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LoL Japan League (LJL) 2026 Summer Championship
LJL 2026 Summer Championship ran July 17–September 6 as a six-team, best-of-five double-elimination tournament. Its lower final and grand final were held offline at LUMINE 0 in Tokyo; FENNEL won the title.
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Updated October 19, 2026Competition snapshot
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PLAYBRAINCommercial note
LJL hosting and operating partner · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[7]
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Riot GamesCommercial note
League publisher and organizer · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[2]
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INZONECommercial note
Gaming hardware activations at offline finals · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[5]
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GRIDCommercial note
LJL 2026 season partner · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[4]
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SteelcaseCommercial note
LJL 2026 season partner; product activation at Finals · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[5]
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FUTAROKUCommercial note
LJL 2026 season partner; merchandise booth at Finals · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[5]
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TAIYOROCommercial note
LJL 2026 season partner · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[4]
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Keio CorporationCommercial note
LJL 2026 season partner · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[6]
PTG Database Analysis
The LJL 2026 Summer Championship ran from July 17 through September 6 as a six-team, best-of-five double-elimination tournament using Fearless Draft. The championship-points standings from the Winter and Spring Series determined qualification and seeding. Matches were played online until the lower final and grand final, which were held offline at LUMINE 0 in Tokyo on September 5–6. Officially listed match dates were July 17–20, 24 and 29; August 5 and 11; and September 5–6.[2][3]
Riot Games organized the competition with PlayBrain as its operating partner. FENNEL League of Legends won the title, defeating New Meta League of Legends 3–2 in the final. The six participants were also L Guide Gaming League of Legends, Uwinks League of Legends, Arneb League of Legends and RAYN Clocks League of Legends.[3][4]
Tournament references list Steelcase, FUTAROKU, TAIYORO, Keio Corporation, GRID and INZONE as LJL 2026 partners. At the offline finals, Steelcase and INZONE product demonstrations and a FUTAROKU merchandise booth were announced; Keio Corporation’s official partnership announcement describes its LJL-wide fan and community activations.[4][5][6]
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- [1]LoL Japan League (LJL) 2026 Summer Championship — tournament listing — GosuGamers
- [2]LJL 2026 Summer Championship finals venue and format announcement — LoL Esports Japan
- [3]LJL Summer Championship results and match schedule — LoL Esports
- [4]LJL 2026 Summer Championship — Liquipedia
- [5]LJL 2026 Summer Championship finals additional information — FISTBUMP
- [6]Keio Corporation continues its partnership with LJL in 2026 — PLAYBRAIN
- [7]PLAYBRAIN — Relationship evidence
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Tournament schedule
- Grand Final
FENNEL wins the Summer Championship
FENNEL defeated New Meta 3–2 in the offline grand final at LUMINE 0.
- Lower Final
Lower final held offline at LUMINE 0
New Meta defeated L Guide Gaming 3–0 to reach the grand final.
- Playoffs
Upper-bracket semifinal
L Guide Gaming defeated Uwinks 3–2.
- Playoffs
Six-team Summer Championship begins
Double-elimination playoffs opened with the first best-of-five matches.
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