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I'm here with more cosplayers we have Camila and then I with us to their dress as jet
and Reyna as you can see amazing cosplays and I want to know also what are their thoughts
on this event so far.
So Camila, I want to know what you think of this event, how have you been?
It's incredible, the truth is that it's unique for what Latin America is, especially in Chile.
I think Chile has been waiting for it for a long time.
We are very excited, there is a lot of fanatism with respect to Valorant and I think the
pride of the people, with the players, with the stars that have been invited, streamers
has been spectacular.
I'm very happy.
Definitely, so she said that she's really really happy that this place also was selected and with all the hype that has been going on
Not only with the players also like with the streamers and what content creators and all everyone's like really really excited
And it's been actually amazing and she has been enjoying it a lot
Yeah, now I also want to know if you want to comment on how it has happened, but I also want to know how long ago did you do cosplay?
I've been cosplaying for about two or three years and the event seemed wonderful to me, I loved Valorant, I'm a faithful follower of Valorant, I have tattoos of Valorant, a lot of merch, for me it's a dream to be here and to be able to live this in Chile.
I never imagined it and seeing my favorite game here fills me with pride, like Chilean and nothing, I live Valorant, I live the community.
Thank you very much.
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Welcome to day 9 here at Master Santiago where we are sitting pretty here in the Espacio
with two absolute bangers lined up in our upper bracket.
I'm Uba and I'm stoked to be here. Mimi Kukuka, are you ready for some bonafide, great day,
USDA Prime Valorant today?
Is the USDA have jurisdiction over good Valorant in July?
I don't, what is that?
If we get to America's teams in our finals, then it does.
Yeah, we do it, maybe they do, but the games today are going to be sick.
It's a rematch of the best match from Swiss, a super exciting one too,
between our only winning number one seed and a G2 who's coming into form should just be lovely and not only that
Or remember that also whomever the two teams that went today will get a break
We'll get like three or four days also before that upper final that we're going to see there will semi-final
So of course, it's not only the pride and obviously continued in the competition
But also having some more time to look at your opponents because I feel we're seeing so many good things and new things here at Masters
Today, of course, we've got the delectable stylings of Nongshim Red Force taking on a
Bujuvenated G2 followed up by an absolute baron burner between two of last year's global
winners. It's Paper Rex versus NRG. We've got two incredible games, like on display for
a seer. I think there are questions about how G2 are evolving through this tournament,
and they're going to go up against kind of the gold standard of this double duelist
double dive style composition in NS.
Yeah, that match is gonna be so fun to watch in that stylistic clash
I think you too had to have learned a lot from the tough loss they took early to pay correct
But they've beaten up on some of the you know
Maybe lower rated teams at this tournament so far now a real test to see if they can make another top three
Yeah, and if they're going to be favorites again, I think that for the side of G2 as you're saying getting that first
To loss but then bouncing back not even dropping a map ever since yes
We can discuss about the opponents and whatnot for the momentum is on their side and we'll jump into that of course first though
So, before the event started, we put G2 to the test with some Spanish tongue twisters.
So, let's see how they did.
Welcome everyone, I'm here with G2, BabyVay and Valiant guys.
We have a really nice activity for you.
It's pretty simple, pretty easy.
We have Spanish tongue twisters.
How are you guys are feeling with your Spanish?
It's a good thing I've been practicing since our last interview that we did.
So, definitely been on top of that.
Can you give me like a sentence or something?
Me amo, Andres.
Oh!
Ooh!
Nice!
And you, Valet?
I'm pretty fluent myself.
You're fluent?
Yeah, I do it.
Don't ask me any questions or anything.
Trust me.
Okay, so we'll put it to the test right now.
We're going to start with our first-time twister, okay?
In Spanish, you say, trabalinguas, so we can start with that.
Can you say trabalinguas?
Trabalinguas?
Yeah, that's nice.
Like that?
The first one is, cuando cuentes cuentos, cuenta cuantos cuentas, porque si no
Cuántas cuantos cuentas cuantas nunca sabrás cuántos cuentas cuentas okay so baby you can start and just like do it really fast
Wow, okay
Cuando cuentes cuentos
Cuánta cuantos cuentos cuentas
I'm good
Well, that's perfect. Yeah, I can give you guys a party feel yeah, yeah
If it's that's yeah better for this one. Those one. That's one. Those one pass
¿Por qué sino cuentas? ¿Cuántos cuentos cuentas?
Nunca sabras cuántos cuentos cuentas.
Well, well, he's pretty good at it.
Yeah, I told you.
Yeah, I told you, bro.
And I'm just kidding. No, there's no way I'm doing this again.
Just ask.
All right.
¿Cuando cuentas cuentos? ¿Cuánta? ¿Cuántos? ¿Cuántas?
Yeah.
¿Por qué sino cuentas? ¿Cuántos? ¿Cuántas?
Yeah.
¿Nunca sabras cuántos cuentos cuentas?
Perfect.
You guys are fluent.
uh yeah well don't read it don't read it what doesn't mean
when you tell stories count how many stories you tell because if you don't count how many
stories you tell you never know how many stories you tell yeah it's basically the story that it's
trying to tell is that like basically the meaning behind this yeah okay let's let's continue with
the next one because okay so this one's a bit difficult i have a like difficult time saying
So I'm gonna say to you guys and I'm gonna pass a card and you're gonna do it
so
3 Triste
well
3 Triste Strigues Tragavan Trigo de un Trigal
1 Triste Strigues Tragavan Trigal
in 1 Trigal
what Tristigues Tragavan Trigf, all tragavan Trigal
go ahead
3 Tristigues Tragavan Trigal
1 Triste Strigues Tragavan Trigal
in 1 Trigal Trigal Tragavan Trigal
All Tragavan Trigal
you don't realize, like he's doing this method where he's like kinda mumbling it
it so like it's really good yeah he's got like a whole like strap for this
yeah this is not fair I'm like over here trying to like pronounce it correctly
well just just one of them oh my god is that easy
I think that was a nice try definitely like it was nice thank you very much guys
I hope that you like the tank twisters three tigers, right? Yeah, there's three tigers in the
Dragon bond, but what was the question like what was like? What was the question? There's not there's not a question
You just need it. I just read it as a question. Yeah, but that's all we have for this tongue twisters
I hope that you at home kids also see them. Let's see
It's just not that deep right it isn't it's a tongue twister brother
It's like she sells she sells but no one actually cares where they're sold. It's just a thing we do
You say that I heard me me trying what we were watching this video. I didn't hear you try
Now we have to be fair here, so
I give you a tongue twister
Uh, bansa planter com quadro planters con cuantos planters. Don't do a valen don't do a valen
Well, I did it. He's met it was good puncher puncher con cuanto punches con quantis punches puncher puncher
That was pretty good. Okay. Maybe you want to give it a try? Okay?
Punch a blanche con cuatro planche con the quantis planches planche planche
Speed accuracy
I don't know how accurate
I have a couple of very complicated ones for you guys, but we're not gonna do it just yet. I can't speak English
I don't want to try the English one Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo
And that's it. Just that's it. It's a real sentence. Is it really? Yes
There's a burp. I don't really know
Buffalo the animal Buffalo the city Buffalo. It all it makes sense somehow
We'll get a chance to work on that. We're gonna go down a ball in or on the floor and see what's going down there
And hopefully guy can speak from
I don't want to be ashamed of myself, but there's also this other type of game that we have going on here and
It's basically you need to match the cards. Let's see. Oh, okay. Um, oh
I lost well
But you guys can win something here. So make sure you come around and check the cruise stand because it's absolutely amazing
Thank you very much, Belina. There's a ton going down on the floor
So if you are coming into the venue later on this week, make sure you see all the activations we've got happening for you.
I like the hats. I think I'm going to go and try and get the crew.
The bucket hats? Yeah, with the crew logo here.
They're still acceptable, right? Yeah.
In the current year. I would say so.
Good luck. All right. Well, for the MasterCard fan poll of the day, we're asking some more audacious questions.
Do you think G2 and NRG can both win to set up in all America's upper bracket showdown?
Use the hashtag ValorantMasters, of course, to join the conversation in line.
There's the QR code down there. You can get your vote in and we will be circling back to see what you think.
It's here in the Americas region, two Americas teams, and Upper Finals would be astonishing.
But, there's quite a lot standing in their way.
Let's start by getting stuck into G2's opponent for today, because we can't talk about
Nongshin Red Force without bringing up Dumbi's unbelievable performance on Neon against Gentlemates.
He bamboozled it. He broke ankles. He put careers under threat.
on both attacks sides, Dombie absolutely took over the game.
I think Mates got caught in the classic trap of wanting to play back
to give him some respect, but not wanting to give too much space.
And so they got caught out in this in-between where Dombie is pathing into,
completely running you over.
And just watch these clips and imagine this from the opponent's perspective
of how quick you would have to be to actually deal with this man.
His movement, it's really just unmatched.
Yeah, he's the clear definition of why we consider the Neon Might to serve a nerve, at least in the movement of the department.
But as you're saying, especially in this round where he has the old, in the pistol rounds, where he has a little bit more freedom,
he does not hesitate, he goes in and he becomes a nuisance. Being on the other side is never a fun experience.
Yeah, and if you're G2, game planning for this game, I think like 80% of your focus is going to be how do we deal with Dambi,
How do we shut him down because you really have to drill your protocols?
When are you giving space? When are you fighting in?
I think there's two options either have to play retake on defense or you have to play close to your smokes and
Fight him as he's coming out into his wall
You can't be caught in that middle where he just runs you over
I think that is even more important what comes after I feel like when they do this foreman push onto you
And that this is the tip of the spear of course you you have to make a decision
Do you shut Dumbie down? Is the rest of the people your main priority?
But I do agree with you Mimi
Maybe giving them a little bit more space and then reacting on to that might be the key for Chica
We're waxing poetic about Dumbie, but we're not the only ones excited with what he's been bringing to the game
Someone else who had a high praise for Dumbie was Chogamon
Let's listen into what he had to say about this Nongshim outfit
Very inspired by Dumbie bro. He does so much crazy work
Like I'm actually like the double slide neon, but he doesn't want slide
So he's just a beast, you know?
Yeah, and obviously they're, they're a potential thing, Ivy.
Bro, he's the most calm aimer.
And yesterday, he was getting so much impact,
running it down mid on Perode.
Being 3Ks back-to-back, he's like, wow, he's a beast.
In some ways, he feels like the Smeag 2.0.
You know, because I do, maybe I used to run it down
on Neon all the time.
He was kind of someone who pioneered that style
in a very different era.
Now that they're going up against what I would consider
the upgrade, is they refined the more streamlined model.
I think that we've seen teams taking different approaches to the opponents that they see,
maybe not having a lot of respect.
But for the side of G2, they're always the ones that watch every single game, admire all the players,
because I think that they put that respect onto them when they go into the server,
being like, oh, I know how big you can be.
I know how much impact you can have inside of the server.
Absolutely. I think these teams are so different in that, for Nonshim,
the meta came to them.
They already wanted to play me on, be hyper aggressive, invest into double goals.
The meta is absolutely wonderful for them.
It was a G2 who didn't play that style at all.
They're the slow, boring, strategy-heavy team
who had to change the way they played completely
to fit into this new system.
You say boring, but for me, coming from MEA,
I'm so excited to watch this so fast.
It's a breath of pressure.
Compared to Dambi, it's a library.
Speaking of Dambi, let's hear his thoughts immediately
after his win over Gentlemate
in a HyperX player moment.
Hello, I'm Dambi from Red Pass, Nongshim.
The most interesting part of today's match was the match against Corridor.
I think we still have one step left.
I really wanted to win the national team, so I think that was the most interesting part.
Francis, how are we going to fight?
What a dummy!
He just slides right in!
Another three kills!
Nocturne, pull off the 2-0 over Mates!
I was so happy.
I think I was so happy that I won the game
that I always dreamed of.
I was so excited.
It's my first time at the International Championship, and I'm going to leave a strong impact on my team.
I'm going to do my best to show a good performance in the Champions League.
I'm going to leave a strong impact on my team this time.
He certainly has been and if Ivy or rather don't be is talking about that dream since being an amateur of playing on a stage like this performing like this
I think he's been right behind him. Those two have played together for literally their entire valorant careers and now making the stage there's together so much attention is put to don't be when he's playing on this
attacking side that it is Ivy who's the one taking that space that he's opened up hyper aggressive on these looks and looking insane mechanically to follow it up.
to follow it up.
You know what I was saying about the former impressions?
The fifth man is Ivy, the way that he pushes, the way that he lurks.
He's never only good for one, most of the times being an absolute nuisance in the middle
of the map or somewhere else if you're in Haven, of course, but I think that the impact,
the consistency that he was finding, at least against gentlemates, they looked a little
bit lost because he kept doing it time and time again and still finding a lot of
success.
And when he was joining the pack, he was also spearheading a wimp, Dambi going
on to the sides.
to this game is giving space to Dumbie and trying to play retake on their
executes. I think one of the keys for them is a Greek clear and flush Ivy on the
other side. If you're playing retake and letting him get space on these lurks,
he's just gonna find a perfect timing to backstab and you're bound for a
nightmare. You're gonna lose the map. You're giving up control in order to
have that space to retake into, but you put on a clock by Ivy who had this
intangible and unexplainable way of always turning up at just the right
time. So after that incredible performance against mates, it's only fair
we hear from Dambi one more time in the flesh in person in real time here he is
with Gen. Lee for a quick chat
Gen. Lee here with Dambi of Nongshim now Dambi G2 beat three teams that you're
very familiar with two CN teams and T1 were those three games a good
measuring stick for you? Yes, they are not good. Baby Bay, cry baby today. Baby Bay crying
today, okay thank you so much and good luck make him cry. It's gotta be a response to Baby Bay
warning them not to lose to a 30 year old but I feel like there's an escalation advantage going
up here guys. You're gonna make him cry that's messed up. It's just so so endearing it's like
you're gonna cry baby and and jay is like yeah you better not lose to me because i'm because i'm all
supposed to hold some trash talk possible so let's talk g2 now they cruise to a pretty clinical
2-0 against all gamers that was back in the era feels like years ago where we felt all gamers
just didn't really have what it takes to hack me now no that's not the case here but it was a slow
start for ag and g2 really demolished them they kept their foot on the gas that entire time and
I'd say it was a clinical showing.
Yeah, I think that for both of the matches that we saw,
sorry, for both of the maps that we saw in this best of three,
we saw in all gamers that had nothing to do
with what we saw yesterday.
What we did see, however, is the G2
that was playing in incredible comfort.
And one of the highest pieces has
to be baby bait having a complete different performance
than what he had been having for the rest of the tournament.
And while you can look at that match
and think they beat up on all gamers
when they were choking, when they weren't swinging
together ever, that's definitely valid.
But I think you should also look at how good the G2
game plan was that they took the time to figure out how to dismantle this team and
punish every mistake. That's what G2 is good at, being meticulous in their
preparation and against a team like Nongshim today who is so unique in that
style, so aggressive in the way they push. I look at that game and I see
another success in Josh and Valence game planning which gives me more
confidence than before in G2 this match. Now, recently Baby Bay has actually been
moved to the dive duelist, right, before he was playing to Yoru, he was playing
Iso on Karoad. He's now playing it more up tempo style and he looked great against AG.
Can he handle this caliber of opponent though? A team that is forged in the fires of Double Duelist
fully run it down. I think for him he's still trying to measure up with the rest of the extra
aggressive duelist. I really hope that this was for him something that gave him confidence because
as you're saying Nini, the plans worked out so well for G2 that I hope that baby that he's
finding is paving and making all of this place, seeing them happen, coming to fruition,
How easy it can be sometimes to make it happen on stage. He looks very good in this game against all gamers
But what I'm looking at today is not only that he is getting good space in dying
Well, but they were seeing some of those rounds where he's actually getting that individual performance as well
I don't think though that he needs to be as good as he was against all gamers to win for that
I look more to a guy like jaw who's been allowed to play more of that sweep up role who all of last year was
playing solo duelist having to sacrifice for this team now he has someone
creating space for him and I think it's more important for him to show up and do
something with that than for necessarily baby bay to completely take over today
we're gonna hear what baby bay had to say coming into this game and generally
caught up with him to get some thoughts
I'm gonna do my best it's kind of hard to one-tap Dambi though I look at that guy's movement. It's kind of crazy, but I'll try
Good luck
Good luck to all the uncles out there. I
I do think we've been talking about this a little bit over at Ray I think.
Is this about the Dreyas word with all of us?
He's a gender in an interview with them and it's like yeah the banter's there.
I've been casting a guy for like 10 years and he's just not changed at all.
The guy is immutable.
What expectations should we have for GT right now?
Because it does feel like they bullied AG, they're not going to do it here.
I think that's our base expectation.
If they beat Nongshim Red Force today, are they the legit contenders of this tournament?
I think they've proven that their game planning is good and that they can adapt off their losses.
I think winning today against Nongshim would prove that individually they can match up with one of the
teams that is the strongest at shooting in this event.
And if they can do that, not only the good plan, but the performance as well and beat this Nongshim team to make top 3,
I think there's no doubt that they're a top contender.
Yeah, last year I think that there were a lot of bumps in the road through the side of G2.
We had very high expectations and I feel like this year should not be any different in that sense.
But the year starts here and there, they do not end up being that first seed.
They still make it to the event. Yeah, they start with the loss, but I think that they're still bouncing back.
Yeah, whatever for the opponents that they have been facing up against.
But I do think that because of the level that Nob ship has shown regionally and also here on the stage,
this could be a very good way of measuring it.
Because they have gone up against very different styles while trying to keep theirs to the max.
with the team, the min-maxes.
Now, circling back a little bit to that discussion
you had about G2's style used to be more ponderous, slow,
boring in some opinions, it feels like with Baby Bay
on this roster, the changes they made with Jonah departing,
they've become that more aggressive team,
and they've worked for them in America's.
They've run it down in a lot of those America's games,
but Josh has been saying that they currently need
to dial up back a little bit and find that middle ground
because they can't run it down against a team
like Nongshin Red Force,
who they are, they're born into the shadow,
They were closer to showing that balance in the all gamers game. However, I think that they still had enough of those rounds where they were getting away with just individually out shooting them like they did in America's that this is the game for me that has to show that discipline.
They got eviscerated by the last crazy aimers super aggressive team in Paper X that they
played against.
If they can find that balance today against Nongshim, that's showing that what Coach Josh
Arti has talked about is actually finding voice with the players.
And I think that this, even with the showing that we show for Nongshim regionally in
the one match that we had here, I think that there are some tells here and there
where I expect the preparation to be a little bit different.
As we're saying, it's not only like the four pushes and the finding Ivy, I think
that there are some maps that G2 is naturally good at and that they excel at, that they
can caught them off guard, like maps like a base, like thinking of the harbor, and maps
where they do something different than the rest of the world.
Now we'll get onto that in just a moment here because for map selection we need to
jump into our skirmish first, and this is going to be a battle of IGLs.
RB is taking on Valin.
That is, Valin has been, I'm pretty sure undefeated in these skirmishes through
America's and here as well, he's been a beast in them and I think it would
be great for G2 to win this today, get to pick Team B and force Nongshim to veto their
permaban of Pearl first. That opens G2 up to get to choose. Do you want to play the Corode
or do you want to play the Find? Personally, I would want to see them veto the Corode away,
but because I think that they've looked a little rougher on that and that's been
a strong match for Hunter.
Are you sad about that ISO comp?
Yeah, I don't love it.
I disagree. Like, I think they should, if Valen wins, they should go for Team
like you know that yeah yeah yeah they are going to ban the pearl I think that
it is better to choose side on the on the last map you know like I think that
hundred percent if you don't ban the pearl like notion will ban the pearl and
you will you can go for that I don't think that that will change too much
I think it's G2 either way I think that they're likely gonna get a veto that
they feel good about two-oh-ing in because they're almost certainly gonna
get the abyss pick which is I wasn't super impressed by regionally out of
no option it's a one map where they don't play Dombie neon and I think
It looked excellent for Jitsu with that Harbor Comp you mentioned.
And I think the rest of the pool, Jitsu's competitive on as well.
Yeah, I think you're mentioning the Avisos of the fact that they haven't played it a lot.
So I think that, of course, there's a lot of mind games going on to this.
And apparently, Vines is having a difficult time.
Yeah, that movement in Alaska was sick.
Arby's been delighted around.
Especially on Haven against Maze, I was very, very impressed by the fan who
and the support that he was given the team and it looks like
a winner's guy. Looks like he got the skirmish. Yes, it is going to be Noxious Red Force winning the skirmish.
Valen finally handed an L there and of course RB feels like he's got a lot to prove. Having seen
his teammates evolve they already find their own degree of glory at international events. Well
let's get stuck into the map veto as a result of that. Let's see what they have to say.
Where do you take the targets?
Okay, so this is the map selection for NS against G2.
The map selection priority was decided through skirmish NS1, so NS starts choosing to be team A or team B.
Team B, team B.
Team B. Okay, so G2 is team A, and NS is team B.
So G2 starts banning a map.
Ban bind.
Ban bind, ban for NS.
10 port. Pearl? Pearl.
That one, right? Pearl. Yeah, okay.
MAP peak for G2.
Pick a base. A base.
Side on a base for NS.
Depends.
Not pick for NS.
Korot.
Korot, okay.
Side on Korot for G2.
Defense.
Less set of vents for G2.
You have breeze haven split.
Yes.
Ben Brees. Ben Brees. So less than for an S you have
Haven and Split.
Then Haven. Then Haven. So Split is the Decider. Side on Split
or a G-tune.
Attack. Attack. That's it. You look have fun. Good luck.
Thank you.
Okay, so Abyss and Karot here in the map. Well, those are actually the two maps that
Nongshim Red Force did lose to RRQ when they're up a final in Pacific Kickoff.
Yeah, it's true. I think Kuroda is the one that looks really interesting to me because G2 looked really bad in the first game they played of that year.
That was against Paper Rex, but I think a lot of that was individual errors, and the team just completely failing in their micro, getting taken off guard.
I mean, it was Jha, losing everything. I saw all of them not swinging together.
I don't think the comp is horrible, especially into this team.
I think on defense, the undercut can find value to shut down fights. If Jha is feeling better individually, I also think it's a good agent for him.
I'm not ready to write it off yet.
I think that for me, I'm very surprised that Nonshim won this skirmish and did not decide to beat him A.
Like seriously, I don't think that there is a world where G2 would have banned the pro for them,
because this is the map that Nonshim has banned in the entire year.
Going on from that, I understand that Nonshim pick in the Corode because of what you said,
also what we saw the other day and how comfortable they are.
But to me that was a surprise and also the same way that they decide to go to the split instead of the Haven
Yeah, finishing on split that could it will be a banger now earlier
Of course, we asked whether you think the America's teams can clear out a competition today and make into the upper finals
So let's have a look at the results of our Mastercard fan poll and see where you guys landed on this again
It's another slightly audacious question and pretty resoundingly the answer is no
I think that's fair. We've got PRX and nonction Red Bulls on the other side
these are no pushovers by any stretch of the imagination but I think one thing is for sure
it's going to be kind of hard to call where we expect this way to go I am curious about her
fan predictions I was the only furious picker yesterday that didn't go my way she was the only
all game is picker that went her way but I think she's still like four and 20 in terms of her
predictions yeah I think she's trying to reverse predict and was very sad when she got that one
correct she's doing alphabetically it's just very funny oh let's see that's alphabetically
that will be hilarious. Let's have a look at everyone's predictions though on that particular note.
Now I respect this. I think we're pretty well split down the middle here,
very much so in terms of the NRG paperwrecks result. I just couldn't feel like I could predict NRG.
Mimi, you feel like they have that edge over paperwrecks? I favor them because they're going
into a rematch. I think they showed some incredible resiliency in that last game against
BBL and I think well they failed towards the very end of that game. It literally came down to an ace for
Forsaken to win it. I thought their their prep and their game planning in that match was actually better than paper rexes
But still it could go either way
That was the best match of the tournament thus far in my opinion. We get to watch it again
You have you have G2 winning this game against Nongshim Red Forks
Yes, and actually have to see in the map it's own kind of happy that I did
Okay, I had to acknowledge him and then this morning when I was like trying to do the veto back at the hotel
I was like no, I think like I'm going to give this to G2
Like I like the way that numption prepared originally but to me what happened against makes when I was rewatching
I saw so many mistakes on the side of makes that I think G2 are not going to be making today
Yeah, this feels like a great Vita for G2 getting to play this to this where don't be
Not gonna be on that you're getting to come back and improve their corrode off a tough loss
But where I always look back to Nongshim is the individual prowess.
I think there's a world, they just come out and out shoot G2 today, where Dombie and Ivy take over another game and propel a new Pacific team to top three.
Josh Artee has been very clear about his mandate for G2, it's to find a balance of chaos and order.
They know they cannot run it down against this category of composition, so they need to return to the well of that slow, methodical, practiced and thought out game style.
Alright Games Arena, that's enough from us Santiago, let's jump in, it's Nongshin Red Force in G2!
They've come close to glory at Masters for 4, but close is no cigar.
Here they had to get over these rough and tumble-up starts who were born to play this fast-paced game.
Double Dolce is the bread and butter for Nong Shin, you better believe alongside it they'll be serving up only the spiciest of dishes.
This meta was made for Nong Shin, these players that have blinded together to make it to Pacific to win it out without losing a match.
Now this question, can G2, the team who's had to adapt, change the way they play, be the ones to humble this squad and make another top three?
And it doesn't matter what year we're in, I feel like everybody, there's still a group of people that are praying and G2's done for being like,
oh they were never that good, oh we all knew that they were going to fail.
And today they can prove that wrong, moving on to that upper semifinal, getting those days off to prepare for their opponent.
And either Paper Rex or Energy would not be an easy one, but first a hurdle that is ahead.
They were already able to take T1 down.
Can they do the same with a team like Nunchin?
As you're saying Mimi, incredibly fast in their pace.
What is the approach that they're going to take?
As we take a look, again, as the maps that we're going to see today,
a base with the start, as we're saying, from EG2 and the way the Valin plays with that Harbor
can actually work very good for them and against the double duelists for Nunchin.
It's an underwhelming start to this tournament for G2, that PaperX matchup, they weren't able really to show what they were capable of
and then since then, they maybe had a softer strength of schedule.
Here's the real test now.
Have they been able to, you know, co-op convalesce after their first showing here in Santiago and bring us their A-game?
They're gonna need every instrument here.
If you look at the way that they want to play, I don't think the teams that G2 have beaten are that different than Nonshin.
You look at T1, you look at all gamers.
They're also going for that aggressive double duelist style.
But what makes them different than this Nongshun team
is the execution, the individual level
that has been shown at this tournament.
It's only been one game for Nongshun.
It was a close one at that.
But they showed that their key players
could be just as good as they were regionally
here on this stage.
And that means they're immediately
an opponent that demands respect.
Some of those moments on a base from G2 against 80
were poetry in motion.
That play over towards A main where there's a convergent
past, there's a Hunters Fury, they follow it up, it looks beautiful. No plan though, survives
first contact with a team like Nongshim Red Force, it looks pretty everything lined up
for G2, but there wasn't a whole lot of pressure on this level of pressure.
Certainly, but it's such a good map for them to start on, playing that Harbor Comp
where they look excellent on defense with their retakes, on attack side with the way
they're fighting up in the post plan and varying their controller utility to give different
places to fight within on these sites. It's against an option who don't get their star player on his best role
This is the only map where we will not see thought be play the meal
Yeah, and you also bring up a very interesting point is thinking about the post funds for G2
Are we even going to get to that point?
I wonder how nunchin is going to not only dear with the harbor
They decided to start on the defense and they have only played this map once in the entirety of the year was not until the
Final that they played this abyss the defense was actually pretty good
they were stopping RRQ a lot on their entries. That's what I'm thinking. If the plan for G2
is to play for those follow-ups plans and maybe be a little bit extra aggressive, I wonder how
prepared Nongshim are going to be to go up against it because they have already two showings of
this composition and how they play this map in this tournament alone. That game against RRQ
over in Pacific was interesting because both teams got more of those defense side of rounds
than you kind of expect them to. Not having won the pistol there and got on a decent run
Yeah, actually, Jemkin was doing a lot on the defense.
I think that that's maybe one of the reasons
where we should look at Jogamaw and then having the impact.
Watch out, especially as Noxium is starting on the defense.
I think that they got too eager by the end of their half,
just being a little bit too proactive,
going for duels that did not favor them,
and just overheating.
Yeah, I think that if there was a really positive thing
to take away from that map in the Pacific,
it was how they dealt with Jemkin's off on the attack side
on all the maps of that final.
They had really good prep of how to navigate around that and nullify who was far and away the most fearsome player on that RRQ roster
But G2 played so different from RRQ. This is an option who won't have likely played against this
Composition involving the harbor in play. So it's a question of what they've prepped up
Astro and Harbour here for G2
Interesting Harbour
What was he going to say?
He was in the Wailite player
What does he want to give himself those little alcoves the cloudburst to dive into on the sign as opposed to rely on set up
Cuz usually Omen and Astra will always give you a bubble to jump into yeah
That that's why I don't think that is likely the reason they're picking it
I don't even know if it's gonna be real. You see him hovering back to the neon
You would play the jet because you wanted to off on defense against this composition
I don't think it's great and there's the way
to be expected just some bait out of Dombie. It's going to be exciting to see him on that off-roar if he can put up anywhere close to his neon performance on this way.
Yeah, and of course, he said it in the interview himself. He's going to turn baby bait into a cry baby today.
All right, we'll be seeing a bit from G2. We know they need to step up. We're feeling we're just scratching the surface on this Numption Red Force outfit and to dive into it for us.
for us it's got been pansy and high-pock on the car so take it away
thank you merchant the desk for leaving us here and i think you're right in how they kind of wrap
that up my eyes are on non-shim here is how good they look they've got a big opponent in the form of
g2 where does this lean in your mind i mean uh it was a slow start for g2 i think as well seeing
a particularly baby bay kind of find a bit more form but i still i think we're seeing a hundred
100% for both him and Jorgomote.
I agree.
The highlight here has been around Trenton Vallen.
I think they've been super clutched for G2,
solid pair of hands, but unfortunately,
it's gonna need all five to come online here
versus Nongshim because they are playing
with terrifying pace.
They look solid.
I think a lot of us were waiting to see
if it would translate as well as it had.
At least in the first series,
obviously taking down mates,
is it a very respectable score?
Already G2 obviously on the attacking side
If you're just tuning in, obviously that means that's on the defending side.
And an early attempt at a fake.
Right!
Good catch by Babyface.
That's huge, but RB!
Slip the net for a second. I thought he might have had a second there.
He only gets one.
They know the plan now, and G2 are here quite quick.
That's it, Babyface.
Looking all the way back through B.
Dambi here, set up, waiting for this smoke now.
It's ran shoulder in the angle.
Solid hold here, but that's it. Dambi's gonna find a headshot.
They might need to speed up here, G2.
They need to get closer to the site.
It's great having Baby Bay on that deep alert, but still, with NS winning up fights on the side like this,
it's going to turn things on its head. Luckily, Valon still on the case, getting body checks here, but Valon.
Word is holding space, gets caught, but does they know where Baby Bay might be?
I think he's got a good idea for the HP of the defining factor.
Baby Bay, going to shut down round one and give G2 the first.
The pistol for baby back in crucial. He doesn't get caught on the retreat here. I think long shin already sniffing out
This is a bit of a fake. Yeah, I'll be I'm kind of with you almost teed up for a second here
Yeah, with the shorty, but a crucial feel as you saw there in a replay from baby, baby
Just to trim the fat a little bit and a little easier in this post plan
They get particularly talking about the pace and something that early on here in Santiago
G2 looked as if they were caught off guard repeatedly by paper X and again
it's long shimp that's the sort of thing we're looking for here.
G2 to tighten up some of those setups particularly in the post not necessarily here on a miss but
overall for the side leaf here turn bodies on the other side of this G2 well stacked up behind
bit nervous in these rounds common compose from G2 and that's all you need to be seeing really
is playing to that level of diligence and goodbye. Nice little attempt there, all good. In the past,
with flying colours so far. Eater Tiger. A recurring trend. Yeah. That one I feel a bit more
intentional in that. Early two on a lead here. Poor G2. Comfy stuff. It looks good. Again,
when I look at G2, I find it really hard to put them in a box of form, right? Because the
The potential in this roster has always been just unreal.
It's just trying to activate it at the same time.
The curse obviously still present in there.
All of our minds?
Well, yeah, I'm just gonna say to fans, but everyone.
Come into the end zone.
See here.
First by around four, Nongshim.
He's a heavy focus towards me here.
Four players position the jogger mode just removes Francis for free.
There's a lot more bodies behind that, but still-
OOOOOOOH!
That's unreal!
Where have you got two from?
The first, I mean, the control!
It looked like it was off with the cross-outflation.
That's what Arby and Mid now are gonna find, Jorgamo.
Just two left standing, 4G2, Leaf, and Trent.
Left to try and recover here.
Mate, these boys are gunners.
That is...
That's lovely stuff.
Okay, young...
Who's Ivy previously on Ava just went absolutely bonkers.
Well, him and Dambi have just kind of won hearts and minds, right?
It's kind of seeing that potential carry on is just so sick to see.
Now, to be fair to G2, I think timing might be an issue for Leaf.
I don't know if he gets a call.
Might just get around the corner and tell me he does, OK.
So they should be able to get a plant
and maybe be a little bit threatening about the round.
But a 2v4 is a lot to ask for when you've got balldogs.
And obviously the other side sitting quite nicely with Utile and the Bi.
Do you have a bit of space to play into though
We're Trent making progress all the way towards you take your time
Okay, leave at least gonna get the plant
At least gonna get the plant I'll be fine but man show me those first couple shots from Ivy that was
Pretty sensational stuff adjustment there. I said to cross their placement ever so slightly off
the space is not even bad you can't even really fault them on that
yeah shake that one off
we'll find the response early here
two away from already on the side of G2
decent progress across the board everybody about past halfway I might
need to see anything here in round four let's begin a big round from Dambi
I think this is when my
interesting kind of baby's form
obviously jaws form as well just
just keeps catching my eye because
I think we've seen a massive upswing
from baby as well. At least from the
first game where we saw it to now
it started to find a bit more form
but I do think there are some serious
gunners on NS so just be a little
bit cautious. Now this time around
it's going to be Francis up
on those rafters waiting
and he's getting close corner holding by Ivy.
Trying to read that front line.
Maybe they're going to slip the net, but only for a second.
Couldn't quite get back in time, but Francis.
And just control the space here in that pop towards site,
looking a little flat.
We've already seen the intention here from Nunchim
to contest his first layer.
The post-dual is now removed, and I'll
be going to follow up here on to training.
I wouldn't be trying to bring him into a brawl.
The Nunchim guys look sharp.
So Lee from Valin not being given much of a chance to fight back in.
You're looking for mistakes, right?
Opportunities to maybe bring a player down, give yourself some slightly better odds here,
but a bunch of aren't massively overextending.
There's been a lot of things when Dandy told the other side of the map
they can draw those other players back towards top middle,
but Valin unable to pin him down.
He's just being toyed with now.
You should be, though.
The other side, Lee.
Slip a little further forwards.
Well, I like the exchange, though, Lee.
Yeah, that's gorgeous.
And that's a spike, right?
Like, I liked that they got proactive there and they didn't over, like, fight towards that, kind of, I guess, deeper, the main approach.
Nonshin looked very well balanced in my eyes.
This has been a nice amount of firepower, good discipline, no overextension, and kind of happy to greet G2 on the door.
Well, this is the thing, switching up the defensive formation a couple of times now, just very gritty in anticipation of G2 making changes,
But again, showing clear intent, they're not willing to back away hard anchor sites and look for retakes there.
Very happy to dig their heels in.
In the early time out here, with a round fire for G2.
So it would be a lesser purchase to follow this.
No ultimat available immediately for them.
So in terms of coming out of this.
probably just a moment to
check in to the Coinbase win
condition here ahead of round
five, probably preventing
nonction from really building
up a cushion here.
They're about around the way
from this first old cycle
coming to fruition.
So, G2 can do any damage here,
maybe just force some
reperses.
Make it a little uncomfortable
while we're tied up to a
piece.
Yeah, I'm just interested now
to what the game plan is
panace from G2 because I haven't seen mistakes from Longchim, they just look solid. Like this
isn't like a cheesy look, I know that you're a double duelist, love it, I hate it, it's
here to stay. They just look very controlled, as you said, they haven't done any massive
changes either in these initial couple of rounds, round 3 and 4, a couple of little
switch ups on the site, but they can just see that little proactive re-clear in middle,
making sure that Dambi was never going to be alone on that in case he got isolated
towards that vent on a slip towards A. They were instantly there, making sure
that was already controlled, they gave him a bit of space to leave but it's not the end of the world.
He couldn't really achieve too much on the B site alone without the spike.
So, again, already really nice reactions.
This puts really the question to G2 of what do you have in mind now?
Can you activate Jorgamo?
Can you activate Baby Bay?
And again, little bit of a different setup.
In viewers time, obviously Solo, RB is here.
They have to be ready to handle that first player, which is going to Baby Bay.
and they decide to kind of leap into his own devices.
Handleby again, Ivy is just selling control,
looking very cool, calm and collected,
but they have slipped mid.
They don't know about this yet.
And now they certainly do.
Jorganis claim a little bit of space
and open up a chance as towards the A-side.
Dambi the one who's going to be on red alert,
feeling all that pressure.
But look at the proactivity on the other side of the map.
This is, again, very, very good.
They are not really resting on their laurels.
Dambi, I think he's going to be tested here.
Might just be able to...
Can he live?
for the time being might be able to cast the transition into main.
But this is stunning, even if he goes down, look at the time he's buying for this flank and this
rotation. It's not really even a flank at this time. But again for G2 to navigate that,
to not over pressure the point, but Trent's vulnerable here. Burial only allows for a trade,
but then making something of this round, they put the pressure back towards Longshim,
and maybe this position now becomes a bit more readable. There's no pressure coming
towards Jogamo. He sees nothing towards our CT side, so they can keep this sort of presence
here towards A main. Valen, lovely control on the corner and Francis not gonna have a save.
G2 making it work. Moscow thrifty there in their hands and they really worked the map on that.
Absolutely. I mean Dambi as you said able to buy a lot of time but it's very one dimension on
approach there and barely even getting past the first play. I mean in fact that Trent's able
to get away with finding this first here. Just allows G2 to read the situation towards CT,
you know then I can challenge here. Great response found by G2 coming out of time out.
First instance really of Long Shim being caught on the back foot.
They said positives elsewhere in terms of being proactive but G2 just followed through.
And I like this reaction though, G2 maybe understand the opportunity to be in play, so the fast mid-piece.
Oh ho ho ho! Ivy!
Gonna send back to the next round basically at this point, quick pick on that.
And then they kind of rescind the waves, took all that three-play pack over towards that deeper T side of things.
Leap feeling that there is someone trying to work A main, so we're going to work this together.
The deeper hour drone coming in, and RB...
Oh he's gonna have this, yeah!
Yeah. It did. Valon didn't get the the shot he wanted on that spray either.
Francis not yet moving outside B. Dambi going forwards in a lethal punish.
Oh it's Messi and G2's just disciplined and their ability to wait for Nongshim to try and make some
of this. This is a miss shot. Francis still has a way out of there for a couple more seconds.
He wants to drop a body. He wants something on his side.
He's going to TP right under Jorgenheim though.
Oh, and it's a miss shot, and there is the punishment.
You have one chance to make it count.
And now G2 looking to get there fourth here.
Highly likely.
30 seconds left.
Really have a way back into this.
Five strong for G2.
We've been seeing the consideration here, Vexros.
Not to go to here, but again, G2 just hold on to it.
We're flipping the 50.
There could throw a couple of bodies to remove this.
I mean, look at what's left.
It's only really Dambi that's protected
in terms of the finances here.
I like the reactions from G2 this one.
Yeah, definitely.
I mean, the only real issue here
is, like I said, France's position.
He's not an operator.
It's maybe one.
At that point, you've got to credit George Lover-Atsky
being proactive on 30 HP and going hunting.
So as you said, as you rightly noted, the economy is a little bit lighter behind Nongshim.
And after this timeout, G2 has started to really get the tempo right.
It feels like the readers there are starting to manipulate maybe the overall amount of
information.
Yeah, is this just kind of like, I mean, by the way, the presence of mind is still
I'm fouling out of the window here to bait out the possibility.
But yeah, maybe just a kind of frantic mid-round call because RB's spotted on the end of the TP.
But a couple of weird walkouts here. Again, I think maybe catching an extra player because
they're trying to compensate for RB's position. They're going to invest here, but it's all
all the faith we see where the spike is to draw bodies here in the anti-goat and biting on this though
and you feel like they have to because they don't like to purchase the baby they gets to farm a little bit
that's one he's all pretty much alone here how much damage from one man do all right Mr. Carisma
he's got three just farming up the egos until then dammy is going to go down regardless and
they've come back around why not after the level of success the baby they had he's created
safety for the plant. Now, they
wait for the catch on X Ross,
who is on the other side of the
back. Yeah, they just use his
old halfway back. So, I was
defined value here around will
follow obviously. Looking very
comfortable. It's only valid
missing. One point. Having
every other all available. Damage
I'm the first though. It's nice to not feel shut out of the game, I guess, you know, and a couple shots. I don't think much else will happen, but you know, it feels good.
Yeah, they brought it back away. So, he comes up three, round off.
Another end of the note. That's why he's going back to chase. He's as faking as if he's going to go forwards.
I'll give it up.
There we go. So, you're going to keep the van with a move on.
The G2 solution has been working wonderfully.
And maybe it's just overreaction from Longshim as well, through a degree.
I feel like they bite pretty heavy on some of these side takes.
I was kind of complimenting how proactive they were,
but I want to see the balance of understanding when it's that full commitment and when it's not.
Follow, Joey!
I'm trying to compress from the back lines.
Switch up once more and leave Ivy tasked with holding down the B sign G2, actually.
Voice towards mid and A, but again look towards top mid.
His foreplay is initially this way, fore-nunction.
Do they follow through on this pressure early on?
Well, Giorgamo's been caught.
That's Dambi applying that pressure further, right, trying to take that aggressive fight
and the right read on rotation to keep your arms fight.
That's still slightly targeting towards the b-site.
Can they punish any of these overrotations that Nongshim seemed to be getting caught on here?
Continue to play, yeah? So Nongshim happy to go forwards outside of A.
There's a little bit of pressure on driving. Actually steps back into the spray.
I'm so surprised he went back for that. He was the solo player on the b-site.
He has to play really really cautiously so now with the plant in play
They pretty much even the score up and look at the ults that G2 have to play with leaves her this
We've heard all of this now they all clearing middle, but how
Where is our be a little asleep of the wheel? Oh
Come on man, you gotta be
Little sharper than that back to the path you're taking now look at what they've got in middle here
Trent gonna catch the cross joined
As well in watching this
Oh, it's just lovely G2 shouldn't feel any pressure. This is a very good reaction from G2 Mike
I feel like they've got a fantastic beat on the game. Yeah, it's not that flashy. It's in the cooling
Total control of the map right now long shim can't find space
To reposition here
Again they almost gamble on the fact that Valens able to cut sidelines from so deep with his utility and then be
towards B, almost instantly on the back of that, it keeps Nongshin interested.
And basically being bullied around the map right now, so the number of times we're seeing Nongshin caught in transition,
they really get a fair fight.
No, and I don't mean, I don't mean, I don't mind the kind of like three-man start in the middle,
I think it was four potentially, but then to fully gamble stack on that A rotation, and then over peak on B,
If you're giving G2 what they want, right, like after a man loss you're looking for a pick back ideally or maybe just gambling on the right side of the map and
the fact that they get that is a dream come true. Then you've got the ult to layer in on top if they want you, right, they can always lean towards it.
So let's see Nong Shim maybe just get their heads back in the game. They feel a little bit behind the curve here.
My best win condition coming out of this Nong Shim timeout has to be around these ultimates.
the only one missing in the purchase isn't going to be a full bite as the player is buying
down right down to 100 credits 350 credits here.
I mean Francis and RP so it looks like they want to make a go of things I mean a 6-2 scoreline
you almost have to and previously was a 9-3 half-less is all gamers for GT1 the defense
so really looking to continue that trend regardless of the side desperately need to see a response
here from the non-ship. It's a flip the tempo a little bit on G2. They are in the driving
seat right now. Norghum over the right response coming out of their timeout.
Yeah, and look at the amount of space he's been taking here. I need RB to live too. Leece?
Leece is going to hear this again. Right place, right time, once more.
He's done exceptionally well. However, the only difference being RB succeeds a holding
space on CT, the three play pack roaming on those backlines also delivers on the front
of Leaf. So we're finally seeing an opportunity now. Francis is going to really take no chances.
Alts coming in, take the space and try and find a way in. Going to pop another roll in
for good measure. They are putting everything they have into this. They needed a way to
break back in and this is looking like a solution. Long shift finally. Find some
stability after the timeout.
Doubling down on this proactivity.
Finally catching G2 off guard, I mean,
leave their position way set up to potentially
find two or three kills.
I think we're going to see.
Wow, you can't really fall in for that one.
Let those happen.
Bro, like, come on, man.
Come on, bro.
A bit of frustration.
But again, I mean G2 in anticipation of this, it's already, the precedent's already been set on the side of Longship.
Yeah.
Very frustration there with just a few engagements not going their way.
And costly in terms of...
...ultimates there for G2.
Still have the Divide and the Hunter's Fury.
Arches will be...
...at least identified.
Take flight.
So deal with the...
...recon here.
I thought he was sticking around for a hell of a long time.
Dambi!
Panic all?
Yeah, that's his old rip there.
Can I follow through now?
Oh, I don't know if I like this.
It feels like it's desperate!
There's going to be nothing coming out of that than Unchim 1.
Dambi help Benton trying to make it stick, but then Jogamo!
Simileses!
Yeah!
What is going on between these two?
The battle of middle lot really settling happily for either side.
Both teams so willing to set the tone of some of these rounds.
Not shy away from these engagements here, looking towards
belief in particular once more.
Oh, against the spot.
Great trade for Ivy though.
That's really good for Ivy.
Bit of a jump-scare after the first, but
very patient round from G2.
It feels like they're happy just kind of letting this one
Sima for a second it was that kind of reactive play in middle and now kind of
Congregating together somewhat, but it's a recovery mission for the spike. So you look at where it's heading
It's gonna be a 17 seconds
They can't really make mistakes here and I'll be for the power and oil that miss smoke should be very telling for longship
But they're still curious towards me. I'm surprised that they have them back to wait
Faith in our beard. You know I do so much G2 have carved a path. They've made something out of nothing in this
I thought they had the right
They've got Ivy still locked in.
Beautiful catch there to deny the plan.
And Nungshim will find number four.
Oh, it's all smiles.
The clock to decide it for them.
The very last second as well.
Look at that.
I'm so close to the plan.
a little bit cheeky with it. Bring it within two.
They're going for a fifth, aren't they? Just about everyone's hit.
All that flash is exceptional, but apparently Baby Bay unaffected.
Jor comes back in and I'm shitting in trouble here. It's not stopping though.
Oh, big go one. This time, does stand his ground. A re-fight from Dabby.
That is just madness at this point, I'm willing to let it settle and it's cost them the player of an even affair
I'll be tipped forwards by the way across the choke
Into the fray of this engagement outside a
T2
Cut sound here look to re-aggress towards the choke point and I'll be still here, but only just getting one smoke back now
And I be not budging
I need it this time. Maybe. Let's see. All towards the A site. This time around it's a
balance job trying to get this done. Even the observers ready just to get this done.
Not to B, so RB going to keep a bit of heaven's space. They're playing two on site and one
towards main for G2. They are ready for that drop. Very nicely positioned from G2.
and maybe this time just to be here I'll be maybe reading this is a looser hold here but little over zealous
It's a treacherous drop down isn't it look who's waiting it's probably dead on appearance G2
Okay, this time around whether the initial storm over towards a name and then get across the line clean way easy fight
That's the point I'm saying both teams are so willing to set the tone in some of these rounds
They don't want to show any weakness when it comes to this sort of pace.
And obviously she's so bold.
Fine lines man.
Maybe they're picking up the freebie here, full flash.
Up to 7 now for G2.
Then still what, Hunters furiously divide.
See a more choreographed set piece here towards B.
I don't think that's exactly what we're getting.
But now we just need to see that Ivy doesn't get caught.
Again, last time he got caught out a little ahead of this.
Can I play just on the line here?
This is a really sketchy position.
I'm going to start respecting it a touch more.
Allow G2 the chance to get the plant down.
You're looking at the team now working their way through.
But G2, the pennies dropped.
They're already looking back towards middle.
It's BabyBate.
Maybe right place, right time.
Divide, going to go in, and BabyBate goes forward.
It's a mad fight and now Trent's under pressure.
He's being pushed. Dambi's got him dead.
Leaf now the only backline player trying to keep back two has to outdo.
This is what's going on there.
That's unfortunate really. Leaf still trying to keep these guys in check.
He's got no chance against them.
So Valon left to the 1v3. Francis on 30 HP but still very much able to get involved here.
Valon trying to find a corner, find a player.
Cardo and Dambi. Bounds in and goes through the views.
NS keeping within touching distance. Michael, I'm not out of it yet.
Yeah, absolutely fantastic to see Nongshim sorry, getting a recovery to 7-5 on the halffield line.
But it felt like G2 with firm control of the majority here.
Very happy to see a resurgence at the very end from Nongshim.
Not going to let themselves fall apart in this, going to keep this one very much close to hand.
Keep competitors to the side at the end there. Very, very nice stuff.
And the conference is still the potential for Dambi.
However, Molina is standing in the crowd with the Gentlemates, Mini.
Hello, Santiago, a big applause for Mini, the Gentlemates.
I'm here with Mini from Gentlemates.
Mini, do you want to say something to this crowd?
Hello, Santiago, hello, guys, what's up?
Hello, Mini, I know it's tough, but I want to know
how is it watching this amazing event
Probably on the other side at this time.
I mean, obviously, it felt better playing on the stage,
but being here and doing every last moment I have here,
it's amazing and I'm glad to be here.
So now, also, I want to know for what team and are you rooting?
Also, what's gonna win the master front together?
I mean, I'm excited to see Dambi Shothgan on the next two maps.
So here I'm rooting for G2 after I think I'm rooting for Dambi.
And I hope Paper Rex is gonna win it all.
So hopefully Paper Rex will win it all.
Okay, let's see.
Well, I was also asking why the team is going to be animal,
why the team is going to be supporting.
He said that now he wants to see Dambi and Shothgan
as he's going to be playing them,
but on the other hand, he's also going to be for G2.
And I think Paper Rex is going to end up winning this event, so let's see what's going to happen.
That's all I have for the interview, but I also want to know if you've learned some quick words in Spanish.
Have you learned any words in Spanish yet?
Sorry?
Have you learned any words in Spanish yet?
My name is Patrick, let's go to the main stream, that's it.
That's it.
That's perfect. I haven't been out long said. Thank you very much, Mimi.
That's all we have for now, but stay here because we're still going to this incredible part.
Keep here watching because we have this amazing match going on. So back to you guys. Thank you
Why don't have you learn any words in Spanish while being here
This discusses are we can we can take this offline right? Well circle back around yeah circle back around perfect perfect
We'll pick it up. I'll send the invite to you. Yeah, please do please do five to seven
If you're just tuning back in there's a real sign of life from long should they actually like what many brought up as well
Something that I'm quite excited about the prospect of down doing that shotgun
I also jog them all as well the original merchant of that business. Can't wait
You absolute misery
Face your round now salad my mood
It's like a shithole.
Not sure Mike would get caught with a spat job while doing a ton of damage.
Unconfirmed, it's there.
Valin, ooh, does get hindered.
Ooh, they're trying belief.
Oh, my word, Leaf!
Just where the fuck stops?
Three big kills, and I thought they could maybe shut down towards Valin.
You're really tracing it and you're right.
There's a chance there, but G2, I mean that's a dreamy pistol.
Five alive, everything good, tick in the box, just don't feel the game out a little bit.
Lovely, lovely work.
Huge bail out here from Lee.
Don't worry though, he'll be closed down towards Valin.
Yeah I mean I'll be.
It's just like he's a pressure towards the initial target being valid
I just got three kills guys that's what I just guys guys got three got three guys
That means go shotgun. It's not the one I want it, but
Well, this is your round
You wait to see what he does to baby, okay?
Wait, you just- Oh!
Oh!
I've told lies, I've told big old lies.
Baby Vade farming.
The new age Eco Cobra is here, and I'll be-
Ooh!
Oh!
Ha ha!
Got tread down, but Baby Vade is still!
Just racking him up!
He got a bullbuck out of it, and he's got maybe a chance for the sight.
He doesn't have any teammates, though.
Ah, that's pretty tough.
I'll be-
We take those. We'll plant here.
Maybe we drop it out of it.
30 HP. I think this one might be done.
It's done indeed. Okay, so Bobo...
Did it go over the edge? Valence just dropped a classic, guys.
Yeah, I think it did.
They're having a look.
Of course we'll have a look.
Well, let's have a little washback again.
and baby bait. And this guy is a good arm and a mump.
See if you can spot a big chocolate from that. I don't think so.
I don't think they're the backside.
I think Jorgo already had one, right?
Yeah.
So I guess they lost a little.
They make something out of nothing.
But don't you think I need them to look a little bit threatening here?
Otherwise I think G2 is just like slow, mechanical, deliberate approach,
which is kind of what the coaching staff wanted, right?
It's just play to caliber. Let's just kind of be controlled about this.
make silly mistakes. Let's just keep it clean. And they're doing that, right?
There's no big X factor player standing out above the rest. It's not these mad
Trent rounds of Joe whooping off and they don't need it.
Particularly here in the second half, we're looking for Francis to play
alongside Danby. You put some numbers up here because in a much slower
half in comparison. So you're going to be walking the tightrope in terms
of the finances now. I'm necessarily going to want to see Longshan take
Too many risks, so they can establish some sort of control.
They have to be conscious here of an awkward purchase from G2.
So they're going to be well invested for the follow-up round.
Moving here, Leif.
Not facing off against any light shields with that scope.
Yeah, they're curious about this. A main is continuing, right?
They just send the outer onto it. You can see that reapproach from XR-Split.
Now, Dambi, I think he's made his mind up, we need to see that synergy between him and Francis to take space and look like they can create issues.
This fake has drawn a couple of players, but at the cost of what? Look at ID's HP. That was so low here.
And they're reading that this is a fake. There's no threat. They've already cleared the space.
And he's got a phantom.
Potentially somebody has transitioned the drone.
Slow the approach down, but also maybe they able to come back around here
Shot dots
You're doing a bit of chip on the way, but baby base curiosity starting to pee down beat on the wiser baby baby heads him
And look at this G2 just fighting back in our be does mansion control it
Let's catch one here. So they are not out of the woods just yet. It's a 3v2 x-ros and rv
Trying to play together here, and it's looking like x-ros is going to slip back towards a main the other three
He's actually going to put in the divide there going for this one.
They see the potential, they see the possibility, and RB can't get away from it.
Fated to fall as X-Ross now trying to play against this and look at his HP.
There is nothing this man can do, and I think he knows it.
Having to watch that defuse go against him and finally put out of his misery.
G2 are crossing the T's, got in the eyes.
They are absolutely in control.
I mean, they just fold on this post plant.
I'll be, unfortunately, isolated here by the Divide.
That's to go for a bold TP to reposition away.
There's no counter swing from Main.
Just get lost in the chaos here.
The last two remaining members of Nongshim.
No surprise to see a timeout full here.
After a bit of a fumble and a bonus conversion for G2,
a good progress here early on for RB for sure for the TP but outside of that, you know, seeing the crucial ones you want to see.
To Gambi, Francis, potentially.
I mean, Valin also now putting numbers up alongside Baby Bay and Leaf.
They're not really sure long she got off on the right foot here.
Yeah, and I think that's what worries me.
Just because it does affect them for the rest of the game, again, a lot of these players are still relatively new to these environments.
Yesterday they played the first game, but a slow start when it feels as kind of aggressive as this is.
When it looks like a team is getting bullied in terms of the macro, that's when it's...
You can come back from the score deficit, sure, but when you are just out of the game, you don't get a chance to set up, you don't even have a chance to shoot your gun in somebody's house.
They're the demoralising rounds. You can kind of shrug off the 50-50 coin toss.
Some of the situations you've seen are just G2 just...
Re-forcing. And that's the harder ones to really deal with.
Yeah, and I think it's going to test the mental advantage when it goes into it.
Maybe the likes of rounds here or into Map 2, which will be their choice.
Obviously this is G2's Map choice, so you'd argue they're one of the better teams at this too.
It's a real strong point, baby in the right place and potentially right time.
Look at the time, look at the dry and get one, but no.
Four towers down, he gets a new lease of life,
but quickly traded at the loss of Francis.
So you look at the middle,
it's going to be handled again,
this is a lighter purchase.
I'd be so early on that as well.
I've caught a couple of times in this mid position.
An upgrade here, at least it's a rifle
in the hands of Longchimp.
I guess X-Ross is the X-Factor maybe,
but they've really cleared close sight and trends for RB.
It's down to trying to put in some numbers here,
but swiftly quelled.
There's now just X-Ross,
the last one alive,
position now should be known.
And it's just simple stuff from G2.
It is sophisticated dominance.
It's not even flashy really.
That's the thing.
G2 just going about their business today.
I should have got over the first hurdle for sure,
but unless the purchase here,
weapons and G2 just shining a little brighter.
Very catch from Gambi,
but the fact that Jorga is able to get in,
equalize the headcount so quickly and then get away to up to 11 now crucial
by rounds there's ever been one for long shim a little bit left in the bank
behind this because of the plant but Francis sitting at three and 14 just
barely present here in their best to be frankly honest with you and I think
we've seen the potential of long shim and we've seen how good they can be
And that's why we're left a little bit wanting right you want a bit more of that you want to pressure g2 and g2 just look
super super stable here
Initial denial baby not gonna let them scale up as they dream to but the second time of asking it will be non-chin trying to get that
Pressure building down be it's a shotgun, but you're the most got you do right back and even trade out though this time
And maybe with a little bit of brute force. It's gonna work for them
They have to get that spike back in the meantime Trent's caught one
Don't doubt Trent. Does he read Ivy? Ivy's finally caught on me, Ned.
He will be noted initially here, but Trent knife out behind the smoke and Ivy will punish.
Finally finding something in his mid position. Longshim do enough damage on the site here
to spread G2, a little thinner. Nice to see Dambi having a bit of pop-off
in this as well. Stunner maybe getting himself feeling active in the game.
We have to dig pretty deep for this because look what Jor was doing right back to
them. Dambi had to go pretty far to claim a little bit of threat on the site. Again, credit in my mind to him
and again Ivy's running good timing on that middle position because that's going to probably be too
fast. He's getting slapped about in mid in the other round swear. Nunchim are prioritizing the
extremities. Did you go forward so? Yeah they want to have a fight here and Nunchim just
going to search that up. They're going back out. Dambi again! Get a just take away
balance chances is baby they left very alone on the B site doesn't get caught yet
though so with a nearly supply maybe baby they can be the one to stop the rod
notion at the door oh great trade from baby they still alive still holding the
site three kills the TP they had to get away from him the spike down here
plenty of space to play into here for our beat they failed a few times these
He's laid to post-plants towards eight.
Baby Vayne Leaf here.
The approach back towards side issue being Ibis disconnected here.
And he's got a lot of stall potential.
Baby Vayne got a 46 HP.
His commitment is towards that CT side.
The spike is ticking pretty fast.
They're going to have to get a go now.
They can try and get half of that.
They need the block at the bare minimum.
Try and make this look feasible.
get the least towards half but that's about it oh my god okay gonna catch him
on the second attempt of the diffuse non-shim not done yet this is this is
what I need to be seeing a little bit more fire to them G2 tried to take matters
into their own hands there though it went really aggressive on that really did
I sped into the fire and great set piece here it's unlikely not to cast Ambi
this initial here but just the sheer power lawyer then Valin is on an
going to be in this
game without any
battles, I don't think we've
got anything going on in
the other end of the
game.
I can't believe I'm going to
get to the next round without
anything.
I can't believe I'm going to
get to the next round without
anything.
I don't think we've got
anything.
I've got nothing to be done
without a paddle in the
middle of four members, the
enemy team.
I don't like that at all.
Maybe a little baffled by
the commitment to the
execution, but I'm just
struggling off now.
I've just struggling off now.
That's a purchase.
That's a purchase.
It's a bucket of stinger
The game suddenly starts feeling like it's a bit of play into this, but that middle area is an absolute death trap.
I mean, I've got support this time at least.
France is coming back around.
They're being spotted out by Trent's Aldrone, and they continue.
And here comes the pressure jog of all hungry for it!
Pops the ult!
But for only a second!
It's baby with they either want to draw blood.
Okay, this is still keeping me present in this.
They've exchanged space, so they will get sight.
But look how close G2 are.
Look at the flank coming through as well.
very early on and leaps the one with the rifle as well.
I'm sure I'm going to get the plant down for now.
The connection is huge on this.
Baby Bay has got four potential players here.
So many bodies trying to damage you.
X-Ross though, nice light on the smoke but it's messy.
It's given G2 another chance at this.
Three against the two.
Francis and X-Ross have to keep their composure.
Oh God, if G2 just broke them in this scenario,
Francis has to fight it out.
Seven points. Oh my God.
Brilliant! Oh, he's down to the Classic!
Francis! He can't do it!
Trent!
Well in time!
Francis with a fumble!
Feeling the pressure!
As G2's called, Karmic collected approach in the end.
Gets him up to 12.
Just when you think Francis is about to deliver a miracle here.
The bait into the Classic as well
just gets ahead of himself ever so slightly.
What a manic round this is as well.
Truly.
So crispy on these first two.
Trent is looking way cooler under the pressure.
So I see that pedigree with these G2 boys as well.
It's starting to get their real form.
What you alluded to earlier, that's one that's
like the pressure of this stage.
Maybe being unfamiliar.
Francis, do you want to try and pave the way here
for Noxian to follow up around 20?
It's very early on, though.
G2 have everybody on this side of the map here.
Flancing.
Oh, they're going aggressive.
Yeah, they're trying to keep space.
Bravery.
Maybe the name of the game.
But look at the connection from Trent.
He's going to send them scarpering away,
as G2 flooding back in.
Stop for targets, but X-Rus doesn't care.
Going to take away Valorant.
I have a second.
Brilliant work.
A third not to be.
Jorgamos there in the blink of an eye.
And it's a 3v2.
Army and Ivy make it just Ivy with the stinger.
And standing guard is Trent, falls on one,
the juggerbill on the trade.
G2, looking like they ain't breaking a sweat today, baby.
Mr. Carispa showing us what it looks like
to pick up that one here.
13 to seven.
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with Josh Artie of G2.
And congratulations Josh a strong macro from G2 to take map one our early time out in
first half you guys won thrifty and then everything kind of snowballed from there. So what was the
adjustment that you made in that timeout? It wasn't a major adjustment it's mainly that our practice
micro was really off and I just reminded the boys like guys just calm down we just we all of our
practice plans are working here and just execute just keep it calm and then we'll be better in
like the mid to late rounds and so that's that's the result yeah. Picking up plans are there
Are there any major changes that you made for Kuro dealing with Dan B. Tiong?
No major changes, just better and refined play.
Thank you so much and best of luck.
Welcome back everybody to the desk here at Lovely Santiago.
And so far that America's Esquialspitality has been extended to Nongshim Red Force by G2.
A great start in this series for that America squad and they're showing on Abysslut fantastic.
They did concede a number of, you know, those first half rounds,
but winning that pistol, getting going in the second half,
it felt like Nongshim, at that point, hadn't lost the grip on the game.
I feel like the big-picture win for G2 was they found that perfect balance
between the aggressive style and the discipline.
So many rounds where they were flying back,
letting Nongshim overfight into them and punishing them.
But in the first half, it was all about these fakes.
Yeah, time and time again, we saw it from the pistol,
where the BBB just going in, just dashing and even finding the kill,
But if you look at the map, you saw everybody ready to go onto A.
That ended up turning into a noncham,
but ended up over rotating in so many of these scenarios,
and G2 was just forcing them to play their game.
So much conditioning that later in the game,
noncham was put in situations to make very, very difficult decisions.
Yeah, a lot of the struggles, I think, came down to the harbor
and how often G2 was absolutely dominating that space on mid
like you're alluding to.
But it's also a tendency for noncham,
not just on this map, but on others to over rotate.
I think it's the first four or five rounds of the Hayden game against Mates where they're over-rotating every time Mates wins a free pistol and bonus because of it,
and they made the adjustment again in this game to flank more to repushing the mid-round.
But this time, unlike Mates, G2 is extremely ready for that switch-up.
Exactly. Not only that. They are ready for the switch-up and when they go into the side and Ivy's there, they're like,
oh, the side is empty. They're pushing from behind. Even in some of those rounds, when they lost to that, just because of the prowess of nonchins and individuals,
they were aware of what was happening.
Yeah, and Mitch, you were asking us about Pavey going into this one.
I think it's greatfully so that he was the big question.
He was very often being asked to solo take these sites, solo fake,
and I felt he was having a really great game in it.
It's an excellent start for Naka.
Now, G2 obviously moved over to defense in the second half of the map
after giving up five rounds,
and this is the moment we wanted to show for you
for a HyperX reflex moment of the match.
This is Leafs 3K in round 13.
It's a tight game.
You've moved over to the defense side,
and Leaf gives them just the boost they need.
I think it's so important because the mid fight was another topic, like I think G2 had a lot of control from their attack on that part of the map.
But when they swapped on to the defense, you have to be so aware of all the tools that Nongshin has, especially of that melee.
Darling gets stunned, he moves the straight onto the side.
Jogamah had already had some presence on mid, goes back, lifts supports with that, gets an impressive 3K,
and Nongshin is not ready for the amount of players that were waiting for them on that choke.
Yeah, Nongshim was so slow on a lot of these defaults where I didn't feel like they were actually pressuring to create much space.
So when G2 ever saw two players taking one area, it was very telegraphed that that's where the brunt of the force was from Nongshim and they rotated it very quickly to always punish.
Let's hear from Nongshim, Red Force, coaching on that took a moment to speak with our representative ahead of map number two.
What was the biggest thing you had to address before map 2?
I think on map 1, we were giving them too much respect because we're playing up against a team that we've been watching when we were in ascension, compete and champion.
So I think that was type of a mental issue, paying them too much respect that we had about coming into map 2.
It is our strongest map, one of the strongest maps, so I think we should have the confidence that we need to push it through.
to push it through. Thank you so much, and best of luck.
We've got every reason to have some confidence in a run back here from
Nongshun Red Force coming into Corode. The last time we saw it from G2 at this
tournament, it was pretty rough up against PRH.
And it's that map. We're going to try and run the ISO.
Now, you said you were a little bit suspicious of that comp, but you do feel
like the pieces of special ISO can offer with that
undercut and contingency can really help G2 assert themselves on the map.
I felt like the problem in the paper X game wasn't the composition. It was the execution the micro for G2 was incredibly off
We saw a huge amount of individual errors and also just mechanical issues
Jaw lost seemingly every single fight in the ISO that was G2 out of sorts
I don't think though the theory of this composition is flawed
And in fact, I think tools like the undercut that you're leading back to there are very nice to completely cut out and execute
From a team like nontun. Dami, those are to be back on the neon
It's sure that we're going to do that. There's no way right?
Don't believe them talk about Dombie this guy's the goat he played so well the last time we saw non-ship on this map
He
Decimated makes our non-ships attacking side. Yeah, absolutely. I think that I'm also looking at extras
I think that both in the time of the plate against mates and also in the abyss
I was expecting a little bit more from him on that stop and power
I think that him and RB were incredible and probably with this composition and looking at them the most a key for G2
Looking at this map is flushing I these lurks. He got way too much value on attack in the game against mates
I want to see them re clearing space in the mid-round and then going into retakes
We're giving a bit of respect to Dombie so they're not getting horribly caught off by his neon
We're gonna be looking to G2 to be experienced in protocols and dealing with this very aggressive style
There's a lot of tape on dummy being aggressive getting with those shotguns and G2 have to maintain that composer to manage it
Time to jump into map number two over to you guys pansy and high-pock
Well, I think the bars been set right the desk talking about it
It's gonna be I want to see one G2 looking better on the same page
Firing back looking solid because when we saw them here, Mike, we were left wanting well a lot more. Yes
I love a lot more. I think G2 themselves would feel that way. Yeah, absolutely
I think Mimi's kind of nailed this in terms of talking about the micro right where things were going not necessarily in coinflicks for the situations where
Traditionally historically you'd see them really excel. They struggled massively previously here on quote for all come at that coach interview in terms of
Giving too much respect. I don't think that was the issue
I think Nongshim were just extremely sloppy in situations where previously they would flourish and have a player to really
Drag them online. Dambi was trying his damn best
But I've also got to see a step up from Francis. I'm with you on that because Dambi is now on that comfort role, right?
Something that's really cool. I
Let's see the catchers off G2 this guy has been a miracle for Nongshim and Lee flicking to match him at his own sort of game
But he's found one, it's Francis De Faub, but Dambi right back to business.
Gonna secure the site for Nonshim.
Now that pod's come through, but he can't overextend here on his own.
It's three players, the flash he absolutely needs and has to backpedal away.
Catch him, baby bait, but...
Hold on, viewers, he's not catching another player, but...
Conscious now of Jorgamo's position, already held here.
My ex-rosse, gotta win out this fight.
And he absolutely does.
Yeah, okay, that's a lovely shot.
The pop flash, Dambi though, gonna go down three, not gone down at all!
I thought he was dead there, but with 32 HP he succeeds and there's the level we know he can hit.
That's what he needs to be doing, the bar is high for this man.
A chance here obviously in the first half but Nungshim to reset the pace a little bit,
get back in control of the tempo. See all eyes on Dambi in that regard.
I see, make this shorty.
Yeah, absolutely.
Thank you, Shorty!
Thank you, Shorty!
Is he saying that? Two Leaf or about Leaf?
Two Leaf.
At this point though, obviously G2's
only going to be held in place on your Leaf with a slight investment.
This is a great start, right? If it was a confident conversation,
This will certainly help as now Dumbin wants to go farming.
That's what a stinger and every opportunity to do so,
but due to every walled away and they do at least get the old orb,
so that's a nice bit of silver lining for them.
As long as you will need to start deciding where they want to head here.
Well, they've played super deep towards elbow here.
Watching Scourge run a piece together.
Exactly what's going on here, but RB will be rewarded for his patience.
The cats have to train and baby bait.
Yeah.
10-out G2 a little bit.
Grant should be next on the cards here.
She's looking to progress right on through to B site.
Yeah, and it's a matter of my mind of...
Well, after my mind of damage here, please.
Yeah, if Lee can do any more, I'll be quite impressed.
Dambi, I mean, this guy is dead, is what he is.
You went for it.
Can they filter back the weaponry?
I don't know if they've got that in the end.
I'm sure.
I don't see a serious stinger being chopped about, but I don't know if I was just reinvested
by Dunbee, but still.
The Bulldogs only remain, so the bonus is going to be relatively intact for non-gym.
It left it well to actually even do some damage there, to be honest.
It felt like that was kind of a closed account, and comfort found by non-gym.
It feels like these last couple of rounds is just building that back up, allowing
Dunbee to kind of feel out the game a bit, because he hadn't had much play in the first map.
first match. Maybe a turn of pace towards B here in DT. Well equipped to deal with it.
I'm going to let him decide to proceed forwards. The third player effectively
positioned here. Confirmation will come through off the flash.
He'll draw Leaf back a little closer. Dumb people. I mean this guy is going to be in your
face the whole time but Leaf has been able to catch the players behind him. They focused
on that CT side so Leaf was able to catch and polish and they tried to flood through.
Still going! Drops to third, but the problem is it's only been leafed so far.
With BB on that judge, he's getting brutal, trying to build it back through towards the site.
But it allows for a trade!
Jorga going to land it, Dumb is going down, and I think he
wanted on the site two big kills for himself. Makes it a third!
I hang up four!
Jorga gonna be walking there since he's been spotted, chilled, now gone.
Ivy's got the corner to play with in the time.
On his side! Jor does not care!
Doesn't give a damn, but how costly was that?
I've been trying to get a little antsy here.
I play super aggressive, not allowed to juggle at any space to breathe.
A crucial headshot found, but you're absolutely right.
Cost them almost everything after Leaf finds three.
Great hold from him initially.
52 reading into this bonus attempt very well.
Nice! Let's go!
Another judge out the baby bait
Struggling as well
Leaf does have the pit so he can happily ride this out with a judge
Jogamai if he can
Right as long as the previous end the desk noted on terms of the old usage the old value. I will say I
Like the way of that pit, but they feel no pressure back towards it very little utility
So they've already adjusted players kind of a three plate
position towards mid to an extent baby is on more of an island and he does only
have a judge no shield to complement it so still a very fragmented purchase and
on the other side long ship do have the advantage in the purchase here
themselves they've already taken that kind of a main build-up space towards
the courtyard so you're playing back site here gonna be checked on and
split first Francis teed up for success there I think Joe Romage not
expecting that position to already be controlled by long shim flash doesn't
I can't do this, I'm trying.
I'm not necessarily reading that Francis is still this close, but...
Up's not to proceed.
Pitt's actually dropped now outside B.
The wind of opportunity to pressure towards Leaf.
Obviously he'll be identified very early on.
Yeah, but he's still Leaf. He's still standing. He does go down.
I thought he was on for the second.
I think X-Ross did take a good chunk of damage, but he does get to breathe and they get the site.
The plant should be up next. I don't think there's much to deny that.
Look what they left with, a stinger with Trent,
they have a no shield and a judge.
RB should hear all of this and he's got help here,
he's got support on that CT crunch,
that crossfire on the contact should be in play.
It's perfect.
Nongshim in very much the driving seat here
is Baby Bay's opportunities are very slim.
X-Rust the only one who's potentially able to be caught
and I think he knows that this one's really not playable.
Maybe given a chance to find an exit here,
to do some damage to the
have too much of an impact
want to see R.B. and Frans
wait. Not going to cast the
low HP X Ross. Real feasible
baby they had with the ju
range. So we'll give it u
the timing on the pit. Ther
towards Lee potentially, o
Over on the other side. Yeah, does he rotate out of the pit?
Okay, he drops.
The boxes is near, right? Like, you still can't be inflashing and trying to keep some presence on it, but...
I'd hate to see it being just two one-sided maps.
It just feels like we're not seeing this fight between the two of them.
Right, I want to see a bit more of a reaction from G2.
If this kind of falls into the same category that we saw from G2 earlier in the tournament,
I don't like that. I don't like it at all.
Great for Longshim, but we know that Dami's good in this role, right?
on that neon, you're playing that super high tempo, flashy approach.
I mean, you could argue in terms of the reset between maps here, yes, it's back on the come
and in terms of the tempo, it's ever so slightly different.
Yeah, we'll see with the neon and it's certainly for them where, how they want to play, right?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Instead of shoehorning something else in, but the Coinbase win condition here for G2 in the timeout
not much to really pin hopes to, but we'll try and muster it together.
maybe a couple of purchases.
Phil Guy's still sitting on the ultimate,
but nothing else to really invest here,
baby, baby, yet to get on the board.
I mean, neither is Trent, neither is Valon.
It's been really, really quiet from them.
They feel like they're constantly a little bit behind
in my mind when it comes down on Jim and Repoching this.
It is only round-prives, five, so it's still very early.
So maybe just kind of,
I think I'm a little bit soured from when we last
saw G2 here that I'm seeing,
what feels like a bit of a similar scene.
a weird buy-out to that because I didn't even spot that. I mean, I saw they would
they died but it was a full invested back into this. Valon and Trent sitting on
2100 to 1600 so we'll throw the balance of the overall economy in a weird spot
here for G2. Yeah, it feels like they don't want to let go of just echoing out
around but they aren't going to get more risk done in trying to take space
but Nonshim a direct and approach.
Not really too fussed about feeling up a purchase
when you've got Nonshim doing this,
taking space and taking names,
and looking to follow up his Trent on the other side,
yet to even really get a ball rolling.
I wouldn't even be flashing through that.
I don't want him to have no one there.
I want nothing to do with that.
Yeah.
Screw it, and Leaf has just been warded off the side.
He can't even really play on that B-side.
The Guardian not enough to really see that threatening.
Now they try and build back up here.
Nonshim already looking to react towards that CT side.
Dumbie again, going to drop another body, find another player to punish as Jorgamo, the one's trying to save the day!
Dumbie doesn't give a damn!
This guy is just roaming the site and just taking body after body, left in his way.
And Trent's barely moved in this, he's sent for the dog, he's done what he could, but Dumbie is where the really, the story ends, it's fall for him!
They retreated very early on in that exchange, again bought down to zero credits now.
Tasking holding onto the rifle, the challenge is in spawn, and RB will remove it.
Longshim up to four now and starting to hit their stride.
They're going to stretch their legs a little bit now.
Damn beat.
The signature weapon. You were so excited to see, Lauren.
Four kills from that.
And look at it, you can see why, right?
So much confidence.
something that again whether we agree or not that he said was lacking in map one
this time it's only igniting a bit of that reality that he can make him look
like any other player here as G2 just still chucked in a bit of a purchase
challenge here with the sheriff initially identified
Look at the connection on the other side, it turned out to be so careful, but don't shut down Dambi!
Kind of caught up there, stunned up, not in what he wanted to be doing, but still...
Joy got to lock in on this one, man. Even Mimi saying on the dash there it wasn't a pretty sight before.
He's done well to make it out of that, and he will be unscathed on the return.
Oh, my Ivy was looking that way the whole time!
Okay, down to just two X-Ross and Francis trying to pick their poison here.
I know the baby is only on that sheriff and maybe considering trying to police the weaponry just for a moment or two
Let it settle as X-Ross is still trying to cautiously work out of B main
They know that also Jor is around this area.
Jor's gonna tuck into elbow here.
Can't really overextend.
Yeah, probably happy to concede the plumb because he's conscious.
Somebody's looked all the way through top pit here.
Over time!
Isolated the paranoia building in the back lines ultimately his demise
Now do they get any weapons from this? I don't think from this approach Valin will there's the upgrade for baby
They no shield to play with though
He's got to wait a little bit of a second and Valins get around into a position
They can work from all good to identify that's a really good piece of tiny on it to it keeps them able to focus a little bit
Towards mid I up CT side. They know there's another player trying to work off this
They've got the drop on baby Bay here Francis on a bit of a deeper corner, but it's red
Oh, that is magic!
Absolute magic!
We want him off from Francis.
I'll take a bit of that.
Beautiful stuff.
And again, this is almost a bigger win for Nongshim,
considering G2's purchase doesn't necessarily
stabilize out of this.
G2 teed up to really convert this round.
Crispy one tap there from Francis.
You're seeing hints of him being a little more present
here on map 2. All things considered, I mean, you come out of that exchange of rounds with
the finances in a better spot than I would have anticipated.
Yeah, I'm quite surprised.
The last five mistake in effect.
Right, and lead. Oh, doesn't he get a look? And this guy is the real deal here, Dumbi.
He's dead, taking off the neon again. Let this guy run! RAP page! Three kills!
I've never seen the Oden move so fast as it's on Valin and Baby Bay.
Francis has this corner and it just feels like this map is non-shipped from start to end here.
G2 showing shades of what we didn't like in the past.
I'll be waiting.
Baby Bay and Valin walking into what feels like...
Oh, it could have been their death, but...
It felt like an inevitability.
...and we released a flight here.
Over the time to play with Benoit, a great deal, and Francis on the case.
That was what was missing from that map one.
We didn't see him be that next layer.
This baby bait just trying to make his way out of the smoke.
Ain't gonna even matter.
This is Nongshim all day long,
and Mike, I think we're gonna be seeing just two one-sided maps.
Absolute stranglehold here from Nongshim.
In more ways than one.
Again, they've got them just on the back foot permanently.
Lee fiat, lost it up again, you're expecting maybe a judge and an opportunity to capitalize on a little bit of range with the Odin, but it's just so far forwards.
A great flash over the top at you from Francis to set that in motion.
And even so, Francis not putting up numbers in the first, but still now is that supportive tool for Danby.
Another tick in the box.
And for me, the fact that they are doing this against Lee, who so far they probably won the only place to really kind of...
I mean he's got 7 kills, he's got 7 kills with a 1st like 3 rounds.
He's trying to do what he can and he's been generally quite a big stopping factor.
But here, no, she don't care.
They'll go through havers in their way, they're not even just trying to eye up that like
pressure towards the A side that we saw kind of be a bit fumbling with G2 previous.
This is just, we go where we want, we don't really care who's standing in our way.
So the Coinbase win condition coming out of this 4G2 for me is around the finances.
Again, I would have almost liked to have this discussion 2 rounds ago, but
Now at a 6-1 scoreline, they are trailing.
She's certainly done the hard work here in the opening rounds of this first half.
And a baby bait and valid on Ultimate.
This now, a bit of a chicote.
Into round eight.
You could jog on about halfway.
So not in a terrible position for the back end of this first half.
But not necessarily any tools to offset this purchase in actually.
It's a little bit more reinforced with that Bucky and Stinger but helped by much and Gumby's fear just doesn't exist.
The guy is so willing to go forward it just feels like it doesn't matter.
Look at his agility, he's following as well.
It's beautiful, the layering, the scaling.
God, if only we had this on a BIS.
That's, I get it, I don't, if I'm honest.
Put him on the damn neon.
This guy is something else on it.
If this is the comfort, if this is how they want to play around it.
Let me see that across the board.
This is a much stronger looking Nongshim.
This is the team that cornered our eye that has been taking a lot of presents.
And for Leaf and Jorgomot, it is a rough road back into this round.
Now this would be a miracle if Leaf even gets a chance.
Even at this point, the damage doesn't mean really too much.
Nongshim will find number 7, everybody's sitting comfortably above about 3500.
So I argue with these ults coming online, they're going to be very, very well situated.
The last few rounds.
It's pretty to watch. I just want to see more of it, right? It's like, if you've got this sort of ace up your sleeve, you've got this look that your team can run. Why are you stopping?
It's going into a prior activity we saw, and this is why I kind of put it down to some of these Engager. I mean, they were lacking the firepower. You look at the mini map in some situations on map one.
And look at this. Look at this tempo. The power on where it is sent, and I don't think that affected Baby Bay, but now let's see where the layers are. Anything else to help them out?
The only difference maker is Valin, it's Leif, finally coming back through, finally fighting back.
That's what it takes for G2 to find a response here, a fast and furious round here, over towards A.
I think Danby's almost expecting an extra body behind.
Shrent, I believe, towards spawn, but...
Leaf and Valid is able to apply enough pressure here,
and that's the dodges of Flash.
It's great stuff from Leaf again, another 3k from him.
Up to double digits now, but G2, that's only their second.
Feels like just a breath of fresh air after what was a very suffocating
First half potentially. Carry on.
I didn't work.
Off to B we go.
This one they have done well at.
Thor is waiting towards that CT side, but they're still filtering out.
This doesn't really deny the scale up that Nongshim like to do.
And look at Arby's position.
Does he get checked off?
Like, joy, it doesn't matter again.
This is great priority work from Nongshim.
Taking away that comfort on CT instantly.
And they've got the pit to throw down if they want to towards the connector.
This is looking wrapped up with a bow.
Where is the reaction from G2? Where do you go now?
They have a little bit of time to still piece together something towards elbow,
but it's Dambi on the other side, judging hand, controlling this space.
Oh! He's going to get both!
Posey! Posey's decided! He got to go back for seconds!
He doesn't know when he's dead!
And Nong Shim are there alongside him this time.
France is ready to be that one-two punch,
This man is simply electric at 17 to 7. He is a highlight player as baby. They can't make it happen now
Long chim are looking just different
Yeah, just around here to reset the loss bonus, but you do applies further pressure
To this purchase coming into round 11. I mean you just I
Take it all back. He looks good on the shotgun. Hell. Yeah, he does
I feel so good as a player to suddenly feel like you can run through these.
I feel awful on the other side. It is the epitome of what we're seeing currently in
Valorant and Dambi embracing it.
Embodying it almost at this point right? Try and stop me. There's the challenge.
Are you up for the fight? Leaf is trying to be right slipping in towards this pit here.
Waiting for a PIX OF LOCES!
How do you win that?
Show me his POV of that.
Cause you saw nothing!
Jorah gonna try and commit in the meantime.
Maybe they're gonna try and take to the site.
This time it's won out by Jorah. That's better.
They've at least got a body back.
4v4.
Purchase far from perfect either.
Issue B now. Look at the progress made elsewhere by IV.
Jorah gonna come from RB.
Reading this rotation. Perfectly.
Let me onto site just yet.
So Trance is gonna be able to get an early confirmation
But he's only on a sheriff. It's Jorgamo and Baby Bear on the rifles there.
And Baby Bear's far. Jorza leased in towards that CT site, so he can be a bit closer, but there's a really shallow dog.
So you're not going to get that full information of where they might be residing.
And a refight towards connector. Again, Nongshim boys want to take space.
They all fight one of the three areas. I love it. This paranoia could be nasty as well.
It is Trent. Can't do anything fully near site in a process.
just igniting under this new tempo non-shim as baby bait he was on form in
that one farming it up here oh it's rough days ahead rough waters at 92 non-shim
this is the team we wanted the wind knocked out them so early on in this
half. What? What did he see there? What was that? It's just a very tip of his judge.
You see Lee Spacer, he's like, huh? Yeah, literally. He's not even got the benefit of the nearsight there.
A crazy catch by Francis. Up to double digits now for him so everyone can see him come online.
He's absolutely shining alongside Dambi now. He's now unloading. Oh God. The combination
just sounds atrocious, doesn't it? Valen checks on dealt with, they feel it out, they read the game,
they're reading everything G2 want to do and you're going to be checked on, teed up to be absolutely
deleted. Doesn't matter the gun, it just moves different man. It is something special to witness
but baby they try to put up a fight here.
Dumbie. Dumbie.
Oh!
He doesn't stop.
And Leesh's position starts to feel readable.
And he is the hunter here.
Doing it for SHIFT!
One of the game!
Dumbie coming alive.
20 kills in one half-bite.
That is an electric level of form he has upswing to.
Abyss feels like a lifetime ago.
This is a different team!
Red Bull gives you wings!
I'm going to play a little bit, I'm going to play a little bit, my friend, and well, when David
redoubles the tambourine, watch out, when he redoubles the tambourine, I want everyone
to make an incredible noise, but as if they had seen an ace clutch or something like
that, and when I say stop, the whole world in silence.
David, ¿cuándo quedas?
Estamos bien.
David, ¿cuándo quedas?
Okay, ¿se sienten bien? ¿se sienten bien? David, ¿cuando quieras?
They are incredible, aren't they?
They are incredible.
How about the last one?
We are going to beat them!
We are going to beat them when you want!
Yeah.
Yeah.
David, cuando quieras.
Bit of empty.
Yeah.
Sparing G2 on, obviously.
Yeah.
The two runs.
Okay.
I just don't know how you control Dumbie.
I really don't.
Wow.
I don't think G2 know either, which is probably the bigger issue.
20-07.
Yeah.
Cross that opening half.
I say it's only really leaf that's able to put up any sort of resistance
We'll have to get off to a flying star here on the attack inside
They've any hopes of getting back into this, but I don't expect nonction to let up at all
Four player drift into mid very early on here in the pistol. They want this one done man. Oh
My god the timing on the drop hello and good bye G2
You thought maybe you had a chance to play a normal round you don't dummy wants to walk down middle
And he doesn't really want to stop and trends kind of finally put him in his place
But I don't think that's gonna stop him overall here as they have the spike and I don't think they're meant to
Hi big tag. Yeah
Doing that though Trent you got to keep doing that you got three more two more make it real
you had me believing Trent you had me believing the long shim up to 11 Mike this is blinking
you miss it stuff really is expecting obviously some investment here with how we saw the first
half go but the top of the wall here long shim in mid what a weight off their shoulders
as well though. Oh yeah definitely. To come back to the interview as well obviously the
discussion in between must have just been guides like we need further commitment to what we're
doing. I said it wasn't really for me about respect and we're still very proactive on
a business just fell short in other areas but that is the general consensus. What
the positive map to is going to be going into split in particular.
It's only a wake up call for G2 if they thought they were in cruise control.
They have absolutely been put on notice now as maybe they said forward as RBCs
all of it and get the shot he'd like, but he's going to know the plan.
Now they prepared them be ready going to be able to reposition and touch here.
Doesn't really back down.
Can't be forced to. That's huge from leaf.
The upgrade here, Drogmo right now, got the Bulldog in hand.
Clark will come through three, left standing for Nomshin.
Oh no, beautiful control from Lee.
It's going to be found in the end, but again, he's given them great numbers to play with here,
and Drogmo can hopefully backfill that space he does.
It's good work for G2, it's a very long road though.
Not going to lie to you about this one.
It'll take one mad round from Dumbie, it's going to take one mad moment from Francis.
This can be put to bed pretty quickly, but you to just to make the game feel possible. I'm all aboard
Big boom flipping around to here now gives them a little bit of a buffer some upgrades found leaf
Pick up a scope here potentially farm. Just don't buy any shotguns anywhere
Just don't do it.
Wow.
Does he cycle him on a cross?
I'm not sure if there's one on the floor for Demby, but...
For G2's sake, I hope not.
As it stands, Francis has gotten himself down middle.
Now, look at his transposition.
It feels like they're aware of that chance,
that they do like to get quite proactive on these sort of rounds.
It's based on a burst and teed up.
Lovely work between him and Giorgomo
just to facilitate that pick and open up the A site.
So that should be a very clean pawn.
And this should be so, just so telling
that there is that mid pressure
or they've taken space or gone for a stack
as it's completely clean sailing over towards A.
Farns is the only one with investment here
to maybe do some damage.
They're not gonna matter too much
with round two being turned around.
I mean, if you catch maybe leaf somewhere,
the only one that. There's a
weapon in that regard. It's
going to go forward. It's
going to angle pretty early on.
Headshot. It's going to win
out. Nice. Okay. Stability
office. It'd be great to keep
flat alive if they can. Now,
I don't know if they get that.
Dummy is waiting. They can
catch one there. They aren't
going CT side. He's hunting
costly for Jito in the end. Just the bulldog and the man who carried across so we've
lost a couple of purchases. We're talking about already on the ultimate year in around
16 rifles across the board for Nongshim to maybe stabilize it. In regard to no real
notable progress, I'd live in the nightfall potentially but even if we
get that far. Longshim can find a response now, potentially seal the deal with a couple
players going to be struggling behind this for G2. Again, yeah, focus towards mid once
more, at least curiosity, inside of Francis and Dambi.
I just don't know if G2 even respect that spot though, they can work through that,
they're really pretty close to it. Yeah, the dog should kind of clear house and allow
that green light to go. RB going to shift back, doesn't want to outstay his welcome
here. Really the only one present on the A site, so he can't go down to, oh,
He doesn't that's clean work. Mr. Jogamo. Yeah, so that's a new lease of life of he who still has that paranoia to play in and he's got the support system of
Dambi now on the side of the map
She too now pours outside and gonna allow Monship to get a little bit aggressive the slide out from down be fantastic
Jogamo shut down and they're reading the elbows the next kind of priority focus Dambi then set in the
Powler not gonna make it around the corner, but Francis certainly does Trent big hill coming in for the Seekers
It's ex-Ross going to deny any build back here.
Nongshim making it up to 12.
G2, this map, you might want to soon forget it.
We obviously get a couple of rifles back into this,
but as I said, two players will be struggling financially
in the aggression on display once more from Nongshim.
The coordination is just beautiful.
I don't think the dog quite cleared that close corner, so Francis gets play on this.
I've got a spike over here, we're trying to...
Ceasen over the top, confirmation here, Ivy actually takes a ton of damage,
and that's going to bring G2 closer to the judge of Francis.
This could be catastrophic.
Francis is committed on this one, and he is set up.
He has Massacred G2!
He takes down a third!
From zero to hero in this map.
As now, you're left with what remains of G2.
Leaf and Valin to try and put it together.
And Leaf just wants to make it through middle.
He can't be nearby.
Valin has to get a look in.
Oh, and he gets more than a look in!
He's got to himself!
Valin making something out of nothing!
Dumbie gets closer though, the final boss to try and get past, leaves, stunned up, dead!
Dumbie! He can do it all himself right now!
Valin, who's put on that Missaltis on!
Still, keeping a life among the G2 side!
Keeping a long shield away from that 13.
I mean, it just comes so close to go along here for G2 Francis.
It does so well to get Trenn as well, it takes 4 kills from Valin to keep them in this.
Oltz now started to come on line for Nongshim though.
D2 certainly can't let their foot off the gas.
No margin for error, pittin a divide available for them.
This was looking curious to see it. It's Seraphim. Would you believe it? Fucking in the hand for that bait.
Yeah, it's staggering. Again, good info. And just unwilling to relent the aggression.
Gonna be met this time. G2 able to quell it, to handle it, to tame. Nongshim, just a touch.
There's only 5 rounds, potentially now 6. XIV, the last one. Try and do anything about it.
G2 would love to keep four up.
Yeah, huge round in terms of stabilizing the finances here.
Allianz now into clean up once more.
To now get it by comfortably behind him.
But look at what's being stacked on the other side of the board.
Halfway to the pit as well.
The anything missing?
And having everything available here.
Munchin might just try and pull the trigger here in round 19.
Round by round of fair now, isn't it?
How long does G2 get to live in this space?
It'll take six to bring it back all even.
Munchin, as you highlighted, those ults are looking terrifying to me.
G2 obviously going to be a stringly paranoid here towards this choke point on B.
Replayers, he's on a non-shim, and technically Thor, Dambi, can be here in the blink of an eye, just to retrieve the orb initially.
Proudly dealt with, so the presence is still shown by Baby Ray on the way out, but non-shim immediately turned their heads towards mid, and they're going to start walking.
Oh, it's this one it comes down to.
A little bit of the battle in middle, Dambi is here.
Chorgamo just completely out of sorts.
Divide goes in, and it looks like G2's attention turns back towards B.
There is still a player on the other side of the divide.
Dambi doesn't get to see him, Leaf.
Gonna be left to leash a little bit to maybe make a play up.
Middle B, the dagger in the back, but they still need the pawn.
They still need to try and hold on to this side of the map.
It's gonna be seen, baby, baby.
Gets his ankles broken by Dambi.
Leaf has to be the hero of the hour here,
But still behind the divide. They're on the site. They've already attacked the spike.
Leaf strikes, takes down one. Gumby gone. Paranoia comes in, flies through the bridge.
Oh, he can't make it out. RB's cornering. And the 2v2 fell on the trend.
Trent scared the ground. RB! Got a little bit of time, but a play for the left and a play for the
right. Can you find any of them? No! Trent finding salvation for G2 and pushing up to seven.
G2, just clinging to life here.
It's a huge investment coming through from Nongshim as well.
They feel like they've got this in the bag.
Yep.
A late lurk from Leif.
Dismantles this retake attempt and Trent just comes alive
to find three.
I'll be unfortunately caught off guard there with a drop off the wall.
And a chance to find that for three.
Five rounds now.
Timeout called.
Yeah, well, five rounds, but the snowball round is gone from Nongshim.
And one round you get to sit back and wait for, regardless of the outcome,
is now off the table for Nongshim.
Spot on. You're looking at the buy they're going to be working with as well.
It's going to be sheriffs, bits and pieces.
You could imagine maybe eight for G2.
And it starts to feel possible.
I don't want to get ahead of myself because you can see how close it is.
I already feels possible. Yeah. Yeah, you're in on this not all in but I'm saying it feels possible
Okay, okay. I'm on the brink of a very very powerful old cycle
I've got the pit here to secure post plan the seekers to really open something up a baby bait just missing one
chance here to find eight for sure, but
You look at how far away
Nong Shimano turns the lion's share of ultimates.
There was a chance for G2 to string a couple more together.
If I'm not mistaken, I think dummy was on 21 kills in that first half.
I think he's 7-25 now. So it's been a much quieter affair here.
Struggling to find that same level of impact, but it takes one round.
It takes one moment and it takes being in the right place.
These antiques have to be absolutely clinical for G2.
It's good because look what's happening here.
as G2 read this, are they prepared for this?
I don't know why it looks as if he knows.
Well, the dog dealt with, but they're still gonna go
and dummy is gonna want to get handled.
It's Francis, he's gonna kill a backyard jaw.
There is an army against your man.
They're just taking a fight.
It's death match, and it might be the death of G2.
Trent doesn't have the bullets to do it.
Leaf has to save the day.
You're looking at Nonshim.
You're looking at what they got left.
Leaf can read this, he's seen the utility, he's ahead of it, by just a touch here, he's holdable, he certainly is now, decays time to come in, and he wants the spike, and he won't get it!
Desperation in the end!
His non-ship push up to 13, took one round to go wrong!
All the world is dancing
The people are using it
While they are heating up the room
That the soul you have has a rhythm to dance
Let's go longship
Let's go longship
Let's go longship
Let's go longship
Let's go longship
Let's go longship
All the world is dancing
People are happy to be using
Yesterday my friend talked to you
That the soul you have moves the rhythm to dance
I am the inspiration of the young people
Now if you don't hit the street, I can also hit the mill
I can hit 10 guys but don't change my career
You criticize the 24
A lot of that is due to the sound effect that plays at the same time.
In Valorant, we call these sounds killbatters.
for audio cues that play when a player gets a kill. These are five individual sounds that
ascend through the E minor scale. The first four kills are a single note that's an E,
F sharp, G, and A. But if you hit the ace, you get that...which is an E, E, and a G.
The goal of these is to create a sense of increasing accomplishment throughout the
round. This kill-banner sequence is consistent across all of the skin lives. Each one
is modified to work with the skin's theme. If the overall musical structure remains
the same. We just have one exception to this, and that's a worried dreamwinds. Because the
theme is so upbeat and magical, we wanted the kill banner to better match that vibe,
and minor scales are kind of inherently dark. So, while we kept the third kill banner,
the minor third G note, for the ace, we changed the G to a G sharp, which changes
the scale from E minor to E major, giving it a more upbeat vibe. It's interesting
and how one tiny note can change the whole vibe.
Welcome back to the desk here master Santiago after what can only be described as a reckoning for G2
It was brutal. It was savage and we're here to talk all about it
I'm even joined by the cooker and for the first time gentlemen, it's mini welcome to the desk brother
Thank you for having me here. I'm excited to be here. I was so happy to see this number playing
It was amazing. No, I really enjoyed it
We needed to bring you right because that especially that first half was very quick
We heard that you were in the building and we were like who else better to let us know
How what it feels like to play against Sunby is that exactly same feeling?
Oh, I mean it was amazing to watch but not to play against I promise when I was the guy eating his judge
I was not happy like this, you know right now. I'm sorry to see it but playing into the night
My I will be seeing this in my dreams for a long time. Yeah, it's impressive to watch
But I imagine it as a player especially something is like a Sentinel or is hoping to try and slow this kind of stuff down
It must be really stressful to go up against round after round you kind of know it's coming, but it doesn't matter
I mean even if you know he's coming. You just put an oid, you know like it's very hard to stop him
And this guy's just going no matter what so yeah
We're seeing here the reactions picking up the old and with the old man
I think if you tried with so many guns and some of this were ridiculous
We were also seeing the reaction and the player's faces being like how do we shut this down?
You cannot even hate on him because he's such a sweet guy in life
It's like you clearly cannot go up against this and this is just to take a little bit of look at the numbers
Everybody had a little bit more of a redemption in the nonchalance. You cannot
Disagree that this was Dambi's doing in in most of it some of a little bit of makeup on the numbers for the G
Half was was something else. I mean, I want to ask you something
So can you give me because I know I know how you suffered against Dambi
Can you give me like how the comms go like when the round starts and you're up against that in Karot?
How the comms? I mean sometimes you just know like there will go be but like guys we also need to play some shotguns
You know what you think after playing two rounds against him?
We need to pull out the judge and just hope you hit them faster, you know
So yeah, there's the comms
It's just a little bit of chaos and then you just pray that that's kind of it
It feels like you guys weren't always sure about how much space to give or if you wanted to fight in those smokes
against Dumbie. If you could go back now, back to the Corode even, it's like the one thing you would try and change now that you've seen this.
I mean, I think playing more shotguns for sure. I think that's the kind they also need to pull out the judge to be able to stop him more.
So I think next time if I'm going to play against Dumbie, I'm going to be waiting with the judge there also.
I think also that something that struck me was the contrast in attitude between Francis and Dumbie after that first map.
Francis obviously had a really difficult map and it's quite clear that it affected him.
affected him whereas Dambi seemed quite upbeat was more than happy just to be
getting a chance to play more Valorant and we did see Francis was able to step
up and also it almost felt like he was spurred on by what we saw from Dambi in
terms of his own aggression. Absolutely I think that it gives you a lot of
confidence right and obviously the vibes have to be very very different from
map one on to map two this is you know probably in a situation that they
did not expect you know for that map one to be so contended for G2 but
Now being in the second one, having this performance, we can only pray also for the side of G2 and what is a way to for them on Split
because we expect a little bit more of the same coming in from Nongshim.
Now, I mean, we're looking at towards Split here of course, a chance for G2 to start to stabilize but it is the same composition from Nongshim Red Force typically.
We expect to see that sort of same game style.
G2 have said, we don't want to match this aggression.
Many early you mentioned you should just bring shotguns out and try to you know fight fire with fire
G2 I feel like I'm that kind of team that's gonna want to go that direction. I mean I tried a little bit on the
Corout I saw them playing two judges also two buckys, but it's not hard like you just need to have the playstyle for it
You know and Dumb is someone that mastered it
So it harder to just say like play shotgun and you kill him
I mean that we just mastered the movement mastered everything and I'm excited to see you because I think the same thing is coming
I think that we're just gonna be running it down and split once again
and I'm excited to see what G2 is going to do against him.
Do you think that even though it's a different map and Split having the design that it has,
we're going to get the same kind of performance from Dambi and he's going to have that freedom of movement?
I'm quite sure we're going to see the same Dambi now again, but I hope G2 will also step up and play some close game now, so yeah.
Yeah, look, I mean, split around a corner here, G2, look, it's the kind of map where we've seen him play a little bit already.
Yes.
PRX, they fell short, right? That was like a 9 to 13 result. They looked relatively competitive there,
there. And it makes it seem go up against all games. So we have the data here from this
G2 side seems like it's an acceptable map for them. They bend breeze out instead in order
to go here. So I feel like our expectations should be similar. At least they know what
style they're going up against even if the setting is different.
At the end of the day, we set it up going into corrode this. Yes, G2 is playing a different
composition. They promised us that some of the things were going to be different.
To me, there were two like some mistakes that were a little bit unforgivable, but
also understandable at the same time.
Team flashes, a little bit of this jointation
when we're going into onto sites
or when we're trying to cover our spaces
and use the tools that the eyes would give you.
Pop flash is not going in.
I think that we need some bounce back,
especially from people like Trent and Joggerball.
Now, again, I like the beatings comp from you guys
if you saw on Corode before we hit in this bit.
I just want to touch on that quickly.
Do you guys sort of feel like you'll be revising that
or do you feel like that comp has legs?
I mean, we'll see what will happen. Now we have a lot of time to practice and see what's going to happen on Corral.
But I think the game we tried, and Martin on Phoenix was something nice.
He was playing only Euro before, he was his first different agent.
Yes, literally.
So we made him free, you know, to try something else, and I think he could enjoy it more, but maybe next time it's going to be better.
I had to get that question in with you, just before I could, it was such a fun comp to watch Mini.
Here, though, is our agent, so like, pretty much locked away.
Jogamore's going to have an opportunity to try and match Dambi's impact here on the Neon.
He's also the kind of player that loves to go aggressive, loves to take some of these risks and put his life on the line
But Dummy seems to have backed up that recklessness with a level of mechanical skill that really feels hard to match by anybody on the side of G2
No, absolutely
I think that we saw a little bit a couple of clutches coming in from Valin and Trent at the end of that last map in Corode
Probably that is something that they're going to need to do here as well on split when then with them starting on the attack
I need a little bit more confidence. We were starting to see that in Corote
But I think it was a little bit too late choosing to start in Corote on the defense was a mistake
Maybe all right
Well, that is our wrap up for our agents like hitting into our third and final map of the series
It'll be an option Red Force or G2 that emerge has the dust settled of course. We're gonna have hands in high pocket
Take a seat. I
Guess my only real question is what version of his teams do we see we have dummy back on that neon?
Like that is the big red flag if you're G2.
It's such a difficult discussion because I think at Nongshim Art,
the team to really warrant the discussion around what do we do composition if.
We can't fight fire with fire, one of the other Bible options here,
and obviously it's such a short turnaround for G2.
I'm happy to not see an adjustment.
Yeah.
But also, what can you do in terms of the macro,
the micro to really clean up something?
Because you can't let this pass you by now.
No.
We always talk about map 2 being a dominant response from a team.
to come into the decider and are being such a huge positive now with Nongshim in control of the tempo.
We already see the intention very early on here. Four players walking mid.
Yeah, they are making no mistakes about this.
They want to carry on as they established in that map too.
I'm sure the coaching staff and the players have to get their heads right for G2 off that second map.
Leave goodie!
Balon, I didn't imagine... Oh my god, he still gets one!
The value of that alone is rather impressive!
But you're...
Is she handled?
Huge dive, he gets that kill as well.
Dumbie still takes place on the site.
Right, like this is where it gets sketchy, baby bay from up above.
Still gonna catch one.
Once he gets a fine Dumbie, he doesn't need to.
Balon's got his side, now he can start building towards the back...
...of...
...sites.
But again, this just looks solid from G2.
They've actually stabilised quite nicely there.
absolutely a ton of threat towards the back lines and again taking the right
box to go aggressive elsewhere I beat any crucial kill with G2 able to weather
the storm of Nongshim leaf by the way just the sort of player that in these
situations will still get you one yeah it's so important and some of these
rounds that are so down to the wire and you've really shone in that too
Even even when it felt like there was no
He was still putting up some numbers
It's a consistent when it comes down to it in my mind at least now of course the buy is gonna be somewhat
Pressured here, but then he's got shorted. Yeah, so I'm still who's heard
If that is gonna be the game here the Leafs lurks are just gonna catch him if he's on his own
If he's trying to make an individual play but baby, they speak of individual
Just trying to buy it in.
Does go down.
Don't mind him having that killer instinct
allowed to kind of do it, especially if Joy is doing this.
Now, this is what I wanted, right?
That shotgun battle, iconic with it.
And obviously, Danby, yet to see it come into hand.
So this is going to be one of those fun games, I feel.
Now, in Jorga, I'm looking to maybe push a little deeper
in here.
I'll be down to 30 HP.
It's also on 52.
If they're even given a chance to remove a weapon here,
Leaf on the hunt wants more.
Very healthy with the stinger.
Find another one, Valin to clean up.
Lovely.
Four left standing here for G2.
An indicative of them wanting to take more control earlier on.
And the finances really, they're
down for on that first half of the road.
Certainly, themselves in a position now
to string a few together.
Well invested bonus as well.
Talk about happy to sit on the
bucky here. Yep. I think he
picked up the specter and he
just filtered that out. Gone
back for this. So see what he
does with it. You're kind of
playing a dangerous game, though.
It feels like you're inspiring
down be at this point. Don't
take him on. Yeah, but let's
let's continue. Can long shim
control G2 now who've already
started well. I feel like I
don't say made up from that
to that's not the case at all but they've kind of stopped the the ball rolling the
bonus word for me just aggression name the game this feels like vintage
drawer if we can continue here they sort of tempo and pace one on for it
downbeat noted earlier towards ramp by leaf he was actually checkmated in that
but it says she too can take that midspace up into advance and then
and pause.
Flexi waiting for a flank to come through and overstep somewhere.
Jorgamo, happy to reveal his position here.
The Bucky acting as a deterrent.
Anyone to go explore it back in?
What's this?
What's your note?
I mean, he got in there.
Get some follow-up.
Yeah, this is great, actually.
Nonjim not really biting on re-clearing that space that G2 had garnered.
They were happy to be quite stoic in nature, stamp their authorities.
You're not gonna get the spike down in the middle. So we'll just hold those rotations hold those pivot points
You can see now. Yes. A is a bit more vulnerable, but G2 still eyeing up towards heaven still try to scale this way and
That was pretty nice and there we go
I'll be not gonna let Ivy even get isolated in that a really nice crossfire kind of trade in but again that was the bonus
I'm sure there'll probably be one cycled out for a judge, potentially, and really looking for this second wave where I'm just going to able to back up, create a bit of distance here and mitigate that risk as best they can.
I'm also going to now pick up a rifle.
It feels like such a balancing act though, isn't it?
You always want to try and retake a bit of the space there, control the information gain.
You see what the plan for the offset is from G2.
Not particularly fast in tempo nor direct, but you can see it as a 4-1 start.
But on the other side, Nongshim are staking their claim towards B main.
Francis looking as if he wants to go forward as well.
It's got his TP all the way back behind A.
He's able to get back across the silo map very quickly if he did.
Longshim, able to stop G2 at the front door, have conceded ramp though and Dambi, none the wiser.
Yeah, this back and forth is not really opening up the sight yet.
Look at the amount of bodies from Longshim. That's beautiful from Valin, better from Trent.
And suddenly they have access. They can just bury that spike through.
X-Ross needs to go nuclear, but 10 HP is just not enough in my mind.
imagine they have the numbers to make sure their safety to G2 weathering the
storm though. Reality check here for Nongshim certainly gonna require an
early adjustment here. It's not some Francis have ultimate available again a
couple of weird challenges coming through particularly from Francis just
with no man's land on rafters and they said none the wiser that there could
be somebody as deep as they were on Ram.
So not necessarily surprised to see this time out called out, maybe
bring a couple of these non-show players back in line, adjust the
expectations a little bit.
I think that's exactly what it is. Maybe just trying to find
their footing in this game. Because it feels like for the
first time, even with a bit in mind, maybe to a degree, the
G2 are really kind of just taking the tempo themselves,
executing the game plan. It looks very much on the same page,
They haven't really been disrupted by Nong Shim.
I haven't seen that same level of aggression coming out from Dambi.
I haven't seen that same synergy.
Hard to make happen though, because again,
look how deep G2 are starting in that round as well.
They're waiting to see if there was maybe an overextension.
And for me, the coin-based win condition
certainly coming out this time around that defensive proactivity
that we saw on map one.
Nong Shim can align once more.
We take the fight 2G2.
We were talking about it was the execution,
really a few weird engagements lacking the firepower in some of the situations where
like I said Nongshim usually flourishing where we saw them flourishing map too.
And it's gonna hard it's gonna get harder I think to pin down G2 the further they find their footing
themselves the further they read into this game we have some heavy hitters and it's not
necessarily the names you'd imagine at times just not just you know the Jorgamo show it's
not the baby time but it is kind of leaf and vowing right. What I mean shift in this sort of approach
You don't want to see numbers.
You're almost splitting sightlines,
forcing readjustments early on from Nunchin towards Sight.
So even if he's not farming kills,
still doing his job here and Leif speaking off after,
I'll tell you a little way, I'll be...
That's about right here.
Yeah, that was very significant.
It's very significant, right?
But I like that those from G2,
that they all try to put it together mentally
of how they want to try and navigate these potential threats.
You see a smoke like that,
You're gonna have to start clearing it with utility put some intention behind it
But again for non-ship. This is a lighter purchase. They had a couple of throwing pieces there that buck you a Dambi a couple of sheriffs
It's not without threat, but again G2 look pretty buttoned up here. They've been leaning in on this one
Waiting for the goa smoke's gone up
They're gonna start building out now Dambi gonna try and see if you can fly towards that pillar
Here we go. Oh, that's nice from baby bait. That's going to be a feel good for him does
fall but you go cobra striking once again, but for G2 arounds around and you take it
when you get him to look at the threat that could happen in a second.
Come on, Trent's there.
Snappy kills coming back and forth.
T2 up to four.
Now looking for, that was disgusting.
Within that timeout, the numship.
He said, still got the two ultimates to play with.
He just hit, maybe they're beautiful.
Crispy, the Trent on the cleanup.
The other side, though, T2.
The volts of their own, particularly the divide in the pit,
they can really slow down one of these post plants.
They're able to get themselves a plant here towards A.
They aren't initially positioned with a late lurk outside B main.
A ten-five-month prowler, but not back in the way just yet.
Not putting a rotation either.
We're going to be a little bit closer towards ramp here.
We're going to be able to wait out this first TP timer from Francis.
Here it goes.
And there goes G2.
Light timing.
Oh, that's lovely!
Harping from Baby Bay.
I just couldn't quite find X-Ross in time.
And actually X-Ross just got...
Dude, how did he get the second on draw?
He's dealt with the front line completely.
And now G2 having to really bank on the back line.
Francis having none of it.
Fighting back forward.
Oh, it gets a second!
Ballon fights to himself!
It's a 1v2, but the spike's not quite to hand.
Just a little bit further away.
45 seconds.
He's got a chance to make something out of nothing here.
Slip back up through Rampier and Monction trading places.
See the awareness there from RB, and they've walked the smoke.
Ballon's going back.
Yeah, reading this.
This could be miraculous.
It's not to be for him.
For the X-Ross, finding that second on jaw was Heavensend.
The first on Baby Bay, fair enough, it was a drop into the smoke, even though I think it was handed.
I was going to say, Baby Bay actually reading perfectly the situation here.
Absolutely right, Chatteray into the smoke and...
It's only because he's playing so deep on this that...
Everybody's expecting him to retreat back towards Elbow.
Great stuff anchoring.
Towards the A site here.
Rungshim will find a response.
It might be a set piece here around Baby Bay.
towards mid, considered the early investment there, but
let me sit back and wait a little bit.
Yeah, and I like this kind of gear change from G2.
We've seen it in a couple of rounds. Just a little bit more patient at the beginning.
Don't want to allow any sillyness to happen.
You speak with that set piece, here it is.
This set in motion, this play up towards heaven, up towards rafters.
Get Jor involved, get him invested, counter-off comes in though.
and he goes flying! Three critical kills and Nongshim are back in business.
The knife fall to set him up for success. Absolutely lapping up rounds like that.
Beautiful stuff and it is a joy to watch him play like this.
Call the cheese, call it what you like, but...
But...
Oh!
I mean, what do you do?
Avoid him.
Run.
Go elsewhere.
A few of those rounds where the stars just align for Nongshin.
Dambi's allowed to do things like that.
Very little.
You can really do.
Oh, look at the brilliant rotations.
An invested fake here.
with the Knight Balls and everything else, but I think he's dropped.
I'll be just going to know, yeah, very early on here.
He's got his TP and that's either Caps here from Ivy,
Crucial Francis to find the second as well.
Caps is all here with the ball.
They're here so quick that Spike is trying to get out of their ball
and wants none of it.
The brick wall of Nongshim made it there in time,
the fact they got back so fast.
Marvelous.
This here, the difference being,
Francis has the benefit at the time of the TP.
It may be reading that they've adjusted ever so slightly, but great catch by Ivy.
Just as he's transitioning back outside.
Still free left standing, plenty of time left on the clock here for G2.
They just shoulder that corner.
Oh my god.
This is weird. Yeah, it is. And now here in the frown, he has a look.
He's forced up the angle, but can they make it towards the side? Yes.
Okay, spikes on. They can get a plan here. 3v4.
Francis has ult. Nothing to bank on the other side.
Trent trying to posture up. Look a little intimidating.
Got a shoulder check from Dambi, and here's the ult.
Francis wants to get them back in here.
Here, the conventional drift going to open up.
The possibility to see it. Information game favoring Nongshim.
Can he make a move off the backside of that?
He's committing.
And that's it! A downbeat!
It's a perfect crunch!
Non-shim had a plan in mind!
Executing it to perfection.
The breaking, the crosshair placement here, forcing G2 to react
to a bold play from Francis.
As if they're able to stabilize pretty quickly off of...
I felt like a one-sided affair for the opening five rounds, at least.
G2 up against it in terms of the finances once more.
You see investment here probably to try and capitalise on the pit
if they can get themselves into a post-plant situation.
I've got to say, again, Francis coming alive towards the back end of this series.
Yeah, big credit to him, considering map one just felt like he wasn't able to get the ball rolling at all.
Now a very direct approach. It's all B on the receiving end.
It's nice to get out of dodge which, uh, well, I say that.
He's gone back in. He never really left. He's still here!
Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!
He faked! The T.P. the second time. Just insane!
He faked me out!
I thought he's gone back to default.
What a trusty man.
Watch this. They had no idea.
Oh, it's marvellous from RB.
Just like that, they're one-round to the good here.
With the first half of split...
We noted Pitt and Divide here didn't even become a factor in the previous Sogyutu.
Still another chance to rely.
That's still on the operator now.
bit of a curveball in terms of the tempo here some of these early points of
contest you're not looking I'm just walking all the way in
fellas gonna find it though they really want to continue the fight now G2 don't
like that at all something doesn't feel right they've got great progress towards
middle they don't need to bank on it but it does make it feel one-dimensional
doesn't make you feel safe in a post plant so their eyes turn towards the
You can already see Francis preparing himself. That operator is waiting.
And he's actually got the lightest side of the setup as well.
In terms of this split.
Ooh, baby, baby!
Just falling like flies here. Ivy holding that push-up, reading the intention.
And Francis gets out of the dodge. How is he alive?
You can't get away from him. Omnipresent in the round.
I thought he got a new Lisa life there. Certainly not the case is now going to spot Valonel probably reading the trends not too far away either
Then 30 seconds left seconds left to work with here
Trent looking to get back into vents as nonchim breathing down their necks
Yeah, they're on the run
I'm gonna get a plan for
2v4 can you stabilize yet to really contest nonchim they're close as well timing on the plan is awkward for G2
Yeah, they're close up towards heaven Trent's gonna need to bail out big first pick though paranoia stunning
It's got both of them G to have to fall towards pillar try and find a corner to play from but RB is ready with Francis
Who's have impact this round you said it we've seen it long Jim's starting to find their form here in map three
I'm just concerned for the back end of this first half. Now, I'm a jog about. It's absolutely
lost inside that all, but I mean, look how clean this is from Francis. The final two
will force a time out here from G2. The now two behind. Still sitting on some of
these ultimates, but like I said, I haven't really come to a position where
due to comfortably in terms of the initial plan, yeah, can get themselves
onto site. So certainly for me, the Coinbase win condition has to be around
finding this investment and sticking the landing.
They're kind of getting lost a little bit in the early and mid round in terms of
back and forth exchange back over towards the site.
Yeah, it just feels like a death funnel every time they try and get that stability.
Those two points.
Those crossfires just...
It's brutal.
It really is. It really, really is.
And Pachito, it's a hard conversation to have.
She don't have many rounds to play with now.
You don't really have the buy behind it.
You haven't had much time to really, as you said, bring those ults into position.
There's Queen base win conditions passing them by Michael really are
String of rounds now long shim to get up to six
Definitely back in the driving seat
Almost a little reclined to be honest. Yeah
Let's see what you got here.
This is five rounds in succession for nonchalant and it's looked solid.
Looks like they've got really that great read on G2 in France.
His confidence just seems to get more and more happy to take a risk here as his way out.
And he finds the target. Baby Bay trying to back himself in the fight.
But now they go to the strongest side of the map.
This three players here in manipulated one small
Three stingers and a sheriff a chance to retrieve the weapon just yet
That's a damn be ready curious you can see him shoulder in here has a prowler that will identify you tease whereabouts
I'm gonna go up here. Maybe cause some issues, but
Perfect from extra. Oh, it's been just such a little x-factor to really finding value down being keeping them out
keep them somewhat humble, setting up extras again. This guy's still firing and just look at what he could do to them.
They're left in pieces. Four players alive for Nongshim. They look unfazed by G2.
Round 12. Could beat everything for Nongshim in terms of securing such a comfortable advantage here, Francis.
Against some of Solo and Denver as well.
Well, talk about paying too much respect
with a player slipping so deep on mid.
Catching a freebie like that.
And I'll let you have it, Corode, call it the Dambi show.
This one, it's Francis, it's X-Ross.
They are having their time in this unbacked turn
on the second half, but already, okay.
I guess he wants the show to be back on.
Dambi finally dealt with my leaf,
but still there's problems in this.
That spike is trying to get away from that side of the map.
Bronze now played back in, gonna take his way out,
expecting it to end on that B here.
TP back out here, baby, they're looking to go a little deeper towards Benz here.
He's making work with the judge.
Well that isolates Ivy.
Does G2 read that?
Because looking at where that spike's heading, it's slowly back towards B.
This is still here, and look at his curiosity.
I was going forwards as well.
which might be almost a misread for RB because they see no contact towards B main but
By this point, they've also not seen anything towards heaven. It feels a bit bizarre
G2 pausing up towards heaven
Francis, oh if you catch his baby, babe, maybe
Let's cross back out of vents. I mean he's gonna hear this. Oh my god, Francis
He could be the absolute end of this and he just needs to back away
He actually goes back for more he didn't even need to he done enough to bring it to this 2v2
Ivy and RB now bring themselves back towards the B site baby. They and Valon
Love a plan here. So what a paranoia here and I've been actually gonna cast baby bait
Spam not connecting for our be though paranoia Valon's gonna get caught here
Can he be the one to give G2? Oh, just a dash of hope
just brutal once more from Nongshim will secure eight on the half G2 left
trailing scrambling for answers in a lot of these rounds that's tough tough set up
now for the second half G2 have to find a way to fight back
I
to be a worry right? You
think it's a fashion to plan?
They can't do it again for
like some G2, but then from map
two to map three, it's all
starting to become a reality
as G2. Look a little
stressed in this one there.
They do. You can see it on the
faces of the players.
of the players. Seven rounds
here from Nongshim in succession.
Francis taking control alongside
X-Ross of this deciding map.
But this is the half where I'm scared of Dambi.
Oh yeah, I did that.
Terrified of what he can do.
Oh dear.
Because again, you've got to give credit in my mind
to X-Ross to the rest of the team who
I mean, even RB, like it's five kills, but his ability to anchor the B site was great.
Perfect. Time and time again, it's only really on the anti-eco rigged, shut down on the smoke
where he fell short, but absolutely did his job.
Ivy catching crucial kills, in terms of the other side of the map as well.
Everything aligning here for Nongshim.
And an uphill battle for G2.
Goal of start with a pistol here, with a convergent string together again.
Not had the benefit of the finances, so another scoreline deficit, not boating well at all for them.
You can see how deep G2 are trying to hold this A site as well, completely giving up heaven control.
Maybe there's eyes turned towards it, but it's a very passive hold, potentially expecting this explosive approach from Danby.
And it's a right read. It's a really good call, but can you still handle it Ivy?
You may know what's coming. It doesn't mean you could stop it. Nongshim again
Just vicious in approach
So Francis should catch. It's actually Ivy to clean up with a third
Last play at Jorgamo to find to prevent them. Blueless he does. That's about it Ivy
the team. It's a great
with the sheriff here. But
on nine. All smiles, Mike. I
know what they're doing to
them. And it's that great
feeling of look. They've tried
to prepare. They've tried to
be ready for what we're
about to do. Doesn't make a
blind. This is one of those
situations that you could
prep all you like, and it's
it's an only given Sunday
affair. They show up and they
I was going to say frugal on the side of Nongshim, but you're right. Bucky's and Stingers.
Nongshim, identify this early enough. They haven't really relented Nongshim. They don't
really care. It's Valin trying to put up a bit of a fight here. Do not make the first
and actually leave on the fall off. That's better. Dambi's the one to at least get
back in towards some sort of safety recover the ball block and then maybe get
the plan back on board. Okay, but again, 4v3. Nice approach on the sites. Good trade
for Leaf. They're chipping away at them and they have the numbers game here. This
down to the rifles. That's the scary part. Stingers on the other side. A
bucky with Leaf. A wide swing. Put an Ivy on notice. Oh my god, he's trying to
the time. Oh, what is that shot? And he's got to do it again. Trent's got him dead. Not
done yet, G2. Holy hell. I've just stood down with a snake bite in hand. It's going to play
the timing, but Trent on the cleanup. The investment here from G2 pays off. Leap for
a great catch. It's just a classic I believe.
Ok, I mean it was pretty much on the line in that round. It felt like it certainly not
stabilised the purchase but they will throw out a better position from it. I see a hero
rifle with Ivy. A hero bucky. Oh no, I'll be fancy a bit of that.
Oh no. There we go. You've got a couple rounds to play with. Not too many.
They can keep G2 under the thumb. That is going to be an issue.
Now we're going to find deep contact.
And it is deep on B main right now.
The orb should be fairly indicative.
We've got intent here from Nongshim.
They'll be slightly delayed. On the back of it, all the utility invested towards the site.
I'm trying to brush it out.
Yeah, luckily he's got some help here.
Damn me!
Just brutal, but it's leafed.
You don't give a damn about it.
Even 1v2.
Jaws got to judge him.
Maybe he's got a stinger.
Maybe he's outgunned him.
Unless he's read it.
Oh, he's got no idea.
None the wiser!
Jaws!
But it's switched off the audio.
It's beautiful from T2, Lauren.
That's that synergy we want to be seeing.
If weathered the first real hurdle there,
But the buy's back in for Nongshim.
They've just, all the way from the pit now.
It's revealed. It's revealed, yeah.
They've been exceptionally good.
Oh, thank God for Leaf there though.
This year, look like Dambi was going to string together a couple.
He's back on the judge again.
See on the other side, Ivy already with the pit in hand.
and the chance to set down the
emotion. Not that he needs a
pet to really shine with the
Dutch, but.
Balance been under a ton of
pressure previously and that's
not going to let up. Just
yeah, but stands up here.
Yeah, incredible work actually
to be able to deal with that
front line. Yes, we'll get
traded out, but he's still
done good damage and give them
a number. Numbers game to the
good player up leaving extras
RB in France is trying to
brute force this B site
B site again, no flank, no lurk.
It's all very direct in approach here.
G2's patience gonna put Nongshim under pressure.
Francis, sharp to date.
Gonna get an opportunity on baby baby,
this Rb to get absolutely bamboozled.
Leave for the punishment, G2, bringing it back now.
Up to seven, within two, very quickly here.
And a chance finally what it feels like since map one to stabilize the finances can be just
I mean even battling on the retreat there. It's still a beautiful catch
Yeah, looking a little linear in terms of the approach early on here for dongshim
G2 win out
massively in terms of the tempo in terms of
Stripping away maybe some of that confidence on the side of dongshim
First old cycle. We'll talk
about the pit being available
on both sides now. Nightfall
for Trent Ballant. I just want
away from the divide. Danby
already has his in hand. That's
the X-Ross also. Just one away
from the nightfall. Down top
of the ball for Nuncim, by the
way. Yeah, which is brilliant
to see. He has been certainly
in contest from the whole time
with Francis. Those two going
back and forth, but I'd like
to see some depth to Nuncim
here. I said it felt way too
to give up on that B approach.
Maybe relying on winning out these engagements because the first half was pretty one sided
in terms of the firefighting at least.
But I mean G2 should read this as an adjustment towards middle-eight.
But not as a plan in place to capitalize outside B, we'll have to wait and see.
To me though, I want to put a lot of credit towards Valin in this considering he's been
dealing with that majority of that B hit and he's done really well.
Don't get me wrong, Trent's been brave with the reveals in season 2.
Similar to what we're talking about with Avi in the first half, right?
Get her killed. Slow it down a little bit.
And it is the correct read so far, at least from the strong side of the map, the G2.
Both sides actually covered here, they're nearly covered by the pit.
Oddly, and they're well equipped to handle this adjustment.
The audible call towards A.
Slowing down, down B quite literally.
Something, it can bank on.
I don't think the Prowler connected to either player close by as well.
This is not good though.
No, they've slipped the pit.
I mean, baby play is playing deep.
Feels like it's been relayed, there's a chance that this has happened.
But it does cut off rotations.
It does, yeah.
If you're very behind the wheel, but can...
Why don't you even identify that?
They've made it through this far, and it's probably put a couple of question marks.
They're very much at the door.
They are with stingers, they are with buckies, it's still not a great buy.
But that's not really stopped them there.
I mean, a smoke here causes major issues for Valin.
And the fact that Jorga goes on a judge and tucked into sight.
OK, can Valin once again live here?
Jorga doing the dance.
And he is going to be coming out on top in this one,
keeping them at arm's length.
Trent will do the two-step with Ivy as X-Ross.
Not able to scale in here.
Very diligent from G2.
Very disciplined from G2.
That is what the doctor ordered.
Don't allow him in the door.
Don't lose that discipline.
Get back up to eight.
Valin to shine once more.
Thanks, Jorgomote.
Tuck it into sight. The judge here is actually pretty risky.
Valin goes completely unchecked.
On the drop from Heaven.
Absolutely stellar work from Valin.
Four in a row.
Four G2.
One more to tie things up.
Long shim of rinse and repeat
Baby very able to slow things down here as council you so but it's around this is catch that means ahead of it
Yeah, Dambi now let off the leash. This is where the problems begin if he gets to play his game
Francis slicing through middle it leaves just to a live Valin the backbone in some of these rounds
Now stands basically against five players
Where's your anchor in now?
Valin has to go huge to make this do-up on a 2v5 and they're looking to punish Trent. Yeah, you can get one. Oh
My god, he could have gone more but he doesn't get one and now does that then turn their attention?
Or do they bullishly work their way forward Valin doesn't know it now
He does peekaboo from Dambi and that's all it takes
the next two weeks. Second
approach towards a just that
slight adjustment on the timing
early on from Danby. Beautiful
learning on the flight from
them. And Francis, I mean
another situation where it's
just teed up. Doesn't even need
to transfer this time. The
him needed that one though felt like they're in a bit of a drought felt like
the build back was certainly happening and G2 still within touching distance
don't think they're not and the battle in middle begins already down be once again
dealt with difference coming in the form of leaf this time
found his bow looking out assorted really off timing in terms of the
paranoia you see nobody's affected until Dambi's fully dead relying a
little too much on that early utility the flash of the stun still three players
fought Nongshim alive and kicking very healthy but the full force of G2 on the
other side solid shouldering this deeper by stairs balance be careful not got
getting what out was this step to far I don't know if you got seen it was like
yes on it so now we should be on red alert considering you got contact
over towards leap spent around but he's already seen right that was the
issue their jaw now going to be called into attention as well.
Caution, not particularly afraid, but caution being aired here.
Valon does get outdone, Leaf on three as RB, the last remaining bastion but that spike
being where it is, is a problem. Two players waiting, oh quick grab on that.
Alright, fast hands but he's going to be fast on that trigger.
If you want a chance in this seized and held G2, banking on Leaf for a bit of brilliance
But he's got them there and that felt like a little bit of a misstep
Yeah, the timing you can see the power now. It's just landing
As leaf catches the headshot and then these two duck for Francis, right?
issue being
Dambi can't succeed on some of these pace here hits nobody can really go alongside him
But a fault maybe of over reliance on Dambi delivering there with a judge
I mean, that's to be honest, before we found three in a similar situation, certainly expect
him to deliver again there if the paranoia does connect.
back to this orbit have a young
g2 willing to greet that talking
about a little curious what's
been named right this face taking
the reaction rb is on the case
this is big is the area of
control but he's gone down so the
reactive play from luncheon wants
to go to heaven but then you've
CT, you don't even have to be main control, it's a sure you can't go that way, they trying to fake this, they absolutely are.
Maybe set something up towards the safe side, but look at the passive hold from G2.
They will be identified here.
Yeah, ready to recall back out.
But it gives them the opportunity to back to all that space now, get posted up close in person with the judge.
I don't know about CT's face, they've come all the alts putting everything on the line.
They look for the fight back through CT but they've fled out through Heaven.
This is nice. They still need to clear the pit.
Maybe they're going to be put to work here.
Can he find him in time? He's got one. Maybe they're brilliant.
Clearing out Badambi back into the case. Back into action! Back to work!
Diffuse is going to be perfectly fine in the end.
numbers sitting secure for G2 who have made it back up all even.
Instantaneous response here from G2.
No hesitation about the plan.
The divide just cutting off the backside of this pit.
I'm not sure how that first two kills even came to be.
This is a really resilient showing from G2.
I have to say it as well.
Overall, after that first half, I was concerned.
I was worried they might have been a little bit out of it, dazed and confused, but there is quality.
Back in this position where we're almost questioning some of the depth and approach here for Nongshim.
G2, I said in terms of the war of attrition, they are on top of a few of these pacey, hyper-aggressive takes.
is there Mike they are understanding the intention. Just playing range. Tuck back in RB is going to be
up to slip to site. Find the plant here. Ivy rifle in hand. Can they recover this? It's a 3v5 but
able to stabilize for a moment here. And Francis. Oh my god. Hello Jor. Jor's got him dead.
Good follow up from RB but the numbers are just so strong this would need miraculous work
from Ivy, stunned up and seen. He has been put to bed as G2 actually taking the lead here.
It took 21 rounds for them to truly look in form but now they've hit it. I don't know if Nongshim
have an answer Mike. They're starting to dial things back a little bit on the side of G2.
He's in reading the situation perfectly. Dambi just chomping at the bit,
the game. I'm going to get
I'm going to get rabid in
I'm going to get rabid in
approach. I made that work.
work. That's three rounds in
That's three rounds in a row now
for G2.
G2. A couple of ultimates now
a couple of ultimates now online.
online. Lacking in that
Oh, it should be now. Do you full send it to appear?
Oh, okay. Yeah, I thought he was on the money for that. Yeah.
Absolutely not. Dambi somehow gets the better of him here, and that feels like the first time they've had a player to the good with no trade in quite some time.
Well, actually still on 78 HP, obviously Decay made that look a lot worse than it was.
Still three players positions towards Acer, correct read from G2 here, could be well
positioned to deal with this audible call.
I'm going to give up the site, it's the exchange that almost has agreed upon the baby bay vulnerable,
still wins the fight.
Ivy looking straight back in but he can't deal with the pressure.
All comes down on top and they're going to try and shut down on one of them.
It's Ivy to fall.
G2 with a vice-like grip trying to claw back into the trap.
Oh my God!
Damn it!
What is that?
They're now just Jor, who is so far away from this, how to slowly work his way
way back over. It felt like a break. It felt like a breath of fresh air.
But Jorgamo, I don't think you're going to get past Francis.
I can't. 11-11. The depth is there from Nonshim.
Making it count when it matters.
You even noted the first time really, they got away scot-free with an opening engagement.
Some damage, yes, but a great catch here on the leaf.
Ambi just comes alive and I mean the cat it's where you see him have to take a second shot with a judge
He just lands the opener
I turn a pace at the right moment in the round wrong for G2, but
Time out I'm sure able to find a response
Last time out here for G2 and around 23
in terms of Alts here, a little off kilter for both teams, Jorgenma is still sitting
on his and Arby on the other side unlikely to see anything else but potentially X-Ross
with the nightfall and what's the next steps for Nongshin?
It doesn't feel consistent.
No, it doesn't know that kind of found a little value now on both sides of the map, but it's
not quite comfortable.
No, and it doesn't feel like you can repeat those steps every time.
And you two have looked better in the reeds as well coming out of some of this time.
I just want being there is, but in terms of where Longshim have switched things up,
has it amounted to more than three rounds in the second half and, of course,
we need to get a tally going, or just like a hit and miss their flares.
It's still been nooky at the top.
the top yeah that there was something going on with that but also there's been
a couple of villains and dropping any various drinks on stages that was key
for a while but I guess it kind of also led to Sima for a second 11 11 here
a great showing and I'm glad we got to map free because the first two fellow
he saw the strengths from either side and also the weaknesses from the other
right it felt a little bit one-dimensional a little bit one-sided in
both cases. Split, it's been streaky as well though. You look at the run around, it has been
kind of just these mad run six rounds, four rounds, three in a trot, and then a
finier break for Longship, and it felt just an untreated kill. Set that up.
Very polarizing in terms of both teams' ability to string together rounds,
but for me, to ask E2 to string together another game. I mean, they got the ball rolling,
and like I said it was only what a four player stack in that last round of
Karoad. In Eco, just sheriffs, unfortunately, G2 feed into it. Other than that, they've done the
hard work in terms of getting back in control of that map. They've absolutely done that once
more here. Obviously tied up 11 apiece, but 7-3 on the second half for G2. In my eyes,
down the hard work once more.
Oh there we are.
Are you okay?
It looks like they were wasting their ear buds to self, yeah.
Okay.
Fascinating stuff.
Yeah this is going to take a second or two potentially.
So let's get some insight into W's meta and how NRG are going against the grain.
Shog him out.
Out of here, get dead!
Get the transfer!
Nice!
Hey, what the f*** was that?
Double-dualists have been dominant in Santiago.
The Double-dualists keep getting Double-dualists Double-dualists.
The one-two punch of space-making agents
and a defensive anchor have prioritized
dualist-based cons more than ever.
Playing against Double-dualists is just super stressful.
What was that for a G2?
You can't let him do that!
I think the dualists inherently have
a little bit more oppressive Uto.
This utility has got a more valuable whereas information is harder to get because of the initiated utility nerves
So that means either you do a lot of work to try and figure it out or you do the simple thing to just charge people
NLG now stands to be the team going against the meta
We're playing to counter the meta and teams have to adapt to us
There have been other teams in kickoff that we're trying to play this style
They're just not the 2025 world champions.
The 16 remaining is going to be an exciting, fast-paced high-off stage.
I thought only one person was going to die, but two died.
And I personally can't wait to see who comes out on top.
Great point, me.
The massive insight.
Love what I'm saying.
So, apply that to this series then. What are we looking at here?
That's a different day, right, Michael?
Okay, we can't be doing that here. Hopefully all is resolved. I'm seeing headphones back on it looks like we are pretty much
Still a little third
I couldn't say I sat down right
I think coming back to that initial discussion we're having even coming into this map
No, she'm are just one of the examples that
Really runs away with this sort of play style and like we've said it a number of times in this series very little
you can do once they get the ball rolling. And outside of maybe exploring some
competition changes in particular, you too on the side of you know experimenting
with the Vito. It's other things that potentially would really cause issues for
a team like Nongshin. See they haven't really seen that apparently here but
what we do for the rest of Santiago. So what's your about just toying with the
idea of an operator there. Yeah, he's gone for the Vandal from now. Five more seconds
to make up his mind, I think. Look at the mid-start, though, coming up from G2 as well.
Are they expecting a presence down here? They're going to put bodies behind it, but
you can see that this is a late look back. So this could be, again, a bit of a brawl
here. Dambi, not too far away, and baby bait does have back up. There is a squad.
There is a firing squad, and Dambi's taking damage. Oh, it's lovely! Beat it into
the swing and the punish comes in. Oh my god, Albee. You are mad. You are absolutely mad
for that one. And it looks all out of sorts. Look at shaky in this. Another round. But did
you just run away right out of the timeout? Beautiful weed and a catch in mid. Now Leaf
set up here with a shorty. It should be 12. Leaf, right place, right time and a
dose of their own medicine, two quick kills, handling the pressure in middle.
And you saw that bait in action, the swing on it, and then just standing, top middle.
Jorgam over the smile, his face saying, yeah, good luck getting baby bait.
We're here, ready.
You can hear, see Ivy trying to catch the backside of this towards A,
but it amounts to absolutely nothing.
to see all the deal here. Series
point. Stingers in hand for
Dambe and RB. A couple of these
pace changes just not landing
for long ship. Well solution
being sticking extra body here.
They've recleared over towards B main as an exchange of space for G2 so they can post Trent up towards this, keeping on a bit of a deeper line so they do come back this way.
Which they are.
Could either be an early warning signal or the downfall.
Longshim, what can Trent do about this?
They can't identify him early.
No tools for it really.
No.
Ooh, but a shot like that will do the job.
This open up enough Valin has been magic though at dealing with this way. He's always good for one
It feels like he gets a number up here. That's the old French Ross though a couple of key tools now
But look at the as well this could be everything they dreamed of down be trying to identify the players on the site
He's gonna get your rights down be doing magic work here for non-shim
and of course
OT looking likely as
as baby bay would have to go wild on this and damn be oh my god he's deleted go on baby bay
see what you've got for us he's put them on notice he's put them on notice oh my god
you were so late to the party but you made it there eventually god damn
I'll be toying with the timing here, allowing Baby Bay to isolate two 1v1s.
Francis, like that shot. Jesus.
To remove Trent from the matter. Look at this.
Another situation by, Valin gets two again, by the way.
He's a miracle worker that man. It shouldn't have been that close, but Baby Bay put, like,
and again, if it may be, I don't blame you for not expecting him to come from there.
Ivy's way off in terms of the timing here.
Like I said, I think he's almost expecting a swing from maybe boxes or hell, but yeah, thank god for that.
It's only baby base second guessing that allows Nongshim to force overtime here on the decider.
Split, always the one to deliver in this situation.
I am seeing an empty chair on the stage, so I think we could read into that, that player needs a moment, but beyond that, this is starting to heat up now, right?
We're getting into OT, we're getting into a real thick of things. I genuinely thought Nong Shin were kind of out of this one. I thought the G2 had it right, and I think they did too to a degree.
degree you look at how sporadic the rounds are coming in this feels like a
lifeline and if that's enough to create a spark I'm a bit worried for G2 this
team I'm still not sure about how they handle pressure we're gonna take look at
some less serious moments that have happened in Santiago so far
I killed him accidentally, I wasn't supposed to kill him.
Yeah, they killed Molly, Missile, Owen.
I was going through my head when I fell off the map.
Honestly, I was like, I fell off the map.
I fell off the map, bro.
Backside, backside guys, I fell off the map.
I got so scared because of that
I saw him getting so excited
When he was playing with X-Ros
It was so funny
I laughed with him
Boom!
Sit down easy
Boom!
Everyone stood up
I couldn't even stand up at this moment
because I'm telling you I had to pee so bad
bro
I remember like reading some science about like
people who are not good at it
I remember like reading some science about like being performing or even marking it that way.
I don't think I've ever expected to have to discuss the theory of having to be while performing,
but thank you for the end of that one, I guess.
What do you think the impact here is of that, the tempo?
He looks a lot, uh, calm, yeah, a lot less pressure.
That's actually, yeah, holding the stomach a little bit there, no.
it's not good for you to be doing it um so maybe we see uh why Trent lost that fight
maybe that was it
oh guys you're starting to build for him yeah now calm
what is my job some days honestly it's not going in the high right pilot rule guys
I'm sure you'll be throwing to that again in a couple of days
I swear we have more insight more insight
We need to get you on any of these please features. Can we anyone else?
Let's do a tech pause
SOT next
Brilliant brilliant because we won't be in that one. No, that was not never us
Well, thank you to your patients if you are playing along at home
We do appreciate it obviously if they at least run off stage at the end of our stage is where it is
Funny enough. We are all human ha bazaar, but let's read
to the end of the game. We're
going to be bringing up. Yeah
apparently he's something all
different. Let's refocus here at
12 apiece. Map three nonchim up
against G two and they are
showing some real where with all
in the long shim side. I thought
they would toast if I'm honest
in that second half. They are
certainly not. They dragged it
back and G two after once
again, pull themselves back
He's shut down, Trent found as well.
More regression on the side of Nongshim.
Will Spear on Baby Bay elsewhere.
Nice. Big hit from Baby Bay though,
but that was bloodthirsty on the other side of the map,
but they've got a little window of opportunity.
Jor, caught off guard a little bit by CT,
expects to swing from Heaven.
Not there yet.
Oh my God, this is bold work.
Francis has been filthy,
and he is patient on this.
He's trying to swing.
It's not to be, looking at the options here.
Valon, shut down as well.
Nongshim just hitting hard after that. Going into OT, they have absolutely sent a message.
We have no fear and we will fight you on every front.
Look for something outside the smoke here, but nobody's agreed to Nongshim just letting
this clock run down. Force baby bear a little further forwards.
He was close before but this is so difficult with these numbers man.
Okay, David Bates would need to be an ace.
Well, one more for the old.
That's fine.
Damn B.
The next point of action potentially actually a drop from Heaven.
He's being toyed with and Edge Ross.
He wants to secure the first round in OT.
He launched him in the lead.
Did you just caught off guard here?
Trenton Leaf is dismantled.
So early on I mean look at the investment here. It's just
Overwhelming only two members
Like I said, it's third things on towards B for sure, but it's only one kill from baby base
Not enough impact to really swing things back in their favor G2 we'll call another time out here. Yeah
lots to consider
This is where it gets tough though, some science-y prances with an operator.
I don't know whether he could still, obviously there's still time for adjustment.
It is a concern though, because it would be a curve for, yeah.
They haven't seen it much, right? This hasn't been something they've depended on.
So this could be a nice new look that they can just throw in whenever round to the do.
Even to catch somebody like Jorgamo previously exploring towards B main,
we've seen T2 look to get a little proactive outside of reading Nongshim very well on the defence.
not just coming out of the timeouts but some of the other rounds forcing them to explore towards A in mid.
They were to greet them every single time.
So yeah, Francis
wants to really mess with their heads.
And T2 feel like that's what's been working for them. The operator could certainly shine.
Is he just looking to find an opener towards A here maybe with it?
They have Fabio Bay and Trent here to hold down the four for the time being.
TV towards Sue is maybe not early commitment on the back of this.
Lee is going to drift onto the angle.
Oh, there it is! What a surprise!
As Francis just opens up the account G2, it's Panic Stations here.
Man to the good early sight under control and Francis
Big work from leaf back bone player him and Valin in my mind have been essential to G2's success
Edge Cross is on the way slow and steady
He doesn't need to hurry yet. G2 needs to get themselves on the same page, but he is getting closer
Be
Waiting for the swing time in here. It's time to go G2 up for the fight Dambi waiting takes down your three players
And of course, it's Dambi at the helm of their destruction as Trent last man alive a 1v2 Trent
This is a lot to ask of anyone
Team DeTwold, first big scalp claim to my mind for this team.
You can see what it means to them as well.
Insane performance here, remaining resilient throughout this series.
Big tick in the box in terms of some of the questions about them coming into this behind such an experienced player like RB.
G2, enough one hell of a fight here, right down to the wire.
Leave Valin both standouts for me individually, there's no real weak side, no missing piece
of the puzzle for G2.
Gosh, what a terrifying prospect this Nomshin roster is, it feels like Santiago is the house
of the new generation coming up here.
A lot of new players looking formidable on the stage, I mean, yes, Dambi is a bit of an icon, I get it, but you look at Francis, you look at the rest, they all had their moments.
Absolutely, just the nature of this series now, for me I'm looking towards non-shim really improving game by game.
There are no easy rides here in Santiago, we've said it before, certainly positive since they got this, but a lot to work on.
You're right, and it is that just learning on your feet here as well.
A lot of games played now, so people sign to see a couple more of your maps.
So I see the depth, sign to get some tape on you.
There's one thing to know what these players do.
It's another, to try and handle it yourself.
However, you don't want to hear from us, you're sick of us.
I don't blame you, we're going to hand it over to the Verizon Post match interview, just to say.
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I won the second place in the game!
And now, we can see that they are dancing into that playoffs.
Dambi, how are you? Can we talk for a second, for the interview?
You can take that picture, that's fine.
We can come over here too, thank you very much.
So, I just want to talk to you that first map was really frustrating.
you guys managed to come back and win this amazing series. I just want to know how was the mental
reset also in between maps so you could beat a 100% and close that map.
I was going to give up, but I didn't get it right.
It's been a while since we played against each other, so I think I'm a little bit out of my mind.
But from this matchup, I think we all believed that we would win because we were confident that we would win.
They were saying, hey, we have Dambi's Neon starting map too, so we have no problem.
And I think that's how we kept the mentality strong and everything worked out really well.
It definitely worked out perfectly.
We also talked a little bit about what was that mental reset.
During that first map, which was a little bit more complicated, they said that this first map was more than a warm-up.
That after the face, what they do in that second map, they said,
Calm down, guys. They have Rambi's Neon, so they came back with all of that.
It really was something that made them feel a little more strong.
But now I also want to talk, because Rambi is all eyes on him.
I want to know how he's feeling with that pressure and if he thinks he's the best Neon in the world.
So now down before my second question, and all eyes and all over the world are on you everyone studying your gameplay, your movement, your skills, do you think you're the best nail actually here in the world and how's the pressure?
in the world actually.
And well, comment on how you feel like the best Neon of all the world.
And I also thank you for all your support, for being like this, for being this way, and for supporting it.
And maybe we'll have some words.
Let's go for that and check that out.
Thank you!
And that's all I have for you guys right now.
I'm going to play for you guys.
It's safe here. Now an amazing match.
Coming now. Paper X against Energyless C.
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Hi guys, how are you?
I'm here with Javier and come there are the cosplayers for this tournament and I want
to ask them how are they feeling here in this event and also since when they started
So Javier, Cam, I want to know first I'm going to ask you, what are you thinking of this event and also how long ago did you start cosplay?
Well, the truth is that the event is incredible, I love that they have chosen Chile as an event so big, so important, and I feel very grateful to be part of it.
The matches were very intense and nothing, I'm very happy to be here. As far as what cosplay is, I have been doing this for the next four years.
this, I think it's a lot like the confection of the transgenesis.
Great, so he's basically saying that he cosplays since four years ago, he also loves the event,
he loves that Chile was picked out for this event and it's been amazing, and he also
dedicates to making the costumes, making the cosplay, so that's pretty nice.
And now you sing too, what are you thinking of from the start to now?
And how long have you been doing cosplay?
Well, I'm super happy that I've done it here in Santiago de Chile, first
And I think one of the most exciting events of the year,
the Chileans are super excited,
we love the games, the video games, the Valorant.
So it's a great feeling in all these days that Valorant Masters has been made here.
And I've been doing cosplay for 10 years now.
A lot of time, okay?
So she's saying that she's really happy that Chile-Santiago was picked out for this event.
You can feel also the atmosphere, everyone's so excited to be in here.
And she has done cosplay for 10 years now, so a really, really long time.
This is all for us.
Muchas gracias, muchas gracias.
And back to you guys.
Gio's definitely a little more quiet, but we've definitely gotten more out of him.
since he joined the team, so he's definitely integrated very well.
And I've noticed in very big moments, very high pressure situations,
he always knows what to do.
Whether he makes his own call for the team,
or makes an individual play that's just very unexpected,
he's always right, so he's always a high pressure game player.
That's what we look for if he looked for a really good balance in the team.
Straight up mid, BBL determines to use strength in numbers,
but Mata's tucked in male, and he'll follow them! What a timing!
Kreb and Gelwey for now, modest revealed, back into midi goes, behind that relay ball.
Just overwhelmed by the numbers, has to get away, but Kiko on high!
That might be enough!
BBL is going to group up and make the play-through swarmic guess who's waiting for a safe step into the Brontergon!
And that's Llewida! The double face here surely means that this is the end of the road!
Surely the Rock can't get it done either!
Yeah, I would say it's extremely valuable to have somebody like that on your team, especially as an IDO.
Having someone like that that can take over the reins, it's incredibly valuable for me.
Welcome back to MasterSatayango. The sun might be setting on the city but it's just coming up on an epic rematch
between Pavel Rex and NRG. It's not often we get treated to situations like this where two heavy hitters
face each other multiple times a tournament. We get to see the evolution, the growth from last time
And obviously, there was a bit to be desired for NRG in their first doubting.
Absolutely, they were so close to winning that in a three map series.
Came down to the last round of the comeback they were putting together,
only to lose to an ace from Forsaken.
And now, the second chance for both teams to look at that, think about what they would have wanted to change
and get this rematch for top three.
Yeah, exactly. And of course, we're talking about heavy hitters.
Hitters also that have trophies in their back.
And for Paper Rex, they've been going up against Americas for the entirety of this tournament.
So this is all that they've been learning. These are the maps that we saw last time around and as you're speaking Mimi
We were very close to that combat but paper X closed it before going into overtime
And I think that especially with the over times that we've been having here
I would really like for this one to go in the distance. Yeah, obviously a series that certainly run down to the wire
split 1310
Favorite PRX and then we saw Pearl very very good for NRG and ends up on Hayden
Which ends up being like maybe put it out an absolute natal by death
PRX obviously looking to try and ban Abyss and Corode wherever possible probably see that run back again
I feel those two bands seem like they're go-to's for them. Yeah, I think when I was watching this from home
I remember taking two main nodes one that energy maybe made too many plans for for paper X for one front
Very very good because the preparation was definitely paying off
But in some of in some of the rounds
they were just conceding too much to play into paper X shot and play in their game.
Yeah, I did want to talk about one of those kind of compositional adjustments they made
into this game, um, playing the vice as a counter to the double doula split comp. I got
a little telly to take a look at here. And I want to focus on how paper X took this challenge
of an opponent playing a sentinel and harder incurring sites into them and adapted around
it. If you look at the minimap at the beginning of this round, you'll see that, uh, playing
up towards heaven is Brock and he's going to be throwing his thorns here towards main.
There's a wall there. There's Ethan playing close as well.
There's a ton of utility to suffocate and cut the doulless players off from the rest of the team if Big Rex actually path there.
But what they did all of this match was instead prioritize playing into mid and towards heaven.
I'll start to play the round out and I want you to watch how they path up here.
Jin gets flashed off the line, but starts to press forward and apply a little pressure.
On the default version of this execute, even if you're going into site,
You'll often see this Molly go down to stop players from flooding in,
but the twist is that Forsaken is teleporting into his teammate's own Molly up towards Heaven,
and where it's normally this raise where you can take that fight against the Boomba.
Instead, Forsaken completely goes unexpected, gets that kill in Heaven.
But there's more than just that.
After getting this into an even 4 on 4,
PaperX still don't rush to take the fight into sight.
Instead, throwing a smoke here,
they recognize that they can pinch into this site instead,
And then as a second phase deal with these anchors, and again, it takes energy a bit by surprise.
You see them setting up and starting to contact towards spawn.
And there's so many things that Ethan has to worry about there.
He gets picked off by Divy and then into this site.
It's just a matter of trading out for PaperX to get the win.
That's just one example, but I think across this map as a whole,
PaperX showed an excellent job at quickly adapting to the different util patterns shown to them
and having a new approach and new path to continue to set in a boated
that we still well prepped for them off guard for second TPing into his own
teammates Molly is crazy way to break him to stick that level of creativity
and inspiration that they just pull off of the drop of the hat it is wild
PRX obviously since then taught Fury a lesson for picking them of course is
their playoffs opponent as a close map on him they lost but then they
dominated Breeze and split with something and Jing both in fine form
Did the names come up every time I want to talk about this team, but they are continuing to deliver?
I think that actually now they are delivering. When I was watching in the Swiss stage, I'm a big something fan.
I've always enjoyed it, even when he was playing operator with the Gek of that and something that I've always get to enjoy.
But in the Swiss stage, they weren't really there. To me, the other note that I didn't get to say was that Envy was the truth.
Absolutely demolishing and carrying them in some of those rounds, as well as for Saken.
for saken but the from them they're finding here jing even playing on this woman and chatting down fury at they were
Exhausted in them when they got onto the third map on that last half
They just didn't have anything else to do and as you can see here the numbers tell the story
Yeah, the first time these teams played
What impresses me isn't just the paper x1, but the big one well something was i think negative 14 on the day
He really underperformed by his standards, but the rest of the players envy who you mentioned for saking
They all stepped up big time to keep them in it was different against Furia
They got prepped against on Haven went down a map in that series only for it to be a classic
Paper X game of the team something other takeover to decimate those next two maps and get the win
This is a paper X Mitch that is shown both the ability to play that more
stylistic very
Intelligent game, but also to still go back to just taking over with the individuals in these been a revelation
Obviously one of the more recent additions to this team
We had a chance to hear from him. He stepped aside for a time but Jen Lee
Jen here with envy of paper X now in V. What did you guys focus on to prevent energy from winning this rematch?
We focused on a lot of things making the right adjustments for the things they did well against us
We're gonna make sure like those things won't happen again, and we're gonna make sure we win again
Just one more question. Are people putting some respect on your name now?
Maybe if we win against energy more people will so I hope so
Thank you so much and best of luck
I mean that's crazy
I saw a tweet basically saying wouldn't be able to make it today because he has a schedule class for the Santiago Goat Exhibit
So I think a lot of people are coming on that this guy might well be the truth
Let's cross over and I jigged her because these guys got bitten black and blue against BBL
They managed to emerge in that series victorious, but it went to an overtime now wider on split thanks to some
absurd clutch moments from both sides and
It means alluded to over the last couple days a little bit of throwing in some crucial rounds
It's about as close as it gets between these two in the end from both sides
So that's how these over times go energy ourselves. He was the most resilient team in this tournament
They have had to rely on comeback nearly in the paper X series only getting shut down by bad days and here again against BVL
They throw a 4v2 of their own go back win a 2v4 in reply have huge clutch rounds and throughout that still have even coming up with the
Correct adaptations under extreme pressure. That's what this kind of experience brings to you
Even had a monster performance on split and he has an opportunity here if he can make top three winning this match
And maybe go on to win another trophy
I think he would overtake conical as the winningest player in Valorant with tie-in with three trophies would match the back-to-back
achievements and would have two champions trophies to boot
It's time guys for a 1v1 showdown in skirmish for a side select this one is a duel between something and
mother
I'm not sure that promises to be spicy to your highest flies in the world of Valorant here, but I'm not out of course at a first fire
I was in the players here something actually the player that we're saying is fine in his form now for mod up
He had a stellar performance in the first map when the game went up against paper X
Well, it's got talk some smack as well. They like to they like to banter a little bit
So hopefully we get some of that from this little head-to-head. Yeah
Exciting to watch these guys both so impressive
Mechanically in their own right and we're excellent in that first match between them
I'm really interested as we get ready for the mount detail after we find out who wins this skirmish
Just see who wants to make changes does one of these teams want to take a risk and change event try and push it in a
different direction and
Throw something off because there are some
People around for both teams where we haven't seen a ton from them this event and if I'm energy
I definitely would be trying to think if there is a map I can change up and get something interesting into the
I think that is very weird that we get a rematch and we see the exact same match because as you're saying
Especially within the tournament you see some flaws in the opponent
Maybe some different routes that you would have liked to take and also you do not want to be so obvious
Or your buddy you feel like there's you can't fix the issue on a certain map
You jump with against that same opponent so I want to go somewhere else a little bit more comfortable
But our wins out of skirmish in the end so that means we can get stuck straight into our map video here
Remember last time it was split Pearl and Haven played between these two a very close series that went all the way to three maps
So let's hear what they'll be this time around
Everybody we're gonna start the map select process energy you want to skirmish sir. You team a or TV
teammate
Energy what's your first band? Yeah, we're about Haven van Haven. Okay PRX. What's your first band?
Abyss.
Band of Biffs.
Okay, Energy, what's your first pick?
Big Pearl.
Big Pearl.
Okay, PRX, what's your side on Pearl?
Defense.
Defense.
Okay, PRX, what's your map to pick?
Big bind.
Big bind.
Okay.
Energy, what's your side on bind?
Attack on bind.
Attack. Okay, energy, what's your next ban?
Bambris.
Bambris? Okay, PRX, your next ban?
Banquerure.
Banquerure.
Last map? Last map is split, energy, what's your side on split?
Defense.
Defense.
Okay everybody, so as a retap, we have map 1 is pearl with PRX on defense, map 2 is bind with energy on attack,
map 3 is split with energy on defense. Good luck everybody.
So two out of three of the maps the same in this series so one thing that stuck out to
me is instantly NRG are betting on it.
Yeah, leaving the bind open it's such a low map in the ratings for both teams.
Yeah, but especially for the side of NRG that is completely intentional.
And it's a bit, I think it's a bit that they've been an inter for the side of PaperX
because they really didn't doubt to go into it.
So that is going to be definitely the most interesting map to see.
Energy only played it once there, a double drone comp similar to some of their others, they lost that in America's.
Hebrex has played it a few times, but not since way earlier in Pacific, with a comp with single duelists, that map will be crazy.
Will we get to a round of that with Split? Always a bang out for a match through if we get there.
We've got the world champs taking on the winners of Masters Toronto. It doesn't get more hyped than that.
So let's set it down to the stage and welcome Paper Rex and N.R.G.
DOS, HEDGESON, HEDGESON!
And RG are still in the hunt to be the first team in Valorant to follow up a world championship
win with a master's trophy. And Paper X might have run into them at
champions if only they've managed to get past Fnatic in that upper
semi-final. They're always going to be looking for chances to take the
world champs down a peg. Paper X one of the most consistent
organizations in Valorant. No stranger to a birth into top four. A win today
would be the eighth time this organization has been represented
that deep into a global tournament. That would be more
than anyone else, but what a moment it would be if it would be a team competing to go back
to back for only the second time, the ones to make them run at the hard work.
And ever since this meta started, everybody has said this favors paperwrecks the most.
This is the best chance that they have to have a clean win here at Masters.
And that's also, as we said, if you're playing against the America's teams, the
entirety of the tournament, still want to think about that first map, that pearl
and how things faced around for NRG versus PBL,
how well prepared they were to deal with the aggression,
how incredibly fast they were with the double drone
and whatnot.
Also, having a bit more time to face up and prepare
against paperX because do not forget at the end of the day
they had only a few hours to get this much ready.
Yeah, NRG is trying to sell themselves
as the anti-medity.
The ones staying away from double duelists
picking into double drone compositions intentionally
trying to shut down teams like PaperX.
They were so successful on it against BBL.
What I'm interested is can they do it
against the creme de la creme of these compositions?
Yeah, this isn't just a battle of regions,
it's a battle of ideas.
Both of these are trying to fight to prove
that their take on the game is the right one.
And it's a similar discussion, I think,
that we saw with Nongshin Red Force,
another team who loves to play that aggressive style.
G2 tried to find a middle ground.
They tried to find where to balance that light and shadow.
No, NRG wants to counter this comp.
They want to be the one that answers the questions that paper X ask so instinctively of their opponents
They certainly do
The pressure is well
Definitely big in a match like this, but these two teams full so experienced so many times that they've met at this kind of stage in a tournament
You got a look to some of those new players on both sides Kiko and envy stepping in a direct parallel
I think in replacing big shoes but immediately performing and integrating not just into what the team was
But adding to make them something better
Yeah
We just saw a very exclusive duelist taking on to the stage and I think that matter will have to feel in the shoes
Just as Tampi was doing it earlier today
I think that there's going to be not a lot of pressure on to him
But I love the plans that they have around him on the attack
He was completely electric the last time that they played against each other
Okay, so I have the pearl and we're no stranger really to seeing the phoenix from paper X on this particular map
But they've been mixing the comp up a little bit. We've seen Ray's all rufito from them. This for me feels like
Paper X, I'm mixing it up
It is a pretty solid change since the last time. They're playing in Vito comp
Remember that energy had such a good prep for of how to deal with. Is this their old comp?
This it's not quite the same. I don't think they've played so many comps this year on pearl
This is not one of them. It's fresh from PRX something a little bit new here
Can't wait to see how this plays out your right last time
It was raised your reveal so which even for PRX standards was pretty wacky
You already know this match is gonna be an absolute doozy so that further ado they turn it over to Achilleos and papers in oh
Boy here we are paper X to be rematch against NRG
Uber was talking about it the current reigning champions versus the winners of Masters Toronto
Looking for that slot forward into that upper.
But, and all this fun is going to be bloody.
Absolutely. I mean, the last match was back and forth the whole way through.
Came down to the wire, came down to another forsaken ace closer.
And for Paper Rex, they have been condemned to fight the Americas here in Master Santiago.
Can NRG get their revenge?
I don't know, but this pearl ought to be interesting with Paper Rex.
going back to something that's a little more old-ish comfort, not quite what they
usually play, because it was a jet in the mix instead of a yoru, but that's the
only difference. KJ also in there. Sometimes, but they have run it with Vice.
So there's a bit of a change up. Let's see if that catches NRG off guard as
Envy. Peek in towards A-man. He's gonna be scaling aggressively as, once again,
back to their old ways just to be playing
Orpkulik they're here for Jing
Those right backs on as quickly as possible while they push their way out into this position
They have left the A site completely open for this four-man push from NRG
Yeah, like throwing around the Rosie here from NRG
This is a pretty good read knowing that that a orb is always going to be under contestion with this Phoenix in the mix
They could take the space for their second second guessing themselves here. They had a wide open A site
But just not seeing enough now. I'm gonna start storming their way in footsteps about to be heard here
It's gonna be gonna go on the peak and scuba has a shutdown
They're all gonna be lobbed in Jane looking for an elimination since the Molly into the corner
It's going to be able to collect a second kill
Something forced away a couple players gonna be taken low, but the player to manage here in their hands
Oh, the swing of the corner me finish is so damn snappy with that one suddenly. It's just something in a 1v4
That bar is all in tatters, but this would still be one hell of a clutch.
A lot of tucked into the corner there at Halls, doubled up with Kiko, ready for that counter
swing and maybe even just finding the timing as there's the turret for the reveal.
Something trying to clear that one out.
Sites back, swings the corner, Kiko down so very low, but it's going to be Brock.
Out from Maine to take him down, and Archie, find the opening pistol.
Well, it's Scuba who really bails out NRG here.
That is phenomenal stuff to watch that backside and be so prepared for that quick rotation through mid.
Goodness, that is a nasty chud shot.
And able to get ahead of the hot hands.
Really nice.
And that basically just breaks things open, so a really nice start here for NRGs.
Doing something they couldn't do the last time they played Pearl, win a pistol even though they won the map.
Paper X actually took both.
You can see that now you got to be very cautious, very aware of that Phoenix and a little bit of proactive U-Till scouting.
They're going to get the orb for themselves. Meanwhile, Paper X rotating in this direction, but NRG just using that orb collect to try something on.
It's a little bit different.
Second go on a walk about here in a minute the turn will be able to spot him.
So he's just back away. Three players, this art stairs side.
Just going to be rotating again through connector across towards the doors.
It's going to be a silent shop walk here. Four NRG.
Full five player cluster ready to push down through B main.
That's a pretty good read. Jingle the frenzy, divide with the sheriff, some fire power.
In terms of pistols. Yeah, you never know here
paper racks
for that eco and
Do that thing that energy actually did to them once?
alright
Spawn out still throwing some feet going forward to Monic
finds the enemy vice off the red
More for that herp on gonna be getting a catch for the saturate as well from them here
We're gonna the Corp, but it's gonna be something in jingling what a piece modern in with three
And he's been with the stun will be able to find in being
Explosive round, but damage will be found here by Bayborex.
Need to get three kills.
We're gonna inflict a bit of damage.
Need to do just that, but two rifles still gonna be carried over.
Brock thought about bringing in the Odin on round three.
Thinks better of it.
How that one went.
Borex gonna go for the outlaw with something.
Gonna punish those half-armors.
You get full rifles though for NRG off of this though.
Even though there's some damage done, there's still quite a bit of economy behind this, even if they lose this round.
For the moment, they're continuing to lean away from this A site, which is exactly where the outlaw is at.
I think for paper, it's because, say, they want to be splitting, chinging something apart, in a while.
Second is going to be detained here, into the corner, flushed out of the open, and Kiko is able to collect that elimination,
to by having to back away with the saboteur at his feet, something at the same time.
watching the approach from me as Kiko will be able to find Brock with a nano
not exactly what they had in mind does settling it's gonna be a 3v3 to the
players tagged up in beat down to 15 now paper X has to try to spread the map
to get info, re-clear some space, figure out what the heck is going on in the
map they do ping out the waterfall aware that could be a pressure point
that Kiko may want to explore, leave something with that outlaw, and then double up on A.
I like it, you know, something probably good for at least one with that outlaw back out,
just as the clone left for utility, and be still full stacked with his, but down to such low HP.
Kiko now going on that approach, Ching.
Wishing back on the angle.
It's a broken problem, 30 seconds remaining. Not many options to try to go on a pivot
here is there's the elbow spotted and there's the KB kill handed over to Jing.
Something finds the shot and on it down.
Just to try to see if he can get some more damage in.
Maybe even just a plant for the ult charge.
Swing in on the timing so it'll be perfect for something.
Get some some of the 3Ks.
Paper Rex, they're not the bonus conversion.
Yeah, that's huge for Paper Rex.
Their money is gonna be in tatters if they couldn't get that one to go
and energy was gonna be flush.
They're able, their economy very stabilized, Jim's gonna get his first alt of the game,
that run it back.
Oh no.
Something unfortunate there?
Yeah, it happens.
Something yeah, exactly what you need out of it.
Stability with the snipers, something that he is going to be called upon time and time
again and he's been getting so proactive in the voice comms for paper wrecks now.
Let's see if anything amounts out of this really blaze wall, a couple of smokes from both teams being thrown, but quickly dissipated.
Paper X just gonna concede that space, didn't feel comfortable
trying to challenge, and they're making a great decision there with a four stack of NRG,
but so far they haven't committed off of any of these early A push-its.
It's been rewrapped, it's been changed directions, changed thoughts. Now you do have to constantly divide off of that orb, so...
It's gonna be invested immediately.
This is Jing, running back going forward, only going to be finding a smattering of damage, snaps back, but something will be able to bite Ethan.
That's his fight now dropped, takes that gate crash out at the same time, Mada.
Step forward here, on the point, pushes to the back side, is able to catch Jing off guard.
Everyone on dissipating, forsaking, diving around the corner, has to go for the reload.
The double face forward here, the jump out, is going to be forsaking an envy with one of these.
Now the spike again, stranded, this time at the stairs, Kiko unable to fight his way through and Brock,
Fully flashed up cannot escape either just the one casualty on paper X's side
we get tied up two to two what a great response here being patient not
over committing getting the info off of the run it back yes Qing does die to
Mada's kind of cheeky little lurk through the cubby but that's it they've
got the setup waiting there anticipating that maybe there was gonna be a
changing direction so that's a good read from paper Rex doing their
homework. Yeah, it seems like the coach is even pretty happy with that one that
their players remembered. I think something they showed him.
Now he's got weak bi, only classics in a bandit.
Oh, and Ethan burning to death. Already down to 30.
He's trying to get some extra charges.
Who is that on the cannon, but will be forced away.
Uh-uh, this is my spot. My arm.
It's the one thing about this, this composition for Paper Rex is that even on the defender side, you can be extremely proactive with those orbs because of the Phoenix wall doesn't end up revealing energy's presence there.
Now Dubai try to set up a little bit extra utility at the front something good for one finds a shot and this might have energy feeling like they're boxed in.
Along one side mystery on the other over towards art.
I'm unable to find Ethan, take him down, something will have to peek, have to shot, now has the
dimensional trips, there's two shots and they're going wide, am I going to be overwhelmed?
Scuba, find him with that bandit in hand, something now, close it to cap, get some
stuff out of the 3K with that shorty, Scuba give the weapon, let's try to swap this
out for something with a little bit more, um, against the armor, can it go?
This is to be a massive clutch.
Shut down the momentum build up from Paper Rex.
Be around the corner with that Oden at the ready.
Just open up the spray.
The answer is going to be yes.
He does not connect.
He's going to find the headshot on the jing.
This would be an ace clutch.
If he could pull it off, he's getting whittled away at.
The smoke falling.
And for saken, Will deny him the opportunity.
Paper Rex now in the lead.
Yeah, it's really nice to see something.
Having some success with those snipers.
If he can heat up, you have to feel like this Paper Rex team is destined for great things.
He's been struggling at times throughout this year and watched a quick little interview with him and Wendler.
And they're done an interview, but a little kind of candy camera moment.
And Wendler is just saying, your time will come.
But I love the way you're getting active in the comms, you're calling rounds,
you're calling some of our rounds that close out maps for us.
Keep that up and your play will come eventually.
You're just too good.
See if you can continue the momentum there.
back off some of the players this time around that back and forth for this a long control
Paper X has had some good ideas for it keeping our control
And it is another rewrap from NRG
So it just feels like the longer this takes the more that paper X might kind of consider
swapping back to be we've seen them be pretty
Good about matching the pace of the rotations
That's a wobble common them available that conversion paths with the arm again, and if you find the right setup could just absolutely
Devastate the ranks of paper X. That's true
Modify now
playing alone
Does have full armor, so not gonna be an immediate risk and he'll get tagged down to ten, but he finds the kill into something
Go at the same time just baiting this viceful
We'll just go ahead and back away. There's getting clustered now over towards shopping club once again some pressure being applied from that art side
Meanwhile, Dubai, looking all the way forward. He's in a very committed position. He's unable to find the elimination.
Just some shots on the Ethan, screwing down 36, but it's a two player advantage now for NRG.
Given the tools they have for the post plant, does it almost certainly be them tying things up?
Let's see if Rex can pull a rabbit out of the hat.
That's just the spam, in the dead. Quick little two tap though for Sakin.
Clean up two kills, but down to that HP himself, Jing.
Gonna have to do a lot of live-share of this heavy lifting.
Molly forward into the Nebula, goes diving in.
Brock, you're able to cut him down to size.
What?
We're taking no!
Oh, my goodness, looking for another ace clutch.
He gets the four-piece, but he cannot find the win.
Steady hands there from Kiko.
This NRG will tie it up three to three.
Oh my God!
How's he getting that close with 10 health?
I don't know. He's just...
...touched by the heavens.
I thought he had it there for a second.
He was just above Kiko's head.
Oh my goodness. Love the mid-round adjustment here though.
From NRG. The way that they're now showing different stuff.
Off of that early, long-a-clear.
Into some mid-aggression.
Something guys, a headshot.
Just using it as a bit of a bait there.
I mean, the headshot finding it, Kiko down.
Lockdown now, gained in death.
Brock's still going to be one away from a Hunter's Fury.
So there's still plenty of ults to be feared here,
but it's not it's forsaken with that Odin and hat
spamming through.
Just finding some damage to start.
Kills, alluding them for the moment.
His jink, gun mail is going to be spotted.
Monk is quickly able to collect that one.
He's forsaken, frankly, drives it back.
But without the Hunter's Fury, he's tracking him.
Finds the first pulse, looking for that third.
He tucks away at flowers.
Doesn't get caught.
Envy trying to scale forward, trying to flush out.
Ethan turns his sights back over to Main.
There's been some unbroken brocks.
Spike dropped for a moment as Mauna swings around the back,
sending out that convergent pass, but not connecting onto anyone.
Armageddon now going to be sent out, something able to avoid it.
Lies him some space from that stair side.
And they're going to try to scale off of this one,
as yep, the wall falls and Mauna collects it.
Devying, however, swooping forward, not ready.
To the cubby, and now comes Jennifer taking once again.
30 seconds of believing, just pivot this one if they wanted to.
30 seconds left.
Trying to get her eyes out of him, trying to bait.
Will be able to do some counter spam, makes him even lower, another 18 health gone.
Safe plant, set up here for Mada.
Not looking to get caught by this.
And he will be the one doing the catching, swings around, finds himself a three-piece at NRG,
find themselves back in the lead.
Yeah, pretty mad round here.
Like maybe with that man advantage, Paper Rex.
He's gonna be able to get something to done, but the read on Jinx's position in me posed for the quick transfer
but Ethan, I guess the aim stabilized just a little bit faster.
Yeah, there you go. That Cosmic Divide. Great timing again from Mata.
In both of the Cosmic Divide rounds, he's been able to find a kill.
You know, and one of them, it just wasn't super impactful in the long run,
but now you're gonna get a timeout here for Paper Rex.
Good ideas here and there, but economy's gonna be a little bit weak for them coming into this.
They aren't going to be able to get a full buy through now Brock's going to have an Odin, which seems like paper racks
You don't see the Odin in their hands too too much. So something a little bit different
We're seeing as well on top of the comp chain
One of the things to re-hit though look at the coin base win condition
It's just how many ultimates have to be invested in that round they go into that one lose Kiko early
He gets a lock down and death they're able to gain the other four
They have to commit all of them to barely scrape by with the round
So the end of the day Alex might not be balling too much given what they're able to get out of energy
G and given that they have two more ults of their own getting ready to be cycled up
Yeah, the only the only thing that would be concerning is that you invested the bicelle in that previous round
And it was just stalled out, you know by the armageddon and some other stuff
So I mean that was the only kind of I did shaky thing there
for paper X in that regard there were other shaky things of course, but
Definitely gonna see if they can turn the tide a bit modest turn for an outlaw and
Brock scoops up that Odin couple sheriffs a stinger Marshall for something
And then again, go for that long A control, but it's looking like just Ethan on his own.
It's gonna come down to maybe something in Forsaken here, so they can work some drifty magic.
Guess he's had a really salvo out.
Gonna apply some pressure, but Jing, not really gonna be dissuaded here,
but Forsaken's something here's gonna be an absolutely annihilated two massive kills from Scuba.
And now, a wide open B site, primed for the taking NRG.
Asked to have the plant even if this does somehow start to get dicey they do have that lock down
He said some nasty ones
God
Scoob has been hitting at times today
See what they can do. It's like every time he falls off a base. You just get stronger and stronger
Hahaha!
I think Beryx just want to try to see if they can put a dent in NRG whatsoever.
Cash is still not really ballooned out of control for him, giving him some of these rounds of bin.
Well, it's a solid shot from Indy.
The time is very much starting to get away from them, so trying to make an actual go of a thrifty here.
Impossible from this point.
They will just scoop up that outlaw see if he can put some more damage in but he will not be able to be rewarded from that
So three players dead to the spike energy now up five to three
Yeah, just simple things now for energy haven't showed any just kind of
Casey long be aggression
Absolutely filthy scuba
Hitting some good ones
Just ten and four now
Let's see, Forsaken, Indy, have their ult, people like you mentioned, has that lockdown.
It's going to be a battle for that A control to try to tuck it in that cubby.
You only have Indy and Jing here.
Try to make a goal of it.
So, early again, Salvo's there, deny Jing that space, not happy to take it, try to
show some presence potentially.
Try to trick Paper Rex, but beating this okay.
So is Ethan sure if he saw Indy there or not?
No, just a spot on the view of the enemy Phoenix.
Drone didn't get the tag, so they know that he's going to be closing up high.
Oh man, what damage on to the divide.
10 health remaining.
This man is safely back away over towards Seekin.
At the same time, Indy is going to be forced away,
rerouted through Waterfall.
Four players clustered together.
Four paper X to Tritus.
Damn, the tide up this approach,
but now the lockdown is going to be invested and that covers damn near everything.
Up the sphere element.
Going to be invested.
We'll be able to clear that.
Since he's going for the tap, he's bottom of the clone.
Turn of the flash, something.
Trying to swing his way out from secret, finds one,
but then Mana will be able to shut him down.
He's now refilling that space. It's going to be to my...
Number of flowers to find a kill on the scuba.
Flame wall in, another curveball behind this.
If he finds a kill at loop, give him another run it back.
If he's going to be taken down, though.
As the trade comes in from Indy's kill and now she gone as well
Just in being forsaken
To be to that Ode and ever so deadly on the opposite side in the shit absolutely screwed and he is and forsaken somehow survives that burst
I was gonna be needing a headshot and I can't fight the timing
Paperwretches cannot keep track of this way leg energy up to six. Yeah, they're doing such a good job
job of taking space, of being patient, throwing you a look, taking a pause, and then making
their march forward.
I can't believe Brock doesn't kill for safety in there, I mean, should have had him.
Should have had him.
In good news days, his mod out has been really elusive with his positioning.
And it's definitely got Bonkar fired up.
I think he's happy.
I think he's doing good.
I think he's pretty chill.
Yeah.
He's dead.
Not himself in a very nice, advantageous position now, sinking, holding close, taps through,
a little bit of damage, Jing.
Playing on the back of this, it screens.
This is a triple firing squad set up from Paper X.
And then Archie goes swinging into Ethan now, working his way back over to this position.
He's clutch. Here's the first.
See just how much more he could find.
Money is not great for Paper Rex, so.
More kills he gets.
The worst off it's gonna be for PRX, but Jing will bring it into this one.
3k for the Phoenix.
Paper Rex looking to try to make the 6 and 6 of the half.
They're able to finally stop the run and it's just a good read
and there's even an outlaw in the mix for NRG.
And all of Paper Rex was that half shield.
So if anybody had gotten hit by it, they were dead instead.
They were all ADS just tapping away. So again, just whoever called this for paper X
I'm not gonna assume anything at this point considering what we've been hearing in their comms it when we get a chance, but
It's a really nice read on, you know, a lot of conditioning here from NRG that they want to go away that they want to contest a early
Pre-barrier drops mostly been the hands of forsaken for the adult
Usually might have just been a call from
him, but
Something at times has been doing it at this event, so
I'm curious, but anyway
It does have another convergent pass that run it back
Get some value out of it for thinking still sitting on a cosmic divide and this time
There's a little bit of space on one side then ping ponging over to the other but paper rack in an okay position
There's only schoolboat with that half armor
Something gonna be lingering right on the edge of the Cosme to Vi, drone up over the top, looking for the spot.
Just quickly tuck away.
Just keeping reveal, but NRG.
Five players forward, now ready to get that plant in play.
Still have to converge in paths for the post plan as well.
Just run it back, gonna be Pog.
Jig!
Just jumps right in on top of Ethan!
Managing to find that kill!
Just get snapped back, but gets to see the player in advantage now, expanded upon.
A lot of will fall, the Vi storming forward through the halls, able to find Brock.
Rock, Jinx, traded up by Scuba, but finds it,
repentance from beyond the grave.
And this time it's a vice turn to come up with a 3K.
Refuse is there, can pass it over for the Dimensional Drift
and Paper Rex, one away from tying it up.
It's just crazy how much importance in space there is
that you're able to create with Jinx Ultimate.
He's able to draw three barrels of NRG towards him.
Look at that, there's three of them watching him.
And that opens up the space for Dubai to go in clear fact alley absolutely nails it
It's just why you like the Phoenix and why
It's kind of one of those things you have in your back pocket is paper Rex
If you could start to run through and be a big difference maker in some of these rounds
You even get the cosmic divide out of NRG there paper Rex looking to try to tie this up six to six
For damn strong half for them
Still thrown forward, stance on our outforsaken.
Quite able to find this one.
Invy under pressure as mana.
Punishing him for going to the draw, but forsaken!
Snipe out mid.
Delivered swift vengeance.
Now suddenly, 3v3.
Kiko to the rescue finds the punish.
Onto the enemy Astra.
Cosme divide, a non-factor in this round with a dimensional drift.
Still in hand for something.
A little bit of a change up here.
Hey, Brex, not gonna hold back like they did on the bonus.
We're going to get proactive. Ethan still holding the line, but now starting to drift out and speaking of drifting, it's something goes into his, wants to check, wants to clear, just going to catch them.
Ooh, he didn't catch the backside, but that's good enough. Negative information, enough to get them going. And there's a wall here.
Goes up, spike. Going to be stranded with no Kiko. Finds himself a third.
And it is now just something needing the clutch. They want that tie-up scoreline.
Lockdown going to be invested. Kiko out into the open, something able to find the wallbang
shop. It still has to try to clear this one out. It's stacked up. He thought he had eight.
It takes him down to five HP, but cannot confirm the kill. Seven to five NRG. Managed to find
themselves with an advantage on the half. Exact same score line as it was the last
time they played. In terms of who's paper X started in the defense, they get five.
NRG gets seven. Is this comp change going to have more oomph to it on the attacker's
aside for BRX.
Gonna have to see what kind of legs it does have with the Phoenix back into the mix.
She'll anticipate that it's still going to be deadly, but NRG can never be doubted.
They can never be underestimated.
They've persevered through more crazier scenarios.
Let's go ahead and get ready to send it down.
We've got a special interview standing by.
Hey, Brex is here, so of course she is as well.
It's James' mother, Pearl.
We are here with Perl, the mother of Jin, who has accompanied all the championships, always by her side here with Perl Jinxman.
And Perl, I want to know how has it been being by his side in every tournament?
I'm very proud of my son and I'm loving the Santiago crowd and I love to be here as well.
And well, he says that he is obviously very proud of his son.
He also loves all the people who are supporting Cantile
and that he has simply been incredible.
Now I also want to ask him what he thinks
when people start shouting the name of his son
when he starts supporting a paperwrecks.
So now I also want to know what do you feel
when you hear the crowd chanting and screaming
your son's name and also rooting for paperwrecks?
The crowd in Santiago is on another level.
They are really, really good.
Yeah, amazing, proud.
Yeah, escucharon, le encanta la gente, le encanta el público y simplemente es impresionante
estar aquí gritando, there's screaming for a chin y ahora también quiero saber como
última pregunta, si tuviera que dar un mensaje motivacional a su hijo en este momento
para poder dar vuelta al mapa, que le diría a So now, this map is pretty close.
What would you say to your son as a motivational message in this moment?
I want to win this map, this is my name. I want to win this map and the next one.
Definitely that's perfect and well, they want to win this map and finally that's all we have for the interview.
Thank you very much for this interview, this is all we have but the game continues so stay here because we have more.
The win on Pearl for Pearl. Let's see if PaperX can make it happen. You mentioned it just before we
threw to the interview. Seeing the scoreline, the first outing here at Santiago between these teams
on this map. How much different does it look now that they swap over to this attacker's side?
Yeah, and I'm very curious. Like PaperX having some trouble dealing with
The way they still trying a little bit of a different approach on this attacker side, are they going to be able to
Weather the storm and keep scuba and check because scuba has been red hot
Kiko hit a nice one there at the end too. So you see some really good individual stuff from NRG
Obviously we've seen it from PaperX too, but I think NRG's been just a little bit better
Jean, please throw that turret. There you go
A little bit of extra effort there, but mana. Yeah, but all the way forward just outside of club
comes in hand, who shot to the corner, seems like they are suspicious about this.
This is going to have to back away, does not have a refract setup to think of the safety.
We'll just try to practically backpedal Nebula there to cover his escape
and just to make his way over the back screens unscathed.
This is taking a long time for PaperX, this is opening up the opportunity for that A-Lurk.
So this is going to be really difficult for PaperX if they're not able to clear this
as efficiently and quickly as it is not going to be long.
Here's that gate crash.
That's just connect, but he is still just situated, tucked away.
Manchester's a fine one.
They looked overwhelming.
King now going to be treated as Kiko finds it with a sheriff.
Fog looking for a kill from on high.
Kiko however, ends up getting bogged up.
He's going to take it down.
We now go into a 3v3, but something just a 12 HP.
And the look from Ethan around the back.
Look at the strike.
Takes a wild fight in me.
I win the frenzy.
They're like turning however!
Two more of his own.
He's now the last one standing position.
No Dan, and something, somehow, comes away with the headshot.
Paper Rex, pick up the pistol, and they're now nipping at NRG's heels.
I don't know how Paper Rex gets out of these situations.
In my mind, they're done. They're screwed. This is over. Great.
You get one with the trade, and it's Kiko who finds another.
Then divide just goes crazy with a share. I'm sure why not they get so lucky that Ethan takes forever with that frenzy spray
So they have enough time to reset and react. I love the way NRG reads this pistol. They just hit quite execute
It's honestly pretty well drawn up
But it's just paper X they thrive in those kind of situations
Well classic sell looking for the big clutch and jing one problem to those kills the transfer into the third scuba
However, we'll be able to deny that away from him
All the same. Run it back.
Nail it before the next round.
There's Moda and Scuba.
See if they can get some additional damage in.
Here.
Got that ice wall to lock your flank.
They're just coming to the breaks. They're just waiting for them to come pushing into the arc.
He walks to Sakin' around the back.
Finds the first, spots the other, and something.
Gonna try to run him down. Flash doesn't connect, but to buy shots.
Through the smoke will.
Seven to seven. Paper Rex tying it up.
Yeah, that's really big for Paper Rex.
He'll be able to keep a lot of guns over.
Konami's going to be flowing.
Jingzalt's going to be in the mix.
He gets two huge kills right off the rip there.
Individual shots to get the job done.
Something tees up the buy.
It's been quite good.
I mean, you've got four players on Paper Rex
that are into the double digits for kills now.
Scoreline 7-7.
And really sharp.
And looking to contest Long A.
This could be an absolute scrap.
Salvo to hold him off.
Custlock in as well, just to try to get the catch.
But we'll be able to dissuade Paper Rex from looking for that orb.
Jane of course, not meeting it though.
That is pretty far ahead here.
Not gonna drift that direction.
Joke's over!
There he's dead.
Howdy, I'm going to lose the corner. Nice lineup.
Yeah, but over the top.
Jane's gonna go sprinting.
I don't think he's going to be rewarded with any vision of a player, but he's got enough vision, enough space.
Meanwhile, Pada wants to try to find that punch to buy there to try to cover.
A one-for-one as the curveball comes in a jing, trying to hold his zone, and hold it, he shall.
Another curveball going to be lobbed into the timing of his off,
he's then able to collect the kill, and he's going to be taken down at the same time.
As Brock finds him back over here, on the side, alongside Kiko.
Suddenly it's just forsaken.
The Bulldog in a hand, looks for the ADS in to Kiko, a little bit faster on the draw.
Cleans it up. Bonus conversion going to be denied. NRG once again by themselves in the lead.
NRG reacting really, really quickly here to the pullback from Long A.
They start taking space immediately down mid. They only lose one initially.
Jin gets a second. They're able to get the better of the trades with the extra player there.
Ethan, why has to push the advantage? Expecting that Jin was thinking about the curveball.
and on-site really well held. So big round NRG has a judge for scuba sitting right at the
front of the H.O.P. Outlaw for something there but most of the players are full armor other
than scuba. You're gonna have to get lucky with the find. I think you're really gonna be
favorite yourself if you're taking a outlaw into a judge fight.
It's sound well back though.
Just a bit of noise being made over on this side of the map.
Now the rewrap coming through be this triple segment energy in mid
quite within the auto range to hear these footsteps just yet.
But this does leave the by potentially exposed for a quick
little backstab when it tries to join in with the rest of the
team.
He does have his wall there outside a window, so he trips that.
He's going to put Dubai on alert, and he does.
He did trip it.
This is all so well thought out here for Paper Rex.
They have found their space quickly over 40 feet.
Side of activated.
Yeah.
Dubai.
Not quite able to find the punish there.
Love to get that kill on the scuba, but look, there's still three players working
around this side of the map.
The plant gets ready to come in.
Looking for that suppressant, I'm going to be found something now, staring in, I think
a position, outlaw on hand, trying to see if he can get a catch, but looks like Mada advancing
into this spot.
Does have that full arm of the gun barrel going to be spotted, needs a double puff and
finds it.
Mada going to be struck down.
Something jumps back over to safety, player advantage established now for Paper Rex.
He looks inside this up for yet again.
Jing it hauls, the push forward with the judge going to be outdone, Jing able
and now the curve ball, swung around in, and keep going.
People turn that so damn fast.
The body block comes in trying to deny the grab well.
The fuse held up the half.
Swing out, keep going.
That's himself a third, but now it's just Ethan alone,
and DeVy's still here on the site.
Cleans up the last two.
It's an 8-8.
And Lee doesn't run away.
There's no longer gun.
He's still in the round way.
This is such a beautiful setup.
Four paper racks, able to keep DeVy safe for so long
for that lurk. Ends up being the difference maker. This as well. This nice position that something takes.
That forward angle cuts off so much of that oomph in the retake by taking Mata out.
Now Kiko's been really sharp. I mean everybody has been.
Frankly all the players in the server are locked the hell in.
Nice!
Indy and Brock, the two solvers, have been the hardest goal of it.
Trying to contribute from range.
Six assists a piece, but there's going to be timeout call now for NRG the first of this map.
Going to the Cornby's win conditions. See what the buys are going to be looking like.
And as you can tell, it's not too great here for NRG.
Good buy down a little bit lower than this. Go for some stingers perhaps. They want to, but...
See what the call ends up being from Bonkong.
I think probably some of this might be making sure you're re-clearing a main.
Don't let DeVy just kind of hang out out there.
Don't let Paper Rex set up for those lurks.
Make sure you're being a little more diligent
about clearing some of the angles.
But let's see what they want to do.
I think that overall energy makes really good adjustments.
I mean, that was the reason this series was as close
as it was, because both these teams make phenomenal adjustments
off of what each other is doing.
Let's see if Paper Rex this time
is going to be looking to be super agile for that AMA
Meanwhile, again, both of the initiators are going to be there trying to contest that space early for NRG, but it's a lot of Utah you have to commit.
Haperex has been happy to kind of seed that over. Now they're starting to line up a bit heavier.
I don't know what they want to do. Looks like the player leaned back over towards his main position, or going to be grabbed up.
Ethan, two charges away from having that arm again and online.
something again with the outlaw.
Nobody probably gonna give him much of an opportunity. Look at this rotation swing coming through.
Again no contact today, and they're expecting paper wrecks to just quickly
go to the other side of the map, so they're trying to match that space and pace.
And it turns out
to be over from something and
should be able to work this out pretty quick, I would think, but...
Yeah, we're starting to rotate down, paper-axe is still slowly approaching the site.
Gives an opportunity for NRG to try to come apart, get some early damage in.
Maybe they pass the spike plant over to Jinx, the ultimate online,
but instead he's just going to be taking point, working his way over towards secret, something that's making noise.
Just jump up through the window.
Oh, the shots end up going wide, and Jinx is going to be stuck up here into the corner,
trying to swing it around the back, but it's a little bit scuba.
Coming away with that kill, now a weapon handed over into the hands of Ethan.
This is where NRG can thrive. This is where they can find these tricky wins.
It's going to be a message just to take the one rifle out of their hands and push forward into the smoke block.
They're going to be taking down Mod of Death as well. Scruple finds another Divine.
Now eliminated. Convince Divide is going to be invested. NRG, they want this round win.
Hunter Sphere are going to be sent down. Kiko tucked away into the corner.
He will find the one, but something shuts him down. He will find the third.
And the Hunter Sphere will clean him up.
It gets messy, it gets chaotic, Enby doesn't survive.
PaperX find the round win, but that's about as good as it can get for NRG.
It really is, that's a phenomenal round for NRG.
Two ults out.
Yeah.
Why?
This is one of those rounds, whereas if you watch PaperX you're going, why?
Why are we doing this?
Why is, why is the Vizalt used?
news. Just to take the one fan out of the equation, slap it! I don't care the world.
Man, as Paper X plays, they continue to vibe, have fun on stage. They just treat Alex like
they're Portraitorium Grey, just molding, and aging rapidly in the background. Run it
back there, divide however, gonna be struck down, monitor the peek through, the doors
in the mid, able to find a kill. In fact, we'll snap back, just send to the Molly,
Trying to lay a reflood forward onto the site.
OK.
OK, Brett.
Well, maybe scratch on the heads a bit.
You might be even kicking twice about this,
but now they will still look to try to commit forward
onto the A site, cause we're going
to be used from Forsaken.
How do you do have that lockdown available on the back end?
Given that NB committed with the Huckers-Gerry
in the previous round, this has to be respected.
There's no way to clear it.
Sack away back in the main.
Something.
Oh, there's a corner there.
Turning a little tuck away in Lada.
It's cron for the taking.
Does get killed. The fuse however going to be held at the half.
Ethan tagged low.
Scuba holding the stairs for second. Now gone.
The smoke falling. Kiko flushed out the fuse.
It's been commited down and Qing cannot interrupt it.
The male fighter up around once again,
but NRG they keep it neck and neck.
Yeah, they're starting to get a read here.
Starting to find their tempo, their own pace to this.
Kind of a one-for-one on the back side, Divai.
Actually gets flushed out a mid here by the off.
Even though that gets taken down in the long run.
Scuba again! Absolutely going crazy!
Bails out his IGL there.
Before Jing can get a handle on the spray.
Now you're going to have huge ultimate retake.
Or whatever you want to do here.
You're talking about in play as well
With the convergent pass in the Armageddon. It's gonna be an eco that over the Hunters Ferry Brocks one charge off. Yeah
A little bit more diligent about this mid space
It's gonna be the outlaw though from Mata
Find that alarm bot
It's heard around the corner this jing again
grabbing up that orb two charges from the next round of pack
That looks like he's going to go late-linger, check around A, trying to keep them invested
on this side of the map as the drone does go through.
Hold Kiko.
He's heading back, but the call is there for Ethan.
himself is also shifting around.
Tamai's more on this mid position.
That's Telstra on through Waterfall, check over towards the hard side and this is
going to give them a hell of a lot of info.
Yeah, now they should pretty well know this is starting to lean B.
A lot of trying to assess which side he needs to be watching and he chooses correctly.
Two kills found.
Second FJ, both of you pick apart.
Some damage on the Kiko, but still living, still breathing, still able to fight, you've
got energy.
This game crash goes forward, something works its way back, screens.
Go here on the corner.
Nems from behind the first, but cannot get the transfer over to Mana.
Just be a little bit of damage suffered as the die.
Trying to lurk up, trying to catch him off guard on this swing, but instead just
Bases it towards two, Scuba still gonna be good for it.
Time is gone, Envy 15 health, needs to die, and Shao,
model of the 4K, gets energy up to double digits.
Start to hold the line, don't have to use any ults there.
Gonna be sitting very pretty to try to counter Paper Rex in this one.
Paper Rex is gonna have their dimensional drift.
And Alex wants to talk about how you can avoid these ults,
how you can maybe bait them out a little bit.
Try to work the map a little bit more.
Gonna be one away from a jing on it back,
so that's something you have to consider here as well,
because there could be that punish if you really try to overcommit.
You could just throw a convergent pass at it,
and all of a sudden, you're in a world of hurt.
Pop did not get his ult, though.
Something to consider, I suppose, but...
It's just really good of ults now from NRG, starting to really...
Coming up the works, when Paper Rex wants to get in the men, get a little bit of space,
just being really patient, really cautious with it.
That angle that Bada found there, off of that smoke was crazy good.
Feels like from here, FnRG went out this round, break the economy.
Once again, a Paper Rex, they're going to be well slated to close this pearl out once more.
score, at least 13-10 in the score line, the first time that they met here in Santiago.
They're going to be looking to try to make that a 13-9.
So many tools.
It's frankly a scary round for paper racks.
There's so much to consider.
There's so much to worry about.
Anything you try might be dangerous.
Wall up over at B, though.
Two players there, we're NRG, so Paper X wants to do.
It's a really utile, the tail.
And this is how the orb graph just did the line of this out of the hands of Paper X.
So concerned about a push out somewhere, just guessed kind of incorrectly.
A lot of pressure now, if you're taking it feels like.
Virgin pass to the ready, you could just touch to the right to try to dodge this one.
Here's some of the astral form here behind the pillar.
If he gets caught, oh this could be the round.
Taking away the Saturated Wheel.
Coming back to Asbel, bottom of the headshot.
Rest of the team now forward onto the A site.
Mata gonna be scaling in from behind.
Just giving that a consideration.
Rex trying to take some space to reveal out onto Kiko.
The Punish not going to be found. He's able to stay alive.
Back gonna be lobbed in.
In to be however the one to fall. Kiko!
Denies the ult from Jhin.
Ry only able to find the one so far as Ethan will fall, but Gronk quickly trades it back,
turns the curveball and Kiko cleans him up.
Just something remaining and he cannot take down Skuba.
NRG with four players surviving bolster the economy and they get two rounds away from closing out Pearl.
Dude, I think Kiko's turned every curveball that Jhin has thrown at him.
He has been incredible at dealing with this Phoenix.
This is just brilliant. The way he uses those smokes against paper racks, he gets right ahead
of that running back, knows exactly where it's going to be popped from, and skirts the
side of it. And now they've got all their ult still, by the way.
I don't know how to use these. Four ultimates to contend with, on a rougher buy. Three
guardians, a bulldog and a phantom. Damn near all half-armors. Only silver lining
for paper X in this position is that it's not an outlaw on sight on the other side
I mean they've just been so good at dodging a lot of the utile taking control of the extremities
they've always seemingly got that early long a control and instead of trying to
clear it paper X is just kind of trying to force the issue somewhere else on the map
arm by couldn't get tripped by the clone paper X is just gonna really fully commit to this
I mean the drones come in their way now. Yeah, and our Jesus dug in
Spot out at least two players
You can repositioning
Setting up the stuff the hunters here now going across she's gonna be struck down a scuba finds the kill and I cannot avoid Brock's alt
Spike on the floor and our G
Look at the tickets at the map point with relative ease
Seiken now pressure building on him with no spot of the one has the one tap
back towards flowers hunting for those wallbang shots with Ethan just on the
opposite side not getting caught spike at the same time is slowly being us
should buy something towards the b-side but Mata still sat there patient as
ever as a move the muscle 30 seconds left I don't know if they're gonna read
that at all, because if you're saying it doesn't read that Ethan was still tucked away and dug out,
the kill found, the footsteps now to be heard, Envy likely to be the last one standing here in a
moment as Mada goes up and over the top, but it's going to be a nice little, how you doing? The
round is over. He cannot recover it, he cannot fight his way back into this. He'll put some
damage on Mada, force the refractor against his hands up in the air, but Envy will just stay
Tucked away. Double-tash will point the shot down as well. NRG showing no mercy. Not giving them anything for free as they reach map point.
It's just too one-dimensional from Paper Rex, and you're putting yourself in a really good position for these alts of NRG to find value.
Whether it be the Hunter's Fury, could have been the Armageddon, could have been the Converger Pass. I mean, the Converger Pass on the other side of the map.
But any of those alts are going to devastate you there in an arc.
Don't kill him.
Now once again, another poor buy.
The glass can and four to buy.
It's a rare convention of this evening's space.
Big Rex happens conceiving this over to NRG for the last several rounds.
Now Will look to try to shove them back and make them think that they're once again
committing towards this ace out of the map.
It's kind of shocking. I mean, when you have a phoenix,
Long A should be very much under your control.
Spotted.
I think that genuinely we've just been concerned that the tools are available for energy on the other side.
They actually have to punish.
Yeah.
When they were running this previously and they were dominating,
constantly being able to grab up every single orb.
That was without a tail in the meta.
Bottom out, push forward,
leading a bit of this damage here from the nano swarm.
And well, he gets tagged up so he ends up being in the hell of a lot more.
Kiko, his second friendly fire kill with an arrow in this map, see if it ends up being costly.
Trying to just bait Paper Rax and get him to fall for it quite enough.
He's a smart play, Paper Rax just kind of gets a sense of it and they spam out some shots.
Really either of them's faults.
Three-count gonna be set, Jing finding one, spot out onto a couple Kiko, however,
still leaving the fight to kill before getting traded out, seems like Paper Rax still
yet some fight in them as Brock will fall. A dangerous round to start the
paper X man to persevere to the pulse of the weaponry. So once again reach 10
rounds on Pearl versus NRG but can they go further because there are still these
three ults in the hands of energy. For sure and energy actually gonna call their
time out now. It's gotten up to 10 and Bonkar says okay I've got something
for you guys now just pretty good slow aggression using that cosmic divide nicely
energy goes for something cheeky you just laugh it off coaches can't put the
players can and it doesn't end up working out but again yeah it's just been
able to hang on to these alts for so long you've got so much in the tank
and you're probably gonna get Kiko's all in the mix somewhere in the next
Round or two. Yeah. Oh, it's almost guaranteed. Yep
Think I'm having to go from you know multiple saves that finding any kills be able to make that happen so
Should be able to have it in the one away from having a hundred series well to try to counteract it
What do you think the odds are they actually save it for that I think zero oh, yeah very
I
Here's your all for sake it'll just say like I bet there's someone yeah, you hauls yeah, just go ahead and rip it
Let her rip it in me
We don't have any info there. No cares
Steel garden and hand here for them. I
I'm gonna lean in towards doing a fast exact it's starting to look like yes, but
Still trying to get a real solid read on what they're going to look to do at the start of this one.
You have to kind of wait out the salvos almost no matter what.
Can you get a follow up behind that?
Jinglebee won away, so he certainly does want to get this warp for himself.
And now they finally kind of have something a little bit different.
TP something a little bit faster.
It was a little bit of a delay there.
I don't know if you can keep those spotted out on the back and tug out.
As you are handed over in the of course kids that's just very online
Leap lurk you're saying can still back over in mid
And have that wall again it's window I spawn
Oh, there's the hunters very it's gonna be that loose looking for a straight tag one more pulse
Comes up short by some space, but nothing more to be found there keep going out
Slotted forward at secret alongside Ethan. The player is making their way over for
Saken slowly creeping down towards Waterfall. Some warning shots from Brock.
The angle for now being watched. Saken about to swing out to his demise.
No! Hits the play-mona! He was asked to forward from Pascua!
Setting up the ultimate for Saken comes up with two! That's massive!
Fogging, he's re-clearing that.
And look at the hell, rocked down, so very low.
The 70 between the two remaining players, Kiko this time.
But with a full turn away from the curve ball.
This Brock will try to back away.
But Dubai will deny paper wrecks.
Going further than they could.
The first outing versus NRG, they get up to 11.
Now looking to take this into overtime.
This is going to be interesting, going to have that run it back.
I thought, I thought I was right there with you.
I thought for a second it screwed the timing somehow some way.
And then I love that extra layer that PaperX adds to this.
Something I haven't shown is a second layer to the lurks.
Jing goes for it.
Really, really heady stuff there for PaperX.
Finally able to make a good adjustment.
Brock's going to have an Odin.
There's a three man push here trying to control A long.
and it converges past at the ready something actually makes TP's forward.
Yeah, it's ready to send you if that stealth drone sees anything but it does not.
So we'll be able to retain the ultimate for now.
Still have that wombo combo and Kiko now has a lock down the boot.
Play it on.
Paper X will have no good way of trying to clear that out.
Just gotta throw bodies at the problem.
Rock ready with the Odin to push forward immediately to get to the Nile on Jing's ultimate.
One less thing to be concerned about here for NRG.
These paper wrecks look to get themselves into the post-blast.
They're disweighted once again, pass the back away, in the tag of the 63, tapping, trying
to see if he can get some more U-Till out.
Lance just in front of Halls.
After the tower, some damage on a Brock, but nothing more to be found than the lockdown now in play.
Divy, need to try to push his way forward on this flank.
And Mada, taken down before the Zadrake can connect.
A critical kill to be found for Paper X.
Still though, the Armourgett and Armline now going to be invested,
shoving them all the way back.
And Scuba, scaled forward, catches Forsaken off guard.
Divy now joining in. Brock burning down.
Take it out, jing! Has him with the Molly.
Thorn's now as well to continue to delay on this defuse.
In the final one, in the final two,
as Paper Rex find themselves in OT.
And somehow some way, Paper Rex with everything
stacked against them, ultimates galore for NRG,
and they still get the job done.
Winning some big battles to find goes up to 20 on the map.
This one's huge, right ahead of the saturate.
What balls to go for that re-swing there.
Absolutely ridiculous.
And then they all just group up and it's a firing line.
Unbelievable, unbelievable.
I don't know, T, around out the first series.
Now we're just going to go ahead and start this one.
No T on Pearl.
No glass cannons in sight.
Something just with that handle in hand.
That's Jink, he's sending out that Molly once again that can cut stairs, and Mada gonna take some damage.
Not too much.
I'm not sure that he has that vulnerability while he is snapping back to refract, otherwise he would have been a little bit worse off.
I put the wall here, and you give them a little bit of an early warning system.
It's a quick pivot from Paper X expecting an RG to kind of do what they normally do.
It's not going to be that early of a warning system.
Throw now going out of the stealth turn coming through, bottom forward over the wall, Kiko
boosted up on top of it, trying to get an angle maybe over that smoke, divine out, going
to be flushed out, stunned, taken down, scuba able to find the first blood here in OT.
Quick grab, well set up to try to dissuade and stop the plant from coming in so far,
it has worked the treat, and energy are now considering maybe a full rotation as
they get locked off by this blaze wall.
It just cut back across towards B, which I'm thinking it's absolutely considering to try to get a head up.
They're just going to pump the brakes now.
Kiko's still in such a committed position.
Trying to play in with numbers, so they will just go ahead and slowly start scaling their way back in from that Archive.
It just feels like they were testing the patience of Paper Rack. There they go.
Back to play. Jink to get down scuba with another. He's going to be pushing forward. He's able to find Ethan.
finds himself a second before getting traded and Kiko there to bail out Brock.
Forsaken now a 1v3 to try to find this opening round.
He's just playing in behind the turret swings in reads it gorgeously finds that
head shot doesn't he any damage can he manage to separate them Forsaken makes
it go a bit but mana his hands just a bit taller his NRG back up to that
point. It's just NRG just pushing A the whole way. Something they didn't do a lot of,
maybe at all, on their attacker side. And it catches Paper Rex a little bit off guard.
You know, Divide just gets completely screwed by Utility, has to decide between a rock and a
hard place, goes for the forward push-up, still gets caught anyway. And then you play
impatient, but as soon as they start to go for that retake, that curve ball, that first one
coming out of flowers doesn't hit anything. And then RRG just starts knocking players down,
Amy makes a goal of it, so does Forsaken, but double kills for Golden Wim, not a dump.
Now the OT timeout call from the NRG camp. Ron Carter does not want any resets. He does
not want this one to go the distance. He wants to see his players close this out right here,
right now, with a solid, concise game plan. Rex back onto the attack.
Don't mind this proactivity It's it's neck and neck doing these two teams
obviously we're in overtime but really the difference maker has been scuba 26 and 18
and absolutely just hot from the start right from that first pistol around it
he's got some more in the tank here looks like we're gonna have two wing
glass cannon ops divide gonna be the one to grab it here four paper rats
Reconsideration. Oh, okay. Okay
Gonna be having that
No off-battle to be had
They at least wanted to set up some recon over on this side of the map. He beats out. He's almost certain going to be dead
Sparks you accurate
He's showing some face outside of Bevan already, but he's still calling us coming in.
I like this clear from Paper Rax.
I'd like to see them be a little bit cagey with this.
Try to sell a little bit of false info, but he's committing.
Clone leading the way.
Getting a couple shots from that turret.
Recon cleared out by Kiko.
Near a dugout.
Another one going to be long for the pink reveal on the 2 and Brock able to find
Invy off the back of that one. Gordis Lee set up as Brock finds himself a second.
Jake dead! Brock fights three! And now it's just forsaken in the buy!
The 2v4 with Kiku still tucked away here on the site.
He's praying and praying. Shot goes wide for Mata.
He doesn't find the pig that they would really love to have.
What are you meant to do? You're if you want paper Rex.
Turn tail. Cut the noise.
They're trying to work their way over to that B site.
But NRG have the upper hand. Looking to bring this map to a finish.
30 seconds left. Just been too quiet. So you can
rotate a player over. What is Scuba going to do?
He's going to wait it out or is he going to go try to do some damage.
Set up the pop of that one on the top on the plant.
Trying to see if they can get any info out by Noysmade scuba knows that this place below can really that over
I think paper rex gonna get caught off guard not realizing just how early energy was in position
And there it is the finishing shots that abuse to come through and our gene
Picking up the win on their map pick 14 to 12
Right back where we left off between these two teams just absolutely neck-and-neck the whole way paper rex making it close
But it's still energy taking for all yet
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I feel like you guys had an exceptionally good read on Paper Racks and their new comp.
How are you guys able to adapt to them so fast and what has been the key to the success on
Paul?
I mean we got kind of guard with the comp to be honest but we played against a similar
comp in Americas with G2, played Phoenix and we're just trying to talk as much as
possible in all freeze times and going through all the protocols and stuff that we learned
from G2 and just really taking advantage of their timeout as well to just communicate
as much as possible and grinding out again.
Thank you so much, and best of luck.
Welcome back to the Brainstrust here at Masters Santiago.
Yes, we've got to have a throwback composition out of TRX there,
one that we sort of...
We saw variations of this last year, more with the jet mixed in,
but the Phoenix was there, getting fed a lot of those old Orgs,
and then Jing was just bounding onto some of those sites.
But it does feel like in keeping with last time we saw this map,
and actually had an answer.
Yeah, but it took so long to get there, right?
I think the way that Bonka put it of grinding it out was very act
Paper X is getting away with a lot early, especially in that second half with these executes
But it was energy again as in their previous series that have come down to a comeback
It was finding the correct adaptation late in the game and here it was these key retake rounds on their defense
Yeah, we saw it time and time again and sometimes it's about letting out the space
You know that the Phoenix can be extra aggressive and even though Jing was not having the best of the times
Yes, they were working for the orbs a lot and conditioning a lot constantly on aiming both in the attack and the defense trying to get that
Orb and work towards those ultimate by the end of the game
Especially on that last round that we saw from energy
They were using that against paper X to get into their house and condition them to go into the sites and make decisions
That they're really didn't want to make the time of the site
So I have you retake against his Phoenix and a lot of drowns it looks really good
I think part of the reason it was so successful was that they very often had
Mada either all thing out towards mid or fighting the other extremity in a lot of these rounds
It was taking some space towards be long
Which meant that they had the map information to know there wasn't going to be alert causing problem flight so they could
Confidently play that retake style and give space to that Phoenix the Phoenix absolutely thrives when he's swinging into you
Taking forward fights you don't expect with the flash
But when you're the one setting the pace fighting into him instead, you nullify so much of that agents value
What about the retake potential of this cop? Because our Verizon high-speed moment features a PRX retake towards the end of that first half.
Which Phoenix is a big part of?
Yeah, here's the thing. I think that is the towards the end of the half. As we're saying, we've seen this wall conditioning that we had seen throughout the entirety of the half.
Sometimes there's an opportunity on the other side, sometimes there isn't. Jank with the ultimate, completely crazy jumps.
Across all of the utility, not only is it drone, he's also good for a kill, and the Vi just also helps a lot with the job.
with the job. PaperXR the best scene in the world at playing off each other in hyper-chaotic
team fights. That was ridiculous the pace of that one around the the the ult from the
Phoenix just bounding around the corner and devised immediately there to follow up. That's
why the scene is so terrifying when they play these kind of weird Phoenix compositions
that you would have thought are completely unemotional. I think it doesn't make sense
and then PaperXR. Yes, but they make it work and they really force your fundamentals
to be perfect if you're not going to let them just run you off.
Obviously not the kind of foot that PRX want to start on in this series, but Pearl they
struggled against NRG in the past.
Let's hear what the takeaways are for Coach Alex for PRX.
Jen here with Coach Alex of PIPRX.
Now Alex without the neon and the yoru in this meta you kind of missed out on
the maximum speed you can have for WKMIC.
So why did you guys choose to innovate this way?
And with what happened on Pearl, do you feel like it was just you guys needing more reps
with this new comp or energies?
Pearl was just too strong to crack at the end of the day.
I think we went with comfort mostly.
Definitely needed more reps, but I think we gave a good fight with like not much days
to prepare.
So bottom line is energy is a very good team, very hard to beat.
Speaking of innovation, Bind that's coming up next is today the day.
Yeah, baby.
You see, you see.
Obviously, Gekko would be the only agent that Poseidon hasn't played in an official Gekko.
That's what everyone's excited about.
He's been trolling, he's been hinting it on social media too.
Is this the moment?
Is now where we're going to see it?
Because I mean, it makes sense.
We were teasing about the...
Well, it's a surprise that they pick up the bind and probably if that was an option
open because they have not been getting the best of the results.
They play a little bit of a composition that we do not see anywhere else in the world.
I know it's Paper Rex, but we...
It was weird.
Yeah.
I want to see them on blind. Yeah, I want to see them changing right. I don't like this KO comp
I think that they should go back to the Europe. He's hovering the gecko
What do you think about the veto? What I'm sorry. I'm seeing I'm seeing something hover gecko here
Is he just hovering? He hopped on this agent back in the day, and he's locking it. And the harbor is there
I was saying I wanted to see it in this map
And I think the piss could be at this late an amazing one because you have both this guy and the gecko to come
at the end of those walls. I think that that could be incredibly explosive to see.
Is there such a wild card map that's been thrown into the pool for both these teams?
I'm sure. I'm surprised it's on the other side as well.
Yeah, I'm trying to harken back my memory. I swear we've seen at least a very similar
comp from Paper X with the Gecko Sky Man in the Harbor 2. This is wild wonderland.
Where's the Teho way life for NRG? Yeah, it's gone.
They completely moved away from it. We've got two teams that are innovating in real time,
folks. That's pretty wild. I'm hyped for this one indeed. So let's get map number
Number two rolling over to you, Achilleos, Piper Seaton.
Take it away.
Paper X is as Paper X does to change it up again,
but NRG is there to match massive changes
from both of these teams.
And yes, the Keco is there.
It is not in the hands, however, of Forsaken.
It's going to be something who once again
picks up this age that he has not played
in a damn long while.
So basically, we're running it back to 2024 here
as Paper X.
This is the comp they were running.
Pretty similar to it in most regards.
So I don't know.
I mean, they just decided to turn the clock back today
and go for whatever they want to do.
It's paper Rex.
Who knows?
Going for that 1-3-1 split here on the pistol round.
Course forsaken.
At the very least, the Cove no longer a throwable.
So you don't have to worry about any incidents.
Over on that B site lineup.
Could be still a misplace throw.
I'm not I'm not counting them out yet. No, no, I'm all right, but
this is a
Little bit of a head scratcher. Let's see who's changes whose brilliance
Well, I'll shine the other here on this map energy still an opportunity very much to make this a 2-0 affair
For a very lengthy opening series of the day. Jane gonna be taking that first contact
But still will be able to take that first kill
Well, I'm gonna be shut down but jing down to HP
He has something, it's a piece of the action.
Ethan going to fall, but scuba rocked out,
finding back something, finds himself another.
See that shot.
On the ground.
The HP is widely just not going to be there
for these two remaining plays of NRG.
Kiko has seven health.
Diving through the teleporter.
No further use to speak of here for Paper X.
It was well.
That well has run dry.
He needs to be clean, headshot, taps.
He's back away, gets the reload,
and he's taking point, and Envy taking his head.
Paper Rex will find the pistol to start off blind.
Just a crazy round here.
The fact that Jing wins his battle to showers
is absolutely mad.
He takes some damage and then finds the headshot
through the wall.
And I am 90% sure something got a kill
and as he was running back into U-Haul,
taps another head.
Watch this.
Bang.
I think he hits one on the way out there.
That's the brimstone.
Yep.
Yep.
Good God.
Very much on.
I mean, the desk was highlighting it.
He will hop on this character.
And he will bring out.
Oh, yeah.
And I'll bring it with the gecko.
Also worth noting for Envy.
Only the second ever showing in a tracked game
that he's got had on brimstone.
See how well practiced this is as time goes on.
Typically it's been forsaken, Ludge gonna be there for something.
Just looking to try to shrug off from that damage from the pain shell.
Finds plenty on the block and Forsaken's gonna find Skupa at the same time.
Trying to get that alert going on to the A side and maybe call for the rotation, but both players now eliminated.
Let's bring her main, there's four NRG gonna be scratching their heads wondering where they can go.
They're trying to get this spike planted.
They're going to take a pause and try to go 4v instead.
She wants some presence on A, has pulled the extra player at the very least.
Still very healthy.
Ching and Envy over here.
Back from Envy.
He's bottom of the first, eats the damage, eats the kill.
Brock, able to strike him down.
From still there.
With just a sliver, but Kiko's able to find Forsaken.
Satchel's across, wants to grab the weapon, the mosh, into back side, Brock, not quite caught by that sense of the smoke, but Jing will be able to pre-fire the angle.
Finds the kill, paints out his feet, and Kiko will go down, Jing finding three, and now is going to be one charge away from that showstopper as we go into Paper Rex's bonus.
Yeah, this is pretty decent here for Paper Rex. Got a little bit scrappy there for a moment, if you kind of whiffy shots.
Some of those close range SMGs, but at the end of the day, able to get through it, keep
three guns, get close to that showstopper.
Jing just running them down there.
HL's bounces, Kiko not able to get out of the way.
Nice little throw there.
There's going to be a timeout call.
What?
NRG.
Calling a timeout.
Calling a timeout. Dropping a pistol, dropping this. Hence Eco. I have to
wonder what this is about. Take a look at the Coinbase win condition. Just I am
very confused. I mean I didn't see anything too. Head scratching there. I
think they were making some okay decisions in that follow-up round.
Again, did some damage.
Able to take a couple guns away, get some armor damage in there.
Nothing too crazy. Maybe just something in the comms he doesn't like or something they're not communicating properly.
I just want to talk about how to settle the players down a little bit or something.
Maybe it's just as simple as, okay, two rounds observed.
I have an idea of how pain breaks is going to try to you know widely macro this composition on the map
And I need to let you know ASAP rather than have you try to figure it out yourselves
But certainly on orthodox, but let's see if it ends up working for those who go into the bonus
See the weaponry here for paper X energy already should be favored in that regard
On guard does perhaps just want this to be as clean as possible stop that potential snowball from coming through
It's like they really want to deny that be or
Already four players lined up at Fountain King trying to see if maybe he can get in there.
Look, he always looked actually the cold.
And he will end up falling. Huge.
Yeah, go for commit. I'm trying to grab that Envy.
He's gonna be scooping up the weapon, backing away.
Now he joins. Two other players here on the site.
Fine, Forsaken.
If I see these slow things down, Forsaken is just going to be scooping up a Sharon.
Right on that, she's had a classic in hand.
But by the way, it's nice to see Devai back on Sky, one of his agents that he was so
impactful with on setting up the duelists of Paper Rex in days yonder.
Now, Paper Rex making their rotations as well.
Envy just gonna hold the line at B. Just in case I set up on this wall
Longanel that this harbor has counter rotated back over
People up and over the plan coming through here on the corner Mata shot ringing out now the spot there on to something
Trying to utilize this judge, but I don't see them going pushing at him. It's gonna be send them all he's through
Seaton turns his swing around back truck
Rock will end up falling, something gonna be giving one for his troubles.
He'll be now starting to arrive.
Need to win out of fight back over at short.
Something is able to find another kill.
He held the bank, his position known.
No, no, Gene's not gonna be giving him the window to find some more damage.
Kiko could maybe go on the hunt, get that showstopper online, but...
They will just leave it to Mata. See if you can find this final shot.
It's gonna be coming up empty handed.
It's a falling scoop up from another charge towards that pit and RG.
Two managed to go ahead and get that bonus denial.
Just the two players lost.
Yeah, it's all just over stacking for this shield on the Cove so they could deal with the orb.
still gets it doesn't matter don't get anything else out of it yeah maybe a
frustration there that you got a little bit countered as paper racks so what
it's worth the timeout does work I can say that but it's not gonna be something
that maybe later on in this map they're kind of regretting a little bit show
stopper to consider over in showers is jing but feeling back a little bit
Not a wants to try to clear that space. Meanwhile, paper X will control long beat. I haven't really seen anything though. No
One of the hawks let out yet for device only on a specter right now
Now players will go through
Checking the showers, but not the spot in the moda
Fairly caught a glimpse of Ethan's that pink does come in
Still looking for a ging just jump peeking from back truck trying to see if there's any scale forward
Same time. That time goes up.
It's looking to make...
...you know, chasing twice about...
...working their way forward into this site.
Loved and over that ring. Loved and over that ring.
Yeah, double push out of hookup.
Did they scale off the back of this? It's going to be my question.
Persecond, they're gonna get grabbed up.
Hooks back away, Kiko up and over the truck.
Saw where the patient comes from, but...
...still is able to play at his feet. Persecond, none the wiser.
If somebody's taking down his lock, it's gonna be a shame...
...put a chin coming out on top in that regard, but Ethan is there!
For the trade back
Just something in the line now
Barely arriving onto this B site
Hey son, I should say
and as
Gonna have to work it out for them. Just expect it for to buy to try to play this one out with something
To imagine they're going to the save certainly does appeal
Want to try to get the gun over
5-10, but not going to give it a go.
Pre-decisioning, but yeah, they will just have to back away.
DeVy finds the upgrade, so just a phantom to be carried over the two players.
Tucked back into spawn.
NRG will tie it up at 2-2.
Yeah, just a slow reaction here, it feels like, from Paper Rex.
I thought it'd be Blastpack up and over as soon as this execute starts coming through.
As soon as you hear those Blastpacks from Kiko ring out,
and you try to kind of fort this attack before it even happens,
before it even happens but he just gets all the way in the back of you all for
free because they're backed out all the way in towards the link so I don't know
are we gonna see an early time out from from Alex now just yeah have it
confirmed on our screens it's going to be another timeout call his coach is
trying to play chess with one mother but man what a shot to take Ching out
of the air. That was nasty from Ethan. Yeah, frustration. I think just maybe the
protocols there. Falling apart for Paper Rex again, trying something a little bit
different. And something this I'm sure they've had time to prepare in the lead
up to this event. They haven't shown it yet but isn't quite going the way they
expected and they opted to try something a little bit different in the
map draft and try to catch NRG on a map that they struggled on.
The only time they played it in America's
and it's kind of hard because everybody's
playing different stuff and trying
to get the read on each other here.
It's going to be so, so crucial.
You're going to have already an early op for Mata,
it looks like.
It's going to be invested.
I mean, you have so much cash flowing for NRG now.
Paper X is in a very tricky position with theirs.
They're gonna have a judge, they're gonna have a bulldog for Envy.
Halt economy also starting to get a little bit wobbly by comparison.
Forsaken, charges away from having the reckoning online, but at nightfall.
Very close for Ethan Brock, one away from the orbital strike.
Once again, trying to push out.
No, it's not contest for the orb.
It's just Jing being sent forward.
He's looking for the catch here on the scoop, it takes him low.
Lobs at the paint shell but he's in the back away, surviving with just 30 HP.
Okay, got some early damage done, but again you're leaving showers all to Mata.
That's a part of the map that PaperX just isn't interested in contesting at all so far.
I mean, Forsaken is going to use his high tide to cut off some of that space.
Try this time to re-clear.
No pleasant with the chase down, the blast back forward and Kiko looking for the kill,
But the guy able to hold his own pop flash forward eclipse there and actually catch a scuba there behind a broth who's so far forward with a vie
Maintains his composure and it holds down the angle
You can be now collected the weapon. It's just Mada
The operator in hand will be able to find the one jumps back over towards market
This be one hell of a clutch
Something repositioning there within showers
Mada making the noise.
Double back is just go for the save to anticipate that the ladder is probably the most likely to have the money.
But as well want to be funneling over any extra all charge to these paper X players.
Fourteen seconds remaining. Mada will just stay tucked away.
Paper Rex, the timeout call, working the treat,
get some very clean round win.
Yeah, able to establish some presence there.
And then the follow-up from DeVy is just brilliant.
I mean, again, you could see he used
to be such a highly regarded sky player.
And that's one of the reasons right there.
His flashes are so, so good on this agent.
Probably get to see some pretty good ones as well
on the attack side when we get to it.
Just going to give them the seekers.
Enby is going to get his all.
Brock toying with an Odin.
He doesn't want to go for it.
Has a little strike behind it.
Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.
Oh, he's so fast to react to Brock there.
Enby does a great job holding the line at Hookah too.
Skipper X able to establish some control.
We're going to show a completely different look on this round.
I'm just going to continue to try to get these crunches going.
This one a little bit more slower pace though.
Pop flash out.
Over towards the showers side, we'll be able to spot on to Ethan, which is his way right
back into showers.
Paper X drift back in relative safety of the A site.
Kind of like how Paper X wants to use this Cove early to establish some presence.
Ethan took the orb though, so Mike falls on line, flash in, turns from that, and would
love to try to think about the equation.
Just far too risky for them to pursue that deep.
No, they're considering even a rotation, but the ults do start flying.
HL over towards Short to try to delay the approach.
The overall strike obviously not going to be catching anybody here and in beat.
Still alone on that beast out of the map.
Doesn't have his ult in the back pocket.
He's going to be found, just for a second, just sprays through the wall, finds the kill.
Kiko, going to get for once the buy does get taken down.
Just the clone through the teleporter for now.
Something, oh, considering the check, and Scuba might just find himself a massive backstab timing.
He has to control this space.
One more toward the moment.
Shot now, ringing out.
Taking some additional space here at lamps.
Scuba on the approach.
Something needs to win out this fight.
His spot, one another.
Mada at the same time is able to find two.
Chicken forsaken, both taken down.
Something not pushed out of the corner,
but he is absolutely pinned in.
It's back across the pipe.
The wingman considered for a moment of the plant comes thrilled.
It is he going to be sent out.
bottom with the spot makes his exit now it is just in B the one B for he's going to
have to retreat no hope in this round energy are gonna keep it neck and neck
just a great pause that energy calls here even though they lose a little bit
of contain on the site we're able to re clear that space scuba again doing so
much heavy lifting. Mada of course amazing in that round, went into A-lamps and
absolutely took control. But they were pinched in there for a little bit, but
because they paused, Paper X isn't really sure what to make of it. They're trying
to hold the line, they're trying to be patient, and then they try to get aggro.
Mada just kind of baits them with a off shot through that door, out of
lamps. Oh what a shot by Forsaken. Oh my, just goes swinging there.
Forsaken again trying to use that storm surge to punish and pushing ahead of it
though yeah stomp which are not really registering no chance guys let's go
they're from them slow down the pace don't allow for pay-per-exe dictate the
way that this map is going you will find yourself with the upper hand
They're managing to get pretty damn well as something to still swing it out, he's fully blinded up!
Mata will get tagged, but the kill cannot be found.
That is a critical push.
So once again slows down his ability to try to generate these ultimates as well.
Not yet seen that first flash.
Now you're going to really hold the line here giving up all the long be trying to go a couple
push and he'll be able to come out with the kill flash connecting those as a couple players
contain their at market.
It's going to be even a Brock fighting back fighting for their lives.
Second now to age just underneath this hookah exit.
Moda will jump down. He's gonna try to play this patiently.
He finds it. Transfer. No! Ethan turns back!
He already suffered some damage and he still manages to best him.
What a reaction from Ethan.
Now hearing.
They get out of the TP. Moda onto the peak and has the headshot.
NRG. Up four to three.
Paper Rex left really I mean again
NRG can just play safe play cautious and they have follow-up plans behind stuff
I don't know whose flash actually ends up catching something there, but okay. It was
Yeah, I was worried it was device for a second. So I saw the setup to try to get him, but I
Held on I held my breath. I don't what in the world is that even absolutely ridiculous. Yeah
At least Jason can laugh it off a bit, but oh my god
You're getting I mean it's a pain smile and
Yeah, it's another timeout call to seven rounds played here in this first half in paper X
Alex is sending everything that he has to try to rack up these remaining rounds
Must feel really confident on the attacker side. I mean here at masters Santiago bind a couple times
We've seen it has been very attacker sided actually
So, it just maybe feels like this defender side is really where they got to get value.
Really got to make sure that now you've got your own adjustments, okay.
Energy's got the read on our aggressive plays.
Maybe we can find some purchase and be a little bit better at hitting them when they're trying
to go through chokes.
You know, you've got a lot of options there to slow things down with all the flashes,
with the mollies.
You know, you've got so much in the kit here to make life really miserable on those
Executes you just hold the line a little bit at the extremities if you can hold the line at long be in showers
Keep energy uncomfortable. It's not an easy task. Obviously mod has been really good this map. It really has been a key code just continuing
It's gonna have a glow about to go up that of your map is
Taking hope for it push into the smoke will be a lot key code, but it's the cost of his life as well as some things
Big trade up. You take pretty much every single time of your NRG.
It's Big Rex now rotating over, trying to get into position, pull off, miracle retake here.
Thrifty fashion. HL over to the corner, unoccupied.
Just fast reposition back over towards short, getting tucked away.
Alright, now you've finally got a bunch of alts here for Paper Rex, some things that certainly
we're being talked about during that time out.
A lot of still has that dimensional drift to play with.
Just again, going for a little bit of aggression,
and then you've got to rotate your strong side over.
And I love the way NRG thinks about it.
Just give them the space, let them have it.
They're going to have to retake it eventually.
And they try to get in towards that spike.
You've got the better long range guns,
and there's probably a shotgun or something
floating around in the mix.
Kiko really close to another showstopper.
Scooba went away from a pit.
Just get really dicey, really fast.
Both teams getting in their alt cycles.
Crucial rounds here, especially for paper wrecks
being down five to three.
So Masha trying to delay.
Double rescale forward into hookah.
Plot flash out.
There's no spot in there.
Lissie Brock and DeLy eat so much damage.
Take down a 41.
The Mosh now gone.
Have you shown enough presence now that you're going to push energy over to the other side of the map?
It looks like it.
Just sent them into the stack that you want them to be at.
Couple big ults here.
Now they're spotting Jing up over top of the truck.
Straight shots, not finding much of a connections.
It will be the Dimensional Drip out from Mada.
Scouting forward, the reckoning going to be sent.
Forsaken trying to slow up the rest of the team.
Denied them from being able to play off this information that Mata is gathering.
Just around towards the defender side and now Paper Rax have to have their heads on a swivel.
They are two-man hunting, trying to find this Yoru, but he still has the operator in hand.
As Forsaken gets the bad news.
Just a little bit of minor damage.
Orbital strike called in trying to delay.
Denied the plant from going over the peak coming in.
Jing again.
Little boy getting caught by that, but then Brock is there on the flank.
Shots him down, Inby's gone!
And once again, Paper Rex cannot find a damn thing!
NRG are raiding them like a book.
It's just really early.
On for Sakins ult, they're able to stall that out. NRG again.
Just finding the tempo, finding their timings.
And Paper Rex cannot adjust.
Can you commit two there?
The orbital strike as well as that reckoning and now look at the alt economy here for NRG.
Showstopper online, one from the nightfall, one from that orbital, the pit available for a post plan.
Things are not going to get easier for paperwrecks whatsoever.
So you're going to have three players at NRG, cash-capped.
Top flash out, the buy, looking to try to take another down with him.
Get closer to those seekers but Scuba will be able to find him.
NRG now three rounds in the lead looking for even more.
Yeah, I mean this is starting to get really concerning for Paper Rex.
You get NRG to do what you want them to. They go into your stack of ultimates and you still can't pull the round through.
And it's Mata again just being an absolute nightmare and absolute nuisance.
Just so sturdy with that off right now. Paper Rex looks rattled.
They find some kind of breather, some retrieve, but NRG are not looking to give them anything in exchange.
Not going to give them anything for free.
You're sinking along here, O'Vandal.
That's the Vi. Just think tucked back here for now.
He goes for that jump, think you have to expect that Mod is going to be good for the shot.
You're sinking in the walkabout. He is able to find Ethan.
Should be a gun scoop up for Jin.
Can push forward try to recover that one still has to take the time make sure that the coast is clear
We'll be able to recover the Phantom in the end
The same time energy
Four player push ready to exact here into this B site
He go looking for a player spot on the wall the showstopper gonna be lobbed in the eye
You will find brought before getting taken down by the raise all
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Scale forward slot in around the side spot out onto the yours wings and finds it for second delivers
The 3k with the hero rightful to pull off the Mastercard thrifty paper racks
Break this four-round a win streak from at RG
Crucial and it's the way they do it. They just spread the map. They're just slowly pushing the extremities
They're finding that open space and they're able to catch Trent or excuse me
Try the Ethan, Ethan, it's not their English name, you know?
Completely out guard.
And therefore they scoop up a gun, they're able to take complete map control off the back of that.
Hold their lines really nicely.
Very well thought out there.
A great change up from Paper Rack when things just were looking dire.
Scoob again.
What do you think is set up?
Now, kind of they're in, kind of needs to back away, but it actually sticks around.
There's gonna be a lot of kill.
Followed however, nothing to be found,
so it ends up being a one-for-one.
The Raze is down on the floor.
Two man should get something,
plant on this deep angle,
but all of NRG, once again, rotating away,
working their way towards this A side of the map.
Double stack into showers.
You about to take that first contact,
spot out on the one.
The Swing now coming in to the three player face,
and they both get picked apart.
The paint shell continue it would seem paper wreck struggling to find any consecutive round wins outside of the pistol in the anti-eco
The money still in the dump something still with an operator
The line needs to hold on to this
Two players save his energy all the time in the world to chat about I don't what they want to eat tonight
They're looking to close this out in two-zero fashion for sure
Again, you're able to establish some map control here as Paper Rex.
You've got Long B, but you're not shifting players over.
And you're just trying to double stack shower, trying to catch them off guard with the storm surge.
But I don't know if the nearsight just doesn't land quick enough,
and Paper Rex swings a little too early on it.
Bye.
Hold on to it, there will be knife outs.
I want a piece there, but something doesn't retain the operator. Brock.
It's not what that full armor paper wrecks a chance to try to make this a seven to five
half energy.
However, given the form, even the shooting that we're seeing the decision making from
this team, they should be well set up to make this eight to four.
for stats.
Well, a couple of ultimates on either side.
Jing went away from a showstopper as well, Seeker's thrash they can do, just trying to
pop those cove shields so soon knowing that Pay-for-X wants to play behind them, really
proactive from NRG.
Something.
And she's gonna find a kill there, base of short.
Still another tip of the spear here in the hands of Kiko.
Still be that entry power. Spike gets brought around towards the B side. Something as well.
Repositioning. Staring towards Hook. That's the back away. Seeker's down gonna be let loose.
Burbs the presence. One forward here. Inside of guard. Push out of the smoke door with Skuba.
Able to out through the by. Push to the corner. It'll be taken low. Taken down. Skuba with a swap to the shorty.
Comes away with a kill. And these ultimates aren't fighting a damn thing!
No detain of the thrash! No damage off the showstopper!
Chica's immediately shut down, it's forsaken!
Once again, has to try to deliver!
But he cannot! Brock holds his own! Cleans up two!
And NRG, making it to eight!
They just got the read!
They know exactly what Paper Rex wants to do
almost every round, and they just wait them out!
The patience is a virtue!
Both timeouts for Paper Rex, even that opening half
this attacker's side,
it has to be something different.
They have to find their footing, otherwise NRG are gonna be making very quick work of Paper Rex.
Well, take position once when the siren rings, let's start.
And all of you take a risk as it will help you count, okay?
As long as you want, okay?
Give it, give it, give it, let's go, let's go, Beja.
Okay, okay, okay.
Start, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine.
I hear you.
Oh my God, he's been at our G!
He's kind of just replicating the performance that we've seen so far by
Paper Wraiths lagging behind, trying to play catch up, trying to find their comfort
They should stare at him, he's like a son of an atom as well, he's talking to him!
That's a pretty good side-by-side comparison of what has occurred so far in this first half.
PaperXL, now over onto the attack.
Bonus is on them to show us why they made these pivots, why they went back to this comp.
And then it does have legs that can bind impact. They can turn things around from here.
And it's going to be tough no matter how you cut it.
It's a critical pistol round for paper rex.
You feel like in this match to send it to split, you know, that Viper to deal with.
It's been really hot stuff from Mada.
Ethan on his own.
Mosh there though.
They will go back away.
Fair blazer.
Made to catch a glimpse of him.
The main shell is now going to be long forward into its garden.
Something looks to try to recover that mosh.
Chal's going to be flying.
Forsaken going to be taking on the first one.
And now Jhin gone as well as Ethan finds him through the smoke.
You're picked up and look at the health bars of NRJ.
Barely any dents.
They just try to get ahead of the util there.
Everything thrown at that choke and Forsaken gets through,
gets through, but he's just running to try to get to some kind of safety.
Skuba slipping the net.
Checking around the back towards K, and now maybe finding a timing on the envy as well,
who just does not seem to be reading this position.
He has not.
Skuba continuing to excel.
It's a shot across onto something, putting him down to 40 HP to 71 between these two
remaining players.
He will be there from the buy.
He's in the teleporter, now being taken.
Well, look at a triple trap outside of the other TP.
Yeah, and it's slowed Paper X down.
They have to consider this.
Oh, sure, but it's side of showers.
So he pretty much everything that he needs to know.
Could go for another recovery on that,
but we'll just leave it on the floor for now.
Fanning out.
Devion works his way into lamps.
Players are checking out backside.
Nothing revealed quite just yet.
Not to start realizing that it's going to be a full frontal approach here from NRG.
Is it a fuse already getting started?
They're not really in position, something able to find the one, but he cannot find anything more.
Rock will get the shut down and NRG will get up 9-4.
It just feels like Paper Rex might have had a misread on where this map was for Volt teams.
You know, again, everybody's making changes, but NRG leading finally into a Double Blueless
Comp, and it's working to treat.
They've got so many layers, they're making great decisions in the macro.
They're hitting beautiful shots too.
Paper X just gonna, a Bucky and a full armor for Jing is what you're going for.
And if this isn't by anything, it will be quite a wasted investment.
No, not lost situated.
Back avoids.
Back to the dizzy.
Sends out a shot.
Clearing that trail.
Blazer down the page as well just to try to slow down the potential scale forward.
Rex for the moment.
Hold him in their tracks.
Keep the repositions here at Heaven.
Back around towards that market side.
Clown arriving in behind.
They have to be suspicious that there's somebody else, maybe.
Red is still going forward through that teleporter.
Double corner the flash out, no one getting caught.
Some stray spam, but Eekin on the peek, he's able to find her second over on that short side.
They try to overwhelm them, pushing forward in through left.
She's able to find one bottom, now I'm going to kick it down by the classic.
Good clear of that dizzy.
4v3.
I don't think anyone would have recovered off the back of this.
Still the three classics in that Bucky in hand.
There's the outlaw, the Guardian, the Spectre.
Damage going to be found by Jing.
Takes out Brock, the push forward coming through.
Kiko going to be good for two.
Jing fighting himself a third.
Three HP!
As he's just there around the corner,
layering in the other paint shell.
The push coming in!
And Jing!
Pulls off the MasterCard thrifty.
Just traded it right back against it, hard G.
I cannot believe this works. I just cannot believe it.
As low as he is, he shouldn't be getting away with that.
I don't understand the game sometimes when Paper Rex is playing.
It's like just throw everything you know about how stuff is supposed to work. Unbelievable.
How does it go? How does it do that?
Three health from the moment that he's getting that third kill as well.
Well, he kills two people while three HP, of course, insane.
Well, he breaks maybe with a second lease on life at the drop in that pistol.
Still have to work it out for them though.
That double digit from energy, just full classics and handy for the squad.
But chasing forward, clearing out garden.
She wanted to try to get the shows up online will be one charge away.
You are not a angle from him.
Pretty quick behind this.
All the way past Caves, and if he catches Forsaken off guard,
he will be a Vandal grabbed up for him.
Right now Forsaken doesn't seem to be reading this at all.
Well, he's looking the wrong way,
but he's at least kind of watching his back.
Well, I speak, focus forward, and he's made.
Jinx boosting over the top of the line,
not wanting to get caught by that jam,
it now goes up over the top of the monster.
He will find Skuba, Jinx gets Kiko,
Brock is taken down, Ethan will be able to find a kill,
but now it is all just on the shoulders of Mana.
See if he can find some additional damage to push forward to my being able to throw off that plant past enough
Tons of down paper rex now within three
Okay
Maybe I'm starting to believe again maybe
Paper rex just explodes onto the site there
able to avoid that season 8 combo get up high low setups
Mosh to clear some space in the tube and then they just start spamming away.
Why not?
What a pull up on 4 divide.
Maybe how long it took for something to hit that first scratch on line this time.
Now has it ready.
They're scaling crazy fast in the ult department.
I mean, divide's 2 away.
On through on the loose.
There you go.
Mosh through showers first.
Bring that space, draws attack.
And we find the catch there on the Ethan.
He's just not anticipating that ball with Chase alongside.
Top flash in. Wanted to try to double face? No!
Kiko! Mata just doesn't join in with him.
Another all-in risk! Mata will barely be able to win out that fight.
Showstopper out, sent over. Not gonna be able to find the kill there,
but it's gonna be another Mosh kill. If something finds Brock
in paper racks, marching their way forward onto these sites.
Spiked me, collected the body in the plant.
Scuba slowly scaled over towards Kame, so maybe he finds some exits, but there's no
way to try to make it go over this, not even with how good he's been today.
And you would think not.
And this is just madness.
I mean, inb.
Rashes and W.
Two gods work over there in showers.
Set him up with the thrash, and he's expecting that Ethan's gonna go for the Reclear
with the util and he's got a perfect angle to punish it even doubles down in there
and that's crazy huge because then they could scale on the side off the back of that
nothing fancy but it's just good shooting winning you rounds here's the exits divide like we just
joined them there within the teleporter so scuba not going to be finding it further punish
not going to be taking another weapon out of the hands of paper rex just be that one
packed and carried over
Your ex break down the economy event our team just two rounds away now for talking it up
That's effectively a bonus converted there for paper Rex so
Huge huge start. I mean this all of a sudden. I'm a believer that this might be
Very much in their hands just walking right into the mod. It's just so much smoke there. He has no idea
And the last time out is going to be called of course. It's NRG's
No one double digits quite just yet energy
We look at the try to get there zoom in a witness with condition
Subvention economy is in a very rocky state. So it's that one phantom carried over maybe some share of purchases could come through a bit perhaps as well
Seems like he goes to be on a bucket of his own given the successes of Jim previously
And you don't want the snowball to happen here. You do not as Paper Rex want to see that off in modest hands anytime soon
Like the longer you can keep them on the back foot before they could cycle into it the better
It's like they're gonna invest a little bit here and there
Just have to wait and see it's
lucky for Kiko
Obviously the gun carried over but the vise got seekers to here so paper Rex can do some work to
to try to be pretty thoughtful on the map.
I like the way they're scaling with Util.
I mean, we know this.
If you remember watching this team in 2024
where you could throw out the Gecko Util,
throw out the Sky Util, and just kind of keep
methodically clearing space on your way into the site.
And now you have the Harbor in there as well
to get a little creative with the walls again.
So you can kind of cut off the site
and force your opponents either have to back away,
respect it, kind of challenge it,
potentially face a follow-up from either of the initiators.
Just looking for a catch.
His mana.
Giving over that phantom.
Big from Dubai.
Spawn out.
He's taking a little bit of damage.
We'll just send the trailblazer through.
He'll be able to confirm that double presence.
Meanwhile, Jane getting ready to swing out from a wider angle.
Vines the first and mana has to make his exit.
TP's out.
They will be able to retain the weapon.
We'll now set up trying to keep that interest drummed up on the A site in the meantime paper X already pivoting through market
And you ready to go through hookah like to see this like to see paper X trying to sell a little bit of a fake
It's gonna be disrespected though Ethan already pushing through to be taken by Mada
Tim with the clone still has his TP out back to a link
Pop flash through and cannot escape this time
That's the Phantom now lost, just keep going with this Bucky.
This wingman will be interrupted, he's trying to snipe Jing out of the sky.
Will not be able to do so, Braun frantically spamming with the classic.
Is it Willby Ethan? Classic was owned, people will think that for a second.
We get the corner, but Willby overwhelmed, something to collect it.
Another buy coming up for NRG.
Not to suspect it, that's what the timeout is about.
This ult cycle is getting ready to come up for them.
Two now available.
Can they win from there to hit double digits or will Paper Rex tie it?
See themselves at a reckoning as well as the orbital.
Nearly online.
This is a great round from Paper Rex.
This is so well thought out.
The bait and switch there with DeVy and Jing.
As DeVy is using his U2, keeping interest on his side of the map.
Jing gets the kill then they throw the high tide for a little bit of a fake.
And they're so ready for all the little tricks that NRG tries to pull through proxily one really had a chance
Sanding it forward Ethan
Getting away alive up and play for Mata
It's a big I think win condition here for energy on this defender side. Sure. You go now
Pucked away there at short. It always ends up getting cleared by Brock fast enough
I'm just trying to keep them honest with the showers as well as the Seekers gonna be let loose.
Shows how we're gonna be lobbed in and ends up falling short, but Plants' speed is able to find something.
Put this bike down on the floor for a brief moment, but DeVy quickly trains it back.
They now have to reposition and DeVy strikes in!
Immediately finds the headshot.
An NRG wants to get on the back foot.
The Op in hand, it's contained outside of showers as the Plant comes through.
She at the same time tucked away here in the corner on that showers exit the clear coming in though and scuba will be
Oh, I'm so by as well
Suddenly it's just in the end forsaken try to hold this line the Molly already cycled in
Lot of tiled in on the angle
Reckoning to be sent scuba to collect another kill in be trying to reposition
Slaps down mana had it read but pulls up the angle but in the cannot find the clutch
Two players up standing, the opportunity to be recovered. NRG.
Stopping pay-per-rex in their tracks. They will hit double digits.
And it's Scuba again. Going crazy for NRG.
My goodness, he has been instrumental for them getting these wins here today.
Able to double down and to buy. What a reaction.
New Jing might be up in that corner. Jing has so much to be concerned about in that position.
And there was just no backup for him in that double kill opens the round up opens the up angle up
phenomenal individual effort
Now the orbital the pit the menstrual drift nearly there for energy they have a lock to try to snowball this
Right through to the end of this map
paper X
They're looking trying to up the pace here getting ready to come in from bottom perhaps
This pixel angle do they try to clear now? Well, we'll just go ahead and suss it out
Since the shots they're gonna be sticking around
It's clear something is easy home shot now where you position back over to elbow oil strike committee called in it breaks quickly back
I'll wait in this
Delays their execute off this high tide a little bit though
It might be tough for the timing now for paper Rex
They have to rethink their plan. It's been thwarted
Try to consider what they want to do because on the other side. They're still
That hit in play on short.
Cut of the noise.
Well, now start of the rotate.
Let's go ahead and just wait back in.
Just gonna begin out.
Mana able to find the shot.
Jhin gonna be struck down.
The eventual drip down at the red.
And the mask goes on the push forward into the smoke.
And Ethan finds the buy.
3D5, two players spotted there at Hookah.
Paper racks have been contained.
Rotation is completed.
Full of forces of the five of NRG making their way here.
The scuba arrives in a hookup, forsaken a little bit late.
They're not saving B's life.
The plant coming in, the offshot.
It's a point one, forsaken still alive, but now it's the last one.
Left through his own devices, the one B4, and he cannot find that follow-up kill.
He will fall, and NRG will get up to 11.
This is just great use of that orbital strike
to completely deny Paper Rex the execute they want on the timing they want
to really nullify so much of the utility.
They have to use so much all of the reveal there from Ethan.
Brilliant on the hot timing.
It's just so chaotic.
Yeah, but- They're trying to push forward.
No one's to learn that hot.
That's right.
That's been a problem for Paper Rex.
We saw it on Pearl, where there was a dart that came through that window on the A-Site
that revealed a bunch and set up Brock for a big 3K.
So this is something that plagues Paper Rex sometimes.
These little micro things where they think it's someone else's job and they don't do it, and then the whole thing just crumbles.
But it's really that orbital strike time. I loved that.
And you denied all that initiator utility from really finding value.
Mata just baits it all out himself.
Plus a boom bot was in there too. I mean, again, you have so much to clear space as Paper Rex.
There's great layers. Now, Jing, deep into U-Haul already.
He's on the side of that one, I'm on the back, able to intercept, Dubai now taken down.
Spike remaining on the floor, Jane has to retreat from this entrenched position, has
to just give up all that space that he had gained.
Solid shot however, something on the peak.
Just Bada over in the cubby, with some attention back, forsaken, just getting tagged up.
Gonna walk his way forward, get again onto this A site.
He's calling the reinforcements over. I thought he was trying to bait
So I'm gonna be cycled down
He does have the orbital walk forward and something finding Chico Ethan still there, but they're eventually flushed out
It breaks get this into a 3v1
We met with the assist of the plant
Is scuba who has been so damn scary?
trying to pull off a 1v3 clutch. They have the money.
Two players on Paper X already have the ultimates,
and no reason to not try to play this one out.
So they can just tuff the way there inside the limbs,
and deep on the corner.
We'll be able to find the headshot of Tripple here for him.
The Paper Rex up to 9, not allowing for NRG to take this to match point quite just yet.
Hey, another window is opening here.
Four Paper Rex in their ult cycle.
They've got the orbital strike, they've got the thrash.
Jing is right there for a showstopper, one away.
So you've got a real chance here to get right back into it, to get those two rounds.
And that round's just all firepower.
It's just the shooting that really clears it through.
They ran into energy stack and they were just blasting their way in.
Not a TP through trying to use the prowler.
That's not where Paper Rex is at all.
They aren't getting ready to push forward into...
What the hell?
Happy as heck, and Jing is dead!
Snipe down to the sky once again!
It's time by Brock.
He's got his eyes set on him high.
Sees him trying to make the exit, and all of Paper Rex scrambling to get the hell out of there.
I guess you just expect them to play back behind the high tide and you could take the space, but they just...
Just respect it, walk in front of it!
Only real fortunate thing for paper X and that is it ging. Yeah, I wasn't really able to actually pull out the showstopper
Just died too fast
Well, you still have a couple to play with maybe
They need to go and re-clear the other side of the map figure out what the heck's going on over at B
Which is very little try to sell it sending that kind of light over towards be long
not buying it energy yeah they're more than happy to just keep the numbers away
they are gonna be able to get value out of a thrash here
space are you just gonna hold on to it
tough blooming Ethan pulling back around the corner thrash not quite going his way
there's the haunt reveal the team does come through Kigo gonna be caught rock
now joining in alongside his IGL they look for the spam that is the
interrupt spike man you'll recover divide going for the plant we'll be
able to get this one in play. 4v4 now in the post. Scuba works his way across for
Saken. Tag down just 4 HP tucked away into the corner. Push forward to Brock,
able to find that elimination but he's losing his teammates around him. Ethan
Amada both gonna be gone. 3v2 now. There's another thrash.
I think his way back pedals it. And it's something maybe having a little bit too much fun there but it's gonna be in me again with a 3k.
This paper rex. Look at this stick around looking to give us another three map
banger on split. We still need one more to tie it up. Just able to establish site
control there from Chowers and from Muka and that's exactly what you want as
your backers. I don't even know what's going on there. I just as soon as he
started going away from the truck I'm like you're just dead. You're just
Going right into the stack of energy there, but
Indian's really heating up.
Up to 16 kills now.
Has been climbing the charts.
Well again, it's fortunate from Jane that Brock is so damn good.
But he was dead before the showstopper could come in, so still does have that.
Little silver lining.
His bottom.
Trying to go on a walkabout again.
Slotting his weight down through that attacker's spawn.
That high tide, well, it just pulls Kiko Boog up.
Oh my god.
This is, this is Terry.
And we're heading around, wingman trying to leave the charge, paint shell over to the cubby.
Flash up over the top, jing, catching that one though, that's a team flash, just now here comes the push and Scuba finds him,
shows up on once again, not gonna be seen, forsaken, trying to hold his own here within the smoke,
dials in, finds the second shot.
One bullet remaining in this magazine, goes for the reload.
And Scuba, able to find another one, something not dead over towards Elvo, that's an outlaw recovered Mono now,
around the back. If he could find even one with his classic, that would be huge, but the Seeker
is perfectly timed. And the Sus up at Flank. Here we cover a weapon from here. Back down
to 33. The Pop Flash considered a die. Out of the open, finds it. Scoobo will fall.
3k4 per second. 11 to 11. Paper Rex. They manage to tie it up. Not allowing for a
to be found. Is HrG once again gonna buy?
Forsaken just so fast inside of that smoke. They came at him but he was just
better. That breaks things open, gives him a 3k. He's gonna have his ult. Jing didn't
even rip as he died again before he could. So you know what? It works out in a way.
We'll see. 4 half armor for HrG. They're on showstop rolling on to the hands of Kiko.
Flash board into the showers.
Boombot scout the rest of the way.
I don't stand hyped up here in Santiago.
Sure if Forsaken hurt that Boombot or not.
It was pretty shallow from Kiko.
Maybe he did because they're starting to rotate over towards B but look at his push out.
Double push.
Nobody's watching this.
Looking for second. He's got the spike in hand.
This could be him dead. Scuba, however, spawning out first.
Unassopting and hits the transfer. His envy will fall.
Look at the stun. Re-swings in for second.
Got the nearsight on the mod. He's able to clean him up, but falls as Scuba!
Looking for an ace to take energy up to match point.
Pinrack's got to be kicking themselves right now as the Vi.
has to do absolutely everything scuba holding the angle favorite for but am I
able to deny anything more than it can really do Ethan out wide here at
fountain the swing in has spotted him 30 seconds left the boys taking the damage
clears the hot like to be retrieved there's that prowler
Ethan almost giggling out a bit too wide there botch on the flash the vine
trying to figure out what he could do, but it's only 15 seconds remaining.
Just doesn't have the time, but surely I don't think he can make it in for the play-off.
That should just be the round over, Ethan.
Occupying his attention long enough, and there it is.
This round is completely out of paper Rex's hands.
NRG with a vice grip.
They get up to 12, and it's one more to go to close out this series.
I mean, Scuba, unbelievable, just keeps taking space because it's given to him.
And again, big time plays.
Just another map where he's dominating, 19 and 13, has a Viper's fit.
Now you've got a nightfall for Ethan to boot, so still some alts here for Paper Rex,
They got to get to a place where they can use them.
This is likely about to get very chaotic flash for the showers.
Presents. The lack thereof confirmed meanwhile, Bona. He's there on the back end of this one.
They tucked away, opens up with some shots.
Crashes back over to safety. Four players however now in position for energy as the showstopper is gonna be let loose on both sides.
Considering their options and Qing doesn't mention coming out on top of Bona this quick to get for the trade to buy.
However, finding Brock at the same time, but the paperwrecks back in the driver's seat for the moment.
Push forward to Manna, cleans up Inbee, hot flush out of the smoke, finds another, something dead!
Mitchell trip now in play, gets the spot on the device, sees them all, has them corralled!
Sucked back over the showers, the X hit, forsaken, trying to send out the ultimate.
But they are not safe for the plant, and Scuba runs around the back of the device!
Managers keep them protected now, a 2v2!
Oh, it's a buy. It's gonna go for elbow.
He's going all the way around. Didn't want to make a noise with that teleporter.
That might make them think that energy are playing together rather than playing
split, but paper racks.
He's stacking the angle here at elbow. The smoke.
Keeping Ethan up. He's skated for now. And he's anticipating this push.
If they 3-2-1 go, that might just be him dead.
The Hulk can be sat down, tracks across, fights for Stankin, and now it is down to the high!
We jump in the spot, the Swankin' and Mata finds the 4K, finds the win!
13-11, 2-0 NRG, and bats into the upper final to square off against Snulkshitt!
They're the world champions for a reason! They don't mind getting down and dirty, that's how they like it!
It's close the whole way, but NRG gets their revenge, and they're gonna face Nonshin next.
Paper Rex, still yet a safety net available for them, but their last one, they fall to the lower bracket.
And they will have to play against their former scrim partners in AG, all gamers who just managed to show up and pull off one of the biggest upsets that we have seen, especially here at this tournament.
PaperX are going to have to contend with them as they are finding their form, finding their footing but for NRG they are still looking to be that first team to earn a champion's trophy and then collect the Masters immediately after it has never been done.
But who better to make it happen than this NRG squad, than Ethan the IGL, the only two-time champions lifting trophy winner that we have ever seen.
They might just have it in them.
Champions Curse be damned.
Champions Curse be damned.
These guys are unbelievable.
Playing their game, playing their style and making it work.
For PaperX back to the drawing board.
Let's send it down here from NRG to the Verizon post-match interview.
Energy gets to you at la victoria
y avanza por ese apelbraque directo a la gran final.
And scuba, sorry, I want to talk to you.
So first of all this was an amazing match.
Last match against Paper Rex you guys learned a lot from it and now you came into the stage
and had a really good read on that even though because of the changes what do you think was
the main thing that helped you guys to this match today?
Last time we only had one day of prep you know with the re-roll whatever happened there
it doesn't matter but today we came in all prepared and last match I had a really
bad match against Paper Rex so today I'm sure to bring it all.
to be able to get to this stage and simply to kill him today,
it's difficult that obviously with the topic of the RR,
he had very little time to prepare, but he had definitely played badly that game,
but now he was able to come back with everything today and finally win.
It's alright, it happens. That's kind of how our team is.
One game you're gonna have a really good game, one game you're gonna have a bad game.
It doesn't matter to me as long as we're winning, that's all that matters.
You have an amazing team by your side too.
And basically speaking a little bit about Astra,
he says that he had a bad experience in that group phase.
But now in play, he's improving a lot.
He's more consistent and he definitely has an incredible team.
He's coming to support him.
Now for my last question.
You guys are going against Nunchin in that grand upper final.
What do you think is one thing that you guys cannot miss for that match in order to win in classify for the grand finals?
It's got to be our game like we do every day.
I'm really excited to play against that Dambi guy. He looks like he's a bunch of fun to watch so I want to see all this play against him.
This is crazy, but let's see what's going to happen.
This is all I have for the girls.
This is all we have for the day, ladies and gentlemen.
Welcome back everybody to the desk after a pretty wild series, Marikus number three seed
NRG prevails over PRX advancing to that upper final.
Would you all like to go?
Welcome man.
Hi.
Well you've got to be feeling pretty good about that one, we finally get to see a raise
map out of you.
Obviously the bind is not something we've seen a ton of from NRG but you've got to
feel good to take these guys down on a 2-0.
Yeah, I mean it was pretty pretty big balls. We played some bind and then I mean power was always a bit for us
So it was a pretty fun. Yeah, talk about the teams approach the match because you went into two different maps
Who are paper X changing composition on you? I imagine had to make a lot of adaptation on the fly
How do you feel the the team approached that and what players are really stepping up to make the right choices?
I'm definitely bonk and strong had good
Had good prep for it like they told us a lot about what the strong that comp strengths are
So it was pretty easy just to adapt from the fly and I think we're pretty comfortable playing against these crazy cops now
What I find is things you her command your cops bonka telling you guys to shoot all the Pokemon
Yeah, what is that supposed to mean? It's just with a wingman stuff. You know like this just the calm
Nice obviously, yeah, you know you going up against them, you know top quality players here
They're also hitting these part of these sides really fast and hard
It's like a bucky 4k 3p you guys get done in by pretty easy to let a team like Pierre X get into your heads
especially after way series went last time, but looks like those timeouts came at pretty good time
I think you lost round two on inbind before your gun round and there was a timeout called straight away
What's the thinking there just to was it just to get you guys sorted for that first gun round or was it something else?
Um, it was response like you just wanted to talk about the comment. Yeah, just like explain to us what it's good for
How they're gonna play he's telling us, you know, it's harbour. It's they're gonna on a bear attack
They're going to pop everywhere with the Hubble, from Hooker, from Persia, and you can't see it with the heavens.
Yeah, turning to you now, you obviously joined this energy team right after they won champs in Paris,
but this will be the first time for you making top three at a global event.
Are there any personal feelings for you there to do this after having really worked for that goal for so long in Amia?
I'm super excited to play for the trophy, to be honest.
Yeah, I mean, I'm just excited to play, excited to be here, and I'm glad that my team is like a superstar.
Yeah, did your teammates give you any advice going into the UC Super matches the more experienced ones like Ethan Midday?
Um, no, I don't really. I think I'm pretty sure with being on stage now and playing at the crowd.
So it's not really like I experienced things. It's more about like, um, just playing good Valorant, of course.
You got a couple days off now, but what's your initial reaction to being the next team dragged out in front of Nongshin Red Force,
uh, this hyper-aggressive team obviously with Dambi running about? What's your initial impression?
Um, Dambi's a little bit crazy. I'm not gonna lie. We watched his neon. He's jumping around with George.
He's jumping around with Bucky. He's a crazy player. He creates a lot of space and when he's on the Neon, it's crazy to watch.
Yeah, you guys are playing this kind of anti-meta, not really going into the double duelists as much.
Do you think that you are the best team to beat Nonship?
We have yet to play that kind of crazy level Neon, I guess. We can't be playing the way-layed Neons, not the Neon yours.
So it's going to be an interesting game for sure.
Well, different opponent than the other ones, do you guys feel?
A little bit different, yeah, I would say.
So you just saw the bracket there as well. We've got some fantastic games in store for you guys tomorrow
Thank you though for the time being for joining today. Thanks to Kiko for joining us here on the desk
Pleasure to have you a good luck later in the week with NRG. Thanks a lot
And folks we'll see you again tomorrow. Thank you very much for watching elimination day
Do not miss it. Fun keeps coming at you here from Master Santiago. See you soon
Welcome to day nine here at Master Santiago where we are sitting pretty here in Espacio Riosco with two
absolute bangers lined up in our upper bracket let's jump in it's not your
Red Force and G2
does he get to the core fair trying belief oh my word Lee just where the
box stops it's kind of hard to one-tap Dambi though like look at that guy's
movement it's kind of crazy but I'll try okay that's a lovely shot good pop
flash Dambi though gonna go down three stop god damn it all I thought he was dead there
Thank you Shotty!
Bested counter-op comes in though.
And Tamiko's flying!
Three critical kills and Long Gem are back in business!
Yes!
It's Ivy to fall.
G2 with a advice-like grip, trying to claw back into the...
Oh my God!
Dabby, what is that?
G2 up for the fight. Dambi waiting, takes down Jor.
It's down jaw, three players and of course, it's Dambi at the helm of their destruction.
This is a lot to ask of anyone and it's not going to happen.
Nongshim, it took a long time to get here.
But my god, do they make it their own?
We've got the world champs taking on the winners of Masters Toronto.
It doesn't get more hyped than that.
So let's set it down to the stage, welcome Paper Rex and NRG.
Still though, the Armageddon are now going to be invested, shoving them all the way back in scuba.
Scaled forward, catches for sake and off guard.
They might now join again, Brock burning down, take it out, Jing!
Passed it with a volley. Thorns now as well to continue to delay on this defuse.
Mv5-ing 1, Mv5-ing 2!
As Piper Rex find themselves in OT!
Rex running out of Util.
It's good in space.
Oh, well, didn't quite make it on the top of the box.
And Ethan would be able to shut him down,
finds the bottle of the vine out dead.
And there's the closer.
Just a one-cadle to NRG.
Oh, you little bucky player, huh, Jing?
You're trying to be like Dambi?
Not today, buddy.
If they 3-2-1 go, that might just be him dead.
The haunt's going to be sent down,
drags it close, fights for Stankin!
And now it's down to the vine!
The jump peeked the spot, the swing in!
And Mata finds the 4K, finds the win!
13-11, 2-0, NRG!
Advance into the upper final to square off against Snookshim!