Next upKnockout Round TwoWed, Sep 23, doors 8:00 PM

Challenger Week 1 is Wednesday 2 September, doors 8 PM. Top five from each OPEN DECKS week, judged in the room.

The Warehouse at the Tavern

Denver · Season one · 2026

Open DecksBest DJ in Denver

Grand prize

$12,000

$1,000 a month, as a paid gig.

Over $20,000 in total prizes.

CalendarHow it works

Next up · Knockout Round Two · Wed, Sep 23 · 8 PM, 2 AM MT

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The OPEN DECKS weeks

67 competitors, counted and closed

Four weeks of sign-up nights are finished and every vote is published. Those totals are the record of how the field got here, and they stay up for the rest of the season.

See the full boardWhat is coming

One round · two nights · 31 matches

The Knockouts

Head to head. Ten minutes each, scored by the judges and by the energy in the room. The top seed draws the bottom seed and it works inward from there, so finishing well earned a kinder first match. Win and you go through. Lose and your run ends that night.

Challenger Week 1Challenger Week 2Straight to the knockouts

Wednesday, September 16

Sep 16 · Doors 8 PM

15 matches · 30 competitors

DJs, please arrive by 7:30

  1. Match 1

    1DA RAChallenger Week 1 · 1st of 2073Through
    62RyStraight to the knockouts · 27th of 270Out

  2. Match 3

    3EvasiveChallenger Week 1 · 3rd of 2077Through
    60SKITZStraight to the knockouts · 25th of 2760Out

  3. Match 5

    5TYChallenger Week 1 · 5th of 2060Through
    58EllarisStraight to the knockouts · 23rd of 270Out

  4. Match 7

    7NocturnxlChallenger Week 1 · 7th of 2066Through
    56NMEStraight to the knockouts · 21st of 2740Saved

  5. Match 9

    9Dj Willie WillChallenger Week 1 · 9th of 2064Through
    54666Straight to the knockouts · 19th of 270Out

  6. Match 11

    11Yart LordChallenger Week 1 · 11th of 2062Through
    52deeloStraight to the knockouts · 17th of 2752Out

  7. Match 15

    15tldrChallenger Week 1 · 15th of 2062Through
    48KayBeeStraight to the knockouts · 13th of 2734Out

  8. Match 17

    17SurpriseGuestChallenger Week 1 · 17th of 2054Through
    46Lily NovaStraight to the knockouts · 11th of 270Out

  9. Match 19

    19Alex ParamoChallenger Week 1 · 19th of 2045Out
    44NepheshStraight to the knockouts · 9th of 2746Through

  10. Match 20

    20DJ MaabiChallenger Week 1 · 20th of 2051Through
    43GozaStraight to the knockouts · 8th of 270Out

  11. Match 23

    23DegreesChallenger Week 2 · 3rd of 1581Through
    40BbyroseStraight to the knockouts · 5th of 2757Saved

  12. Match 25

    25JdawgChallenger Week 2 · 5th of 1547Out
    38interstellarStraight to the knockouts · 3rd of 2758Through

  13. Match 27

    27ow3nsChallenger Week 2 · 7th of 1564Saved
    36KAIZENStraight to the knockouts · 1st of 2765Through

  14. Match 29

    29Leek.Challenger Week 2 · 9th of 1547Through
    34Daddy Collar MeChallenger Week 2 · 14th of 150Out

  15. Match 31

    31DialloDjChallenger Week 2 · 11th of 1550Out
    32DJ AfterBurnerChallenger Week 2 · 12th of 1555Through

Not everybody who lost is gone

Survivor Sets

Saved. They lost their matches and advance after a survivor set.

Saved · advancing

  • 27ow3nsChallenger Week 2 · 7th of 1564Saved
  • 40BbyroseStraight to the knockouts · 5th of 2757Saved
  • 56NMEStraight to the knockouts · 21st of 2740Saved

Wednesday, September 23

Sep 23 · Doors 8 PM

16 matches · 32 competitors

DJs, please arrive by 7:30

  1. Match 2

    2MastermashChallenger Week 1 · 2nd of 20
    61GroundscoreStraight to the knockouts · 26th of 27

  2. Match 4

    4REFOCUZChallenger Week 1 · 4th of 20
    59VVILLStraight to the knockouts · 24th of 27

  3. Match 6

    6ALTITUDEChallenger Week 1 · 6th of 20
    57DJ HayzeStraight to the knockouts · 22nd of 27

  4. Match 8

    8DJ JTChallenger Week 1 · 8th of 20
    55BlackhawkStraight to the knockouts · 20th of 27

  5. Match 10

    10Null.exeChallenger Week 1 · 10th of 20
    53WhiteSnak3Straight to the knockouts · 18th of 27

  6. Match 12

    12LovemuffinChallenger Week 1 · 12th of 20
    51Tedd AdamStraight to the knockouts · 16th of 27

  7. Match 13 · Moved to the 23rd

    13ViaLOBOChallenger Week 1 · 13th of 20
    50AdblibdStraight to the knockouts · 15th of 27

  8. Match 14

    14SevzChallenger Week 1 · 14th of 20
    49The Kid FrankieStraight to the knockouts · 14th of 27

  9. Match 16

    16BroséChallenger Week 1 · 16th of 20
    47Danny FantomStraight to the knockouts · 12th of 27

  10. Match 18

    18AGXXISTENCEChallenger Week 1 · 18th of 20
    45M14HStraight to the knockouts · 10th of 27

  11. Match 21 · Not available on the 16th

    21Dead ConnectionChallenger Week 2 · 1st of 15
    42Disciple13Straight to the knockouts · 7th of 27

  12. Match 22

    22BenderChallenger Week 2 · 2nd of 15
    41N9LVVSStraight to the knockouts · 6th of 27

  13. Match 24

    24Enve wonChallenger Week 2 · 4th of 15
    39HandZumTStraight to the knockouts · 4th of 27

  14. Match 26

    26DJ EROCKChallenger Week 2 · 6th of 15
    37Fader BreakerStraight to the knockouts · 2nd of 27

  15. Match 28

    28NoyesChallenger Week 2 · 8th of 15
    35¡YA*MERO! DJChallenger Week 2 · 15th of 15

  16. Match 30

    30WLLTECHChallenger Week 2 · 10th of 15
    33DJ JarecChallenger Week 2 · 13th of 15
The Challenger roundsBoth nights, every score. This is what the knockout seeding was built from.Open

Wednesday, September 2 · Doors 8 PM

Challenger Week 1

Three judges and the crowd each competitor brought. Totals are final for the night.

  1. 1MastermashWeek 2 · 2 of 2216161 + 100 door
  2. 2REFOCUZWeek 3 · 3 of 1714395 + 48 door
  3. 3ALTITUDEWeek 3 · 1 of 1712787 + 40 door
  4. 4DJ JTWeek 1 · 1 of 1511789 + 28 door
  5. 5Null.exeWeek 3 · 5 of 1710276 + 26 door
  6. 6LovemuffinWeek 4 · 4 of 139274 + 18 door
  7. 7ViaLOBOWeek 2 · 4 of 228569 + 16 door
  8. 8EvasiveWeek 1 · 2 of 157777 + 0 door
  9. 9SevzWeek 1 · 4 of 157751 + 26 door
  10. 10DA RAWeek 4 · 1 of 137373 + 0 door
  1. 11BroséWeek 1 · 3 of 156961 + 8 door
  2. 12NocturnxlWeek 2 · 1 of 226666 + 0 door
  3. 13Dj Willie WillWeek 2 · 3 of 226464 + 0 door
  4. 14AGXXISTENCEWeek 4 · 3 of 136246 + 16 door
  5. 15tldrWeek 3 · 2 of 176262 + 0 door
  6. 16Yart LordWeek 3 · 4 of 176262 + 0 door
  7. 17TYWeek 4 · 2 of 136060 + 0 door
  8. 18SurpriseGuestWeek 2 · 5 of 225454 + 0 door
  9. 19DJ MaabiWeek 1 · 5 of 155151 + 0 door
  10. 20Alex ParamoWeek 4 · 5 of 134545 + 0 door

Wednesday, September 9 · Doors 8 PM

Challenger Week 2

Three judges and the crowd each competitor brought. Totals are final for the night.

  1. 1Dead ConnectionWeek 3 · 6 of 1713290 + 42 door
  2. 2BenderWeek 1 · 6 of 1511880 + 38 door
  3. 3Enve wonWeek 2 · 8 of 229882 + 16 door
  4. 4DJ EROCKWeek 4 · 6 of 138773 + 14 door
  5. 5DegreesWeek 1 · 9 of 158181 + 0 door
  6. 6NoyesWeek 1 · 7 of 157470 + 4 door
  7. 7WLLTECHWeek 3 · 8 of 177260 + 12 door
  8. 8ow3nsWeek 3 · 10 of 176464 + 0 door
  9. 9DJ JarecWeek 2 · 9 of 225953 + 6 door
  10. 10¡YA*MERO! DJWeek 3 · 7 of 175547 + 8 door
  1. 11DJ AfterBurnerWeek 4 · 8 of 135555 + 0 door
  2. 12DialloDjWeek 2 · 10 of 225050 + 0 door
  3. 13JdawgWeek 2 · 6 of 224747 + 0 door
  4. 14Leek.Week 4 · 7 of 134747 + 0 door
  5. 15Daddy Collar MeWeek 1 · 8 of 1500 + 0 door
  6. —AstraNamoNo show—
  7. —Jory JacobsNo show—
  8. —Leafar HatemNo show—
  9. —PATCHDNo show—
  10. —ELYSIAWithdrawn—

How it works

Where the season stands

  1. 01

    What is done

    1. Weeks 1-4 · done

      The Open Decks nights

      Names were drawn in the room on the night, and whoever was drawn played twenty minutes in any style they liked. The last one was August 26.

    2. The count

      Every vote is in

      Each week's votes ran over one 72-hour window. Sixty-six competitors came through it, and their final counts are published on the board.

    3. The hat

      Closed

      There are no more draws this season. Everybody who is in the competition is already on the board.

  2. 02

    How a night is scored now

    1. The judges

      The set

      Ten minutes, live. Judges score on performance, energy, creativity and putting on a show.

    2. At the door

      The room you bring

      Anyone who comes down and gives a competitor's name at the door is counted for them, and adds to their score on the night.

    3. No online voting

      A clean slate

      Votes do not move any more. What they already earned sets the seeding, and nothing else carries over.

  3. 03

    What is left

    1. Sep 16 and Sep 23

      The knockout round

      Thirty-one head to head matches, split over two Wednesdays. The top seed draws the bottom seed and it works inward from there.

    2. Sep 30 and Oct 7

      Round three, then the semi

      The bracket halves, and halves again, down to the last four on October 7.

    3. Oct 14

      The final

      The bracket narrows round by round to one night, one room, and the best DJ in Denver.

    The bracket is drawn and up on this page. Every competitor is emailed the night they play.

Grand prize

$12,000

$1,000 a month, as a paid gig.

Over $20,000 in total prizes.

Read the full rulesSee the full calendar

The schedule

What's coming

Shows & streams
  1. Sep23

    Next up · Knockout bracket · Week 8

    Knockout Round Two

    Round two of the bracket. Win and you go through, lose and your season ends here.

    Wed8 PM, 2 AM
  2. Sep30

    Knockout bracket · Week 9

    Knockout Round Three

    Round three. Half the bracket gone, and the room gets louder every week.

    Wed8 PM, 2 AM
  3. Oct7

    Knockout bracket · Week 10

    Knockout Semi-Final

    The semi-final. Four left, one night from the final.

    Wed8 PM, 2 AM
  4. Oct14

    The final

    The Final

    Best DJ in Denver. One night, one room, and $12,000 on it.

    Wed8 PM, 2 AM
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