MISHAWAKA – Bethel Esports took home third place at the CENC Midwest Invitational held at Bendix Arena over the weekend, defeating SIU Edwardsville in the opener, before taking national powerhouse Northwood to the brink, and earning bronze with the win over Ball State. They earned an invite to the CENC National Championship in the spring with their performance.

WINNERS QUARTERFINAL VS. SIU EDWARDSVILLE

• Score: Bethel wins 2-0 (2-1, 3-2)
• Record: Bethel (1-0)
• Map 1: Blizzard World – Hybrid
• Map 2: Volskaya – Assault

Match Moments

• Jon Duta, aka "BigJ5", had the Play of the Game as well as 32 eliminations and 62-percent kill participation in Game 1.
• Zak Shaffer, aka "Zak", had 20 kill streak and 30 eliminations in Game 1. In Game 2, he had 15,974 hero damage and 32-percent of team damage.
• Jacob Smith, aka "Cuda", had 27 defensive assists and 52-percent kill participation in Game 1.

WINNERS SEMIFINAL VS. NORTHWOOD

• Score: Northwood wins 2-0 (2-0, 4-3)
• Record: Bethel (1-1)
• Map 1: Temple of Anubis - Control
• Map 2: Kings Row - Hybrid

Match Moments

• Brandon Harrington, aka "Brandon", had 6,605 healing done and 21-percent team damage in Game 1. He had 19,140 healing done and 33-percent of team damage in Game 2.
• Jon Duta, aka "BigJ5", had 3 gold medals earned and 3 total medals in Game 1. He also had a Torb 1v1 win to open the match.
• Alden Matta, aka "Quibzy", had 28,490 damage blocked in Game 2.

LOSERS SEMIFINAL VS. BALL STATE

• Score: Bethel wins 2-0 (2-1, 1-0)
• Record: Bethel (2-1)
• Map 1: Oasis - Control
• Map 2: Gibralter - Escort

Match Moments

• Alden Matta, aka "Quibzy", had the Play of the Game in Game 1.
• Zak Shaffer, aka "Zak", had the Play of the Game in Game 2.

THOUGHTS FROM COACH WORT

• "This was an amazing performance from our team this weekend. We were the #5 seed coming in and took down both the #4 and #3 seeds to finish 3rd overall and get an invite to an online qualifier tournament for the CENC National Championship next Spring. The whole team played extremely well and won over both the fans and the casters with their fun-loving yet competitive spirit. Have to give the MVP to BigJ5. though. Not only was his Hanzo play insane, at one point getting a 7K in the SIUE game, but he took down Northwood in a fun Torb 1v1 to start that match. Looking forward to seeing how far this team can go."

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