Patch 26.21 hits Jinx, Lee Sin, and Nidalee with nerfs, buffs Sion, splits Hubris into melee and ranged variants, and caps replay downloads at 10 per hour.

VARREL defeated MURASH GAMING 4-1 in the OWCS Japan Stage 3 Playoffs Grand Final on October 20, securing a spot at the Stage 3 Asia Playoffs and a path to the Overwatch World Finals in Guangzhou.

LOUD defeated Team Vitality 3-1 in the VALORANT Champions 2026 Grand Final in Shanghai, becoming the first organization to win the title twice. Eighteen-year-old IGL erde earned MVP honors days after his mother’s passing.

Blizzard nerfed D.Mon, Doctrine, and Sombra while buffing Roadhog and Kiriko in an October 13 hotfix, just two days after OWCS Stage 3 began in NA and EMEA.

BNK FEARX defeated Team WE 3-1 in Beijing on 17 October 2026 to claim the first Demacia Cup Global Invitational title, with jungler Raptor earning Finals MVP.