For Austin Ignite player Meredith Geiger-Walton, this month’s Champions Series event offered something especially meaningful: the opportunity to compete at home.

The Austin Ignite Prime 40+ team arrived in Dallas with momentum after an undefeated opening event in Chicago—and left with a first-place finish in their division. For Nicole Pitts, the weekend was about more than adding another win to the season.

Following our Chicago season opener, KC Stinger and guest contributor David George (aka ‘The Professor’) shares a few reflections from the weekend, including what stood out most about the competition, the personalities that make the league unique, and why he's already looking forward to the next stop on the schedule.