Rogue, NRG, Ghost and compLexity all go 2-0 in NA Closed Qualifier
The second round of Swiss competition in the North America Closed Qualifier for the Americas Minor has concluded, with four teams potentially seeing themselves through to a spot to London tonight. On the other hand, four teams could potentially see their competition hopes ended tonight as well.
The High, 1-0, Matches began with compLexity and Dignitas facing off. The games saw compLexity's North American mixture perform stronger than Dignitas' all-American lineup in both maps, taking a 16-6 win on Inferno before following that up with a 16-8 win on Mirage, with Shahzeb "ShahZaM" Khan taking a key role on both maps.
ComplexityDignitas| Complexity |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jaccob 'yay' Whiteaker |
40 - 24 | +16 | 82.1 | 80.4% | 1.45 |
| Shahzeb 'ShahZaM' Khan |
40 - 26 | +14 | 90.1 | 80.4% | 1.40 |
 Rory 'dephh' Jackson |
36 - 24 | +12 | 86.0 | 84.8% | 1.40 |
 Bradley 'ANDROID' Fodor |
39 - 25 | +14 | 86.0 | 78.3% | 1.38 |
| Peter 'stanislaw' Jarguz |
30 - 26 | +4 | 70.5 | 78.3% | 1.11 |
| Dignitas |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter 'ptr' Gurney |
27 - 33 | -6 | 57.6 | 56.5% | 0.82 |
| Mitch 'mitch' Semago |
22 - 37 | -15 | 71.4 | 65.2% | 0.82 |
| Ronnie 'ryx' Bylicki |
26 - 39 | -13 | 74.1 | 52.2% | 0.74 |
| Michael 'Grim' Wince |
25 - 35 | -10 | 67.4 | 58.7% | 0.70 |
| Gage 'Infinite' Green |
25 - 41 | -16 | 54.2 | 47.8% | 0.62 |
The second game to finish saw eUnited and Rogue slugging it out between themselves. After a close first map on Nuke, where barely a sheet of paper could be slotted between the two, Rogue came out on top as 16-14 winners. The second half was a more dominant win for Rogue, picking up Overpass 16-4. Ricardo "Rickeh" Mulholland continued to prove himself for his new team, taking a 1.73 rating on the final map.
eUnitedRogue| eUnited |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will 'dazzLe' Loafman |
35 - 37 | -2 | 89.4 | 70.0% | 1.08 |
| Michael 'dapr' Gulino |
30 - 34 | -4 | 67.8 | 62.0% | 0.94 |
| Brandon 'Ace' Winn |
31 - 39 | -8 | 64.1 | 64.0% | 0.86 |
| Kaleb 'moose' Jayne |
27 - 38 | -11 | 62.1 | 48.0% | 0.74 |
| Skyler 'Relyks' Weaver |
17 - 41 | -24 | 41.1 | 58.0% | 0.51 |
| Rogue |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Casper 'cadiaN' Møller |
41 - 23 | +18 | 82.3 | 70.0% | 1.38 |
 Ricardo 'Rickeh' Mulholland |
42 - 30 | +12 | 89.5 | 76.0% | 1.36 |
| Hunter 'SicK' Mims |
42 - 31 | +11 | 94.9 | 74.0% | 1.33 |
| Spencer 'Hiko' Martin |
39 - 26 | +13 | 72.7 | 80.0% | 1.26 |
| Daniel 'vice' Kim |
25 - 30 | -5 | 61.5 | 82.0% | 1.00 |
Ghost against boxr was the next to conclude, with two close maps both heading the way of Ghost. With Ghost managing to continue remaining infront on Mirage, taking a 16-13 win on that map, it was a closer affair on Train as they forced back a narrow half for another 16-13 win. Kenneth "koosta" Suen was keeping his team afloat, being one of the top two performers on both maps.
boxrGhost| boxr |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David 'DAVEY' Stafford |
44 - 36 | +8 | 85.2 | 81.0% | 1.24 |
| Taylor 'Drone' Johnson |
43 - 44 | -1 | 76.5 | 69.0% | 1.09 |
 Kristjan 'fejtZ' Allsaar |
37 - 41 | -4 | 67.3 | 60.3% | 0.92 |
| Stephen 'reltuC' Cutler |
36 - 45 | -9 | 73.6 | 67.2% | 0.89 |
| Kory 'SEMPHIS' Friesen |
32 - 43 | -11 | 56.6 | 62.1% | 0.80 |
| Ghost |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth 'koosta' Suen |
54 - 41 | +13 | 105.3 | 75.9% | 1.42 |
| Matthew 'WARDELL' Yu |
50 - 34 | +16 | 91.0 | 75.9% | 1.35 |
| Yassine 'Subroza' Taoufik |
46 - 40 | +6 | 85.7 | 63.8% | 1.15 |
| Matt 'Pollo' Wilson |
33 - 37 | -4 | 58.6 | 72.4% | 0.90 |
| James 'JamezIRL' Macaulay |
26 - 41 | -15 | 59.1 | 63.8% | 0.74 |
NRG had a strong matchup against Luminosity to continue their tournament record with. After mounting a comeback on Inferno after being 10-5 down to claim a 16-12 win, they pushed on to be more dominant on Overpass for a 16-6 win. Vincent "Brehze" Cayonte picked up a 1.74 rating for his troubles on the second map.
NRGLuminosity| NRG |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent 'Brehze' Cayonte |
39 - 30 | +9 | 90.7 | 70.0% | 1.34 |
| Jacob 'FugLy' Medina |
39 - 28 | +11 | 90.7 | 84.0% | 1.32 |
 Tsvetelin 'CeRq' Dimitrov |
35 - 20 | +15 | 65.7 | 80.0% | 1.22 |
| Ethan 'Ethan' Arnold |
35 - 27 | +8 | 73.8 | 78.0% | 1.17 |
| Damian 'daps' Steele |
24 - 30 | -6 | 55.6 | 72.0% | 0.89 |
| Luminosity |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lucas 'steel' Lopes |
30 - 31 | -1 | 58.5 | 74.0% | 0.99 |
| Lucas 'LUCAS1' Teles |
31 - 39 | -8 | 79.3 | 70.0% | 0.96 |
| Henrique 'HEN1' Teles |
28 - 28 | +0 | 58.0 | 62.0% | 0.95 |
| Gabriel 'NEKIZ' Schenato |
29 - 36 | -7 | 62.9 | 62.0% | 0.87 |
| Gustavo 'yel' Knittel |
17 - 39 | -22 | 48.7 | 56.0% | 0.62 |
The Low, 0-1, Matches commenced with The Entourage firing on all cyllinders against Armada, taking their opponents down with a 16-8 win on Inferno followed up by a 16-7 win on Overpass. Austin "crashies" Roberts was, on average, the best player on both maps.
ArmadaThe Entourage| Armada |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben 'ky0' Edwards |
38 - 37 | +1 | 87.6 | 66.0% | 1.00 |
| John 'Jm0' Williams |
30 - 34 | -4 | 62.1 | 63.8% | 0.88 |
| Tucker 'Tucker' Watson |
23 - 36 | -13 | 65.5 | 76.6% | 0.87 |
| Garrett 'Bunny' Molle |
28 - 40 | -12 | 72.4 | 63.8% | 0.77 |
| Addison 'zecK' Gorzeck |
23 - 39 | -16 | 62.8 | 61.7% | 0.71 |
| The Entourage |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin 'crashies' Roberts |
39 - 26 | +13 | 89.6 | 85.1% | 1.39 |
 David 'Xp3' Garrido |
37 - 23 | +14 | 72.0 | 85.1% | 1.34 |
| Dylan 'RIKO' Sabin-Arnce |
39 - 27 | +12 | 85.4 | 72.3% | 1.33 |
| Ian 'tex' Botsch |
36 - 36 | +0 | 91.4 | 83.0% | 1.28 |
| Alex 'aproto' Protopapas |
34 - 30 | +4 | 79.6 | 72.3% | 1.18 |
Swole Patrol and Bravado was the next to finish, and there wasn't much to say about this game apart from complete American domination. Overpass finished with barely a squeak from Bravado, as the Patrol sweeped up a 16-1 win on the map, before claiming Mirage with a 16-8. Austin "Cooper-" Abadir led the line for his team, picking up a 2.18 on that first map.
Swole PatrolBravado| Swole Patrol |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin 'Cooper' Abadir |
40 - 13 | +27 | 95.7 | 87.8% | 1.73 |
| Jordan 'Zellsis' Montemurro |
41 - 24 | +17 | 99.4 | 87.8% | 1.54 |
| Ryan 'freakazoid' Abadir |
35 - 29 | +6 | 102.5 | 78.0% | 1.43 |
| Derrick 'LILMAN' Boyne |
31 - 19 | +12 | 78.1 | 87.8% | 1.36 |
| Samuel 'SileNt' Portillo |
26 - 24 | +2 | 62.9 | 82.9% | 1.16 |
| Bravado |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ruan 'ELUSIVE' van Wyk |
32 - 33 | -1 | 80.4 | 61.0% | 0.91 |
| Dimitri 'Detrony' Hadjipaschali |
24 - 36 | -12 | 63.6 | 51.2% | 0.72 |
| Johnny 'JT' Theodosiou |
22 - 35 | -13 | 67.7 | 68.3% | 0.72 |
| Aran 'Sonic' Groesbeek |
16 - 32 | -16 | 50.2 | 58.5% | 0.64 |
| Rhys 'Fadey' Armstrong |
15 - 38 | -23 | 50.3 | 53.7% | 0.51 |
From here, the matches got closer. Mythic fell to oNe after three maps, after the Brazilians took first blood with a 16-7 win on Inferno. Mythic hit back with a 16-11 on Cache, but Mirage was the final nail as their opponents secured the 2-1 win with a 16-8 score on the map, seeing Alencar "trk" Rossato be the strongest performer over all of the maps.
MythicTeamOne| Mythic |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik 'fl0m' Flom |
51 - 54 | -3 | 82.0 | 70.3% | 1.07 |
| James 'hazed' Cobb |
50 - 56 | -6 | 84.5 | 68.9% | 1.03 |
| Todd 'anger' Williams |
50 - 48 | +2 | 60.9 | 71.6% | 0.96 |
| Eric 'adreN' Hoag |
43 - 50 | -7 | 68.5 | 75.7% | 0.95 |
| Adam 'Polen' Polen |
39 - 53 | -14 | 63.4 | 67.6% | 0.78 |
| TeamOne |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alencar 'trk' Rossato |
60 - 45 | +15 | 84.7 | 78.4% | 1.34 |
| Pedro 'Maluk3' Campos |
52 - 44 | +8 | 73.9 | 77.0% | 1.22 |
| Jean-Michel 'mch' D'Oliveira |
59 - 48 | +11 | 83.1 | 77.0% | 1.21 |
| Victor 'iDk' Torraca |
46 - 46 | +0 | 72.6 | 74.3% | 1.05 |
 Nicolas 'NikoM' Miozzi |
44 - 50 | -6 | 70.1 | 75.7% | 1.05 |
The final game to finish up was the absolute battle between two MDL sides, with Freedom 35 facing off against The Pioneers. Dust 2 acted as it usually does being an extremely close affair on both halves, with the Freedom boys narrowly squeaking out a 16-14 win. Nuke was second, and it was a fairly simple win for The Pioneers as they secured a fairly comfortable 16-8 on the map. With Train the decider, The Pioneers took the CT-side advantage to take 11 rounds in the first half, but it wasn't enough as Freedom 35 one-upped them by securing 12 rounds. Their 2-1 win was secured by a 16-13 on Train, with Jonathan "Jonji" Carey managing to hold a 1.41 record over all three maps.
Freedom 35The Pioneers| Freedom 35 |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan 'Jonji' Carey |
75 - 53 | +22 | 96.9 | 79.5% | 1.41 |
| Tyson 'TenZ' Ngo |
72 - 58 | +14 | 92.2 | 69.9% | 1.24 |
| Victor 'food' Wong |
62 - 57 | +5 | 81.0 | 72.3% | 1.13 |
| David 'Toy' Han |
47 - 57 | -10 | 64.1 | 68.7% | 0.90 |
| Sam '4sh0t' Mariano |
39 - 61 | -22 | 51.5 | 68.7% | 0.75 |
| The Pioneers |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad 'Oderus' Miller |
69 - 55 | +14 | 80.9 | 74.7% | 1.24 |
| Collin 'wrath' McSweegan |
66 - 64 | +2 | 83.0 | 72.3% | 1.13 |
| Sebastian 'seb' Bucki |
56 - 58 | -2 | 78.3 | 65.1% | 0.98 |
| Connor 'CONNOR93' Glover |
50 - 60 | -10 | 65.9 | 65.1% | 0.93 |
| Michael 'MAiNLiNE' Jaber |
45 - 58 | -13 | 62.8 | 67.5% | 0.90 |
With those games concluded the 2-0, 1-1 and 0-2 matchups have been decided, which are as follows:
| 2-0 |
| Rogue vs. NRG |
| Ghost vs. compLexity |
| 1-1 |
| eUnited vs. The Entourage |
| Luminosity vs. boxr |
| Swole Patrol vs. Dignitas |
| oNe vs. Freedom 35 |
| 0-2 |
| Armada vs. Bravado |
| Mythic vs. The Pioneers |
These matches are set to begin at 9:20pm EDT, and will confirm the first two teams through to the Minor as well as the first two teams falling out of contention.
