LIVE Coverage From Duel In The Desert

Posted January 30, 2018

For the first time ever, you can join all the fun LIVE from Palm Springs, California, as teams compete at Spirit Sports Duel in the Desert February 3-4.

The event takes place at the California Palm Springs Convention Center. After the event, athletes can enjoy everything that this beautiful city has to offer. Some of the best activities to do after competing include the Magic Jungle Wildlife Preserve, Celebrity Tours, Palm Springs Aerial Tramway and so much more.

Teams of all levels will compete at this top event! Twenty-four bids are up for grabs this weekend! There are three paid and five at-large bids for each Summit, four international division bids for The Summit and four paid and eight at-large bids to Worlds.

Top teams, who are no strangers to The Summit, will compete this weekend at Dual in the Desert. You can watch the 2017 Level 3 Small Senior Summit Champions, SCV All Stars Senior Blue, perform at 12:56 PM PT.

[WATCH] SCV All Stars Senior Blue

Macs Allstar Cheer Legacy is a must-watch team in the International Open Large Coed Level 5 division. They've already gotten their early season jitters out and are veterans to competing. Macs is a strong program from Utah who always has impressive teams of all levels.

[WATCH] Macs Allstar Cheer Legacy

The California Allstars will have a big showing this weekend. They'll be represented by many of their locations and will have teams competing in all levels. One of the newest teams to represent the program is Midnight, a Large Senior Level 5 team. They'll compete in Hall B at 2:48 PM PT on February 3.

You can also watch the defending World Champions, The California Allstars Black Ops, show off another impressive and difficult routine in Hall B at 3:08 PM PT. If you haven't seen them yet this season, watch one of their first performances of the year at The Cheer Alliance 2017.

[WATCH] California Black Ops

Tune in all weekend long for full coverage, results and routines LIVE from Palm Springs at Spirit Sports Duel in the Desert.

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