Dude bails on friend's wedding to win at 'Overwatch,' makes it back in time for cake

You have an important Overwatch match coming up, but it's scheduled during your friend's wedding. What do you do?

Professional Overwatch player Joonas "Zappis" Alakurtti and his teammates had their first match in the Overwatch Contenders league this past weekend. Only problem? It was happening on the same day as Alakurtti's friend's wedding.

Instead of missing out on either event, though, Alakurtti pulled a Bend it like Beckham and left in the middle of the wedding to play, returning a few hours later with a glow of victory.

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In an interview with Kotaku, Alakurtti said he left the wedding for his match after dinner, and he was mindful not to drink too much before the big match against team eUnited. After all, eUnited was the favorite against Alakurtti's squad, the former players of Ninjas in Pyjamas playing under the banner Team Gigantti.

The underdogs won out this time, defeating eUnited 3-1 (which you can watch here and here), giving Team Gigantti a solid start to the first season of Blizzard's $100,000 Overwatch Contenders league.

After the match, Alakurtti got to celebrate not only his victory, but his friend's marriage. Not a bad way to spend a weekend.