NRG Apex was finally back on LAN in the most prestigious tournament in Apex history. Using Hyper Flash Heat Activated Color-Changing technology, the shirts change color based on temperature! Make sure to rep Shock this summer by ordering your own while it’s still in stock. To celebrate our first seed placement in the Midseason Madness tournament, Shock have also partnered with the iconic 80’s and 90’s brand Gecko Hawaii to create a limited edition t-shirt and bucket hat. Having secured our spot in the winner’s bracket, our next match will be against the Shanghai Dragons on Thursday as the boys press on to capture the 500K first prize. Though we had a shaky start on the first map, the squad rallied and shook off their tournament jitters, adapting and overcoming the Spitfire in a 3-1 victory. The team is now more motivated than ever to take on the next stage, which will commence on August 11th following a two-week break.Īfter a week of preparation, the Shock have finally arrived in Hawaii for the Midseason Madness tournament! Entering as first seed after a dominant 6-0 qualifier stage, we were granted a bye for the first day of matches, ultimately choosing the London Spitfire as our opponents. Having had victory so close within their reach, we are now feeling the echoes of history for the San Francisco Shock, back to when we fell against the Titans in 2019, and came back to win it all. Unfortunately, on map six, and just as it looked as though we were about to reverse sweep, the Gladiators found their second wind, and we ended the tournament in second place with a 4-2 scoreline and a $250,000 prize pool score.ĭefeat, however, is also a valuable lesson. After a rocky start, the Shock appeared to find their footing, bringing the scoreline back to a 3-2 in a best of seven. What was anticipated to be a five-map banger of a match that went down to the wire ended up fizzling out with a dominant 3-1 victory from the Shock, securing our place in the Midseason Madness grand finals! The Gladiators managed to claw their way through the lower bracket to face us again in the finals, where we clashed once again. This victory propelled us further through the winner’s bracket to face another long-time rival, the Los Angeles Gladiators. It was our chance at revenge, and we took it, with our rookies declaring that they did it all for Crusty. What we witnessed that day was not a repeat of history, but a reversal, as we handily defeated the Dragons 3-0. The two teams have history - last year the Dragons’ coach picked us to be their first opponent in the playoffs, where they took us down. Last week, after soundly defeating the London Spitfire, the Shock were finally face-to-face again with their old rivals, the Shanghai Dragons.

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