Splyce and Luminosity are no strangers to playing one another in grand finals\u2014and fans were treated to another historic matchup between these two squads at the 2018 Call of Duty <\/em>World League Birmingham Open.<\/p>
It wasn’t easy, but Luminosity\u2014Josiah “Slacked” Berry, Sam “Octane” Larew, Jordan “JKap” Kaplan, and Johnathan “John” Perez\u2014beat Splyce to win CWL Birmingham on Sunday.<\/p>
After being swept by Rise Nation<\/a> Sunday morning, Splyce went on an impressive losers bracket run, dispatching of Reckless and OpTic Gaming<\/a> before getting their revenge against Rise Nation<\/a>.<\/p>
Luminosity were patiently waiting for Splyce in the grand finals, but the Europeans came out firing on all cylinders, kicking off the series with a dominant 250-60 win<\/a> on Valkyrie Hardpoint. But Luminosity responded with a 6-3 victory<\/a> on Valkyrie Search and Destroy behind Octane’s 11-kill performance.<\/p>
With the series tied at 1-1, Splyce jumped out to a 2-0 lead on Flak Tower Capture the Flag. Luminosity then used a second half surge to tie up the score and force overtime. But the Europeans punched in the first flag cap of OT and played excellent defense<\/a> to earn the 3-2 map win<\/a>. Splyce then forced a second best-of-five by taking Gibraltar Hardpoint 250-173<\/a> to win the first series 3-1.<\/p>
Luminosity opened the second series with a strong 250-178 victory<\/a> on London Docks Hardpoint thanks to Octane’s 45-kill performance. But Splyce answered right back with a 6-3 win<\/a> on Sainte Marie du Mont Search and Destroy.<\/p>
The second series transitioned to Flak Tower CTF once again\u2014but this time, Luminosity won the map 2-1<\/a>. JKap and crew then closed out the grand finals with a dominant 250-102 win<\/a> on Sainte Marie du Mont Hardpoint, securing the 3-1 series victory and CWL Birmingham championship.<\/p>
John led the lobby with 35 kills in the game-winning map, and was promptly awarded the ASTRO Gaming MVP<\/a> for CWL Birmingham. Luminosity will head home with the first-place prize of $80,000, while Splyce secure $48,000 after coming in second.<\/p>