The first day of Gears of War Columbus has ended, and there were a fair share of upsets, long series and teams who were sent home early during an exciting day of play.
It was an event that saw more international teams compete in a LAN in recent memory, and we still have two more days of coverage to go.
Here’s what happened so far, broken down by pool play and open bracket play.
Open Bracket
With teams like Vitality and Millenium dropping in the first few rounds, the open bracket saw some new blood rise as they competed for pool play spots and pro points.
Here is a full breakdown of the games in the matches played thus far:
Round One:
#32 ResiLience DNS #33 prOphEcy
#17 Hazard eSports 2 – 1 #48 Genocide
#24 Reborn 2 – 0 #41 Kaotik Gaming
#25 Takin Lunches 2 – 0 #40 L Factory
#37 Virtue Gaming 2 – 1 #28 MakeGowGreatAgain
#21 DD eSports 2 – 0 #44 HarmonX
#20 Fly Society 2 – 0 #45 Exile
#29 Loyalty 2 – 0 #36 Evolution
#30 Funky Bunch 2 – 0 #35 True Virtue
#19 eXtortion 2 – 0 #46 Macaroni Boyz
#22 Broken Alliance 2 – 0 #43 XtroVert Esports
#27 Impetuous DNS #38 Scare
#26 GeeKs 2- 0 #39 Loyalty Gaming
#23 RiotBoyZ 2 – 0 #42 HeartBreak
#18 Give No Respect 2 – 0 #47 Stranded
#31 Trystate 2 – 1 #34 LockDown
BYES: Vitality, Nothing Personal, Incredibles, Sigma Gaming, Living off Xperience, Murder by Number, Vanquish, Millenium, Avalanche Esports, NRG, Orbit GG, Get Bronco, AfterDark eSports, Fully Spaced, Revered, Fable
Winners Round Two:
#1 Vitality 2 – 0 #32 ResiLience
#16 Fully Spaced 2 – 0 #17 Hazard eSports
#9 Nothing Personal 2 – 1 #24 Reborn
#8 Incredibles 2 – 0 #25 Takin Lunches
#5 Sigma Gaming 2 – 0 #37 Virtue
#12 Living off Xperience 2 – 1 #21 DD eSports
#20 Fly Society 2 – 0 #13 Murder By Numbers
#4 Vanquish 2 – 0 #29 Loyalty
#3 Millenium 2 – 0 #30 Funky Bunch
#19 eXtortion 2 – 1 #14 Revered
#11 Avalanche 2 – 0 #22 Broken Alliance
#6 NRG 2 – 0 #27 Impertuous
#7 OrbitGG 2 – 0 #26 GeeKs
#10 Get Bronco 2 – 0 #23 RiotBoyZ
#18 Give No Respect 2 – 1 #15 Fable
#31 Trystate DNS #2 AfterDark eSports
Losers Round One:
#21 DD eSports 2 – 0 #43 XtroVert eSports
#37 Virtue Gaming DNS #38 Scare
#29 Loyalty 2- 0 #35 True Virtue
#13 Murder By Numbers 2 – 0 #46 Macaroni Boyz
#17 Hazard eSports 2 – 0 #47 Stranded
#32 ResiLience 2 – 0 #34 LockDown
#25 Takin Lunches 2 – 0 #39 Loyalty Gaming
#24 Reborn 2 – 0 #42 HeartBreak
#23 Riot BoyZ 2 – 0 #41 Kaotik Gaming
#26 GeeKs 2 – 0 #40 L Factory
#33 PrOphEcy DNS #2 AfterDark Esports
#15 Fable 2 – 0 #48 Genocide
#14 Revered 2 – 0 #45 Exile
#30 Funky Bunch 2 – 0 #36 Evolution
#27 Impetuous 2 – 0 #28 MakeGowGreatAgain
#22 Broken Alliance 2 – 0 #44 HarmonX
Losers Round Two:
#21 DD eSports 2 – 0 #37 Virtue Gaming
#29 Loyalty 2 – 0 #13 Murder by Numbers
#17 Hazard eSports 2 – 0 #32 ResiLience
#25 Takin Lunches 2 – 0 #24 Reborn
#26 GeeKs 2 – 0 #23 RiotBoyZ
#15 Fable 2 – 0 #33 prOphEcy
#14 Revered 2 – 0 #30 Funky Bunch
#27 Impetuous 2 – 0 #22 Broken Alliance
Winners Round Three:
#16 Fully Spaced 2 – 1 #1 Vitality
#8 Incredibles 2 – 0 #9 Nothing Personal
#12 Living off Xperience 2 – 0 #5 Sigma Gaming
#4 Vanquish 2 – 0 #20 Fly Society
#19 eXtortion 2 – 0 #3 Millenium
#6 NRG 2 – 1 #11 Avalanche Esports
#10 Get Bronco 2 – 0 #7 OrbitGG
#18 Give No Respect 2- 0 #31 Trystate
Pro Pool Play
The chalk in all four groups are 2-0 after the first day of play, and while there were not that many upsets, there still was some great Gears to be played.
Here’s a look at each of the groups:
Group A
#1 OpTic Gaming 2 – 0 #8 Enigma6
#9 Epsilon Esports 2 – 0 #8 Enigma6
#1 OpTic Gaming 2 – 0 #9 Epsilon Esports
With Enigma6 dropping both of their games and being mathematically eliminated from Championship Bracket play, their coach E6 Burger still has faith in his squad for future tournaments, saying, “We’re labeled as the comeback kids for a reason. We aren’t going to be down on ourselves. We’re coming back stronger than ever.”
Group B
#2 Revenge 2 – 1 #7 BOT Empire
#2 Revenge 2 – 0 #10 Supremacy
#7 BOT Empire 2 – 0 #10 Supremacy
Jovon White, a resident writer here at GAMURS and coach of BOT Empire, stated that after an “the first day was exhausting and dissappointing. We lost to a very talented Revenge team but we are happy with our win over Supremacy. We have a lot to go over. We made many mistakes throughout both series.”
Group C
#3 Team EnVyUs 2 – 0 #6 VexX Gaming
#3 Team EnVyUs 2 – 0 #11 Mindfreak
#6 VexX Gaming 2 – 0 #11 Mindfreak
Group D
#4 eUnited 2 – 0 #5 Eanix
#4 eUnited 2 – 1 #12 Splyce
#5 Eanix 2 – 1 #12 Splyce
Finally, we want to end this post by wishing GAMURS’s own Jovon White, and the rest of BOT Empire, the best of luck throughout the rest of this event.
(He is lurking behind his team, BOT Empire).
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James Mattone is a journalist for GAMURS and can be contacted on Twitter –@TheJamesMattone.
