JPL Season 6 Recap: Ghost Circuit Claims the Crown
A look back at Janken Pro League Season 6: the league welcomed a new JPL4 tier; Ghost Circuit won JPL1, Aurora dominated JPL2, six new names reached the top flight, and defending champion 1221 went down with the relegation pack.
The Season That Was
JPL Season 6 is in the books. Structurally, it was also the season that welcomed JPL4—a new fourth tier under JPL3—widening the pyramid and giving more players a formal rung on the ladder. At the top, a familiar name finally cleared the bar; below, six climbed from JPL2 into JPL1, and six dropped—including last season's champion. Same format: two matches a day, nowhere to hide.
JPL1: Ghost Circuit
Ghost Circuit took the JPL1 title with 20 wins, 8 losses, and a 58.6% round win rate. It was their first championship in the top flight after a long arc: they won JPL2 back in Season 1, finished runner-up in JPL1 in Season 2, and spent the next several seasons in the pack—third in Season 4, sixth in Seasons 3 and 5—before putting it together this time.
When the rounds settled, their 58.6% clip was not only enough to win—it was above their own rolling average across earlier JPL campaigns (~55%). Sometimes the table rewards patience; this season it rewarded a peak at the right time.
Best Newcomer in JPL1
The strongest first JPL1 season among players promoted from JPL2 the year before belonged to I'm Just a Number: fifth in the top flight with 17–11 and a 56.5% round win rate. Breaking into the top half on debut is the kind of statement that reshapes expectations for Season 7.
Longest in JPL1
Neon Nova has now logged six completed seasons in JPL1—the longest active tenure at the summit. They remain the measuring stick for what sustained top-flight survival looks like.
Narrowly Avoided Demotion
Just above the drop zone, Quasar Grove (13–15, 13th) and Grammar Police (12–16, 14th) stayed up by a single place over the relegation line. In a six-down format, that margin is everything.
Best and Worst Streaks
Tal123 assembled the longest winning streak of the season: 13 games in a row. On the other side, Kirito shouldered the longest skid—13 consecutive losses. Symmetry in the numbers, opposite stories in the standings.
Six Up, Six Down
Aurora won JPL2 outright with 23–5 and a 67.6% round win rate—one of the most dominant second-tier seasons on record. Joining them in promotion: goaux (22–6, 67.3%), Taha, rampage rocker, Mehdi_salehi, and Outsider (17–11, 54.9%). All six start the next campaign in JPL1.
The six who left the top flight: BizarroRock, Myths n Legends, Lurch boy, 1221, ranger, and Sable. Notable among them: 1221, who had lifted the JPL1 trophy in Season 5—proof that the pyramid does not grant immunity.
JPL3
Oisinpagan topped JPL3 with 20–7 and a 63.2% round win rate, leading the race in the third tier as the structure below JPL1 continues to feed the league.
JPL4 joins the pyramid
Beyond JPL3, Season 6 established JPL4 as a full competitive tier—the next step down the ladder, with the same daily match rhythm and a clear path upward. The league is deeper now: four tiers, one climb.
Looking Ahead
Season 6 is closed. Ghost Circuit wears the crown; Aurora and company bring fresh blood to JPL1; the relegated six—including a former champion—will have to climb again; and the pyramid now runs four deep. Season 7 resets the maths: same rhythm, new stories. That's the league—and that's why we'll be back for the next one.