There were many storylines entering the 2024 ALGS Split 2 Playoff.
Would Reject Winnity be able to repeat and sweep the 2024 ALGS Playoffs? Can TSM bounce back after a disappointing ALGS Spilt 1? Will Team Falcons continue their dominance of the Esports Space after the Esports World Cup?
However, in the end, one of the mainstays of the Esports world prevailed: Spacestation Gaming.
Group Stage
Space Station Gaming started off with a top five finish. Then in their third match, they claimed victory. A top ten finish in game four and a top ten finish in game six propelled SSG to a top five finish in their first Group Stage Series.
In the second set, SSG once again came out red hot. They finished in second during their first match. Space Station then won the second match of the set. However, for the remainder of the set, SSG struggled, only finishing inside the top ten once. They once again finished in the top five for this set, but they were 40 points off of first place.
The third set of the Group Stage SSG started up right where they left off from the previous stage, struggling. Despite finishing fourth in the first game, their zero eliminations only gave them five placement points.
They would only finish inside the top ten one other time during the set. This would lead to them placing fifteenth in the set. However, because of their top 5 finishes in their previous two sets, Space Station Gamming still finished 11th which was good enough to qualify for the Winners’ Round.
Winners' round
In the Winners’ Round, SSG started slow, only grabbing two placement points in the first two matches. Then, in match three, they exploded, capturing twenty placement points and the win. This performance allowed them to coast for the most part. They would grab eighteen more points through the next three games, and qualify with relative ease at fifth place with 40 points. A solid showing but still nearly 30 points behind the first place team Not Moist.
Match point final
Spacestion Gaming was sluggish out the gate again. They finished last in the first two matches. SSG crossed the fifty point threshold needed for their win to end the tournament in game seven.
Four games after the Gamin Gladiators. However, it is not how you start, it is how you finish. In the first six games of the Match Point Final, they scored a total of 37 points.
In the next four games, they would total 48 points, two wins, and grab the ALGS Split 2 Playoff crown.
With this win, Spacestation Gaming has won the 300 thousand dolar first place prize. In addition they have punched their ticket to the Championships later this year. In addition to SSG, we will see many teams from this tournament compete in the ALGS Championships as well as a few new teams yet to qualify.
Stay tuned as these teams prepare to compete for the ALGS Championship crown in early 2025.