Citadel Gaming vs Cupid Esports: North American Challengers League 2025 Season Split 2 Promotion — 2025-06-19
Professional League of Legends match between Citadel Gaming and Cupid Esports in North American Challengers League 2025 Season Split 2 Promotion on 2025-06-19. The game lasted 27:32 on patch 25.12. Citadel Gaming defeated Cupid Esports, finishing the game 21-6 in kills (Citadel Gaming led by 15). This was game 1 of a best-of-3 series.
Draft
Citadel Gaming picked Sion, Wukong, Akali, Varus, Rell and banned Trundle, Gwen, Corki, Aatrox, Darius.
Cupid Esports picked Yone, Sejuani, Cho'Gath, Ziggs, Leona and banned Vi, Jayce, Azir, Xin Zhao, Viktor.
Objectives and map control
Citadel Gaming secured 2 dragons; Cupid Esports secured 1.
Baron count: Citadel Gaming 1, Cupid Esports 0.
Towers destroyed: Citadel Gaming 7, Cupid Esports 3.
Player scoreboard
Citadel Gaming
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Philip | Sion | 1/1/8 | 9.00 | 227 | 8.2 | 16,975 | 18.1% | 10,170 | — | 19 | — |
| Jungle | Kenvi | Wukong | 7/2/12 | 9.50 | 201 | 7.3 | 19,352 | 20.6% | 12,583 | — | 31 | — |
| Mid | Bradley | Akali | 5/1/6 | 11.00 | 209 | 7.6 | 18,838 | 20.1% | 10,941 | — | 17 | — |
| Bot | Instinct | Varus | 6/0/9 | 15.00 | 254 | 9.2 | 31,685 | 33.8% | 12,675 | — | 34 | — |
| Support | Diamond | Rell | 2/2/15 | 8.50 | 19 | 0.7 | 7,000 | 7.5% | 7,537 | — | 74 | — |
Cupid Esports
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Berik | Yone | 1/4/1 | 0.50 | 241 | 8.8 | 19,631 | 29.7% | 10,085 | — | 22 | — |
| Jungle | Matty | Sejuani | 0/4/4 | 1.00 | 148 | 5.4 | 8,614 | 13.0% | 7,930 | — | 23 | — |
| Mid | LikeAMaws | Cho'Gath | 3/4/0 | 0.75 | 206 | 7.5 | 15,615 | 23.6% | 10,137 | — | 28 | — |
| Bot | Nightstar | Ziggs | 2/1/1 | 3.00 | 264 | 9.6 | 17,394 | 26.3% | 10,508 | — | 16 | — |
| Support | PicaPica | Leona | 0/8/3 | 0.38 | 21 | 0.8 | 4,787 | 7.2% | 5,875 | — | 79 | — |
Match standout
Instinct (Bot) on Varus closed the game with 6/0/9 (KDA 15.00), dealing 31,685 damage to champions (33.8% of team damage) and farming 12,675 gold. Final score for the winning side (Citadel Gaming): 21 kills, 7 towers, 2 dragons, 1 barons.
