Riot Squad, oNe, and New Identity achieve top eight as ECS Season 8 Pinnacle Cup ends

Day three of the ECS Season 8 Pinnacle Cup has come to a close, with Riot Squad, The Quest, and oNe securing 3-1 victories while Bushido Boyz, New Identity, and Rap Gang made it through with 3-2 records.

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Round four started off with Riot and  Pujan "FNS" Mehta making quick work of Bushido Boyz. With FNS leading the server with a 1.58 rating, Riot Squad only allowed Bushido Boyz nine rounds before forcing Bushido Boyz down into the 2-2 pool. 

ECS Season 8 North America Pinnacle Cup

Bo3

Riot Squad

2 - 0

Bushido Boyz

StatisticsOverview

All maps

Riot Squad	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Pujan 'FNS' Mehta	40 - 23	+17	96.5	80.5%	1.58
Peter 'ptr' Gurney	40 - 18	+22	84.8	87.8%	1.46
Mitch 'mitch' Semago	32 - 20	+12	91.4	87.8%	1.40
Jonathan 'Jonji' Carey	36 - 25	+11	97.3	75.6%	1.32
Austin 'crashies' Roberts	34 - 23	+11	81.2	73.2%	1.19

Bushido Boyz	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
William 'shonk' Kittrell	23 - 37	-14	69.5	65.9%	0.79
Christopher 'Swahn' Swahn	22 - 37	-15	61.4	53.7%	0.76
Daniel 'picky' Milazzo	20 - 36	-16	60.0	63.4%	0.75
Trevor 'FrostayK' Bandle	22 - 36	-14	61.1	53.7%	0.70
Jonah 'JonahP' Pulice	21 - 36	-15	55.6	56.1%	0.62

Maps

16

Train

4

16

Mirage

5

Jonji21 kills

Most kills

ptr1.54 rating

Best rating

FNS2.12 rating

Best t-side

ptr1.59 rating

Best ct-side

Train Rounds

FNS22 kills

Most kills

mitch1.78 rating

Best rating

mitch1.46 rating

Best t-side

mitch1.91 rating

Best ct-side

Mirage Rounds

Next up, the new-look Divine was unable to adjust to their new lineup in time, narrowly dropping Overpass to oNe 16-14, before overwhelmed on Mirage 16-8.

ECS Season 8 North America Pinnacle Cup

Bo3

Divine

0 - 2

TeamOne

StatisticsOverview

All maps

Divine	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Erik 'penny' Penny	39 - 40	-1	67.6	61.1%	0.97
Daniel 'roca' Gustaferri	29 - 41	-12	66.7	61.1%	0.82
Joshua 'Hunter' Madore	30 - 41	-11	68.5	63.0%	0.80
Alexander 'zanz' Diaz	28 - 38	-10	62.2	55.6%	0.77
Tyler 'tweiss' Weiss	28 - 44	-16	61.8	51.9%	0.71

TeamOne	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Bruno 'BIT' Fukuda Lima	45 - 30	+15	94.0	70.4%	1.43
Alencar 'trk' Rossato	39 - 31	+8	89.2	87.0%	1.31
Bruno 'b4rtiN' Câmara	46 - 34	+12	82.9	81.5%	1.27
Caike 'caike' Costa	42 - 30	+12	79.2	75.9%	1.24
Pedro 'Maluk3' Campos	31 - 29	+2	57.8	68.5%	0.94

Maps

14

Overpass

16

8

Mirage

16

penny30 kills

Most kills

b4rtiN1.34 rating

Best rating

penny1.67 rating

Best t-side

b4rtiN1.67 rating

Best ct-side

Overpass Rounds

BIT22 kills

Most kills

BIT1.62 rating

Best rating

trk1.65 rating

Best t-side

BIT1.76 rating

Best ct-side

Mirage Rounds

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The final 2-1 series of the Pinnacle Cup saw The Quest quickly pick a win against Rap Gang. Starting on Nuke, The Quest won their CT-side 12-4 before closing out the map 16-6. Vertigo ended up being equally one-sided as The Quest claimed their CT-side 11-4 before closing out the map 16-8. 

ECS Season 8 North America Pinnacle Cup

Bo3

Rap Gang

0 - 2

The Quest

StatisticsOverview

All maps

Rap Gang	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Kevin '4pack' Przypasniak	34 - 34	+0	78.2	63.0%	1.04
Justin 'FaNg' Coakley	31 - 38	-7	74.5	65.2%	0.95
Brendan 'Bwills' Williams	26 - 34	-8	65.1	60.9%	0.81
Bilal 'SPAMMER' Ali	22 - 37	-15	55.2	52.2%	0.69
Erick 'Xeppaa' Bach	16 - 38	-22	53.5	54.3%	0.52

The Quest	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Michael 'Grim' Wince	46 - 25	+21	100.0	76.1%	1.51
Gabe 'Spongey' Greiner	40 - 27	+13	94.3	76.1%	1.38
Logan 'Voltage' Long	31 - 21	+10	73.4	78.3%	1.24
Jack 'xCeeD' Holiman	31 - 29	+2	81.3	71.7%	1.06
Ryan 'Snakes' Amann	32 - 27	+5	66.8	71.7%	1.05

Maps

6

Nuke

16

8

Vertigo

16

Spongey24 kills

Most kills

Spongey1.68 rating

Best rating

Spongey1.70 rating

Best t-side

Grim1.75 rating

Best ct-side

Nuke Rounds

Grim22 kills

Most kills

Voltage1.48 rating

Best rating

Spongey1.45 rating

Best t-side

Grim1.64 rating

Best ct-side

Vertigo Rounds

Moving onto the round four 2-1 matches, Oceanus managed to pull off a 2-1 win against Advanced opposition RBG while Mythic narrowly claimed a 2-0 win over LiViD. The final series in round four saw New Identity continue their comeback as they claimed a strong 2-0 win over Big Frames.

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Round five began with Bushido Boyz going 3-2 after getting a forfeit win over Divine.

The next series had Rap Gang claim a confident 16-10 win over Mythic on Overpass, before pulling off a 19-16 overtime win on Mirage.

ECS Season 8 North America Pinnacle Cup

Bo3

Rap Gang

2 - 0

Mythic

StatisticsOverview

All maps

Rap Gang	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Erick 'Xeppaa' Bach	55 - 37	+18	96.9	78.7%	1.34
Justin 'FaNg' Coakley	57 - 39	+18	95.4	73.8%	1.31
Kevin '4pack' Przypasniak	52 - 38	+14	85.4	68.9%	1.26
Brendan 'Bwills' Williams	48 - 33	+15	76.1	73.8%	1.20
Bilal 'SPAMMER' Ali	20 - 43	-23	43.6	67.2%	0.65

Mythic	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Erik 'fl0m' Flom	39 - 44	-5	75.1	63.9%	1.00
Corbin 'C0M' Lee	43 - 46	-3	68.9	65.6%	0.96
James 'hazed' Cobb	36 - 49	-13	80.6	68.9%	0.96
Kaitlin 'Keiti' Boop	38 - 45	-7	62.9	63.9%	0.87
Samuel 'SileNt' Portillo	33 - 48	-15	59.7	57.4%	0.77

Maps

16

Overpass

10

19

Mirage

16

FaNg29 kills

Most kills

FaNg1.42 rating

Best rating

Bwills1.57 rating

Best t-side

FaNg1.85 rating

Best ct-side

Overpass Rounds

4pack32 kills

Most kills

Xeppaa1.42 rating

Best rating

4pack1.33 rating

Best t-side

Xeppaa1.99 rating

Best ct-side

Mirage Rounds

Finally to round off the qualifier, New Identity faced off against Oceanus. Starting on Overpass, New Identity battered Oceanus, taking the map 16-4 without much trouble.

Moving onto Train, Oceanus managed to win the half 9-6 before New Identity launched a major comeback on their CT-side, climbing up to 14 rounds. With their back against the wall, Oceanus managed to rally, winning the last five rounds in a row to take Train 16-14 and force the series onto Mirage.

On Mirage, the two squads played a close opening half, with New Identity leading by a single round on their CT-side. After switching sides, the game continued to be close however New Identity looked largely in control by the end of the map as they won the last five rounds in a row to win Mirage 16-14.

ECS Season 8 North America Pinnacle Cup

Bo3

New Identity

2 - 1

OCG

StatisticsOverview

All maps

New Identity	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Will 'dazzLe' Loafman	62 - 52	+10	87.8	72.5%	1.23
Collin 'wrath' McSweegan	59 - 53	+6	84.2	68.8%	1.22
Michael 'dapr' Gulino	63 - 49	+14	81.1	71.2%	1.19
Sebastian 'seb' Bucki	51 - 48	+3	65.8	71.2%	1.07
Skyler 'Relyks' Weaver	45 - 49	-4	59.3	73.8%	0.98

OCG	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Michael 'miLLe' St-Pierre	62 - 50	+12	81.8	75.0%	1.18
Yannick 'KOLER' Blanchette	48 - 56	-8	72.7	63.7%	0.93
David 'J0LZ' Jolin	45 - 57	-12	69.2	66.2%	0.90
Gabriel 'TENSKEE' Rodrigue	46 - 55	-9	56.8	66.2%	0.86
Cedric 'Melio' Perrault	50 - 62	-12	70.2	58.8%	0.82

Maps

16

Overpass

4

14

Train

16

16

Mirage

14

wrath22 kills

Most kills

wrath1.99 rating

Best rating

dapr2.05 rating

Best t-side

dazzLe2.39 rating

Best ct-side

Overpass Rounds

miLLe27 kills

Most kills

miLLe1.31 rating

Best rating

TENSKEE1.22 rating

Best t-side

miLLe1.42 rating

Best ct-side

Train Rounds

dapr24 kills

Most kills

miLLe1.38 rating

Best rating

dapr1.47 rating

Best t-side

miLLe1.57 rating

Best ct-side

Mirage Rounds

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The final standings for the top eight of the ECS Season 8 Pinnacle Cup:

Sharks	ATK
Riot Squad	The Quest
oNe	Bushido Boyz
New Identity	Rap Gang

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