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Boston Uprising Announces Preliminary Bracket for Collegiate Cup

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PRELIMINARY BRACKET SET FOR SPRING COLLEGIATE CUP

Preliminary rounds to take place April 6 with championship rounds April 28

 

   BOSTON – The Boston Uprising announced today the bracket for the preliminary rounds of the Spring Collegiate Cup taking place online April 6.

The field features 11 teams from nine local New England schools including Becker College, Boston University, Champlain College, Emerson College, University of Massachusetts Amherst, New England College, Northeastern University, University of Rhode Island and Stonehill College.

The first round will take place April 6 at 6 p.m., featuring Emerson B vs. University of Rhode Island, Emerson A vs. New England College and Champlain vs. Stonehill. The second round will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will have University of Massachusetts vs. Northeastern B and the first round winners facing off against either Northeastern A, Boston University or Becker based on seeding. The four winning teams from the second round will advance to the semifinals April 28 at the Back Bay Events Center.

The live championship round matches are free and open to the public. They will also be streamed live on the Uprising’s Twitch channel beginning at 12 p.m. Eastern time. The winning team will earn a trip to Los Angeles to see the Uprising compete during the 2019 season.

This Collegiate Cup is the second such event hosted by the Uprising after Northeastern won the inaugural event in December 2018.

 

About the Boston Uprising

The Boston Uprising is owned and operated by Kraft Group Overwatch. Under the direction of Robert and Jonathan Kraft, the Uprising is one of 20 professional esports franchises competing in Blizzard Entertainment’s Overwatch League. To keep up with the team’s latest news and updates, visit http://www.bostonuprising.comor follow us on social @BostonUprising.

 
 

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