DHS ESports team celebrates nationals/hosts upcoming tournament

DAVISON (DTV) – (06/05/25) -DHS ESports Varsity Smash Bros. Crew Battle team, Davison Jab-Lock, earned the chance to compete at the national level after placing at the MiHSEF state finals. During the weekend of May 30th, they traveled to Beloit, Wisconsin for the Eclipse Scholastic E sports Showcase National Competition. Several colleges were there to scout prospects, including Illinois Tech, UW-River Falls, and Lakeland University to name a few.

The first rounds of play were broken up into round robin pools consisting of 8 players each. Each pool had top players from different states. All players in every pool would have to play each other and only the top 2 players from each pool would go on to compete in the finals bracket.

Junior Sam Laatz placed 20th overall, finishing his pool with a 3 wins and 4 loss record. Junior Graham Williams finished his pool with a record of 4 to 3, placing 15th overall. And the team’s highest placement was Junior Aidyn Harrison in 13th with a 4-3 record.

During their trip they were able to do some sightseeing in Chicago.

DHS ESports crew did some sightseeing in Chicago, IL. Here they are at the famous “Chicago Bean” Cloud Gate, in Millennium Park

On the way back home to Davison, they made a final stop to a DTV favorite, the last Hot n Now, which is in Sturgis Michigan.

On Saturday June 7th, the ESports team will be celebrating their return home from nationals by hosting an all-ages Super Smash Bros. tournament. They’re calling it “The Bird House 2” and it will held in the media center at Davison High School.

There will also be featured side events of Smash 64 on original hardware, Bopl Battle, and more!

This event is being run through Start.gg. Entrants will need a Start.gg account register.

Cost: Entry is $10 per entrant. Entry includes Main Bracket and AMs. Additional Brackets are $5 per entrant each. Cash ONLY. Pay at entry.

Time: Check-in starts and doors open at 1pm, Doubles Starts at 2pm, Main bracket starts at 3pm. The Event and all brackets should conclude by 8pm.

Bracket Size: Due to venue limitations, the main bracket size is limited to 64 entrants.

Setups: BRING YOUR OWN CONTROLLERS! Extra Switch Consoles with the game plus DLC and GC adapters will be needed and are greatly appreciated. The Davison ESports Club will be providing 10 stations with Monitors, Docks, and Speakers.

Click here for Details and Registration for the event

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