Wildcard fall to FlyQuest in close series
Wildcard have excited ESL Challenger Atlanta in the semifinals following a close 2-1 loss to FlyQuest earlier today. Wildcard's elimination at the hand of the Australian squad comes after Peter "stanislaw" Jarguz's troops earned a playoffs berth by defeating their domestic rivals, M80, in a close series on Staurday.
The series between Wildcard and FlyQuest began on Nuke, Wildcard's pick, with the latter team likely regretting the decision as FlyQuest started off with an 8-1 lead on their CT-side before the half closed out with the Aussies leading 10-2. After switching sides, Wildcard finally began to show some signs of life on their T-side, closing the gap considerably to extend play to round 24, where a failed albeit near-impossible clutch attempt from Josh "JBa" Barutt gave FlyQuest Nuke 13-11.
Moving onto Dust2, Wildcard began the first half on their CT-side in a much more competitive fashion as they began 5-1 up before letting FlyQuest close the gap to a 6-6 tie at the half. On their T-side, Wildcard finally had a breakthrough in the series, with stand-in Sebastian "fr3nd" Kuśmierz leading the charge for Wildcard to take Dust2 13-9.
With the series tied up, Anubis ending up being a dismal and disappointing end to Wildcard and NA's run in Atlanta as they did not show up against FlyQuest at all, with FlyQuest winning their T-side 9-4 before taking the map 13-4.
FlyQuestWildcard| FlyQuest |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Christopher 'dexter' Nong |
50 - 40 | +10 | 85.4 | 69.4% | 1.25 |
| Declan 'Vexite' Portelli |
46 - 41 | +5 | 76.6 | 77.4% | 1.17 |
| Jay 'Liazz' Tregillgas |
38 - 43 | -5 | 69.0 | 67.7% | 1.05 |
| Alistair 'aliStair' Johnston |
35 - 33 | +2 | 62.0 | 72.6% | 0.99 |
| Joshua 'INS' Potter |
40 - 41 | -1 | 70.0 | 67.7% | 0.98 |
| Wildcard |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sebastian 'fr3nd' Kuśmierz |
49 - 40 | +9 | 80.9 | 72.6% | 1.16 |
 Aran 'Sonic' Groesbeek |
46 - 39 | +7 | 83.2 | 67.7% | 1.11 |
 Peter 'stanislaw' Jarguz |
43 - 39 | +4 | 80.5 | 72.6% | 1.04 |
 Josh 'JBa' Barutt |
32 - 46 | -14 | 62.3 | 66.1% | 0.78 |
 Tim 'susp' Ångström |
26 - 45 | -19 | 54.4 | 62.9% | 0.66 |
With their win, FlyQuest will now be awaiting SAW or BIG in the finals later today.
