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KiLLa, MiRx, Ricky, and MBoZe win Hitch and UMG’s Call of Duty: Ghosts throwback tournament

It all came down to a game five, round 11.
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It may have been an eight-team online throwback tournament, but Adam “KiLLa”Ā Sloss has won a tournament in 2018. KiLLa, Marcus “MiRx”Ā Carter,Ā Richard “Ricky” Stacy, and Marcus “MBoZe”Ā Blanks took home the title in Davis “Hitch” Edwards and UMG’s $5,000Ā Call of Duty: GhostsĀ tournament.

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The former OpTic Nation roster went on an impressive losers bracket run to reach the grand finals of this throwback tournament. There, they faced Ray “Rambo”Ā Lussier, Jeremy “StuDyy”Ā Astacio,Ā Martin Chino, and Teegan “TcM” McCarthy, who looked strong in the winners bracket.

The grand finals started off with the former OpTic Nation roster taking Sovereign Domination 169-139ā€”KiLLa led the lobby at 32-15. They kept the momentum going in map two,Ā Octane Search and Destroy, which they won 6-3 behind KiLLa’s 10-kill performance. Ricky and crew then picked up a hard-fought 13-11 victory onĀ Freight Blitz to sweep the first series.

And following the bracket reset, the former OpTic Nation squad kept firing on all cylinders. They opened the second series with aĀ 161-136 win onĀ Octane Domination thanks to MiRx’s 31-kill performance. Rambo and crew finally started to show some signs of life in map two, howeverā€”StuDyy went 15-3 and they won Freight Search and Destroy 6-3.

With the series tied at one map apiece,Ā KiLLa’s squad tookĀ Warhawk Blitz 9-8 to regain control of the matchup. Fans were initially treated to a tie in map four, Freight Domination, 147-147. But then, in the replay, Chino and crew forced a decisive game five by taking the 163-159 victory.

The entire tournament came down to one final map of Warhawk Search and Destroy. It was an intense back-and-forth showdown, but KiLLa’s team walked away with the 6-5 win to take the throwback tournament title.

Although this was just an online tournament, a lot of longtimeĀ Call of DutyĀ fans enjoyed getting the chance to watch some of their favorite players compete on a classic game in this popular franchise.


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Justin Binkowski
Dot Esports Editor. I primarily play, watch, and write about Call of Duty but can also occasionally be found feeding the enemy ADC in League of Legends. I have been following competitive Call of Duty since 2011 and writing about it since 2015.