Gears Esports/2020-21 Season/Winter Major

Online event due to COVID-19
Gears Esports 2020-21 Winter Major
Tournament Information
Organizer	Gears Esports UMG Gaming
NumberofTeams	28
Links	Website
Location & Dates
Type	Online
Game	Gears 5
Tier	Major
Mode	5v5
Platform	Xbox One
Start Date	2020-12-11
End Date	2020-12-13
Broadcast
Streams	https://live.gearsofwar.com/
Results
Winner	⁠⁠Vanquish Gaming
Second	⁠⁠Pittsburgh Knights
Third	⁠⁠UYU

Overview

Format

• Open Bracket
  • 128 teams
  • Single Elimination
• Swiss Stage
  • Upper Group
    • Top 8 Teams from Pro League
  • Lower Group
    • 9th - 12th Place teams from Pro League
    • Top 4 Challenger Points teams
  • Each team plays 3 matches
  • Best of 3 Series
  • Final Standings decide seeds for Championship Bracket
• Championship Bracket
  • Double Elimination
  • Best of 3 Series until the Grand Final
  • Grand Final is a single Best of 5 Series. The team coming from Winner's Bracket takes a 1-0 advantage.
• Full Tournament Format

Prize Pool

$140,000USD is spread among the teams as follows:

Place	Prize	Team	Roster
1	$ 60,000	⁠⁠Vanquish Gaming	Acells • Precision • Hndles • Reptilian • Vital • GreaT
2	$ 35,000	⁠⁠Pittsburgh Knights	Identivez • Monkyz • Raver • SuMuNs • Dezonide • Demize
3	$ 20,000	⁠⁠UYU	Xplosive • Kenny • Praized • Powerz • TJForce • Ashes
4	$ 10,000	⁠⁠Rebel	Kardia • Addvers • Demon • CracK • Reflame •
5-6	$ 5,000	⁠⁠Fire N Ice Esports	Xploidz • Cristalize • Fearzly • Sleeafer • ChaoZ •
		⁠⁠Rise	FraNChiS • Icy • RushieZ • Avexys • Inzem • Affinity
7-8	$ 2,500	⁠⁠Carnage Gaming	Dsylexic • Absenz • BGod • Shockwqve • Faint • Ambrsz
		⁠⁠Hive	Noey • Tidy • Solurs • Demise • Shock •
9-12		⁠⁠Elevate	Xclu5ive • Gary • Dragonz • Nero • Crabyys • Chronos
		⁠⁠Glory4	PeL • Yachtyy • Scavzy • JVari • CriticaL •
		⁠⁠Noble Esports	Lava • Toti • Xysho • Gearries • Abolics • Jackal Tenebris
		⁠⁠Remedy	Red9ne • Pushyz • Relix • Emissives • Jefe • Seitrax
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13-16		⁠⁠Hayabusa	Flash Movez • DeTox • Dazed • Cellz • Vanish
		⁠⁠Morning Star Gaming	Maniik • Levels • Siphonic • Marshall • Jacks • Kurome
		⁠⁠Ningen	Zeantre kennerson • VlN0 • Greasebagg • Paranormal Si • Exceedingz • PeaPea Boyyy
		⁠⁠Rated R	Soler • Rapidz • Dxnger • Smoks • Toxiq • Ability
17-20		⁠⁠Any Given Sunday	Raidhn • Azuries • ToySxldier • CinimaZ • Ozbyy •
		⁠⁠DosiL Mictlan	HarviChamp • Fear Shongo • Gnashty M • Geno6od • Hjpe •
		⁠⁠Majesty	Chipy • Artuur • Sulfuls • VetxZ • Perspec • Stremurss
		⁠⁠OPL Esports	Frezzer • Fear Odiin • Notclaw • Antti • White •
21-28		⁠⁠Dystopia	Vennnnnnnnn • Strxnuous • abyss • Luck • Bang6od • BIankMind
		⁠⁠NGenexis	Christian Obed Morales Lopez • Bubly • VioIenttz • SSavage K • Hassan •
		⁠⁠Prodigy	Tristan6825 • Zenun • Crushmo • Terminus • ffirearm •
		⁠⁠Sentinel's Gaming	Kirindiosito • Chavii • Mynh DeMon • Nx1ous the menace • Astheriz •
		⁠⁠The People's Champs	Birdy • Siahz • Rocky • Bronny • Perfections •
		⁠⁠UGK Esports	Sinohs • Huntxr5 • Arsonist • R8ckyy • Wichy •
		⁠⁠Undeniable	Dementivez • Emer • Cervon • M Multicity • Madness •
		⁠⁠War Xplosives	Gera • Stainsz • Bhyres • Ventry • Togye OP • Jaled6387
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Broadcast Talent

Casters

• Guy "Blaze" Spenser
• Colin "Crow" Clark
• Jacob "PR" Arce
• Taylor "Reflections" Noble

Host

• Jon "Falloutt" Kefaloukos

Anaylst

• Ryan "RyanFoolz" Summers
• Jourdan "Ribs" Ribeiro

Interviewer

• Jourdan "MissJourdy" Kerl

Producer

• Matthew "Goalie" Hultman
• Jordan "GameSofter" Carter

Bravo Producer

• Hunter "MediaByHunter" Basnight

Observers

• Tom "Meerkat" Linke

Participants

Swiss Stage Teams

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Player Chart

1

Vanquish Gaming
⁠⁠
Hndles
Reptilian
Vital
Precision
Acells
GreaT

2

Pittsburgh Knights
⁠⁠
Identivez
Monkyz
Raver
SuMuNs
Dezonide
Demize

3

Carnage Gaming
⁠⁠
BGod
Absenz
Faint
Dsylexic
Shockwqve
Ambrsz

4

Fire N Ice
⁠⁠
Xploidz
Cristalize
Fearzly
Sleeafer
ChaoZ

5

Rise
⁠⁠
FraNChiS
Icy
RushieZ
Avexys
Inzem
Afinity

6

Rebel
⁠⁠
CracK
Demon
Kardia
Addvers
Reflame

7

Noble Esports
⁠⁠
Toti
Gearries
Abolics
Xysho
Lava
Jackal

8

UYU
⁠⁠
Xplosive
Praized
Kenny
Powerz
TJForce
Ashes

9

Hive
⁠⁠
Tidy
Demise
Xovios
SoLuRs
Shock

10

Morning Star Gaming
⁠⁠
Maniik
Levels
Siphonic
Marshall
Jacks
JacksD1

11

Elevate
⁠⁠
Xclu5ive
Dragonz
Gary
Crabyys
Nero
Chronos

12

The People's Champs
⁠⁠
Birdy
Siahz
Rocky
Bronny
Perfections

13

Hayabusa
⁠⁠
Movez
DeTox
Dazed
Cellz
Vanish

14

Rated R
⁠⁠
Soler
Rapidz
Dxnger
Smoks
Toxiq
Ability

15

Majesty
⁠⁠
Chipy
Artuur
Sulfuls
VetxZ
Perspec
Stremurss

16

Remedy
⁠⁠
Red9ne
Pushyz
Relix
Emissives
Jefe
Seitrax

Other Notable Teams

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Player Chart

Any Given Sunday
⁠⁠
Raidhn
Azuries
ToySxldier
CinimaZ TGB
Ozbyy

DosiL Mictlan
⁠⁠
HarviChamp
Fear Shongo
Gnashty M
Geno6od MM
Hjpe

Dystopia
⁠⁠
Vennnnnnnnn
Strxnuous
Abyss
Luck
Bang6od
BIankMind

Glory4
⁠⁠
PeL
CriticaL
JVari
Yachtyy
Scavzy

NGenexis
⁠⁠
Christian Obed Morales Lopez
Bubly
VioIenttz
SSavage K
Hassan

Ningen
⁠⁠
Zeantre kennerson
VlN0
Greasebagg
Paranormal Si
Exceedingz
PeaPea Boyyy

OPL Esports
⁠⁠
Frezzer HYA
Fear Odiin
Notclaw HYA
Antti HYA
White

Prodigy
⁠⁠
Zenun 2
Tristan6825
FYC Terminus
Ffirearm
Crushmo

Sentinel's Gaming
⁠⁠
Mynh DeMon
Chavii
Kirindiosito
Astheriz
Nx1ous the menace

UGK Esports
⁠⁠
Sinohs
Huntxr5 HYA
Arsonist
R8ckyy
Wichy

Undeniable
⁠⁠
Dementivez
Emer
Cervon
M Multicity
Madness

War Xplosives
⁠⁠
Gera IP
Stainsz IP
Bhyres
Ventry
Togye OPL
Jaled6387

Results

Swiss Group Phase

Upper Group
1	⁠⁠Vanquish Gaming	3 - 0	100%
2	⁠⁠Noble Esports	2 - 1	67%
3	⁠⁠UYU	2 - 1	67%
4	⁠⁠Rebel	2 - 1	67%
5	⁠⁠Rise	1 - 2	33%
6	⁠⁠Pittsburgh Knights	1 - 2	33%
7	⁠⁠Fire N Ice Esports	1 - 2	33%
8	⁠⁠Carnage Gaming	0 - 3	0%

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Vanquish⁠⁠	2	1	⁠⁠UYU
Knights⁠⁠	0	2	⁠⁠Noble
Carnage⁠⁠	0	2	⁠⁠Rebel
FNI⁠⁠	0	2	⁠⁠Rise
Rise⁠⁠	0	2	⁠⁠Vanquish
Rebel⁠⁠	0	2	⁠⁠Noble
UYU⁠⁠	2	1	⁠⁠FNI
Knights⁠⁠	2	0	⁠⁠Carnage
Noble⁠⁠	1	2	⁠⁠Vanquish
UYU⁠⁠	2	1	⁠⁠Rise
Knights⁠⁠	1	2	⁠⁠Rebel
FNI⁠⁠	2	0	⁠⁠Carnage

Lower Group
1	⁠⁠Hive	3 - 0	100%
2	⁠⁠Morning Star Gaming	2 - 1	67%
3	⁠⁠Remedy	2 - 1	67%
4	⁠⁠Hayabusa	2 - 1	67%
5	⁠⁠Rated R	1 - 2	33%
6	⁠⁠Majesty	1 - 2	33%
7	⁠⁠Elevate	1 - 2	33%
8	⁠⁠The People's Champs	0 - 3	0%

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Hive⁠⁠	2	0	⁠⁠REME
MORN⁠⁠	2	0	⁠⁠Majesty
Elevate⁠⁠	1	2	⁠⁠Rated R
THE ⁠⁠	0	2	⁠⁠HAYA
Hive⁠⁠	2	0	⁠⁠Rated R
MORN⁠⁠	2	0	⁠⁠HAYA
Elevate⁠⁠	0	2	⁠⁠REME
THE ⁠⁠	1	2	⁠⁠Majesty
Hive⁠⁠	2	1	⁠⁠MORN
HAYA⁠⁠	2	0	⁠⁠Majesty
REME⁠⁠	2	1	⁠⁠Rated R
THE ⁠⁠	0	2	⁠⁠Elevate

Preliminary Phase

Round 1

Winners' Bracket

⁠⁠DOSI

2

⁠⁠WAR

1

⁠⁠Rated R

2

⁠⁠NGEN

0

⁠⁠ANY

2

⁠⁠Sentinels

1

⁠⁠THE

1

⁠⁠NING

2

⁠⁠GLOR

2

⁠⁠DYST

0

⁠⁠Majesty

2

⁠⁠PROD

1

⁠⁠OPL

2

⁠⁠UNDE

1

⁠⁠Elevate

2

⁠⁠UGK

0

Round 2

⁠⁠Rise

2

⁠⁠DOSI

0

⁠⁠HAYA

1

⁠⁠Rated R

2

⁠⁠Carnage

2

⁠⁠ANY

0

⁠⁠Hive

2

⁠⁠NING

0

⁠⁠Knights

2

⁠⁠GLOR

0

⁠⁠REME

2

⁠⁠Majesty

0

⁠⁠FNI

2

⁠⁠OPL

0

⁠⁠MORN

0

⁠⁠Elevate

2

Losers' Bracket

⁠⁠MORN

2

⁠⁠THE

0

⁠⁠OPL

2

⁠⁠Sentinels

0

⁠⁠Majesty

2

⁠⁠NGEN

0

⁠⁠GLOR

2

⁠⁠WAR

0

⁠⁠NING

2

⁠⁠UGK

1

⁠⁠ANY

2

⁠⁠UNDE

0

⁠⁠HAYA

2

⁠⁠PROD

1

⁠⁠DOSI

2

⁠⁠DYST

0

Round 3

⁠⁠MORN

2

⁠⁠OPL

0

⁠⁠Majesty

1

⁠⁠GLOR

2

⁠⁠NING

2

⁠⁠ANY

1

⁠⁠HAYA

2

⁠⁠DOSI

0

Round 4

Qualification Match

⁠⁠Rise

2

⁠⁠Rated R

0

Qualification Match

⁠⁠Carnage

2

⁠⁠Hive

1

Qualification Match

⁠⁠Knights

2

⁠⁠REME

0

Qualification Match

⁠⁠FNI

2

⁠⁠Elevate

0

Qualification Match

⁠⁠Hive

2

⁠⁠MORN

0

Qualification Match

⁠⁠Rated R

0

⁠⁠GLOR

2

Qualification Match

⁠⁠Elevate

2

⁠⁠NING

0

Qualification Match

⁠⁠REME

2

⁠⁠HAYA

1

Final Phase

Round 1

⁠⁠Vanquish

2

⁠⁠Rise

1

⁠⁠Rebel

2

⁠⁠Carnage

0

⁠⁠Noble

0

⁠⁠Knights

2

⁠⁠UYU

2

⁠⁠FNI

1

Losers' Bracket

⁠⁠Noble

1

⁠⁠Hive

2

⁠⁠FNI

2

⁠⁠GLOR

0

⁠⁠Rise

2

⁠⁠Elevate

0

⁠⁠Carnage

2

⁠⁠REME

0

Round 2

⁠⁠Hive

1

⁠⁠FNI

2

⁠⁠Rise

2

⁠⁠Carnage

0

Round 3

⁠⁠Vanquish

2

⁠⁠Rebel

0

⁠⁠Knights

2

⁠⁠UYU

1

⁠⁠Rebel

2

⁠⁠FNI

1

⁠⁠UYU

2

⁠⁠Rise

1

Round 4

⁠⁠Rebel

0

⁠⁠UYU

2

Round 5

⁠⁠Vanquish

2

⁠⁠Knights

0

⁠⁠Knights

2

⁠⁠UYU

0

Grand Final

⁠⁠Vanquish

3

⁠⁠Knights

0

Media

Streams

• UMGGaming's Twitch
• tvaztecaesports' Twitch

Viewership Statistics

Data sourced from Esports Charts.

Peak Viewership
Total	14 178
English Streams	11 490
Twitch.tv Streams	13 528
Other
Total Time Watched	199 024 Hours
Avg Concurrent Viewers	6 236