Esports 2023 Fall State Championship Brackets Released
Photo: Brad Cochi/CHSAANow
AURORA — The Colorado High School Activities Administration’s 2023 fall esports state tournament brackets are out.
On Tuesday, PlayVS unveiled the championship pairings for both the League of Legends tournament and the Rocket League tournament.
The first round of the League of Legends tournament will be played Nov. 28th, the second round will be played Nov. 30th, and then the semifinals and state championship will be played on Dec. 4th.
The first round of the Rocket League tournament will be played Nov. 29th, the second round will be played Dec. 1st, and then the quarterfinals, semifinals, and state championship will be played on Dec. 4th.
Both tournaments will have a single elimination format, and all Dec. 4th matches will be held at Localhost in Lakewood. The in-person Rocket League quarterfinal games will begin at 10 a.m., followed by the semifinals at noon and the championship at 2 p.m. League of Legends matches will follow with the semifinals beginning at 3 p.m. and the final at 7 p.m. Trophy presentations will take place following each final.
| League of Legends qualifiers by seed | Player | Player | Player | Player | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Creek Varsity LoL (Cherry Creek) | Joey Liang | Allen Kang | Min Ha | Ethan Zhang | Anthony Park |
| 2. Dies Irae (Highland) | Joseph Stanley | Ty Vair-Grilley | Aaron Shippy | Wyatt Lindell | Patrick Riley |
| 3. Cherokee Trail Varsity (Cherokee Trail) | RJ Kopp | Erick Drew | Elijah Wynn | Ethan Loi | Nicholas Hartawan |
| 4. VPP Stampede (Vista PEAK) | Tobias Noe | Danica Avent Pryor | Alex Duong | Reace Rodriguez | Isaac Holdorf |
| 5. CECP League Lions (Colorado Early Colleges Parker) | Kevin Fiordalis | David Knapp | Aarvin Grewal | Andon Schmitz | Ethan Nguyen |
| 6. CHS LoL Varsity (Centaurus) | Ryan Phillips | Tory Patterson | Ethan Guymon | Evan Saelaw | Neo Regut |
| 7. AWest arKiac (Arvada West) | Khiel Espino | Nicholas Her | Wesley Loehr | Wendy Yuan | Justin Njenga |
| 8. MRHS Mustangs (Mountain Range) | Dillon Parker | Brock Ellis | Luke Quintana | Lathan Robinson | Jared Cleverley |
| 9. Creek JV LoL (Cherry Creek) | Krishna Sanghi | Carlos Mamille | Orin Becker | Gabrielle Lopez | Zury Amkie |
| 10. Falcon E-Lete (Highlands Ranch) | Kolten Mecham | Mischa Vuong | Dao Wu | Honey Patel | Declan Mullins |
| 11. Falcon Fighters (Highlands Ranch) | AJ Lang | Nathaniel Garcia | Aleksei Alekseenko | Hyrum Dominguez | Samuel Toerber |
| 12. Overland Blazers LoL (Overland) | Grace Roush | Isabella Garcia Martinez | Emiko De Los Santos | Nguyen Hoang | Jacob Nguyen |
| 13. DIFFerential (Highland) | Kaelynn Watts | Javan Owen | Byron Lindell | Luna Fischer | Angus Peterson |
| 14. Ponderosa PricklyPentaPorcupinePeople (Ponderosa) | Kasper Hudspeth | Riley Walker | Aidan Moore | Gabe Sungaila | Riley Jenkins |
| 15. Fossil Ridge LoL (Fossil Ridge) | Kalvin Roberts | Case Lueck | Leilani Shrinski | William Meckley-Kochenower | Casey Ehleiter |
| 16. Chem Tank (Sterling) | Gerardo Abarca | Chris Bron | Mattea Pelton | Damien Jenkins | Addison Pasko |
| Rocket League qualifiers by seed | Player | Player | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Chaparral Crossbar Club (Chaparral) | Zavier Nohava | Matthew Sigg | Andrew Gustafson |
| 2. FCHS (Fort Collins) | Grubby Hay-Arthur | Beji Rusch | Andrew Bradley |
| 3. Warriors Rocket Varsity (Central) | Brayden Markley | Jadon Bryant | Joseph Thomas |
| 4. Valor RL Alpha Team (Valor Christian) | Craig Birkhead | Matt Birkhead | Evan Hackard |
| 5. Schleeb (Dakota Ridge) | Cory Baber | Minh Cao | Logan Reeves |
| 6. Gold Bear Creek HS (Bear Creek) | Adam Kirwin | Jackson Garrett | Jaxson Gralund |
| 7. VPP BISON (Vista Peak) | Garrin Kiah | Diego Burgos | Gianni Lucero |
| 8. Cherokee Trail Varsity (Cherokee Trail) | Trevor Proskovec | Brenden Kirkham | Payton Herder |
| 9. McClave Rocket League (McClave) | Ashton Henson | Colin McElroy | Tayden Martinez |
| 10. Faking Falcons (Highlands Ranch) | Connor Kuhta | Alexander Mayer | Alex Suarez |
| 11. Greeley West RL A (Greeley West) | Adin McPherson | Giovanni Esquivel | Austin Burns |
| 12. GMHS RL (Green Mountain) | Davin Aaron | K’Shawn Washington | Zach Thoemke |
| 13. Rocketeers (Palmer) | Luis Menendez Marrero | Thomas Habitzreuther | Logan Warren |
| 14. CHS RL Varsity (Centaurus) | Alex Jurgeleit | Zander Spradlin | Angel Perez |
| 15. Sabercats Varsity (Castle View) | Jaxon Stewart | Brayden Yaryan | Kayden Csukker |
| 16. Cherokee Trail JV (Cherokee Trail) | Aiden Donohue Kaiser | Henry Malinovsky | Dallin Brimhall |
| 17. The Fine Lads (Highland) | Justin Ochs | Aidan McIntosh | Xander Benavides |
| 18. Overland Blazers RL (Overland) | Santiago Lujan | Jair Gomez Morales | Scott Dewey |
| 19. DCHS Huskies – Purple (Douglas County) | Jonathan Lockwood | Kirin Cole | Noah Obbink |
| 20. RMHS Lobos Varsity (Rocky Mountain) | Liam Adler | Hayden Owen | Tanner Cyr |
| 21. VRHS Rocket League A (Vista Ridge) | Steven Doebler | Te’Jon Baldeau-Davis | Xavier Jackson |
| 22. Fossil Ridge JV Rocket League (Fossil Ridge) | Spencer Pippin | Preston Pippin | Gabriel Castro |
| 23. Ralston Valley RL (Ralston Valley) | Jake Rodriguez-Ashe | Jared Bunch | Logan Mahan |
| 24. Valor RL Beta Team (Valor Christian) | Will Baller | Tyler Salazar | Christian Pereira |
| 25. Fossil Ridge Varsity Rocket League (Fossil Ridge) | Jayden Wallin | Nate Jones | Devin Baldwin |
| 26. Myth (Legend) | Jaxon Emde | Jackson Watts | Shade Parkinghazard |
| 27. Rocket Wolves – Blue (Grandview) | Alex McCulloch | Ben Laska | Nathan Mannani |
| 28. Green Bear Creek HS (Bear Creek) | Kai Grantowitz | Henry Dolezal | Ricardo Nevarez |
| 29. Berthoud Spartans (Berthoud) | Elijah Staley | Ryan Campbell | Connor Gereaux |
| 30. GOAL RL A (GOAL) | Jose Chavez | Christopher Turner | Caleb Lichtenwalner |
| 31. RMHS Lobos JV (Rocky Mountain) | Andrew Putney | Whindi Cushing | August Burton |
| 32. Wray Eagles RL (Wray) | Logan Hammond | Tristan Way | Angel Gutierrez |
