Grim and The Quest are set to make their first LAN appearance

The Quest and INTZ qualify for DreamHack Open Atlanta

Both squads surprised by taking down EPL squads on their way to Atlanta.

The Quest have defeated Riot Squad while INTZ have taken down Ben's Anime Team to secure a spot at DreamHack Open Atlanta 2019, which is set to run from November 15th - 17th. 

The first quarterfinals match to come to a close saw ATK take on Riot Squad. Starting on Riot Squad's map pick of Nuke, Riot Squad won the first three rounds in a row on their T-side before ATK secured three of the next five to close the gap. The remaining seven rounds were split nearly evenly, with Riot Squad ending the half one round up.

In the second half, ATK claimed their T-side pistol and the next two rounds however their chances of claiming Riot Squad's map pick were quickly dashed as Riot Squad won the next eight rounds in a row to secure the map 16-10.

Moving onto Overpass, Riot Squad kept the pressure up as they crushed ATK to secure a dominant 12-3 CT-side. Following this, ATK attempted to get back in the game, winning the next four rounds in a row before Riot Squad closed out the map 16-7.

ATK
0 - 2
Riot Squad
All maps
ATK K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.0
United States Ian 'motm' Hardy 39 - 37 +2 83.5 71.4% 1.12
Aran 'Sonic' Groesbeek 30 - 38 -8 79.4 73.5% 0.93
United States Ricky 'floppy' Kemery 31 - 36 -5 71.1 61.2% 0.87
United States Josh 'oSee' Ohm 27 - 39 -12 61.0 57.1% 0.75
Johnny 'JT' Theodosiou 18 - 40 -22 40.3 55.1% 0.50
Riot Squad K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.0
Canada Jonathan 'Jonji' Carey 50 - 27 +23 96.9 81.6% 1.61
United States Austin 'crashies' Roberts 37 - 31 +6 79.8 85.7% 1.29
Canada Pujan 'FNS' Mehta 35 - 28 +7 79.4 73.5% 1.23
United States Mitch 'mitch' Semago 36 - 30 +6 88.9 81.6% 1.21
United States Peter 'ptr' Gurney 32 - 29 +3 62.0 69.4% 1.02

The second quarterfinals match also proved to be a relatively one-sided affair as Ben's Anime Team took down Sharks on Inferno and Nuke. On Inferno, Josh "steel" Nissan and co. dominated on their T-side taking the half 11-4 before putting up a perfect CT-side to take the map 16-4.

On Nuke, Ben's Anime Team continued to overpower Sharks, winning the first three rounds in a row on their CT-side before taking the half 12-3. After switching sides, Sharks started off by claiming three rounds in a row on their CT-side however Ben's Anime Team rapidly outpaced them to take the map 16-9.

Sharks
0 - 2
Ben's Anime Team
All maps
Sharks K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.0
Ignacio 'meyern' Meyer 32 - 31 +1 77.4 68.9% 1.00
Brazil Jhonatan 'jnt' Silva 25 - 36 -11 62.0 57.8% 0.75
Luca 'Luken' Nadotti 22 - 32 -10 55.0 55.6% 0.71
Brazil Raphael 'exit' Lacerda 20 - 35 -15 57.7 48.9% 0.65
Brazil Leonardo 'leo_drk' Oliveira 21 - 38 -17 58.6 62.2% 0.64
Ben's Anime Team K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.0
Canada Joshua 'steel' Nissan 47 - 26 +21 111.4 77.8% 1.73
United States Cameron 'cam' Kern 40 - 23 +17 84.4 73.3% 1.41
Maxim 'wippie' Shepelev 29 - 20 +9 65.7 75.6% 1.23
United States Gage 'Infinite' Green 31 - 25 +6 74.8 84.4% 1.21
United States Ben 'ben1337' Smith 24 - 27 -3 60.3 68.9% 0.95

The third quarterfinals series to conclude was hotly contested, with The Quest managing to narrowly take down Complexity 2-0.

Starting on Overpass, Benjamin "blameF" Bremer and co. looked like they were set to quickly dispatch The Quest as they won nine out of the first ten rounds in a row on their CT-side. However, The Quest managed to keep things competitive going into the second half as they won the next five rounds in a row.

On their CT-side, The Quest managed to tie things up winning the first three rounds in a row before Complexity climbed up to 13 rounds by winning four of the next five. With their backs against the wall, The Quest continued their upset as they nullified Complexity's T-side to take the map 16-14.

After moving on to Mirage, The Quest kept the pressure up as won the first seven rounds in a row on their CT-side before winning the half 10-5. After switching sides, Complexity managed to rebound, outpacing The Quest to tie the map up 14-14. Following this, The Quest managed to complete their colossal effort and take the map 16-14.

Complexity
0 - 2
The Quest
All maps
Complexity K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.0
Denmark Benjamin 'blameF' Bremer 54 - 42 +12 104.3 80.0% 1.40
United States Owen 'oBo' Schlatter 50 - 45 +5 90.2 71.7% 1.15
United Kingdom Rory 'dephh' Jackson 34 - 42 -8 65.3 70.0% 0.96
United States Shahzeb 'ShahZaM' Khan 37 - 41 -4 68.1 68.3% 0.95
United States William 'RUSH' Wierzba 34 - 40 -6 52.5 63.3% 0.79
The Quest K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.0
United States Michael 'Grim' Wince 53 - 43 +10 94.4 68.3% 1.31
United States Ryan 'Snakes' Amann 40 - 40 +0 72.4 76.7% 1.07
United States Logan 'Voltage' Long 40 - 42 -2 73.2 63.3% 1.01
United States Jack 'xCeeD' Holiman 43 - 44 -1 71.5 65.0% 0.99
United States Gabe 'Spongey' Greiner 32 - 40 -8 63.0 75.0% 0.90

The final quarterfinals series went the distance as INTZ managed to claim a close 2-1 win against eUnited.

Starting on Mirage, the opening half was incredibly close as eUnited narrowly claimed the half 8-7. After switching sides, the map slowly began to slip away from eUnited as INTZ managed to outpace eUnited and take the map 16-13.

Compared to Mirage, Overpass was a largely one-sided affair as after eUnited narrowly won their T-side 8-7, they pulled off a nearly perfect CT-side to take the map 16-8.

With the series tied up, eUnited burst onto Dust2 taking eight out the first eleven rounds. However, INTZ finally managed to string together a run of rounds to narrow the round deficit to a single round. On their T-side eUnited stumbled as after a long series they only managed to win three more rounds before INTZ won Dust2 16-11. 

eUnited
1 - 2
INTZ
All maps
eUnited K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.0
United States Victor 'food' Wong 60 - 54 +6 76.9 73.8% 1.07
United States Austin 'Cooper' Abadir 55 - 49 +6 64.2 63.7% 1.02
United States Ryan 'freakazoid' Abadir 51 - 53 -2 74.7 63.7% 1.02
Mexico Edgar 'MarKE' Maldonado 47 - 53 -6 69.4 70.0% 1.00
United States Anthony 'vanity' Malaspina 46 - 54 -8 68.7 70.0% 0.98
INTZ K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.0
Brazil Alexandre 'xand' Zizi 63 - 49 +14 80.8 76.2% 1.20
Brazil Marcelo 'chelo' Cespedes 63 - 57 +6 84.1 70.0% 1.16
Brazil Gustavo 'yel' Knittel 53 - 52 +1 74.4 76.2% 1.08
Brazil Lucas 'destiny' Bullo 43 - 53 -10 63.5 65.0% 0.91
Brazil Bruno 'shz' Martinelli 39 - 50 -11 61.4 62.5% 0.87

In the semifinals, MDL sides Riot Squad and The Quest faced off on Dust2 and Vertigo. Starting on Dust2, the opening half was hotly contested with The Quest narrowly managing to take the half up by a single round.

After switching to their T-side, Michael "Grim" Wince and co. looked in control for the majority of the half outside of a late game scare, taking the map 16-13. 

Moving onto Vertigo, The Quest pulled off an impressive T-side winning the half 10-5, confounding Riot Squad's efforts to get back in the series. After switching sides, Riot Squad stitched together a few more rounds before The Quest booked their ticket to Atlanta with a 16-10 win.

Riot Squad
0 - 2
The Quest
All maps
Riot Squad K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.0
United States Austin 'crashies' Roberts 47 - 35 +12 90.6 74.5% 1.32
Canada Jonathan 'Jonji' Carey 24 - 40 -16 64.9 67.3% 0.82
Canada Pujan 'FNS' Mehta 30 - 39 -9 63.0 61.8% 0.81
United States Peter 'ptr' Gurney 23 - 35 -12 46.1 67.3% 0.78
United States Mitch 'mitch' Semago 26 - 38 -12 60.5 58.2% 0.78
The Quest K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.0
United States Michael 'Grim' Wince 50 - 30 +20 89.8 76.4% 1.36
United States Jack 'xCeeD' Holiman 49 - 31 +18 87.9 74.5% 1.35
United States Ryan 'Snakes' Amann 36 - 32 +4 81.5 63.6% 1.14
United States Logan 'Voltage' Long 26 - 27 -1 52.4 72.7% 1.00
United States Gabe 'Spongey' Greiner 26 - 30 -4 54.6 72.7% 0.93

The final series of the night saw INTZ take on Ben's Anime team. 

Nuke ended up being the only map of the Closed Qualifier to go into overtime as after Ben's Anime Team won their T-side 10-5, INTZ quickly returned the favor as they started the half off by winning ten out of the first eleven rounds on their T-side.

In overtime, Ben's Anime Team stumbled allowing INTZ to pass them up and take the map 19-17.

After an incredibly close game on Nuke, Ben's Anime Team seemingly ran out of steam on Mirage, with INTZ winning their T-side 10-5 before putting up a perfect CT-side to claim the map 16-5.

Ben's Anime Team
0 - 2
INTZ
All maps
Ben's Anime Team K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.0
Maxim 'wippie' Shepelev 47 - 33 +14 80.7 73.7% 1.27
Canada Joshua 'steel' Nissan 47 - 46 +1 89.7 63.2% 1.12
United States Gage 'Infinite' Green 33 - 40 -7 68.2 66.7% 0.85
United States Ben 'ben1337' Smith 26 - 44 -18 50.3 61.4% 0.66
United States Cameron 'cam' Kern 23 - 45 -22 51.8 61.4% 0.62
INTZ K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.0
Brazil Alexandre 'xand' Zizi 50 - 32 +18 95.8 77.2% 1.43
Brazil Gustavo 'yel' Knittel 46 - 36 +10 81.6 80.7% 1.27
Brazil Marcelo 'chelo' Cespedes 43 - 35 +8 81.5 78.9% 1.25
Brazil Bruno 'shz' Martinelli 34 - 34 +0 64.4 70.2% 0.98
Brazil Lucas 'destiny' Bullo 35 - 39 -4 66.3 68.4% 0.95

With the Closed Qualifier wrapped up, two of the eight teams for the event have been confirmed, with the remaining six invites to be confirmed in the coming weeks.

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#1(With 0 replies)
October 13, 2019 08:58PM
verizon
MDL
GOD MCE
#2(With 1 replies)
October 14, 2019 09:24PM
DiSCO
Dust2 Birthday cake!
riot squad really has to win those
#4(With 0 replies)
October 15, 2019 11:55AM
ird
idk I think Riot Squad would do more at Atlanta than Quest. Will root for them though. Wherever mCe goes, I am a fan
#3(With 0 replies)
October 15, 2019 11:30AM
006_tv
Dust2 Birthday cake!
Ben's Anime Team :(
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