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Published on August 3rd, 2014 | by makiri

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Nugget Bridge Circuit Season 3 Wrap-Up & Invitational Results

Another long and grueling Nugget Bridge season finished today with Baz Anderson crowned the third Nugget Bridge Invitational Champion. Baz Anderson bested 32 of the best players this season to take home $500 in cash. Samuel996 finished 2nd claiming $250 and R Inanimate and CT MikotoMisaka both ended the day $125 richer for finishing in the top 4.

Baz Anderson had a tough road to claim the title of Invitational Champion, but played exceptionally well only losing one game the entire day. He started his tournament against US Nationals Top 8 finisher Simon, where he lost his first and only game of the day squeezing out a 2-1 victory. From there he went on to face three time World Champion Ray Rizzo and emerged victorious in dominant fashion with a 2-0 victory. The steamroll continued as he defeated Mrbopper on stream with another convincing 2-0. Baz then battled a fan favorite in CT MikotoMisaka but again was able to come out on top with a 2-0 victory. His final battle brought him up against fellow UK countryman Samuel996 in the grand finals, but Samuel proved to be no match for him as Baz completed his epic journey through the bracket with a final 10-1 record. You can find the archive of our live stream on our YouTube channel if you missed it or want to re-live the action:

• Round of 32: Phil N. (Boomguy) vs DeVon I. (dingram)
• Round of 16: Markus S. (13Yoshi37) vs Lajos K. (Lajo)
• Round of 8: Blake H. (Mrbopper) vs Barry A. (Baz Anderson)
• Semi-Finals: Barry A (Baz Anderson) vs Angel M (CT MikotoMisaka)
• Semi-Finals: Samuel E (Samuel996) vs Randy K (R Inanimate)
• Finals: Samuel E. (Samuel996) vs Barry A. (Baz Anderson)

The Invitational capped off another great season of the Nugget Bridge Circuit. This season we crowned a number of champions, new and old. Here is a quick run down of the players who won non-live tournaments this season:

• NPA 2 – The Seafoam Islanders
• Holiday Scramble – dingram
• Nugget Bridge Major – DarkAssassin
• Summer Scramble – Technoz
• No Megas – R Inanimate
• Dodrio Cup – NGR Terrorists: American Branch and Vanilla Unicorn

Season 3 was a challenge putting together trying to incorporate the large number of live tournaments with the big events. I want to acknowledge the work our tournament hosts do week in and week out to keep tournaments going for people to enjoy. Without those people it would be nearly impossible to keep the tournaments running here on Nugget Bridge, so thank your tournament hosts the next time you see them. I also want to acknowledge the work our commentators put in, Scott, Duy, Evan, and Justin. They worked hard to help put on a show for everyone — not just for the Invitational but throughout the year.

On behalf of myself, the Tournament Director, and the rest of the Nugget Bridge staff I want to thank everyone who uses our website and enters Nugget Bridge tournaments. Without the community none of this would be possible. The Video Game Championships have a strong community and it continues to grow due to the great people who keep VGC a welcoming and fun community.

See you guys at Worlds and NPA 3!

About the Author

makiri started playing VGC in 2008 and has been an advocate for VGC play since then. With three Regional Championship victories and multiple other high placings, makiri is a seasoned competitor ready to impart knowledge of the game to others.

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