CHCHS wins Road to Shanghai qualifier after two-day battle

CHCHS won the Road To Shanghai qualifier after two days of intense digital dodgeball action, finishing ahead of Peace and Love in a tournament that pushed the top teams through a demanding multi-day test.

The result put CHCHS at the front of a podium that also included Peace and Love as first runner-up and a second runner-up that was listed in the post but not fully visible in the snippet. That structure mattered because the qualifier was framed as more than a standalone local bracket: it sat inside the Road To Shanghai pathway, giving the result direct meaning for teams chasing a bigger stage.

The format fits HADO’s fast-moving identity. HADO is billed as the world’s first augmented-reality sport, played on a physical court where competitors wear AR visors and battle with energy blasts, shields and real-time strategy. In that setup, winning over two days is about more than one sharp performance. Teams have to keep their timing, spacing and decision-making intact as the rounds stack up.

That is what separated CHCHS from the field. The two-day label signals a schedule packed enough to test adjustment and endurance, and CHCHS handled it best by staying on top through the full qualifier. Peace and Love’s finish underlined the level of the field, while the broader Road To Shanghai branding gave the event an international edge that helps lift digital dodgeball beyond exhibition status.

Malaysia’s HADO scene has already been tied to Shanghai through references to the HADO World Cup 2025 in Shanghai, China, and that connection gives the Road To Shanghai qualifier clear competitive weight. It places Malaysia’s best teams on a ladder that reaches into the sport’s global circuit, with every result carrying implications for who keeps advancing.

The latest result also fits the wider push to grow HADO through organized events and public-facing promotion in Malaysia. With CHCHS crowned champion and Peace and Love second, the qualifier delivered the kind of clear finishing order that helps build a sport still defining its elite pathway.