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Alpharetta, Georgia USA - 11 JANUARY 2021: Hi-Rez Studios has announced that team Pittsburgh Knights has won the 2021
SMITE Pro League World Championship, taking home the $400,000 first prize after a year of intense competition.
This Season 7 of the
SMITE World Championship (SWC) was contested by a global roster of incredible professional, semi-professional and amateur teams competing together across both PC and console for a chance to win a piece of the $600,000 prize pot.
This year’s SWC finals - held entirely online - saw Ghost Gaming, Radiance, Pittsburgh Knights, Radiance, Renegades, and Sanguine Esports duke it out for the final crown. With Pittsburgh Knights and Ghost Gaming progressing through the quarter and semi finals, the stage was set for the grand showdown.