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Version1 wins Gamers8 Rocket League title

A backlit keyboard is part of the gear online video game streamer Jordan Woodruff uses in his Gilbert home.

Jordan Woodruff

Version1 claimed the Gamers8 2023 Rocket League title by defeating Rule One 4-1 in the grand final Sunday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Version1, an American esports organization owned by the Wilf family of Minnesota Vikings fame, collected a $500,000 grand prize out of a $2 million prize pool.

The playoff semifinals and final were held Sunday to conclude the four-day tournament; all playoff matches were best-of-seven. Version1 beat Team Falcons 4-2 to advance to the final, while Rule One took care of Team BDS 4-1 in the penultimate round.

In the final, Version1 opened with a 3-1 win on Utopia Coliseum (Dusk). Rule One answered by scoring 20 seconds into overtime for a 6-5 triumph on Salty Shores (Night).

It was all Version1 from there. They prevailed 3-1 on Forbidden Temple, 5-0 on Wasteland (Night) and 4-3 in overtime on Urban Central (Night).

American Landon “BeastMode” Konerman of Version1, who scored the clinching goal 1:23 into overtime on Urban Central, captured tournament MVP honors.

The 24-team tournament began Thursday with a group stage in which Rule One and Version1 were drawn into the same group. Rule One beat Version1 in the Group D upper-bracket final 3-1 to advance to the playoffs, while Version1 recovered and won the lower-bracket final 3-2 over Team Liquid to reach the next stage.

Version1 also survived a 4-3 quarterfinal win over Oxygen Esports on Saturday, while Rule One swept Team Vitality, which won the Rocket League World Championship earlier this month.

1. $500,000 — Version1
2. $300,000 — Rule One
3-4. $200,000 — Team BDS, Team Falcons
5-8. $95,000 — Team Vitality, FURIA Esports, Gen.G Mobil1 Racing, Oxygen Esports
9-12. $50,000 — G2 Esports, Monkeys, Karmine Corp, Team Liquid
13-16. $25,000 — OpTic Gaming, Twisted Minds, FaZe Clan, Team Secret
17-24. $15,000 — Ground Zero Gaming, Elevate, Gaimin Gladiators, Ninjas in Pyjamas, Pioneers, Limitless, suhhh, KOI

–Field Level Media

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