oNe edge out Bravado to qualify for Toyota Masters Bangkok
After busting Ghost in the semifinals, Bravado looked to be destined for Bangkok, with their final opponent being the Brazilian oNe, who were coming off a somewhat-shaky 2-1 victory over Gorilla Gang on the other end of the bracket.
Inferno was picked by Bravado as the first map — being one of their strongest in the pool — and struck by oNe, who took the early lead in the beginning of the first half. Victor "iDk" Torraca and co. easily gained the upper hand at halftime, with a solid 10-5 advantage giving them the lead into the second half.
Bravado finally found their strength on the CT-side in the second half, kicking off with five straight rounds before oNe could successfully respond. While oNe found match point first at 15-14, Aran "Sonic" Groesbeek and Rhys "Fadey" Armstrong pulled through, pushing the map into overtime and giving Bravado the chance to secure their map pick.
Overtime was also neck-and-neck for both teams, with oNe ultimately taking Inferno 19-17, giving them Bravado's map pick and moving the series onto their own map pick.
Going onto oNe's map pick, oNe expectedly performed exceptionally in the first half, handily swiping nine of the first ten rounds in their favor, with the only round loss in that streak from a defusal. Bravado rebounded in the eleventh round, successfully taking the last five rounds of the half to close the score gap, but still leaving the South Africans down 6-9.
With oNe taking the first three rounds of the second half, Bravado swiftly responded with four straight rounds, nearly tying the scoreline 10-12. Bruno "bit" Lima's team didn't allow Bravado to build up their scoreline any further, taking the last four rounds of the map to end the map 16-10 and close the series 2-0.
Overcoming Bravado, oNe are now qualified for the Toyota Masters event in Bangkok, which will take place from November 21st to the 25th, with $100,000 up for grabs.
The list of teams set to compete in Bangkok is as shown below:
Renegades | TYLOO |
Heroic | Kinguin |
oNe | pro100 |
Qualifier | Qualifier |
Qualifier | SEA Qualifier |