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Round 1 is in the books: 94 matches across both divisions, five of them live on broadcast. One Premier side won everything it played. Round 2 starts tonight.
📅 Broadcast Schedule (Premier Division)
All broadcasts begin at 8PM.
🎥 Monday [Valorant] – DCU v TCD · both won 2–0 in Round 1
🎥 Tuesday [Rocket League] – UCD v TCD · both 2–0 | ATU v MU · both 0–2
🎥 Wednesday [Counter-Strike 2] – UCC v SETU · UCC's first match of the season
🎥 Thursday [League of Legends] – pick confirmed on the night in the Discord
🎥 Friday [Overwatch 2] – Open Division community stream
🏆 Premier Division Snapshot
UCD went 5 from 5 across four titles. No other Premier side finished Round 1 unbeaten.
All four reigning champions opened with a win: UCD (Valorant, League), SETU (Rocket League), TCD (CS2).
🔴 Valorant
UCD 2–0 TUD · DCU 2–0 ATU · TCD 2–0 SETU
Tonight DCU v TCD, two of the three unbeaten. DCU lost last season's title on aggregate wins, 14–13.
👉 View full Valorant standings
🚗 Rocket League
UCD, SETU, TCD and QUB all 2–0. On broadcast: UCD 3–0 UU, QUB 3–1 TUD.
Tuesday UCD v TCD: someone's unbeaten run ends.
👉 View full Rocket League standings
🔫 Counter-Strike 2
UCD 2–1 TUD, from 6–13 down on map one · TCD 2–0 ATU · SETU 2–0 QUB
Wednesday UCC open their season against SETU after their bye last week, level on 100 points in this title last year.
👉 View full CS2 standings
🧙 League of Legends
QUB 2–1 TCD · UCD 2–1 DCU · TUD 2–0 UL
Thursday: UCD v TCD · UL v QUB · TUD v DCU
👉 View full LoL standings
🏆 The Road to the Winter Finals
Open Division Winter Finals: w/c 30 November
Premier Division Winter Finals: w/c 7 December
Leaderboard points come from knockout placings at the end of the semester. Until then, every group win is about position.
🌱 Open Division Snapshot
🔴 Valorant
30 sides, five groups, 12 openers played.
Maynooth Throwers, Maynooth Maestros and Maynooth Chefs 2627 all won. The TCD Campers edged UCD Krakens Valorant 2–1.
👉 View the Valorant standings
🚗 Rocket League
Four sides 2–0: QUB Leviathan, TUD MUBS, TUS Dragons RL 26, UCD RL Leviathans 2627.
👉 View the Rocket League standings
🔫 Counter-Strike 2
ULG CS2 and SETU Vikings Open won 2–0. TUD B and DUES B needed all three maps.
👉 View the Counter-Strike 2 standings
🧙 League of Legends
23 sides in a Swiss stage. 11 won their opener.
Round 2 has five 1–0 v 1–0 matches, including ATU Aegis v DCU Circus and Maynooth Meowers v UCD Hydras League of Legends.
👉 View the League of Legends standings
🛰️ Overwatch 2
32 sides, two Swiss rounds, one night. Eight still unbeaten at 2–0.
QUB4Hope took down the MU Messiahs 2–0, the strongest side on paper coming in.
Friday has four 2–0 v 2–0 matches, including UCC Rebels v QUB4Hope and UCD OW Leviathans v TUD BURGERS.
👉 View the Overwatch 2 standings
🦸 Marvel Rivals
SETU X, UL Rising Rivals, IADT Kittens #MRVLS and DCU Potential Men opened with wins, DCU's going the full three maps against ATU Avengers.
👉 View the Marvel Rivals standings
🧠 Teamfight Tactics
Week 1: one eight-player lobby, two games.
Yu Jimin leads on 15 points (1st, then 2nd), ahead of 8G1S on 13 and Wiglor on 11.
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