

The stage was set for an epic showdown of Age’s top professionals, but one of them was playing with a serious disadvantage. The latter is considered one of the top AoM players, sometimes even compared to the “Viper of Age of Mythology”.īoth players entered the match with impressive results from previous games. Viper Plays and Wins despite Serious HandicapĪfter hard-fought games, Viper eventually reached the final to play against Themistoklis “TheMista” Bonidis, who is a top Age of Mythology player from Greece, with an astounding 90% win rate. The Mongols, popular for their early game aggression, and the Abbasid Dynasty (which TheMista used in the first game of the finals) saw plays along with French vs.

Viewers and players alike thought that Franks would be the meta civ in the tournament, however, the GENESIS event surprised audiences with having a substantial variety in civ matchups. Many of them were StarCraft or Age of Empires pros, like Themistoklis “TheMista” Bonidis, “RecoN” and Juan “VortiX” Durán, and of course, Ørjan “TheViper” Larsen, who is considered the best Age of Empires player of all time. Out of all those, only eight emerged victorious for the finales. The initial qualifiers starred 512 players from all around the world. The GENESIS event had a prize pool of $20 000 and attracted attention from former StarCraft professionals and RTS fans. AoE 4’s First Ever TournamentĪge of Empires 4 hit the market very recently and it already had its first tournament this weekend. TheViper, considered one of Age of Empires’ top players, outplayed many StarCraft and Age of Mythology professionals to win AoE 4’s first ever tournament. TheViper came out on top despite his injury.Over 500 pros from around the world competed for the $20 000 prize pool.Age of Empires 4 recently had its first tournament.
