Doolsta finishes third in qualifying, advances to eMLS Cup playoffs

Four wins, four losses and a draw were enough for Cormac Dooley, aka Doolsta, to finish third place in the East and advance to the eMLS Cup playoffs in Boston on Friday.

The 17-year-old Irishman from West Chester, who is representing the Philadelphia Union at the tournament, had wins over LyesMTL (Montreal Impact), FIFA Abe (Orlando City) and swept a two-game set against SKAMZZ1992 (Columbus Crew). He picked up draws against second place PhilB94 (Toronto FC) and HekTic_JukeZ (Chicago Fire) to finish with a 7-7-2 record.

Christopher Holley, aka didychrislito (New York City FC) finished first in the East after two days of qualifying on 31 points (9-3-4). Holley was the first eSports player signing in Major League Soccer when he signed with NYCFC last April. Houston Dynamo representative Guillermo “Kid M3mito” Treviño finished on top of the Western Conference and overall standings with 48 points (15-0-3).

The eMLS Cup conference quarterfinals and semifinals will be played today from 1 to 4 p.m. Games will be streamed live on Twitch.

Matthew Ralph

Matthew Ralph is the managing editor of Philadelphia Soccer Now. He's covered soccer at all levels for a decade in the Philadelphia region and has also written for TheCup.us, NPSL, PrepSoccer and other publications. He lives with his wife and two young children in Broomall, Pa., but grew up in South Jersey and is originally from Kansas.

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