{"id":716,"date":"2016-06-07T14:59:18","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T14:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gamegnome.com\/esports\/?p=716"},"modified":"2016-06-07T14:59:18","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T14:59:18","slug":"mortal-kombat-x-esl-pro-league-results-top-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamegnome.com\/esports\/2016\/06\/07\/mortal-kombat-x-esl-pro-league-results-top-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Mortal Kombat X ESL Pro League Results \u2013 The Top 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The results are in! The following 16 players have successfully made their way to the ESL Mortal Kombat\u2122 X  Pro League Season 3 Finals this Saturday, June 11 in Burbank, where the best players from around the world will compete for the $200,000 prize pool in front of a live studio audience:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7         Sonic Fox &#8211; Season 1 and 2 undefeated champion<br \/>\n\u00b7         Scar \u2013 Season 2 finalist<br \/>\n\u00b7         Dragon<br \/>\n\u00b7         PerfectLegend<br \/>\n\u00b7         A F0xy Grampa<br \/>\n\u00b7         Raptor<br \/>\n\u00b7         Boki<br \/>\n\u00b7         Hayatei<br \/>\n\u00b7         IrishMantis<br \/>\n\u00b7         Jupe<br \/>\n\u00b7         Madzin<br \/>\n\u00b7         Crathen<br \/>\n\u00b7         BeyondToxin<br \/>\n\u00b7         Sakr0n<br \/>\n\u00b7         St9rm<br \/>\n\u00b7         BenHeeyGe0rge<\/p>\n<p>ESL Mortal \u2122  Kombat X  Pro League Season 3 was filled with tense moments as the best kombatants faced off against impressive newcomers. Top highlights from the eight week season include:<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf        In a shocking week where veterans SonicFox, Scar, WoundCowboy, and Biohazard were all eliminated prior to the Top 8 broadcast, Dragon  took the Week 4 grand finals with an impressive Brutality against fierce competitor Toxin.<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf        WoundCowboy\u2019s epic match against current ESL champion and fellow teammate SonicFox, which resulted in a 2-2 tie and subsequent decisive match where WoundCowboy prevailed with a flawless victory.<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf        The epic rivalry between Raptor and Dragon came to a head during the week 6 grand finals, where a narrow 2-2 standoff led to a mistake by Raptor, giving Dragon the grand final win.<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf        A tense matchup between Scar and Hayatei  in the week 7 grand finals, where Scar demonstrated quick adaptability with a switch-up of characters between Hat Trick Kung Lao, Smoke variation Triborg and Cover Ops Sonya, taking a 3-2 win over Hayatei.<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf        Toxin  and WoundCowboy  went head to head in week 8, but Toxin could not be stopped and solidified his place in the Season 3 finals.<\/p>\n<p>To view the  Mortal\u2122 Kombat X Competitive Esports Series Trailer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jNg7JzwNtHY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Fans can watch the tournament live in Burbank by getting tickets at <a href=\"http:\/\/mkx3.eventbrite.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">mkx3.eventbrite.com<\/a> or view online via Twitch.<\/p>\n<p>For everyday players looking to compete online in Mortal \u2122  Kombat X, the ESL Mortal \u2122  Kombat X  Challenger Cup offers an all-new way for fans not competing in the ESL Pro League to battle online for cash and prizes. Open tournaments across North America, Europe, CIS and Latin America are being held weekly through the end of June, with monthly finals streamed live.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The results are in! The following 16 players have successfully made their way to the ESL Mortal Kombat\u2122 X Pro League Season 3 Finals this Saturday, June 11 in Burbank, where the best players from around the world will compete for the $200,000 prize pool in front of a live studio audience: \u00b7 Sonic Fox &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link btn\" href=\"https:\/\/gamegnome.com\/esports\/2016\/06\/07\/mortal-kombat-x-esl-pro-league-results-top-16\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-esports-news","item-wrap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamegnome.com\/esports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamegnome.com\/esports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamegnome.com\/esports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamegnome.com\/esports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamegnome.com\/esports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=716"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gamegnome.com\/esports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":717,"href":"https:\/\/gamegnome.com\/esports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/716\/revisions\/717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamegnome.com\/esports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamegnome.com\/esports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamegnome.com\/esports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}