King Captures Inaugural Conference Carolinas Esports Rocket League Championship
GREENVILLE, S.C. – King secured its first-ever Conference Carolinas esports title in the inaugural Rocket League Invitational Finals held on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
The King trio of Andrew Connor Wade, Matthew Bilbruck and William Leenen picked up the Rocket League championship for King by sweeping Belmont Abbey in the best-of-five series in the championship round.
King earned back-to-back 6-0 wins in the first two games of the championship round before claiming a 9-3 victory in the championship-clinching third game.
The inaugural Rocket League Invitational Finals marked the third esports championship of the 2022-23 academic year for Conference Carolinas.
Conference Carolinas has held an esports championship in Madden for the last three academic years, a FIFA Invitational in the spring and fall of 2022 and in 2021 the conference held an NBA 2K21 championship.
Bryce Witt of Chowan won the inaugural Madden Invitational in 2020-21 with Barton’s Hetter taking the title in the 2021-22 and 2022-23 academic years. Deante Shackleford of Belmont Abbey secured the NBA 2K21 championship title in 2020-21.
Nicholas Marrone of Lees-McRae captured the title in the second annual esports Conference Carolinas FIFA Invitational in the fall of 2022. Erskine’s Carlos Murguia picked up the win in the inaugural Conference Carolinas FIFA Invitational in April of 2022.
Conference Carolinas partners with Launch Esports for its esports championships. Conference Carolinas and Launch Esports are collaborating with EGF for the 2022-23 esports championships in the conference.
2023 Conference Carolinas Esports Rocket League Finalists
Belmont Abbey
Michael O'Bryant
Declan McGoff
Coleby Mariner
King
Andrew Connor Wade
Matthew Bilbruck
William Leenen