Bristol, Tenn. – The King University Esports team competed in two matches tonight, with Valorant competing first and Call of Duty going second. The Valorant team fell to Georgia Southwestern in a 2-1 thriller. The Call of Duty team battled their way back from down 2-0 to win the match 3-2.
The King University team took on Ashland University in a five-match thriller where King came out victorious. They were led by Vetle Saether and Chase Proffitt, who both held positive K/D for every round except one.
They were able to win the first set with the map being Hardpoint, where King won 250-165. Proffitt led with a K/D of 36/13 with five assists. Ashtan Hendricks had the second most eliminations with 27, and Saether had the most assists with nine.
In the second map, King was down a player in Search and Destroy, and they lost 6-4. Saether had the best K/D with a 6/7. They fell in the third set, 4-3, to Overload. Hendricks, Proffitt and Saether all finished with more than 20 eliminations.
The Tornado focused for the fourth set and won it 250-199 in Hardpoint. Proffitt had one of his best sets this year with 44 eliminations and 27 faints. Hendricks kept up his consistent play with 30 eliminations and nine assists.
King finished the match with a win in Search and Destroy, 6-5. Proffitt finished with a 19/7 K/D with two assists. Saether was the only other player with a positive K/D with a 7/6.
The King University team took on Georgia Southwestern in a back-and-forth match where the Tornado fell 2-1. King won the first match and then fell in back-to-back matches.
Cristobel Amiel led the team with a 24/18/8 ratio of eliminations/knocks/assists. He helped the team win the first match 13-10. Matthew Montenegro-Strunk added eight assists.
In the next match, King could not battle through the top three of Georgia Southwestern. This allowed Georgia Southwestern to win 13-2 and force a set three. King battled but fell in the third set, 13-11, and lost its first match of the season.
The Tornado now prepare for the Fortnite Tournament Championship on Saturday, October 10.
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