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Grey Warwick, the League of Legends team representing the University of Warwick, won the Insomnia 68 Open this afternoon.
The all-student side won the BYOC (Bring Your Own Computer) tournament, fending off the likes of Verdant (who formed a team with JDXL coach Torok), mix teams Team Solo Milk, Brod &Friends and others.
Grey Warwick defeated Four and a Half Men 3-0 in the grand final, in what proved to be one of the quickest best-of-fives in recent memory. They took the £1,500 top prize for winning.
Grey Warwick went into the final with a one-game advantage, having progressed from the winners bracket beating Verdant 2-0 in the upper final, with Four and a Half Men coming from the lower bracket after beating Team Solo Milk and Verdant 2-0.
Four and a Half Men had beaten Grey Warwick earlier in the group stage, which Warwick jungler Pawp said was due to an experimental draft.
Ahead of the match, Four and a Half Men mid-laner IoI (aka Gaaloul, who has played on UK teams like Enclave, NerdRage and Lionscreed with NerdRage in the past), told host Veracity: “They draft very well but I don’t think they’re anything special, so it’s not going to be too hard. We didn’t scrim a single time, in my opinion, scrims are useless. I don’t really believe much in building team synergy.”
Famous last words – Grey Warwick’s synergy was clear for all to see on the rift as they swept aside their opponents in two quick games – 17-1 in game one with the baron, dragon soul and a dangerous 5/0/5 Vladimir in the mid-lane and 6/07 Xayah in the bot-lane, and a 32-5 thrashing in game two. Both games ended around the 25-minute mark.
“It feels really good to win. It was a bit of a risk – you invest a lot to come to these type of tournaments, and it only really pays off if you win. So it feels good to get that money.”
Pawp, Grey Warwick
It was redemption for Grey Warwick – they lost to DMU T1 in the NSE university LoL final at i68 yesterday, but on the big BYOC stage at Insomnia they absolutely smashed it. There was some complaints from League players in the BYOC Open, saying a few matches were delayed due to Warwick also playing in the NLC finals, and the admins worked around to make sure all games went ahead.
There was a mix of talent on both teams today – Grey Warwick’s Pawp also plays for Singularity in the NLC Division 1, Spark previously played for NVision in the UKLC and The Heathen has played with Diabolus, Enclave and LDN UTD.
For Four and a Half Men, Ketsuo (playing as Huan Kang) previously played with X7, and Gaaloul (IoI) has played with NerdRage in the past. You
Rosters:
- Grey Warwick: Top: zeta, Jungle: Pawp, Mid: just a lowbob, ADC: Spark, Support: The heathen
- Four and a Half Men: Top: Huan Kang (aka Ketsuo), Jungle: fraze int acc, Mid: IoI (aka Gaaloul), ADC: Offmeta Abuser, Support: cute catgurl
You can see the full LoL i68 Open bracket and teams here.
Interview with Grey Warwick jungler Pawp
Pawp spoke to us about the i68 win, his plans to reach NLC Div 1 Summer 2022 playoffs after a difficult Spring season with Singularity’s student team (who finished bottom of the table), and not being able to play in the University Esports Masters.
You can follow Grey Warwick on Twitter and Pawp on Twitter here
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Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
