The Ultimate Battle: 50K Is Up For Grabs!

Posted March 24, 2017

Let the battle begin! Today eleven teams will compete for $50,000 worth of prize money at the Spirit Sports Ultimate Battle in Myrtle Beach.

This competition is unique; any level 5 or 6 team with a bid to The Cheerleading Worlds can compete for the cash pot. There are no division breakdowns, just overall highest score wins! $30,000 is up for grabs for all competitors, while $20,000 is available to At-Large Bid teams.

Here’s the prize breakdown by placement:

At-Large Pool

1st $8,000
2nd $6,000
3rd $4,000
4th $2,000

Overall Pool

1st $10,000
2nd $8,000
3rd $6,000
4th $4,000
5th $2,000

If an At-Large team earns the highest score at the competition, they could take home a total of $18,000! (combine At-Large 1st prize of 8K and Overall 1st of 10K) This event was created to award additional funds to teams heading to Worlds, and is a great warm up for teams heading to Orlando in April.

This year eleven teams will be taking part in the battle, and you can watch it LIVE right here on Varsity TV. The show starts at 7PM ET with introductions followed by the At-Large teams taking the stage. Check out the performance order below.

Friday, March 24th Performance Order:

Order	Team	Division	Program	Performance Time
1	Cougars	L5 Int Open AG	Cheer Extreme	7:35 PM
2	5 Alarm	L5 Senior Small	London Heat	7:42 PM
3	Gold	L5 Senior Small CoEd	FAMOUS Superstars	7:49 PM
4	Kat Daddies	L5 Senior Small CoEd	ACX	7:56 PM
5	C5 Bomb Squad	L5 Senior Medium CoEd	East Celebrity Elite	8:03 PM
6	Rolling Stones	L5 Int Open Large CoEd	Rockstar Cheer	8:24 PM
7	Royalcats	L5 Senior Small CoEd	Cheer Athletics	8:31 PM
8	Bombshells	L5 Small Senior	Central Jersy AS	8:38 PM
9	M5 Bombshells	L5 Senior Medium	East Celebrity Elite	8:45 PM
10	Beatles	L5 Senior Medium CoEd	Rockstar Cheer	8:52 PM
11	Team Gunz	L5 Senior Small CoEd	Central Jersy AS	8:59 PM

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