Rogue defeat F1-racecar-PEEK in Group B opener
The opening match of Group B was between Rogue and F1-racecar-PEEK. F1 started the pistol round on the terrorist side where they would win despite an early four-on-five disadvantage, thanks to a three kills from Michael "orbit" Faulkner. They would continue to win the next two rounds to begin with a 3-0 lead.
Rogue would be unsuccessful in responding to F1 after losing the first gun round and the save round to follow. They were able to respond back by getting three of their own, thanks to an ace by Spencer "Hiko" Martin in the second gun round to bring the score to 3-5. F1 managed to pick up another round, but Rogue would reset them in the following round and later, tie the game at 6-6. A one-on-two clutch from Hiko would give Rogue the lead 7-6. They would win the next round as well, however F1 picked up a round of their own to make it a competitive half at 7-8 favoring Rogue.
The second half kicked off with Rogue taking the pistol as well as the two following anti-ecos. F1 would lose the gun round, but made up for it by succesfully retaking the site in the ensuing round with limited weaponry. F1 would respond back with 2 more to break the economy of Rogue and shorten the gap to 10-12. Rogue were unsuccessful in the two subsequent rounds, with F1 tying the game 12-12.
A succesful play towards the outer bombsite would prevent F1 from taking the lead, and they were unable to make any use of the weapons saved in the previous round. The F1 defense would crumble in every round that came after, allowing Rogue to secure the map 16-12.
RogueF1-racecar-PEEK| Rogue |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Daniel 'vice' Kim |
25 - 18 | +7 | 89.9 | 85.7% | 1.48 |
 Casper 'cadiaN' Møller |
23 - 17 | +6 | 87.0 | 71.4% | 1.29 |
| Spencer 'Hiko' Martin |
24 - 19 | +5 | 84.2 | 75.0% | 1.24 |
 Michael 'Uber' Stapells |
19 - 19 | +0 | 64.6 | 64.3% | 1.07 |
| Josh 'shinobi' Abastado |
11 - 18 | -7 | 62.1 | 64.3% | 0.76 |
| F1-racecar-PEEK |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter 'koga' Allen |
19 - 18 | +1 | 67.6 | 75.0% | 1.07 |
| Michael 'orbit' Faulkner |
23 - 21 | +2 | 85.0 | 64.3% | 1.06 |
| Daniel 'tropiiical' Elshani |
19 - 23 | -4 | 73.6 | 78.6% | 0.97 |
| Danny 'huynh' Huynh |
15 - 19 | -4 | 65.0 | 64.3% | 0.87 |
| Alex 'lanhero' Suarez |
15 - 21 | -6 | 68.0 | 60.7% | 0.85 |
Rogue have been placed in the winners match and will battle it out against the winner of SoaR versus Mythic for a spot in the playoffs while F1 will fight for a chance to stay alive vs the losing team.
