$10,000 5v5 Invitational

Congratulations to Curse Gaming

During PAX East (March 22-24), the Curse.NA team won the grand finals and took home the first place prize check of $5,000!

mvp pon pon with fice thousand dollar check

Originally seeded 3rd, Curse dominated the tournament and won every best of 3 set in 2 games along the path to victory. Their team play was marked with inventive strategies and consummate patience of which tournament MVP PonPon illustrated like no other. Using gods typically deemed "nonviable" and making significant build changes during matches made him a chaotic threat in every Curse matchup.

The current full roster of Curse.NA is Zapman (Captain), PonPon, Sparks, ShadowQ, TheBest, & Zerogarz (Substitute). Check the section below for Match Summaries and replay instructions to see every tournament match, and follow Curse's path to victory!

Bracket & Replays

To replay a match inside the game, type /replay match# in chat. Example using the final match: /replay 10230634.

Win R1a	Win R1b	Win Semi	Lose R1	Lose R2	Lose Semi	Lose Final	Grand Final
Crs v ME	CW v Crs	Crs v ROOT	ME v SK	SK v RG	RG v CW	CW v ROOT	ROOT v Crs
Crs v ME	CW v Crs	Crs v ROOT	ME v SK	SK v RG	RG v CW	CW v ROOT	ROOT v Crs
RG v BLG	ROOT v RG		VCE v BLG	CW v BLG		CW v ROOT
RG v BLG	ROOT v RG		VCE v BLG	CW v BLG
ROOT v VCE
ROOT v VCE
CW v SK
CW v SK

#1 Seed: ROOT Gaming
on Mar 05, 2013

ROSTER Allied (Captain) Lassiz Shing Jerb MattyPocket Anatoliy (Substitute) Official Site The obvious choice. ROOT Gaming (formally Juice.Gaming) has lead the pack in wins since Smite's tournament inception. The team was formed on the backbone of current captain Allied, who left his potential Grand Master's run in Starcraft 2 to c...
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#2 Seed: Copenhagen Wolves
on Mar 05, 2013

ROSTER Spooh (Captain) Badgah YOUNGBAE Sprayarn Hyrrok Lawbster (Substitute) Official Site A few months ago, there was a high-profile tournament in Europe, ran by ESL. The only way to attend was to win a qualifier. Despite their rigorous practice and theory-crafting, Eat.Sleep.Gaming.EU was unable to secure a spot. Undeterred, ESG...
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#3 Seed: Curse.NA
on Mar 05, 2013

ROSTER Zapman (Captain) PonPon Sparks ShadowQ TheBest Zerogarz (Substitute) Official Site Polarizing figure, and the closest thing Smite has to a rebel, Curse’s Captain Zapman doesn’t care about you. Or me. Or anyone. Zapman cares strictly about the win. Which is why he’s not afraid of cutting ties, letting playe...
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#4 Seed: Borderland Gaming NA
on Mar 05, 2013

ROSTER Kaeyoh (Captain) Stermes Andinster TheAlpha Scytheman Official Site Borderland Gaming. From the start, BLG has been pushing and pushing, trying to find that perfect roster of dedicated, intelligent players who can push this team to the top. This team has been a fair victim to the “Always a bridesmaid” way of lif...
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#5 Seed: Reason Gaming
on Mar 05, 2013

ROSTER Keyadrel (Captain) Wolfy HeroGG RXK EMC Narrian (Substitute) Official Site Ranged player and former captain HeroGG was probably Smite’s first community-accepted top player. He and his original roster in Almost Famous (Now, Reason Gaming) were one of the four teams in the beginning to really make a splash in the scene....
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#6 Seed: MyoElectric
on Mar 05, 2013

ROSTER Gunmetal (Captain) LetshaveaKiki JeffHindla HairyGN Riddic Official Site Gunmetal has been around since Smite’s beta started. Despite his clear ability, he was never formally placed on a team, and remained a free agent. Motivated, Gunmetal decided he was going to force his way into the scene, one way or another. His o...
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#7 Seed: SK Gaming
on Mar 05, 2013

ROSTER Psiyo (Captain) Xaliea GetFit Smek Kairis Official Site WILDCARD winners, veteran team, sponsored by one of the largest gaming organizations in the world, and winners of the biggest prize Smite has offered to date, SK Gaming burned down the competition with nary an ounce of doubt to take the 7th seed of the invitational. Ov...
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#8 Seed: Vivacity
on Mar 05, 2013

ROSTER AutoTuned (Captain) Murrdurr Saibaman Jakeyo repikas Official Site Originally the seventh seed and final team invited, Vivacity had to qualify their modified roster to remain in the tournament lineup. After winning a full best of 3 series against second place Wildcard team VexX Gaming, they will face a serious challenge aga...
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Wildcard Wrap-Up
on Mar 05, 2013

Check out the brackets from all of last weekend’s tournaments here: WILDCARD Event MyRevenge Cup #14 Curse Weekly Tournament Massive Turnout At PAX East 2013, we're going to be holding a high-profile, invitation only tournament for Smite, with a prize pool of $10,000! In the spirit of competition, we invited seven of the best, mos...
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Prizes ♦ Streaming ♦ Rules
on Mar 05, 2013

Prizes As mentioned earlier, our invited teams will be competing for a prize pool of $10,000! This pool will be broken down to accommodate six of the eight teams in prizes. Meaning, one set win in bracket ensures your team leaves with a prize! 1st Place - $5,000 + Gem Package 2nd Place - $2,500 + Gem Package 3rd Place - $1,500 + Gem Package 4...
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