Party Astronauts win Mythic Summer Series 2021 Cup 2 over RBG

RBG got launched into orbit on map one but clawed their way back to make the series close.

With tonight's 2-1 victory Party Astronauts have secured their second Mythic Summer Cup 2021 title. Meanwhile, this iteration's runner up, RBG, have booked a ticket to Fragadelphia 15, with some funds specifically designated for helping with their travel expenses.

Party Astronauts conceded 14 total rounds in their first round matchup against heretic's daycare center, spearheaded by a 44 kill performance from Wesley "viz" Harris.

After trading the first two highly contested maps Recon 5 battered Third Impact on the Inferno decider to advance to the semifinals, though Keanu "DaneJoris" Reyes led all fraggers with 63 kills in the loss.

Secret Club's debut performance with their new roster was spoiled by one of their former players, Anthony "CLASIA" Kearney. CLASIA popped off with 73 kills in the series, while no one on Secret Club managed to finish with more than 50 frags.

Brazen managed to turn some heads as they stole Vertigo away from Triumph before eventually falling on the Mirage decider. Eddie "hydrik" Olsen led all players with 62 frags in the series, though Brendan "Bwills" Williams wasn't far behind with 61 kills of his own.

Party Astronauts promptly dispatched Recon 5 with a pair of 16-10 victories to advance to the grand final. Both Gage "Infinite" Green and Ben "ben1337" Smith contributed 41 frags to the cosmic cause, while Recon 5 were led by Kellar "SLIGHT" Nilan with 36 kills in the series loss.

Party Astronauts
2 - 0
Recon 5
All maps
Party Astronauts K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.0
United States Josh 'PwnAlone' Pigue 38 - 31 +7 80.2 78.8% 1.31
United States Gage 'Infinite' Green 41 - 29 +12 86.1 76.9% 1.29
United States Ben 'ben1337' Smith 41 - 32 +9 78.8 76.9% 1.19
United States Wesley 'viz' Harris 35 - 29 +6 74.4 67.3% 1.14
Canada Jonathan 'djay' Dallal 38 - 31 +7 76.8 71.2% 1.13
Recon 5 K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.0
United States Keller 'SLIGHT' Nilan 36 - 35 +1 71.7 61.5% 1.05
United States Reece 'Wilky' Wilkerson 32 - 36 -4 64.8 63.5% 0.91
United States Jeorge 'Jeorge' Endicott 31 - 43 -12 69.5 67.3% 0.89
United States Dylan 'SATURN' Finch 28 - 40 -12 60.9 67.3% 0.86
United States Derek 'desi' Branchen 25 - 39 -14 58.5 51.9% 0.65

In the other semifinal RBG needed all three maps to get past Triumph, narrowly reverse sweeping their ESEA Premier rivals with a pair of 16-13 wins on Dust2 and Nuke after dropping the Overpass opener. Colby "Walco" Walsh led all players with 64 kills, while David "cynic" Polster led Triumph with 62 frags as the funny deer team bowed out.

Triumph
1 - 2
RBG
All maps
Triumph K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.0
United States Tyler 'tweiss' Weiss 57 - 57 +0 82.5 78.8% 1.15
United States David 'cynic' Polster 62 - 50 +12 73.9 69.4% 1.14
United States Brendan 'Bwills' Williams 58 - 57 +1 74.2 76.5% 1.09
United States Jeff 'RZU' Ngo 59 - 56 +3 69.6 78.8% 1.06
Omar '3ARK00Z' Elyyan 50 - 62 -12 72.3 74.1% 1.00
RBG K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.0
United States Anthony 'CLASIA' Kearney 59 - 60 -1 79.0 77.6% 1.12
United States Connor 'chop' Sullivan 60 - 52 +8 81.2 74.1% 1.11
Canada Colby 'Walco' Walsh 64 - 60 +4 72.8 62.4% 1.07
Canada Jadan 'HexT' Postma 50 - 60 -10 68.2 67.1% 0.93
United States Jerric 'wiz' Jiang 48 - 55 -7 60.7 67.1% 0.87

Party Astronauts made it look like this series was going to be an absolute blowout on Dust2. RBG's two CT-sided rounds were all that they managed to secure in the opening map of the series as they quickly found themselves down 1-0 at the hands of Josh "PwnAlone" Pigue and Infinite, who both posted ratings higher than 2.00 for Party Astronauts.

But even after being routed RBG bounced back, quickly turning a slim 8-7 halftime disadvantage on Overpass into a decisive map win with a flawless second half CT-side. Walco led all players with 21 kills as RBG evened the series at one map apiece.

The Inferno decider looked like it could favor the underdogs as RBG claimed an early 7-1 lead, but then Walco and friends watched that control slip away, finishing with just a 8-7 lead at halftime. Party Astronauts mounted a strong defense in the second half, where they eventually grinded out a thirty-round victory and won the final five rounds to secure the map, series, and cup title.

Infinite led Party Astronauts with 24 kills in the win, a feat only bested by the duo of Jadan "HexT" Postma and Connor "chop" Sullivan, who each finished with 26 frags for RBG in the loss.

Party Astronauts
2 - 1
RBG
All maps
Party Astronauts K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.0
United States Josh 'PwnAlone' Pigue 63 - 44 +19 88.6 73.6% 1.35
United States Gage 'Infinite' Green 59 - 45 +14 89.4 70.8% 1.23
Canada Jonathan 'djay' Dallal 54 - 47 +7 86.2 68.1% 1.20
United States Wesley 'viz' Harris 45 - 45 +0 64.4 76.4% 1.07
United States Ben 'ben1337' Smith 43 - 46 -3 67.9 76.4% 1.02
RBG K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.0
United States Connor 'chop' Sullivan 53 - 51 +2 82.8 69.4% 1.05
Canada Jadan 'HexT' Postma 48 - 50 -2 63.2 66.7% 0.96
United States Anthony 'CLASIA' Kearney 44 - 54 -10 74.7 61.1% 0.94
United States Jerric 'wiz' Jiang 42 - 54 -12 60.2 73.6% 0.88
Canada Colby 'Walco' Walsh 38 - 57 -19 66.9 63.9% 0.80

The final standings for Mythic Summer Cup 2021 #2 are:

1. United States Party Astronauts - $2,500 + $1,500 travel fees + Fragadelphia 15 berth
2. United States RBG - $1,000 + $1,000 travel fees + Fragadelphia 15 berth
3-4. United States Triumph
3-4. United States Recon 5
5-8. United States Third Impact
5-8. United States Secret Club
5-8. United States Brazen
5-8. United States heretic's daycare center

With this weekend's results finalized so far Party Astronauts, RBG, and Triumph have their spots for Fragadelphia 15 secured. Plenty of spots remain up for grabs in the upcoming regional LANs.

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