Last night was the most intense sporting event (for me at least) that I have ever seen televised. It was MLG’s (Major Leage Gaming) finals for the national title held in Vegas. At this time, all of the bracket information that I’m giving out, may be incorrect as MLG’s site has not been updated with the new information at this time. I do know for a fact though that this is the very last year that MLG will be holding Halo 2 leagues because of the releas of Halo 3, so last night was the final Halo 2 matches to be played in that professional circuit.
Going in, there were a total of five teams left, Team 5k, Team Str8 Rippin, Team Agency, Team Carbon, and of course Team Final Boss. Teams Carbon and Final Boss were my favorites for making it to the finals, but I wanted Final Boss to come out on top. In the end though, Str8 Rippin knocked out 5K, Agency knocked out Str8 Rippin, Agency knocked out Str8 Rippin, then finally Carbon Knocked out Agency. It had happened. The single match that I’ve always wanted to watch with the new rosters, Carbon vs. Final Boss. Last year, team Carbon let “Strongside” go, and team Final Boss picked him up, but right after Carbon fired him, they went on to win the national title, so it was a grudge match. My favorite player in MLG is Dave “Walshy” Walsh on team Final Boss. Red Bull sponsorships, and a nice paycheck from MLG, he is considered by many to be the top player on the planet.
In the Carbon vs. Final Boss, it was a first to 50 team slayer match on midship, which is not my favorite map at all. The game was within 2 kills for almost the entire match with the lead being handed off back and forth. In the end, Team Final Boss won 50-48, and they were handed a check for 100,000$. It was an amazing match. Very intense. Every player played at the top of their game. “Ogre 2,” who is one of a set of twins on team Final Boss (”Ogre 1″ and “Ogre 2″) was given the MLG MVP award because he had over 160 more kills then deaths throughout the season. Simply amazing. In the end, hard work, dedication, and a little red bull got them through. It was a sight to behold.