First day of FRAG LCQ wraps up
Day one of Fragadelphia is upon us, and boy, what a competition it is shaping out to be. Fragadelphia 17 reportedly has the largest team attendance in its history and also has one of the largest prizepools for an open North American event. Today, we will see teams like Apeks, BIG Academy, 7AM, and BLVKHVND facing off against some of NA's best to make it into the group stage starting on Saturday.
To understand how Fragadelphia is structured, you can read the full explanation from the organizers themselves here, or continue reading as we do our best to simplify it below.
There are 33 LCQ teams that will be playing in a double-elimination bracket today and tomorrow. The top eight teams will then join eight invited squads in four groups of four starting on Saturday. With group play happening all on Saturday, the top eight teams will then play in a single-elimination playoff bracket on Sunday.
We have a lot to see in the upcoming three days, so follow along on this live blog, the bracket and the various streams from Fragadelphia!
09:15PM - Day 1 of the LCQ comes to an end!
So we took a small break from the live blog because everyone was busy at the event but we're here now to wrap up the first day. First up, let's conclude the matches we had mentioned before:
InControl 0-2 Esoteric — (19:22 Nuke; 9:16 Overpass; Dust II)
Snakes Den 2-1 Revel — (10:16 Nuke; 16:10 Vertigo; 16:11 Inferno)
Detonate 2-0 Addice — (16:6 Vertigo; 16:10 Nuke; Mirage)
Zenigma 2-0 Phoenix Rising — (16:7 Inferno; 16:10 Overpass; Dust II)
NoVum 1-2 Boyfriend_Peek6 — (12:16 Inferno; 19:17 Overpass; 12:16 Dust II)
Atlas 0-2 kari — (13:16 Ancient; 9:16 Overpass; Inferno)
Firstwave 2-1 Arctic Ace — (12:16 Ancient; 16:9 Nuke; 16:11 Mirage)
b4it 0-2 Davenport Black — (20:22 Inferno; 10:15 Overpass; Dust II)
Cyberstorm 0-2 All Gas No Brakes — (11:16 Inferno; 13:16 Dust II; Mirage)
Moving on, some more lower bracket matches were left to be played:
Zenigma 2-0 Addice Inc. — (16:7 Inferno; 16:12 Dust II; Overpass)
Bikini Bottom Babes 0-2 InControl Nation — (4:16 Overpass; 9:16 Mirage; Dust II)
Then finally, there were the remaining upper bracket matches:
X13 vs BIG Academy — (8:16 Ancient; 8:16 Dust II; Overpass)
Victorum 2-1 Touch Point — (6:16 Mirage; 16:9 Ancient; 16:14 Inferno)
BLVKHVND 0-2 Team oNe — (9:16 Nuke; 6:16 Mirage; Ancient)
Evil Geniuses Black 2-0 Snakes Den — (19:16 Vertigo; 16:7 Inferno; Overpass)
Louisville Red Wolves 1-2 Detonate — (19:16 Nuke; 11:16 Mirage; 16:19 Vertigo)
7AM 2-1 Limitless — (16:7 Overpass; 11:16 Vertigo; 16:0 Nuke)
Vireo.pro 0-2 Evil Geniuses White — (8:16 Inferno; 9:16 Nuke; Overpass)
Yes, you read that right, 7AM managed to 16-0 Limitless. UKCS > NACS?? Maybe but don't tell Ryan... Moving forward for tomorrow, we've got the following matches in the upper bracket, with the winners qualifying to the main group stage:
Apeks vs BIG Academy
Victorum vs Team oNe
Evil Geniuses Black vs Detonate
TEAM 7AM vs Evil Geniuses White
The upper bracket matches will be played at 01:30PM. But first at 10:00AM, the lower bracket matches will be happening:
Vireo.pro vs InControl Nation
Limitless vs Boyfriend_Peek6
Louisville Red Wolves vs Firstwave
Snakes Den vs kari
BLVKHVND vs Revel
Touch Point vs Zenigma
X13 vs All Gas No Brakes
Esoteric vs Davenport Black
Be sure to come back tomorrow here for our day two live blog! Also follow us on twitter for all the livestream links and updates too!
03:15PM - Apeks destroy Bikini Bottom Babes plus more score updates!
Apeks destroyed them, what else can we say?
Apeks 2-0 Bikini Bottom Babes — (16:0 Overpass; 16:5 Mirage; Inferno)
And onto other results on the ongoing upper and lower bracket matches...
InControl vs Esoteric — (15:15 Nuke; Overpass; Dust II)
Snakes Den 0-1 Revel — (10:16 Nuke; Vertigo; Inferno)
Detonate 1-0 Addice — (16:6 Vertigo; Nuke; Mirage)
Zenigma vs Phoenix Rising — (Inferno; Overpass; Dust II)
NoVum vs Boyfriend_Peek6 — (Inferno; Overpass; Dust II)
Atlas 0-2 kari — (13:16 Ancient; 9:16 Overpass; Inferno)
Firstwave vs Arctic Ace — (Ancient; Nuke; Mirage)
b4it vs Davenport Black — (15:15 Inferno; Overpass; Dust II)
Cyberstorm 0-1 All Gas No Brakes — (11:16 Inferno; 8:7 Dust II; Mirage)
02:30PM - All opening matches concludes and more beginning!
The running round 1 matches have concluded as such:
Louisville Red Wolves 2-1 Zenigma — (16:14 Dust II; 6:16 Mirage; 16:7 Inferno)
Touch Point 2-0 Arctic Ace — (16:13 Ancient; 16:11 Mirage; Nuke)
Vireo.pro 2-0 Davenport University Black — (16:7 Vertigo; 16:13 Mirage; Inferno)
Evil Geniuses Black 2-0 Davenport University White — (16:3 Inferno; 16:4 Mirage; Vertigo)
The remaining opening round matches have all started:
Apeks vs Bikini Bottom Babes — Watch on NerdStreetB
InControl vs Esoteric — Watch on NerdStreetA
Snakes Den vs Revel — Watch on NerdStreetD
Detonate vs Addice — Watch on NerdStreetC
And finally, the following lower bracket matches have also begun:
Zenigma vs Phoenix Rising
NoVum vs Boyfriend_Peek6 — Watch on Fragadelphia2
Atlas vs kari — Watch on NerdStreet
Firstwave vs Arctic Ace
b4it vs Davenport Black
Cyberstorm vs All Gas No Brakes — Watch on NerdStreet2
01:00PM - More series begin to close out and a 1-1 on our hands!
The following matches have now finished and the teams move on to the next round.
X13 2-0 Boyfriend_Peek6 — (16:11 Overpass; 16:13 Ancient; Inferno)
7AM 2-0 Cyberstorm — (16:9 Dust II; 16:8 Vertigo; Nuke)
The aforementioned 1-1 series is also onto its third map.
Louisville Red Wolves 1-1 Zenigma — (16:14 Dust II; 6:16 Mirage; Inferno)
A lower bracket match-up has also started!
Atlas vs kari — Watch on NerdStreet
One of the second set of round 1 matches is also live now on the A stream!
Evil Geniuses Black vs Davenport University White — Watch on Fragadelphia
12:30PM - First 2-0 series are coming to a close
The following matches have now finished and the teams move on to the next round.
Bikini Bottom Babes 2-0 Phoenix Rising — (16:9 Overpass; 16:14 Inferno; Vertigo)
BIG Academy 1-0 NoVum — (16:4 Vertigo; 16-12 Dust II; Overpass)
oNe 2-0 Atlas — (16:3 Inferno; 16:3 Overpass; Mirage)
BLVKHVND 2-0 Kari — (16:2 Nuke; 16:5 Ancient; Mirage)
Victorum 2-0 Firstwave — (16:9 Mirage; 16:6 Ancient; Nuke)
Evil Geniuses White 2-0 b4it — (16:7 Inferno; 16:7 Nuke; Overpass)
Limitless 2-0 All Gas No Breaks — (16:2 Overpass; 16:10 Nuke; Mirage)
Some of the late starting matches also have had their first maps now finish.
Touch Point 1-0 Arctic Ace — (16:13 Ancient; Mirage; Nuke)
Vireo.pro 1-0 Davenport University Black — (16:7 Vertigo; Mirage; Inferno)
12:00PM - First maps begin to close out
Bikini Bottom Babes 1-0 Phoenix Rising — (16:9 Overpass; Inferno; Vertigo)
BIG Academy 1-0 NoVum — (16:4 Vertigo; Dust II; Overpass)
X13 1-0 Boyfriend_Peek6 — (16:11 Overpass; Ancient; Inferno)
oNe 1-0 Atlas — (16:3 Inferno; Overpass; Mirage)
BLVKHVND 1-0 Kari — (16:2 Nuke; Ancient; Mirage)
Victorum 1-0 Firstwave — (16:9 Mirage; Ancient; Nuke)
Touch Point 0-0 Arctic Ace — (Ancient; Mirage; Nuke)
Evil Geniuses White 1-0 b4it — (16:7 Inferno; Nuke; Overpass)
Vireo.pro 0-0 Davenport University Black — (Vertigo; Mirage; Inferno)
7AM 1-0 Cyberstorm — (16:9 Dust II; Vertigo; Nuke)
Limitless 1-0 All Gas No Breaks — (16:2 Overpass; Nuke; Mirage)
Louisville Red Wolves 1-0 Zenigma — (16:14 Dust II; Mirage; Inferno)
11:00AM - First LCQ matches begin
After a slight delay, and one play-in match needed because of a odd number of teams entered, we have started our first matches!
Bikini Bottom Babes vs Phoenix Rising — Watch on Fragadelphia2
BIG Academy vs NoVum — Watch on Fragadelphia
X13 vs Boyfriend_Peek6 — Watch on NerdStreetA
oNe vs Atlas — Watch on NerdStreet
BLVKHVND vs Kari — Watch on NerdStreetB
Victorum vs Firstwave
Touch Point vs Arctic Ace
Evil Geniuses White vs b4it
Vireo.pro vs Davenport University Black — Watch on NerdStreetC
7AM vs Cyberstorm — Watch on NerdStreetD
Limitless vs All Gas No Breaks — Watch on NerdStreet2
Louisville Red Wolves vs Zenigma
The following matches will be starting at approximately 01:30PM:
Apeks vs TBD [Bikini Bottom Babes vs Phoenix Rising]
InControl vs Esoteric
Evil Geniuses Black vs Davenport University White
Snakes Den vs Revel
DETONATE vs Addice