MLG New York 2006
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| Organizer: | MLG | ||
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| Event Type: | Offline | ||
| Format: | 4v4 FFA | ||
| Number of Teams: | 142 | ||
| Prize pool: | $33,700 (4v4) $5,275 (FFA) | ||
| Start Date: | 2006-4-21 | ||
| End Date: | 2006-4-23 | ||
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| Winner: |  Final Boss
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| Second: |  Str8 Rippin
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| Third: |  Carbon
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| Fourth: |  CheckSix
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| FFA 1st | Karma | ||
| FFA 2nd | KillerN | ||
| FFA 3rd | Fonzi | ||
| FFA 4th | OGRE 2 | ||
MLG New York 2006 was the first event of the 2006 MLG season, taking place at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey from April 21-23, 2006. Halo 2 was played in 4v4 and FFA tournaments, alongside Super Smash Bros. Melee.
Contents
Overview
Going into 2006, MLG decided less was more, and opted to lower the amount of events while increasing the average prize pool for each event. The juggernaut Team 3D roster stuck together, though losing the sponsorship and changing their name to Final Boss[1]. The 2nd place Team Phreaks roster stuck together as well, adopting the name Carbon. The 3rd place Str8 Rippin made some changes, replacing Cpt Anarchy and KillerN with Defy and a returning Tsquared. The 4th place XiT Woundz stuck together as well, reacquiring the CheckSix Gaming sponsorship from Zyos' original teams in 2005. Many brand new teams formed, such as the Storm Ventures roster of Ramby, Poon, Naded and Legit, and the MOBDeep.net roster of Cpt Anarchy, GH057ayame, Melloz and PistoL.
Perhaps the biggest story outside of the top 4 was the rise of Storm Ventures. Featuring a brand new player - Naded, SV plowed through the amateur bracket on their way to qualifying for the championship bracket and managed a 6th place finish as the 18th seed. They were knocked out of the winners' bracket early by Str8 Rippin, but fought through the losers' bracket, defeating three top 8 seeded teams before being eliminated by Carbon.
Format
4v4
- Amateur bracket
- All teams outside of top 16 are placed in amateur bracket. Top 16 move onto championship bracket as seeds #17-32
- Double-Elimination, best of 3 series
- Extended Series rule: best of 5 series starting 2-0 or 2-1 based on result of previous meeting
- Championship bracket
- Double-Elimination, best of 5 series
- Extended Series rule: best of 11 series starting 3-0, 3-1 or 3-2 based on result of previous meeting
- Consolation matches take place for all individual placings from 5-32
- Double-Elimination, best of 5 series
FFA/1v1
- Round robin FFA play, 4 players eliminated each game each round
- Once 8 players remain, they are placed in championship 1v1 bracket
- Double-Elimination, single game series
- Extended Series rule: best of 3 series starting 1-0 based on result of previous meeting
- Consolation matches take place for 5th and 7th place
- Double-Elimination, single game series
Results
4v4 Results
A total of $18,700 USD in prize money was awarded.
1v1 Results
A total of $5,275 USD in prize money was awarded.
| Place | Prize (USD) | Seed | Player |
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 1st |
$2,000 | 5 | True_Karma |
 2nd |
$1,200 | 3 | KillerN |
 3rd |
$800 | 2 | AYBFonzi |
| 4th | $500 | 6 | OGRE2 |
| 5th | $300 | 8 | Legit |
| 6th | $200 | 1 | gh057ayame |
| 7th | $150 | 7 | StrongSide01 |
| 8th | $125 | 4 | Eli |
Bracket
- 4v4 Championship Bracket - mlgpro.com via archive.org
- 4v4 Amateur Bracket - mlgpro.com via archive.org
- Championship 1v1 Bracket - mlgpro.com via archive.org
Trivia
- MLG New York saw the first appearance of coaches at an MLG event, with xXx coaching Carbon and Photon coaching Storm Ventures.
- This was the first major event for Naded and Mackeo.
VoD
- MLG Pro Circuit - Episode 1
- Compilation of Event VoD
- WB Finals - Final Boss vs. Str8 Rippin
- LB Semifinals - CheckSix vs. Carbon
- LB Finals - Carbon vs. Str8 Rippin
- Grand Finals - Final Boss vs. Str8 Rippin (excerpt)
Media
Articles
- MLG New York – The 2006 Kickoff Classic - majorleaguegaming.com
- MLG New York – The New Season Has Begun - majorleaguegaming.com
- MLG New York Recap - majorleaguegaming.com
Interviews
External Links
- 2006 New York Halo 2 4v4 Results - majorleaguegaming.com
- 2006 New York Halo 2 Team List - majorleaguegaming.com
- New York:April 21-23, 2006 - majorleaguegaming.com
- 2006 Major League Gaming Pro Circuit New York (Halo 2 4v4) - esportsearnings.com
- 2006 Major League Gaming Pro Circuit New York (Halo 2 FFA) - esportsearnings.com
References
