Cupid Esports vs Zenshi Gaming: North American Challengers League 2026 Season Split 1 Promotion — 2025-09-17
Professional League of Legends match between Cupid Esports and Zenshi Gaming in North American Challengers League 2026 Season Split 1 Promotion on 2025-09-17. The game lasted 31:00 on patch 25.18. Cupid Esports defeated Zenshi Gaming, finishing the game 16-3 in kills (Cupid Esports led by 13). This was game 2 of a best-of-5 series.
Draft
Cupid Esports picked Aatrox, Pantheon, Taliyah, Jinx, Alistar and banned Lux, Zed, Rell, Vi, Xin Zhao.
Zenshi Gaming picked Renekton, Rammus, Ziggs, Sivir, Bard and banned Orianna, Rumble, Aurora, Lulu, Gragas.
Objectives and map control
Cupid Esports secured 2 dragons; Zenshi Gaming secured 2.
Baron count: Cupid Esports 1, Zenshi Gaming 0.
Towers destroyed: Cupid Esports 10, Zenshi Gaming 0.
Player scoreboard
Cupid Esports
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | DrCalculus | Aatrox | 2/0/7 | 9.00 | 280 | 9.0 | 19,092 | 26.9% | 13,469 | — | 16 | — |
| Jungle | Bio | Pantheon | 6/0/9 | 15.00 | 213 | 6.9 | 12,702 | 17.9% | 13,297 | — | 39 | — |
| Mid | aadam | Taliyah | 4/0/7 | 11.00 | 303 | 9.8 | 15,699 | 22.1% | 13,697 | — | 22 | — |
| Bot | Hub | Jinx | 4/1/9 | 13.00 | 338 | 10.9 | 17,334 | 24.4% | 14,887 | — | 36 | — |
| Support | Tub | Alistar | 0/2/15 | 7.50 | 28 | 0.9 | 6,221 | 8.8% | 7,978 | — | 99 | — |
Zenshi Gaming
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Berik | Renekton | 1/2/0 | 0.50 | 264 | 8.5 | 12,961 | 22.3% | 10,377 | — | 17 | — |
| Jungle | Nxi | Rammus | 1/5/1 | 0.40 | 124 | 4.0 | 5,264 | 9.0% | 7,693 | — | 28 | — |
| Mid | Cupic | Ziggs | 0/3/1 | 0.33 | 282 | 9.1 | 22,684 | 39.0% | 10,598 | — | 17 | — |
| Bot | Globby | Sivir | 1/3/0 | 0.33 | 327 | 10.6 | 11,714 | 20.2% | 11,474 | — | 23 | — |
| Support | Kim Down | Bard | 0/3/2 | 0.67 | 31 | 1.0 | 5,523 | 9.5% | 6,375 | — | 108 | — |
Match standout
Bio (Jungle) on Pantheon closed the game with 6/0/9 (KDA 15.00), dealing 12,702 damage to champions (17.9% of team damage) and farming 13,297 gold. Final score for the winning side (Cupid Esports): 16 kills, 10 towers, 2 dragons, 1 barons.
