Read on for the results plus the post-match interviews!
Following a hard-fought journey through the tournament bracket, The Workshop and Liquid players rose to the occasion, claiming victory at the 2024 World of Warcraft (WoW) Cataclysm Classic Arena Tournament! Read on for the WoW Cataclysm Classic Arena Tournament 2024 results for Europe (EU) and North America (NA). We also cover the winners' reactions to taking home the gold!
Cataclysm Arena Tournament results (EU)
After duking it out in the first round and besting TR, The Workshop advanced to the quarterfinals of the WoW Cataclysm Classic Arena Tournament. There, they faced Pump Or Be Pumped and won 3-2, propelling them further into the upper bracket. When they encountered No Tears Just Dreams in the semifinals, The Workshop once again triumphed with a 3-2 victory.
Meanwhile, Szymek Cleave had a challenging journey to the final. They went 2-3 against Pump Or Be Pumped earlier on, relegating them to the elimination bracket. However, after a series of victories, they climbed their way to the top to face The Workshop.
The Workshop took the first point in Nagrand Arena, followed by another point in Ruins of Lordaeron. However, when the two teams clashed in Ruins of Lordaeron again in Game 3, Szymek Cleave claimed victory. Game 4 returned to Nagrand Arena, with Szymex Cleave tying the score.
When it came down to Game 4 and Game 5, however, The Workshop locked in and took Nagrand Arena and Ruins of Lordaeron. By securing a total score of 4-2, The Workshop won the WoW Cataclysm Classic Arena Tournament 2024! Check out their winning moment below.
WoW Cataclysm Classic Arena Tournament EU goes to The Workshop
In the post-match interview, Josef "Chas" Stoianov talked about his team's hard-fought victory, the RMP meta, looking into the gearing strategies of other teams and leveraging that knowledge, plus his prediction of how the NA tournament would go down.
"I'm feeling very happy. It was a very hard series, but we won in the end."
He then predicted that Old Men, consisting of Adam "Chanimal" Chan, Cameron "Kubzy" MacDonald, and Kelvin "Snutz" Nguyen would win in the region. Liquid, however, took home the gold.
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Cataclysm Arena Tournament results (NA)
In terms of Liquid's journey to victory, they defeated The Move 3-2 in the first round before going 3-1 against Vindictive in the quarterfinal. However, they were knocked down by Old Men 2-3 in the semifinal. After defeating Poggities in the elimination bracket 3-2, however, Liquid reached the final for a revenge match against Old Men.
In the WoW Cataclysm Classic Arena Tournament NA final, Liquid went down against a powerful final push by Old Men. However, Liquid tied the score up in Game 2 thanks to Chuck "Cdew" Dewland's risky gambit.
This was followed by two more victories in Blade's Edge Arena in Game 3 and Game 4. After earning another point in Game 5's Nagrand Arena, Liquid players became the tournament champions with a score of 4-1! Take a look at their winning moment below.
Liquid players win WoW Cataclysm Classic Arena Tournament NA: Cdew interview
In the post-match interview, Cdew shared his thoughts about how his team fared against Chanimal, Kubzy, and Snutz in team Old Men. "They were probably our most worried matchup," he said. "I think there's maybe one mirror that does pretty well into us, but I think other than that, they're the only team that actually, really has a winning record over us on ladder."
Cdew then talked about his history with Snutz. "It's also kind of funny to be up against Snutz because Snutz and I also played my first tournament ever together. So I was 18, he was 16, and this is 15 years later, and we're still going at it like not a day has passed. So it's pretty awesome to still be able to compete against those guys."
The player also gave a shoutout to his teammates Ryan "Trill" Costello and Richard "Mes" Simpson. Trill's shot calling reminded him of Oscar "Whaazz" Wulff. Meanwhile, Mes impressed him with all the steals.
"Big shout out to Trill because his games in that last series [were] just insane. He was just the shot caller, the shot maker. Every single kill target, every single CC, every bomb — it literally just reminded me of playing with Whaazz. Whaazz is just always talking. I'm like, 'Hello, guys? I'm kinda dead here' [and Whaazz is] like, 'No. Paladin right now.' They just did an incredible job — Mes with all the steals and I just kind of [had] to sit back and press Healing Stream into spells. So I had a little bit of an easier job there."
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