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Dragons but unfortunately both teams were close to 30,000

knocked out when Match Point got the second viewers on twitch

semi finals spot with a stellar performance at one point in the

on day 1. The highlight of the day was seeing match.

District 69 and Match Point battle it out. Two

world class teams we rarely get to see face off With the eyes of the legions of Paladins fans

against each other. on them, the two European teams settled in

for a best of seven in the Grand Finals. Frog

The second round of group play consisted of Isle was picked first and District 69 took the

Team Eager, Burrito Esports, Nocturns Gaming, first game 4 – 0 as well as the second 4 – 3.

and Abyss. Burrito won all their matches in the The game seemed to be in the bag for District

group stage for a slot in the semi finals. Abyss 69 with two wins out the gate but the Burrito

won their matches against Nocturns as well as players were finding their feet as it became

Team Eager. Abyss was sure to shake up the harder to counter their plays and the third

semifinals with their unorthodox playstyle. match went to Burrito 4 - 2. The snowball

continued to grow as Burrito rolled over D69

The format for the semi finals and grand in the following game as the score gap got

final would be a single elimination. District wider with a 4 – 2 victory. Heading into game

69 vs Abyss kicked off the first semi final 5 and both teams were tied as fans settled in

match of the day. D69 secured the victory for the long haul. District 69 secured another

and MatchPoint faced Burrito. However, victory and the next map to be played would

considering their loss against D69 in the be Jaguar Falls. D69 needed one more win so

group stages, the analysts weighed in favour the pressure was on.

of Burrito. There predictions seemed to have

been on point as MatchPoint bit off more than Going into game six, D69 opted for Makoa,

they could chew. The game was likely the Sha Lin, Androxus, Pip, and Mal’Damba,

most viewed match of the entire tournament an unorthodox composition to say the

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