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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Shadow Combat League
Tele-operated robot combat league centered on combat-athlete pilots.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
LINEARK (creator / operator brand; public wording 'SCL by LINEARK') | Shadow Combat League (privately held operating brand) | Virtuals Protocol / Virtuals Ventures (incubator / investor, not corporate parent) | Base (platform ecosystem, not parent)
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https://shadowcombatleague.com/
Organization brief
Shadow Combat League is a Malaysian humanoid combat league operated by LINEARK. Human pilots direct robot fights through motion capture. Its New Dawn MY show in Kuala Lumpur featured seven bouts across the ICON, GLADIATOR and NETRUNNER divisions, with the organizer reporting three champions from the October 3, 2026 event.
Summary source · 2026-10-28Organizer-issued post-event account.Office and location evidence
Organizer-published contact address15 & 15A, Hala Bendahara 1, 31650 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Source-backed · Reviewed 2026-10-28SCL’s October 8 press release lists this Ipoh contact address. Kuala Lumpur is an event location; neither that venue nor this newsroom address is independently established as the league’s headquarters.
Organization
- Organization role
- Humanoid combat league and live-event promoterReviewed 2026-10-28
- Status / historical scope
- New Dawn MY held October 3, 2026, according to organizer releaseReviewed 2026-10-28
- Leagues / competition programs
- Shadow Combat League; New DawnReviewed 2026-10-28
- Operator / presenter
- LINEARKReviewed 2026-10-28
- Executive leadership
- Dr Ian Tan Wei Lun — founder and CEO of LINEARK and Shadow Combat LeagueReviewed 2026-10-28
- Technical leadership
- Joseph Saw — Chief Technology OfficerReviewed 2026-10-28Role in organizer-issued May 19, 2026 release.
- Content Leadership
- Peter Davis — Chief Content OfficerReviewed 2026-10-28Role in organizer-issued June 3, 2026 release.
- Brand Ambassador
- Abdu RozikReviewed 2026-10-28
- Country
- MalaysiaReviewed 2026-10-28
Competition and participation
- Combat format
- Human-controlled humanoid robot fightsReviewed 2026-10-28
- Control mode
- Human pilotsReviewed 2026-10-28
- Pilot control hardware
- Human motion capture for real-time robot controlReviewed 2026-10-28
- Competition divisions
- ICON; GLADIATOR; NETRUNNERReviewed 2026-10-28
Events, media and community
- Latest event in cited review
- New Dawn MY — October 3, 2026; Pavilion Arena, Damansara Heights, Kuala LumpurReviewed 2026-10-28Event venue; not a corporate-office address.
- Announced next event
- Next fight night planned for Q1 2027Reviewed 2026-10-28Organizer intention; no exact date or venue confirmed here.
- Published results
- New Dawn MY: Koo Kien Keat (NETRUNNER), Aiman Abu Bakar (GLADIATOR), Theebaan (ICON).Reviewed 2026-10-28Human pilot champions, not robot model names.
- Events / schedule
- Official league destination; organizer release is used for the reviewed event claims.
- Media / press
- Official event and media destination.
Contacts and administration
- Office / facility address
- 15 & 15A, Hala Bendahara 1, 31650 Ipoh, Perak, MalaysiaReviewed 2026-10-28Organizer-published newsroom contact address, not independently established headquarters. Kuala Lumpur event venues remain separate.
- Media / press email
- Published press contact; not general ticketing support.
- Media inquiries email
- Public New Dawn media contact.
- Press office phone
- Public press contact, Dana Yellow.
Earlier evidence record
Robots, people and rules
- People and operator roles
- Joseph Saw; Peter Davis; combat athletes; SCL team 🇲🇾🌐
- Chronology
- FIRST: 2026-05-23 · LATEST VERIFIED: 2026-07-08–10 · LEAPEAST Hong Kong · FUTURE: 2026-10-03 · LaLaport Kuala Lumpur | Review 2026-10-20: organizer now publishes October 3 New Dawn results and names Pavilion Arena, Pavilion Damansara Heights. The preceding chronology is a preserved earlier announcement.
- Robot platforms
- HUMANOID · Unitree-based Shadows; later EngineAI
- Human control
- Combat-athlete pilots · VR: NO
- Control hardware
- Full-body motion-capture equipment
- Control software
- Real-time one-to-one teleoperation
- Rules and actions
- Punch, evade, fight in real time
- Purpose and scope
- Tele-operated robot combat league centered on combat-athlete pilots.
- Latest completed event
- Organizer reports New Dawn completed October 3 2026 at Pavilion Arena, Pavilion Damansara Heights, Kuala Lumpur.
- Title results
- Netrunner: Koo Kien Keat over Safee Sali; Gladiator: Aiman Abu Bakar over Goldenboy Adli; Icon: Theebaan over Daniella Sya. These are pilot results.
- Venue history
- The preserved August 17 announcement named LaLaport; the current completed-event page names Pavilion Arena. Retain both with their source/date meanings.
- Source review date
- 2026-10-20
Evidence
Video evidence status: VERIFIED · OFFICIAL. Each source supports the scope stated below.
VERIFIED | Review 2026-10-20: October 3 New Dawn completion, Pavilion venue, seven pilot results and duration-only run of show. All outcomes attributed to organizer.
Official site confirms tele-operated humanoid combat and Malaysia HQ; Syok interview published 2026-08-17 announces 2026-10-03 LaLaport Kuala Lumpur event.
VERIFIED
Official SCL replay gateway provides longer-form fight footage.
Shadow Combat League's First Light Livestream. Publisher metadata checked 2026-10-20; duration and successful browser playback remain unverified.
Additional identity sources
Source relationships (8)
Identity sources do not resolve classifier gates or establish an active league.
A1_OFFICIAL_PRIMARY · TEXT_OR_IDENTITY_ONLY · Last checked 2026-08-23
A1_OFFICIAL_PRIMARY · CAN_SHOW_OR_PROVE_QUALIFYING_RVR · Last checked 2026-08-23
A1_OFFICIAL_PRIMARY · TEXT_OR_IDENTITY_ONLY · Last checked 2026-08-23
A1_OFFICIAL_PRIMARY · TEXT_OR_IDENTITY_ONLY · Last checked 2026-08-23
A1_OFFICIAL_PRIMARY · CAN_SHOW_OR_PROVE_QUALIFYING_RVR · Last checked 2026-08-23
A3_DIRECT_INDEPENDENT · TEXT_OR_IDENTITY_ONLY · Last checked 2026-08-23
A1_OFFICIAL_PRIMARY · October 3 New Dawn completion, Pavilion venue, seven pilot results and duration-only run of show. All outcomes attributed to organizer. · Last checked 2026-10-20
A1_OFFICIAL_PRIMARY · Shadow Combat League's First Light Livestream. Publisher metadata checked 2026-10-20; duration and successful browser playback remain unverified. · Last checked 2026-10-20