GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Nicholas Marrone of the Lees-McRae esports took home the second annual esports Conference Carolinas FIFA Invitational on Saturday afternoon after defeating Barton's Kieran Guillory in two games in the best-of-3 tournament. The championship is the first-ever in the program's history.
Marrone, a Lancaster, Pennsylvania native, played as Paris Saint-Germain throughout tournament and picked up two 2-0 victories on his way to the finals. In the championship finale, Marrone picked up the 2-1 victory in the first game before collecting a 6-1 win in the second game.
On his approach and winning the championship, Marrone said, "It was actually really fun. I have not played in a FIFA tournament before, and FIFA is a weird game where it can go 50-50." Marrone noted the difference between the first and second game was, "I put the ball in the net. I created the same chances (in the first contest) and then I started creating chances in the first half (of the second contest) and scored three in the first half."
Conference Carolinas partners with Launch Esports for its esports championships. Conference Carolinas and Launch Esports collaborated with EGF for the 2022 Conference Carolinas Fall FIFA Invitational.
To view the full replay of the championship final, click
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