HCS Open Circuit Legendary Cup #4 Recap

The fourth legendary cup has ended, and your winners are 3sUp. They win their third online tournament, and avenge a top-eight finish at HCS Orange County. Most Wanted takes second, falling to 3sUp in the grand finals four sets to two.

Although the first two podium teams are familiar, Contagious came back into the picture by making an incredible run into the top-three. This marks the first time they’ve made it to an open circuit podium since Open Cup #2.

Also SYA, a new team on the block, made it to the top-four in their very first weekend as a team, following their third place open cup finish. In only one weekend, they find themselves in the top-10 for open circuit points.

JusTus can finally avoid an Open Cup after winning their past two, as they make it into the top-eight, and unfortunately, teams that fought hard out of the open cup, like CADS, will have to go the long way back to the Legendary Cups.

Here’s the full breakdown of the tournament:

Round One:

#1 Most Wanted – BYE

#9 CYA 3-0 #8 CADS

#4 Don’t Chase Me Bro 3-2 #13 Transcendent Gaming 

#5 Contagious 3 – 0 #12 Space Yam (Forfeit)

#2 3sUp – BYE

#7 JusTus 3 – 1 #10 Scion Esports

#3 Shock the World 3 – 0 #14 BTH

#6 Ego Rangers 3 – 0 #11 Ineffable (Forfeit)

Losers Round One:

#13 Transcendent Gaming 3 – 0 #12 Space Yam

#14 BTH 3-0 #11 Ineffable (Forfeit) 

Winners Round Two:

#1 Most Wanted 3 – 0 #9 SYA

#5 Contagious 3-0 #4 Don’t Chase Me Bro

#2 3sUp 3 – 1 #7 JusTus

#3 Shock the World 3 – 0 #6 Ego Rangers

Losers Round Two:

#6 Ego Rangers 3 – 2 #8 CADS

#7 JusTus 3 – 0 #13 Transcendent Gaming

#4 Don’t Chase Me Bro 3 – 0 #10 Scion Esports

#9 SYA 3 – 0 #14 BTH 

Losers Round Three:

#7 JusTus 3-0 #6 Ego Rangers

#9 SYA 3-0 #4 Don’t Chase Me Bro

Winners Semifinals:

#5 Contagious 4-1 #1 Most Wanted 

#2 3sUp 4 – 1 #3 Shock The World

Losers Quarterfinals:

#1 Most Wanted 3 – 1 #7 JusTus

#9 SYA 3-0 #3 Shock the World 

Losers Semifinal:

#1 Most Wanted 4 – 3 #9 SYA

Winners Finals:

#2 3sUp 4-1 #5 Contagious

Losers Finals:

#1 Most Wanted 4 – 1 #5 Contagious 

Grand Finals:

#2 3sUp 4-2 #1 Most Wanted 

$1,000, as well as open circuit points, were given out among the teams who participated. Here’s the breakdown and the standings:

• 1st:  3sUp – $800, 600 Points
• 2nd: Most Wanted – $200, 400 Points
• 3rd: Contagious – 300 Points
• 4th: SYA – 200 Points
• 5th-6th – 175 Points
  • JusTus
  • Shock The World
• 7th-8th – 150 Points
  • Don’t Chase Me Bro
  • Ego Rangers
    Legendary Cup #5 Cut Line

• 9th-12th – 50 Points
  • CADS
  • Transcendent Gaming
  • Scion Esports
  • BTH
• 13th-14th – 25 Points
  • Ineffable
  • Space Yam

Finally, here’s are the top-10 teams in terms of open circuit points after this weekend’s Open and Legendary Cup:

1. 3sUp – 1,660
2. Most Wanted – 1,375
3. Contagious – 750
4. Shock The World – 675
5. JusTus – 600
6. Ego Rangers – 550
7. Don’t Chase Me Bro – 510
8. SYA – 375
9. Space Yam – 275
10. Synergy Gaming- 235

Were you surprised by some of the upsets and placements?

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James Mattone is a journalist for GAMURS and can be contacted by email at jamestmattone@gmail.com or on Twitter –@TheJamesMattone.