Arrow League’s 10th Dota 2 season and inaugural Rocket League season got off to a flying start, with teams up and down the UK vying to become the greatest university team in their chosen field.
Declan Murphy provides a week one match report.
In Dota 2, newcomers Imperial brushed aside their opposition Herts White with a convincing 2-0 display.
Meanwhile White’s sister team, Herts Blue, carried the Hertfordshire flag rather brilliantly with another 2-0 victory over one of Sheffield Hallam’s two teams, SHU Dota.
Arrow League veterans Lancaster made an example of Derby Raptors in yet another big 2-0 showdown.
After week one, the table is obviously looking close, with tiebreaker mechanics not yet coming into effect. The only surprise being Nottingham’s draw with Lincoln after neither team could find a suitable week.
Over on the Rocket League side of things, 26 teams took to the frontline with a mix of new blood and known veterans.
Rafro’s Newcastle showed the benefits of being established in the UK Rocket League scene with a cool, calm and collected brace of 3-0 wins against De Montfort and Derby Raptors.
Things weren’t all plain-sailing for the pros in Arrow League however, as Wrong_Way_Woody’s Hertfordshire Blue fell short in their second series against Bath to finish the week 1-1 (3-0, 0-3). Interestingly enough, every series in the first round of Swiss went 3-0 either way, with things narrowing in the second round as Warwick got the better of Brighton in a nail-biting 3-2 thriller.
If you’re interested in following the action you can find the Arrow League Rocket League matches on Tuesdays at 8pm on these channels and Dota every Sunday at 8pm over here.
Arrow League’s 10th Dota 2 season and inaugural Rocket League season get underway
