Grove City Gold Thunderbirds, Canadian Shield and Detroit Revolution Claim Columbus 1 Titles

MIHA wrapped Columbus 1 at Heatwave Arena on November 7-8 with 27 games across the Fusion Division and 5iveHole Division. Saturday set the seeds, and Sunday's brackets decided three champions in Plain City.

In the Fusion Division, Grove City Gold Thunderbirds went unbeaten through the weekend and closed it out with a 5-0 win over Mid-Michigan Saints in the 3:30 PM final. The Gold Thunderbirds had earned the top seed at 2-0 in round robin, then handled Cincinnati Rollerdactyls in the semifinal after the Rollerdactyls and Saints advanced from the morning quarterfinals.

5iveHole Division split into A and B brackets after East and West seeding. In 5iveHole A, Canadian Shield claimed another championship with a 9-2 win over Lansing Street Sharks at 5:10 PM, following a tight 4-1 semifinal over Windy City Syndicate. Detroit Revolution took the 5iveHole B title with a 6-1 win over Grove City Thunderbirds Gold in the 4:20 PM final, bouncing back from a mixed round-robin group to win both Sunday games.

Several Sunday games stayed within reach into the late stages, including Street Sharks' 3-0 semifinal over Columbus Heat and Syndicate's 5-2 quarterfinal win over Hitsville Invaders, before the finals tilted toward the eventual champions.