Tamilas' dominant Survivors Saga S3 win
Overview
On 5 January 2024, Team Tamilas won the Upthrust Survivors Saga Season 3 with 298 points across four days (58, 57, 115 and 68), a 62-point margin over Dragon Esports on 236. Medal Esports were third on 225. The event was organised by Upthrust Esports, running 29 December 2023 to 5 January 2024 with 24 teams and 16 in the Grand Finals, Squads TPP, online in India.
Quarter-finals took 32 teams, 24 invited and 8 from open qualifiers, in two groups of 16 with the top six per group reaching the semis; semi-finals on 29–30 December with 24 teams in three groups of eight over 12 matches, six per day, the top 16 advancing; and the Grand Finals on 2–5 January with 16 teams over 24 matches, six per day. The Tamilas roster was MrIGL, DragonOP, MantyOP and Maxy. Broadcast talent included Aman, Gamezotech, Insane Arena and SardarjiYT.
A notable sidebar: Team Soul acquired the Team Manya roster (Manya, Spower, NakuL, Rony, Jokerr and coach Mayavi) on 1 January 2024, mid-event, the same core that had won Survivors Saga Season 2.
The prize pool section on Liquipedia is empty and the records carry no USD figure, so the pool is honestly marked unknown. The MVP award went to Maxy of Team Tamilas, with no cash prize attached to it in the published record. Verified: the winner, the full podium, the dates, the format, the MVP and the team counts.
Behind the champions, the Upthrust Survivors Saga Season 3 Grand Finals table stayed competitive. GENxFM Esports finished fourth on 210 points, Team Omega fifth on 208, and Hydra sixth on 200. Reckoning Esports took seventh on 184 points, while Team SouL finished fourteenth on 130.
How it went
Team Tamilas won by 62 points, the most dominant run of the Survivors Saga series, while the prize pool went unrecorded.
Schedule
Quarter Finals (32 teams, dates not published); Semi Finals 29-30 Dec 2023; Grand Finals 2-5 Jan 2024 (24 matches, 6 per day). Per-match start times not published.
Allocations
| Source | Slots |
|---|---|
| Quarter Finals | 32 |
| Semi Finals | 24 |
| Grand Finals | 16 |
Prize Pool
Prize split not published.
Format
| Stage | Dates | Teams | Matches | Who advances |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter Finals | 32 | 2 groups of 16 | Top 6 from each group qualify for Semi Finals | |
| Semi Finals | 2023-12-29 to 2023-12-30 | 24 | 12 (6 per day) | Top 16 qualify for Grand Finals |
| Grand Finals | 2024-01-02 to 2024-01-05 | 16 | 24 (6 per day) | Team Tamilas champions |
Viewership
Not published.
Points System
Not published by the organizer. The organizer has not published a points distribution for this event.
Points Table
Saga S3 Semi Finals leaderboard
The Season 3 semi-finals belonged to Reckoning Esports: 123 points, 31 clear of Team SouL on 92, after topping both matchdays of the round-robin stage. Revenant Esports took third on 85 ahead of Team Tamilas on 78, and the Grand Final cut fell at Galaxy Esports in 16th on 56 points.
Season 3's semi finals ran 29 to 30 December 2023 with 24 teams split into three groups of eight playing 12 matches, six per day. TMG Esports and Orangutan tied for seventh on 73 points, while Chemin Esports and Galaxy Esports shared 15th on 56 to claim the last two final seats.
| # | Team | Played | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 12 | 123 |
| 2 |       | 12 | 92 |
| 3 |    | 12 | 85 |
| 4 |    | 12 | 78 |
| 5 | DEDragon Esports | 12 | 75 |
| 6 |  | 12 | 74 |
| 7 | TETMG Esports | 12 | 73 |
| 7 |      | 12 | 73 |
| 9 |  | 12 | 70 |
| 10 |  | 12 | 68 |
| 11 | TOTeam Omega | 12 | 67 |
| 12 |  | 12 | 60 |
| 13 |   | 12 | 58 |
| 14 |   | 12 | 57 |
| 15 |    | 12 | 56 |
| 15 | GEGalaxy Esports | 12 | 56 |
| 17 | TATeam Aaru | 12 | 52 |
| 18 |  | 12 | 49 |
| 19 |       | 12 | 35 |
| 20 |   | 12 | 33 |
| 21 | AEAslaaa Esports | 12 | 32 |
| 22 | WEWindGod Esports | 12 | 28 |
| 23 | EGEntity Gaming | 12 | 14 |
| 24 |  | 12 | 9 |
Saga S3 Grand Finals leaderboard
Team Tamilas cruised to the Season 3 title with 298 points, a 62-point margin over Dragon Esports on 236 that stands as the most dominant run of the Survivors Saga series. Medal Esports finished third on 225, with GENxFM Esports fourth on 210 after a strong final day.
The Season 3 Grand Finals ran 2 to 5 January 2024 with 16 teams playing 24 matches, six per day, closing an event that began with 32 teams in the quarter finals. Tamilas banked 115 points on day three alone, the biggest single-day total of the final.
| # | Team | Played | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 24 | 298 |
| 2 | DEDragon Esports | 24 | 236 |
| 3 | | 24 | 225 |
| 4 | | 24 | 210 |
| 5 | TOTeam Omega | 24 | 208 |
| 6 | | 24 | 200 |
| 7 | | 24 | 184 |
| 8 | | 24 | 175 |
| 9 | | 24 | 175 |
| 10 | | 24 | 172 |
| 11 | | 24 | 171 |
| 12 | | 24 | 162 |
| 13 | | 24 | 158 |
| 14 | | 24 | 130 |
| 15 | TETMG Esports | 24 | 112 |
| 16 | GEGalaxy Esports | 24 | 61 |
Participants
- Dragon Esports
- GenxFM Esports
- Team Omega
- TMG Esports
- Galaxy Esports
- Team Aaru
- Aslaaa Esports
- WindGod Esports
Results
Team Tamilas won Upthrust Survivors Saga Season 3 2023 in December 2023, finishing on 298 points.
Broadcasts
Broadcast talent
- Insane Arena (Commentator)
- Gamezotech (Commentator)
- SardarjiYT (Commentator)
- Aman Rawat (Commentator)
Statistics
Stats: Saga S3 player numbers were not verified, so none are printed.
FAQ
When and where was Saga S3 held?
Dates: Saga S3 ran 29 Dec 2023 to 5 Jan 2024.
Who was the MVP of Saga S3?
MVP: the Saga S3 award went to Maxy of Team Tamilas.
Image: Upthrust Survivors Saga Season 3 2023 key art via liquipedia.net. Rights stay with the organizer. · source