Grandmas vs Babies Recap

This past Saturday, a brawl for the ages occured for all to see. A battle between young and old, whippersnapper and old lady. It was the Grandmas vs Babies Tournament, an in-house, PUG-style tourney with the teams divided between the ladies aged in their soul, and the young at heart. And a great time and great games were had by all.

The tourney was played as a round robin, with best of three matches between every team. There were three teams, one baby team, and two grandma teams. The participants were:

The Babies:

Luna
Benolot
Cloudninedreamer (Battletag CloudedSky)
Ajhoney
Eternaforest
Trippid

The Gr-Amnas:

Amna
Nami
MissRoxy
Gabi (Battletag Juniper)
Rainmonkey
Alliesong

The Meemaws:

Chalphy (Battletag Amanda)
Sandra
RebelRose
Zadca
Hera (Battletag Eris)
Raedimus

Match One: Babies versus Meemaws

We started the tournament with the Babies and the Meemaws, beginning on Ilios Ruins. The match began with Zadca of Team Meemaws disconnecting. After a brief pause, the game began in earnest. The Ruins showed some skilled shots from Luna’s Pharah onto the enemy DPS, and she along with Benolot’s Mei led the Babies to victory on the first point. The second point was the Well. The players on both teams again worked overtime, with the Babies winning the point and the map with Luna sealing the deal with a triple kill Rocket Barrage.

The next map was King’s Row, with the Babies starting on Defense and the Meemaws on Attack. Sandra on Pharah and Amanda on Hanzo opened up the first point for their team with a Rocket Barrage and a Dragonstrike. Luna responded by killing both of them with a Riptire to jumpstart her team’s defense. But with a few strong fights with contributions from all the members, the Meemaws continued on past the checkpoint and towards the end. A Graviton Surge and Earthshatter combo helped to clear out the Babies, despite Eternaforest on D.va eating Amanda’s Dragonstrike. After a little bit of stall from the Babies, the Meemaws secured the third checkpoint. The Babies attack began with a successful first push, with Benolot on Mei killing three of the Meemaws. With a few successful team fights and Benolot pushing the payload, the Babies secured the second point. Amanda swapped to D.Va to take down the Babies’ tanks and stabilize the defense in front of the third checkpoint. Eterna later started the payload moving again with a triple kill Self-Destruct, and following a very long, drawn out fight lasting around two minutes, the Babies claimed the third checkpoint, starting the extra round.

The Attack for the Meemaws had them take the first point, with Zadca on Zenyatta winning a duel versus Benolot’s Mei to help open up the fight for them. The Babies took the chance to regroup and pushed back in, and a Self-Destruct from Eternaforest found RebelRose’s Ana led the charge. The rest of the team cleaned up the Meemaws, with CloudedSky on Mercy even charging forward to kill Amanda’s McCree. The Meemaws were stopped at the first choke, and the Babies’ goal was set. The Babies picked apart the Meemaws one by one, with Benolot pulling out the Sombra to help disrupt, and the final push began. With five seconds left, Sandra’s nanoboosted Reaper killed two, pushing the fight into Meemaw’s favor, and RebelRose on Lúcio was able to stall out the payload for a while with the help of Zadca on Moira, but ultimately the spawn advantage the Babies had was too great, and once they cleaned up the remaining Meemaws, they won the map and the match.

Match Two: Babies versus Gr-Amnas

The next match saw the Babies, fresh off of their first win, face the Gr-Amnas. We again started on Ilios, this time on the Well. The Babies started with the first take, but at 99 percent, the Gr-Amnas were able to retake, gaining capture percent for themselves. The Babies returned the next fight and together overwhelmed the Gr-Amnas, retaking the point and winning it. The next point was Lighthouse. The Babies took the first capture, but almost immediately the Gr-Amnas took it from them. After a long fight, the Babies took the point back, but the Gr-Amnas were securely in the lead at 73 percent. Nami on McCree was able to kill three member of the Babies while being knocked off the edge, but the Babies were able to equalize and keep the fight going. With three ultimates to use, and the Gr-Amnas staggered out, the Babies were able to secure the point, putting them at match point versus the Gr-Amnas, as well as for the tournament.

The next map was Dorado, with Gr-Amnas attacking first. Ajhoney’s Zenyatta landed first blood against MissRoxy’s Widowmaker, and with that pick, the Babies swarmed the payload, wiping out the Gr-Amnas to start an immovable defense. With thirty seconds left in the round, Rainmonkey landed a massive Self-Destruct, killing CloudedSky’s Mercy and Benolot’s Zarya, removing both of their ultimates from the fight and starting Gr-Amna’s push. Towards the first checkpoint, however, the two returned, and with the help of a great Graviton Surge from Benolot, Luna killed nearly the entire enemy team, ending the push and starting the next round. Both teams were faced with a dilemma. The Gr-Amnas didn’t have much to defend, so they needed to pull the big guns. The Babies just wanted to have fun while (hopefully) taking the win. So, both teams decided to run a Bastion. The Bastion vs Bastion was won out by Nami, who took a flanking position to the payload to kill four of the Babies. Sadly, after this, the Babies swapped off of the Bastion. In the end, the damage from the Babies, strengthened first by a Valkyrie and then by a Supercharger, was too much and the Gr-Amnas were wiped out, and the reinforcements were killed before they could touch the payload. And so the Babies won. Not just the map, not just the match, but the entire tournament was theirs.

Match Three: Gr-Amnas versus Meemaws

With wins over both Gr-Amnas and Meemaws, the Babies were victorious. But it still had to be determined which of the grandmas were the best grandmas. So the Gr-Amnas and the Meemaws prepared to face each other. The first map was on Nepal, beginning on Village. Gr-Amnas captured the point first, but a great Earthshatter from Raedimus knocked down five of the Gr-Amnas, ending in their deaths and Meemaws taking the point. The Gr-Amnas pushed back with a nanoboosted Earthshatter, but a Graviton Surge from Eris captured four players, who were the killed by Amanda’s Pulse Bomb and primary fire, securing the point for the Meemaws. The second map was Shrine. The point was first captured by Meemaws, but MissRoxy on Hanzo was able to flip the momentum by getting two beautiful headshots on Zadca’s Ana and Sandra’s McCree. With this momentum, Gr-Amnas were able to clean up the remaining Meemaws and take the point for themselves. The last fight went on for a while, with kills back and forth and ultimates used, but ultimately, the Gr-Amnas were able to take the map, tying up Nepal. The last map on Nepal was Sanctum. A charge from Alliesong’s Reinhardt to Zadca’s Ana, as well as MissRoxy taking out two of the other Meemaws, won the Gr-Amnas first control. The next fight, MissRoxy scored a triple kill to keep the Meemaws at bay again. It didn’t take much longer for Meemaws to take the point, however, after using a Deadeye from Sandra, and a Boostio on point. In the end, Meemaws was able to build up more ultimates, and they used them to overwhelm the Gr-Amnas with health, disruption, and damage, and take the point and the map for themselves.

We then went to Hollywood, with the Gr-Amnas attacking first. The Meemaws started their hold by first taking out MissRoxy’s Pharah, prompting a switch to Doomfist, then Hanzo. The Meemaws maintained their hold, first with an Earthshatter from Raedimus knocking down three and forcing Juniper’s Transcendence, and then Eris used the opportunity to catch the Gr-Amnas in a Graviton Surge to wipe them out. Nami’s McCree did manage to flank around to try and catch Meemaws off guard with a Deadeye, but Zadca on Ana was too fast and slept the McCree almost instantly. As the last fight approached, the Gr-Amnas again had no ultimates to use, while the Meemaws had two in the bank. Between a Dragonstrike from Amanda splitting the Gr-Amnas, and the rushed attack the Gr-Amnas had tried, the Meemaws were able to stop the Gr-Amnas from getting even a tick of the capture on the point. All the Meemaws had to do on attack to win was to capture that tick. Although the Gr-Amnas were able to hold off the Meemaws for a little while, the Meemaws were able to build up three ultimates and use them all in one fight. Both Reinhardts, Nami and Radeimus, were nanoboosted, but also both Reinhardts were slept, rendering their boost useless. The rest of the Meemaws picked up the slack, however, with Amanda on Hanzo using her Dragonstrike to kill Amnas’s Ana, and then a normal arrow to kill Nami’s Reinhardt. With the tick captured, the Meemaws had proved themselves the superior of the grandmas, but still, not superior to the winning Babies.

As a participant of this in-house tournament, as well as several other tournaments in the past, I will be the first to say they are quite fun. They are a good way to spend time with your fellow Death Blossom members and get to know each other through playing together. The fun I had with my team was off the charts, and thinking about the jokes we made still make me laugh.

Overall, there were great plays, amazing teamwork, and a great cast and camerawork done for all to see. Check out the VoD, and be sure to keep an eye out for the next event so you can team up with your fellow blossoms and utterly destroy each other.

Watch the VoD here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/307627241

Death Blossoms Officer All-Star Games Recap

The Overwatch League recently wrapped up their inaugural season with the All-Star Weekend, two days jam-packed with fun custom games that saw everything from the League broadcast talent squaring off in a best of three to the first Torbjorn hammer kill in a League game.

Death Blossoms likewise finished their five-week Community Tournament, and decided to celebrate in similar style by holding the first ever Death Blossoms Officer All-Star Games. Twelve of our officers participated in five rounds of custom games, and the results were as entertaining for the officers themselves as for the audience.

Your Participants

Amna – DB Admin
Demi – DB Admin
Trippid – Recruiting Officer
Jennos – Event Organizer
Jodem – Team Coordinator
Veroicone – Website Coordinator
Deluxity – Twitch Manager
Ufotutkija – EU PUG Manager
eternaforest – NA Weekend PUG Manager
Stardust – NA Weekday PUG Manager & Blog Team Manager
chalphy – Blog Team
cloudninedreamer – Blog Team
Swift – Blog Team

Round 1: Ana Paintball

Ana Paintball is a popular custom game — you can often find open lobbies on the Game Browser — with standard Deathmatch rules, only everyone plays Ana, all rifle shots and sleep darts are one-shot kills, and melee, grenades, and Nano Boost are disabled. The winner is the first person to reach 20 kills.

Ufo shows off her skills in a big win on Nepal Shrine:

The ladies traded kills in a multi-way Ana standoff on Black Forest:

Round 2: Counterwatch: Global Offensive

This custom game uses standard 3v3 Elimination rules, only everyone is restricted to the four most aim-intensive DPS heroes: Widowmaker, Hanzo, Soldier: 76, and McCree.

Aris teammates Jennos and Trippid duked it out in a sniper battle on Ilios Well:

Stardust clutches it out for Team SnapCracklePop on Ilios Ruins:

Round 3: Lucioball

You know Lucioball! This is a standard 3v3 arcade mode where everyone plays Lucio and has to boop a giant ball into a goal. The team with the highest score at the end of the five minute match is the winner.

Amna wasn’t hearin’ that noise during this flashy play:

Nuadin gets ready to cast the next FIFA World Cup:

Round 4: Ana Napmatch

Call it Ana Paintball, only on hard mode! This time the only one-hit kill is a punch to the face, with the rifle, grenade, and Nano Boost all disabled. Participants sleep each other and try to get a punch in before someone comes along and sleeps and punches them. The winner is the first to 30 kills.

Sleep and punch is the name of the game, and Nuadin and Ory go over the strats:

Stardust was forgotten and made Trippid pay for it:

Amna comes in with a play Pharah would be proud of:

Round 5: Mystery Heroes

Nothing new here: under standard Quick Play rules, RNG picks your heroes every time you respawn, and all you can do is hope for the best… and that the enemy team doesn’t get two Mercys and two Bastions. The officers played two rounds on Junkertown, with each team attacking and defending once.

It’s hammer time as Vero keeps her turret up without the help of a shield:

Stardust channeled her inner Poko with a clutch play:

Just like Widow herself, Ufo doesn’t miss:

Wrapup

The DB officer team had a great time in this event and we hope to do this again in the future! Feel free to drop any suggestions for custom games you’d like to see us play in the comments or on the Discord server.

Special thank you to OryHaram and TheNuadin for casting the All-Star Game, and to eternaforest for coming up with the idea!

Be sure to follow deathblossomsgg on Twitch – you can catch more awesome events like this and also regular streams from our community members and our teams!

Death Blossoms Tournament – Wrap Up

Written by IvyDragon

Hello and welcome to the final post in our Death Blossoms community tournament series! Now that this tourney has officially concluded, I will be your guide to the recap of weeks 4 and 5, concluding with the final standings in each bracket. A big thank you to every team that participated! Did you miss the competition and excitement? Here’s all you need to know about the last two weeks:

Bracket 1
Week 4:

Still in Beta and Belladonna took each other strong in an exciting match! A hard-fought victory was gained by Still in Beta, giving them a 6-0 boost within their bracket!
Meanwhile, Violent Violets went head on with monkaS. The battle was tight, with the two teams frequently taking the lead from each other. Despite the tight fights, Violent Violets came out on on top with a 4-2 victory.

Week 5:

Round 5 of Bracket 1 kicked off with Belladonna vs. Violent Violets. Violent Violets’ own CascadeQueen showed off an impressive Reinhardt, and Belladonna’s Amanda flaunted her fast-paced McCree plays. After seeing an exciting fight, Belladonna took a victory at 6-0. To conclude bracket 1, team Nike played Still In Beta. The game was close, but in the end Nike secured a 4-2 win.

After seeing some strong plays, good teamwork, and fantastic individuals, I am excited to announce that Still In Beta took the victorious 1st place for Bracket 1, leading with 18 points! Close behind in second place was Belladonna with 16 points.

Bracket 2
Week 4:

Lotus duked it out with Team Maeby. We saw some exciting comps pulled out from Lotus, and as equally strong counters by Team Maeby. Team Maeby took a 6-0 win to end week 4. Also played this week was Cookie Bytes vs. Redemption. Cookie Bytes fought hard against the onslaught brought against them by team Redemption, but ultimately fell in the end, giving Redemption a 6-0 victory.

Week 5:

After seeing Team Maeby victorious in Week 4, they kept up their victory in the final week, going against Cookie Bytes with a 6-0 shutout. In-house teams Lotus and Aris were the final teams to duke it out in bracket two, ending with Aris securing a 6-0 win.

Bracket 2 did not disappoint in any way, with each team showing just how much communication and hard work pays off. Ultimately Team Maeby shined supreme in first place with 22 points, with Aris coming in second place with 16 points.

Bracket 3
Week 4:

Blink Strike played against TM Esports. Blink Strike didn’t let down easily, managing to earn 2 points, but eventually TM Esports worked their way to a 4-2 victory. Due to an earlier forfeit from team Taco Truck, team Chickpeas received a 6-0 win this week.

Week 5:

The two victors of last week, TM Esports and Chickpeas, battled, facing up in an exciting match. In the end, TM Esports took the win at 6-0. Supernova also went up against Blinkstrike, in a match that ended with Blink Strike on top 4-2.

I am happy to announce your Bracket 3 champions are TM Esports with a cumulative score of 22 points. In second place we have team Chickpeas, with 16 points.

Bracket 4
Week 4:

Arum and NuQa both shoot up in the standings, gaining 6 points each from their respective matches. Vivacity gained 4 points this time around, Huutista earned 2, and Wolfsbane and OSC Gray stay the same with no new points due to prior forfeits.

Week 5:

Things really heated up this final week! Vivacity goes against Wolfsbane for a 6-0 due to forfeit, and NuQa also took a 6-0 victory against OSC Gray due to forfeit. Arum went against Huutisa and secured a 4-2 win!

Bracket 4 team Arum has been on fire this whole tourney, and takes first place with 26 points! Following close on their tails with 24 points is team NuQa in second place.

This tournament was an exciting, new experience for Death Blossoms. We sincerely thank each and every player who joined us and we hope you enjoyed participating because we had a blast having you join us these past 5 weeks. We hope you’ll consider signing up for future community events, and check out the blog for other happenings around DB.

Death Blossoms Community Tournament: Week Three Recap

Week Three of the Death Blossoms Community Tournament has concluded! Here’s the latest recap and standings, as well as a look ahead to Week Four!

What is the Death Blossoms Community Tournament? Check out the overview in the Week One Recap, and make sure you catch up on all of the action so far with the Week Two Recap!

Results

We’re over halfway through the tournament now, and as the leading teams in each bracket start to face one another, we’re seeing a bit of movement in the standings and some interesting races for first place are beginning to emerge.

Bracket 1: Belladonna swept Nike 3-0, though all of the matches went the distance, with Anubis and Eichenwalde going to extra attack rounds. Still in Beta also had a 3-0 victory when they played against monkaS. Violent Violets had the bye this week.
See the matchups here: Belladonna vs Nike (Part 2)

Bracket 2: Team Maeby swept Aris in a stunning upset, which ties them up with the Snek Squad for the lead in this bracket. Lotus took out Redemption 2-1 to maintain third place, only two points behind both leaders. Cookie Bytes had the bye this week.
See the matchups here: Team Maeby vs Aris & Lotus vs Redemption

Bracket 3: Taco Truck’s forfeit gives Blink Strike a 3-0 win by default. TM Esports swept Supernova 3-0, vaulting them into first place over Chickpeas, who had the bye this week.
See the matchups here: TM Esports vs Supernova

Bracket 4: NuQa‘s 3-0 victory over Huutista created a three-way tie for first place in this bracket. Then, Arum and Vivacity squared off, with Vivacity looking to make it a four-way tie and Arum going for a huge lead on their opponents. In the end, Arum emerged the victor 2-1, which puts them alone in first place.
See the matchups here: Arum vs Vivacity

Standings

Bracket 1: Belladonna, Still in Beta, and Nike are tied for first place with 10 points each. Violent Violets is in fourth place with 4 points and monkaS brings up the rear with 2 points.

Bracket 2: Team Maeby and Aris are tied for first place with 10 points each. Third-place Lotus has 8 points and fourth-place Redemption has 6 points, making for a very close race among these four teams. Cookie Bytes trails with 2 points.

Bracket 3: Only 2 points separate each rank in this bracket, as TM Esports holds first place with 12 points, Chickpeas in second place with 10 points, Supernova in third place with 8 points, and Blink Strike in fourth place with 6 points.

Bracket 4: Arum has the biggest lead of any team at 16 points, but Huutista and NuQa aren’t to be counted out just yet, as they are tied with 12 points. Vivacity sits in fourth place with 8 points.

Week Four Preview

Bracket 1: Still in Beta and Belladonna concluded their match already, with Still in Beta taking full advantage of the opportunity to grab sole possession of first place with a 3-0 win. Violent Violets will be looking to catch up as they play monkaS, who still have a chance to gain a lot of ground in the standings. Nike has the bye this week.

Bracket 2: Team Maeby will be aiming to get first place all to themselves, but their opponent is Lotus, who could just as easily overtake them with a victory. Redemption also has a chance at first place, but they have to get past Cookie Bytes to do it. Aris has the bye this week.

Bracket 3: Due to Taco Truck’s forfeit, Chickpeas automatically gets a 3-0 victory and vaults into first place with 16 points. TM Esports can make up that ground, but Blink Strike can just as easily tie it up with them. Supernova has the bye this week.

Bracket 4: NuQa and Arum both get 3-0 victories by forfeit this week, meaning Arum is in first place with 22 points and NuQa is in second place with 18 points. Huutista and Vivacity have also concluded their match, with Huutista taking a 2-1 victory to keep the race tight, with 14 points in third place.

The action will continue all week on the Death Blossoms Twitch channel, which you can find at DeathBlossomsGG! Come by, say hello, and cheer on your friends and fellow community members! See you next time for the Week Four recap!

Death Blossoms Community Tournament: Week Two Recap

Week Two of the Death Blossoms Community Tournament has concluded! Here’s the latest recap and standings, as well as a look ahead to Week Three!

What is the Death Blossoms Community Tournament? Check out the overview and catch up on the story so far in our Week One Recap!

Results

Week Two continued all the exciting action we saw in Week One, but the matches weren’t quite as even as they were last time, with a number of teams taking big 3-0 victories.

Bracket 1: Nike defeated monkaS 3-0, but monkaS didn’t go down easily, forcing a close overtime on Route 66. Still In Beta had a strong tournament debut as they topped Violent Violets 2-1. Belladonna had the bye this week.
See the matchups here: Nike vs monkaS & Still in Beta vs Violent Violets

Bracket 2: This week’s matchups were both close! In the end, Aris came out ahead of Redemption 2-1, in three very exciting rounds. And although Lotus topped Cookie Bytes 2-1, Cookie Bytes didn’t go down easily, with Route 66 going to a 4-3 overtime matchup in their favor. Team Maeby had the bye this week.
See the matchups here: Aris vs Redemption (Part 2 here) & Lotus vs Cookie Bytes

Bracket 3: With Taco Truck having backed out of the tournament, Supernova took a 3-0 win by default. Blink Strike had their tournament debut, falling 3-0 to Chickpeas. TM Esports had the bye this week.

Bracket 4: The forfeits of OSC Gray and Wolfsbane gave both Vivacity and Huutista 3-0 wins by default, respectively. Arum took their match against NuQa 3-0 as well.

Standings

Bracket 1: Nike finished Week Two in first place with 10 points, and Still in Beta jumped readily to second with 6 points. Belladonna is in third with 4 points, while Violent Violets and monkaS bring up the rear with 2 points apiece.

Bracket 2: Aris is well ahead of the pack with 10 points to hold first place. Team Maeby, Lotus, and Redemption are neck-and-neck with one another, each with 4 points in the middle of the standings. Cookie Bytes is in last place, but not too far behind, with 2 points.

Bracket 3: It’s a close race as Chickpeas has 10 points in first place, with Supernova right behind with 8 points and TM Esports with 6. Don’t count Blink Strike out just yet, though, as you’ll see in the Week Three preview.

Bracket 4: Arum and Huutista finished the week tied for first place with 12 points each. NuQa and Vivacity have 6 points each.

Week Three Preview

Bracket 1: Still in Beta has already concluded their match against monkaS, taking a 3-0 victory and a strong 10 points to tie Nike for first place. Nike will be going for sole possession of first place against Belladonna, who will be coming off their bye week looking to play catch-up. Violent Violets has the bye this week.

Bracket 2: Team Maeby has a huge opportunity to make a play for the lead and break the three-way tie in the middle of the bracket when they play first-place Aris. Lotus and Redemption, the other two teams involved in that tie, will be trying to get ahead of one another. Cookie Bytes has the bye this week.

Bracket 3: Blink Strike gets a 3-0 victory by default due to Taco Truck‘s forfeit, which ties them with TM Esports for third place. TM Esports will be playing Supernova, and with first-place Chickpeas on a bye and only +2 over second place and +4 over third place, both these teams have a huge opportunity to take the lead.

Bracket 4: All the matchups are done! NuQa‘s 3-0 victory over Huutista created a three-way tie for first place in this bracket. Then, Arum and Vivacity squared off, with Vivacity looking to make it a four-way tie and Arum going for a huge lead on their opponents. In the end, Arum emerged the victor 2-1, which puts them alone in first place.

Death Blossoms Community Tournament: Week One Recap

Overview

The Death Blossoms Community Tournament is open not only to members of Death Blossoms, but also to Death Blossoms Friends! The community could enter pre-existing teams and also form teams just for the tournament. The response to signups was overwhelming enough that we had to expand from two brackets to four to accommodate everyone.

Week One has just concluded and it was as exciting and fun as everyone hoped. We’ll take a look at the makeup of each bracket below and also go over the results of the first week’s matchups before we preview what will be coming in Week Two.

The Teams

There are four brackets in the tournament, each in a different range of SR. All brackets are primarily NA teams, save for the fourth bracket, which is a mixture of both NA and EU teams. Here are your competitors in this tournament!

Bracket 1: Gold-Low Plat

Joining us in Bracket 1 are teams Still In Beta, Violent Violets, monkaS, Belladonna, and Nike.

Still In Beta is led by CatArmpit, and is an out-of-server team.
Violent Violets is a team made up of some Death Blossoms locals. It is led by Cascadia, and features some other familiar DB regulars.
monkaS is a team led by DB’s own Allie. monkaS features DB members RicanDiva, AJHoney, Akra, and Denel.
Belladonna is an in-house Death Blossoms team. It is headed by TC Cloudninedreamer.
Nike is a mixture of both DB locals and friends, led by MaryPimpins, and features DB member Bunny.

Bracket 2: Platinum

In Bracket 2, we have teams Lotus, Cookie Bytes, Redemption, Team Maeby, and Aris.

Lotus is one of DB’s very own in-house teams. It is led by TC Scientesse.
Cookie Bytes is a team under the Translocators OW Community, led by Majima (Receive and bite you), and joined by DB’s own Pesky.
Redemption is a DB-affiliated team, and is led by Theweirdkind.
Team Maeby is led by Stee and features Pigeonwings player Kikoia, along with some other DB friends.
Aris is an in-house team of Death Blossoms, and is led by courageous DB admin and TC Demi.

Bracket 3: High Plat-Diamond

Featured in Bracket 3 is Blink Strike, Supernova, Taco Truck, TM Esports, and Chickpeas.

Blink Strike is a DB-affiliated team led by Megaman.
Supernova is a team under the Andromeda OW community led by Countess.
Taco Truck is led by Calluna player Butchvillian, and includes other familiar DB members.
TM Esports is a DB-affiliated team led by Adam.
Chickpeas is led by DB recruiting officer Sublein. It showcases other very familiar DB names such as Amna, Kaidas, Somecatfish, Roxanne, and QueenGalaxy.

Bracket 4: Master-GM

Last but not least, in Bracket 4 we will see high level play from teams Huutista, Wolfsbane, OSC Gray, NuQa, Vivacity, and Arum.

Huutista is led by Arum analyst Wattumart.
Wolfsbane is another in-house Death Blossoms team led by Nuka.
OSC Gray is an off-server team led by DeadPixel.
NuQa is a team with a mix of members and friends led by DB member Goon.
Vivacity is a team led by DB member Daisy.
Arum is Death Blossoms’ only in-house GM team. It is led by Snappy.

Results

Week One has already concluded, and it was as action-packed and fun as everyone was hoping. We had the pleasure of having most of our games streamed and casted by volunteers from the community, so if you didn’t get to tune in live, there are links to VODs below, and we hope you’ll join us next time! Let’s take a look at the results and the current standings.

Bracket 1: Both games were tight, with Belladonna defeating monkaS 2-1 including a close overtime 3-2 victory to monkaS on Junkertown. Nike managed to come out on top over Violent Violets 2-1 as well.
See the matchups here: Belladonna vs monkaS & Nike vs Violent Violets

Bracket 2: Team Maeby emerge victorious over Redemption 2-1, while Aris took a decisive 3-0 victory over Cookie Bytes.
See the matchups here: Aris vs Cookie Bytes

Bracket 3: Chickpeas took the win against Supernova 2-1, while TM Esports won handily over Taco Truck 3-0!
See the matchups here: TM Esports vs Taco Truck

Bracket 4: Wolfsbane forfeited their match, giving Arum a 3-0 victory and putting them on top of Bracket 4. Wolfsbane has also dropped out of the tournament and will no longer be playing. Meanwhile, NuQa played against Vivacity in a very close matchup that saw scores of 5-4 on Junkertown and 3-2 on Hanamura, but in the end NuQa took the win.
See the matchups here: NuQa vs Vivacity

Standings

Bracket 1: Belladonna and Nike are tied for first place with 4 points each, while monkaS and Violent Violets are tied with 2 points each. Still In Beta had the bye this week.

Bracket 2: Aris has a strong hold on first right now with 6 points. Team Maeby is in second with 4 points, and Redemption is in third with 2 points, while Cookie Bytes is just behind them with 0 points. Lotus was on a bye for Week 1.

Bracket 3: TM Esports has the maximum 6 points so far and first place as a result. Chickpeas is in second with 4 points, and Supernova in third place with 2 points. Taco Truck has since dropped out of the tournament. Blink Strike had the week off.

Bracket 4: Huutista, Arum, and NuQa are right on top of each other with a three-way tie for first place and 6 points each. Vivacity brings up the rear with 0 points, as do Wolfsbane and OSC Gray, who have both dropped out of the tournament.

Week 2 Preview

In Week 2, expect to see some movement, as the teams that had Week 1 byes will be playing, and in a couple of cases, they have a chance to tie it up or overtake their bracket’s first place teams.

Bracket 1: Belladonna has the bye this week, which gives Nike a big opportunity to take the lead. They’ll be playing monkaS while Still in Beta has their first matchup of the tournament, this one against Violent Violets.

Bracket 2: Team Maeby takes a rest. Aris will be looking to expand their lead when they play Redemption, and Lotus has their bracket debut when they play against Cookie Bytes.

Bracket 3: Supernova would have faced Taco Truck and gains an automatic 6 points from the forfeit, granting them first place with a total of 8 points. TM Esports will be sitting on the sidelines this week, waiting to see if Chickpeas will overtake them in their match against Blink Strike in the latter’s first game of the tournament.

Bracket 4: Huutista would have faced Wolfsbane this week, and will instead take a bye and an automatic 6-point gain. Both Arum and NuQa will be looking to keep up with them, and it will be quite the challenge as they’ll face off with each other! Vivacity will also gain 6 points and sit out for the week due to OSC Gray dropping out.

We’ll check in with you again at the conclusion of Week 2 with another review of all the matches that took place, an update on the standings, and a look toward Week 3!

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