Red Bull Wololo: Legacy, the tournament which celebrated 25 years of the iconic RTS Age of Empires, has concluded this weekend with Chim Sẻ Đi Nắng, TaToH, and MarineLorD being crowned as champions.
The $550,000 tournament in Age of Empires I, II, and IV wrapped up yesterday, following 10 days of battles between the world’s best players in Castle Heidelberg in Southern Germany.
Red Bull Wololo: Legacy came to an end last night, with three finals being played out across the weekend that featured the best Age of Empires players in 1v1 faceoffs. According to Red Bull Gaming, more than 80,000 viewers tuned in to see the live audience LAN event.
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Age of Empires I
In Age of Empires I tournament, Nguyễn “Chim Sẻ Đi Nắng” Bình dominated the group stage before facing fellow countryman Nguyễn “BiBi” Hùng in the Grand Final. Chim Sẻ Đi Nắng swept his opponent 3-0 on Continental, Small Islands, and Coastal to win the event along with $20,000 main prize.
On his win, Chim Sẻ Đi Nắng commented:
“I’ve played in AOE tournaments for almost 13 years, and this is the most special one I’ve ever taken part in. The event is really really cool and I’m so happy that I’ve been able to be a part of it.”
Age of Empires II
The Age of Empires II tournament featured a 14-player star lineup, including the likes of Ørjan “TheViper” Larsen and Kai “Liereyy” Kallinger.
As a highlight of the event, Liereyy and TheViper met in the quarterfinal in arguably the greatest rivalry in AOE history, with Liereyy taking a convincing win. Following his semifinal 3-0 win against Ville “Villese” Jämsä, he faced Roberto “TaToH” Jiménez in the best-of-seven Grand Final match.
The tense matchup saw TaToH take a 2-0 lead before Liereyy pushed back to equalize the score. However, TaToH kept his cool and took the next two games along with the Red Bull Wololo: Legacy Champion title and $60,000 grand prize.
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TaToH said:
“It was a good start, but I have seen other players have a good start against Liereyy in other tournaments and then get reversed swept, so I wasn’t fully confident at all. Liereyy is one of the best so you can’t be overconfident against him.”
Age of Empires IV
Sunday saw the conclusion of the AOE IV circuit, following a fiercely competitive group stage with strong performances from, Themistoklis “TheMista” Bonidis, Naeem “Magic” Panchbhaya, 1puppypaw, and Aleksandar “Beastyqt” Krstić. Meanwhile, the defending champion TheViper was eliminated by Pedro “LucifroN” Durán in the final match.
On the way to the Grand Final, Alexis “MarineLorD” Eusebio and TheMista both put on dominant showings before finally meeting in the final battle of the event. With a 4-0 sweep, MarineLorD took a commanding victory along with $100,000 in prize money.
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Following his victory, MarineLorD noted:
“It feels incredible. I’ve won some online events in the past but offline it feels different. The trophy is amazing, I’m so happy.”
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