{
  "id": 5224200,
  "title": "SWC2026 Regional Cup Lineups Finalized as Global Competition Enters Next Stage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/swc2026-regional-cup-lineups-finalized-as-global-competition-enters",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-03T02:22:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Korea IT Times",
    "slug": "korea-it-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreaittimes.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=156729"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The regional qualifiers for the 10th edition of the global esports competition, Summoners War World Arena Championship 2026 (SWC2026), have concluded, finalizing the lineups for the upcoming offline regional cups. Organized by Com2uS, SWC2026 features top players from around the world competing in the popular mobile RPG \"Summoners War: Sky Arena.\" The final qualifiers in Korea, Japan, and the Americas wrapped up over the weekend, with several veteran and rising players securing spots in the next stage. In Korea, ECK and BEAT.D earned places in the Asia-Pacific Cup, with ECK advancing in dominant fashion and BEAT.D claiming the second ticket after a comeback victory. Japan will be represented by OSADASAN and VISHA, while the Americas qualifiers produced four additional players who join JIWOOFAN, COISO, THOMPSIN, and SAPPYYY, bringing the Americas Cup roster to eight players. With all regional qualifiers now complete, attention turns to the offline regional cups, scheduled for Hamburg, Germany, Toronto, Canada, and Bangkok, Thailand.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}