The top eight teams in Unified Pro-Am and Esposure’s ‘Fall Series’ will square off tonight with a trip to Dallas on the line. The remaining four teams will then compete in next weekend’s Virtual Round Robin League, where teams will be awarded $200 per win. After that, the teams will be flown out to Dallas, where they’ll compete with a $15,000 prize pool at stake. Everything you need to know about tonight’s matchups:
Where: twitch.tv/UnifiedProAm
When: October 3rd @ 8 PM EST.
More Info:
- RedZone-style Elite Eight stream hosted by Sportstein & MadeInIndia live @ 8 PM EST.
- Games will tip off at 8 PM, 9 PM, 10 PM, and 11 PM EST.
- Best-of-three series
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Misunderstood vs. No Tolerance
Misunderstood: (PG) Unguardable (SG) AlmightyMarco (SF) ThatsRange (PF) MRoach (C) ForeverPolo
No Tolerance: (PG) Ceez (SG) Rigby (SF) IcyyThaGoat (PF) Putback (C) Hezi
What you need to know:
- No Tolerance’s roster features three 2021 NBA 2K League lottery picks in Ceez (11th), Rigby (8th), and Hezi (3rd), with both Rigby and Hezi earning All-Rookie honors recently.
- Misunderstood defeated a star-studded Liquid Pro-Am roster in round two; starting PG Unguardable averaged 27 points and 11.5 assists per game in the team’s wins during that series. In round one, he posted 31.5 points, 7.5 assists, and 3.5 steals per contest.
- No Tolerance tournament opponents: vs. No Remorse, vs. Twan n’ Friends
- Misunderstood tournament opponents: vs. New Lane, vs. Redefining Greatness, vs. Liquid Pro-Am
Why Not Us vs. HG
Why Not Us: (PG) KennyZeus (SG) YoJGil (SF) Sleepski (PF) KerryJr (C) CantGuardRob
HG: (PG) 630 (SG) Bam (SF) UnderratedGoat (PF) AboutTheGame (C) WorthingColt
What you need to know:
- Starting point guard for HG, 630, recently became the first player in history to win both the NBA 2K League’s MVP and Rookie of the Year awards in the same season
- WorthingColt has recorded 10+ rebounds in each tournament game so far, including a pair of double-doubles
- Why Not Us made a run during the UPA Worlds tournament in Dallas, falling to GNA in the PS5 semifinals
- Why Not Us defeated their second-round opponent, ATR, by an average margin of 22 points per game
- Why Not Us tournament opponents: vs. Wasted Potential, vs. Above The Rim
- HG tournament opponents: vs. Throwdown, vs. 4 Your Eyez Only, vs. Strait Ice
BreakOut vs. Revenge Tour Esports
BreakOut: (PG) Dimez (SG) Seemo (SF) Pexile (PF) Seese (C) ImGloski
Revenge Tour Esports: (PG) Sherm (SG) Dweq (SF) DDouble (PF) Dhuggz (C) Reign
What you need to know:
- Both PG’s in this matchup were starting point guards for MavsGG at one point; tonight Dimez and Sherm ironically meet with a trip to Dallas on the line
- In BreakOut’s round two matchup vs. iMpact Nation, down 4 points, Dimez recorded 5 points, 1 assist, and 1 steal in the final 17 seconds. BreakOut won by a single point.
- Sherm’s averages vs. Kiss My Timbs in round two: 26.5 points, 9 assists, and just 1 (!) turnover per game on 71% shooting from the field.
- BreakOut tournament opponents: vs. Select Few, vs. iMpact Nation
- Revenge Tour tournament opponents: vs. Envy, vs. Kiss My Timbs
Farewell Gaming vs. Earned Not Given
Farewell Gaming: (PG) Regg (SG) YoungStar (SF) Tactuk (PF) UNIT (C) oLarry
Earned Not Given: (PG) Spam1of1 (SG) TreyDollaz (SF) Goon (PF) DTrick (C) Fakiee
What you need to know:
- Regg posted 32 points, 9 assists, and 2 steals on 10-for-11 shooting from three-point range in Farewell Gaming’s round one matchup vs. Kontrol The Game. Farewell shot 16-for-19 from deep as a team during that game.
- Starting shooting guard for Earned Not Given, TreyDollaz, averaged 18.5 points, 4 assists, and 2.5 steals per game on 90% shooting from beyond the arc in the team’s pair of wins against Slight Work.
- Farewell Gaming tournament opponents: vs. Kontrol The Game, vs. LyfeStyle
- Earned Not Given tournament opponents: vs. Slight Work, vs. Bench Allstars
Farewell Gaming and Earned Not Given actually squared off last night, with Farewell Gaming taking the series and advancing to the next round. Find the replays at twitch.tv/oLarry2KL.