Yeah narrowly take eFire Master League Season 1 over Alcoholics Anonymous
eFire Master League Season 1 is officially in the books, concluding with the Brazilians of Yeah taking a close 3-2 series over Alcoholics Anonymous.
Before reaching the grand final, however, Brenden "stellar" McGrath and his side took on Keep the Comms Up in the consolidation final. It was here that the aforementioned playerlived up to his name, posting a 1.54 rating across three maps to led the way for his side. stellar finished with 64 frags in the series, while Matthew "nero" Seymour and Damian "droid" Boulware also joined the 60 kill club.
Jonah "JonahP" Pulice kept Keep The Comms Up in the series with 51 kills of his own, with 29 coming on Mirage, but that effort gave way to a crushing defeat on Dust2.
Station7AA| Station7 |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jonah 'JonahP' Pulice |
51 - 53 | -2 | 73.5 | 72.6% | 1.02 |
 Trevor 'FrostayK' Bandle |
50 - 61 | -11 | 75.8 | 63.0% | 0.93 |
| Nick 'zeptic' Kaoud |
49 - 58 | -9 | 76.2 | 57.5% | 0.90 |
| Sterling 'sterling' Allard |
40 - 60 | -20 | 64.4 | 61.6% | 0.80 |
| Blake 'miniature' Gittins |
38 - 63 | -25 | 60.3 | 56.2% | 0.70 |
| AA |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenden 'stellar' McGrath |
64 - 38 | +26 | 104.5 | 83.6% | 1.54 |
| Matthew 'nero' Seymour |
73 - 46 | +27 | 98.8 | 83.6% | 1.53 |
| Damian 'EMIYA' Boulware |
63 - 45 | +18 | 89.1 | 79.5% | 1.27 |
| Robert 'robby' Brown |
52 - 50 | +2 | 73.6 | 74.0% | 1.05 |
| Lucas 'Fiziq' Blow |
42 - 49 | -7 | 69.2 | 71.2% | 0.99 |
In the grand final, Yeah were gifted the 1-0 lead from their upper bracket successes, immediately taking things to series point with a convincing win on Inferno. The Brazilians then come within one round of the sweep on Dust2, but Alcoholics Anonymous were able to force and sweep overtime with ten rounds in a row.
The Americans took that momentum into Mirage, jumping out to an 11-4 lead at the half, then rattled off five straight in a flawless T-side to tie the series at two maps apiece. But the comeback fell short and the series ended as it had began, with the Brazilians doubling up their MDL opposition after a strong 10-5 CT-side first half let them close the series at their leisure on the T-side of Overpass.
Eduardo "dumau" Wolkmer was the top player for the victors with 76 kills and a 1.09 rating across the series. droid and nero were the highest rated players for Alcoholics Anonymous, sporting 1.23 and 1.10 ratings, respectively.
YeahAA| Yeah |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eduardo 'dumau' Wolkmer |
76 - 68 | +8 | 77.5 | 67.6% | 1.09 |
| Rodrigo 'RCF' Figueiredo |
67 - 72 | -5 | 75.3 | 64.7% | 1.05 |
| Alef 'tatazin' Pereira |
59 - 60 | -1 | 63.2 | 67.6% | 0.98 |
| Victor 'iDk' Torraca |
61 - 74 | -13 | 71.2 | 68.6% | 0.97 |
| Arthur 'f4stzin' Schmitt |
68 - 72 | -4 | 67.6 | 64.7% | 0.96 |
| AA |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian 'EMIYA' Boulware |
70 - 64 | +6 | 93.2 | 78.4% | 1.23 |
| Matthew 'nero' Seymour |
77 - 59 | +18 | 70.4 | 67.6% | 1.10 |
| Lucas 'Fiziq' Blow |
67 - 71 | -4 | 73.7 | 71.6% | 1.04 |
| Robert 'robby' Brown |
72 - 63 | +9 | 69.1 | 64.7% | 1.03 |
| Brenden 'stellar' McGrath |
59 - 75 | -16 | 71.9 | 69.6% | 0.92 |
The event's final standings are:
1. Yeah - $6,000
2. Alcoholics Anonymous - $3,000
3. Keep the Comms Up - $1,000
4. Thunder Logic
5. New England Whalers
6-8: District 7
6-8. Big Frames
6-8. Under 21
The trio of Alcoholics Anonymous, Thunder Logic, and New England Whalers now look forward to MDL Relegation, which is set to begin in little over a week.
