dust has settled and we are left with new MLG champions. Placing second at last month's MLG Chicago stop, team Str8 Rippin has defeated Final Boss in an overall score of 6-2.

Str8 Rippin has been able to take advantage of their great placing last event to make it all the way to the number one seeding. Taking out numerous top teams on their way to number one, they have defeated the best of the best and proved their worth to the fans.

It's one thing to come into the finals above the other team three games to one, but it's another thing to dominate another three maps to one.

Championship Bracket can be found on the LAST PAGE

Congratulations to team Str8 Rippin as they head off into Las Vegas for the playoffs!



Be sure you keep an eye on MLG's Video on Demand tonight as the action is released.







Listed below are the amateur teams who fought their way through a bracket consisting of almost two-hundred teams; seeds are listed beside each team.

Believe The Hype [16]
LG Renaissance [17]
ViciouS [18]
Velocity [19]
Gotta Love The Sun [20]
All About Jayne [21]
Hell on Earth [22]
Unclutch Amateurs [23]
Crowd Control [24]
K Commanders [25]
NOT EVEN TRYING [26]
Ununtrium [27]
Gporter's Guitar [28]
Fuel Injected [29]
Flub the Dub [30]
Melon Popperz [31]
The Pwn Zone [32]

Professional teams and their seedings:

Final Boss [1]
Carbon [2]
FBI The Agency [3]
5K [4]
Str8 Rippin [5]
Nice Like Rice [6]
PainX [7]
FBI ICON [8]
Perfect Storm [9]
XiT Woundz [10]
Type-Z [11]
Perfect Balance [12]
FBI Active Rush [13]
LeGendZ [14]
TsK [15]

Looking at the brackets shows a few probable match ups that will be of interest. First up is a game between Final Boss and FBI The Agency and only the ninth seeded Perfect Storm could impede this early match up. Another probable third round match up takes place between Str8 Rippin and 5k. Look for 5k to make some noise, but will still fall short. The rest of the big name match ups will not be taking place until at least the fourth round and thus will have to wait until Sunday.

Event bracket can be found on the final page