The 2020 ESL-Big East Conference League of Legends Tournament entered its last week
with final round robin matches on Saturday, April 25, 2020 and playoff matches on
Sunday, April 26, 2020. The tournament began with first seed St. John's University
taking on Seton Hall on April 26th. Second seed and defending champions, DePaul University
matched up against Villanova University. Semi-final games were in a best of three
format.
After the win over St. John's, the Pirates faced Villanova in the finals. The Wildcats
were able to win the first game of the series. The Pirates were able to use their
advantage in objective control to take the championship after winning three straight
games and sweeping Villanova in the best of five series. The Pirates dominated neutral
objective control, gold leads, and kill lines in their three wins. Michael 'Windy
Day' Kao, mid-laner, was nominated as Most Valuable Player in a series that had both
cooperative gameplay, communication, and great attitude.
A replay of the game is available on Twitch. A tournament recap is available on the Collegiate Esports Blog, ACE, a blog founded
by two Seton Hall alumni, Bryan Yeoh '19 and Nicholas Zeitlinger '18. As alumni of
Seton Hall University’s League of Legends B Team and as well-known faces of Seton
Hall’s competitive and casual gaming club, Bryan and Nicholas are taking their firsthand
experience with the collegiate gaming scene to esports news reporting with A Collegiate
Esports (ACE) Blog. Their site will follow every minute of Big East Esports League
of Legends and feature news, profiles and more on the matches, players and coaches
who make it all come together.
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