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OpTic back on top in Call of Duty

Seth "Scump" Abner celebrates with his OpTic Gaming team after winning the $250,000 CWL Las Vegas Open last weekend. Courtesy of Activision

Having earned a bye into the grand final from the winner's bracket and coming off a 3-1 semifinal victory against eUnited, OpTic Gaming seemed poised for another title in the $250,000 CWL Las Vegas Open.

And that's exactly what happened.

OpTic had little trouble in the rematch Sunday night, sweeping eUnited 3-0 to win the first event of the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 season.

The win capped off a dominant tournament for OpTic, who did not drop a series in Vegas. It is also the team's fifth title in as many Black Ops 4 tournaments.

In the first game, Hardpoint on Seaside, eUnited nearly won before a 130-10 run gave OpTic the win. Optic took Search and Destroy 6-3 before edging their rival 3-2 to end the final game.

Brandon "Dashy" Otell earned tournament MVP.

CWL Las Vegas Open final standings and payouts:
1st: $100,000 -- OpTic Gaming
2nd: $60,000 -- eUnited
3rd: $40,000 -- Splyce
4th: $20,000 -- Luminosity Gaming
5th-6th: $10,000 -- Lightning Pandas / Team Sween
7th-8th: $5,000 -- Evil Geniuses / Str8 Rippin