Sentinels came out victorious at Marvel Rivals Fight Night #1, defeating Intergalactic in the single elimination bracket.
This marks a strong debut for the team as they take home their first champion title in the Marvel Rivals esports scene.
Marvel Rivals Fight Night is an invite-only series where the best competitive teams from well-known organisations compete in a winner-take-all stake.
The North American esports organisation only recently announced its line-up for future leagues in Marvel Rivals, with Fight Night allowing fans to see the new team in action.
Sentinels won a decisive victory over Intergalactic in the Grand Final, with a 4-1 win in Marvel Rivals Fight Night North America.
The organisation announced its victory on X with the caption: “Sentinels are Rivals Fight Night Champions, ain’t that fantastic.”
Sentinels was awarded $1,000 for securing first place, with second awarded to Intergalactic and third to Extinction.
Sentinel Face Intergalactic in Fight Night #1 NA Grand Finals
The North America finals were broadcast shortly after Europe concluded, where Virtus.Pro was able to secure a 4-0 victory against Team Peps.
After a neck-and-neck struggle between the two teams, Sentinels was able to dominate in the later half of the series.
- Game 1: Sentinels claim first round with 2-0 in domination, Hell’s Heaven
- Game 2: Intergalactic strike back, winning 1-2 in convergence, Symbiotic Surface
- Game 3: Sentinels pull ahead, claiming a 2-1 victory in convoy, Midtown
- Game 4: Sentinels extend their lead, claiming a landslide 3-0 in convoy, Spider-Islands
- Game 5: Sentinels win Fight Night NA, winning 3-0 in convoy, Yggdrasill Path
- End score: 4-1 for Sentinels
Throughout the series, all eyes were on Anthony ‘SuperGomez‘ Gomez, a Columbian Duelist player for Sentinels, who terrorised Intergalactic with his Star-Lord plays. He was also awarded match MVP.
Connor ‘Avast’ Prince, a commentator for Marvel Rivals Fight Night #1 North America, said: “They’re showing their strength, showing how flexible they are, and showing just the breadth of their comps.
“They played triple Vanguard, they played double Duelist, they ended the series on triple Strategist… I mean everything under the sun that you could imagine. All the picks you could imagine came out here for Sentinels, and it showed that everyone excelled in their roles.”
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