ownage win Fragadelphia 11
The three-day tournament took place at the SunCenter Studios in Philadelphia, PA, and saw 38 teams battle it out for a share of the $35,000 prize-pool. Among all squads, compLexity, Bee's Money Crew, Rise Nation, and ownage were the ones who managed to secure top four placements.
After beating compLexity, Rise Nation met swag's ownage in the Upper Bracket final. Despite losing the match, Rise Nation went on to defeat steel's Bee's Money Crew by a 2-0 scoreline, earning a place in the best-of-five grand final.
Since ownage came from the Upper Bracket, they had a one map advantage. However, Rise Nation were pretty dominant on Inferno and Cobblestone, the first two maps, and won them by 16-5 and 16-7 scorelines, respectively.
Still, with swag leading the way for his team, ownage managed to overcome Rise Nation with nail-biting scores on Train, 16-13, and Nuke, 19-16, to secure first place in Fragadelphia 11.
Here is how the prize-pool distribution was distributed among the top four teams:
1. ownage - $20,000
2. Rise Nation - $9,000
3. Bee's Money Crew - $4,000
4. compLexity - $2,000