The Spring 2022 Esports season has come to a close after an exciting three months of action! Champions have been crowned for Rocket League, Super Smash Bros: Ultimate 3v3 & 1v1, Valorant, and Overwatch. Congratulations to the victors! Don't forget, the Fall 2022 Esports season is right around the corner!
Championship Match Results
- winners are marked in bold
Rocket League
Apr. 20 - Staten Island defeated Farmingdale St, 4-2
Super Smash Bros: Ultimate 3 vs 3
Dec. 9 - New York Tech defeated St. Thomas Aquinas, 3-2
Super Smash Bros: Ultimate 1 vs1
Apr. 25 - Nicholas Shalaba (STAC) defeated Zachary Longua (STAC), 3-0
Valorant
Apr. 21 - New York Tech defeated Farmingdale St. "Green", 2-1
Overwatch
Apr. 22 - Southern New Hampshire defeated Molloy, 3-0
Rocket League
Team Members (Staten Island)
Samuel Rozenfeld (Eleventeen)
Ralphy Vargas (Driftzy)
Maxim Kleyer (Mucks)
Notes from the Coach
"Everyone contributed to the team’s success this season but Samuel Rozenfeld stood out among the pack and led the charge as CSI was down 2-1 and the team rallied to win the series 4-2."
Super Smash Bros: Ultimate 3v3
Team Members (New York Tech)
Dillin Tucker (DLTKing25)
Steven DiResta (Steve.mp7)
Nathan Wolf-Sonkin (Wolf)
Brandon Hernandez (N-X)
Matthew Pinto (Percival)
Notes from the Coach
"Percival, also known as Matthew Pinto is the backbone of the New York Teck Smash 3v3 Team. He is not only an ingame leader, but also and out of game leadeer, makising sure our players are in the correct headspace before and during matches. A high level strategist, he is able to adapt on the fly to condition opponents into a specific play style. He is a consistent player who even in tight situations is able to secure victory for the team. Joycons are his controller of choice to 'smash' the competition."
Valorant
Team Members (New York Tech)
Mohammed Alam (xicerair)
Patric Gudel (Synergy)
Noah Santos (MangoNyando)
Brandon Hynes (Cloud)
Ethan Yan (Ethan)
Lionel Epstein (LIONELEP)
Afaq Anwar (q0ph)
David Yi (InfinityPrimeX)
Nick Su (Dexstrat)
Kevin Liu (Wysp)
Notes from the Coach
"Synergy, also known as Patric Gudel is one of the captains of the NYIT VAlorant varsity team. Known for his Sova, Breach, and Omen - He makes sure to keep his team mentally prepared for every second and every scenario possible so that his team can keep winning. Gudel is very strong in making sure that every piece is executed perfectly so that his team can win the round and execute the match plans."
Overwatch
Team Members (Southern New Hampshire)
Bradley Tousignant (Rhino)
Anthony Darrigo (Dargo)
Matthew Hamel (Palzee)
Sean Derba (Pepto)
Bobby Wiemer (Kresnik)
Gavin Duggan (BSOE)
JT Gulick (PrinceSubfire)
Taylor Laporte (OneTrick)
Notes from the Coach + Match Breakdown
"Lijiang Tower - Lijiang began on Night Market, with an incredibly close round. SNHU's poke composition was forced to play slowly into Molloy's Brawl composition. Molloy's 70% start was chipped at once SNHU retook the point, concluding in a desperate OT fight where Kresnik and Prince took on a 2v4 to swing it back in SNHU's favor. Afterwards, Control Center leaned more in SNHU's favor, with Pepto's Pharah, pocketed by Prince's Mercy, remaining relatively uncontested on high ground.
King's Row - Another explosive start for SNHU, the cart did not stop until the third point, set up by flank plays and strong Tank play from Palzee. At the final point on SNHU's attack, BearingMetro was able to lead the charge to stall things out for two more minutes, before a Dragonstrike from Pepto split Molloy and finished the offense. Molloy's offense started in similar fashion, with a 4-man Biotic Nade from Pinecone setting up an immediate wipe. One stalled fight on second, with the Ashe-Cassidy lineup from Molloy allowing long fights to go in their favor, allowed Molloy to make it to the final point. SNHU held strong near the end, finishing the map just 4 meters from the finish line, going up 2-0.
Volskaya Industries - DarkHybrid's Ashe, starting on Defense for Molloy, was initially difficult for SNHU to overcome, stalling Rhino and Pepto's Ball-Tracer combination from finding value initially. After a minute and a half of delay, Kresnik's Widowmaker found a pick on the Ashe as Rhino slammed the backline, quickly giving up that first point to SNHU. The second point was quickly converted after, as OneTrick on Ana slept DarkHybrid's BOB, mitigating value on the contest. SNHU's defense was ironclad, with BSOE on Zenyatta relatively uncontested in the backline outputting damage onto the Hog-D.Va tankline fielded by Molloy. Molloy quickly swapped to a Pharah Mercy combination to abuse SNHU's lack of hitscan, but enough cover exists around the point that Willman's Pharah could not find enough pressure before SNHU was able to engage. SNHU closed the Finals out here 3-0."
