UGC St. Louis: Day 2 Recap

With a sweet $5,000 on the line during the open bracket, PNDA Gaming outlasted the competition and will leave St. Louis with $3,000 guarenteed. It’s baffling how the team of Ryan “RyaNoob” Geddes, Faisal “Goofy” Khan, Scottie “Cloud” Holste, and Gabriel “Gabriel” Funes-Soto came in ranked #27 in the open bracket, but nevertheless, they ran the table here.

Here’s the full list of the open bracket results (note: some of yesterday’s results are included for the early rounds):

Winners Round Three:

#1 Most Wanted 3 – 0 #9 Hype & Positivity

#4 Justice League 3 – 1 #5 Templar Esports

#2 Solstice 3 – 0 #10 Rapid Pulse

#27 PNDA Gaming 3 – 0 #3 SCION Esports

Losers Round Three:

#11 In Control Gaming 3 – 1 #14 Render Esports

#28 True Ambition 3 – 0 #7 Natural Talent

#13 Missouri’s Finest 3 – 0 #12 3rd Coast

#8 Bring the Noise 3 – 0 #17 Vital Esports

Losers Round Four:

#5 Templar Esports 3 – 0 #11 InControl Gaming

#9 Hype & Positivity 3 – 0 True Ambition

#3 SCION Esports 3 – 0 #13 Missouri’s Finest

#10 Rapid Pulse 3 – 0 #8 Bring the Noise

Losers Round Five:

#9 Hype & Positivity 3 – 1 #5 Templar Esports

#3 SCION Esports 3 – 0 #10 Rapid Pulse

Losers Quarterfinals

#2 Solstice 3 – 0 #9 Hype & Positivity

#3 SCION Esports 3 – 0 #4 Justice League

Winners Semifinals

#1 Most Wanted 3 – 0 #4 Justice League

#27 PNDA Gaming 3 – 0 #2 Solstice

Losers Semifinals

#3 SCION Esports 3 – 2 #2 Solstice

Winners Finals

#27 PNDA Gaming 3 – 2 #1 Most Wanted

Losers Finals

#1 Most Wanted 3 – 0 #3 SCION Esports

Grand Finals

#27 PNDA Gaming 3 – 1 #1 Most Wanted

Open Bracket Placings:

• 1st: PNDA Gaming – $3,000
• 2nd: Most Wanted – $1,500
• 3rd: SCION Esports – $500
• 4th: Solstice
• 5th-6th:
  • Justice League
  • Hype & Positivity
• 7th-8th:
  • Templar Esports
  • Rapid Pulse
• 9th-12th:
  • InControl Gaming
  • True Ambition
  • Missouri’s Finest
  • Bring the Noise

The top-12 open bracket teams were dispersed in four groups, each with a pro league side included. The top-two teams in each group will move on to the championship tournament, and will split a $25,000 prize pool. Here’s how the groups looked:

• Group A:
  • Truce (nV with Tony “LethuL” Campbell Jr. replacing Austin “Mikwen” McCleary) – 1st Place, Pro League (Technically)
  • Solstice – 4th Place, Open Bracket
  • Justice League – 5th-6th, Open Bracket
  • True Ambition – 9th-12th, Open Bracket
• Group B:
  • Enigma6 – 7th Place, Pro League
  • SCION Esports – 3rd Place, Open Bracket
  • Hype & Positivity – 5th-6th Place, Open Bracket
  • Missouri’s Finest – 9th-12th Place, Open Bracket
• Group C:
  • Evil Geniuses –  6th Place, Pro League
  • Most Wanted – 2nd Place, Open Bracket
  • Templar Esports – 7th-8th Place, Open Bracket
  • InControl Gaming – 9th-12th Place, Open Bracket
• Group D:
  • Allegiance – 8th Place, Pro League
  • PNDA Gaming – 1st Place, Open Bracket
  • Rapid Pulse – 7th-8th Place, Open Bracket
  • Bring the Noise – 9th-12th Place, Open Bracket

Here were the individual results from the group stage, as well as final placements for each group:

Group A

Truce 3 – 0 True Ambition

Solstice 3 – 1 Justice League

Truce 3 – 0 Justice League

Solstice 3 – 0 True Ambition

Truce 3 – 0 Solstice

Justice League 3 – 1 True Ambition

Group B

Enigma6 3 – 0 Missouri’s Finest

SCION Esports 3 – 0 Hype & Positivity

Enigma6 3 – 0 Hype & Positivity

SCION Esports 3 – 0 Missouri’s Finest

Enigma6 3 – 0 SCION Esports

Hype & Positivity 3 – 0 Missouri’s Finest

Group C

Evil Geniuses 3 – 0 InControl Gaming

Most Wanted 3 – 0 Templar Esports

Evil Geniuses 3 – 0 Templar Esports

Most Wanted 3 – 0 InControl Gaming

Templar Esports 3 – 0 InControl Gaming

Evil Geniuses 3 – 0 Most Wanted

Group D

Allegiance 3 – 0 Bring the Noise

PNDA Gaming 3 – 0 Rapid Pulse

Allegiance 3 – 0 Rapid Pulse

PNDA Gaming 3 – 0 Bring the Noise

Allegiance 3 – 0 PNDA Gaming

Rapid Pulse 3 – 0 Bring the Noise

Pool Play Final Placements (First and Second Advance):

Group A

1. Truce – 3-0 (9-0 Game Count)
2. Solstice – 2-1 (6-3)
3. Justice League – 1-2 (4-5)
4. True Ambition – 0-3 (1-8)

Group B

1. Enigma6 – 3-0 (9-0)
2. SCION Esports – 2-1 (6-3)
3. Hype & Positivity – 1-2 (3-6)
4. Missouri’s Finest – 0-3 (0-9)

Group C

1. Evil Geniuses – 3-0 (9-0)
2. Most Wanted – 2-1 (6-3)
3. Templar Esports – 1-2 (3-6)
4. InControl Gaming – 0-3 (0-9)

Group D

1. Allegiance – 3-0 (9-0)
2. PNDA Gaming – 2-1 (6-3)
3. Rapid Pulse – 1-2 (3-6)
4. Bring the Noise – 0-3 (0-9)

Here is what the bracket will look like for the final stage, which is a double-elimination tournament:

Truce vs. SCION Esports

Evil Geniuses vs. PNDA Gaming

Enigma6 vs. Solstice

Allegiance vs. Most Wanted

Who out of pool play surprised you the most heading into championship sunday?

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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.