T1 Esports Academy vs Cupid Esports: 2026 World Star Challengers Invitational — 2026-09-28
Professional League of Legends match between T1 Esports Academy and Cupid Esports in 2026 World Star Challengers Invitational on 2026-09-28. The game lasted 26:11 on patch 26.18. T1 Esports Academy defeated Cupid Esports, finishing the game 35-10 in kills (T1 Esports Academy led by 25). This was game 4 of a best-of-5 series.
Draft
T1 Esports Academy picked Renekton, Maokai, Cassiopeia, Varus, Blitzcrank and banned Kalista, Seraphine, Yorick, Jax, Alistar.
Cupid Esports picked Zaahen, Pantheon, Taliyah, Ezreal, Rell and banned Vi, Bard, Jayce, Shen, Kai'Sa.
Objectives and map control
T1 Esports Academy secured 3 dragons; Cupid Esports secured 1.
Baron count: T1 Esports Academy 1, Cupid Esports 0.
Towers destroyed: T1 Esports Academy 11, Cupid Esports 1.
Player scoreboard
T1 Esports Academy
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Haetae | Renekton | 8/2/5 | 6.50 | 229 | 8.8 | — | — | 13,094 | 5,777 | — | 37.1% |
| Jungle | Painter | Maokai | 5/3/18 | 7.67 | 186 | 7.1 | — | — | 11,768 | 5,919 | — | 65.7% |
| Mid | Guti | Cassiopeia | 8/3/14 | 7.33 | 212 | 8.1 | — | — | 12,805 | 6,381 | — | 62.9% |
| Bot | Eclipse | Varus | 11/1/10 | 21.00 | 248 | 9.5 | — | — | 15,857 | 7,945 | — | 60.0% |
| Support | Cloud | Blitzcrank | 3/1/22 | 25.00 | 23 | 0.9 | — | — | 8,331 | 4,067 | — | 71.4% |
Cupid Esports
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Horder | Zaahen | 0/4/4 | 1.00 | 208 | 7.9 | — | — | 8,547 | 4,856 | — | 40.0% |
| Jungle | Music | Pantheon | 3/9/4 | 0.78 | 150 | 5.7 | — | — | 10,205 | 5,114 | — | 70.0% |
| Mid | Ablazeolive | Taliyah | 3/10/5 | 0.80 | 184 | 7.0 | — | — | 8,979 | 5,882 | — | 80.0% |
| Bot | Mobility | Ezreal | 4/5/3 | 1.40 | 226 | 8.6 | — | — | 11,516 | 5,556 | — | 70.0% |
| Support | Breezy | Rell | 0/7/6 | 0.86 | 27 | 1.0 | — | — | 5,978 | 3,545 | — | 60.0% |
Match standout
Cloud (Support) on Blitzcrank closed the game with 3/1/22 (KDA 25.00) and farming 8,331 gold. Final score for the winning side (T1 Esports Academy): 35 kills, 11 towers, 3 dragons, 1 barons.
