Shadowverse Korea Open 2026 Season 2 Finals Set for October 18

Eight players reach the SKO 2026 Season 2 main event

The Shadowverse Korea Open 2026 Season 2 main tournament will take place on October 18. Eight players advanced from the online qualifiers and playoffs held on October 10, setting up a one-day offline bracket for the official Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond competition.

Misari will face Total in the opening match. Euaeng meets Cassia in the second quarterfinal, mjkevin plays Nanari in the third, and DNS ReRoll takes on Lucete in the final first-round pairing.

The event will be played without a live audience, but every main-stage match will be broadcast from 2:00 PM Korea Standard Time on the official Shadowverse YouTube channel and the official Cygames channel on Chzzk.

The champion earns a World Grand Prix place

The tournament carries a total prize pool of 20 million South Korean won. The champion receives 10 million won and the right to represent South Korea at the Shadowverse World Grand Prix 2026 in Japan.

That international championship offers a top prize of 100 million Japanese yen, making the Korean final important beyond its domestic prize money. October 18 will determine which player receives the direct Korean place at the world event.

The SKO runner-up will earn 5 million won. Third- and fourth-place finishers receive 1.4 million won each, while players finishing from fifth through eighth receive 550,000 won each. Other leading competitors will also gain entry rights to international online events, including the Shadowverse International Wildcard Qualifier 2026.

Two decks and best-of-three matches

The main event uses a single-elimination bracket. Every match is played as a best-of-three series, and each participant brings two decks. A single loss ends a player's run, so there is no lower bracket or second opportunity after elimination.

This format rewards preparation against a limited field. Players know all eight participants and the opening pairings in advance, but they still need deck combinations capable of surviving several different matchups on the same day.

Because the quarterfinals, semifinals and final are scheduled for one broadcast, the champion may need to win three best-of-three series in succession. Consistency and the ability to adapt between rounds will be as important as any single deck choice.

How the finalists qualified

The eight main-event places were decided through online qualifiers and playoffs on October 10. The preliminary phase used a two-deck best-of-three format and narrowed the field before a single-elimination playoff confirmed the finalists.

The October 18 stage therefore begins with players who have already passed two competitive filters. The published bracket removes uncertainty about the opening round and gives each finalist nearly a week to study the first opponent.

Misari versus Total opens the bracket, followed by Euaeng versus Cassia. The lower half features mjkevin against Nanari and DNS ReRoll against Lucete. Winners advance directly to the semifinals, with the final scheduled for the same day.

What is at stake on October 18

The main question is not only who wins the 10 million won first prize. The tournament also decides South Korea's representative for the World Grand Prix, while the remaining high finishers can continue through international online qualification routes.

That structure gives every placement value. Even a player who misses the title can leave the event with prize money and a route toward another international competition.

For viewers, the compact schedule offers a complete tournament in one session: four quarterfinals, two semifinals and the championship match. With no audience in the venue, the official online broadcast will be the only way to follow the event live.

SKO 2026 Season 2 begins at 2:00 PM KST on October 18. By the end of the broadcast, South Korea will have its next Shadowverse World Grand Prix representative.