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- ↑ "ELEAGUE To Debut Its First Reality TV Show Featuring Fighting Game Pros On April 20". 5 April 2018. Archived from the original on 29 November 2019.
- ↑ "ELEAGUE Announces First Esports Reality Series -- The Challenger: Street Fighter V". 5 April 2018. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021.
- ↑ "This Street Fighter V pro is using a reality show to make a name". 10 May 2018. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ↑ "ELeague's "The Challenger" Reality Show Doesn't Know Which Audience to Cater To". 24 April 2018. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021.