Сегодня ночью состоялись финальные региональные матчи 1 сезона Arena World Championship в Shadowlands, и определились победители турнира: в Европе ими стали Skill Capped, а в Северной Америке – Method NA. Общий призовой фонд состязаний составил чуть более $200 тыс., а командам-победительницам досталось по $50 тыс.
Arena World Championship Season 1 Regional Champions!Skill Capped and Method NA are the Arena World Championship (AWC) Season 1 Regional Champions! The first AWC season of Shadowlands has come to a close following an amazing Season 1 Finals, with
Skill Capped claiming the EU Regional championship and
Method NA securing the NA Regional title. With over $200,000 (USD) global prizing on the line, the winning teams are heading into the off-season with gold medals and $50,000 (USD) each!
EUROPESkill Capped entered the finals as the clear
team to beat and did not disappoint their fans. They started the weekend sweeping
Method EU in the quarter-final before making quick work of
Creed in another 3-0 victory.
Method EU climbed back through the elimination bracket for a rematch. While
Skill Capped once again took three maps without fail,
Method EU was able to mount an impressive comeback forcing a map six. But in the end,
Skill Capped proved too strong as they claimed the EU Championship with a 4-2 victory. According to Maro, the reason Skill Capped proved dominant was due to “everyone on the team is probably the best at their class in the world, they’re all too good.”
NORTH AMERICAWith none of the casters betting on them to take the title,
Method NA were a clear underdog in a closely contested region, Following an initial 3-1 defeat of
OTK in the quarter-final,
Method NA then struggled to pull out a 3-2 victory in the semi-final against
Cloud9. The rematch was set after
Cloud9 bested
OTK in the elimination semi-final.
Method NA and
Cloud9 brought everything they had to the championship match, trading wins until forcing a game seven. Battling in the Dalaran Sewers,
Method NA’s crowd control proved dominant as they ultimately beat
Cloud9 to finish Season 1 as NA Regional Champions.
“These are hands down two of the best teams to ever compete in the AWC,” said David Hollings, AWC Product Manager. “The matches this weekend for both regions were so fun, even the sweeps, that I never wanted it to end. I cannot wait to see if
Skill Capped and
Method NA are able to maintain this momentum in what is bound to be a pressure-filled Season 2 later this year.”
Though AWC Season 1 has concluded, the post-season Relegation Cup is coming May 14 – 16, where the final two spots for Season 2 will be filled. For fans of dungeon-running, we have
The Great Push, our first WoW Esports one-off event of the year, taking place May 28-30, on
YouTube and
Twitch. Thanks for joining us for another amazing AWC weekend and be sure to follow
WoW Esports on Twitter for all the updates, memes, and WoW you can handle. We’ll see you in the Arena!
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