Weekly Wrap Up Jan 27th- Jan 31st
Daniel Bangudu
Welcome Vandals to the offical start to the very much awaited spring 2025 Seaonal League! This week witness the humble beigninings of our vairous teams as they set out to conquer the competion!
Monday, January 27th
The first day of the week began with a sweet and swift win from our Varsity Rocket League team, defeating the University of Massachusetts 3-1. FIFA 25 also managed to secure a win as player lama_23 triumphed over his opponent 3-0. Unfortunately, player Pabesh of the FIFA team lost his match 0-2 against his opponent.
Meanwhile, the Varsity Rainbow Six Siege team faced off against Coast Guard Academy Varsity and won 7-3, while the JV Rainbow Six Siege team battled Coast Guard Academy JV and secured a close 3-2 victory.
Additionally, the Smash Ultimate team held their first-ever weekly tournament, where team members signed up and competed against one another in a traditional tournament format. After nearly three hours of competition, player Dido emerged as the champion of this week’s tournament. Following the event, the Smash Ultimate team gathered to take team photos.
Tuesday, January 28th
The next day, the Valorant and Street Fighter 6 teams competed in their first-ever matches in their respective leagues. The Varsity Valorant team faced a tough challenge against Ohio Northern University, narrowly losing 1-2 in a closely contested series. Valorant JV1 also suffered a heartbreaking 1-2 loss against NorQuest College. Unfortunately, Valorant JV2 had to forfeit their match against John Brown University due to unforeseen in-game technical difficulties.
The Street Fighter 6 team experienced similar luck. Player SimplyJ lost 0-2 to Wickelex, while player MightyBang faced a close match against Mirando but ultimately lost 2-3.
Wednesday, January 29th
Day three marked the debut match of the Varsity Counter-Strike team in spectacular fashion. Facing off against Rutgers University, our Vandals dominated the competition, securing a 2-0 victory (13-11 in Game 1 and 13-4 in Game 2).
Meanwhile, Rocket League’s victory against Baylor University was more anticlimactic due to an unexpected forfeit. RL JV1 had an exciting match against Moravian University, winning 4-2. Unfortunately, RL JV2 lost to Penn State Behrend University 2-4.
Thursday, January 30th
The day began with Hearthstone’s sole player, Intetheis, competing in his first match of the season, unfortunately suffering a brutal 0-2 loss against Crater.
Overwatch Varsity, however, secured a commanding 3-0 victory against Molloy University in a dominant series of rounds.
Finally, the Counter-Strike 2 Varsity team played their second match of the week, facing a tough opponent and suffering a disappointing 6-13 loss in a hard-to-watch match.
Friday, January 31st
Day five of the week saw the first matches for both League of Legends teams. The LoL Varsity team had an unexpected outcome, winning their match by forfeit due to their opponents, the BYE ECAC staff, not showing up. The LoL JV team faced a tough challenge against Penn State but unfortunately lost 0-2.
Outside of League of Legends, both of our Star Tekken players had their own matches. Player Sanman went up against LIU Jadan and tragically lost 0-3 in a one-sided match. Player F0rgiveMe also suffered a 0-3 defeat against MCE Klunk in an unfortunate turn of events.
Though this day was tough, stay tuned this Sunday for the Mario Kart and Splatoon teams’ first matches of the season!
Our Esports Program is thankful to our wonderful fans and players in and out of the lab and the channel. Please join us in person at the Esports Lab, located in the basement of the Pitman Center, or watch on Twitch at UIdahoEsports.
Go Vandals!
