The Star Cash Tournament was Star Temple's first cash prize tournament. It was hosted at Addison circle park on March 27th, 2022. The tournament was structured as a double elimination that switches to single-elimination for the semi-finals and finals. A concept not used in LSL before. The tournament was seeded using rankings from previous tournaments and Star Temple challenge nights. The higher the rank, the higher the seed.
Leading off we had a fight between the number 2 seed, Dakota, and the number 7 seed Sebastian. Dakota took the match but it was hard-fought. After that, there was an intense battle between the number 5 seed, Richie Finn, and the number 8 seed, Travis. After some good back and forth points, Richie kicked it into overdrive to take the match. Followed in suit by the number 4 seed, Ty, and the number 5 seed, Matt. Both of these warriors pushed on each other with their incredible skills and Matt turned out victorious. Travis then won a match against Selasi due to forfeit after Selasi was late to the tournament.
This led to Vance, the number 1 seed, and Selasi, the number 3 seed having their match. Selasi was the reigning Star Temple champion and Vance is a former champion. This match was long-lived, fast-paced, and extraordinarily intense. Both fighters wanted to win. Vance came out on top after a fierce duel. To follow that up was a match between Ty and Sebastian that ended with Ty on top after his counterattack style caught Sebastian off guard.
This was followed by Richie and Vance, which was the longest fight of the night. It took nearly 10 minutes of back and forth due to multiple simultaneous hits, connecting blows that were too hard for judges to see, and mind-bending defense from both duelists. In the end, Richie came out on top by a single point. Dakota and Matt followed that intense scene with something to keep everyone on their toes. Both fighters fought wildly and with incredible speed, taking up the entire ring with expert movements. In the end, Matt defeated Dakota by a single point after Dakota had made up a 6 point gap. Travis and Vance then produced an incredible duel. Travis displayed how much he had improved since the last time we'd seen him compete but Vance displayed his champion-level skills to take the match.
The semi-finals then began with the first match being Richie versus Matt. Both fighters were undefeated to this point and neither was going to let that change easily. In the end, Matt stood victorious in a battle that shook the earth. Both men were full of kindness towards one another afterward and discussed how incredible the match was. Vance then took on Dakota, both men trying to avoid being eliminated. Both had two wins and one loss, neither wanted to go down. Despite Dakota's erratic movements, Vance's impenetrable defense took the victory. Having scored two ripostes and multiple shots that pierced Dakota's defense as he retreated. Richie was awarded third place after a medical forfeit from Dakota. The final match between Vance and Matt for first place was colossal for Star Temple. It saw a new champion fall into place. Matt, using the skills he's acquired from training rigorously and with the knowledge of the day, took the match by storm. He was able to overcome Vance's mighty defense and produced a fight that Vance himself called "a beatdown". This led to the final positions being Matt Torres in first, Vance Cole in second, and Richie Finn in third.
Thank you to the staff of Star Temple for making this tournament happen.
