The Boardwalk Battle, owned and operated by The Gazelle Group, is an eight team early-season

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tournament that was first contested during the 2024–25 season, that takes place in late November of each year, in

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, at the

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. The

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is the sponsor of the tournament, Boardwalk Battle was created to showcase the top

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programs. All games in the tournament are streamed b
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Champions

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

2024

References

External links

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