Recon 5 flawless in Nerd Street Gamers weekend event win
The Nerd Street Gamers event came and went on Saturday, with Recon 5 emerging as champions and earning $900 and a slot in next month's NCS Minor for their troubles.
Recon 5 had a first-round bye, then beat tNt is Dynamite, Third Impact, and RBG to earn a berth in the grand final as the upper bracket champs.
RBG also received a first round bye, then beat Drove here from cali and Warriors International twice, earning them a rematch in the grand final with Recon 5, who had bested them earlier in the upper bracket final.
Armed with a 1-0 map advantage as the upper bracket champs, Recon 5 carried their momentum into the grand final and were able to close out the series with a thirty round victory on Train.
Jadan "HexT" Postma led the server with 32 kills in the loss for RBG, while Dominick "JazzPimp" Dimpfel led a balanced Recon 5 attack with 25 kills. Three of his Recon 5 teammates also eclipsed the 20 kill mark.
The final prize distribution for Nerd Street Gamers' online event was:
1. Recon 5 - $900, NCS Minor spot
2. RBG - $450
3. Warriors International - $150
The full bracket can be found here.
Recon 5 will look to carry over Saturday's success to one of ESEA MDL's marquee matchups this week, where they will face Chaos and try to maintain their perfect record tomorrow at 9PM EDT.