Fortnite pro Aydan defeats Scump’s team to win another Code Red CoD event

Fortnite pro Aydan ‘Aydan’ Conrad, SnD star John ‘2Pac_ThuGLorD’ Hartley and streamer HollyLive to take down the trio of Scump, Crowder and Summit1g in Hitch’s Birthday Bot Bash tournament.

The 4th annual Birthday Bot Bash saw lots of popular content creators mix with pro players for a shot at the $10k prize pool. With pro player Seth ‘Scump’ Abner and former pro James ‘Crowder’ Crowder on the same team, they were big favorites.

They were also joined by streamer Jared ‘summit1g‘ Lazar, who, despite being more known as an entertainer, is a competent FPS player. He even previously competed in CS:GO – before it all came burning down.

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However, the favorites met their match when facing the notoriously good Search and Destroy player 2Pac_ThuGLorD and his teammate, Fortnite pro Aydan. In fact, for this formidable duo, it’s not the first time they’ve beaten out top CoD pros.

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They teamed up in the $10,000 2v2 Code Red tournament on November 26, and beat a host of CoD pros including Damon ‘Karma’ Barlow, Sam ‘Octane’ Larew, Josiah ‘Slacked’ Berry and Thomas ‘TJHaLy’ Haly to take first place.

The bot tournament, thrown by TST and NRG member Davis ‘Hitch’ Edwards, fills teams of three with a bot player as their 4th, all in the name of good fun. The bots can sometimes even do the impossible – such as turning on Scump.

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Ghost Gaming player Aydan believes he may in fact now have the most Code Red tournament wins of any content creator. It’s yet another victory in a game he’s got no business winning in, especially against top pro players.

2Pac_ThuGLord has also been one of the most successful online tournament players for a number of years and now acts as an analyst for the Chicago Huntsmen in the Call of Duty League. Holly is a longtime CoD player too and has no doubt learned from the best thanks to her husband’s decorated career.

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Even with Crowder, the head coach of Atlanta FaZe and a 2015 World Champion, and his strategy, it wasn’t enough for Scump to overcome the Fortnite pro and SnD phenom. Aydan, 2Pac and Holly had to beat them in two best of 3’s, first in the winner’s final, and again in the grand final.

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Other big names in the event included streamer Dr Disrespect, pro player Matthew “FormaL’ Piper, former pro and world champion Tyler ‘TeePee’ Polchow, and former OpTic CEO H3CZ.

The tournament also shone the spotlight on some rising stars, such as CoD streamer and aspiring pro player Nicholas ‘Equuip’ Viera, who played alongside CWL desk host Katie Bedford.

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