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OpTic Gaming beat Rise Nation to win the Gears Pro Circuit Columbus Charity Invitational

This comes as no surprise.

Preston Byers

Published: Nov 18, 2018 06:29 pm

The best Gears of War team of all time has once again proven why they’re on top of the world.

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OpTic Gaming—Gilbert “Xplosive” Rojo, Billy “MentaL” Putnam, Alex “SuMuNs” Ascencion, Brian “SoLuRs” Valenzuela, and Arody “Praized” Dipre—defeated Rise Nation in the grand finals of the $200,000 Gears Pro Circuit Columbus Charity Invitational on Sunday to win yet another tournament. This win gives the Green Wall its 13th Gears title since 2016.

Sometimes one second is all you need to win a championship. Congratulations to @OpTicGaming on their Gears Pro Circuit Columbus Charity Invitational victory! pic.twitter.com/RQovUrFOsR
— Gears Esports (@EsportsGears) November 19, 2018

Unlike most other tournaments, this wasn’t an open event. The top 12 teams in the world were invited to Columbus, Ohio, with the $200,000 prize pool being evenly split between the players and charity.

Since losing at the GPC Las Vegas Open in April, OpTic have been on a tear. They beat Echo Fox in the GPC New Orleans Open grand finals, and then followed it up with a championship victory over Ghost Gaming at the San Diego Open in September.

While OpTic may not have another chance to win a title in 2018, the Green Wall is certainly the favorite to take home the first open championship when the new year arrives.

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Preston Byers

Dot Esports associate editor. Co-host of the Ego Chall Podcast. Since discovering esports through the 2013 Call of Duty Championship, Preston has pursued a career in esports and gaming. He graduated from Youngstown State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism in 2021.