EUGENE, Ore. – Christian Velazquez and David Sollid cruised to a first-place finish in the Fortnite West Open #2 on Saturday afternoon, a National Association of Collegiate Esports Starleague Circuit tournament.

The duo had already qualified for the Fortnite Collegiate Championship following their second-place finish in the West Open I last weekend but competing in today's tournament allowed the pair to get additional practice against other collegiate teams.

Bushnell opened the day with a second-place finish in match one along with three eliminations. That turned out to be the warm-up round for the Beacons as they went on to capture three consecutive Victory Royales, including a ten-elimination performance in the second match.

Velazquez and Sollid finished with 117 points (95 placement points and 22 eliminations), the highest point total of any team so far in qualifying from either region. It turned out to be a dominant performance for the Beacons as their 117 points were 34 points higher than the second-place finisher.  

Baker University (83 points), the winner of the West Open I, came in second place, followed by Missouri Western State University (75) and Buena Vista University (74). The top-four teams from each qualifier advance to the Collegiate Championship. Since Bushnell and Baker qualified in last week's regional, the University of Minnesota Twin Cities (59) and Southern Arkansas University (50) were rewarded with automatic bids.

The Beacons will have one final tune-up next weekend as they compete in the West Region Open #3 on Sunday at noon. The Collegiate Championship will be held on March 19^th at 11 a.m.