The Official SMITE Magazine Issue 1 | Page 37

eSports TrixTank at the five minute mark. Dignitas maintained a solid lead until the eighteen minute mark when, in moment that could have been pure magnificence or pure greed, Zapman attempted to solo the Gold Fury. TSM quickly spotted this out and collapsed onto the area stealing the Gold Fury and taking Zapman’s life. This lead to a team fight where TSM scored a diecide on to Dignitas without losing any of their own. In what was one of the most important moments of the game, QvoFred single handedly stopped a Dignitas Fire Giant attempt at twentytwo minutes while picking up a kill onto Zapman. Despite being cornered, QvoFred makes it out alive. At twenty-nine minutes TSM charges the base, taking the match and winning the tournament. Every team that competed was awarded some portion of the $200,000 prize pool. In first place, TSM took home a little over $100,000 to split among them. Team Dignitas came in second and brought home silghtly over $50,000. In the end, Tead Solo Mid played their hearts out and finished the tournament without ever losing a match. The team will be traveling to China later this year to play in a tournament against a team from China. § Issue 1 • May 2014 37 • GameOn Smite Community Magazine