The fight for Top 4 intensifies | ESL Impact S6 Week 3 Roundup
While FlyQuest RED has kept running away with the #1 spot of ESL Impact Season 6 North America, inching closer and closer to an ESL Impact S6 LAN Final spot, the battle for the remaining spots in the Top 4 is heating up. While only one team gets to go to Stockholm, three more are fighting for a direct invite into the league next season.
FlyQuest RED 2-0 Nouns fe 
After an uncharacteristic loss against Aware, Nouns fe were back in full force against FlyQuest RED, but the best NA women's squad reminded everyone why it is the best NA women's squad. After making it a close game on Dust2, losing 13-10 after having a 10-8 lead, Nouns fe couldn't match FlyQuest RED's pace on Inferno, where the RED squad easily won 13-7 after a 10-2 T-side.
FlyQuest REDNouns fe| FlyQuest RED |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Coline 'Kaoday' Le Floc'h |
37 - 26 | +11 | 92.0 | 76.7% | 1.47 |
 Vivienne 'BiBiAhn' Quach |
30 - 23 | +7 | 77.5 | 74.4% | 1.19 |
 Mounira 'GooseBreeder' Dobie |
33 - 27 | +6 | 81.1 | 67.4% | 1.15 |
| Vanessa 'vanessa' Gideon |
28 - 21 | +7 | 62.8 | 81.4% | 1.06 |
| Emma 'Emy' Choe |
26 - 27 | -1 | 70.3 | 72.1% | 1.03 |
| Nouns fe |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tori 'raynee' Gustafson |
35 - 30 | +5 | 88.3 | 67.4% | 1.18 |
| Natalie 'ashe' Betts |
29 - 33 | -4 | 77.8 | 69.8% | 1.04 |
| Cynthia 'katalyyst' Sheerajin |
26 - 32 | -6 | 57.4 | 67.4% | 0.82 |
| Riley 'lunari' Luna |
18 - 28 | -10 | 44.9 | 58.1% | 0.63 |
| Jessica 'jesscas' Ngo |
16 - 32 | -16 | 53.7 | 58.1% | 0.59 |
TSM Shimmer 2-1 Blue Otter Karma
TSM Shimmer, coming back from a tough loss against FlyQuest RED, started things slowly against Blue Otter Karma, dropping the first map 13-9. The rest of the series was controlled by the Shimmer squad, with a 13-3 Dust2 victory, followed by a 13-5 Ancient, which featured a flawless 6-0 CT-side.
TSM ImpactBlue Otter Karma| TSM Impact |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy 'empathy' Verkaik |
56 - 40 | +16 | 112.2 | 78.6% | 1.59 |
| Phoebe 'phoebe' Winter |
48 - 36 | +12 | 92.2 | 75.0% | 1.31 |
| Marissa 'madss' Dasta |
45 - 33 | +12 | 84.2 | 83.9% | 1.28 |
| Juliana 'Juli' Tosic |
30 - 29 | +1 | 58.3 | 78.6% | 1.10 |
| Lynn 'Lx' Clarke |
33 - 33 | +0 | 56.5 | 83.9% | 1.10 |
| Blue Otter Karma |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Olga 'olya' Kryvulych |
44 - 43 | +1 | 88.7 | 67.9% | 1.11 |
| Elena 'Ellie' Garland |
40 - 42 | -2 | 79.9 | 64.3% | 0.95 |
| Emmalee 'EMUHLEET' Garrido |
29 - 39 | -10 | 47.3 | 69.6% | 0.75 |
| Amanda 'rain' Smith |
29 - 45 | -16 | 62.1 | 62.5% | 0.73 |
| Anna 'buhnny' Cheung |
27 - 44 | -17 | 60.3 | 55.4% | 0.72 |
Lotus 2-0 Aware
Lotus have finally entered the win column with a victory over Aware, who are the only team yet to win a series this season. It wasn't a competitive series, as Lotus conquered Anubis 13-5 and followed it up with a 13-8 on Mirage. Lydia "Fawx" Dalton and Ariane "ARIANARCHIST" Lafrenière finished the series with 41 and 42 kills each, respectively.
Lotus feAware fe| Lotus fe |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lydia 'Fawx' Dalton |
41 - 21 | +20 | 90.8 | 89.7% | 1.68 |
| Ariane 'ARIANARCHIST' Lafrenière |
42 - 22 | +20 | 102.3 | 79.5% | 1.59 |
| Samantha 'Zazu' Blair |
28 - 24 | +4 | 89.8 | 76.9% | 1.28 |
| Nikki 'Axessor' Sahm |
18 - 20 | -2 | 57.9 | 84.6% | 0.98 |
 Olga 'Knopk@' Horoshilova |
22 - 31 | -9 | 68.4 | 76.9% | 0.98 |
| Aware fe |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veronica 'Lexa' Short |
27 - 30 | -3 | 76.5 | 79.5% | 0.93 |
| Cat 'thecatt' Guy |
23 - 30 | -7 | 77.2 | 66.7% | 0.92 |
| Marceline 'Cloudy' Myers |
23 - 29 | -6 | 57.3 | 79.5% | 0.89 |
| Cass 'tokkis' Dellinger |
25 - 34 | -9 | 71.7 | 66.7% | 0.88 |
| Rain 'eepy rain' Van Cleave |
18 - 29 | -11 | 57.6 | 74.4% | 0.72 |
Imp Pact 1-2 FLUFFY MAFIA 
Imp Pact have finally been stopped, after boasting an invincible record for two weeks. FLUFFY MAFIA put an end to Imp Pact's streak with a 2-1 win and an amazing series overall. Both teams lost their map picks, Imp Pact lost Ancient 13-10, FM lost Mirage 13-3, and everything went down to the Vertigo decider. Overtime was needed there, with FLUFFY MAFIA coming out on top 16-13 and winning the series.
Imp Pact feFLUFFY MAFIA| Imp Pact fe |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrenna 'Stx' Trampel |
54 - 46 | +8 | 92.4 | 79.4% | 1.27 |
| Raven 'raven' Sol |
57 - 41 | +16 | 76.8 | 73.5% | 1.20 |
| Sylvie 'Serendipity' Splaver |
49 - 46 | +3 | 79.1 | 77.9% | 1.16 |
| Lilith 'gadfly' Mize |
45 - 45 | +0 | 80.1 | 75.0% | 1.14 |
| Katie 'gone' Karonis |
46 - 43 | +3 | 66.0 | 72.1% | 1.03 |
| FLUFFY MAFIA |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yana 'sakura' Beresneva |
64 - 48 | +16 | 97.4 | 83.8% | 1.39 |
| Jennifer 'bored3m' Ivanova |
47 - 48 | -1 | 71.0 | 63.2% | 1.05 |
| Daria 'daria' Anokhina |
47 - 51 | -4 | 76.1 | 67.6% | 0.99 |
 Kiki 'PiggyKiki' Long |
30 - 51 | -21 | 61.3 | 58.8% | 0.74 |
| Iuliia 'sckrafft' Gerasimova |
33 - 53 | -20 | 58.8 | 63.2% | 0.74 |
Week 3 Schedule
TSM Shimmer vs. Nouns fe - Wednesday 07:30PM Lotus vs. FLUFFY MAFIA - Wednesday 07:30PM FlyQuest RED vs. Imp Pact - Thursday 07:30PM Blue Otter Karma vs. Aware - Thursday 07:30PM
Standings after Week 2
1st - FlyQuest RED - 3-0
2nd - Imp Pact - 2-1
3rd - TSM Shimmer - 2-1
4th - FLUFFY MAFIA - 2-1
5th - Blue Otter Karma - 1-2
6th - Nouns fe - 1-2
7th - Lotus - 1-2
8th - Aware - 0-3
