Bunch of Degenerates win DreamHack Atlanta BYOC
While the professional tournament of DreamHack Open Atlanta has just hit playoffs, the BYOC concluded tonight, with Team Degenerates emerging on top, claiming the majority of the $2,000 prize pool.
Prior to the playoffs, the Degenerates and Dignitas fe topped their respective groups with perfect 7-0 records, with Chris n the boys (featuring three iNTACT alumni) and Georgia Tech trailing at 6-1.
The first semifinal saw Degenerates facing off against Georgia Tech, and it was a relatively easy match, with Jacob "L0NER" Webster and friends taking Mirage and Nuke 16-5 and 16-10 , respectively.
In the second semifinal, the ladies of Dignitas put up a respectable fight Chris n the boys, which featured Sam "Noxio" Goodwin reuniting with his iNTACT teammates Alan "Shakezullah" Hardeman and Christopher "Swahn" Swahn. When all was said and done, the Advanced darlings managed to take Mirage and Nuke 16-10, 16-13.
This set up a showdown between Degenerates and Chris n the boys, and the first map went distinctly in the favor of David "Sneaky" Polster and his fellow Degenerates, with a strong 16-2 outting on Train. Mirage was much more hotly contested, but Degenerates managed to take it 16-14.
The top four of the DreamHack Atlanta BYOC tournament were:
1. Degenerates (L0NER, Sneaky, nguyen, blakers, ShoukR)
2. Chris n the boys (Shakezullah, Swahn, Noxio, scottiyio, skrubwrecker)
3-4. Dignitas fe (EMUHLEET, artStar, rain, milk, CAth)
3-4. Georgia Tech (LUC4S, yungd4nny, Pie-on, chrisN91, sefp)
The full results of the tournament are available here.