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Montco Community College Wins Esports League Championship
Montgomery County Community College battled four-year universities from across the nation to take home the coveted title.
BLUE BELL, PA — It did not take long for Montgomery County Community College's esports program to deliver the school a championship.
A year after the program launched, the Mustangs have won the College Aces Series Super Smash Brothers Ultimate tournament, defeating Western Colorado in the semi-finals and Widener University in the finals.
“I’m really proud of the effort and dedication our student-athletes and coaches have put forward," Athletics Director Kelly Dunbar said in a statement.
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The team posted a 9-2 record during the regular season and secured the number one seed heading into the playoffs. Winning the championship earned them a $3,000 prize.
“We saw character development among the students themselves in real life, but also literal character development in the game,” Mustangs Assistant Coach of Esports Pirin Sriweawnetr said in a statement. "Literal and metaphorical development."
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Dunbar added that the college would look to expand its team, with future roster options for games like "Hearthstone."
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