Breso wins Australia Open Summer Smash

Despite talent from around the world lining up to play in the Australia Open, a native would be the one to take home the trophy

The $400,000 solo tournament saw players from North America, Europe, and even Asia take a trip down unda’ to compete in Australia Open’s 2nd annual Fortnite invitational. Last year, Jesse from the x2Twins came out victorious for a $100,000 score

This year, the story would repeat itself as an Aussie would hoist the trophy yet again. However, Breso is the man of the hour as he represents his region, Oceania, with pride. Despite being an unsigned player, the Queensland native performed like a superstar. He finished the evening with 52 points, 17 of which were sourced from eliminations

Breso’s late victory royale obviously separated him from the pack. Looter, who finished 2nd, trailed Breso by 15 points once the dust settled. The last time we saw a gaping point differential between 1st and 2nd at a LAN event was during the World Cup Solo finals, where Bugha wiped the floor with his competition

All participants in AO’s Summer Smash will still walk away with a cash prize. If you need a refresher on how the $400,000 pool is split up, here you go:

• 1st: $100,000

• 2nd: $40,000

• 3rd: $25,000

• 4th: $18,000

• 5th: $11,000

• 6th: $10,000

• 7th: $8,000

• 8th: $6,000

• 9th: $5,000

• 10th-24th: $3,000

• 25th-90th: $2,000

Standout players like Symetrical and Nhyrox are still walking away with more-than-solid five digit scores. Although I don’t stay up at night worrying about their finances, I’m sure this kind of money is always good to bank

Let’s go baby

Today was indeed the day pic.twitter.com/nZKPiDDX6D

— Breso @ AO (@BresoFN) February 2, 2020

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Breso’s win feels extra special, since an obvious contender didn’t run away with it. Sure, players like Zayt, Nhyrox, and even EpikWhale are fan favorites… but an event like this isn’t life changing for them. To Breso, this event is his entire world and then some

Despite the overwhelming positivity, some are deciding to use this event as a talking point in the aim assist debate. TSM member Mackwood had this to say, shortly after Breso was announced champion

Controller players will still say they are at a disadvantage though

— TSM MackWood (@MackWood1x) February 2, 2020

Mackwood later added that he is still “very happy for Breso,” but the point was still made. How can controller players be at a systematic disadvantage if the winner - along with a good chunk of the top performers used the controller input to get there. Regardless if you agree or disagree with the argument, I find it slightly tasteless to taint someone’s well earned milestone only minutes later

No matter the case, we send our congratulations to Breso alongside any other standout performers. You secured the bag and entertained us in the process - kudos!

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