Falcons Take the Crown in Inaugural ALGS Open

Despite aggressively duking it out in the Elimination Bracket for a significant portion of the ALGS Open, Team Falcons fought their way back into the Winner's Bracket Finals only to walk away as the overall victors in just six games.

Team Falcons, consisting of Phillip "ImperialHal" Dosen, Rhys "Zer0" Perry, and Ben "Wxltzy" Walton, were the second of two teams to make it to Match Point. Falcons hit Match Point in Game 6, with their main competition, Alliance, hitting it significantly earlier in Game 4. 

The ALGS Open was a grueling format for Falcons and the other 159 competing teams, fighting through a Double Elimination run. Despite the format facing criticism from ImperialHal, who brought attention to the number of games the team had to face in the Loser's Bracket, the team proved their worth by climbing back into the top spot. 

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Falcons walk away with $300,000, an ALGS trophy, and a direct qualification to the Midseason Playoffs. Runners-up for the Open were Alliance in 2nd, earning $150,000, Al Qadsiah in 3rd, earning $100,000, and 100 Thieves in 4th with $75,000. The top five placing teams all directly qualify to the Midseason Playoffs.