Second day of Thunderpick NA Series #2 goes according to plan
The second day of the Thunderpick World Championship NA Series #2 finished last night, with only three games playing out. Despite the low number of games, it wasn't without some drama between the games. Badass had a topsy-turvy game where they were shocked on Mirage, losing the map 16-5 only to rebound and secure the next two maps 16-1, 16-3. Elsewhere, Reason players remarked on a lack of sportsmanship from FLUFFY AIMERS who were reportedly talking trash during the game, despite Reason allowing the squad to arrive 30 minutes late to the match.
The first game of the day had saw Reason and FLUFFY AIMERS go toe-to-toe, but even before the match began things got testy. FLUFFY AIMERS were allegedly 30 minutes late to decide the vetoes and Reason were adamant about continuing the match without requesting a forfeit. However, despite the sportsmanship from Reason, FLUFFY AIMERS did not return the favor and decided to play games inside the server. It ultimately didn't sway the tides enough as Reason took a convincing 2-1 victory.
Later that evening, Badass were in for quite the surprise on the first map as Green Tea Party went ahead and absolutely dominated on Mirage. Badass certainly didn't look like they were in the game at all, which also was surprising in the way that they instantly turned their game around on Overpass and Ancient, the former being Green Tea Party's own map pick. Certainly, a game that leaves many in North America scratching their heads at what happened.
Finally, both Zomblers and the jungle were able to duke it out over Ancient, Nuke, and Vertigo, with each team exchanging their opponent's map picks and ending in a thrilling overtime on the third map. the jungle was able to secure their trip to the quarterfinals where they will have to play undefined, who were able to advance thanks to a forfeit win.
Day 2 saw the following matches in the Round of 16:
Today's matches are set to start in short order and will see the beginning of the Round of 12 matches played out: