GamerBlake90
Blue Blurs for Life!
Tonight has witnessed the rise of Level Up's Online Warrior Championships for the Killer Instinct community, courtesy of Alex Valle! For the debut event, twenty-four titans have responded to the call for battle. If you thought that the hype for online tournaments could not possibly match those of an offline event...you were just proven wrong. The bracket was gradually minimized until a stacked Top 8 remained, from which only one champion could emerge victorious...and tonight, that champion is the EVO 2014 champion, TheSteamCo CD Jr!
We witnessed too many hype moments to count in one hand, but we'll go ahead and list a few so as to convey the excitement!
1. CD Jr used TJ Combo for only one match, after which he proceeded to bring glory to the Amazons by dominating the competition with Maya!
2. Paul B could practically feel his victory by the nails of his claws in Winner's Finals, only for CD Jr's Maya to snatch the dream away from him. A fitting vengeance to how Paul B himself stole victory from the hearts of his previous victims!
3. There was apparently an animosity between MT Rico Suave and KUF RM PushaGrief that they'd originally planned to settle in a money match, but they were given their chance in an entirely different setting that they were willing to consent to. The outcome? Grief ensnared his opponent in his jungle of webbing, punctuating each victory with a display of taunting that would blow all the stream monsters out of their minds!
4. Of the first four matches in Top 8, only one of them was not a 2-0 blow-out!
Congratulations go out to CD Jr for becoming the first Online Warrior Champion with Maya! Shout-outs to the approximate 3,000 viewers that showed up to check out the tournament! Be sure to follow Level Up's stream at www.twitch.tv/leveluplive for when they return next Monday, or you could miss out on rivalries that will practically make history books!
We witnessed too many hype moments to count in one hand, but we'll go ahead and list a few so as to convey the excitement!
1. CD Jr used TJ Combo for only one match, after which he proceeded to bring glory to the Amazons by dominating the competition with Maya!
2. Paul B could practically feel his victory by the nails of his claws in Winner's Finals, only for CD Jr's Maya to snatch the dream away from him. A fitting vengeance to how Paul B himself stole victory from the hearts of his previous victims!
3. There was apparently an animosity between MT Rico Suave and KUF RM PushaGrief that they'd originally planned to settle in a money match, but they were given their chance in an entirely different setting that they were willing to consent to. The outcome? Grief ensnared his opponent in his jungle of webbing, punctuating each victory with a display of taunting that would blow all the stream monsters out of their minds!
4. Of the first four matches in Top 8, only one of them was not a 2-0 blow-out!
Congratulations go out to CD Jr for becoming the first Online Warrior Champion with Maya! Shout-outs to the approximate 3,000 viewers that showed up to check out the tournament! Be sure to follow Level Up's stream at www.twitch.tv/leveluplive for when they return next Monday, or you could miss out on rivalries that will practically make history books!
Tournament bracket: http://levelup.challonge.com/owc2014_ki_1
Tournament archive presented here (skip to 1:30:53) - http://www.twitch.tv/leveluplive/b/580244293
Tournament archive presented here (skip to 1:30:53) - http://www.twitch.tv/leveluplive/b/580244293
Winner's Bracket, Round 1
GamerLCD (Maya): 2 vs. KOLD X (Jago): 0
Credle Mustard (Sadira): 1 vs. C88 Bison (Sabrewulf): 2
C88 DevilJin101 (Fulgore): 0 vs. KUF RM PushaGrief (Sadira): 2
RM McSquard2 (Maya): 0 vs. TheSteamCo CD Jr (TJ Combo): 2
C88 Bison (Sabrewulf): 0 vs. Hitbox Tyrant (Spinal): 2
Proalienking17 (Spinal): 0 vs. Paul B (Sabrewulf): 2
Winner's Bracket, Round 2
GutterMagic (Thunder): 2 vs. MT Rico Suave (Fulgore and Thunder): 1
Paul B (Sabrewulf): 2 vs. Griffin (Glacius): 0
pH Almakashi (Orchid): 0 vs. TheSteamCo CD Jr (Maya): 2
Hitbox Tyrant (Spinal): 1 vs. KUF RM PushaGrief (Sadira): 2
Winner's Semifinals
GutterMagic (Thunder): 0 vs. Paul B (Sabrewulf): 2
TheSteamCo CD Jr (Maya): 2 vs. KUF RM PushaGrief (Sadira): 0
Loser's Bracket, Round 4
MT Rico Suave (Spinal): 2 vs. C88 Bison (Sabrewulf): 0
Proalienking17 (Spinal): 1 vs. pH Almakashi (Orchid): 2
Loser's Quarterfinals
MT Rico Suave (Thunder and Spinal): 0 vs. KUF RM PushaGrief (Sadira): 2
GutterMagic (Thunder): 2 vs. pH Almakashi (Orchid and TJ Combo): 0
Winner's Finals
TheSteamCo CD Jr (Maya): 3 vs. Paul B (Sabrewulf): 2
Loser's Semifinals
GutterMagic (Thunder): 2 vs. KUF RM PushaGrief (Sadira): 1
Loser's Finals
Paul B (Sabrewulf): 3 vs. GutterMagic (Thunder): 1
Grand Finals
TheSteamCo CD Jr (Maya): 3 vs. Paul B (Sabrewulf): 1
GamerLCD (Maya): 2 vs. KOLD X (Jago): 0
Credle Mustard (Sadira): 1 vs. C88 Bison (Sabrewulf): 2
C88 DevilJin101 (Fulgore): 0 vs. KUF RM PushaGrief (Sadira): 2
RM McSquard2 (Maya): 0 vs. TheSteamCo CD Jr (TJ Combo): 2
C88 Bison (Sabrewulf): 0 vs. Hitbox Tyrant (Spinal): 2
Proalienking17 (Spinal): 0 vs. Paul B (Sabrewulf): 2
Winner's Bracket, Round 2
GutterMagic (Thunder): 2 vs. MT Rico Suave (Fulgore and Thunder): 1
Paul B (Sabrewulf): 2 vs. Griffin (Glacius): 0
pH Almakashi (Orchid): 0 vs. TheSteamCo CD Jr (Maya): 2
Hitbox Tyrant (Spinal): 1 vs. KUF RM PushaGrief (Sadira): 2
Winner's Semifinals
GutterMagic (Thunder): 0 vs. Paul B (Sabrewulf): 2
TheSteamCo CD Jr (Maya): 2 vs. KUF RM PushaGrief (Sadira): 0
Loser's Bracket, Round 4
MT Rico Suave (Spinal): 2 vs. C88 Bison (Sabrewulf): 0
Proalienking17 (Spinal): 1 vs. pH Almakashi (Orchid): 2
Loser's Quarterfinals
MT Rico Suave (Thunder and Spinal): 0 vs. KUF RM PushaGrief (Sadira): 2
GutterMagic (Thunder): 2 vs. pH Almakashi (Orchid and TJ Combo): 0
Winner's Finals
TheSteamCo CD Jr (Maya): 3 vs. Paul B (Sabrewulf): 2
Loser's Semifinals
GutterMagic (Thunder): 2 vs. KUF RM PushaGrief (Sadira): 1
Loser's Finals
Paul B (Sabrewulf): 3 vs. GutterMagic (Thunder): 1
Grand Finals
TheSteamCo CD Jr (Maya): 3 vs. Paul B (Sabrewulf): 1