HCS Open Circuit Legendary Cup #5 Recap

You may take away Ego Rangers’ placement, but you’ll never take away their ability.

The fifth legendary cup has ended, and while Daddy & The Daycare beat Contagious in the winners finals, a full bracket reset and a 4-0 sweep made Contagious your tournament champions.

Dillon “Randa” Randa was the Daddy for the Daycare, who had to create the side after Ego Rangers was disbanded by the PGL.

Besides this talented team reclaiming their standings placement right down to the point total, and Contagious performing a sweep on the bracket reset, the most shocking result of the night was made by PNDA.

This side came back on to the open circuit scene with a new team and kicked #1 seed 3sUp out of the tournament. 3sUp won the last legendary cup, but were just over the relegation line in this one. The enterprise still has a substantial points lead for the open circuit, but it may be threatened as we get closer to HCS Las Vegas.

Here’s the full breakdown of the tournament:

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Round One:

#1 3sUp – BYE

#8 Daddy & The Daycare (AKA Ego Rangers) 3-2 #9 Soul Blue

#4 SyA WIN VIA FORFEIT OVER #13 Let’s Get This Money

#12 PNDA Gaming 3 – 0 #5 Shock the World

#2 Most Wanted WIN VIA FORFEIT OVER #15 CPR Esports

#7 Don’t Chase Me Bro 3 – 1 #10 Solstice

#3 Contagious  3 – 0 #14 Cat Fish And Gang

#6 JusTus 3 – 0 #11 CADS

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Losers Round One:

#9 Soul Blue – BYE

#15 Shock the World WIN VIA FORFEIT OVER #13 Let’s Get This Money

#10 Solstice WIN VIA FORFEIT OVER #15 CPR Esports

#11 CADS 3 – 0 #14 Cat Fish And Gang

Winners Round Two:

#8 Daddy & The Daycare 3 – 2 #1 3sUp

#4 SyA 3-0 #12 PNDA Gaming

#2 Most Wanted 3 – 0 #7 Don’t Chase Me Bro

#3 Contagious 3 – 1 #6 JusTus

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Losers Round Two:

#6 JusTus 3 – 1 #9 Soul Blue

#5 Shock the World 3 – 2 #7 Don’t Chase Me Bro

#12 PNDA Gaming 3 – 2 #10 Solstice

#1 3sUp 3 – 1 #11 CADS

Losers Round Three:

#6 JusTus 3 – 1 #5 Shock the World

#12 PNDA Gaming 3 – 2 #1 3sUp Gaming

Winners Semifinals:

#8 Daddy & The Daycare 4 – 1 #4 SyA

#3 Contagious 4 – 3 #2 Most Wanted

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Losers Quarterfinals:

#4 SyA 3 – 2 #6 JusTus

#2 Most Wanted 3-1 #12 PNDA Gaming

Losers Semifinal:

#2 Most Wanted 4 – 3 #9 SYA

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Winners Finals:

#8 Daddy & The Daycare 4 – 1 #3 Contagious

Losers Finals:

#3 Contagious 4 – 3 #2 Most Wanted

Grand Finals:

#3 Contagious 4 – 2 #8 Daddy & The Daycare

#3 Contagious 4 – 0 #8 Daddy & The Daycare

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$1,000, as well as open circuit points, were spread out among the teams who participated. Here’s the breakdown and the standings:

• 1st:  Contagious – $800, 600 Points
• 2nd: Daddy & The Daycare – $200, 400 Points
• 3rd: Most Wanted – 300 Points
• 4th: SYA – 200 Points
• 5th-6th – 175 Points
  • JusTus
  • PNDA Gaming
• 7th-8th – 150 Points
  • 3sUp
  • Shock The World
    Legendary Cup #5 Cut Line

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• 9th-12th – 50 Points
  • Soul Blue
  • Don’t Chase Me Bro
  • CADS
  • Solstice
• 13th-15th – 25 Points
  • Let’s Get This Money
  • CPR Esports
  • Cat Fish And Gang

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Finally, here are the top-10 teams in terms of open circuit points after this weekend’s Open and Legendary Cup:

1. 3sUp – 1,910
2. Most Wanted – 1,675
3. Contagious – 1,350
4. Shock The World – 825
5. JusTus – 775
6. Don’t Chase Me Bro – 560
7. Daddy & The Daycare – 550 (THE EXACT SAME POINTS AS EGO RANGERS)
8. SYA – 475
9. Solstice – 300
10. CADS – 250

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Were you surprised by some of the upsets and placements?

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James Mattone is a journalist for GAMURS and can be contacted by email at jamestmattone@gmail.com or on Twitter –@TheJamesMattone.