DK Challengers, the academy team operating under the Dplus KIA banner, claimed the Asia Masters 2026 championship on June 21, 2026. Their opponent in the grand final was T1 Esports Academy, a familiar foe they’d already beaten days earlier in the upper bracket.
A rematch that delivered
The grand final was a rematch of the upper bracket finals, where DK.C edged out T1.EA with a 3-2 scoreline on June 18, 2026. That series went the full distance, suggesting the two teams were nearly inseparable in terms of skill.
The tournament itself ran from June 8 through June 21, 2026, spanning nearly two weeks of competition among academy and challengers-level rosters from Korea and other Asian regions. It’s classified as an A-tier event, which in esports terms means it sits just below the marquee international tournaments in prestige.
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