Party Astronauts claim first round victory
It was probably much harder than it looked, but Party Astronauts, the substitute for TheMongolz, dominated the Brazilians from Imperial in today's opening round matchup for the Americas Fall Showdown. It was a massive victory for the unsigned squad who saw themselves put on a masterclass of a defensive half on Overpass and a stalwart second half comeback on Nuke to take this home 2-0.
The first map of Overpass was a massive statement for the Americans as they dominated Imperial in the first half while on the CT side. The squad jumped ahead 7-0 before Imperial could respond with their own two rounds. Despite the dominance throughout the first half, the Astronauts had to pull some eco-tricks out of their sleeve to secure several rounds. They would end the half up 12-3 and then close out the map 16-5 on Imperial's map pick.
It was a dominant showing for Party Astonauts, who then had the reward of heading to their own map pick of Nuke in order to secure the 2-0 victory. With the hard part out of the way, the Americans decided to give Brazil a bit of a chance as they went down 10-5 on their T-side, as it was the CT-side where they truly shined as they roared back to go up 14-11. While Imperial would tie it up again at 14-14 and eventually force overtime. It wasn't gonna be any easier for the Brazilians however as they lose 16-19 to Party Astronauts.
ImperialParty Astronauts| Imperial |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 João 'felps' Vasconcellos |
46 - 45 | +1 | 80.7 | 69.6% | 1.11 |
| Henrique 'HEN1' Teles |
39 - 38 | +1 | 73.9 | 67.9% | 0.99 |
| Vinicius 'VINI' Figueiredo |
29 - 44 | -15 | 70.4 | 62.5% | 0.80 |
| Ricardo 'boltz' Prass |
28 - 39 | -11 | 64.9 | 58.9% | 0.79 |
| Lucas 'LUCAS1' Teles |
24 - 43 | -19 | 54.2 | 62.5% | 0.65 |
| Party Astronauts |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wesley 'viz' Harris |
53 - 36 | +17 | 100.9 | 80.4% | 1.44 |
| Adam 'Grizz' Golden |
45 - 32 | +13 | 83.7 | 85.7% | 1.28 |
| Josh 'PwnAlone' Pigue |
38 - 30 | +8 | 73.1 | 71.4% | 1.18 |
| William 'spek' Smith |
35 - 33 | +2 | 66.3 | 75.0% | 1.08 |
| Ben 'ben1337' Smith |
36 - 35 | +1 | 66.8 | 78.6% | 1.01 |
