3% | 13,949 | — | 27 | — |
| Jungle | Munchy | Nasus | 7/1/17 | 24.00 | 281 | 7.3 | 35,008 | 21.4% | 17,265 | — | 63 | — |
| Mid | Samikin | Mel | 9/5/12 | 4.20 | 273 | 7.1 | 34,737 | 21.3% | 15,251 | — | 67 | — |
| Bot | Spawn | Caitlyn | 8/1/12 | 20.00 | 350 | 9.1 | 46,183 | 28.3% | 20,197 | — | 48 | — |
| Support | rovex | Bard | 2/3/20 | 7.33 | 40 | 1.0 | 7,695 | 4.7% | 10,912 | — | 150 | — |
Match standout
Munchy (Jungle) on Nasus closed the game with 7/1/17 (KDA 24.00), dealing 35,008 damage to champions (21.4% of team damage) and farming 17,265 gold. Final score for the winning side (Blue Otter): 29 kills, 10 towers, 4 dragons, 2 barons.
