diff --git a/cogs/players.py b/cogs/players.py
index 14e8570..a0aafd8 100644
--- a/cogs/players.py
+++ b/cogs/players.py
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ class Players(commands.Cog):
         await view.wait()
 
         if view.value:
-            await gauntlets.end_run(this_run, this_event, draft_team)
+            await gauntlets.end_run(this_run, this_event, draft_team, force_end=True)
             await interaction.edit_original_response(
                 content=f'Your {event_name} run has been reset. Run `/gauntlets start {event_name}` to redraft!',
                 view=None
diff --git a/cogs/players_new/gauntlet.py b/cogs/players_new/gauntlet.py
index 03b76de..1889c83 100644
--- a/cogs/players_new/gauntlet.py
+++ b/cogs/players_new/gauntlet.py
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class Gauntlet(commands.Cog):
         await view.wait()
 
         if view.value:
-            await gauntlets.end_run(this_run, this_event, draft_team) # type: ignore
+            await gauntlets.end_run(this_run, this_event, draft_team, force_end=True) # type: ignore
             await interaction.edit_original_response(
                 content=f'Your {event_name} run has been reset. Run `/gauntlets start` to redraft!',
                 view=None
diff --git a/gauntlets.py b/gauntlets.py
index 2c0696e..0421d4f 100644
--- a/gauntlets.py
+++ b/gauntlets.py
@@ -1838,7 +1838,7 @@ async def get_embed(this_run=None, this_event=None, this_team=None):
     return embed
 
 
-async def end_run(this_run, this_event, this_team: Team, force_end: bool = False):
+async def end_run(this_run, this_event, this_team: Team, bot=None, main_team=None, force_end: bool = False):
     l_message = f'Tough loss. That brings your {this_event["name"]} record to ' \
                 f'**{this_run["wins"]}-{this_run["losses"]}**. '
     if this_run['losses'] == 2 or force_end:
@@ -1850,6 +1850,16 @@ async def end_run(this_run, this_event, this_team: Team, force_end: bool = False
         )
         c_query = await db_post(f'cards/wipe-team/{this_team.id}')
 
+        # Send news-ticker message for natural run completion (2 losses), not for manual resets
+        if bot and main_team and this_run['losses'] == 2 and not force_end:
+            team_name = main_team.lname if isinstance(main_team, Team) else main_team.get('lname', 'Unknown Team')
+            await send_to_channel(
+                bot,
+                'pd-news-ticker',
+                content=f'The **{team_name}** have completed their **{this_event["name"]} Gauntlet** run '
+                        f'with a final record of {this_run["wins"]}-{this_run["losses"]}.'
+            )
+
     return l_message
 
 
@@ -2004,7 +2014,7 @@ async def post_result(run_id: int, is_win: bool, this_team: Team, bot, channel,
             params=[('losses', this_run['losses'] + 1)]
         )
 
-        l_message = await end_run(this_run, this_event, this_team)
+        l_message = await end_run(this_run, this_event, this_team, bot, main_team)
         await channel.send(
             content=l_message,
             embed=await get_embed(this_run)