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I'm fine
I know that I'm here, yeah, cause the second I'm clear, ain't nobody out here that I'm
friends
Easy to see things I want to laugh used to think it's hard now I feel just like a layer
I've been in a jam. Yeah, I'm trying to give me
She's the way it goes, the way it goes, the way it goes
She's the way it goes, the way it goes, the way it goes
She's the way it goes, the way it goes, the way it goes
You ain't real, it's like you got a cute disguise
Walk in the room, I know I'mma be the fly
She like me, yes, I burn out
One on one, ain't nobody like us
That's just far by doing me, I'm everything I knew I'd be
I don't care what we used to keep, no
Yeah, they try to get close to me
You can't get what you want from me
I got this vision, you can't see, no
Easy to see things out on the weather
Used to think it's hard now, I feel just like a lair
I've been in the gym, yeah, I'm trying to get my way up
Oh, don't worry, I'll be safe, don't worry
Because I don't mind living by my side
I'll have to plant here
It don't matter
That I have a deal
There's always
Over
Do you know
When I leave, with this machine, soon I'll rush
Don't let go, don't let go
Don't let go, don't let this go, let this fall
Let go, let go, let go, let go
So fucking bulldog and I'm
Yeah, yeah
I'm so mad, I'm so mad
Don't wanna be
The one who I'm no longer
I'm so sick of this
I'm sick of this
I'm so sick of this
I'm sick of this
I'm sick of this
I don't even know
So fuck it, what do you know about me?
Don't even think
When you put your hands
To the side of your nose
Don't say
I'm sick of it
And I don't know what I'm supposed to do
Don't you see how I'm lovin'
Shappin' my suitcase on without lovin'
Until the morning just says
It's a little excuse and I should read you down a song
She's like a pie, I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I
You're like a movie scene Makes me forget everything
Oh, we were just kids Playing like we knew the world
You got your name in life You give me a reason to stay up all night
We were just kids pretending that we knew the words
Don't leave me dry
I've been waiting for the clock to turn
Don't leave me dry
I don't know, we've got lots of hurt
You like moving pictures on the big screen
You'll get the feeling I can sell that I'm being what you think, jazz on the big screen
And I won't forget jazz on the big screen
You'll get the feeling I can sell that I'm being what you think, jazz on the big screen
Whoa!
Sit back, enjoy the show
Getting lost in the morning view
Ever know you'll kick your feet apart
We've got time to lose
I'll be the one you'll be kind
We got the deal, we never died
There's no place at math to be with you
Don't leave me dry, I feelin' like I've lost it all
Don't leave me dry, I watchin' while the credits roll
You're like moving pictures on the big screen
You got the feel like a servant in what you feel
Your hands on the big screen
Oh, oh, oh
You're like moving pictures on the big screen
You got the feel like a servant in what you feel
Just don't want to see you like that
Thanks for watching!
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You and I can't believe it takes so long to be alive
That's what makes us, makes us, makes us
This is where we come from, now
This is where we come from, now
Take the world by storm, yes
This is where we come from, now
That's what makes us, makes us, makes us
I'm your boss, I'm your bag, I'm full of myself
I'm sorry, I can only see you slowly
The guys who are running away, the guys that are moe
Can we drive on it with a two-hop?
As if it's someone else's money dance on a private day
I can't reach here, rollin' on a bus
Hop!
Falling down on the sky
Falling down on the ground, lookin' like demons
Yeah, I don't eat, I don't eat, I don't eat
I'm so full, I'm so full, I'm so full
My trust is like a piece of cake
I'm so full, I'm so full
I'm so full, I'm so full
You, better you turn when I pull up
You can't slow me down now
I catch on the ride
I can't stop, I can't stop
Oh, so he rollin'
I can't predict what will happen to the two of us
Let's go, let's go, let's go
Who's always up to my side?
I'm so close, I'm so bad
I'm full of myself
I'm so close, I'm so bad
I'm full of myself
I'm so close, I'm so bad
I'm full of myself
I
No matter where and no I'll protect you
Call me, I'll get you in the house
You ready, anyone move up, I'll be back
All you think you suffer, I think that's a right thing
You can keep on looking, but can't find a body like me
Now the road is plunging, why I'm present in a white seat
You know I love you, I need someone who can guide me
I can't do nothing bad, I need three mil
Tries to come in in both directions and let go, be real
I've been eating good, I've been looking like a three mil
First place buddy, now I care about what you feel
Fly, how you do it, how you do it
I don't care about anything, nothing, anything
Fly, how you do it, how you do it
Fly, how you do it, how you do it
People that got hit in the eye, I can't let it go
No matter where, there ain't no harm
I'll protect you, cuz I'm here
I'm here with me, I love you baby
Anyone more proud is bad
Just so that I got hit in the eye, I can't let it go
No matter where, there ain't no harm
your body knows a sense of victory sees when mind movement and gear ignite as
one step into your zone designed to win
women women will what what
have a break have a kickback when my world what wants in a well won't break
Let's go!
The only person I see is everybody else, but you
Try to get a one way ticket, this song is missing
I want money
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I take the shot!
Still they say I'm the villain!
I'm screaming your name this is!
Still they say I'm the villain!
Too bad you can't take me down!
Welcome to the EMEA kickoff finals weekend.
We start the day with a heavyweight clash in that middle bracket, Vitality against Fnatic.
But the main event for today is going to be our Apple Final between Gentlemates and BBL.
So, let's see, Wishing will book their first flight to Santiago.
I'm your host, Jeannie, joined with Pukuka and Billy.
Another exciting day for Manchester.
I mean incredibly exciting today. We get Vitality vs Fanatic, which is probably one of the highest
I will I'm going to say the highest anticipated matchup for 2026 here in EMEA
So lovely to see that we get it in kickoff and then having a new team being sent to a global event
Compulsory, so I really like today. This is the best day of kickoff EMEA by far
I'm just gonna go out and say it's it's gonna be the best day
You're gonna have to say that tomorrow as well and the day after I'm just saying we still got like final final
We have multiple finals either way. We'll get into that because looking at the brackets specifically
We already have liquid who won yesterday waiting for the loser of this first matchup a fanatic
Vitality which crazy to think because at the end of the day
These are three great powerhouses that we have seen in internationals multiple times before Billy with a chance of one of them
Yeah, I'm not going. I think it's scary as well for team liquid
This is usually when they start to find their form we think back to last year's kickoff
They had a complete lower bracket run, so they're comfortable in this position
They don't usually let the pressure get to them.
So it's exciting for them because I think
River goes up against them tomorrow.
It's like, at what point do you get fatigued?
And then you think of the games potentially playing like three
back-to-back best of fives this weekend.
Kind of crazy.
The fatigue doesn't exist.
You remember yesterday Natsuma saying,
oh, this is how we do it.
We played as many matches as we can.
It works for them.
And actually, it helps them, I think,
when we go into those global events,
to have as many reps as they do.
Absolutely.
Because one of the winners today,
sorry to tell you, one of the winners today
is going to go into a global event. Their first global event with like four matches in
the MIA. Yeah, that goes into playoffs, which is I guess two sides of a coin. Cause at one
point it's like, oh, they didn't have that many reps, but also you don't have that much
part on them. So they could do something crazy, but crazier even is the first matchup
today being vitality fanatic and alpha coming out last week saying, Oh, I cannot wait
to play against fanatic academy. This is a topic, right? Because we need to
How does the arrow go exactly?
Like, yes, it's players that have been in Fnatic now
in Vitality, but is Fnatic Vitality's Academy
or is Vitality Fnatic's retirement home?
Because we're not only speaking about the players,
we also see Scott also going back to Pal,
the other one that got away,
just getting back together.
You're both?
Exactly, like maybe you reach some kind of like
ceiling and Fnatic and then when you need
a new challenge or a new frontier,
you go into Vitality.
Yeah, I'm honestly really tired of this fanatic academy now.
It happened all throughout the bloody off-season and now we're still...
But it's not an academy where it's like, you're like, I don't get it!
The players start in vitality and then go on to fanatic, I'd be like...
Fair, fair point, huh?
Yeah, and then I think even Yampi was like, no, no, no, it's BBL Academy.
Like, I was like, okay, that actually kind of makes a little bit more sense here.
Yeah, today we're gonna find out, however, who's gonna...
Who's actually won the divorce?
Because historically, when we're looking at the fanatic vitality matchup,
it's always fanatic favorite.
They're always the ones that are coming out on top.
And now this is the question, the answer really to the changes that we've seen throughout this off-site season,
where it's like, okay, is this the right move?
Was it down to, oh, everyone's happening in Fnatic, is it more of a vitality thing?
So this is so important in regards to the history of what we're doing.
I think as much as I said, I'm tired of this narrative.
I think it's really exciting that we have a rivalry brewing in EMEA between these two teams.
And as much as that kind of match record between Vitality and Fnatic showed that Fnatic always had the upper hand,
You have a BBL core here on this Vitality roster that were undefeated against Fnatic last year.
So that's something that we need to keep in mind going into today.
And every single, well, I said for the past couple of years, we've had this idea of,
oh, Vitality has built a super team that actually does not deliver.
And then there's a lot of changes here and then.
But I think that getting this match so close, so early into the year,
maybe it is the time that things are going to change
and Vitality is going to get their first win against Fnatic.
because, of course, you cannot forget that for the most part of EMEA, Fnatic have been the team to beat.
Yeah, a lot on their shoulders, but also a lot of the components that made Fnatic such a force to be reckoned with
is the players on that team. When we're looking at Thurga, when we're looking at Kron, they've made that team as well,
the success that it has found, and now these pieces have been removed and moved onto another chessboard.
Yeah, and I think that they're such important core players to the identity of Fnatic,
not only in the way that we saw them in the server, but also getting those skills.
It is so scary to go up against players of the names such as Chronicle, of course, and Virgit,
that it doesn't matter exactly what position they're playing, you know that they're going to find the impact.
Yeah, and I think as well that something like Kron had mentioned was Yampy's IGL,
and how lucky is Yampy to be able to have these puzzle pieces to work as part of that project is amazing.
But yeah, I think what Kron said is just so, so nice, having a very clear understanding of how that IGL
that he spent so many years
with poster to now giving
yampi flowers like that in
such a short space of time
is really admirable. It's
also highlights. It's a
mental. Yeah, but also like a
test. A man's when it comes
to how vitality has been
gelling together as a team. A
lot of the times when we're
talking about these super
team roster, there's a matter
of personalities clashing
because a lot of times every
single one of these players
have already found those
individual heights and then
comes with its own
challenges. So to see that
these players have the
humility to be able to gel
well together and play well
together and just give you
the props that they deserve.
It's a great thing to see.
It's proof of character as well,
right?
Absolutely.
Because Cronk could have just
said, oh yeah, Boaster is the
best IGL that we have in the
region, da da da da da.
But you printed your team, you
cannot say that.
You need to go out there and
say, now I have an IGL that
gives me this, this, this and
that, and I am super happy
about it.
I wanted to take a look at
something that we saw in
game because we've been
talking about this now.
Double dual is a Yankee
playing because Sayonara is
not here and there.
And I wanted to take a look
at Abyss because I think
that we all saw that 30
was amazing against Giant X.
And when we're speaking about players
jelling well together and all that,
looking at the B splits that Vitality had on this map
with such success, getting in the heads of Giant X,
I think we're super impressive.
Yampi misses a clone at the beginning of this clip,
and I think that is just so funny
and also resembles the reps that he has on the agent,
but they bait Giant X to look into mid a lot.
And they spot a couple of the players,
they get the stun, they stun one of the players,
Birkin then decides to regroup with the rest of Vitality that is now walking on to B.
And even though Yampi goes down, look at all the sprays that Vitality have gathered already on to the side.
Easy kills for Profit, a different beast. Profit on this map, a complete different beast.
And then that is an amazing round, right? Like, something can happen. This is like set rounds.
But what happens in round 6 is they go with that conditioning and they show a different face of it.
So of course, first you clear off me, you try to push out the chamber,
which in this case is now going to be playing on mid
and now you're going to give a different taste.
Yes, you have already gathered that space.
I think that at this point,
Vitality go like, okay, what did they do?
Like they show the stun, let's see if we have some pressure.
So they freeze for a little bit here,
trying to see a reaction and then causing some noise.
Instead for mid this time, we do it from main.
And this calls also the moment of JNX
or where do we look?
There's a lot coming in from the front.
And this time is dedicated just walking in,
perfect timing also here with the smokes,
goes off two kills. Very easy for him. This is the kind of like rounds that you would see
or you would expect from a team that has been together for a very long time or that has
even had the time to gel so well together and prepare and be in such a synchronicity.
It's crazy because when we were watching that I remember thinking like Vitaliy again
so much mood space and it feels like it's constantly for free and with West side being on the
chamber it felt like you know that there's that overwhelming feeling of like people
just getting onto your site and like struggling with it but I agree like being able
the game. We're going to be
able to build up that amount of
synergy in such a short space
of time is so impressive. This
fact that it was there. Yes, the
name of the game synergy is
something that both of these
rosters have, of course, but
when we're looking at
individual players specifically
from both of these camps that
we're really going to have to
keep. I mean, of course, we're
going to have to keep our
eye on every single person that
is competing here today, but
Alpha and Kron as well. They
been on the team together
last year. They're now going
up against each other. So a
lot of expectations in terms
Like, we look at the variation of agents that both of these players are playing first of all,
but what's exciting is, Kron is obviously the only person left that's been playing Vito in kickoff,
and then we have Alpha that's the only player that's been playing Vice during kickoff.
So, yeah, I'm really excited to potentially see that head-to-head today between the two former players.
I think also it responds to the question of what is Alpha going to do now that Chronicle is not on
Fnatic, right? Like, what roles is he going to be taking, and I think that he's supplemented a lot of what Kron was doing,
because he's such a strong sentinel,
know that the Viper was also there.
But when you have a piece like Alpha
that you know can excel in so many ways,
especially as a duelist,
I think that, you know, it's easy for Fnatic
to just maybe lean into the-
Hermon Addison.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Literally Hermon Addison.
It's my opinion.
If I had Alpha, I'd be like,
Kate, what'd you wanna play?
What'd you wanna play?
I would build around,
you wanna play Reina,
we build something for your Reina.
Do not worry, my dear.
But as I'm saying,
also, I think it's proof of character
that Alpha is being put in those positions
where he sticks more into what we saw last year
and just being in the center of the world,
playing the vice, playing these things.
And he makes selling at that and him not being shut down
because of the fact that he cannot play the duelist.
Yeah, I also have the skirmish
because this is the middle bracket.
So that means that both of these teams,
there's no seeding necessarily coming through.
So they have to fight for a chance
to actually pick the side selection.
Five, three for vitality.
I mean, they did send Kron against Milan.
Kron!
Why did Pal of Chicken out of this?
That's a great question.
Is it Chicken and Go or is it?
If you're playing all of the skirmishes, and now you're going against Mila and you're like, no, not this time around.
I think that Mila was looking forward to that. I think I would call that conditioning your opponent.
You know, like...
So you were saying the mind game's from the beginning.
Of course, like, let those things like...
Knowing that they're going to be going up against Bernatica at some point, knowing that's called rivalry.
Bernatica might be against Bernatica. Like, yeah, why not condition it to get to this point?
But don't you think that came back far as well?
Because you're sending Kron ideas because what would have happened?
How would Kron's mental be if you would have lost this?
Because this is a 3-5, I think.
You know, respect, honor to me, then.
I mean, at the end of the day, the teams are with the skirmishers.
Chances of them winning the match, we've looked at it statistically,
it's not that high, but they all seek how much they're going to play after.
Great, though.
I think it's interesting as well that they also decided to be teammate.
Because at the end of the day, yeah, the skirmish allows you to choose
either you want to be team A or team B.
Things are also very interesting that they choose to be team A
because historically, Fnatic has always liked to be team A.
They've had their promo ban.
They like also choosing the side on that last map.
Last year, not so much on being so prominent
on wanting to be team A.
But I think that also plays to the pearl.
How is it like forcing the other team to ban it
or leave it open, making some decisions?
So I'd like to think that it was just
because they were thinking of the long run.
Yeah, I think pearl is a good point
because obviously that's been Fnatic's in Savannah.
We saw Vitality ban it the past two weeks as well.
So when we do get to that point of maps,
it's always a question of who's going to let it float,
who's going to look at the flesh once a ban it, you know?
Absolutely agree.
I think that is a discussion for Mapidos,
but I would really love right now to highlight the stakes at this point,
because yes, of course, they are in the middle bracket,
but the end of the day,
you are going to drop that lower bracket if you lose today.
You are going up because these two teams,
as you already touched upon, Kakuoka,
they are just so covetous.
So many people just really want to see this.
I say dying to see this mashup here today, but the loser goes to the lower bracket.
If you win, you continue in this middle bracket, which is of course where you want to be.
But then you have the other tasks, because the VBL is a gentleman, it's who we're going up against.
So stakes-wise, this is huge for both of these teams, not just to prove themselves
and to prove the roster changes that they have done this offseason,
but also to prove themselves internationally.
Yeah, I think that for the side of fanatic, not having that much time to choose,
I think that, you know, the way the cronches disappeared and just having to look for someone.
I think also both of these teams having lost to VBL,
I don't know if they want to go up against VBL
and get revered to just be like, I do not want to go back in.
Yeah, but both of them at the end of the day,
lost to the same team.
I also think there is so many positives on the bracket
and the kickoff that we have this year,
like getting more reps, also having the chance
of losing, bouncing back, learning from your loss,
especially with the teams that are new
or that have made changes,
to see how you react to all of that.
Having a couple of chances, absolutely amazing.
But you need to prove something.
You need to prove that if you're going to Santiago,
you're going to be strong.
Which is actually an interesting point to make
is if we're looking at the teams that have made
changes or that are new, we're looking at them
in the upper bracket, really.
Yeah, like, we've heard so many excuses from teams
like this kickoff as well.
Like, you know, we're just adapting to the new roster
changes, just building synergy.
Like, OK, explain our upper bracket finals.
Explain our number one AMAC going to Santiago.
Like, some people do just hit the ground running.
and you know respect them for being able to do that.
But I think when you're looking at Fnatic versus Vitaly,
Vitaly obviously have teams that already have that existing synergy,
so although it was a dramatic roster change,
it doesn't feel that dramatic in that sense.
Fnatic only making one change,
and this is a system that usually nurtures players,
so it's really easy for players to come into it.
We think to Crashies and Kayak joining last year
and the success that they were able to find.
I think the mix is also good and positive,
because yes, there's like changes, not changes,
but if you look at the BVI roster,
is people that have been together for a very, very long time
with the exception of one of the players,
but they have, you know, double down on,
we want to be together,
we want to actually put this time into something long-term.
And then you can also find something like Mates,
which is just pure entertainment.
And I think that there's different ways
and it has to do with the culture of each team.
Yeah, the culture for both these teams
is gonna be put to the test today,
but also the players of both of these rosters
on the server.
This middle bracket is important
to continue both of their runs.
So vitality against fanatics starts now.
I
I'm going to start with you because the end of the day, Fanatic has highlighted time and
time again that they're a team that would really rely on Vod, so you'd expect them to
play test right?
Yeah, I mean, seeing that Peril come through so late, I think is one of the big things
for me both teams gonna instantly get rid of the teams that they know is their
opponents favorite map so far throughout this kickoff but seeing Vitality
select into Abyss it's been so long since we saw Dynatic play that in kickoff I
believe it was quite a dominant win against Boots so it's great to see why
they feel so confident by that. Yeah and I also wonder like Dynatic has decided to
go into Bind, believe we have not seen Vitality still on that map we
probably will have to fear a craft in the after this the first map to see
what we expect to see from the side of Vitality, but I guess as the first one, I think that
this is something that Fnatic has definitely had to see coming.
They also decided, as we were saying, to just go and ban the Breeze.
We do not want Pearl to even be an option.
And I like also the fact that Fnatic decided to go for the Bind.
I was expecting the Hagen.
Maybe?
That was too expected, but I would choose honestly any map where I can put Alphon
on the door.
And we're finishing things off on Corode, which, Billy, when we get this, it's
I mean, I think for me, the most
interesting part of them playing
road is that vitality got to
choose the side start right
being able to start on that
defense is really big for them
when we look back at their
previous matches. They've always
had a lead being able to start
on that defensive path. And of
course, the first time that we
saw fanatic play road attack
wasn't there. They were able to
fix it the second time they
played, but yeah, they're
pleasant. Yeah, plays also got
comfy and fix on their chairs
for razor today as well. But
I wanted to see the
today as well, but I want to go back to a business question because that's the first map that we're
going to be looking at. We have seen the teams on these maps before so more down to are we expecting
them to stick with the compositions that they're already playing or do we think maybe we're going
to see something crazy coming up from either side of these teams now that it's been locked up?
I don't think it is the time either to make the changes. I think that they should be
confident like if there is some maps that are still here like here and there like you're
You're not 100% Abyss should not be one of them.
And I would not consider this one to be one where I expect the teams to make changes.
They have to double down because you can have weaker maps.
But this is for both of the teams a map that has to be ready for masters and has to be ready today.
Brilliant opponent to go up against and to see if you have all the tools that you need to solve the problems.
For both of the teams, I think, mid is incredibly important.
I'm really looking forward to the mind games.
We're speaking about the best IGL that EMEA has ever seen with Yampi now.
against, against Jampi that has been absolutely brilliant.
I think what I'm most excited about is this sentinel head to head that we kind of touched
on already, seeing Kron on that buttoe, seeing Alpha on the vise, of course, previous teammates.
So yeah, I'm really excited to see these two go up against each other.
I think yeah, there's not really been any changes, but as you said, we could go like
we didn't really expect that coming into this.
What I will say is, I don't think Vitaliyah is going to get away with the abusing
mid as much as they did against DynX.
And I think to that also, and to the double duelist,
we need to look at the latest incorporation for Fnatic.
We need to look at Vecash and how he's
going to be playing with that knife and the information
and how Fnatic is going to work around it.
But I completely agree with you.
To me, this has to be a chronicle versus alphabets,
not only because of the roles, but also
because I feel like the responsibility that they
put on their shoulders.
I feel that Kron in this regard
is a little bit more chill.
But I feel like Alphabets seem to be hungry for today.
Yeah, I agree.
I think as well, you can pick up on your Vecach point.
This KO has been absolutely insane.
I remember we saw it, that first game against Hoot,
and I was like, oh my goodness,
put this guy on KO every map,
and then he showed so much flexibility
since then with the Viper and such.
So yeah, I think that going into this, like you say,
it's gonna be interesting.
It's also nice that we've seen both of these teams
already play the compositions on their maps.
So to an extent, we are going to be looking out
for some anti-stratting from both of them,
which is always exciting to see
when we're looking at the likes of Vitality Fanatics,
because, you know, that's what they don't care.
It's been so long since we saw Fnatic play this map, I think it was like way back in week two, so it's been like a couple of weeks since then, I've expected them to come in with some fresh things today.
Yeah, absolutely, I would love to see that, but in regards to expectations of how this map is going to go, do we want to throw out a prediction?
Like, I know I don't usually ask, but I feel like this is so important right now.
It is so difficult, can I say OT, we've had so many OT's.
Yeah, go crazy!
We've had so many OT's, and then yesterday between map one and two, I was like, oh I'm going to take a shower when I came out.
It was almost closing and I was like man, I have time for nothing.
Alright, no predictions actually here from the analyst desk,
but maybe our casters can enlighten us in regards to who they think are the favorites in this matchup
as Vitality and Fnatic is starting with our casters, Mitch and Tom.
Now Vitality has never managed to best Fnatic Tom,
but now they've stolen a few pieces of the puzzle from the other side.
Maybe they can finally get it done.
The saying is if you can't beat them, join them.
No, take that.
Like you've reversed the saying to try and get yourself that victory.
Yes, it's been a one-sided affair with old Rostus Dirkreven, had to try and beat his old team alone,
but he's taken a friend, even taken an assistant coach with him.
And that is the story of this matchup, a grudge match for multiple reasons.
The storied best team ever in EMEA, the one that won back-to-back trophies,
has been split in half and now face each other on the stage.
To figure out who was right, who was the best,
Is Boester the greatest leader that pieces may not matter or is losing
Chronicle enough to change the tide. That could well be a bridge too far. A player
that has had his place at the top rung of the Valorant scene since very much the
word get go. Vitality. Hey look to carry Chronicle carry
Dirk and a victory against their former squad. The first victory for
Vitality in this matchup if they find it and this B03 honestly coming in I
I think this is their best shot. It's the strongest vitality of Lugth coming into one of these match-ups to start the whole.
It's a broad bath all in favour of Alpha.
Yeah, he has really been stepping up over the last couple of weeks.
We talked about Vecas and his need to almost try and not even just fill the gap, but be a part of this new squad.
But the man who has really been stepping up, really been taking over these games, has been Alpha here.
And what a start, expecting the aggression.
And with both of these teams previously playing the map, there is going to be almost a game of chess of who can pull off those aggressive swings, who can take that space.
What I will say though, is that although it's a very big advantage early, the remaining two players are in the right place.
Still, I mean this would be a side-hold to remember. They already know that one is here, Durka steps forward, gets out, profit with one.
But so much more needs to be done, those spams are doing damage.
Fnatic make it out 30 seconds on the clock and they can take this where they want still have crashes close by to hear the steps as they rotate away
I'm not sure though. They might have made it out of range that this rotate from vitality gets them to the A site
Just ahead of fanatic bozer could be in trouble. Yeah, there's no going back now
They like to run it late, but it'll be a little bit too late if anybody was able to disrupt ten seconds though
They were just a little bit too slow poster in
Fnatic can climb the pistol round with a patient style, and I'll be honest with you, I'm expecting
more of the same.
Yeah, very much so.
When it comes to that attack side, we know Fnatic like to take it nice and slow, and
when off the bat, you've got your opponents pushing like that.
Well, you've already got that reward.
Why not keep up that old style?
That was a nice attempt, but in the end, no one really doubted how much they did
that.
An easy clean up.
Hey!
No!
No!
That's the thing, you know on that other side, you know if you're dirty, you know if you're
chronicle, this guy is going to be feeding a lot of energy out of this game.
He's going to be finding himself on his feet every time the round goes his way and you're
just going to sit on the other side of the stage and witness it.
So obviously Ginny likes to ask for predictions, I'm not going to give her the prediction
she won.
I'm in fact going to ask, does chronicle bark?
That's the prediction I need from you, Mitch.
I see.
Do you think he will bark today?
You know what?
Actually think chronicle on his own. No, I can't see it. It's hard for me to imagine that I think about the power of yonpy
I he's an infectious leader. I think we might get at least yes, that is
I think I think you might get one out of them today. Okay, if there's a big moment
I mean you're against your former team. This has to be it
Well, the end zone flawless is enough to get a very clean start off from fanatic
My talent is the only original
partnership team remaining which is crazy when you think about it the
players that they have had over the years nonetheless this is where the
This is where we see everything in place.
They smoked me.
I'm gonna play.
I can play a bit strong.
I'm gonna smoke.
I'm gonna smoke, okay man?
No, no, no, no.
I'm gonna smoke you.
I'm gonna play.
Come again.
I'm gonna live in front side zone.
Okay, I trust you.
I did it away.
I'm back side.
Watching the outside corner.
I can't break it.
Nice.
I pick up you.
How can we sit here also guys?
Are they out?
Yeah.
Wow.
They had a little check in with the Vitality.
Voice comes as we move into this defensive side, play towards the A site that's now being cancelled.
Fnatic send this back in the other direction towards B, which is wide open from what we can see,
but they're taking the time.
The brakes are being pumped 50 seconds on the clock, and really now it's Vitality left guessing.
They don't know where this hits coming in anymore.
Yeah, a little bit of probing from Profek.
Look to try and find...
Where this push is coming in?
We know for that, we know they like to leave it to the very last second with a spike on that side of the map.
And now, a spot onto Boaster.
They could still run it back in the other direction, in fact there is an opening.
Only Yumpy's still on that side of the map, in fact everybody has been pulled over.
But now the realisation is that Alphia takes control!
Almost caught. Lucky to still have his head.
They will however get into the post-bomb with a matter of seconds on the clock.
Yeah, the time is going to bleed really low, but Vitality have nothing to cancel, nothing to get out there and cause problems.
They don't want to just throw themselves at this. The man advantage there for the defense, but Fanatic know that.
They're playing aggressive, playing up close, looking to punish them as they come through the choke point.
And already the numbers even, but Crash is forced into the fight. He wins most and the cash is there to pick out the final pieces.
And 3-0, star 4 Fanatic, and if this is Vitality's chance to change history, it's certainly not off to a good start.
This was the map we expected the Lodomit to on.
Look at this is always the thing when we're talking about Fanatic, when talking about Nene in comparison to other teams is
who is on the roster, you go back all the way to the beginning, you go back to 2020, and the pieces that were on the squad were Boaster, and it didn't matter.
This man was still able to pull off victories with his calls alone, and this round is sublime.
Like, he gets them into that site with no one on it, with seconds left to spare.
And you can expect to see more and more of that, and Vitality's job is almost to try and figure out what they're doing.
But it may mean that eventually they spot gambling players over, and then you have weaker sites.
You see, Vitality want to get aggressive through that smoke.
And what they do, it was supposed to be just for information, quick shot by Kayak and you don't really get much from that.
The fact that Fnatic are playing slow default against the Niko, yeah, you'd kind of expect that.
Now you're a player down and the question is, do Vitality have another bit of aggression up their sleeve?
Or will this be a bit of a gamble play, hoping to catch the hit as it comes in?
The problem is they're going off the information that's being given to them.
the drone towards B has dragged the rotates.
Meanwhile, Fnatic will walk into a wide open A site and what should have been an easy pick-up now
quite a problem brewing. Okay, Dirk has got himself one back to a 4v4 and the retake now has a rifle.
Uh, I think he's about to be lost.
Who would have a rifle?
Who would have expected Crashies to still be in spot.
This was both the spot in the past. This was his position that he used to just hold a
of Crashy.
Likes the left!
A 4K to cut his surroundings.
Full standing at all for fanatic.
The credits flying at this point in a while.
I do wonder how long it will take for a vitality pause.
Not much longer.
A lot of people would even want it coming into this buy round, but if this one doesn't
go their way, it has to be just around the corner.
This is a map that...
So not the vitality chose that it looked so good on it. If I'm not mistaken, I can see it was the attack side last time that brought them so many rounds, 12 in a row.
6-10 for Fnatic vs. Ft. 10-2, so both should be better on the attack.
They did, exactly. But we don't want to see a lights out performance from either, to be honest in this series.
This is one that I come into today, expecting to go to three maps. I expected to be a brawl, but so far it is a slaughter in favor of Fnatic and it ain't changing.
It's amazing. Nice pick by
crash. He's been really a great
flash from the cash. Yeah, it
feels like critical is not
ready for that when we've
spoken a lot about the veto
and how individually he was
able to really pop off last
time that they played. But so
far, zero and five. Up
against his old team. We know
that even though, of course,
there's a battle to make it
Blood in the game for the X players and the players who've teammates have left.
But for Chronicle, this is almost the nightmare start.
Durka, he's going to try and turn the tide already under serious pressure.
The swing is a little bit behind because of the slow.
He's done fantastically well in this moment!
Durka coming alive is enough to crop Vitality to the first round.
You got a nail on the head there. That slow, that hinder that was thrown through was absolutely perfect.
Perfect. Nobody can move in. At that point, you know, I like the dash.
I like the idea from Kaiak to try to get behind him.
So he's not caught and just stunned up in the open.
There's the flash. Beautiful to start this round out.
You have to spike that. It was Durga holding the line.
Let's give it a miss chance.
Four to one.
We talked about potentially needing a pause if the round didn't go that way.
And as you can see, there's no need to touch base with the coaching staff.
I feel like I almost need to just shut up in between rounds like I did and there's nothing I can say
There's more entertaining than going between boaster at Yonpy. It's gonna be a battle for the ages and
Hopefully that's shown in the scoreboard as well of course for
Thanatic no harm done in terms of finances just yet bladestorm online for kayak and
After what was a lot of very aggressive starts to the early rounds from vitality
They have sort of stemmed that a little bit.
I think being caught off by the slow pace of how Fnatic like to play.
They've also fallen back and gone, okay, you can walk around for a bit.
We'll be waiting on the site.
I'm waiting. There will be, I don't think any crush has been sent towards the A site.
You can still see Yumpy is close by.
Derka is going in for the info and that is a lot seen.
They now know all the X can go in this basket.
45 seconds still.
second still a chance for fnatic to go back and in fact a lot of ulti is going to be committed to this immediately hunters fury from crash
He's trying to counter back when dirk had put the slow through but dirk is still standing on the side has to be dealt with
To drop him now foothold is gained by fnatic
But yeah, yumpy doesn't want to overstay as well equalizes the numbers takes that gate crash the retake now the goal a
Lot of volts very close to being online a singular kill for
I'd see their abilities or weapons completely gone on the other side of things, a dimensional drift,
a hunter's fury that could just turn the tide.
This first pick really feels like it might just be the deciding factor of the round,
and it's, again, very, very passive from the side of Fnatic.
They are happy to work off these post plants, work off the time utility,
look at me denied, diffuser.
Oh, it's just going to be easy in the end!
Never mind!
Chronicle, he's woken up.
First couple of kills up to the board and Vitality, they've got two rounds.
You know, going into that 3v3, I'm thinking there's no Hunter's Fury online anymore.
It was used to entry, but it's a good effect.
And it would be helpful, but they have so much time to play with you.
And they're playing perfectly, so far back, so passive,
not offering duels before that spike is touched.
And yet, when push comes to shove, it is a staggering success for Vitality 4 Chronicle.
Get blind! Come on!
And of course, Yampi on his feet giving it right back. Fanatic's lead
Closed down to a two-round gap and the economy on its last legs
back and still
Couple of volts to play with but everything has been building up in the meantime for vitality
Other than that convergence path
Everything sits online
He will be able to deny the knife and with his gate crash now expended
He is going to have to send another one. Just to have that early escape of course still has
his ult so in reality he could even stick around a little longer if he wanted to. Instead though,
Fnatic again just pushing, probing, spotting if anybody's got aggressive but as I said,
Vitality have been quite happy to fall back and with now Chronicle deep within the site
he's almost just sitting waiting for any form of execution where he can deny their
utility and if needed, even evolve, which he has.
Change up, could catch him off, Cron.
We saw him go aggressive towards A main and find nothing, this smoke up's definitely going
to make you think that that's what you're facing on the other side.
The chance for Fnatic to just flash through.
Is there own blooms in fact?
It's going to be the drone.
No flash.
Wide swing coming in, McCash is playing a risky game, no punish just yet.
The wall goes up, saving them from those first shots and here's the flash, but
Cron, of course, not blinded, gets himself a double, but the rest are still standing!
Fnatic have made this into a 3v2 and they've got post-plant.
Yeah, they don't have main controller. The quick rotation from young people is available because of that cosmic divide they are watching.
And he's won once and crash, he's almost used his teammate as bait. Now it's left to profit and he is not ready for Alphia.
They came up against a lot in that round cosmic divide evolution and a dimensional drift and it did not matter
Yeah, I mean the fact that you go into that push with chronicle standing his ground finding that space around the back of the site
I mean he almost cut one there, but
Yeah, indeed the entire plan to flash through falls apart
You think when he stood there for that trade from crashy's
He immediately follows up on and is then there to clean up Nate after his order roll up from him.
This one shouldn't have-
Rushing for this, you're bragging!
You're bragging!
He might have gone to a fanatic and I think my time would have been better.
They called a pause.
Yeah, I think they had a couple of rounds back that sort of delayed this a little bit,
but the way the early game started, we were kind of talking about how,
oh, is that pause going to be coming a little bit sooner?
Now though, is the moment that they will take a moment to try and bring themselves back into the map
because as I mentioned already the attack side is where we do have those expectations.
Of course we can even talk about another one of those sort of changes we saw within the
fanatic roster last year and it was obviously Scott. I feel like you're very close. You are kind of
close with any Irish person. I feel like that's just your saying that. He was previously on BBL
underneath. I believe it was maybe the assistant assistant or the analyst then went to
to Fnatic's assistant coach and now has been stolen back by Powerful Vitality. Another piece
of that Fnatic puzzle that has gone the other way although as said like from the the growth we've
seen from Fnatic someone like Desmo coming in I think has been a brilliant replacement or as
good as you could get I'll be honest yeah without a doubt and it's hard to find someone with as
much experience as Desmo as well to fill in so they did very well there. Vitality two rounds
in the board the last one a bit of an upset a big play by Crash. He's not as first in this
series and it probably won't be his last. Although Vitality have something to say
about it, it certainly will. Oh the Spams, well they're actually going the way of
Chronicle there to start, but they don't get too dangerous.
The minute 20 on the clock, the slow play from Fnatic not being met with any
aggression on the other side. Vitality is very very patient at the moment
despite the last round. Yeah it has been very interesting though. I feel like
the rounds where we've seen both teams sort of expend a large amount of
Ultimates have actually been the rounds that they've lost. We've seen those big individual plays turn on their head
Once again, it seems to be Vitality trying to figure out any information the drone going through onto middle
But in the meantime the attack side are already putting pressure into B and
Taking middle control at the same time that this isn't going under the noses of opponents, but
They slow it back down almost sell this like before okay last time we did this. This was a ruse. It was a fake now
Oh, it's the real thing.
Look at Fury sent in, Unfake, not gonna find his mark,
and Profek's gone down.
This has become uncomfortable, but then Unfake lands.
Connect down that there's no need
to jump the gun here for Durka.
You can play that bit more passive,
especially with Utah guarding him.
Wait for the rotations to come through.
Again, I think this patience for Vitality has been there.
You never see these guys looking
for those individual fights,
waiting for the teammate to back him up.
The Cosmic Divide, oh, I like that.
The fight is up and immediately there's shock darts, there's nades going through, assuming though, at least get to jump on the players on the other side.
But when the dive comes in, all of the cash cleans them up! Fnatic push up to six and gets his own speed again!
The guys go back as with him now, getting him on his feet and I like that.
The protocol is just looking fantastic from Fnatic.
like having that immediate setup of anti flash knowing that there's gonna be
utility coming through from the other side and just ready to pop straight out
while his teammates are taking the damage.
Oh my goodness. Nice! 62. Another stellar attack side building for
Fnatic and well if you were looking for answers from Vitality this is
probably not the round. Yeah it shouldn't be. I think for Fanatic so far as well
with how they've been playing I think we heard it there in the comms as well.
We've already talked about the Kaisers flash. I think it was Alpha's rose that
ended up catching them as they pushed out to site. I'm really for this squad right
now it feels like everything's slotting into place although as we said this is
the attack side. It's where we saw Vitality put up 12 rounds in a row.
We saw Fanatic put up 10. We know that this is where both teams should
And so for Vitality you start to ask how many rounds is enough?
It's working clean, but they have only got the pistols. Let's not forget.
Again though, from the attack side.
I was going to say it depends on how many you lose, but now things get a little bit more interesting.
Potential force and weaponry.
Ruffik has least been able to claim one, but the problem is the other side of the map has been completely taken.
a plant
already down and from the vitality side it's like okay
a full retake from this position
odds are very low
but holding onto a singular rifle when you can take the next round
it almost seems like you might as well go for this
an outlaw recovered as well the chances for damage certainly quite high
we are getting towards the end of the half as well so
difficult for that to have impact
How many can they get?
Here's the question.
Boaster, well he spotted both and he's taking a shot for it.
Bekaz is just going to be stepping towards them as well.
It gets to the point honestly as we hit the kind of final few rounds that even just taking
those orbs like from, I think he's two away.
He's guaranteed by the end of the half that you'll have that Hunter's Fury back online
and that was one of the pieces that gave them a pick in one of the earlier pushes.
The problem is most of the time any orb you take is an orb gained by the opposition
as well.
It's kind of like, I think, Bec has just now come away from having the null command, so it's all building back up, and that's fine, I don't feel like the Ult's have actually been a massive turning point in this game.
I feel like we had a couple of individual plays that came out from the Vitality side, the big play from Derker, but other than that, this really has been the fanatic show, which considering this is the map choice of Vitality is a little bit damning.
there we go that utility sent through we said how good it's being for fanatic
well it's already been taken out of play chronicle immediately negates it but it
didn't look like they were looking to push on the back of the I think that was
a sacrifice let's get rid of that utility early and now he's got a face
are you till yeah we don't lose our drone the drones if anything the most
valuable piece so don't send that first you still also don't want to go
walking into the crosshair of Chronicle. Kayak gone. Sight is gonna be taken though, and you
mentioned it before. Crashies last time used that ult for the entry, and now they've even
things up so in the post-plot that Hunter's Fury is gonna be perfect.
Oh they've lost poster and a bit of post-plot goes with that.
Hunter's Fury sent through though, that was why it was an aggressive stance instead.
No, they don't want to deny the defuse. They don't want you anywhere near that spike.
But still Vitality press on, yumping and unfake. Still drawing breath but
crashies around the back, waits for contact from Alpha. This is gonna be
a deadly double-swing and crashies. Deals death to the first and
And Shirley has bought enough time, that clock so low already, Alpha just needs to play with his food, avoid being the early pick, and there it is, nicely done, even with a sliver of health, the clock will decide this fight, the fanatic push to eight.
Extending that lead ever further, really gonna be testing the bounds of how good that vitality
attack side will be, but also, again, like we've seen the Turalpia just left along on
an island of time, see the one to get the first skill from Vananakie's, the one to
get the last as well, like just being in that backline, being in irritation and a
consistent backstab all the way through.
He's really feeling the pressure today, as you can see.
Oh yes, absolutely.
Got to uphold their flawless record against Vitality and yeah, people are guessing in the
background it.
Clint Cosboster will lose a few hairs.
He's been quiet.
From watching Bozodoo Vito's in the past, there is no point trying to ever mind game.
It is a waste of time.
This is again, same thing. Utility goes out, the cancel from Cron.
It's gonna run the clock down, but this time there's another layer too.
There's a Grashen coming through, got the big rest player to his left.
But he gets out! The drone sees him on the scene of the crime, but just as quickly, he's on the back side.
And the numbers thinning out for Fanatic. Sure, once the boasts are great, but...
That mid control, it might open the avenue to rotate back. They need so much more, and it's being held on the cross.
It's an off, looking and locking down the angle Bolzer was looking across.
That's the problem. You have so many backstabs that eventually your opponents are going to start looking,
especially when they have an advantage. And for Vekash here, he's been great so far.
This is asking a little bit too much. Now they do have credits. It's not the end of the world
if he was to lose his rifle. But for Vitality it's an important piece, an important marker that
Okay, maybe we still do have the great attack side, but we at least needed a few rounds to make sure we don't just lose to a pistol
Exactly right there that little bit of
Extra wiggle around to play what there it is. Yeah, the flick over you'll be more
And they might have spotted them with the trade impossible. It's just too quick getting out of there
I love that as well
I've seen this already the willingness of fanatic to go slow towards that side
They are you to wait for it to go away and then hit so they say okay while they're waiting
I'm gonna push it take my pick get out beautiful work from yonpy while executed and if a four half still possible for vitality
With the attack side we know is likely to be coming up. That's just fine
One surprise very early knife thrown out, but it is just a bait all five players
Maybe for the first time in this entire map all set up on one side of the map
In fact, that's what yonpy now with no utility portal not available to save him
And he's just gonna have to try and retreat and fails
That's the whole side under the control of Panatic. We talk about those pace changes those blips
From those slow rounds. We love to see
And this change has made it so difficult for a break back, but that's a big Hunts is fury
That's Alphier down that is as well going to be when Vitality looked to push into site that flash from Alpha has been so annoying
Just holding it for the right moment now. That's not an option and they lose a bit
their ability to fight towards the back. That whole fights nobody. The stun though is good.
Profek and Uphanatik all the way through. Thurka does his best to pick up the pieces,
but it's in titers on the floor. 9-3 for Uphanatik. A solid opening half in this series.
No, incredible stuff coming out from them. Crashies 16 and 6 and we are going to be off
To apply a feature with the man himself
Your body knows a sense of victory sees when mind movement and gear ignite is one
Step into your zone designed to win
So the new iteration of fanatic I think people are actually sleeping on because our newest player
I don't think he's getting rated as highly as he should so I kind of like that
we're being kind of underrated right now.
And I think it's always fun to go into a season
having to prove like yourself and all that.
Like it's a new year, not a new team, but like a new player.
But I think just as every new year comes,
you always have to kind of prove yourself again.
So I'm just excited to prove the same with Fnatic.
Yeah, I think what definitely,
something we joke about is scaling.
So I definitely think we're gonna be like
ramping up or scaling as we call it.
I think teams that start hot kind of usually like
drop off, but I think like historically with Fnatic
especially boaster he's really scaling up as the year goes and as the season goes so I think we're
just kind of used to that and I think it'll probably be the same as this year so the Odin yeah
we definitely got abused by it at champs I think Brock used it to probably the highest potential
has ever been used it hasn't been nerfed yet although I do think like Riot has been making
good changes with like the walls and stuff to not make them as wall bangable and stuff but I
definitely think there should be either a price increase or something something should be
changed because yeah it's been a I think it's been a strong gun ever since the
game's been out like I was using it on the send back in the day so yeah it's
just always been a strong gun and I think it probably could use a nerf so so
Goal is going to kick off historically we haven't been that good in kickoff
actually I don't think we've ever especially fanatic I don't think they've
qualified for the first LAN and I've never qualified for the first LAN of the
year they've never qualified for a kickoff event I've never qualified for
a kickoff event so I think the simple answer just qualifying for Chile which
is the first major LAN of the year I think that's everyone's goal right
off. I feel like he's spot on with the Vakash statement as well because I was
definitely one of the people not so sure about that one but definitely one of the
people who was because sort of questioning is joining this roster it's
just it's such a prestigious roster within EMEA and you think that everybody
that's joined has been like the next big thing as soon as they hit the scene
and that wasn't really the thing for Vakash he had a pretty rough year in
VCT but my god he has looked so comfortable on this roster and I
I think proved me wrong probably day one if not day two.
Oh, you've seen it here.
Do I tell you, you're the slowest team.
So if you go that last half of slow, lock in.
It's looking pretty quick.
Come on, I'm alive.
Yeah, 130, and they've already made it all the way through mid.
Deep into the spawn, and it might be one of the quickest
attack sides we see.
Maybe just for the pistol and to start.
It's fanatic with flying colors finding themselves
the advantage and the spike chronicle having
give up control fully they have taken the site at least but that's not gonna be a
comfortable fight going back deep into the spawn yeah I was gonna say this is one
of the worst places you could possibly drop the spike so it's gonna be very
rough to get this back out through watching in case anybody tries to take
a wider angle smokes in position stars back I don't think steal it can he
He's steely as he can. He's managed to get the spike.
Alpha's gonna strike those forward.
It's a little bit awkward. Actually, Alpha has come out, I'd say worse for Wes.
Chronicle does well, but yeah, back to a 2v3. Alpha very, very low, but so too is Prof.
Like this has to be a big performance from Unbaked.
Oh, he's caught down the wall. A waterfall washes him away in vitality.
They stay on three. Fanatic pushed to double digits.
Yeah, this is now where you really have to worry because even if you believed in that, okay, the attack side was impeccable versus GX, so they were pulling off crazy rounds that almost made things look easy.
You're now far enough down that you're gambling like that and putting a round or two on their defense, which I don't know.
I'm not really in that camp at this stage.
Of course, I don't think going into a bind is not like it's a gun deal by any stretch,
but I do think that if it does close out quickly, vitality are going to have to have that chat back stage of,
okay, we need to reset now, otherwise, they will be down to that last life,
and Fnatic will be the one in the middle bracket final.
They'll see you in 11th, and it shouldn't be too big of a challenge.
The Vitality, they go together.
The Pac-Mentality use their numbers to hopefully overwhelm the site now,
both dualists. Two dualists. One can rotate, so you know maybe it's a fake, you never know,
especially on the pistol. For now, at least, yeah, Vitality are going to take it slow.
Are they expecting an around like this? But if they go back towards that B-Site, Tom,
that's going to be the worst one to push into dry.
Yeah. You've not only got to try and get past the wall initially, it's not great,
But then also the thorns, which is also not great and the flash out wide as well
That's going to give you try to take that left side your blindest can be no chance
Well, let's see. I mean, you know never know maybe they've got a really good set game plan of how to get past now
The patoot of the players they can get past all the utility except the flash
Rampage now kind of trapped in a corner that they know he's here maybe expecting to fall back with Derek
Really nice stuff using the thorns to contain that space as well Alphia full master over this battlefield
There's so it seems kayak good for one
What should it be an easy round still under threat as he falls fails to get out with profit close SMG damage done
But it's not
Closes the round for fanatic and 11 on the board. It's newer die time for vitality and Tom
This is their pick. We'll find up next. Fanatic's gonna feel like they're on cloud nine.
We don't talk about that. 11-3.
Yeah, they are truly running away with this. Crashy's also just playing out his mind.
Like, every time something's got a little bit dangerous, so you go, okay, that's shaky, that's worrying.
Crashy just walks in like this, another day of the office.
18 and 7 right now. We talked about the boots that needed to be filled, but
I'll be honest. It seems like the shoe already fit. Okay, see you later, Becash. Nice start to the round.
It was only a judge this, however, that's a rifle on the ground.
An early couple of picks. Look at look at Dunn.
Time in a little bit off, but...
Kayak had to correct through a smoke. Yeah, I mean it's a round to take risks, right?
Especially when you've already got players down.
Really unlucky for the cash to just be spanned straight through the box
But you know when it is a bonus round they expect you to take that those risks expect you to take that deep control in a main
And when that smoke goes up, yeah, there's no chance. They're not spamming it
11 to 3
Likely to turn to four, but this is the round of fanatic and best next to nothing in I mean you saw it
It was it was a bookie on the cash when he was trying to get in that corner
But it comes to the next round. It should be a different story, but for now this is the
course correction we wanted to see from Vitality. We didn't want a close round. We didn't want
too many players falling and it has to look convincing. And at least for now it does.
Chance for a little bit of damage. Alpha is going to be the last second peak, but
it is being watched for. And it doesn't matter too much for him. He gets to keep
the rifle into the next. At least the response from Vitality. A must win round. But
But this has to be the start of a streak, it has to be the start of a streak all the way to that victory, or with one single defeat that would take them to OT. It seems very, very unlikely.
Now they have done it once, but I'll be honest with you, my expectations of Fnaticar are a little higher.
Yeah, and then right now Crash is having a game. It feels like in half the rounds we've had to highlight him.
him and pretty much none of it for utility it's just dominating as an
individual
for my telling me it's been difficult to find the answers but he heard you he's
gonna hold the shock back for the whole round now get that utility damage it
wasn't as utility was bad I'm saying so it's so good that it overshot it
while you're in point it was overshadowed by how good he was in
He insults the Odin, you become a hater.
He had a comment, he knew what he was doing.
I'm drunk.
Still not seeing anything.
It sounds like the slowest team to plant.
A lot of that was patience.
Even still though, if you look at the pings on the map,
it still seems like there's awareness of potential danger.
For now though, it's just been checks coming out
from the fanatic side into mid every once in a while,
but they are happy to just almost hold on to the cross
and let that time tick down.
35, yeah, I mean, they have earned the toast from earlier
that highlighted that they are an incredibly safe team.
As we get to 25 seconds,
they have not put a single foot towards the site.
Now finally, they will start to come in,
but this is gonna be quick and clean, 20 seconds
on the clock, world goes up,
good fight for Alpha already,
and the rest are delayed behind it.
12 seconds, I mean, that spike needs to make it
to the site vitality, the slowest but perhaps too slow.
Trying to play Fnatic at their own game.
Six seconds, the spike lands, not gonna be found
and kills, not gonna be the way this is decided
in Vitality's favor, Fnatic, 12 to four.
And, well, it looks like Vitality let that clock run
a little bit too low before going for the push,
especially into the site where Viscis,
It's not like this is the first time that they've had Alphear on that side of the map.
It's not a new wall either, it's the same wall that's been there.
It's the exact setup they walked into a couple of rounds ago.
And for Alphear, I feel like he's almost going to be sat there laughing like,
okay, you're going to bait my wall out with 12 seconds left and then Booster just comes in and dances around the smoke.
Look at the contrast of how these two teams play these slow rounds.
Fnatic had super slow rounds when it came to that attacking side.
They would bait out the utility from Chronicle.
They would wait, see for a reaction, see for aggression.
And when they came to push, the main utility
that was there to stop them and cause them issues
was gone, because they baited it out here.
And keep in mind, you have like a Yoru with the decoy,
for example, they can shoot it before it gets there.
But you have ways to try to bait that out.
You can obviously smoke it, send players up, yada yada.
It's not the easiest.
It's an annoying wall.
But to leave it to 20 seconds and still hit the site
where you know that wall is, to go through the wall
and also to have the spike behind it.
you gotta go through together despite those on the other side of the wall
the latest another five seconds and this costs you the round as well little
mistakes like that and I think for vitality not begging that utility not
getting rid of it early and then just you know gambling on it working out was
it definitely warrants the pause but it might be a little bit too late now to
steer the ship back eight rounds in a row needed is a gargantuan task with
how fanatic are playing
I'll see if some wise words have been had, maybe Scott had the secret formula, and all
has been revealed, probably not, but you can dream.
Probably not.
You think he has it?
I'd say 50-50.
Okay.
Either he has it or he doesn't.
Yeah, fair.
That said, colossal mountain to climb on your map choice.
An attic looking primed to make the middle bracket their own and my county might just
be a piece in their story.
One that they have never struggled with all the way through the other warm up battle
it almost seems at this point.
They are going to get into the site of the spans, they have to be careful of.
A lot earlier on the clock this time, surprisingly, a minute left to plonk.
And an opening pick, and a second, and a third!
Okay, well that one should pretty much lock in a fifth.
Vitality both sir and alpha might already be thinking about the save the credits are not looking too healthy
And yeah, you see them turn tail. Okay nice response from vitality and it would have known playing that a little bit quicker
It's worked out
I will say that they were unlucky as well and some previous rounds were even the one where they go towards be late
They baited the rotations to be they was practically open with one player defending both it and that rotate through mid
So they didn't you know, they played the map right, but they just guessed wrong and then playing inside device utility as well
Obviously it's just, I think, a mistake for the gecko.
More direct approach.
Maybe that's the cool,
just keep things a little bit more simple.
Going for those A-side takes.
Spend less time trying to outbrain your opponent
and maybe work on our aiming,
and that worked in this round,
but it's whether or not that that is a quick fix,
a hot fix, or whether something will work
for a streak of rounds in a row.
Of course, I don't think anybody believes
This series is over and of course you also have to bear in mind that Fanatic have been
letting big leads slip. There's been a large part of their build-up in this event.
With OT,
losses coming through, the close victories as well at the same time.
A lot of those coming from mass advantages, so we do still look at Fanatic,
But this has kind of looked like a different beast today.
It's not just been clutch rounds, not just been one player dragging them through.
Like, wow, Jesus, it's been very good.
It has been controlled almost from start to finish.
That's aggression from Kayak.
They've stepped back from it.
Now they won't be blinded when he rounds that corner and that dash blocked by the box.
but luckily still makes it out by Tality a minute now on the clock and a lot of
ultimates to play with a question here is it gonna be Turker or Unfake the
combo and it will in fact be Unfake sent through with one pulse and the shot
it looks like they've dodged them all and now that Arale slows the Makaiaq
doubling up Fnatic they've got barely anything put into this round but
somehow they're fighting back beating by Tality into a pulp in those first
fights and now the playing field is more level in fact now tipped firmly into fanatic's favor
Kayak jumps around somehow saved my boaster and this is it, the map is done fanatic, destroyed Vitality on their own kick now, they've combined up next.
They won it with a low by round, they closed it in a fashion that we saw but mentioning that it could have been those closer moments but
Dear Lord, what are showing from them, but either way, I think that's enough for us, there's only one man I want to be hearing from.
Let's send it down to Crashies.
I need to get to Austin. Crashies, congratulations for this first map. Come here, come here.
I just want to ask you, people usually tend to say that initiators are not the ones supposed to get the kills, yet you farm Vitality on their home map.
So how do you do that and who's going to farm next game?
I think I just had a really good read on them.
them. They're kind of just doing everything we expect them to do and then whoever is going
to form next map probably Kayak or Alpha. Okay Kayak or Alpha let's see thank you for
joining me I'll let you prep for next map. Let's see if I can bounce back on this game
after a short break.
What the hell he he hits you back with it bro he didn't just shoot me back he looked
like I was his nemesis I was like Voldemort there
Your body knows. A sense of victory. Seize when mind, movement, and gear ignite as one.
Now, step into your zone. Designed to win.
Red Bull gives you wings.
It's not so bad
I still live here on the edge
I'll forever run for another way
I'll never fight
Wait for sacrifice
When I'm through the final hour
Take my superpower
Here, not gonna fight
I'm still ready to shine
Can I see this under the sky
Take my superpower
On TV, I'm forever
If I never sleep, I'll never fly
When I sacrifice
My life's beautiful, yeah, I work
Hey, it's my superpower
Yeah, my head, yeah, yeah
Run, do it in a shot
Can I sleep with a desktop?
Hey, it's my superpower
This world will never stop it coming I kick down every door they lock
No rules, no rules Only girls can judge me
Only girls can judge me Only girls can judge me
Only girls can judge me Only girls can judge me
I'll usually sit up to compete in the square mission.
Why was this one against Milan different?
I mean, we all know that Cron is a far more talented player than me.
And yeah, if we didn't want to beat our friends more than anybody else,
then we'd probably have some issues with us.
We always knew it was going to be fun.
Give Cron the chance to get one up against his own team and go from there.
There's not much else to it.
Nice!
Hey!
Yeah!
Hello!
No!
HICE!
Come on!
I don't hear you!
Hello!
Hello!
Hey!
Hey!
YAMPY!
Sit down, brother.
YAMPY!
Sit down, brother.
YamPY!
YAMPYYY!
YAMPY!
YAMPY!
You need to teach this to the bomb!
YAMPY!
Falling!
Gonna...
Ba-da-da-da-da!
Keep crawling!
Yeah, come to my side, bro!
Come on then!
Come on then!
Ehio!
Ehio!
Woohoo!
Yo-yo-yo!
I mean, it was amazing to watch.
Definitely if you're in the audience, you're welcome because the
spectacle is being amazing. Just going back at each other.
But what a showing from fanatic. I think that crushes put it very
well. Um I think that I they really understood the intentions
behind the vitality was bringing and they shoved it into the
really understood the intentions behind the but vitality was bringing and they
shut them down time and time again yeah I mean there was very few rounds where
Chronicle was able to get activated in the very first start of it and it's so
difficult watching it because like he was just being shut down so quickly yeah
I felt on those first few rounds and really struggled to kind of win any of those
Jills against you know his former teammates so yeah I think he definitely
had a tough time he was someone that we highlighted being the one to keep an
eye on going in this map yeah I felt a bit more like the mental games are
really creeping in on this game specifically. But if anything, Fnatic were the ones that were
absolutely chilling. Crashies also looked very comfortable both in the server and outside of it.
I think that the rounds that Crashies had were absolutely amazing. All that momentum so early
in the game that Fnatic were having, like even in this bonus round when he's good for so many
players, but also keeping control and I think that they were very very focused on, as I'm
saying, keeping control of the entirety of the map. Every single time that Vitality were to
have an idea or try to get a
aggressive or some of the
space crashes with their to
shut them down. It's crazy as
well because you look at that
previous round where the
players are trapped on the
veto utility and crashes is
the one that's swinging out
like such a supportive player
on this roster and I think as
well when I think back to that
nappy game when they were
in that overtime, it was
crashes. It was the one that
ended up winning out that
series for them. They could
have been in a spot where
they weren't in this spot
right now. So yeah, great
players so far, but
Fnatic find themselves
ahead, which is a really
position to be in this best of three because so much of course is at stake, but we also had a
confession coming through from their coach Milan, so let's see what he has to say.
As a team that prefers working with footage for prep, what was the thought process behind
picking Byte into a utility considering they haven't played it yet?
I mean there's two things. One, it's a map that they from just looking at the Vitos,
they don't really like to play, so and additionally, you know, the Navi game,
I think despite the score line we felt pretty comfortable on it. We are using kickoff to kind of experiment a little bit with the map
I would say and
Just feels like a nice way to catch them off guard a little bit
I think that's what we need ultimately when you want to win serious like this
All right, it's a lot of insight there as well coming through from the coaches. I mean that's serious
13-5 and the vizel we were seeing on the stage
Locked in but it's really important to highlight here
what is at stake, because when we're looking at vitality, they are one map away from dropping
into that lower bracket, going up against Team Liquid, which when we're looking at this
roster at this super team as teams have, as people have coined it time and time again,
that is a question mark in regards to their performance. Fanatic, they're one map away
from Akiah to the final here in that middle bracket. So for them, winning this bind,
picking it, I mean, it screams confidence to me.
I think it's also something very important here. We were hearing the crashes was saying
It's either going to be Kayak or Alpha. Alpha, 1,000% the unsung hero of that first map, the utility, the thorns, the flashes.
Every single time that those retakes were going to happen, that they were going onto the site, he was 100% locked in.
Let's see what Vitality is doing with their comp. No double duelists here, Billy.
The Sky though makes me kinda nervous. I think that any time that we've seen Onfake away from the Sova, like the Killjoy and Haven, for example, is where he kinda looks uncomfortable.
I'm really concerned about potential team flashes. I know that sounds kind of harsh to say
I think campy on the table is really interesting on on the Viper classic to be honest on by classic and honestly one of his best maps
Here on the Viper also now that they're starting on the defense just like on abyss
Especially when you have both the Tejo and in the sky how aggressive are they going to be?
How they're going to work with the utility and fake in some of those rounds in the previous map using the drone and everything a little bit
early, not leaving that for the retake. There's some measuring here and there that has to change on
the side of vitality. And I agree with Coach Mina, how much were they expecting this to be the road?
I think it was like 50-50 between the two, but I think that Fanatic learned a lot from how to
deal with Bind and against Navi. Yeah, I think as well. It's good when we're thinking ahead
about the global event as well, picking into a map, even though it was so close against Navi
the next game. So we've got
the team, and they're really
confident. I've been playing
with the other day, having
that confidence, as you said,
as well, Jenny. Yeah, I'm just
really intrigued by this team
vitality composition and how
they're actually going to be
able to get the best out of
it. I think working on the
defense is going to be really,
really keep them when you're
thinking of those choke points
fighting for showers with the
Tejo sky kind of utility and
setting up some French
place in those areas. Yeah,
if anything, this is vitality
opportunity to prove themselves
lose this and he drops that
lower bracket win it and
But can they continue that on their own map?
They were finding out with our cast.
There is Mitch and Tom.
Let's see if history is going to repeat itself here for Fnatic.
A flawless record up against Vitality as an orc.
We're even talking outside of partnership, by the way.
I mean, these guys do not lose to Vitality.
And after that statement, map one on a best time,
I don't think they're looking to see any changes
to the history books here today.
That's kind of nuts.
The start was that the only team, the only team
the fanatic has never lost to, which is madness when you think about the caliber of players
we've seen in Vitality, and the caliber of players we currently have on this version
of Vitality.
Strange team Vitality though, aren't they?
You see this here, team A and team B.
Yeah, that coach looks weird.
Oh, team...
Sorry.
But the assistant coach is handsome.
So team A being the first team that picks, but also it means you don't get to choose
the last map.
Most teams go for team B.
In fact, Vitality, the only team that want to start out first.
They don't care if you get to choose the last map.
beach on anything except a bit
apparently it's interesting because
then you ban first right so it means
that like you give them a lot of choice
they didn't go oh well I know that
that's gone so I get to choose it's a
yeah I can see why people would normally
go in the other direction but hey each
to their own having the first map
choice might have been something they
didn't want after how it went it's
not gone fantastically well they do
have this trap set up though
waiting the trap has been sprung
unfortunately the guy that was meant
to swing on it is dead.
Yeah, and even then, what is Unfeiq supposed to do there?
Flash and peek around the corner after the Yorah's TP'd back
and the other players are far back on Long,
playing anti-flash, who swing you and kill you,
and that's a 5v3.
I think it's the right call,
flash and bail on out of there,
but Na'ho already a leg up for that attacking side
and the B site so passively defended.
No salvos for Yumpy, like he can't even disrupt plant.
This is gonna be a hell of a hole, but I like this.
Okay, if he's playing outside of the site,
They're they're forced into a pretty tough retake
But having this little bit of extra map control that yampies jumped up into at hookah that could change things
Something they're well aware. They do not have
Special delivery thrown out but not gonna delay them too much site is under their control
I lost for a faster rotation at least and it seems like they're already
On the high trying to kill, that guy's good, but they will fail!
In fact, he takes all three!
What? They knew he was there and even still and in his own flawless.
Never put one check again. Never, ever, ever again.
He's so good on Viper, man, but Viper is the reason that he's in this position on the map
at the time he is, but they saw him running back towards Short.
immediate turn from those players who TP'd from yuppie who was previously playing the site they say, okay
They're singing that's got to be an awful thing to look across that's why it's being shout out
Yeah, 100% you just see a vibe at dancin
But but this is the thing after for the cash he gets three when they turned their sights on him
They said screw the site
We're killing that guy and then we'll fight after it. They didn't even get close nice shot for
KAYAK!
He's out!
Oh, my telly can't do anything.
Yeah, 21HP left on Yampi.
That's unlucky.
Wow.
Something tells me...
Probably going to go B.
On the fanatic side.
Oh, okay.
Talk me through that.
Uh, they've seen them all.
Okay, I like that.
It's about it, really.
Actually, you are lying.
They heard them.
There was a Viper wall up.
They heard the TP.
I could have sent through a load of those clones they don't have.
have. Yes, true. Gotta be wary of that. Boombot actually decided to stand on its own two legs
for once and make a louder noise through the TP. No, they know exactly where they are. And
realistically for Vitality, you don't want to just give orbs over. You don't want to
give over another to the Viper's Pit or the Orbital Strike. You go back years and
years, and the same story is there that Fanatic are post-part rats that they always
have been. They are the guy that you hate playing against in ranked because every
single one of their players has some form of disgusting lineup, except Banshee
no Kayak could still have a lineup, just not on the way that you're thinking.
Now, he wants extra orbs. I'm on claim two. I mean, it's not the end of the
world where Crashies can catch up with him in time. At two to zero we go for
fanatic four players left alive and a solid start to this map as well. This
This is what we want to avoid if you're a Vitality fan.
Hell, if you're just a Valorant fan, you know what this would be a 2-0 blowout, and after that first map, we're definitely in that territory.
I heard out on a death spree, you're saying maybe I'm fake, we'll be uncomfortable on that sky.
Pretty much, there's one agent we want to see him on.
But when it comes to the flash there, his plight, can't criticize it.
No faults just yet, but he did get shot through the snog.
Hopefully he has a bit of a look at your time in the next few rounds.
And folks, you know what let's sit in with them for a moment. Let's take a look at some of the
Yeah, I'll play with my flash.
I smoke B, I smoke B.
It's a B-exec, push over guys.
I check every flash I've got.
Now here we go, the Exec coming through. They certainly knew it by vitality.
Oh my goodness! They react splendidly with everything picked up.
Durka, Yumpy, hold strong.
And yeah, they knew the hill was coming in, but I expected a bit more trouble on their hands than that.
Yeah, it's quite funny because after the last map, you could see how much almost young he is solidifying that this is a beat here.
When it clearly looks like one, just because they will fall so much when it came to a base and the quick switches off and at it.
Of course, a bit more of a bonus round.
Easy for the assist.
He's back.
I came up that wall.
And he's got the assists lined up one, one and three. There you go.
Well, poor Kron, you know, we looked at the last map as well, we highlighted him a lot,
we said he was going to be a ton, and he had a tough time against his former team.
He was going to carry through to this map, Karak, already under pressure, and it was
Chronicle pushing him down, but...
It's finally being blinded and forced back. All that they get on the side of
Vitality is the map control. Valuable, but there is a fight brewing for whoever
makes the mistake. He's stepping forward!
Oh, God, yes!
It just can't be this good!
Yeah, I feel like there's going to have to be a new strat of don't walk into the angle that Becash is holding, because it seems like that is instant death.
Similar to the old-school shout of avoid C-Ned, I feel like if I tell him to avoid Becash, there's going to be another round that it almost feels lost already.
Now they do have two players on the right side of the map.
For that, they may be expecting a reaction to stack up that B site. Instead, Durka still remains.
I mean, they need big pickups for this to be worthwhile.
More?
From that defensive side.
Yeah.
I mean picks here.
That roster changes.
The timing run down though is nice.
This is making a doable.
The fanatic net ready on both sides.
Kayak's got that control towards the bathroom.
Getting around there to deny that plant is going to be very tough indeed.
The cash making damn sure of it.
He crashed by his side, the man who was dominating the duels in the previous.
He will be closed out of three to one for fanatic vitality.
Left looking for answers.
Yeah, I think they're going to be left looking for Vekash.
It's just madness, like they are trying to...
I don't want to find him.
As I said, it felt like the round was done from that moment.
Like you have to gamble and they had players in the right position,
but still so much utility available for Fnatic to play with like if you go into a full x-craft even if all three players a day
You should still come out on top and almost a
Immediate reset back obviously it was a decently clean round in the last of vitality
So that does mean that they come in with four rifles, but it also leaves them with a bucky
It's a really passive smoke
It's the orb, of course, going up there towards B long.
And for Vikash, that's just robbing information out of the hands of Vitality.
They have to send their dogs down already to try to grab that bit of information.
They see no one waiting there.
Crowler's coming out on A. This is a tough one for Vitality.
There's presence being shown across the map and we can see that if they try to respond
like, okay, B long and A short are being pressured, let's push back through or let's
push short over on B.
There's someone waiting across the board.
A very very patient play from Fnatic is what you'd expect.
But it does sort of tie your hands on that defense that you'd just kind of have to wait
and be very patient to not burn up too much utility in that early round.
This is now more of the ruse we expected.
Crash is throwing in those prowls on one side of the map trying to
bait rotations, leaving.
Well now two players there as it does start to come in for Yumpy Bear in mind still having
utility to deny them.
But more importantly, they managed to drop that spike buck.
He positioned by shooting.
The boombuys lost.
Showstopper utilizes the dots with death.
And duck, it takes the kill.
But the rotate back is still there.
They still had left.
Crash is behind.
However, Vitality did not full rotate.
No, unfakes stayed patient.
And Profex even come back.
They think Profex tipped the spear a little today.
No, there's a dagger in the dark.
Boaster, try as he might.
He won't make it past Profex.
Another round for Vitality!
The score line stays close!
It almost goes back to the comms we were talking about earlier.
It felt like young people were making doubly, triply sure that they hadn't just been fated
to a false rotation.
This round is almost the settlement of that.
Yeah, I'll rotate. I'll throw in salvos.
We'll use the showstopper. We'll use piece of utility.
But then we hold.
We keep two players on the other side of the map from when...
When, not if, when, for that intervention we go.
for that late rotation back we will be there we will be waiting second round
and in portamon they had a bucky there were pieces missing and well duck I
wanted to fight I think that's two sheriff headshots Chronicle is 10 HP he's
had to flee it's stuck in the back of the site even at native deadly he tries to
run but crash he's catches and now fanatic
4 vs 3 with a Viper's Pit down. They are well and truly favored. Flipping the script on its head and Vitality have to play the retake.
They're close to some ults, but nothing that's going to help them. The thing they have got to clear that pit though is the dog on Unfake.
I don't think they're going to use it.
Oh yeah, Boaster has a Molly available. If that gets him a kill, that's orbital strike.
So they can't allow him to get a singular pick here. Crash is very much desperately low, but good use of the Seas will allow him to escape.
escape and that's now a showstopper available for Alphia. Those ultimates were close to the other side but he may not even need it. Just taking the roar of firefight, leaving Unfake alone and I don't know if you can hear that spike. I certainly can. It's getting faster and faster by the second.
Eden's to escape for Crashes. What was that? It's the next game. Don't care. Yup. Zero stress. Down on that stage. He's all smiles and smirks. Four to two. Four fanatic.
With the state of the Vitality economy it should well be a 5-2 start.
Did he hit the second one more blind?
I think so.
Timeout's being called from Vitality, no surprise there.
Does this just feel like Fanatic's opportunity to run away with it?
Yeah, that's ridiculous.
He's still caught up.
I make it work and with this being the map that would send vitality in towards that lower bracket with
an arch nemesis and
Liquid waiting down there for power. He did these are the BBL squad of last year had nightmares facing off against that liquid team
sure they
Have already seen them falter earlier in the tournament, but it seems to be a different beach facing them later on
And speaking to that's yesterday. He just said if it already like the easy mode
We like to go all the way through, we like to play all the rounds, all the maps.
I'd like to get into a final first time, because at least then, oh sorry, second time,
at least then you do get a couple of chances.
All this hit, a timeout from Vitality and it leads into a very low buy,
but one that still has potential, three bandits on your screen,
screen alongside the classic for Yumpy and a stinger on Chronicle. It's not the best
of eyes, but you can definitely see the idea with Vitality giving four players towards
this B site. It has to be Durka to scare them away. His shadow has to be bigger than
the man that stands to set it and with four players right now just grouping up outside
this angle, this would have to be a sensational performance for the bandit to steal the
around away I don't think he's gonna send them running and I don't think he's gonna
get anything indeed Alpha shuts him down and now the retake with these weapons
well that's certainly not where they're favored
we saw her when they played together they would share the race duty oh it
is to double me I thought it was gonna get to it was so close to take it out
of make as well the seas made combo almost just ripped all their lives as
they stand but it's just standing a little longer is it a little longer
because they're slowly being picked apart.
This is quite an audacious angle for Malfi,
but it just shows the faith he has in his teammates
to well, cover him off.
No need for risks, you'd imagine,
but then I see Crouchies with an outlaw
stepping into that angle.
So no need for them,
but it doesn't mean they won't come anyways.
Chronicle steps forward, does more damage,
Alpha's now running away, okay.
But there won't be more orbs to claim
to the man one away from a Viper's pit.
He'll have to find that in the next round, as the rest of the squad has left the site.
They will allow him to go down to the spike.
Almost hope they don't kill him there.
If the catch got that pick, that would have given a very valuable tool over to Vitality for the start of the next.
Either way, they come in with two ults, one from a Vipers pit, but a round very much needed for the defense.
They call the timeout, not for the one we just saw, but for this buy-round coming.
Yeah, this is the moment where you almost need to see the change for the side of vitality.
The fact is again, like you look at Fnatic on these attack sides, it was a 9-3 attack
when they faced off against Navi, went all the way back to overtime where they eventually
closed it, but we know they're going to be attacked.
The problem is the later into the tournament it gets the better they are closing.
The harder they are to defeat and immediately we're going to see pressure put it onto
It's actually Chronicle to go, Duncan was trying to flee the scene and it's Chronicle that bites the bullet.
Or the rocket.
You don't want to buy a rocket.
No, no, not when it's armed and flying towards you for Chronicle.
He's got the pit at least, but it might not be the thing that recovers the round that they desperately need
with his body on the cold hard ground.
Fanatic, 5 vs 4.
It just has to hold the line.
the line, great flash on back side, orbital strike to buy time and frankly I don't know
what was going, but Profek all of these set his sights on victory and he's steaming towards
it, a 4k already and a base denied, but a round's a round, a much needed win from Vitality
comes in unusual form, I have completely baffled as to how they get back into the
round like look in my head in that moment I'm thinking okay well they have
themselves the arm again and they can use that to clear an angle and then I
want you to try and run through the entirety of an orbit of strike
and then this just immediate three kills from Profek blink and you miss it
and somehow they're back in the round but that almost felt like a bit of a
throw from the fanatic side more than anything else to be fair seen that from
Profax perspective let's say everyone there tried to trade yeah everyone there
did the right thing other guys got the kill off swing you could just play
passive in runtime maybe the first dominant shouldn't have fallen but
after that I have just insane individual skill from Profax and of all the times
to land that the Hail Mary play as the clock hit zero and they landed a
A lifeline for Vitality, unfake with the opening, probably dead there.
To send them into the lead with a 4v3 and now no need to play aggressive anymore.
Yeah, they've got two ults that can literally counter this plant completely.
So, there's not really any need to get over aggressive in this moment.
Knight 4 gonna be utilising, they're a little bit worried that they're gonna be pushed.
Instead of holding the ults in hand, they had to switch it up and that's allowed for the plant to come through.
As I said, I thought that was an easy moment for them.
Still though, they are in play.
That's it, they want to use a burrito, great flash,
and they can out the both, find those picks,
and now trouble brewing for Vitality.
They make it to the site,
but the setup from Fnatic is so patient
as they wait, flash primed and ready,
the fuse are blinded,
but he has it cut off, the defuse!
Unreal!
Balls of steel from Chronicle!
And it gets them the round!
Vitality 2 in a row!
That Fnatic have got to be salty to see slip!
If there's any man on that stage that Chronicle has full faith in, it's the only one through
two trophies with trusting in to hold the line.
I love the regression from Fnatic.
It's fantastic in that moment to get them back into the round.
But yeah, as you said, just the goal.
Oh, Chronicle just kicked that all the way through.
And after a 5-2 deficit, two rounds that you could argue, there were good opportunities
for Fnatic in.
They're not going to take a pause of their own.
The round before, a good opportunity is a huge understatement and they never should
have lost that.
Off time alone, keep in mind it did get a pick, but that orbital strike was online
and used to slow the push back in.
I mean, off time, off utility, there's almost no way to lose that round, but
They took the audacious approach.
They tried to play aggressive.
They tried to hammer home that victory.
And Vitality have taken that little bit of greed,
little overstep.
They've used it to catch right back up.
A timeout from Fnatic.
The lead is still theirs.
But the economy, we're running out of credits.
And we're running out of time,
as Vitality are now biting at their heels.
Yeah.
The Warriors, well as all of those Alts are now gone.
They expended pretty much all of them
in the last couple of rounds to make sure
that they got those over the line,
and then they didn't.
Whereas on the other side of things,
hey, I expected probably to use that over to strike
quite a few times in that round,
but never ended up happening.
Worse team in 4v5 situations,
that's not the fanatic that we know,
23.5% as well, like you'd expect it,
obviously it'd be sub 50,
but that 40 mark is usually what we're aiming for.
I did say they were the best statistically in post plants,
but they just lost two back to back, so.
Maybe the stats aren't everything.
Oh, TP behind in the back play, but it's a little risky as Crashys stood that little bit further back.
Kayak was taking point, Crashys cleaning up as the wraparound came in and now Alpha on the other side of the map
completely clears this B site. Beautiful round from Fnatic and even as we see Chronicle,
He he's going searching for crash. He's waiting for that player to come back out of bathroom
But the rotates already happened the vitality or late to the party here
Yeah after as well. Just he's been insane so far by the entries into the site. I've just been so problematic
They're coming back
Okay, we're on this corner. Can you shoot distracted?
Have you checked Lam right?
and our unlucky, he must be in lumps.
Get a little save out of that situation now.
Actually, Crashy's is coming back.
He's filling back in the space that he gave to them just moments ago.
Chronicle won't see him unless he goes very, very deep.
And I think this will be just a took on the box for Crashy's.
Spikes about to go, rounds about to end.
Four players left alive on Fnatic.
Two weapons saved for Vitality, but all good bounce back
after the pause.
Two left to play for in the half.
We could see this neck and neck.
We could see a real opportunity for Vitality, or for that it could run away with these last two.
Yeah, that's the thing. It's like the play here was nice, but just crash, he's not pincin' on quick enough.
Well, I'm faked with the flash. It's an instant shot onto Yumpy, and then he's having to try and get his gun back out and react, and by that point, he's no longer blind.
Guys, there's a lot to remind me. If you win the round and if Profek is next to me, I'm gonna spam him his buddy.
The real tactics that we need to discuss.
I'd love to see it.
Well, Dirk onto the operator.
Still credits in the bank for vitality in this round, but the next one would leave them in a little bit more trouble.
And the reason we didn't see Crashies hunting in the last was they didn't have too much to spare.
They've now built up those credits a little bit more, so...
Opportunity. And that's where Dirk hits his shot.
An opener, but this was not the play.
Kayak is almost the lurk on the other side, the rest are looking to hit B.
Profek gets sent back by the Prowler and Alpha is waiting, a mistake as the wall goes up just
a moment too late and that second, split second as it was, gets them out of what they need.
Pick numbers equal and the B site under threat, utility sent through won't delay as long
as they'd hope.
Bosers saved to get that plant in the corner and now it will be the retake that is
put to the test.
But once the smokes go down, that's Durka's opportunity, up in hand, coming out from
elbow and it looked for a second like boaster was going to give him the chance given the fight
the sip passive now flash in becash still holding on that corner
no alts and alpias still been sad top look at it try and go a little further but it's
derka once again the trades back looking decent putting it into a two versus two but
it's going up from becash leads it up to one showstopper a chance for derka needs to find his
And it's missed the mark, not good deep enough.
He will hit the shot eventually.
But is there going to be enough time?
I think he's just about got this one.
Yeah, he gets there in the end.
Three and a half on it.
Vitality finding their fifth with one round left to play for in the half.
And it comes down to an ultimate, a 1v1 and a big play out of Durkheim.
But it was enough.
The AWP and it down the pick early on.
But here the opportunity given to it by Alfa re-aggressing.
I thought this ended it though, but the catch really nice play waiting for his opponent to push and then wide swing it
Catch them off guard, but Thurka with a 4k, cleans it, but again, a much needed round gets Vitality to 5
Neck and neck and half still possible, it all comes down to this
Dad, I've had a few moments now to get the board pumping out, but yes, see ya later
spanned immediately by Chronicle and honestly that's been the danger man
he's been the problem to try and fight against us far and on orthodox plant for
crash she's just about gonna survive they back into the decay but it's
definitely not the norm in terms of one positions
time ticking for vitality but the advantage there to play with orbital
The strike clears a lot of nasty corners, but the cash is again stepped up to the plate.
Vipers pin available, but no chance to use it.
It keeps going from up top, but the defuse already made it to half problems, as now they
need to swing, they need to stop and a profit stands and waits, taking every battle.
Vitality goes six to six, a blow to blow with Fnatic in the first half.
insanely close back and forth and so much more to come make sure you join us
after the break
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I don't want to succeed for whatever reason and I'm just going to be excited.
I think that gives me even more power to prove to people who want to pick us up.
A lot of people are wanting us to fail.
What I will bring to the 2026 roster, comparing the previous years,
I think you'll get a lot of energy, a lot of fun moments for sure.
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Yeah.
A lot of excitement to the games and never giving up after a test for show.
I'll be honest, I hope he has a long, long career
because I think about the job.
the second that second he's down to come to contribute. I'm screwed. Yeah, that's
pro fact. Yeah. Yeah. Yampi is going to be going straight to Finair. I can't wait to see him
riding sky high for now though. Six to six on the scoreboard. It's a better path. It's a better
map even than the previous which was Vitality's pick. They got destroyed, but now bringing the
heat when it comes to bind about to mount their attack side though. This is where things could
change again for Fnatic they have just looked so well put together especially in
that first map my title you have a lot of ground to cover in this series to get
back all the way to Corolla yeah a lot of it has been on that side though that's
where we have been seeing Fnatic do their best work especially in these
couple of maps but then again if it doesn't work on the defense what you
can do is just play the attack on your defense they have already pushed all
all the way through showers.
They're looking to come in on a hot flank.
Now it is being watched for,
but does Unfaith expect him this far?
He does.
And that's an important win in the early round.
Does he expect the second?
No.
He's still far back as well.
Alpha just started wrapping all the way around.
Back towards that B site.
So he gets the jump.
And the numbers equalize.
Smoke soon to fade.
Is Durkin gonna stick around when it does
or is he backing out?
Eh, Spam is through already.
Suspected him to be here.
I'm surprised still got my fill up so close in
He's thrown in he backs off Chronicle takes poster and now
The only problem is the fact that they can't be wrapped up
They still don't know where alpha's gone to when he's gonna strike Durkiddle up close keeps this favored the cash
Pulling it back alphas now by his side and they can make it to this spike
But the time is so desperately low with Salvo still to play with that should seal the deal in favor of vitality
He's got a head of the problem, realized another salvo could come, so he threw himself right
into the mix and my goodness, they've got a pistol as a result, that one looked dead in
the water.
Yeah, for sure.
Again, so many moments that you look at from the Vitality perspective, like the opening,
okay, sure, it goes back in the other direction, the early aggression that they managed to
have up close to slow them down even further and then still hold on to that
utility but but alpha yet and that has been the case throughout this map so
if you put one down there off time he would have won but instead goes through
the fight with his teammate maybe a little mistake maybe I misread but I'm
fairly certain you two and someone either way we're vitality a pistol that
doesn't land in their favorite banana down on the champions.
Run, no.
All right, Alpha.
All right.
I thought maybe to at least give it a bullet or two
to relax, to reset the spray.
But no, OK.
Beautiful transfer.
Good damage done.
And already dealing with a lot of the problems
that Vitality could bring to the table here.
Profex on 6 HP.
Oh, timing.
No ground.
Metal finder.
All right.
Just about got far enough around the corner.
getting anywhere near kayak with this gun in hand is going to be very difficult. Not a lot to play with the course for vitality, but
it does feel like they could have been the ones with the weaponry in this round. And now, Vekage on the hunt, looking for un-take, and it will be the ins-on flawless.
As good as it gets on that defensive second round for Fnatic.
Yeah, it's a real thorn in the side as well. Again, looking back at that pistol, the fact
that Alfa is able to have so much impact, not just with a flying kill to start, but that
not late play, the double that kept them alive. This one, I mean, it's not much to
say about it, it's an eco, and it goes the way eco's normally do. Some nice flashy
shots, but that Jast and Nist were vitality. It's got to be tough, difficult pill to
swallow, indeed, that they're now trailing by two, but the rifles come out. Thing
is in terms of the bifurc fanatic it's not that bad specter if you haven't played this
patch you know you might think that's a big weakness but not anymore it's in a pretty
good state right now the rifles in the outlaw to back it up
fanatic won't pull out many punches when it comes to this round
I'm just looking out for you how far does he go is he just waiting out the smoke steam
on the serious pressure so him winning a fight on the edge of the smoke could be everything
and oh he's playing his own game. A double Mully trade and Mully, a young people, he
realized the cook was like, what are you sharing the meat for? He's taking down Alpheon. Oh,
that was a decision as well. Look at the toxins of the cash. He's got the 80 as we
swap back to him. That means that the call was there. Drop the wall, let me get
two. And instead the wall going down crumbles the play. Fanatic. Still they can make
this costly. Remember they came in with weaknesses and there's one. Unfake. A little lost in the
sauce in the close corners. Spotted Delwit. Damage done to Yumti already. Alright, get
the round win unlikely but how costly can it be? Left to two already. Crashies with
a chance to bleed their bank dry. The time already gone but now with Crashies falling
at least two will survive for Vitality.
I feel like we're cutting to chronicle camera. I don't know. I've just seen him do on the camera, but it was very interesting
It must have been hilarious from his point of view though. Just have your own teammate turn around and start shooting at you
Yeah, I don't know what's going on there
Just the spit around
It's not a bark I'm not sure if it was
I'm not quite sure what that was meant to be, but okay
That's how I felt in the moment, honestly, ladies and gentlemen
Showstopper immediately picked up, Alphia
Has managed
To get that all fairly early, Kayak under pressure
But not wanting to give up the space to flank, didn't catch him
He's able to go back for a little more
Still holding on to the space, he's got support
They're not willing to give up that ground to vitality.
Well, he is really and truly out of utility now. His last gate crash being sent. Now the
util belt of Kyra dry. And it looks like he wants to go and just take that bit of information.
Spots that they're still outside B, but immediate rotate. Kyra's going to the A site. It is
the right call, but I thought seeing them there might make them think it was a...
It was a pump fake, they were coming in late but instead, numbers are still going to be here, opening pick, but one more man to deal with and they don't know about crashes either.
This could be a big problem, a snake in the grass, but those shots are a little too high.
Yeah, he's lost his life to Unfake at the same time. Postal already tagged a little low, they start showing stuff but maybe Kagnis to do it all.
Oh, perfect, down to just 7 HP, but the fact that he lives might be enough to question using that ultimate.
you're standing now surely for alpha you can get profit super low but look in the
right way it's gonna be the problem okay it's not gonna be the problem
headshot as well so screws HB
He's drinking one more into a fight.
The only thing he's got halfway will be achieved.
And it shows stopper in the back pocket if he wants it.
But it can't even get even four years out of here.
Another big round.
And they're all on their feet this time.
A standing ovation for the Red Bull Clutch.
Oh my god, he's having a game 22 and 7.
But what is this?
I firmly believe this was impossible for anyone else.
Like, even at the goal to go for it,
he almost lost his life immediately, not looking the right way.
Tarves back around, reads exactly where Yumpy is,
kills him off with the maid and the shot,
and then with a split second to spare,
flips on his old teammate.
I didn't even get the first.
Wow.
Okay.
Alpha's coming to play here today and so has Gahak.
I mean, those are pistols, no shields,
but it's still, it's got to feel like you're being beaten
into the dust for vitality.
10, 7 down and finding yourself in that position
in this manner.
You were about to challenge Fnatic for the lead,
about to put it neck and neck,
about to push their economy out of the realms
of feasibility for a buy.
And then Alpha stands up like that, stands tall,
and then here he gets shut down by the initial fight.
Yeah, probably.
We saw earlier that they're not great on four V5s.
Maybe they're just much better at one V5s.
So there's somewhere in there that the stat eludes
because in these clutch moments,
I feared it doesn't matter who's alive for Fnatic,
they could still turn it around.
Vitality, asking an awful lot, 30 seconds, three players with pistols, no ultimates online
and Alfea is standing in their way, a copy of anyone who wants to take two for his troubles
and for Profeg, he's walking into death, quiet waiting, 10 rounds on the ball for
but now they can be questioned, will they still have the legs when it comes to the
defensive side? It's looking pretty good.
Yeah, yeah, the fact that Alfea won the 1v3 without using showstopper means it's
It's available coming into this round.
The match for Kirk as well, man.
Fnatic looked like they were in danger.
The red lights started to blink,
but they sent their hero out 24 and eight for Alphia
at a timeout called Vitality being pushed to the limit.
And today, Tom, they haven't stood up
to what's on the other side of the stage.
They've not been able to weather the blows
coming out of that Fnatic side.
No, on map one we saw crashes on map two.
Vekash started the game off.
Unfortunately for him, he has been eclipsed
by a man who can eclipse anyone.
He's an MVP of international tournaments,
a man that can take over at any moment.
Of course, you look at the damage per round.
And he was number three.
Of course, this is kickoff before today,
maybe after today.
He might be number one.
Of course, the ones up there against him
are actually playing in our second game, La Rock.
And of course lovers rock the double duelist from BBL.
And well for vitality right now, a few head scratches, a few moments that they're living to regret and they go to try and turn it.
Touring is well, the graphic shows you that, you know, he's above average in every step, but KDA, bang average.
Oh, he's not getting enough assists.
He is top four KD in the tournament.
So he had the assists in, a couple losers get brought into the mix, but Alpha's the real winner.
Yeah, look, he's only got three.
It's hard to assist when you're killing everyone yourself.
And I think that's why KDA is a trash stat.
And KDA shines through.
Alpha looks unbelievable right now.
He's having a great season.
He's leading, or in top five in almost every stat.
And right here, against some former teammates,
he's in another level.
With Vitality.
That's both pauses gone.
That was a last chance and till OT to check in with the coaches.
Kayak on the operator is a missed shot and not really an opportunity for Dirk to pounce.
In fact though, Kayak is not worried about trying to keep this control.
They're still going to commit the boom but on the other side but he waits.
He takes the shot anyway looking for a little more.
Kayak, well he did it versus the E-Cut, he's doing it versus the Barley.
Pause! What pause? Only critical stands!
And this was meant to be the turning point.
We spoke about 1BX scenarios, 1B5 needed.
Yeah, that's the problem. We need to take that little break, but nothing changes when we come back.
Fanatic double digits, it's gonna turn into 11 and for vitality running out of time.
You know, this is a... it's almost karma coming back to bite them again.
I think for the folks that didn't quite catch it earlier on,
We have the skirmish now, or we decide who's going to be that teammate, who's going to be Team B.
If I tell you, I would say one of that at least.
Two players sent forward, well, two people, two representatives sent forward, and yeah, Vitality did win,
which must mean Pal did a lot better than all the other skirmishes, because he's been competing in all of them so far, right?
They sent their coach. It was great that Fanatic did the same.
Yeah.
Unless you watched it in Chronicle, was there?
Yeah.
And Milan did manage to get a few rounds to be fair, didn't he?
He did?
He did?
Very good against a long-range judge.
Yeah, when Craig was jumping over the judge.
But hey, I think it was Ginny's saying yesterday
that the team that wins this game
is more often than not loses the game.
So, evidently, it should have set power.
Yeah.
Man, that stat is going to get a little more convincing,
perhaps, in a couple of rounds.
See, coming into this, you've got that full economy
invested vitality left with a couple hundred credits
between them, the 1,000 or so.
But for Fnatic, they've got the credits, they've got the rifles, of course, but they've also got those ultimates to fall back on both teams do.
But for Fnatic, they are the ones that are sitting on that finish line.
They don't have to make the big play. They don't have to dump their ults in.
Vitality might have to. They are the ones that are pressing on their shoulders, and it starts out with the big ults and a response from Alfa here!
He's caught Durka mid-air! Alfa the anti-air cannon and crushes, holding down in bathroom!
Sending Vitality slipping further and further down that scoreboard around it's not done yet, but
I wouldn't be surprised if I totally saved at this point. I mean, it's kind of a
Squirt if you do screw it don't sort of scenario
You give them 12 I said earlier in the tournament
They were playing against like a foot or someone that maybe you consider a bit of a weaker opponent fanatic took their foot off
the gas. I can tell you for free it's not gonna be happening in this series
why even though I'm an uncharacteristic whiff it's not gonna last very long.
Boister, isn't that too many kills so far? He's crazy on the assist though.
That will be 12 to 7. A chance to keep that stack going of beating them again
and again and again and again and again and again and again.
Vitality
There's one man that they haven't been able to steal that man's lead in the pack. Yeah, I think he might be locked down by
Whatever salary he could go
Why I think boy, he better be really to be fanatic or is one that one of the two
Five rounds
In a row for vitality and OT and I'm not three. That's what they need
We need...Durka's turn.
The rewrite history to defeat Fnatic for the first time in Valorant's history.
We often talk about partnership, because they were scrappy days in the olden days, but no.
Vitality have never found success against this squad, and it may be set to happen again.
Durka finding one, but Kayak's humming his heels with the...
Durka's just about made it away.
Vipers couldn't play. All the strike used to try and force them out of land.
So I'm getting ready to pop out from the other side, and he will manage to deal it.
And then while he's being spammed out though by Vecatch, his second kill of the round,
Time Note, has been ticking for a while, and as you said, they are throwing everything at this.
All the tools in their wheelhouse, Vecatch, has managed to find Chronicle.
That's now the diffusal halfway done. They actually have a little bit of time.
There has to be someone a little bit healthier. Boaster is gonna go down.
And now, unfortunately there is nobody left standing. The Red Bull clutch will come through, but as said, vitality had to throw the lot.
Oh yeah. Oh they very much did. It is the old revenge of the Sith. They threw the kids in sync at him. Desperate times, desperate measures, but measuring their success from this point forward is the key.
I wonder if a Tokyo player did that. They might have lost.
It doesn't walk down over the very close, yep.
For sure. For sure.
Yeah.
Four rounds in it, but those oldies expanded on both sides.
He's looking good.
Wouldn't you be? Four rounds now.
Oldies are dry, it comes down to round to round play.
Yampi has a classic.
I'm missing something.
Why does Yampi have a- where's the gun?
It's dropped somewhere?
Navero? Is that you?
2.1k on Durkin. Why does Yampi have-
What are we doing here?
Like, I've seen bundle promotion, but-
This, this is, this takes us to the next level.
Oh, timing is gonna be everything.
The worst thing is they won't even know the second player is there.
That one's free and now a massive surprise.
So critical. So many gaps being left in the behind of Vitality.
And well, those are gonna stay in the morning. I'll tell you that.
Oh, crashes with another.
This is now Vitality on their last legs, but they won't crumble.
A lot of Derka has something to say about it. 50 seconds.
Alfa on the other side dominated and so many fights against the chance and Derka takes it.
A 1v1. Crashies the man leading the charge in the last map.
And now he stands against the man who used to wave this very same banner with 35 seconds
and the spike under his control as sees still to play with him.
post-plot he could even have a reveal. No pressure.
For Crashees and he plays it!
Down goes Durka! Down goes Vitality!
And a landslide victory! Fanatic!
They had another win to Vitaly! Vitality falls to Fanatic as they always do.
Yeah, we would talk about this squad maybe sometimes needing that second life.
But there are ways to do it through that bracket. Sometimes they slip.
Well it seems like that's the case again.
The middle bracket has been their home.
Be it an OT victory, all dominant ones,
versus what we expected to be the sort of show stuff
with the banger of the day.
I'll be honest, my talent here on the other side
fell a little bit flat.
Alphayette, where it was predicted by Crash,
he's either him or Kayak would take over the game.
He had a pretty good answer to that
and it seems like Alphayette delivers
but what a damn performance from him.
Oh, it's gonna be annoying.
If you're chronic on that side of the stage you're thinking, oh, that's my ex-team mate there.
The way Alpha was playing, he probably thought it was nuts.
And he was behind them almost, like half the rounds it felt like.
He was finding that spacing and it usually comes in a different form when you talk about the race.
Normally you're breaking through, not breaking behind, but for Alpha 28 and 11,
that guy's there as well where we had a beautiful start from Crashies.
This is a fanatic that looks locked in.
Yeah, this is it. Also, you don't have to talk about the other side of it facing off against liquid
It's gonna be another gorge match and they have to wait just a little bit longer to find the opponent they will face in a best of five
Potentially a chance on revenge on BBL or maybe they'll be making some new mates
But nonetheless, I would not want to be the squad that faces off against their necks because this is fanatic
success for Fnatic at a chance to make it to San Diego two chances in fact locked
in for that now that's got to feel like a bit of weight off the shoulders is they
really do they never do feel like international events if we don't have
Fnatic there down on the stage now we're standing by with good old Alfie the
star of the show for a post match interview
Fnatic are not done yet as they take a vitality down and the Turkish
of Fnatic during me and congratulations first of all for this huge victory I'm
quoting your words on the broadcast last week you said you wanted to play against
Fnatic Academy you got what you wanted you played against Vitality you beat
them so I want to know how it feels you know beating your former teammates isn't
there a little feel of guilt maybe here because you played insane you had
clutch against Chronicles and stuff how does that feel I mean I don't feel
guilty because it's a competition game right I felt sad in the during the
because I love Krone so much, because we were really good teammates in the past.
So when we were playing against them, I felt a bit sad, but end of the day, just a competition game.
Nothing but love, but not on the server, right? Is that correct?
And I know you had a good game today, but I want to know who is your true MVP in your heart.
Who made you the proudest today on stage in your team?
I think I will say Bekash.
Yes, a little shout out to the friend guy. Love that.
Because his energy was really good today and on second map he was also playing like a beast, so I'm happy that we signed him, I guess.
Yeah, very happy to have gotten him, of course. He's a French pride and I'm curious also to have your opinion on a, let's say, game-related question.
You know, the game changed to have a bit less utility-based game and feel like shooting matters more,
but it doesn't seem like Fnatic or we know how team play matters a lot and stuff.
Where do you put the emphasis on? What matter the most shooting, experience, team play? What is it for you like?
I think we are the team, we have too much experience, but everyone thinks our aim is not best.
I don't personally like it.
But I think our aim is also really good because we have a 30 years old crash that drops MVP on first map, so I think we're just good aimers as well.
Yes, experience and aim good together for sure.
And my last question is about next match, VBL and Gentlemates are going to be taking the stage.
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Tell you twice, I'll dance along
I'm gonna rock the beat, yeah
You know I've got to wake up and dance
You know I've got to get up and dance
You know I'm in for good, I got to dance, dance
When I'm in for greater, you dance
You know I've got to sleep, I dance
In the realm of dreams I dance
When I'm in the boner past tense
When I'm caught off guard I dance
We're in this event, being a champion.
It's the beginning of this journey. It's our purpose.
I think we are at the level of K-1 as a team.
I think the soul food is a spitting right now and you know such a thing that we haven't
I kind of think they should be afraid of us.
They are here to do some damage.
If you know what, I think there might be a trophy
looking their future.
We will win it all.
It is upper finals time.
Welcome back, everybody, to VCT EMEA kickoff,
where the winner of this matchup will go directly
to master Santiago heading straight into the playoffs.
I'm Jeannie joined with Cucuca and Billy
and this hopefully will be an incredible match.
More incredible than what we just witnessed.
Okay, yeah.
I expect it to be standing ovation on the studio,
but yeah, this is going to be highly anticipated
for what we've been seeing on kickoff.
On one side, we have PBL who just heard their story
and have to be very surprised by the fact
that they are the team that managed to best
and the other side we have a
gentlemen's that is really
bouncing back from the previous
narrative. I think as well,
like something you mentioned that
the top of the show is we're
going to be sending a new team
from EMA two masters as the
number one stage, which is so
exciting. Try explaining this
upper bracket final to someone
back in 2024, right? Maybe
all we're playing in premiere
then that's insane. That's so
insane to me. So it's been
so nice to see the journeys of
these teams and how quickly
these teams and how quickly M mates have been able to find synergy as well.
Yeah, but before both of them, it really is this Cinderella fairy tale story where you
start off a little questionable and then your year isn't necessarily what you want
it to be, but this huge redemption arc coming through from both of these rosters.
I mean, they also just on top of that look so confident saying that we're not scared
of any team.
The team should be scared of us.
Like, they just found that flow state.
I feel like you have to, especially if you have players like Starksoe on one side and
then you have that incredible double duelist on the other.
They do not care.
And I like the fact that it's different stories.
We have the new kids on the block that have been grinding the game and literally just
step by step, took every step that you need, that story that Valorant is trying to sell.
If you want to compete, you can do it.
Just gather up with your friends that form a team, grind the game and you will
make it here.
And their bedrooms.
Exactly.
That's crazy.
about BBL as an org. We were glazing them so hard last year, being able to get a top
four spot for the first time ever in the org's history in VCT, and now that we could be sending
them to the very first global event. Of course, Mates as well, finding themselves back in
the league. It's crazy. Let's not forget that Mates was an Ascension team once upon
a time and the BBL roster was an Ascension roster.
It was crazy to see because as you're saying, maybe last year, with all the changes
in this new phase of BBL that we were seeing for the first time, they went international.
really thought that he was
like their best shot. I think
we're so close. So nice, but
with the with the roster that
they have this year, we knew
that this was a long time
coming, and it's good to see
that they have this kind of
performances in the redemption
arcs for each and one of the
players in mates. Absolutely
love them. Incredible. And also
it feels like a discussion
that we've had continuously
Billy here has been around
the meta and how it's
changed and how it has been
playing in favor for some
teams and others. It kind
of took them a little bit
we're looking at the identity
that they were able to bring from
Ascension all the way back here to
in VZT EMEA, it has really worked out for them.
Yeah, I mean they've been running that
double duelist and Cypher for
majority of their maps, if not all.
And I think that the kind of changes that we've seen
from Cypher recently is you're not really
setting up for kill trips, right? The way that
Kevin is playing it is formal passive information,
especially with the changes that we've had to
initiation utility recently. It's been working
really well for them. On the other side, we have
this double controller, double duelist. I love this because it kind of destroys the narrative of
if you do not adapt to that, do not adapt to the meta and you don't evolve with it, you're doomed.
No, you can still play these things. And I think that actually Giant X made a very good point last
year and to just play to your strengths. It doesn't matter that it's like not what everybody
else is doing. If you can still find a way to make it work. As you're saying, we have a BBL that
plays the Cypher and the Soba in every single map that we've been seeing and the double duelist
and what a double duelist. And then we have on the other side, the same idea of Glyph permanently being on the Astra, also permanently being on that double duelist, and just following around in the map a little bit different, you know, like that, they bring in the spice to it.
It's a very clear identity from both teams, and it's like you say they're both playing to their strengths, and that's ultimately what's been able to get them this far.
this far. They're not really having to take inspiration from anyone else throughout kick-off. They're not having to figure out their journey throughout kick-off, which we've seen from so many teams in EMEA throughout this kick-off. It's very clear.
Yeah, and also the thing that I wanted to say, we see Mini, who it's always a highlight, like rebuilding around him was such a good idea. But if we, like, pound for pound put it, he will be on the side of Kreven.
he's not playing the cypher, but we are going to see him play much more like a sentinel, which is something that we know he's
incredibly good at. So it's good to see that both of the ways can win, and moving forward, I wonder which one of the two is going to make it further.
So this is the perfect example for it.
And this is what better place to do it, right, than the finals, the upper finals as well. But of course, because they're both in this upper bracket, there was a little bit of a skirmish, and it was going to be between
I mean, it's the rock.
The thing is on the side of BVL, I'd be like, send anyone, send a serial.
Trust me, not to speak to mates at all, but the insane and raw aim that each of these players have, I'm not surprised.
not surprised. Yeah I think I don't know I think when I think about Mates' game plan
like they're very much like you know kind of macro team when I think of BBL it's like
you say you send anyone they're all shiures they're all mechanically so so good so I think
I'm gonna say surprise that they didn't send Mini I feel like Mini is probably one of the
hard shooters for Mates but maybe this was like your confidence thing you know get
Bipo ready to play that final. Well do you think that worked out then?
I mean, if anything, it really has put into perspective BBL when it comes to they have this raw firepower. They are individually incredibly talented. Of course, the players on gentlemates are that way as well. But it is kind of like two different identities that we're going to see clashing in that sense, going up against each other, which incredibly interesting to see how that's going to play out.
also when we are looking specifically at the IGL discussion here as well because I mean
Rose has had really really great praise from his teammates coming out and being hyped up and then on the other side
You also have Stark so so it's like wow like that is an international champion title holder
Yeah, exactly. I think the furthest side of Stark so to me
He's one of the biggest like redemption story arcs because he was that world champion
He was also in VCT EME eight and years ago. We've been here forever and
But the form that we're seeing here now, I think that the confidence was something that he never lacked in that sense,
but we tend to see players of good calibre not matching, that makes him well with some others.
So it's good to see that maybe taking in the idea of role with this kind of mix in this kind of meta suits him so well.
And on the other side, it's just as brilliant to see Rose.
And he has to get a lot of plays because although we see it about the double duelists,
and trust me, we are going to see a lot of it in this best of five. Also has to do with good leadership.
Yeah, 100%. I think as well to touch on the IGL chat before I discussed these double jewelers,
so you have Rose who finally kind of deserves his flowers. He's been so amazing at the role,
and someone that was criticized quite heavily, I kind of want to say, in his time in tier two,
I think when they were able to ascend, people were kind of like, oh, we're still going to
actually keep Rose, but like, he is like the leader of this family, you know, and his
performance individually has actually improved since coming into BCT if you
compare it to his challenges performance which is kind of crazy to say you know
he's really stepped up to this league and to touch on Starks though as well
relatively new to this IGL role right he kind of got forced into it back in his
challenger's time right before stage two like he was like yeah I feel also like
so I at least the image that I have of him and from through all this year is
like he's he's a vocal player I feel like he is the kind of person that
wants to have that input, maybe in the mid run. So still with Mini being the IGL of Maze last year,
I feel like there is some kind of balance there that we are going to discover more.
Yeah, for sure. And that leads us nicely into the other components of these teams. Of course,
these IGLs are such a big part of how these teams functions, mid-round, even starting in this
game. But also individually, when we're looking at the double duelist, I know we already got
a little bit of sneak peek, but I feel like we have to dive in a little bit deeper into how
this setup is both great for BBL but also for gentlemates. I've said it 3,000 times,
Martin is the best Euro that we have. I know that we have seriously many good duelists here in EMEA
but I like to say that Lagerstruck is making a case for himself sometimes, outshined surprisingly
by LaRocque. It is so difficult because on one side you have, as I'm saying, Martin,
absolutely brilliant, best Euro, now reunited with people. Him flexing, I think that it's
is going to be an amazing tool for the rest of the year,
but you just cannot look over at the things
that Rock and Lovers Rock have done.
They're some of the best players in the MEA.
Like, I remember seeing a Rock of 1 versus 5 against Vitality,
and I was like, how is this happening?
Yeah, I mean, for Martina and Vipo,
obviously, they kind of have that existing synergy, right,
from their time in the Italian Challengers League.
So it's nice to see them reunited
on this Gentlemates roster.
And they have been popping off.
I completely agree with you that Martina,
probably one of the best, if not the best Euro player in our region.
But Lovers Rock has been kind of insane recently.
He's been kind of insane.
I just want to know who's coming up with the names of these duos.
They kind of.
They themselves, because we asked them, I think it was on week one, we were like,
so what name do we want from my team and they already had it because they're
reunited. So, you know, they're back together.
And it's a great story as well for them to be able to tell, because,
of course, touching on them being in Challengers League, and now they're
here as well. It's incredible to see the pathway that already is set up so successfully for
these teams to compete in BCT. If you really look at it the way it makes Loki's dreams
come true, because your dream starts in your bedroom playing with your friends, it could
end up with one of these teams already going to MasterCent. You're going from your bedroom
to an international.
Watch out because the higher you raise
There's a universe out there
I don't know if it's this one, but the same way that you make it up to this final you can go final after final after final
No, we're looking at the form we are seeing from some of the teams already lost. It could be the worst defeat
No, you're speaking it into existence
But it could happen.
Like, you do have a point.
Imagine, like, you lose today, then you
have to go into another BO5 tomorrow.
Then you lose that when you go into another BO5.
And we look at the experience of these players
on this stage, specifically, is when BBL, I
start to worry about a little bit.
You look at the redemption arc that a lot of the Mates
players are trying to have.
It's a big pressure moment.
Very might.
Because of their wins, they haven't played as much.
They have had a week and a half off completely just
watching the matches.
Yes, maids still have not dropped a single map, but the opponents on the same calibre of the rest
So, I mean it's only like you guys have seen the timer tick down. Okay, it's a minute and 45 seconds
But for those of you that are watching please do be aware that today's opening ceremony
That's gonna happen in a couple of minutes
It does contain fast flashing images that's going to affect viewers who are susceptible to photo sensitive epilepsy and other photo
sensitivities viewer discretion is advised but without further ado
We also have an interview with the IGL himself Stark Soul on stand by so he can give us an insight into what we
Can be expecting from the match today besides the opening ceremony
It feels amazing to be back in Berlin and to see someone back there after a long long break stark soul
Thank you so much for joining me. Bonjour. It's a pleasure to have you here
Of course and speaking about this long break almost two weeks break since your last game
You're in a proper bracket, everything seems to be amazing, but I know that it's hard for a player to wait
So can you tell me about these two past weeks? What did you do? Did you watch the game? Are you feeling ready?
At the end it felt like ages, you know for a long time. I haven't been so successful
You know, so obviously we've been playing every second day and stuff, you know
It was really really exhausting, but we weren't ready for two weeks break
You know, it's like it feels so empty inside you know the teachers practice and practice
but finally here we get through and the excitement is there for sure.
Yeah, I mean it seems to me like you're pretty successful in your total with job
life still but of course in Visited has been a different story so it's nice also
you know to see you taking the wins and taking the responsibilities and speaking
about responsibilities we think about your you know IGL-ing you've been kind
of an honeymoon with the boys maybe the BBL boys have been too but I want to
know on your end like how do you handle you know this IGL responsibility
Maybe I wouldn't say the fear of making bad calls, but you know having this kind of weight on your shoulder as well
I
Think it's all about not thinking about this because as soon as you as soon as you think about you face on
No, yeah, you overthink and it's getting worse and worse
You know, like I'm trying to believe that I'm really good. I'm really smart and what I'm doing is good
Even though sometimes it's not the best obviously you cannot be perfect
I think you just need to think like this in your head and
and in the end it's gonna work out.
And I think your teammates won't ever blame you
if you send them into the stack, you know,
in anti-eco, things happen, right?
Happens.
Even to the best teams, of course,
even though we hope it doesn't happen to you tonight,
of course, and you know I need to bring this to the table.
I know we've mentioned it several times, you know,
but the tweets, the tweets and stuff,
so there is a little bit of background between you
and the BBL boys and the Turkish boys in Ascension.
I wanna know, you know, you were saying,
you soon, Baddi, this is tonight, you're facing BBL, so you know anything you have to say about it?
Do you think it's going to be an easy game? Are they going to be standing, you know, waving and stuff?
I think it will be a fun game, you know? I don't take it like any fight or anything, you know,
it's going to be a nice game, it's going to be for sure emotional for both sides, you know?
I think the one that's going to keep the cold blood going to be better today, you know?
I just hope for a really good game.
Keep the nerves down, of course.
Who are you going to diff today?
I'm going to diff.
I don't know, FNS said that Rosa is best IGL in Europe right now.
So a nice G-button.
I think it's time to prove something, you know?
So let's see.
I love that.
Stocks0 versus Rosa.
Let's see who can take the win.
Thank you so much, Stocks0.
Thank you for joining.
Thank you.
Let's see.
All the way back in 2023, Gentemates became the first team to ever ascend to VCT EMEA.
But ever since then, that has been the org's biggest achievement in Valorant.
And being a Gentemates fan mostly consisted of celebrating three wins a year
and seeing the rest of the region get to 13 rounds with much more ease.
Now in 2026, mates were granted a second chance at a first impression
And men, what an impression they have made.
They rebuilt around the prodigy and got themselves into their first Tier 1 Grand Final without
dropping a single map.
This is GentoMate's best chance to make a name for themselves.
But in order to do so, they'll have to face the scariest squad to ever follow their footsteps.
Every great story ends at Stage, and for BBL, that stage is finally here.
Two years ago, five friends were grinding in Premiere, from the heartbreak of an Ascension
Final loss in 2024 to dominating challenges in 2025.
They proved that while rosters might change, a family does not.
They ascended to VCT just six months ago on one simple truth.
In this game, belief is everything.
Tonight, the journey from Turkey to the top is almost complete.
One series, one win, one step away from the global stage.
Valorant, Valorant, Valorant, all the time, like Valorant is everything for me, you know?
There was no other option for me than becoming the best.
Success needs to come, you know?
We played the super team Lartan T, one of the best teams in the world of quality.
We've been in the same team, there's now such a team that we are afraid of.
I think they should be afraid of us.
Two teams stand above the rest.
One will rise while one must fall in the battle for EMEA.
PBL started their journey in Premiere and now just one match away from Masters.
While Mates went from never closing to never conceding.
Rebuilt brick by brick.
But one piece remained unchanged.
Welcome, the one that remain is Mini!
A master of smokes and trash talking, it's Lighter!
He conquered kickoff in 24, and he's back to do it again!
It's time with some new mates!
Welcome to the R&D!
Now you see him, now you don't.
A very own Houdini, lovers, roll!
The chef to this kitchen,
but he's only serving a beef and it stars all!
Always smiling, but be careful of his thorns.
Welcome, Rose!
Well, you might see the writing on the wall, but this man is impossible to read!
Goal!
They called him the future of Valorant, but he looks ready now!
It's Leroy!
Well this last mate doesn't find the space, he makes it!
Welcome, people!
A man who's impossible to decipher, it's Krippen!
And with the coaches, Paco and Key, the stage is set.
Let the battle begin.
get it.
Not only is this the first final of DCT-ME8-2026, it's also going to be the first best of five
that we're going to have a look at, which means that the skirmish is even that much
more important to give the TV opportunity to find the best possible lead in this map,
you know, starting things off with Haven.
Yeah, I mean, BBL they've been banning BANNED the past couple of weeks, I think for Mates,
InstaVan, Breeze, most of the players who can see that there, obviously BBL are going
to decide to choose Haven, and BBL in that skirmish obviously got to decide to ban for them.
I mean to choose the first map as well, you know, like they have that, I think the
BANNED was a very easy ban for them to choose, not only because of the past two weeks,
but also for the majority of ascension as well.
It's just a map that they do not want to see, and honestly it is not the moment
to show it off from mates. It was going to be also very obvious. So having the upper hand and
choosing that first map, absolutely crucial and important. Haven, a good pick for them,
not only because of things that we've seen from them, how they've bested amazing teams on this,
but also because it's a map there for the side of mates. They've been banning us a second.
They, I don't think it's somewhere where they're excessively comfortable. I'm really
looking forward to Aves, though. We're getting a lot of good Aves here. And there I call
Mini, when he said, if you want to know how to play here,
but you should watch VPL,
he said it on the basket at one point,
which I praise us for any team to be receiving.
But at this, what are we looking forward to there,
specifically for the game?
A lot of very crazy plays for the side of the Mates,
the play in the Grimstone, Solar Smokes,
as I say, and I think it is a lot of innovation
and a lot of microplanes that I think they all have.
And on the other side, I honestly think that I'm
and the confidence that that gives to BBL can be a permanent factor.
Yeah, I think when we think of Mates, we're one of the first teams to bring out the Brimstone here on a business week off,
which was super exciting to see, it's been unusual to see, actually, I think when we initially saw it.
And like I'm saying, for BBL, we're having almost two weeks off, I want to see what kind of issues they've been able to fix.
They know that they'll be playing against this Brimstone competition, and the time that they lost a best
was against Pacific who also played that Brimstone competition.
They'll be expecting that well pearl is the third map here, which I think is honestly really good for BBL
Even though we've not actually that we've only seen it from them the once during kickoff so far
Yeah, if you were actually to look at their performance on that map in challengers, it is ridiculous
It was one of their most played maps over 20 times
They've been able to win it less than five times that they've lost it obviously with lovers rock coming in the roster
They've not had as much time with him on this map
And so that would be looking back at you know the previous roster they had with this change
But it's a dominant map for them. It's it's actually some map pull the one that we're getting that this map veto
It's like predictable
But kind of like in in the good way like they're want to go into their best battle grounds and also somewhere where the opponent is
Definitely not going to sell it. If we are to get to that map like I will be so well
When we get to that map like that is when I think it's going to get incredibly excited like corrode being that last one
If it was not binding, it was going to be corroding the ban coming in from the side of VBL, so another map that we have not seen from me.
So it also makes sense that it is that faith map, so anything could happen, of course, we're far, far away from that map.
I mean, both of these teams have found themselves in this position by playing only a handful of games.
So even when it comes to maps and what we've seen from them, it's not that much that you could really go back and tell them.
But first things first, we're going to have to look at the ages like here on Haven.
We've seen this from VBL and it's been an absolute masterclass stuff.
In regards to whether or not we're going to be expecting any changes, it's already answered.
Neon and the Or are coming through as usual.
It's almost the same, it's just Lyft that is permanently on that Astra.
He's been having incredible impact, seriously, his utility is very, very good.
And as I was saying, Midi had not been playing on the side, but he's back now.
It doesn't matter, he is an absolute brilliant Sentinel and we know it, it was only a matter of time.
So really looking forward to see how again the most important is going to be and has to be that double duelist
Yeah, I was gonna say I'm really looking forward to seeing this head-to-head of each double duelist because of course they've got Neon on each side
They've got Hyora on each side who's gonna dip one another. I think that's the most exciting thing for me
I think as well lovers rock has been such a highlight on those sculpt weapons
I'm thinking about the operator and things like that how quickly can that they get that activated especially
Starting on this defensive side
Yeah, it's very important to like find the gaps and whatnot and try to force out the operator
BBL have been so good and I mean so good in bonuses
It doesn't matter if they win the pistol or if they lose the pistol then that they have bested most of the teams and
We have seen not only in the map that we saw earlier, but also throughout the entirety of kickoff
The amount of times that teams just rampage over a snowball after you know having a strong start of the half
So to me that is important also understanding the importance of the outlaw of the snipers and of the operator
For both of the teams I would say one to abuse that and the other ones encounter it
Yeah, definitely
I think mates they're gonna have to really figure out how to deal with that very early on because we've seen lovers walk
Be a nuisance with it and throw this and I think BBL are rostered that when you give them even an inch of confidence
They will run a mile with it and this is a marathon so you want to be as
as conserved as possible with your energy,
but you also want to give yourselves
the best start possible.
And VBL are looking to give themselves that
on their map, but we're ready to head
into our first map of the first final here
of VCT Gaming off PMEA.
Gentlemates against VBL,
with our casters, pansy and Hypoch.
We will do our best for you to kind of put,
I guess, the spotlight on the two teams
that a lot of people did not think
would be in this position.
Me included the start of this.
If you told me, Gentlemates up against BDL.
How to send you home.
Yeah, I've probably already taken home that point.
But I think both of us have been thoroughly impressed by the journey here.
I think mostly we had our eyes towards BDL.
Like the story that everyone can get behind.
Yeah, the journey, one thing, again, to be alphanatic and not actually to get here,
but it's the story behind this.
How hard they've worked to get here.
On the other side, Gentlemates, a team that, again, in terms of the name in VCT,
And one of the most insane redemption arts to come through, get through comfortably to this final now to face off against BBL.
Yeah, and redemption is such a great word for it too. I think that we've seen some of these players historically, right, having to re-prove themselves by back to a stage like this.
And BBL starting out on the defending side. Gentlemates on the attack. Similar looks and similar starts already. Pressure and pace is the name of the game.
It'll be exchanged here towards side. Rose actually hopped in to stick around, so...
Since it makes meanwhile, we'll try and push it towards the other Zock here.
Yeah, gonna get that first contact.
These snoggy overwhelms thus have support, but look at the damage being taken.
Glyph already gonna drop the first body, but the babba breaks down from the rock!
He's the real deal!
It's so far away, he was kind of starting that fake towards the A side,
side really trying to cross those rotations but fast work from BBL has
got them on the right side of the map and got Leroc online early. Heads up to
still have people in position. Reven, he's tagged up, I need to have the 70, Leroc
actually with the same HP. What a huge task ahead of Bpro here. Spike
obviously firmly in control of BBL here for the pistol has to find this
first one cleanly and won't spot it now in the second. It's just a brutal to open up Haven here,
a 1-0 start and something potentially addictive of how Gentleman's onto a play here in terms of
pulling rotations, applying a ton of pressure early on, but BB out. Don't look phased initially.
Well they can match himself for Steph, right? You've got the yoyo, you've got the Neo.
I don't know why I'm doing this, yeah.
You guys are so good at that!
Hey look, hey look, do you remember?
Saza was giving it, right?
Over in Ascension, he was giving it large
if he was feeling better, if things are aligned
hopefully he's feeling good today, no excuses, right?
But for BBL, they're going to sit there
and obviously laugh that out.
Welcome, that's all the challenge.
Alright, simple stuff this round, Mike.
No investment, just classics.
I'm actually going to find the spam on the martin here I must wait a moment man advantage
for BBL once more actually just freebies here straight form isn't it and again you're looking
at Alts who's made the biggest progress obviously LeRoc so if he can keep that going that'd
be fantastic going to that buy round if they can build even further potentially about half
ways of getting that through but with stars on Bipo still around they'll take their
time here. Opportunities not really calling. No, I mean, Rose is backed away from A but lack of
information on that side. Obviously, Starrs at Bibo have to try and make a decision. Spike
native now in mid. Just Bibo left. Tensily going towards an AWP here that has been taken already.
Rose will definitely pick up. Ready, go, ready. The bloody shooting starts. I love it. I'm so
down for it. Because this was one of the exciting things for some of the teams coming up from
ascension and kind of playing around the market they were fiery man you saw a
VBL you saw a little bit of gentle mates as well to a degree some of these
players and then obviously even off when we're talking about it but seeing these
guys already kind of kicking that off and making sure they're sending a message
right this is the first big pressure game I mean yeah it's sending a message
for sure unfortunately I mean there's there's a real chance the rest of
gentlemen has become clacked or damaged the tension down on the
the stage. You actually have a ball out the sea. Lock again going so deep. But again, you
set that ball. You put the aggression to them. You got your boys back if you want. That's
already three kills. They're not getting a look into this map. And the round's all
but over. The first 20 seconds here, Martina Stazzo now left. The 2v5 situation. The
The bonus conversion here on the cards.
Lover's Rock already repositioning here.
Both full shields, so we'll take two.
He's going to get him both.
Absolutely, and seeing the other player too, so this is great information.
Now we look at experience, obviously it feels light when it comes to these two teams,
but there is with gentlemen mates, far more so.
Those three players you could argue have a lot more stability, understanding, also pluriplate in far more best of fives than BBL would have, so again for now, Martín.
We're going to get one, and it's going down, but this is a bonus round for BBL, so they're happy to play into this.
Yeah, these are consolations until we get down to maybe two, but...
30 seconds left.
...longest time left on the clock now to try and find recovery. Headshot on Delova's rock, but Martín also takes a tag.
Trying to play a little safe off the flash, but the bounce off the wall is still going to connect it.
10 HP is rough.
Oh man, he's surrounded.
This is getting a little sketchy. 13 seconds.
See if you can even get...
Oh, that's not what we're doing!
There we go!
Shock, dart, dart, and the 3-0, barely dropping bodies up.
The tone is here, Mike.
And it's aggression, it's no respect, it's in your face.
Locke's 5-0, you're straight down C-long.
I don't think PBL is going to back away from any of these sorts of early engagements.
So it may be an opportunity for Gents and Mays to set the precedent in the pistol round, but...
They're getting stripped away from them.
Already looking really comfortable down on the stage.
They're loitering up at 410 as well.
There's going to be some pistols invested here. I was rock-going forward once more.
Oh, baiting off just the tower!
This is so sick to watch. This is a synergy that you love seeing with this side.
Small ideas and it's working wonders. Another body drop full of rock and you're right.
It is only pistols, but the tone and the tempo stays the same. It's this
almost overwhelming amount of pressure. Nice shot from Martin. Really the only one to be
maybe having an impact so far. Two kills to the name, but could create some space of this.
We got a planter here at least, drone will come from heaven, Rosal spot at least here
are looking to make some early pressure back onto site here but there he is, but Starthas
is going to have to pick up the pace too far, there's no baller waiting for the low
hunt, you down, credit where it's you, Martin, you're in a shift that round.
Certainly putting some numbers up already but doesn't amount to anything, he's
already here a little bit consideration there actually on the reaction cam i was just keeping the
troops in check i love that though just on the top of the all the one enemy
i'm not even sure where martin got that from we saw off cam on the previous one
and yeah curious to see what's uh what was it again because as soon as the first blood
comes through, back away and a little bit of pressure on to site.
One thing I will say, Stazzo is here at four so far, feeling a little bit of that other side
of the pressure that he tried to put on them at one point, needs to get that ball rolling now,
right, a delayed beginning to the conversion of the bonus, they're back on the buy here,
they have an alt with Martin to play with, Stazzo's two away, two away from Glyff as well.
Issue being lovers rock, an operator here for this buy around.
And...
You're off target forwards once more, the stand's going to be brilliant!
They go strapped man!
He finally did it!
Finally slowed down, but there is Leia's Rosette.
She's going to deny following this up.
He goes tagged as well.
Good read, does get out done though.
Beepwood does take him down.
Sight now may be under pressure.
This is the first fight back from Gentlemates.
He's going to get a little lost in a source, but the paranoia is fantastic.
Good fought from Martin, good trade.
Sight's there, two players spotted going in towards Hell.
And the second you ought to get out of this.
So I was over the plant
Prevent up towards heaven. No one beyond be seen falling back yet. They've got a good idea
Now Creven has to go into a one and beat three
Three K for Martin drags into a online
Indicated they're not backing away from these sort of fast pacy hits
They would isolate this first part as well where the Rock just has absolutely no business.
Again, the stun looks great, but the response is brilliant from gentleweights.
Yeah, B-Bo Stun just coming in, setting them up to deal with that aggression. Fantastic.
But they need to do that, right? They've got a kind of 10-plus aggression, this confidence.
That's got to be part of the checklist now. You can't take anything too lightly.
Butch still in play and Lovers Rock with that operator.
Martin's got one on the other side.
And we know the aggression's going to be here.
barrel noted how long do they play on this one thing it was brilliant to watch
was that he lovers rock and crevin the ones to create some question marks in
mid previously this is vitality Martin how's he gonna back away from this
rose not catching people on them deep escalation past the orb that's a spike
in the hands of Starzo indicates they might hang around.
Yeah, he's a little bit ahead of the pack.
That's my only worry, but Rose is alone, right?
They're still that main focus towards middle for BBL.
So this is the sort of things they were doing again.
Mid-rounding, so confident to explore mid after initially finding contact.
Noting obviously the operator.
Can Robert back into this very, very rehearsed A-side retake.
Now, Lovers Rock going to be investing the all this round.
There is one towards sewer.
Yeah, got a paranoia to post off this as well.
Let's see. There we go. Stunned that.
Whoa!
You're gonna be a baron!
Can't quite get the second so close for that.
In trouble!
I've done my martin!
This is already so high tempo.
3v3.
All good to come in.
Give away the game.
Paranoia is primed.
Send through.
Beeper does well.
Catches loiter on the push-up.
Now down to the two.
Greven and Rose gotta get a move on if they want this.
The gentlemates have the numbers.
But they don't have to position.
Greven should have that one as well.
The tie is ticking, Grevon has to face the music!
Gentlemates, five for Cure Skarrows!
Whether the storm in this round,
a couple of players from Gentlemates going over and above
to swing this back in their favour,
so much pressure on the backlines,
and that is such a beautiful shot.
Again, it's Martina.
Look at the commitment to deal with that pressure.
And BBL actually previously showed how willing they were
To explore the map take that space away really get behind some of these
Early drifts away from a default the gentleman is able to stick the landing here on a second
Maybe I'll still have a purchase, but it's not without gaps
You can feel our momentum swinging right you can start seeing the gentleman to get a build to play their own game
Does this land well? I think we've got a no no tag on that bloody hell he was close on that though
I don't think he knows how much so but a quick rotation and fast paced is gonna be the name of the game again
Let's look at this retake any tools and the rocks got all a couple of bits and pieces
But they still give you till to play with gentlemen taft you ready for this flood
You'll be a flash coming through here and the pressure coming through garage needs to amount to something
And here we go indeed Rockinsley denied with a trade coming BBR side clear through the side
What remains good who hit that banging shot before now it's like maybe gets cleared
It's all on the...
What?!
What's the shot?
5 HP and 4 kills on the round
Gentlewaze tipping the scale back in their favor
Will break the money
Also, BBL timeout as well.
And oh, it's not the wind out of BBL.
Love that.
My team, I just started the fire.
But Glyp is right there with him looking at this.
The position to get away with it, right?
Finding two, swing it out on that third,
and then be able to combat this.
Just gorgeous.
Nice goal, Glyp.
Shut up!
Love that.
We stand it up to the challenge.
And this is great, though.
Do you see the best then brought out of BBL?
Because I feel like a couple of teams
have maybe capitulated under that tempo and fresher right now understanding how to deal with it and you can't deny the teams
They've dealt with vitality fanatic. I mean they've taken on the big dogs to get here
They've really kind of encompassed that nothing to lose for the mentality. It's like what guys why would we be scared?
Why would we not come here and do what you know how we like to play the game and
Ultimately rely on that confidence. Obviously just talking about gliff previously again somebody for me that
Probably feels like the unsung hero but already we're seeing examples in Haven so far where
he's just so reliable in these situations to find a kill or two and potentially put
gentleness in a position now to tie things up.
An already just an explosive start to Haven.
It's just what we wanted but I like what you said though that there's been nothing
to lose for VBL. Maybe until now. The reality check of actually seeing Santiago on the horizon,
it does change the dynamic before now.
Yeah, make a break a team. This sort of pressure, best of five as well. It's a completely different
ballpark.
Yeah, let's see. Taking that time out. Four to three. Still in the lead, but obviously
this purchase is going to be lacking. And the gentlemen, we've already felt that
change of confidence.
Anticipating some aggression here, so Gentleman's early default rely on sparring off a lot of
these angles, Lover's Rock already positioned deep into Sue up, does have a weapon, and
our sheriffs elsewhere, Gentleman's considering their approach and it looks like they might
actually be talking with the idea of a B hit here on the anti-eco.
Yeah, the rock's there, but I think he's decided he doesn't want to shoulder that completely.
Sitting towards our connector on C side with the smoke there. Do they swing it? Is there
anything to maybe instigate this? There it is. Dark goes in, Stumped, follow, wall off,
and away we go. Into a spot site, already had a clip. You said it's a...
BAM!
Oh, he's bomb and safe! How deadly!
There's Loiter and Lovers Rock. Very few opportunities there. Already pivoting.
They're going to head over towards C.
3 kills basically run in the map here find themselves a clean plant here on to see just lights and lovers rock left to try and recover here
Do you have an upgrade which has got his hands on a rifle?
Yeah, but I like this
Looking bullish right like gentlemen's one and send that message right back to them and they are mini
Get on the board here leaving just lovers rock
Being hunted down gentlemen's one and dead
Four piece
Shall we show in they're up to the challenge today on this open mat glyph again, man
Again with the sidelines
To be able to just stand on his own two feet here
Now with
obviously something to get up and
Shout across the stage. One of the tests that ultimately every new team has to go through
Turns that stage dynamic can be be able to find
Responsive after four unanswered
In the middle of the chapter mates. Yeah coming out on top perfectly made plans here really
Excessively well
Lovely shots gonna keep it within touching distance, but it's still a 2v3
3 the Rock and Rose having to maybe navigate something that could be impossible
Spikes could be on site pretty soon. Yeah question marks though of
Slipping through to back side stars are already disconnecting
Absolutely, Kevin previously a player that's been
able to anchor from this garage position just isolated here in no real bailout
the mid-exploration of the mouse to nothing multi-nation friendly killing
exactly the same time towards backside on C when they receive this mid pressure
lovely little set piece behind the divide here
The gentleman is still starting to innovate a little bit with some of these set pieces.
Easy to miss some of that in terms of this pace, but again, broken by here from BBL, already
stacking players towards a beautiful read on what's about to happen.
What can love is what gets done?
And nothing more!
What's it got to do with both of them?
People trying to take that site might be hit!
It's in a loiter!
It will get one, but by now surely sites lost.
A quick pivot.
And they're happy to be mobile.
They're not overly just running into sites in case there's a stack.
There is still a player on the other side.
Usually they're still around.
My crevice got a rifle.
He's been able to make a final stand,
but with just a classic.
He's going to say the old tarf's back against him.
Yeah, certainly not in his favour here.
And I actually quite like the fact that the Gentleman's not really taking any chances.
I like to have him work the map.
I think they had a bit of a rude awakening.
They've onto back in perfect, perfect reaction.
Right up.
This would be near on Miracle Levels here.
I mean...
I'm not sure exactly what the sidelines were there, or the angle past the box.
I'm trying to find Martín first.
Martín's been so good with that.
That's a great piece for him.
Show me those first two, please.
I think it's not feel easy to land.
I thought it was potentially the second player.
Just peeking around the end of long.
Oh!
The timing on the peaks is really good, slow-mo here, the synergy of BBO is still able to find both of these.
Set a 13 and 7 right now.
Potentially with an off-races here, trying with the idea, but does have a rifle as well.
Beepo, stand up here blubbers, we're nearly on that angle so quickly.
Maybe they'll pop out of this midst, smoke here.
Yeah, loiter.
Waiting with the paranoia, every rose to be rewarded, but he's actually bad.
But they all just went through, jumping on the smoke there, just hoping they'll be made.
Get a chance on it, but the equation never ending apparently.
Unrelenting as Beepo goes for a fight, maybe a bit too far.
You're a bit ahead of yourself that they continue I this feels a bit too much for me
I know the momentum's there
I know they want to maybe double down on it and get some security on one of those connector sides, but I
Felt a little without direction which has opened up a chance now for BBL. Hopefully in a what for V1
They don't make mistakes here. Glyph's already proven his danger his value
Give it away back
You may be just a chance to jell-o-maze the dismantle this mid pressure early on the pop out of the smoke
Almost got away with the initial success, which is
Maybe trying to catch lovers rock or crevin making a play
Be held able to
Overcome the we're within one
Plenty of ults available here for BBL, the rocks, the only missing on the side of Gentlemates.
Martina midi, an early walk here down C long and BBL is still happy to roll the dice in
some of these situations but it's based on playing team but a trip we'll keep them
in check.
There's been a couple of different looks from BBL in these rounds, quite hard to
pin down sometimes it feels like.
We've seen mid-walks, we've seen stacks towards con side, we've seen a lot of different pressure points
but for now Genoids do have access towards a B site. There's a lot of ults on the other side though
so that's something to look out for. Does Rose maybe invest? No, he's getting instantly pressured.
They won't try and pounce towards a connector site. Not a bad shot, but people couldn't get away with it.
So again, left out to dry basically enough, but they do get the bomb down.
Still wants a few here for Rose as well. Stas, let's try and put some U2 in. Actually here comes the old bomb Rose.
Yeah, try to clear it close, try to clear it deep.
Bury, set up, buy that all, come in from Lover's Rock.
We're losing out of points.
Good drop, Mini, but now down to Gliff and Martin, who've been great.
You see who already hit us.
They don't know! They don't know!
They can't stop it! They can't stop it if you lose!
Completely not the laser!
Turning it up to six of these.
Yeah, Martin might get the kills, but the round was BBLs.
Just diffusing under their nose.
What a way to close out the first half.
Your body knows. A sense of victory. Seize when mind, movement and gear ignite as one.
Now, step into your zone. Designed to win.
I don't have any expectations going for kickoff, you know. I feel like as a team we're quite ready.
We're all of us like we're doing all we can to play the best.
the best so we're just all here to do our job you know we'll just make sure to
play as good as we can get the experience and hopefully make it as far as we can.
Where is my camera? Here.
I'm in staff so he's very energetic person you know he's been in a funny mood for a
year you know and he also like step up when it's when it's needed you know
he makes the job as a captain so it's very important I think
and yeah the others I think overall will kind of like
and a funny team. A lot of us are a little bit extroverted, so we like to talk a lot,
especially me and Starksos, so yeah for sure there are going to be some funny clips coming.
And the one who's actually stepped up for me has been Martin, Mike. I mean,
he was the kind of starting bit of hope even in those lost early rounds,
but then it just compounded. It kept getting better and better, sitting at 16 to 8 currently.
Yeah, I mean what's an absolute talisman for this team? Yeah, surely is and returning some of that form
We've seen previously on this stage in EMEA obviously a little bit of a dip
Certainly finding his feet here for gentle mates of being happy to be the front man
And especially in this head to head versus levels Rockies. We just made waves in the region. Yeah so quickly
Again coming out the first half all tied up at six of pieces
I mean, a crazy spectacle considering how both teams want to approach the series.
We were just talking there in the halftime about it.
It's so refreshing to see this sort of coordination and approach to the game.
Obviously, we've come through a bit of a meta change and some new names here to the stage.
Absolutely taken out with both hands.
Well, I think you're right. They're some of the best adopters to it, right?
They've adapted under these sort of formulas and it suited them to a tee.
The tempo we're seeing, it doesn't feel like we're in the EMEA anymore.
So we go on to the other side of things. BBL on the attack, of course that means gentlemen on the defending side.
And you thought you'd get a break, you won't. It's going to be pace from the start.
And Martin, the one to get the reward.
Session through middle.
And actually going to hold this for a second. This could be big for him.
Still on the few seconds here on the team. He got to be conscious of the timer here because it's three members of BBL.
Oh, there's Solarware. Very heads up work from BBL to dig that deep. Declared just to make sure.
Ramping guys will come through potentially gonna reveal the setup here, but I'm gonna need a little bit of disconnect to this B-Po on sight.
I'm a little bit worried about that corner to play from. It could have gotten caught there a dozen. Luckily I have to shift towards that fac of sight.
That should be the rotation, yeah.
And I think you're absolutely on the money and they still had that presence.
Good glyph.
The glyph is here. That steps her.
It's gonna hear this, yeah.
Rotation should be coming in now. How much can glyph do? They should be aware there is a gap.
They should be aware there is someone who could slip the net.
Does he know how surrounded he is?
Can he take anyone with him?
The answer is no.
The Stasho's made it here in time.
Up towards heaven, he was kind of closer than the others.
So the spike gets left on long and now it gets a little bit tricky.
I quite liked what Lovers Rock tried to do there.
Maybe dissuade this and denied it.
Maybe consideration was a follow-up player,
but Stasho trying to put in a bit of damage
is just down to two of them.
The minions and styles I now have to regroup.
It's still pretty healthy on the other side.
things for BBL, the smoke gonna cause further issues for gentlemates on the retake.
What's the plan? They've actually dismantled that little kind of setup there, which does
open up a small chance, but I think it's being shot right about now. It is critical now just
to make sure, got a bit close, but across the line and a good start to BBL.
Absolutely, this is one of those rounds you look at, where it's, we are happy to find a little bit of spaces.
What's going to do with it? I mean, and they say Lovers Rock takes so much space towards A, gets right behind Glip again, even if the awareness isn't there.
The second player in the form of the Rock to catch a kill and link.
Just great protocols with these points.
Carrotock, protocols.
It feels so much risk.
Unorthodox, it's what I'm saying, because it's just not used to seeing players, yes gamble, but happy to...
really pushed even further on some of those very very fine margins maybe I'll
hear a slower approach
people are noted here but the drone at least will keep them in check you see
Rose now relaying that information and it feels like maybe I might be getting an
understanding of that just by what they've seen so far lack of pressure
on C long no one jump spotting no utility no anything so for now I think they're
getting the right read and for gentlemen it's a gamble right you're gonna take a
bit of a gamble in this as it stands though
Kevin the one to it's what yeah what does he spot if anything why just hear
this glyph would be probably the worst player to find in a like she was
playing it before but seen now.
Oh, come on!
You made some of that best!
How are you getting three?
Oh my god.
I was talking about him finding value in the lurks.
And previously it wasn't necessarily kills.
His passive information gathering was what?
One BBL, so many rounds.
But it's a 3k here with the ghost on just a solo endeavor
towards eight.
Like I said, even there, it's like kill one,
maybe spot one or two more kill three kill three and I was one who's willing to
lose almost right he had just the ghost of why not but blimmy neck and he's
carrying on if he can find these final few
yeah not necessarily the highest value are ultimate but certainly take it if you
can get it
By the last one here, he just sits him with the drive-by, but he's about to clean up, yeah?
Just three points away now.
Only the one casualty.
Maybe I'm gonna be lapping that up here.
A chance to convert a bonus.
Similar to other daffodils.
Oh man, it was real familiar, they are like that.
Because again, that's probably the point, my gentleman's right, right?
We'll throw it on the trip, we'll walk somewhere else,
we'll either walk out A, clear lobby.
It's a timing from Crevin, absolutely beautiful.
But as said, chance here to convert another bonus, mirroring.
First one on.
Rose with a scope in hand and call it right post.
Ooh, did he check that post left corner?
I don't believe so.
I think they saw Martín now, and now with all that changes things is yet to be seen.
Lovers Rock might be in a bit of a different position.
However, the bolt of BBL heading towards the A site.
Midi's here, Stato in support.
Lovers Rock gets cleared.
So now do they rotate? Yes they do.
They're going to pull over at resources.
Over towards that A site of the map here.
Midi does well on the front line, tries to fire on the front line.
Flash through the smoke and they're going to go up to the swing.
LaRocke beats it to the punch.
3B3, site still not secure. Stato up towards heaven.
Spike yet to go down as well. That's a bit dangerous but luckily able to keep that cool here and lock in the meantime found Stazzo.
They've been unable to make a move out from CT just yet.
Watch out, very tacky, I'm a Bivouer of one!
What? I mean he's going for it, he's made it a 1v1 now, look at what's left, Rose!
With that outlaw, up against Glyph who's been clutched as hell.
Light shield for Glyph, vote.
Oh, it's sketchy. It's hella sketchy here, Glyph.
Trying to work this, and Rose knows he's got that shot down to play with angles there.
Gonna keep him humbled. Glyph now has to be brave, has to be bold, has to play a right.
The battle goes! Shot down to Glyph!
Brilliant! Come on, I'm composed!
And who likes the land?
Another hand-delivered package from Glyph.
Beautiful stuff from him. It's kind of pressure here.
This though. Wild.
A bit of a sense check on the rock for Shubon.
Woo hoo hoo hoo.
Link Lyft, like I said, looking so composed.
Once more in the clutch.
That is a great player. It's nice to see him finding his footing in a series like this as well.
If that continues, what a prospect to witness as we go right back into the action, there is no arrest for the wicket today.
As BBL eyeing up that B site as a starter, Deepo just stops the line.
Ever so slightly off with the placement there.
Potential to catch one. Look at this rock.
What's super? The spazos down.
He was just shouldering.
I have the spite.
Love.
The audacity to just walk up there.
No respect given. Only earned in these scenarios it feels like with BBL.
The gentlemates have got clutch in them man, we've been seeing it time and time again.
You leave Glyph alive, you leave Martina alive. There is always a chance.
I know exactly-
This is all though. To get the new effect online to find out what's going on at A.
Where did BBL make his moves?
We have the information and Greven will tuck in to the backside of B.
to be. Rose is there as well. That's a real split effort. The Paranoia, fantastic though,
really good timing on the scale up from this but Mini's been able to get away with a bit
of safety just playing from that cage when he does the swing. Now strikes, takes away
Loiter, spins around and Jeffle makes a little jump onto this well. It felt like maybe BBR
overdoing it, leaving it a little too light on the site. Can they pull it together with just
two, the heavy hitters you could argue, Lovers Rock and LaRoc. Not trying to be on
bodyguard duty people does have all still a bit of you till
Lovers rock just goes out and they rock one away
And here we go indeed again the right hard deal with it people
Just gonna be sending it in!
What a foul in the world!
So people have been so slippery in some of these situations
They can hear stealing this one away from BBL
Should they feel it necessary?
The three early on a side for gentle mates
Yeah, right read really good read start a win to challenge on this
Stick around on the angle. I mean you can see why he has help behind him
Still a rock willing to try and take a
Little bit more of a risk. Yeah, maybe walking that slow together on the drop. They do
Oh no, what's right there?
And the other side of the coin here happy to toy with expectations
And the very, very well considered contact play up towards 8.
You see, Stazzo is just totally off in terms of the timing.
And let's say the expectations that BBL
are going to be making, massive waves towards site.
I think it's what people are just backing off that angle,
typically again towards the top of that ramp.
You can't hold for somebody with a drone,
but it's an audacious, ambitious drone from Stazzo.
But he wants to get that info deep into lobby.
clear past sandbags and...
Oh!
Oh!
That was quick.
Oh, it was damn quick.
Man, gentlemen.
It just swings around about between these two.
See, LaRox Paranoia building this on
could be trying to slip the net,
but not the case, but on the other side,
love this rock.
Bloody hell, yeah, Glick, I've no idea
that he's taking liberties, man.
Like, again, reading the set up perfectly,
knowing where the space is,
Knowing where there's an opportunity, he's found a second already, potentially a few more, but stars don't remove the threat.
Spike planted.
2v4, sheriffs out.
Smoke re-invested towards the connector side.
All off the back of some great space taken, and as you said, some audacious room gathered by them.
them happy to take those high-risk high reward fights
Revan, yeah, getting off for a set of that, now Stas, just looking to do what he can, and that's about it, that's about all she wrote there for that one BBL
Making it up to 10, Gendarmate still with an opportunity for a time out if they
feel it necessary. Yeah, I can't imagine it's probably a game plan
It's
I said I don't think there's so it's a game plan issue here that gentle mates are struggling with but this is just BBL
Just a plan is yet able to switch
There's some of the slightest adjustments in terms of their their approach to it the attacking half and I don't think gentle mates are
Finding some space to play to maybe get a little proactive here
You can see them stacking heavily towards a to be able to receive this sort of play
But again if Leroc gets a freebie like that it gives the BBL just a free rival of the map
Yeah, I think you're right is those small adjustments that could make a big difference here for gentlemates as well
Just the you know even just keeping in mind the timing for Starrzo as well being caught with that drone
These guys are gonna be disrespecting smokes. They'll be taking space
So we're taking these risks willing to put body on the line, right? Which is suited this matter incredibly well
This has been something that's worked for BBL to this point
So the gentlemates just maybe a reminder keep in mind that first half it switched right round five onwards
It was a great run from gentle mates if they can get that adjustment right if they can just get that tone set in their head
I think they'll be fine. Yeah, the concern being now they're up against the ropes in terms of the finances obviously BBL now on double digits
It will be very awkward to be able to find 11
central makes be considering a
Lesser purchase or saving out conceding a 12. Well, we've already seen we're up against it
Yeah, it's like every time you even just still on the light shields
I'm starting to get nervous because how many times I've seen the owl laws come out.
Anyone who's come up from Ascension has been loving it, right?
Showing that validity over and over again.
This time actually not going to have that worry, but a very different set up here.
Looking far more reactive in position.
Try not hold maybe that initial wave.
Well, the switch up being to focus elsewhere on the map, the mini on an island, but BBL.
Just ball dozer towards site.
Lovers rock able to clear out all this space.
Probably identify whether you two are as well.
Oh my god, he's lucky to be breathing still, Hunter's Fury gonna come down and catch a tag there.
Loiter, you lucky boy, being alive on 2 HP but still alive coming around.
It's gonna get chaotic. We have Hunter's Fury coming in from both sides of the map.
Bro, he's ever so slightly off there, I think he may be still getting the tag off to Beepo.
Oh, blubberneck, it's still 5 alive on both sides.
But I mean, this is still feeling really, really sketchy.
So the divide gonna come up now, trying to set them up to succeed.
See Lovers rocking the play on the line.
Shorty Al gets spun down, gentlemades.
Finding the footing for the back towards the side.
Watch that back it's on.
Oh, Scalfie!
They pull out the back, retreating.
And Charles here promotes to do a ton of damage,
but ever so slightly off.
Keep it up.
Again, if you can trim the fat a little bit here
ahead of the retake potential for BBL
to come out on top here.
The first kill was ridiculous, but again, snapping wrist as Leroc on the other side of it.
The gentlemen will find a response with the absolute need. Again, all five standing, so some money in the pockets.
Maybe on the other side, only three players safe in terms of that repurchase.
And I do want to compliment talking about the kind of scaling and the synergy. We saw it perfectly there for gentle mates as well
We've been crediting a lot towards BBL side
That was a great example of what gentle mates can do working as five right that was a fantastic retake
Now still a couple of ops we played with it. Healy la rocks waiters a little less essential in this
But look at space again big switch up here for many yet gentlemen. It's very very
active on the map right now very mobile
Now, Minni in a position to potentially catch some steps, but has the support of Garret's
team explore this?
Oh, the timing now.
Minni does get checked on, but he gets away with it.
Look at the counter swing from Garret.
Martin waited on that contact, but they do suffer some casualties.
It wasn't without loss of life.
So, oh my god, he's trying to hunt him down.
Oh!
It's a classic for Martin.
I've seen it before, but it's always brilliant to win.
It's again.
But it's always brilliant to win this again.
Crevin sadly so behind the curve now.
Yeah, he absolutely knows Lover's Rock is likely on his own there.
And punishes, jumps on the opportunity,
could potentially find Gentlemates a 10th round.
Crevin's got anything to say about this in a 1v3.
Not much time left to try and find a kill.
That's the ideal, isn't it? Try and get one, bring it down to a 1v2, but they're not letting him get away with much hit.
Little information on the remainder of what's our star, so expect to swing. He's right!
The number's simply, the Martin is on 8!
Mr. Multi-Kill today, another round delivered between him and Glyph, so many.
Start to get control of some of these rounds of the defence now, gentlemates.
Again the switch up is clear. Happy to sit back and play in these rehearsed retakes or explore mid.
Being the first priority, yeah.
Mini's contact almost felt sacrificial. It was great that he got one bit of setup.
There were several players from BBL. I think three of them streamed to the right of the window.
And the time here, I give the stars a line perfectly for the gentleman, so when those
two players get into garage, time out called here for BBL, now asking them to be the ones
to adapt.
Yeah, what's the depth exactly?
Yeah, to the play books, the other all ethos of how they want to approach the game.
And again for BBL, we've seen certain examples of Rose calling again like a player well beyond
his years absolutely so I don't even look at him as really someone to be
instigating this I want to see someone from you know to see a bit more
holistically ethos wise bigger picture as to how they want to adapt to this
I mean I today even today being the first time we've probably seen Rose
kind of lay down the law a little bit in terms of cleaning things up again
on a round they want certainly would be interesting to understand the
dynamic there in some of these timeouts we'll see what the response
is here for BBL. I've got to say though, what a mad map bomb again. This is a 6th year,
it's a 8th, but you would call a grudge match. Yeah, absolutely. It's bloody brilliant.
Now, what is the plan for BBL? They still have a buy here. It is to be lacking with
Creven, but that's fine. They can maybe make their way around it. But again,
LaRox going to find Cliff Midi over case. He's going to try and buy some time. He
can feel that flash of building. He's not looking at an island. He's going to try and
I saw a fly on lawyer paranoia a little like to the party, but he's still alive. Mini is somehow
How is he alive?
That we came through to swear the power to a way was that something else happening in garage there to keep them at bay
creven
That's found around on the jump, but the TP gonna come through all the way into sport people posted deep here
This is a huge one for people
He's been great in a couple of rounds, but this one could mean everything you can see that paranoia in the back of his mind
And if you're punished, go on the grid, literally a rock at a hard place.
He goes down for it, and then the body shoot mid-round in a 4v3.
That's mad.
Stark, so though, can you punish this?
That insolence walks middle on this one, and it's a great read.
The timing may be unexpected, but they're checking on this.
They're taking it and checking it.
They're taking it.
They're taking it.
They are so diligent on these clears.
They've not been caught out.
I feel like the timing change of in the late-walking middle would have been
enough, not the case.
But Martin, surely, if he had his ult, maybe I'd believe a bit more, but this is a lot to ask, even with that operator in hand.
Does have many behind, but will have to give away position.
So a couple eyes will turn, Martin needs to first.
Oh, landed, nice try.
And it's not going to be caught.
They tried to pressure both sides of this post-plank.
And no rewards to be found.
And I think Martin knows it's time to back away.
Yeah, hold on to the softwares, the money's still in a tricky spot for Gento, mate.
You can see here, Bipo, down at 600, Mini down at 350, but should be able to spread the wealth a little bit.
It'll be BBL to punch an 11th round on the board here.
Man, when you get up to 11, it starts to feel a little bit real there.
Little bit tangible.
Actually, why don't you hold on to the operator?
How did he go down there?
Oh, well, a little way in spawn, just outside the ceiling.
That's actually a pretty big
Considering you'd want to give you some a chance
I mean to think about it here where it would have been an extra purchase potentially people's on his ultimate
So it's still a bit weird
Timeouts cause a little late based on that it might be I don't know
Maybe the discussion after the spike goes off is
Prompted this time out to be cool. I guess it's changed the bike coming into, you know a very fine
Yeah, yeah, and potentially the game plan this this does get a bit tricky because again there's two players
I'm mostly worried about which is stars those purges and glyphs. I think was lacking
Yeah, yes, and they actually are here looking at that. It's judging a classic so far
So I'm wondering how they round that out, but you know, I'm not sure what's happened just before the pause
But it's saying stars I spent so I don't have to go on the floor somewhere. Oh, maybe have to see exactly what they bring into this round
Yeah, beyond this though, obviously the momentum back and forth here. I feel I was starting to see both teams kind of you know
hitting those peaks and
Every single player starting to step up a bit here, but the question really now lands with gentlemen
It's can they keep going blow for blow maybe I'll break in that 11th now getting up to that nice scoreline 12s
You know within touching distance now minimum securing OT, right?
Which is a big feeling into that one. Yes, and it was again stars those kind of in the big spender in this round
able to at least get everybody a weapon but glyph being the concern again with
here a judge in hand it sort of suits some of these crunches the BBO have
relied on it might just be played in here early on if they go towards garage
if you don't know not gonna give it away and that's because you play as noted
should approve the rifle and the judge there so how do they react that's
early information to process. Yeah, very quickly as well. First 10 seconds of the round, so
BBL with the advantage here in terms of the information for the mid-round.
Not that very clear though from gentlemen, it's just making sure no one slipped garage in that
meantime, so we're going to put a little attention behind that. But now the next pressure point
for BBL looking like they want to kind of at least maybe feign a more attentive look
towards A-long on the other side. B-Po is there. Now drawing middle. Can I see Crevon?
That's replays. He's got to be careful. He'll be on the trick up here. They're going for
for this one too, they're actually going to herd him into the corner, Creven, do you understand?
Well, tap, and he takes his head, big pick there.
And that calls the cancer on the A here.
But mate's reading in that there's going to be some sort of explosion towards A.
Glyph now conceding the space on the other side of the map, rightfully so with the weapon.
Yeah, I'm screwing vision.
Yeah, they're still thinking it might be this A piece, maybe B potentially.
But for Glyph, you can't really set anywhere else.
Like, this is the best opportunity he's got to just hold that deeper space.
30 seconds left.
Good read, good call coming out from BBL.
Good utile with the post-plaint here as well.
Again, advantage firmly in favour of Genslamates here.
And that retake they had before on that A site
was so well coordinated, it could happen again.
But did they, they did the same thing on C,
maybe a bit out of the two, they did that.
Look at this, wait, they're stacking up the three,
they're trying to take space on that CT side,
that's where the judge still sits.
BBL's wants and desires might be there down for Glyff.
Do you go for it?
Oh my God!
Oh, let's just go! Great trade from Stazzo!
Keeping them at the matter of advantage, not letting them slip away yet.
Fast-paced through CT, they want that pressure and they want it now.
B-Bo goes forward, they clear back site, it's from Garage, it's from Long.
They still have Rose sitting down on that deep side of things.
Try to deny this defuse, can't be done yet.
Later on to...
Look at the potentially a third here, defuse has started!
Stazzo isn't stopping yet!
It's a failure!
It's a failure!
It's a failure!
It's a failure!
11-11!
Still shocked us to play off in Rose.
She's done her ton of pressure, but Lloyd's up.
Nearly cleaning up with an ace.
I want to see that from stars up here.
That looked quick to get off.
You know like it's one of the situations,
like full faith in my teammates.
Stealing around the way to tie up 11 apiece still issues in terms of the
finances here for gentlemates. BBL back on a purchase Rose being the only real gap
in that. They're trying to feign this massive B pressure right it's only one
star so it goes hunting. Mini's gonna find it rocks, it's gone down. It feels a bit desperate but can they maybe
He's sick of landing on the C site.
They're running early.
J-Vice that made it too early, but no!
Good for the great trade.
Now, Lovers Rock, under pressure.
Garage is under control.
There's problems.
Who will be outfalling apart at the C's here?
Lovers Rock and Rose, the last two alive.
They've got the bomb, but they do not have the numbers.
Rose, that's audacious.
Rose, gonna catch Dazzle asleep.
Can he get back in time to support Lovers Rock?
Or the downfall role?
Rose putting in a shift here, doing what he can.
But a 1v2.
Day 4 HP as well.
This would be Monia Mentor.
What are you going to do?
Have a head shot!
Give it out to Martín!
It looked like the 1v1 here, lovers rocked down so low, but Martín has been absolutely
lethal.
12 rounds for Martín!
Get your damn time!
There's no easy task in any of these rounds coming right down to the wire here that's
mates to find map point first. Another clutch from Martin as well.
Oh, he has been monstrous this game hasn't he?
Again, you can certainly terms of the way that Laurent falls back. Again, BBL still get the second objective, which is he clears space, they take site.
But Genter makes just able to find a couple of kills that I don't think BBL are even expecting.
They're waiting for them to stack up as four potentially five outside the site.
Credit to Starzone that regarded creating so much pressure from Garage.
You get rose, the response is insane.
Yeah.
I mean, what a map this has been so far.
12 claimed by Gentlemate.
Hard 4-4-12.
One of the only teams to deal with BBL's ability to be so explosive.
And now the calm before this storm.
Nothing found here on the garage exploration, mates considering maybe exploring mid once
more.
Yeah, with a trip inside B, maybe no full commitment behind that.
I'm looking at the minima, that's just like the most lethal cross fly yet.
So I think on the back of some contact here towards A, maybe two of these players going
to drift down to mid.
Martin, I don't believe you've had a TP set up anywhere right now.
Maybe he's just pressured towards Rose, maybe with a Hunters Fury somewhere if he doesn't use it on the X-Act.
The Rock, can you survive? He's in the trenches, man!
Rob is gonna find Stazzo. They're gonna even up to four of these here.
Pop on the way. There's still someone behind the wire.
People being one of them. Many on the swing.
Pop is finally down. 3-2. Bibo and Glyph.
Can they do anything about this or are we going OT in map one?
Glyph gonna give him one for the bomb.
Bibo goes for the wire from Sean and our Leiter.
In the 1-V-2 to deny, he can't do it!
Ladies and gentlemen, take it as across the line in lap 1, 13 to 11.
Yes!
Mini water first map what a finals already I wanted to ask you I think it's
the first time I hear the gentleman fan that loud in the arena so did it help
you come back and you know who do you think will carry the next map I mean
seeing them here it's awesome you know like all the gentlemen fans are
amazing we ask you to hear social
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I'm making projects, I'm ready for the competition, for love, cause I'm the bad rock
You give me up all night, all night You give me up, you're all my work, girl
You give me up all night, all night You give me up, you give me up all night
This is a marathon being the first best of five we've seen we've seen this in 2026 and
your first best of five was the roster did you prepare any differently for this longer
game day?
I mean we did prepare a bit differently as we had longer scrim days and we had like more
scrim scenarios so like we make sure that we are prepared for a longer day so yeah
That was the biggest change to make sure that we have a good energy management for this best of 5.
Small adjustments.
Thank you guys so much for the insight.
A little bit of energy management from the side of Gentlemates,
which seems to have very much worked in their favor as they beat BBL on Haven,
which we time and time again were saying,
whoa, that's crazy to be going there, but still, worked out.
I am so surprised.
seriously like I felt that this was probably mate's best opportunity to make it to to that
global stage. But the fact that BBL won both pistols, the fact that in the first half
they also managed to convert the bonus, the way that mates bounce back the way like every
single thing about BBL screamed that they could win this, that they had this in the
back, the awareness that they had while covering the map, the fakes that they were
sending and still mates come out on top. What an splendid show that we had from
Yeah, I think I want to shout out Bippo because that's not really someone that we spoke about right
We were so high on like this Yoru head-to-head, but actually the neon utility
I think was something that was super super apparent especially from the side of General Maze and that almost coming back to that Yoru point as well
The Yoru head-to-head like for lover's rock
It wasn't there and honestly like he was doing great on the scope weapons like I mentioned to keep an eye out for
But Martin dipped him like big time. Yeah, I think he went like 7 to 1 again. It was kind of crazy
I mean in general it felt like the Martin show he was absolutely switched on in that flow state and really able to be that
spearhead for gentlemaids when they came to getting on the sides when they came to even clearing up some of these post lands later on
It was so enjoyable to to watch the push and pull we saw so many rounds where BBL wanted to be extra aggressive
I also think that some of the things that Froli Kundi told them in those
Timeouts was do not be scared. They want to fight and you have to find back
to fight back at the fights that they were having onto a yes, Martin was absolutely brilliant and so was lovers rock the
The players in mates were so in sync you're mentioning the stunts from the neon also coming in from glyph
That is seriously having an amazing kickoff and he keeps only getting better and better
But if we think about the entirety of this best of five
We need to keep highlighting the fact that even though BBL lost this
map. The form that we've seen
from the dualist is the one that
we want to see for sure. And I
think to come back to the BO
five point like the experience
that BBL has in best of fives
they should be able to pick
themselves back up and be able
to bounce forward when we look
ahead. Um but for them to lose
out Haven is still like it's
kind of blow my mind a little
bit. They've been doing it on
that map for so so long. I
think the last time they've
lost it would have been back
in the Turkish League like
stage three or something. So
like it's crazy now that
they got into this point.
It's been clearly their best
map in kickoff as well. So
the game. I'm not sure if
they're going to be able to
do that. But I'm sure they
can kick off as well. So it's
like, Oh, you need to bring
for that's fine. Yeah, Yeah,
I'll agree. If you look at it
as well from the map you
don't respect it wasn't
banned out from gentle made.
So if anything, this was an
expectation from their side
of things that they were
going to play and we even
heard it from the coach. They
had a lot of time to
prepare. They had a really
long period off a lot of
scrims coming through. So I
am. Yes, of course, it is
surprising that they lose
it, but it is not that
crazy. However, moving
forward, it is a biz and
this is gentlemates pick,
going even further. Yeah and now as we can see BBL is going to be starting on the defense. We've seen
a lot of abyss and a lot of good abyss play. I understand that the awareness that they also
going to have is going to be very important. The same fights that we saw on the first match of the
day of mid and that control that they have to put in there is going to be very important because
the micro from mates on this map is incredibly strong and they have a lot of tools for the
the post plan as well. So the fact that we have two, uh, double dualists that are not
a case, a scale to face each other. Also, uh, adding on to that point, it's going to be
make a very explosive map. I think the post plan to speak thing here, right? When we're
looking at the composition that they play, it's going to be really difficult for BBL.
And like I mentioned earlier, they played Pacific who plays a kind of similar composition
to mates. So I hope that they were able to take some learnings away from that and
have like kind of figured out how to play against it considering that they've had
a week off. Yeah, but also just the matter of resetting here because both of these seams,
of course, have a lot of energy and adrenaline going through them right now after this first
map. So being able to just sit back, not necessarily relaxed, but mentally reset, of like, okay,
we did lose our map pick and we won this first one. You want to stay consistent. You
don't want to burn out too quickly, especially because of the duration of this being a
best of five as well. Yeah, I think that it's very important
also to re-highlight the fact that we were mentioning the snipers, the operators especially
on a base, having that kind of edge maybe makes them having all the tools to force them
out. I like it even more when it's not on the dualist. I love how recently quick they
are to be like, okay, I try and go for the first shot. If I don't get it, I drop
the outlaw or the operator to you and you go in. They're so quick in these responses
like the synergy in both of the teams seriously.
Yeah, I think for BBL, something that we saw that was a weakness towards the end of that haven
was the fundamentals dropping off, right?
You see players not clearing corners and things like that,
which feels kind of out of character.
They would clear the most knee scores and then the easy ones are out.
And then they just kind of did it.
It kind of fell off towards the end.
So yeah, I think like maybe getting a bit of excitement, like you mentioned,
this is a long game to be able to play.
You've got formal maps to go potentially.
So like not getting to ahead of themselves when they start leading.
I want to see the same mind games from the side of BBL.
I honestly think that the macro there on Haven was 100% there.
The way that they were inserting players and touching a little bit here and then going there.
That's the way to play Haven. And they were doing a brilliant, brilliant job.
As I said, even winning both pistols wasn't enough for them.
But I do not think that that is going to weigh on them too much.
Yeah, it's also just a matter of now that you've had that time to kind of go back with the team, with the coach
and have a longer discussion when it comes to not dropping the ball when you are in the lead,
not letting these smaller mistakes
really in the grand scheme things kind of add up
and just cost you a map here.
Yeah, I mean, like I said,
they've got plenty of PO5 experience.
There's no reason why they wouldn't be able to bounce back.
I think Abyss, I already mentioned,
they have experience playing
against the composition similar to this,
but I want to go back to this Double Julous
because I think it is probably going to be the theme
throughout the series for these two teams today.
We get to see another member match up
or at least that's what we're expecting
unless either team has decided to change anything
with the week that they've had off
and the way they are going up against each other.
You imagine the BBL change the comp and it's like something completely different.
Yeah, they had a... and as we're saying, Haven was almost compulsory.
This is as well, if you think about removing the bind most likely,
you can read onto Mate's plan.
To me, I like to see the confidence coming in from both are absolutely necessary.
And I think that the support is more important.
Rose is delivering exactly what we expected of him as well.
Yeah, and then we have the Asian composition as well.
Nothing too crazy. We only do see Tauru coming through as well as Deweylae, so Double-Duelist stays in the game.
Double-Duelist, Double-Controller, as I'm saying, for Mates, they have a lot of tools to go for that postman, but they're not scared to go even more aggressive.
As I said, Glyph is having an amazing kickoff, and he's only getting better. This is one of the maps that I enjoy the most, I would say.
And Mini also I've seen him playing with your creator here.
I don't know, like this is a composition
that we do not see a lot, but definitely make it work
and make you believe that this is the right way.
At the end of the day, the smokes from Mini
are going to be a nuance to go up against in your VBL.
Yeah, you think about how long they take to fade eventually.
It's gonna be really frustrating for VBL side,
but talking about their composition here,
I really don't want to see Kevin
getting overwhelmed starting on this event.
I think especially going up against this
double dive composition from General Mates,
the synergy that Marti and Wickel were able to show
that confidence, like we said,
and yeah, I think that
Kevin's the one I'm looking at as
being a key anchor for BBL here,
and I want to see them bounce back with that constant,
because I had mentioned previously that
you give them a little bit of confidence, they will run with it,
and now we need to see it bounce back, and it's nice to see gentlemen
fighting fire with fire.
It was a little peculiar towards the end of last map
where specifically Lovers Rock seemed a little less
animated than what we are used to,
so I do have questions in terms
of BBL being able to continue that confidence
confidence into the second map and this is ultimately the real test that we're
seeing from them because they have had such an easy way towards our pebrata
they may have looked so easy. I just kind of love the idea that we live in
in a universe where Mates still has not dropped a single map that coming into
this best of five VBL has proven that they have what it takes to get a clean
win here and it's not happening and whether or not they can continue this
trip gentlemates is now going on to their own map pick looking to even
further get the lead in this best of five as we're heading on to our second one up today with our castors pansy and hype on
All right, we're on the case map one was an absolute
Belter
Come on 1311 super close high tempo high pressure both showing the best qualities now map two does this change in your mind
I don't think it does for me the bigger obstacle would have been gentlemen's putting map one on the board already again
it being Haven and again showing that they're willing to go toe-to-toe and
embrace this sort of gameplay and flourish and set again it was it was
back and forth yes it was close but there's so many examples we're seeing
from gentlemen's really really digging deep to throw PBL off their game and
that's from what we've seen so far I kick off that is a tall order it's a
big check in the box already it's a DeVito in terms of a best of five in
in terms of the mental game.
Yeah, and I think that's a really key thing to remember.
This is still a very different affair in general.
I best of fives are very, very different.
We've seen teams historically who've gone to big events
struggle in those moments, unable to convert
when it comes down to best of fives.
And this is that.
So again, we talk about best of fives.
Yes, maybe I might have experience,
but we talk about best of fives on this stage.
And again, with the stakes being raised,
obviously that's when the experience of players
like stars over honestly being in obviously much much bigger tournaments and again going
through the motions in terms of dealing with heartbreak right sure yeah I mean from grace
we've talked about seen it in this region for a long time in terms of yeah we do have
a little bit of a delay once we have an update for you wouldn't be a pampak best of five
without at least one yet to even have a music there's the music was stage we're
I'm still a dude.
Oh, yeah.
I mean, we were denied, I would have loved to have seen
Oh-T and that would have been.
Map one in, yeah, I mean, that would be kind of wild.
Be right.
Again, if you think about the journeys of it's easy to kind
of fall in love with the story of BBL, right?
Going from, you know, premier to ascension to here
potentially going through to play at Santiago, you know,
in a master's tournament, you know,
one of the highest levels of competition.
But to deny that the gentlemen have a similar story with some of their players, knowing what
those highs are like, not being able to achieve them, and then having to re-go through that
test, re-walk that same road, it's just as compelling and hopefully it looks like things
are starting to come together so we will be getting to game shortly.
Thank you for your patience at home as we will be diving into map 2 here.
One was 13-11.
Gentlemates were able to make it across,
but right into things here.
It's right up through it!
Martin!
Pick it up when he left off and of course,
it's Glyph by his side.
Talking about the mental games and looking to set the precedent
early on here, both teams crunching outside B.
It's just Laurent left, 40 HP,
and three very healthy mates on the other side.
What a start to things.
Leroc, I mean that HP is...
It's pretty much the end of the game.
Yeah, I mean...
You've got shot, Dutch, you've got a U-Tilt.
Basically, cost.
Mate's nothing on the way in.
Oh, Martin, what are a surgeons to form from him?
Because we've seen him hot and cold, right? Historically.
And if you ever look at this...
Yeah, exactly.
And that's kind of the story here, is...
It's redemption for gentlemates.
Leroc, try an early split in some work here,
but again, you look at what's remaining.
The angles are very favourable and it will be gentlemates with a pistol.
We'll strike first here in map two.
Whether or not BBL will continue with this sort of approach.
It's just a little late on the paranoia, maybe a chance to find the two,
but again it's so well-considered by gentlemates on the other side.
I'm not seeing welcoming that sort of pistol round.
It's got him feeling the game right away, right? It's instantly back to sort of comfort in a weird way towards the top end of things and great to see Glyph right beside him too.
Explosive map one for both of them. In terms of multi-kills, in terms of clutches.
Kravitz trying to put a very deep camera there. Doesn't actually commit that, do you think?
We'll opt for one into window here.
Mate's anticipating aggression once more, but won't spot anything at least at the start of the round.
BBL already making moves here, maybe to explore outside A though, calling the cancel on that as well.
I guess bigger picture if we're looking at this while this round plays out.
For me, we haven't seen what BBL look like when they have to play from a deficit too.
We've seen them really suffer one map loss on a base against Pacific and then they were able to come out after that
But beyond that point they've always kind of been the underdog the one with nothing to lose the one that kind of maybe catches people off
Guard as well. Maybe just you know caught somebody not respecting them enough
This time around gentle mates are very aware of them. They've had to see this team in several forms. They've you know dealt with them
Various aspects so it won't be the same sort of affair
So it'd be very interesting to see how that develops throughout this
to do start seeing the round coming to a point in. Now the issue is they are going to the site that has the majority of players.
30 pop flash ready, swing comes in, but it's handled, he pulls there, Martins there, it's looking clean
and it is Lloyd to last one alive and he was 0-1 towards save.
Just give this one up.
Fall to his death, an in-zone flawless, four gentle mates,
the extra orb as well off the plant.
Good progress already for a couple of players, Martin just one point away, Starzo, already
halfway to the Hunters Fury, and Martin's being one of the key tools if they can get
it here in the bonus.
It's a BBL converting one in the first half of Haven, with a very commanding start from
the gentlemen.
No real pressure just yet in the opening two rounds.
Crabbin this is really risky man. The timing where this feels really off here. They're about
to get crunched on and they look kind of caught in between decisions. Gennamates are at the
door. They've already made pretty good progress towards site. Look how little space we have
to work with. Already chuck and done, chip down, but what a dog! Delivered! Giving them
a kill towards Martin, but Glybons is back. People are still on the site. He's controlling
some space for the spike. He isn't committed.
I'm able to disconnect a little bit. Loiter, trying to cast Bpo on transition away, but mate's looking like they want to commit here.
Yeah, re-hitting on this feels a little bit bold, it feels a little bit, maybe misread, but maybe I'm wrong, maybe not.
Bpo, we're set in perfect position for that. Feels like a bit of a mistake, mate.
And surprise, the Bbo were able to get away with the positioning they had there on site. I thought they were dead to right.
I mean that cage felt like it lasted an eternity for Crevent
Eventually dealt with and
Get forced into a very uncomfortable position
Fortunately, I think mate's thinking with the initial investment of you till they're still fancy their odds
terms of the commitment towards Pete
Glyph in the clutch once more on V3
Get the plant an opportunity to reset but
What's else to work with? Finds a headshot to Rose.
Untrifting, yeah.
Yeah, that's a bit of a problem.
Seven bullets though isn't much.
Two bodies to find and it is the big boys up against you.
Good, but it's going to time it well.
Isolated shot!
Oh my word.
Rocks down to 65 HP as well.
Almost finding a bonus conversion here.
But BBL will find the response.
Well that rose obviously, little crack of the whip early on in Haven.
Bloody brilliant man.
Yeah I think with the investment here in terms of the timing of when they got up to site,
they actually invested in this utility, it's maybe too big a gap to wait to explore.
So on the map you're walking into question marks elsewhere.
Do we have... oh, couple of ults here. This could be quite interesting. If they decide they need to use them...
Or stars, that's just two points away.
Yeah, you're right.
That could be a big triple threat, potentially.
High setup here. Good Lloyd.
So, going to force the fly the out drone, and it's pacey, right?
Going to depend on these ults invested.
Bepo, going to do the can. Good tag indeed. Lloyd's down on 30 here.
Paranoia is still going to do it. A cap and a copy played from... it's perfect.
Perfect! Martin brought Masterclass!
So comfortable on the Yoru now.
It has a little pocket to play from here.
Rose, we're going to walk this slope, but it will expire here.
Yes, it's got some debater.
Yeah, but it just drips a little too far ahead.
Going to see a couple more, but that was Rock-Cop swinging time.
General makes playing really posted up in that post-plant almost.
Right, site control is there.
Match four alive, and the Rock's options are zero.
We're just going to use this time to discuss, diagnose, what's gone wrong here initially.
Again, Marty, like I said, this runs rampant from that pocket, created behind the divide.
BBL is left scrambling on site.
It's great to see Genoids coming in with this sort of pace as well.
It's all map one and being kind of iconic with BBL to a degree, right?
We know how aggressive they can be.
Genoids are doing exactly the same thing.
Yeah, they've been playing that.
Again, so their identity has been around this very structured fundamental and clean Valorant
But here obviously is a very distant different task. Sorry
In terms of applying that sort of logic to a team like BBL
unfortunately BBL
Not seeing the same sort of resistance you'd like to see in some of these situations
There was
completely caught off guard, Kravitz seemed...
I mean, he had a lot on his plate, to be fair, the sight was on track, but that's kind of the beauty of this comp as well.
That pressure point that can mount is very hard to isolate, where you need to be looking at the right time.
Not again.
Oh, no, that's a lot of hang time.
Pretender's paused. Pretender's paused.
Ah!
That's tough. Facility's way off.
It's way off. It's way off.
We're going to have to check it on the halftime.
For now, though, one rifle on the rock. Obviously, he's the one who survived from that previous round.
Everything else is going to be pretty much classics. That's it
So for now mate should be able to be looking at maybe a fourth day, which would be such a brilliant buffer to start with
He hits keep on coming
Sounds like just lucky and martin's found a rock elsewhere
He's rewarded for the spray
Shouldn't have too many issues from this point onwards. I really like I get these darts
So great, but it's gone too much with them right there the reviews have been fantastic
But the gender mates just cross in the T's dotting the eyes again
Just even catching the rock there. They would find that cool
I like how they're using kind of planted people martin this kind of one-two approach the layering really hard
Gentle mates looking spot-on. Yeah, three K counts of martin as well. Another one found in this anti-eco
Some olds started to come on night now for BVL, so certainly opportunity to find a way back into this half early on.
BOSTI 65!
I'm sure about the copyrighting on that, but...
Yeah, fanatics lawyers will be having words, and potentially J.K. Rowling as well.
Rough one to go for, but we have olds on both sides here, Glyff.
Glyph, gonna hear this and note there is now something afoot. Something doesn't feel right on this side of the map.
Well, in the meantime, Mates are exploring towards A. First time we've really seen them kind of have a glance to this side of the map.
Glyph though, tucked in.
So, Mace, we'll bring on the base slightly off on the placement here in the rock.
Up on the railing. But do they expect Mini?
I'm kind of curious if they know that. I don't think they did at all.
Mini with a quick beheading towards the rock the light does manage to serve through as well
So there's a bit of a weird trade-out of space for a mini's off to
Mini where you off to?
Elsewhere nice bees open
People in the meantime has found safety in CT. This is getting a bit of a weird round later might be the checkmate right?
Does he pull the train he does people still in a good position has to now
Last man was a mile away.
Midi has made it to A.
Lovelace Rock is checking for this as well.
It's a consideration that he's lurking through top mid.
I mean, the lack of presence now becomes almost poignant, right?
Not seeing him play through late on A.
The fact that I was back filled already,
it kind of teased up this sort of consideration.
A little bit of time on the clock, though.
He could do something with this.
Mike's a problem, but still.
As he gets the chances, certainly can't bow.
Par!
The end-pinger, Lloyd's up.
A nice try from Midi.
They're not good enough. Second round for BBL.
We'll bounce back with a little bit of proactivity here.
Force the issue into glyph.
Find yourselves a second.
Labelsrock will get an operator in hand now.
Potential for this to be the turning point.
Issue being Hunter's Fury as well.
Four stars out.
Potentially open up.
One of these sites.
He's flipping the script here with a BBL with a perfect read.
Yeah, again aggression.
And, oh, LeRoc with a bit of a misplay, a foul light,
but the rest of BBL are there to maybe back him up.
Was that the plan? The sacrificial lambs him forward.
It's not that extent, but still can quickly fortify the other side of the map
if they felt like they had to, but actually can solve the TP.
Kroppin's reading this mid-lurk, though.
I'm in six right now.
Now this would be his first, but just gives up the angle, leaves Lovers Rock on a platter.
Oh my god Lovers Rock, there's no way you predict this.
No, no idea, a mini-subton net. Now there's problems and Kreben.
As you said, 0 to 6, he's not had a great start to this one.
The rest are coming through, but can he do anything about it?
Not really, ah, the position also a bit uncomfy.
No damage done though.
Martin, getting really...
Oh my god.
He was trying to fake the cartoon.
Yes!
Ah, man, what do we have to Rose?
Now should be, again the flanks on flanks on flanks.
This just feels mad already.
Plan's going to come in.
Mini with Molly still sitting up towards Heaven.
EBL, looking to try and find their next stepping stone forward.
He can slip away now, Glyph then left alone.
No, supportive. Molly comes in to buy time actually.
It's going to do well to store Martins even if they find Rose.
That's the flank gone.
Now all eyes, turning towards that CT side.
For half an hour, that's two.
You even caught off the observers in this one.
And you've got Info, but 21 HP here.
Makes a mad cross, makes a mad dash.
But can he find the defuse?
It's not planted for Martine.
He's got to make a play on this one.
He's got to get closer.
Off now achieved, Martine.
Ah!
Ha, ha, ha!
Bounce on him!
Another three-piece hook, Mizzwell.
Add it to the tally.
Five on the board now for mates.
Again, starting to have fun in some of these rounds.
And still just being out, playing against BBL being the one to take the crown of being unorthodox.
I'm happy because I'm here in my teens on fire, BBL is terrifying.
We've been wanting this for so long, I'm down for it.
Good to have the Gentlemates fans with something to cheer for.
for right this roster is given them reasonably 13 to 3 for Martin outstanding impact and the BBL it
feels like as you said they're on orthodox play it's really catching off gentlemen they're like oh
if you're going to go weird we'll go weirder yeah that's fine. Martinez the sort of player that
really shines in that sort of situation we do see here we see that performance check-in with BBL
only the one map lost.
But already in this series, doubling that tally.
Again, that was only to Pacific or to Biss.
Yes.
It was here.
It was on this map.
So, but beyond that, you can't argue their journey to this point as well for BBL,
even at this two to five sort of score line.
Getting past Vitality and Fanatic is obscene, right?
For a brand new team.
It caught all of our attention for the right reason.
Gentlemates doing similar things on the other side. Maybe you couldn't put as much faith into it.
Score line wise against opponents, but you could see it, right? The tangibles were there.
Now at this point, Gentlemates have absolutely lived up to a high reputation.
They are showing that capability. This should be six.
It's a big ultimate still to rely on. Talked about the Hunters' Fury previously, Martin again.
Two, two open up into round eight.
like it might be another 3k for him. Stacking these ultimates now only missing the divide.
Pagenta, mate, obviously on the other side is no investment. Krebben does have a sheriff,
but it's not going to be much left to say in this round.
Yeah, just sheriff there with Krebben.
Beyond that, just classic.
So, it can be the other time to consider how they want to do this to find solutions to these problems.
A test of depth. Something we haven't quite seen to this point, which sounds ridiculous considering the journey.
But as it stands, we're seeing an impeccably high swing from Martine, from Goliath.
A lot of the players actually having a really impactful game.
And a great tempo from Jet-Mates as well. Caution but not too cautious. Careful on approach.
There's a pop flash and there's a commitment not good. Mr. 3K, Mr. Moltengill, he can't stop winning his own flawless.
Barty is having a game.
Now it starts to be a little concerning for BBL going to be up against it in these next
few rounds and they're trailing by four already plenty of tools in the Gentleman's Arsenal
now to invest.
Go on, go on, go on, go on, I was going to say, Love is Rock and Rock have their
ultimates but the way these rounds have panned out it's not really an opportunity
to make a play on the back of them. Well, let's see how it goes because speaking of
ult, Martin's got his and it's always a little bit sketchy with this guy because he is going to
hunt you down as he goes, but he's going to take the space at minimum, right? He's secured
them the side off of that. They've got to know that heaven was open but look at this late
layering look at this presence from here man, the door is shut so there is that.
Can you point? Yeah?
Oh, it's such good synergy. You can't quite find a move.
Yet she's to back away.
You saw the potential, going to invest the honor, and again, go back for seconds.
Leroc on the back lines, looking for the flying wing before a body to drop here.
Mini's going to find Rose.
It's all falling into pieces. Leroc is going to find Glyph.
The pot's not in yet.
It's in the hands of Starzo, who's sat back, D.
Krevven going to catch Mini on the push-up.
Still more to be done than our team's still alive.
There is still problems.
Lover's rocking Leroc.
Having to work in unison. People are going to be spotted.
Lover's Rock doesn't fancy that.
I'll come through now, but...
Yeah, LaRocque was backing away.
The timing...
17 HP now for Lover's Rock.
Operator in hand and...
Herded away.
Did he expect this from Martin?
ID's cleared it really well.
At least the shoulder on the check.
But B-Po's position was the checkmate on Lover's Rock.
Not much to be done there.
Locktron maybe gap close here, catch.
A little bit of attention, but he's got 2 points.
Fight, catch one! Fast as well!
Beepo, left in the 1, B1 now!
Oh, what an attempt!
Beepo's done very well though, that crazy, crazy turn of events here.
I don't think they even knew about Mini because of the paranoia coming through.
I'm not sure exactly who's caught that, but the sound cue not relayed potentially,
but then Mini appears again to find Rose.
Again, I didn't see exactly where the paranoia was sent from Reuter, but I believe it may have caught on most of the people that were at the top of the zip.
17 to 4.
Yeah, it's just... 17 to 4.
I had a double glance there. I was like, wait, actually...
It's unreal. The highs and lows of this man, we've been waiting to see him kind of have that upswing, right?
We've all seen that it's going for the...
We'll get back to this form.
Yeah, because we saw it in moments. We saw glimpses of it these kind of fashion the pans
But this seems consistent and maybe under the in game leadership of sasa
It's been able to activate him given that freedom all that playing that's worked incredibly well
He's hunting again here
Both of closed time to jump
The slow approach here from mates
I still want to remain diligent here in this anti-eco.
The rock actually does have a Guardians.
It's still a chance to make something happen.
Sheriffs elsewhere other than Rose.
I can't PBL.
You're not seeing the same sort of approach in it.
These sort of rounds where they'd be happy
to roll the dice.
I'm trying to make something happen.
I think now you can probably agree with the sentiment that BBL are feeling a little rattled.
30 seconds later.
Let's see if they can bring this back together.
I mean, 5-7 could be manageable.
By the way, Martin's playing.
I just don't see it happening.
This guy is just so requirement for the right reasons.
Oh, it's just unstoppable!
Running through them, creating space.
But with 10 seconds, there could be issues.
issues. They looked at maybe a little too late this time. Maybe this one was a little too far.
There's many and Beepo's options are now zero. They can't get back the spike. They can't get back.
The round is three for BBL. Gennamae's maybe getting ahead of themselves.
Slight overgook here. It's outside this smoke for way too long from this choke point.
I mean even that's an issue with my team fighting to two on the way in, but just look at
Look at the timer here.
By the time that Martin's got towards default.
It's BBL.
We've been given a third.
Is that a chance?
Back into this half though.
Lovers rock up in hand once more.
No ultimates.
Four mates.
Only the rocks on BBL's side.
Again, no commitment of the spike here.
The potential sniff out in sort of proactivity I guess the flip side of the statement I just made is actually credit to be be able to
attested a little deeper on this is forcing errors from this default on the side of gentle mates
even previously there Kravins solo anchoring yes but it confirms the fake
Oh, the Rock!
Amazing, survived that.
And they're really trying to hunt him down, and Mini's got the reward.
Taking him away.
Going to now moat, he has to back to back side, but it's Lovers Rock!
He's dying forward!
Stars are on the other side. Could be dead here.
He is!
That's the spike in front of Smoke as well.
These last two are now way too far away.
Similar sort of thing.
Identifying the issue with this default already here.
BBL just able to pick.
Then my part 1 by 1, that was rock.
Well, third here, Glickball, 4, Beepo.
Now in a 1v4.
Time left in this one, but...
Needs a freebie, almost, right?
Yeah, you can't do that.
Oh, dear. Well, there's one.
Now you need the second. If Mike wants to pay attention, you've got to get one more.
I think... Wrong way.
Yeah.
I think this one's done for, but...
I think you're right, because we haven't...
I haven't looked at BBL on the lens of their problem-solving,
because normally they're so tempo-based, aggression-based, it doesn't even get that far, right?
But here they found a bit of a way to work the timing against gentlemates.
Now, this feels like a second round where it's fallen to a similar, I don't say issue, but outcome.
So three remaining this time, and BDL's starting to make that score, and look a little bit more convincing that we might have a map here.
Gentlemates were vastly in control. Now a little bit of a turn of events. It is only four, but up to five it could be something.
I think people are identifying where one of the trips was maybe it's going to try and punish that reading it's the fact maybe
Maybe Crevin is hard anchoring towards this side of the map.
He's quite lovely as Rocky at this time around though.
Very curious setup, maybe expecting a bit of a burst on this.
Oh my god he's stuck around.
Martin thinking he could walk on water, not to be the case.
We've got back down to reality and people are going to try and work in, but the layering
is going to be different.
The scaling harder with the loss of Martin.
It's starting to make it past the choke point.
Then the drone coming through and immediately two bodies on the ore.
chomping at the pit.
They seem to have lost players, I guess.
Yeah, forced to adjust elsewhere.
Lloyd's out on a very deep angle here, though.
Still got his paranoia.
Yep.
Well, I have to burn that one.
Yep.
Oh, man.
Lloyd's out.
Lloyd's out.
This guy is playing fine margins.
I guess he's playing as many seconds as he possibly can,
but he's playing a dangerous game.
All gonna come down 47 seconds.
I have plenty of time.
Let's see if they can get that plant sorted.
They read into this divide.
They might do.
They're standing guard though. Oh, they've actually baited them in a bit, but Rose with some bouncing shots!
And BBL this time, taking a fight to them! 5-7!
BBL back with signs of life. There was a drought for a while though, Mike.
Finding an insane way back into this half to make it just within two, Lauren.
Maybe a lifeline here for BBL in the first half.
Certainly could be. We'll have to wait and find out if it comes true.
A southern sign of life at the very end. Three rounds back to back
to bring the scoreline up to five to seven but we are far from over here.
Success always comes with even bigger support and let's see who I got with me at the arena. Selene
Lovers Rock girlfriend is with me, Berlin Oskeldin. Selene it's a pleasure to have you here of course
and we know that you know it has been a long way for Lovers Rock to get here so do you want
to tell us a little bit about this journey from riding ranked to being in VCTMA.
Yeah well I've been there from the start basically for him and he's always been referred to as a
ranked player but now he's here and I'm still here to support him through the way and yeah
we can see his performance and yeah. He got better with the years but you were there
throughout the process so I think that's pretty impressive and you know on a bit more general
level aspect you've been a GC player so you know how the game works and stuff so what makes
BBL a great team, a resilient team, a strong team according to you? I want to know your answer.
I think it's basically because of their teamplay and they are basically like a family.
Like brothers on the server? Yeah, exactly. So that's the key to success right? Playing with
with your brothers. Yeah basically that's literally it I think yeah they stuck
together and that's why. And they stayed together indeed a really good recipe for
success thank you very much. And let's see if the BBL boys have what it takes
to take the win on a this back to you, Pency and Hypoq. Well look they've given
us pause for thought here because I kind of thought this one was gonna be okay
map 2, Gentlemates looking good. Martin is sitting on 19 to 7. Like, we're good, right? That's map 2.
But then the last couple of rounds, something clicked for BBL.
Again, I don't necessarily want to say Gentlemates miss reading ever slightly, but
taking the foot off the gas, leaving a huge, huge weakness in terms of the clock itself.
And I think, well, BBL striking twice there to probably take the momentum away from Gentlemates.
Again, we're looking at two very different outcomes here.
Potentially a 9-3 on the cards.
So VBL now with, in terms of their pistol success, a chance to maybe equalize.
And Martin's going to see this Utah being thrown down.
Does have a sheriff too, so it could do some serious work with this.
And he's been graying pistols.
Already keeping his eye on this one.
Cage up.
Good a note, presence.
Fertilised fad, but Krebben's through.
And he's fast.
Working up the paranoia that came in.
That's from Lloyd, he's gonna get himself heaven control.
Takes a lot of damage on the way though, down to about 37, sights in their hands.
But again, gentlemen, we saw it in those statistics earlier.
Great on the retakes.
That's a good privilege to the plant there, Glyph.
Finds the rock.
Now it gets a bit weird.
I'm interested with cancelling on this one.
They have no information on B, they didn't even...
I mean, well, I guess they explored deep enough to...
Well, now for them to protect the headcount.
Wait for BBL to overstep even further.
Kravitz tacked down to 37 HP. It's a huge advantage now in a pistol round.
Yeah, they're rolling the dice on beating Bipo basically. That's it. And there could have been another, right?
And Lover's Rock not going to get much in middle just yet.
Bipo slipping away. Looking to try and re-clear middle. Probably joined by Stazo in a second.
Lover's Rock has his hands full here. Three players. There's no way he's going to come out on top of that one.
He's not. But the pawn's gone down, so... I don't think a great trade though.
No, basically two and a half left standing here for BVL, plenty of bodies on the side of mates, they can just look to overwhelm.
Yeah, Rose wanting that smoke maybe to try and get some hot in his favour, but he's going to be checked on and cleared.
B-boy on the terrain, a big round here, Leitec goes down the swing.
The gentle mates at this round have been fantastic.
Maybe trying to force the entomates into a scrambled rotation or something, but again, it's just not sticking.
There'll be eight on the board here.
And the catch on the rock, and again at this point, he's committed.
What does he do? Start flanking one of the sites, he has to tuck in.
Unfortunately then, there's no contingency to get him out of that situation.
So what the expectation is, he goes 1v2, 1v3 in top mid.
like it would be a huge bailout if you can but that whole time there's not enough
happening towards one of the sites to really step back in motion. He's not going to
catch anybody in the car it's just a little strange to see like I said still
alluding to maybe BBL being a little rattled, but finally getting that.
And people are reading, okay I was a bit worried he was going to try and stick on that one but no he does smash and get away and Geng's
to make just absolutely backtripping them quick and easy in zone four.
This mate's going to get through that second round with barely a point of damage.
Flying colours, huge opportunity here for the bonus.
See, that's 21 and 8, it's Beepo, gonna be the closest to an early ultimate here, but unlikely
to see it in the bonus, put much in terms of progress at all on the side of BBL, even
And here Gaps in the purchase, Lovers Rock, bringing a Guardian in here.
Maybe conscious of just getting full shield on the Rock, they only like shield here but
no scope, four mates.
Happy to tuck in here.
Well maybe actually, they're looking as if they want to get a little active outside
late drone into mid so should have a fairly decent read here
points if they actually rotate anyone or they feel happy enough as they are
it's the first time I've committed utility but not going to spot anyone
so again going in a little blind here Bipo still happily committed towards site
now gets a bit isolated sure but maybe I would have to be on a swivel to clear this comfortably
I see how Bipo does in this. He's got five players here. They're full contact up. He comes out swinging, but the utility just a bit too good.
Almost unfortunate, but the fact that they were fully just shift walking up contact, they couldn't do much about it.
Now Craven could run away with the space. The spike doesn't get planted here.
Where are we going? What are we doing?
We're rotating. Starzos. Starzos in bottom mid.
18 seconds. Oh my God.
Oh no, he's going to go stick out.
Oh my God, it's overcooked.
It's charred.
No.
Seven seconds left.
Oh, we've had an absolute nightmare of a round.
I say it again, rattled.
This is not how BBL has been playing.
And even I'm telling you to look at the stage,
because you know the stars are giving it a cross there.
They're contacting her.
You just don't see BBL playing like this.
They're shift walking up the site.
They leave themselves no margin for error here again creven fine space sure, but
You never make it that run at 22 seconds, there's just too many variables too many unknowns
mistakes
And that is why
Stars like doesn't get that kill. I don't think he plans
I don't know if he would have actually.
It's less than 10 seconds and he's making it past bottom mid.
Mike was up and pacing.
He's not doing well.
I walked away.
He's not looking.
He's doing streams that are for solo cast.
No, man.
That's just not the BBL we've seen.
Like I said, as three, shift walking, contacting onto site.
One site, which already fine.
I mean, it was a big roller dice called shifting up, playing contact, fine.
They could have planted go a bit nerdy felt a bit weird wanted to work off of blind information
Seeing the way that rose is called in some of these very very high pressure scenarios. It's so
So scary to see that level of I
Keep coming at the same word at rattle. They just stay just look
Completely out of sorts. We talked about potentially seeing a different BBL playing from behind not being in control
and higher stakes and I think we're starting to see potentially some of those issues rearing
his head.
I'm with you, I'm with you on that.
Now I guess the question becomes then, is there a leader amongst that BBL side to bring
him back on page?
Remind them who they've been so far to take down the giants that they have to have made
it even to this stage.
Somebody's got to step up here, ultimately take back control of this second map.
Because again, it's a different ballpark than to say you're 2-0 down in a BESA 5.
Yes.
And look, this is the difference. This is when the pressure becomes the highest, right?
Mates have players who've been there, who've been to champions.
Hell, there's one champions and you can see the difference already.
The composure is staying.
For BBL, information noted, they're going direct.
They should read this layering, it's similar to before.
Different player on the side though, this time Glyph going to hop up and down, does make a meal of that shot.
It's another rock we're rewarded. Now, Plants should be up next.
Martin's behind the smoke.
Oh, Martin's been caught, hold on. Plants still not in yet, Plants still not down.
Just about going down now, but it's only Mini and I want V4.
When they go back to the basics, when they play simple, when they play together,
they play as the five that we know they can't beat.
There's still danger there.
Mini, gonna make, oh I mean make it work for it I guess but you got anything else for us?
This would be the fumble of the century if they drop this one, oh my god, this might
be the fumble of the century if they drop this one because there's no way to wait
and wait.
Loiter's close, Kreblin's got the info, they do not make a mess of their six rounds
to their name.
Robin Dicey there Mike, we're sick of learning.
the switch up sticking to this sort of game plan again it's another different
sort of round from BBL in terms of their contact approach to the side beautiful
shot on the back of the ping
it'll be mates now to let that one breathe a little bit after a bonus
conversion, BBL will find the fourth round of the second half, but still a big gap in
finances wise. Still three semi-comfortable on the side of BBL. Thomas Rock does have
ultimate available here. Nothing on the side of mates. I've got to say I'm just very
concerned to see BBL kind of straying away from some of the things that have just looked
magical for this roster.
Well, they're key win conditions.
Things that put them on our radar that may just pay attention to this squad.
We've seen underdogs before, but we've never seen them come out like this.
But again, the scenario changes, the stakes get bigger, the losses feel heavier, the
mistakes become more and more poignant, right?
It is a different beast and people don't see it, right?
You don't realise anything you see in these games.
Roll back to the early game for BBL.
They looked like no one could stop them.
They were running through teams they have no right to do it to.
They face the gentlemates who've done a great run so far
and they look like a different team.
If they can get back together,
they can get things rolling, it's game back on.
For now, gentlemates have shown experience matters.
Big performers from some of the big players.
That Beepo.
Taking a walk in middle with Martin.
That's Crevin, probably dead here.
Three, two, one, he is absolutely
It's a bed a sleep I'm just unaware tucked in
Like what's going on here lovers rock and have to go nuclear or one of them's got to step up to the test
It is messy though the rock thriving in the chaos
Doubling down gets the information looks towards heaven glyphs there
Still don't think Bpo and staza and glyph are gonna go down without a fight
Much pace here from BB L, but now back against the rules.
Rose delivers her stars over four.
Okay, but Beepo still breathing. Can he make something happen all the time in here?
It's big for Rose. I like what he tried. Did a bit of damage.
Kind of fighting on the way down, I guess, but a three-players remaining.
I think they're safe.
Get this up.
Okay, that's seven.
You know, able to get back on track in terms of their approach to round 17.
We'll find the conversion.
it rose his hunters fury out of the equation the other side beep oh anyone
available here from for mates
potential to bring it within touching distance here the purchase is not going
to be in reach for mates on the other side of that then it's all about who's
going to step up here a couple of the BBL now digging into the backlines
Not allowing mates to sit back and concede this space for free essentially.
I'm coming along the spike just yet.
to make a move towards him.
Krebben, try to keep his attention here.
A lot of time burn up already, though.
It don't continue.
I thought he might have tried to work a little further.
Maybe try to be a little bit more
Evasive with these kind of repetitive be hits maybe try to set a little different start to the round
Not really creating many question marks. I start over the ones that fall
Yeah, they're actually I know exactly making something on this list three players on this side quick lift on his own
Got playing ahead of the smoke there
I'm surprised that he went down on this but 38 seconds. I'm keeping my on the time and the spike
I think this is kind of time for mates to also get their ducks in order because as much
should we have been critical of BBL because it's apparent, right? It's clear that they
looked very different initially to how they were before. For me though, I do want to see
if Mates can also reignite something. Keep in mind the first half was, I don't want to
say gifted, it wasn't, it was hard fought for, but Martin was having a worldy game,
right? So it takes away some of the issues as well. It could remove some of that extra
layering. If BBL's course corrected, Mates need to as well. Now they've been held
on this 10th. For a second here. This will be 8th for BBL. That scoreline is closing in.
Certainly is. See the funds don't get much better after that. If it was to come to a
position here, then obviously then behind on BBL again being the ones to make some
some sort of adjustment.
Into this, Bipo still with an ultimate.
A couple more now on the horizon, four mates.
Still the Hunters fury for Rose.
Yeah, let's see if that gets brought into effect here.
This, a different start, hold on.
This could be the same brawl we saw in the beginning.
Yeah, it actually is LaRocco to take down Bipo.
This is now getting sketchy.
It's the remix.
Hopefully that gets fixed here.
And as already,
Man to the good, this is a very big start.
And the Scout to claim, and I can see that they're trying to kind of work on their expectations here,
but it feels like they're not sure where they want to rotate in this.
A re-clear from Stazzo with this outdrone.
I mean it'll all look through, sees nothing on A.
That could be a nice plane, they could start toying with these expectations, right?
They've set this sort of idea, this could be these B hits,
which is going to cause these rotations, but does Martin get caught?
Or does he punish?
Oh, Marti again! Stands guard! We can only do so much!
Fools! But there's still Stazzo up towards Heaven. He had waited this whole time.
Still a decent U2 here to make something happen.
He was trying to get something off the reveal, but he's found through. What is he going to find here?
How did he get that? That, I mean, I guess luck will strike sometimes, but
I like what they're doing here, BBL. They're starting to kind of play around with those B hits
and then adjusting towards the very late here. Gliff now. Irrelevant to outcome.
time to save Mike BBL, I think they've stabilised. Yeah Claude their way back into this. In total control
these last few rounds, bit concerning initially to resort to this sort of play style but
now I think mates, the one's on the back foot obviously the finances
total disarray now. Yes Ultima's coming online but
But, the chance now for BBL to tie things up.
So, for you to be given here,
fire the rock, but then look at the cushion now.
You're on some of these names.
I mean, Craven and the Rock, basically up at 5K.
Yeah.
How many tiles do Mates have left?
I feel like one left still, maybe?
I think they've got one left, yeah.
I'm just looking for a freebie potentially outside this smoke but a little over zealous.
That's four without a response they've found.
The look of the ult though man like it's still an advantage here but again still we
want to see over investment especially with the way BBL are playing. The last few
rounds at least the rock able to actually get all the way into this smoke.
Yeah but I don't think this fakes really paying off. What is that? You had no right to grab that kill.
People goes down and they're trying to close down the kill but I think Lovers Rock is out of there.
He is. Where has this just come from? Now working the map so much better.
Unfortunately, mates, they're scrambling for a response.
Lovers rock tagged up down to 14 HP.
Martin, Desmond's trying to find a kill, and he will.
Oh, good find there from him.
There's many notes.
Yeah, the pinks got through.
Loich has seen him.
And there's the trade.
OK, Krebber does go down.
It's still planted.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
All down.
You hold side control, and then you look at the post-plant utility.
The rock with ult.
Rose with his ult.
You've still got a lot to play with shock darts on top for the others.
Martin's got his, so...
Yeah, but it's a two for three.
It's just not there this been good, but maybe gonna be hard to pry these players out position
But they've got to make a goal of it to the extent
Yeah, the two clutch players four mates now walk may piece together here in round 20
How do you do and you know what alts they have man? That's the top. I know what utility they have
There's the first right you've drawn it out. Oh nice hinder as well on top
And they're just not be able to dig about these positions
There's the next all right, there's layers to this and Martin would love someone to take a fair fight
but they're just not doing it. PBL's utility is on point. Glyph's gonna try and make us down, but the round is PBL's
and we are back at 10 apiece all even now.
Leaving nothing to chance, throwing everything into this round to tie things up.
And now we're messing on the side of Gentremates here, talking about the ultimates that reside
to come alive now just missing one point for the divide.
Will be mates to call their second time out now, lost to consider.
Don't write it off yet though, map 11-13 and it felt like OT was coming, all of this.
Don't believe it just yet and even though the finances aren't here for gentle mates in this round
I mean they nearly have the full hand of votes for the one following if they keep
Yeah, like I said just missing one one point for the divide. Oh my god again
It's not the sort of rounds where mates throw an ultima or two in and it swings in their favor bbl. I've just said
basically free run of the entire map
Gentle mates last few rounds as well not getting everybody up to a full buy of notes again
Rifle is coming out, but there's gaps in utility
and everybody on the full shields we see here with the gentle makes performance
zero maps lost so far and again you'd kind of look at them making it past you
giant X and Navi with the big ticks in the box if you look at it at journey
right and I think maybe us putting a little bit more faith in BBL because of
who they beat to get here but the way mate's got here has been impressive
right it's been quite clean it's been very strong it's been decisive and
exactly that dominance first time we're seeing a close affair and it
really shows these two are the pinnacle right now in an unexpected way of the
EMEA region so we focus in on this a weird buy like I mean what do we see them
do it's almost feeling like they have to overdeliver in this situation
the lights are forced off very early on I think the buy from that being I think
If I might feel the pinch shit,
Bucky's in it.
Tethered down, he's done Cliffs-Found.
Akira and the Spike.
Rocks down to 10.
They absolutely read what his play was.
They've under...
Oh! What a shot!
But gentlemen, it's a back hit!
They've read this approach well.
They've got it into their heads perfectly.
Position to catch and punish.
The Spike is a problem.
Boise doesn't have ult to get that back.
Creven far away, trying to work middle.
But there's a setup for this.
Oh, they've got him dead to rights.
Mates unorthodox, but brilliant here.
Showing some keen ability to read into what BBL have been doing, and get that right punish.
So the bit of time to sit inside this, the drone will go out, still tools at the disposal.
Well, Mates, there's so many bodies, but she's found the first clean as well.
And they don't have a lot of arming here, right? It's weaponry short, this is still manageable.
The timing, timing, timing, he didn't take any damage though, and he's getting confident, he's just trying to get fast and loose with this one pretty much.
Oh my god, Loiter, Loiter, there's one above, there's one above, does he read it? Does he read it?
WAAAHHH!
Come on! It is unbelievable!
Come on, Loiter! Red Bull Clutch, you saw they had that every day of the week!
You gotta be kidding me!
He's had a few impressive individual kills, but what the hell was that?
No man, watching this, back one by one maybe, and one by one they fall.
Oh my God, absolutely sensational from Leutern.
That's no matter who was the one to step up.
We're seeing a couple of different players from VBL now.
Having their say.
Now I'll ask you for a response to the buy-round here from mates after they,
I gotta say it fumble.
The lesser purchase teed up for success in the previous.
We're seeing what lovers rock and get done with this up
Probing towards mid now is rose the drone out this
Closer space on a silver question mark. Anybody necessarily here to
Get a feeler
Laura can get out of here, but yeah, he completely nullifies it look at me though
Again, Jeno is round to give up the site here, Martijn.
He's got a roast.
And they've got Krebben down as well.
Hold on, this is recovery for Rocky.
He needs to get out of there with the spike.
Don't even spam into the smoke, just leave.
Martijn, they gave up B site here
and the backfill is instantaneous from BBL.
30 seconds left.
This is still a 3v5, man.
They've got ultes, they've got everything they need.
A purchase in play.
Loix is alive.
He's got a paranoia.
Is that enough?
Again.
I mean Lovers Rocks gonna be on really deep angle with this up later as well they're exploring now obviously gentlemen should know this right there
That has to be the forefront of their minds. We have not had eyes on B
They could be anywhere, but I like to try to play the odd tier BBL
Yeah, and look at the caution and hesitation the careful nature in which they're trying to approach
There's that all coming from Martin that will clear backs of his blade
I don't know if you got spotted we need to see it from his POV loiter
Starr's own great work, Morg, gets put to bed, I was watching last one, can't allow the shot, GENTLEMATES!
Get on the second page, finally!
Behind me, number 11.
Oh, they're up!
All five standing and in zone four, let's see it.
Four GENTLEMATES.
And the opportunity here for BVL to run away with this sort of round.
They have the divide, they have the Hunter's Fury now, an operator in the hands of Glyph.
BBL sent back to the Stone Ages in terms of this purchase.
They actually opt out to try and get a rifle.
Or two on the board, Lovers Rock. Does have his ultimate.
It's just the two rifles to make it go with things here in round 23.
Another map right down to the wire between these two teams.
Course it is. Course it is.
That was rock. Going backfinding.
Cutting through.
The one who needs out of it.
They've got sight.
Those are these retakes.
They've been sharp.
See what the VBL will do here in the post.
Saw some very active post plans from them
versus Vitality Bar mid out of the question right now.
This is interesting, Kravins position is quite nice here, but gotta be careful I was playing off of this trick.
Oh my wire.
Now knows they're close.
Ah, he gets clear of pity.
What's founding here? Apparently he makes it work.
Well wait, that's a classic bro!
Calm down, Stazzo, quickly!
Puts him out of the situation.
Now the gap close.
A bit of a trade out of space, right?
He was in it!
But there's a bounding martini!
He knows he knows those!
Drop down, 1v2, Stazzo's there!
And it's giving me 12!
Or is it?
Yeah, he's got it.
Definitely got that one.
Yes!
12, but gentlemen, will we be seeing 30 to 11 again?
It's just the exchange back and forth here
in the last few rounds.
Absolutely insane, Mini.
Crucial kill, Stazzo.
from the top row.
Beautiful response from mates.
Get in behind BBL.
What's really the fact that maybe
someone's going drifting further forwards
once more for BBL.
It's the perfect response.
Martin now up to 30.
Insane performance from him.
Will it be enough here to win in regulation?
Rifles.
Back on both sides here. Full purchase actually. I don't know if there's any gaps here initially.
Meaning just one away from the ult. Only thing available for BBL is the new EarthFep at the rock.
Just missing one point.
B-Po. Playing a little bit deeper this time.
You should be careful to not get caught. Has Glyph by his side.
Martin's coming over. Three players ready on beam.
Oh, it's out! Get out of here! Starr's got an operator bear in my back.
He was still wanting onto the site. Could have been outnumbered, but he can't send it.
Actually landed. Does he get to keep his life? I think he does.
Martin's expecting a flank, but now, so does Crude.
Kevin's got another lead, so he's on the other side here.
Three players ready to swing him. Slyke gets lost in exchange, however.
Great decision-making here. To rescind away,
here with the threat now put some in a 4v4 situation limited tools la rock want
to potentially sway this back in bbl's favor
that's a lot of bodies that is a lot of bodies I think they might have just
realized this they're already pretty close here can't quite back away clip
gonna fight forward Rose gonna catch Swing low comes in from Lopperswick he goes
down marty now with boots on the ground try to climb towards the site 3v3
post plot rock you can see in the panic
the pressure all then comes in
right up
it's all down to people who teach Charlie Beckoning
people it's going the distance
somehow some way we make it out of
regulation a drought of rounds then a response found just so little separating
these teams
now a little bit of energy in response from the BBL side of the stage
And a full reset here.
Rolls reversed, mates.
Back on the attack here for the first round of overtime.
Safety's up.
32 and 15 for Martyn.
Lloyd's catching up 20.
As well, he's really come alive, but we go back in.
BBL on the defending side. Obviously, Gentlemates on the attack.
Loves Rock fan-seeing his chances.
And he's got bodies coming his way.
It's very dangerous.
How long does he stay?
Lovers rock.
He actually has this could be death.
And I think he's luckily just about stepped away in time.
B-Pro can't get close for us.
Bloody hell he played that close.
Yeah.
Right down to the wire, but Mace will find their way onto site.
Double flank coming through our side A right now.
So the Rock and Light are making moves elsewhere, so I prefer a clean plant here for mates.
Finally dealing with the trip on site here. It's still a weird one up on top of the box, but
that becomes a factor.
There's two players on flank. Oh my god, they clearly glyphs so fast. I thought they could
be in the back and forth on that by some time, but now you can see the gentlemen's
getting a nervous rodified forward and they do. Martin's connection towards Creven's fantastic
Paranoia from afar, but no one can really profit off that yet.
Goes up above the fire and scores down the road.
Mane is going to get you two.
Bane goes, go, you're one.
And that was just low as well, and left it off for nearly a second.
Mane's making up to 13, but it did take over T,
but they're up there now.
Map point found for Mane.
See a chance to seal the deal.
Close the account on a second map.
See, as soon as the penny drops out, I don't even think actually, there's a confirmation
on the second player fanking, so, they're still traversely unknown, but absolutely the
right decision.
Time to jump.
Martin going forward very quickly here.
I mean, they've seen this sort of stuff before, right?
And he's set up for this.
Oh, yes, he's commited a crevice.
Oh, dear, he made Martin.
Yeah.
decided that was as far as he was willing to go, which is probably the right call.
Something opportunity there.
Once the counter gets removed.
How quickly they're up here though, paranoid. Posted. Crevin chomping at the bit.
Yeah, he was this space, but there's two players on this one.
Way ahead of the flash though, Martins, and our walks of smoke and wins.
I don't know how that works, but it does in his hands.
And now a late look back towards B.
Well, Glyph.
Put a corner once more, does have B-Po, but a little bit disconnected. His eyes are trained on mid.
I think Glyph looking to get a little bit fruity inside these smokes, but they're trying to play to it, man.
He's not backing away, and you can see why. Goes down, swinging so far, can only take one.
Lloyds does well. Keeps us within check. 3v3 plant coming in. Time on their side.
But the retakes have been great from Gentlemates. A really strong aspect in their game plan.
Can they pry this play's opposition to rock? Not the first time he's put in there, it gets found fast.
And now there's problems galore. Or is he trying to set something up here?
Little dart up above. Light to be the one here.
But Starzo, vulnerable. Starzo, where was the call? Where was the help on that? He was left alone, left to rock.
And now it's down to the 2v2. Mini wants in on the site. Both of them stuck here. I don't know if they've hurt a bit.
Let's play in there. Let's play at angles. By the time when it wasn't going right, they caught a really gap.
That was the same time, Martín!
Two forward, away!
The spacing on that might was a mistake.
They could have really just cornered him in there.
I think splitting here, ultimately they're demise
and Ken Martín's signature move here
around the corner with the shorting.
Rolls able to split the distance.
Again, the scan, the reveal doesn't attack.
Styles open.
Can they know where the drum's coming from?
Big luck from Rose.
Isolating both of these remaining players for a minute.
It'll be a timeout call here for BBL, a chance to catch their breath.
God, yeah. Nothing I need some of that.
This has been one of the more explosive games we've seen.
From one of the longest series we've seen as well,
team currently at 35 to 16, just keep track if you're playing along at home.
Well it's a 22 to 16. Beyond that a pretty well-rounded affair from both sides but this
is where it gets into the kind of weird and wacky. If we didn't have that already Mike I mean this is
where it gets you know so far kind of down the rabbit hole. I think we're all a little mad
down here so we just have to wait and see what they bring out at this point. There are so many
options, so many opportunities. We saw the BBL were a little bit more favorable to certain looks,
certain approaches, but this time around obviously, we'll have to wait to see how they handle this.
As gentlemates have been deadly, I mean I think genuinely it was down just that decision making
to split and just be a little off timing on that crunch on the side. Yeah, maybe, yeah, maybe
still just a little hesitant chaotic comms obviously as the clock starts ticking away.
Now mates, back on the attack.
I'm sure looking to probe outside, I don't think Leuch is going to catch much in terms
of info there, maybe just a glimpse.
This gentleman is very quickly outside B site, that's only anchored right now by
Crevin.
Yeah, they're only starting to re-clear A now as well.
I mean, luckily, I guess they can have those quick mid rotations, but Prevans...
minus. Screwed here, he can buy a bit of time, but is there anyone who can help him?
The time is going to be awful in these cages. I don't know how long he gets to live, how is he still alive?
And the attention gets split, wait! Genji Waze just completely lost track of where they were.
Swap now left and Mini put into a position to try and fight this forward.
It's taken down to 70, but at least I guess they've still got a step on the site.
Now the plant becomes awkward. BBL can back away a little bit here.
Smokes will go up. Now come into the spike plant just to get a paneling perfect.
Really nice timing the rocker, trying to invest more team impression, but this lag is rock.
Getting a 4, 14, 13. BBL finally in the lead.
Now a chance to rip this wall away from gentlemates.
Trying to map point of their own.
Hey, Kraven.
They just don't make enough progress towards Scythe.
We have to clear inside the cage.
We have to catch on that side of the cage.
Again, nobody holding on the other side.
On the other side of Pillar.
To catch that reposition outside the cage.
It's a big gamble for Kraven.
He's hindered, obviously,
able to sit inside the cage for long enough,
but he's said without a second body.
On site for gentle mates, it's just too much to clear.
I mean, obviously if you're gentle mates here, you're like, guys just stack B.
Surely they come B, right? Right?
Right? I mean, is this a double fake, we're seeing?
I might see what the spike commits, right? Because they kind of showed...
I don't got anything of fake from BBL until, like,
spikes halfway past you, plant it.
True, true, true, true.
It does feel like a double pump, right? Rose doing this,
going to spot at least Martin for some away, so that limits information.
You'd already see the stars there was kind of leaning their sights,
so they did bite on it. This was a really good fake here.
Mini can buy a bit of time, but they're already on site.
So Puan's going to be coming in.
Double faked work really well.
Again, it's playing with his expectations from regulations.
How did you see that one?
I don't know if he even caught through the smoker.
It's just a bit of luck on their side.
The last thing they need.
Now 4v5, four mates.
And that two hanging in the balance here.
Creppen still stays tucked in, Lauren.
He's playing a blinder here, Creppen.
He was left to his own devices before.
This time he gets cleared. Fast as well.
you
you
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you
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You play away my heart, you play away my heart
It's all over the place
That's just the way it goes, that's just the way it goes, the way it goes
She was the one, spotting, balling, phone was dry
But now everybody calling, to the taking risk, yeah
I always go on it, swear to God that I'm deaf to the talk
I can't hear it, till the finish line
I know that I'm near it, yeah
Cut the check and I'ma clear it
We're gonna make it so far.
What an absolute comeback from
BBL. Side of things. Welcome
back, everybody to VCT and
this one easy on themselves or on General Nades.
Maybe the key is to not win pistol.
Yeah, two pistols of Mates, as you're saying,
what a comeback for the side of VBL.
It definitely did not start easy for them,
but I think that there was a lot of non-forced mistakes
on the side of Mates on their defense
that took them to this place.
And we also saw players like Lovers Rock
that started up a little bit shaky,
but found the pace at the moment
that they started getting a couple kills.
Yeah, as soon as they got into that overtime
I think especially he was able to have a couple of multi frags in there to help them pull the map over the line
And yeah, maybe I'll really being able to fight back in this series so far by being able to win out gentlemen
It's not yeah fine on the server
But also kind of off it something with such a fun going into this Kikuoka was the fact that we were looking for confidence
We wanted to see VBL come back with confidence and it feel like eventually it's helpful and they managed to find
Yeah, I think that it had to do with the many things that the fact that we also saw it outside
We're seeing it in their reactions time and time again. I think that they capitalized a lot on
mates actually not trading a lot of the tools that they were having seen this energy coming in
For them was definitely a game changer especially knowing how crazy the crowd has been today for both sides
Beautiful is it your rose is giving it rose like that even when the map and like he was he was not
I was going to say, Rose at the very end of it, you see him and you see the mouse and I'm like, okay, okay, he's popping off.
Maybe, I'm not going to say what he said, but he can say it.
He gets away with it, but the fact that we saw this consistent confidence building up over time from BBL,
it did feel like it was down to one player in particular, Billy, being able to get round after round, clutch after clutch to keep them in the game,
but also to allow them to stay the confidence and Loita here was just incredible.
Yeah, I think we were all kind of looking forward to light up being coming up into the city is one of these put like long member core players of this roster. And yeah, I think this poor Kate this actually for me might be one of the best clips of kickoff that we've had so far.
The fact that he's in a one before situation, not been playing on this stage for very long and clutches up like that. Like he is actually ice cold.
I mean, absolutely because it's not a fork. It's a one these four like you're in a situation that is already difficult. They're already like the score is so tight, given a little bit of an advantage to maids could have been the difference.
We could have not made it to overtime and this could have been a 2-0 and watch out because this kind of losses are the ones that are more difficult to bounce back from.
But crazy performance for him. And I think that that also gave them a lot of momentum to close that.
Yeah. Absolutely. And that's exactly what they needed to be able to get into things.
But it did feel like when we were starting things off,
we were kind of been taking on a journey with many getting steps in.
We were forced to follow him around. What's going on?
So here's the thing. You're sentinel.
Like you're like, I'm going to lurk a little bit.
And I think that for in the first half to me, two things stand out.
Martin, absolutely insane.
And the other thing is like, I'm looking at many, right?
And he's playing the brimstones.
We're speaking about the smokes and what he can do with that and what not what he has for for post one and
I just think of him walking around the map and he just decides to
To just walk this is what a round for me looks like this guys will be your POV if you were mini
Just look at it. Yo, like you can look at the kill feed and there's like, oh
Just take all yeah
this is one of the rounds
that it didn't work, but we
also have the rounds where it
did work. He does manage to get
a kill at the beginning, and
sometimes you know it's high
risk, high reward. He's able to
use this most and look at the
position that he has so
advantageous and it's not
going to be expected from the
rest of the players because it
is so difficult to keep the
time in on everything. We
were speaking about this
micro plays coming in from the
side of me. Sometimes
successful. Sometimes that's
so much. Yeah, I feel like
many was just going walk
about some of you of the
I think that kind of
Unpredictability was kind of good for mates, but they feel like as soon as BVL started to kind of figure that out
They were able to then punish it
So yeah, you go away with a couple of rounds, but no more than a couple
But that's okay because it was still a great performance from both of these teams that we've seen on this map
But now they are one one. They are in the lead. They won each other's map pick which
Okay, crazy work to live in. We still have at least
Three of them, but I think they're pretty good. I think they're pretty good
We still have at least three more to look at.
So I want to look at the maps that are coming up
and I want to really look forward to Pearl specifically
because this is another map for BBL
where they could potentially come out swinging
and make it a little bit more difficult for general needs.
Yeah, again, keeping on the same narrative
that we've been keeping about the Cypher
or just playing something more standard.
It's a very good map also historically for them.
Understandable that they want to go into that feeling.
that they're going to be
able to do that. Yeah, for
sure. I mean the win rate that
they were able to have in
challengers and then bringing
it here now to VCT like they're
very dominant on this power
map. And when I think about
mates as well, they've obviously
played it once this kickoff as
well, and it looked great for
them. Yeah, there we go.
Fortune and one on pearl in
challengers and ascension last
year. So although they've
only shown it the ones here
in VCT, the L they've got a
good pearl. Really I'm going
to be devil's advocate here
the first map, you know, and
like there's plenty of footage
on mom as well in that sense
and like I don't think that you
can just pick. Oh, well,
actually they they lost Haven,
so maybe they're going to lose
barrel as well. We're
invested three territory. What
it really excites me about this
pro is the fact that we are
going to see star so on the
fade. To me, he's the synonym
of a good game. I mean,
To me, he's the synonym of a good Sky and a good Fade player, so he gets really, really
scared for me because that's when he gets more ballsy, he's very down to take risks,
and I don't think that we would expect major prizes, really.
No, I don't think so.
I think from what we're really expecting, there's a bit of a matchup right aside from
the initiative players, like you've already highlighted, obviously everyone's going on
that so far.
It has been solid so far today as well, I have to say.
There, I think he always is, like he's so, it's so easy to like rely on his utility
at the gold.
I think as well when I'm looking at Rose, there's so many like star players on this roster that sometimes he's one of those players that just goes under the radar, but the impact he's been able to have, the fact that he's been able to IGL his team up to this point, you know, one step away from Master of Santiago is crazy, but, yeah, look at these two compositions, they've not changed anything on either side, so stay mode, stay mode.
Stay mode, stay mode, and I'm looking forward to seeing how that is going to be playing out on the server specifically, because even when we're looking at the composition wise, the only difference here is the sova and the thing.
So how are those interactions expected?
For Rose, it's bread and butter.
It's everything, literally, that he has played during kickoff.
And we understand that, like, seriously,
it's not only the way that it works with his calling,
it also works with the composition and the style
that they've been playing and how they want to then work
for both the retakes and also the post plans.
On the other side, I expect that Gentamase
to be a little bit more bossy.
I just need VBL because I'm just like,
it's coming back to me.
that bonus round on the attack where they run out of time.
I love the mind games, but we need to keep our feet on the ground and our eyes on the
time, guys.
And we need to be aware of the space we give our enemies.
It's also 100% win rate for both of these teams so far on Pearl when we're looking at
their performances here at Kickoff.
But one of them is going to lose that shiny streak.
Who's it going to be?
We'll find out as we're ready to head into our third map of this Best of Five
Series with Hengie and Hypo.
Oh, this is starting to become a bit of a classic match between these two now.
I mean, you look at map 1 and map 2, it's unbelievable already.
The distance they both pushed. Now, coming into Pearl though, where do you see on the side?
I feel like we haven't seen too much recently of, I guess you could say BBL in this sort of light,
or kind of focusing on this kind of thing there?
No, obviously talking about the Pacific performance there, again fairly one-sided,
but again with certain questions around the opponent and the roster in general.
on the other side, Giant Exeter historically
I've been fairly solid at Pearl
Maybe an off-day with a much closer affair
for the mates
Already here
This back-and-forth exchange now
puts us into a third map
with BBL showing resilience
I mean
Just the loiter turning that clutch around
felt like
the real opportunity to tee up
An equalizer
Absolutely capitalizing on that martin identified early on here and a lot look at the backfill this space very quickly
I mean, he's been absolutely magic in this pistol round swap at this time
They're keeping the team tagged up as well. Yeah back together. Yeah, you look at the damage on the BBL side barely you
Too much to write home. Yeah, the rock taking a little bit and creven as well
But at the trade for mini every day of the week
It's so early too, one minute ten.
Yeah.
It's looking as if they might want to dig their heels in here.
People on a very deep angle.
The drone will come through.
I'll just find my team once more.
The stun doesn't catch, but the flash does.
The rock.
To find the opener.
Okay.
Okay.
Hold on.
Hold on.
Hold on.
It's not done yet.
It's down.
It's okay.
One V2 necessary now.
Well it has to now rejoin the pack right?
I'm going to send the healthy man forward, Stazzo.
We're going to try and get behind this.
I like his timing.
Yeah?
It's made really good progress.
Really decisive work.
And now the read is good for BBL though to clear through the back side and maybe, yeah,
plant on the safer side.
Camera.
We'll identify Stazzo's position.
Milo?
Oh Milo.
Yeah, Milo!
And still, they would have found the kill and put a pistol round on the board for BBL.
And it feels like honestly, it makes them great on their pistol rounds as well.
They've been doing wonderfully at that.
Now, be it on the back of some of Martin's like 3Ks randomly or have you, but still this
is a brilliant start.
And even just the awareness to dig deeper in towards Pip, make sure they clear that
properly, go out accordingly, nice little high low, they look kind of well on the
same page here.
Again, Grevin, some real bailouts in that one.
BOOOOOOOM!
BOOOM!
HAHAHA!
Still
seeing good energy from BBL
this is some concerns from me back on Haven
they get about, Jones obviously laying down the lore
but they've got to be feeding themselves after this
that's safe, a bit of aggression here from mates
Lawrence is going to be catching check
Yeah, it's on the back away
they've got utility kind of deep to catch if they do follow that push up
so he'll know that he's
somewhat safe and the rest of them can kind of get the call out
coming around the more traditional rotation route.
Gotta be a bit cautious on site
because we know that there's a player there.
They don't, but they wanna be just a little bit careful.
Oh my word, I mean, that's barely gotta be a pixel.
Maybe with a little bit of an opportunity to swing,
but sadly they can get the connection
they would have wanted.
So, starts to cop a lot of the damage,
might be left in no man's land.
Able to back away, Lovers Rock is farming up here.
Gonna get caught out, but the last three
gonna make it very hard to find any further impact.
Keeping it pretty clean though.
Only Lovers Rock to four rows.
Starzo
Loiter to clean things up cliff down second on the board for BBL
Only the pistol maintained here, but I'm necessarily gonna
Impact the purchase too much here on the side of BBL
Obviously mates will have rifles in hand here for round three
It's a lot more shown on Martin's side there
All others rock side I should should say of Martin
Nice! Let's go!
We'll get themselves back in the driving seat.
Early on on Pearl.
The pressure towards doors once more.
Our team not necessarily any solid info here.
Initially just looking to wait this TP out.
Yeah, he's done really well to find stability in what fell like chaos, but the pawn should be next on the cards now
They've got some security on site a bit of a flash to force cliff off the angle
Looking for the others now behind the curve for the retake. Yeah, you've got a little bit of uterline
Saga, but hard to make that even work deeper towards long so
Again, as soon as you have loiter still alive
to be able to do that. I mean,
it looks like he's aware of the
chance he about all to the
I mean, the gods are on their
side. It feels like it's up to
three bees inside the smoke here
on the adjustment. Another
bonus converted for BBL.
Like I said, firmly in control with the opening.
Few rounds here on pearl.
Ultimate orignine hand for Lovers Rock.
You're not much to say there for Glyph and Stars Out.
The couple of confidence builders here early on, BBL, they said it looked so rattled
inside the rounds on a base, completely thrown off their game.
In my mind, the fact that, as you were rightly saying, they looked like the way they were
playing was out of sorts, but to problem solve that, to come out of that and then be able
to deliver again.
That's got to be such a, I don't know, a tonic to all of their problems, right?
It gets you feeling like, okay, now we're back in this, we absolutely can do this.
And it's translated here with the confidence already.
Now we see for mates. We've seen them handle that on that one hell
BBL came out swinging on that and we saw the fight back right a lot on the shoulders of Martin
He's been so key integral in this see this round a lot harder to make that happen
And BBL toying with pace now
Wild open B site here sheriffs in hand for mates, but
Wrong place wrong time for them and stars are actually revealing his position here lovers rock rule
House on the opportunity calling the council towards B
Maybe just too many question marks for them.
Hello. My camera is destroyed.
30 seconds left.
So again, we'll still result in a safe plant here.
Foot running down, and Gentry makes force to at least consider somebody's slipped the net towards me,
but now find themselves in a 3v5.
Again, this guy, you give him an inch. He's going to take a mile, right?
Look how far he's willing to prod here.
any further it becomes a little bit too much I think and happy on the three can
reposition and basically give them clear cut round. I think Cliff or Martin
really gonna be able to pin down anybody in terms of a consolation. I think he'd go
down to spike at this point unless he goes past that rock. And he's he was
willing to go for it. Another four-kate. Yep and Martin gets the
brilliant opportunity of dying to a spike that's kind of the best you're
going to get here if you're given the luxury. You can't toy with him like that
after he was nearly on point. Well, that felt like a 40 in map 2.
PBL. Good score line here. See what the old progress is like for mates
receiving end of four rounds against the only decent progress actually across
the board other than actually I mean yeah the worst being 2 points away.
BBL obviously Loveless Rock taking the lion's share of progress, do you still have the Hunters fury?
Four rows?
Kindle Rock not too far away either.
I need to see a response here.
On the mates, a bit of aggression outside A here.
Yeah, but they're gonna go risk the all right off the back of this.
Maybe trying to capture connection.
Bipo is in trouble.
Stasho still trying to play a guess in a little bit of an unorthodox position.
Spray in, but he's got a battle.
He's gonna be noted.
Boise takes about the equation instantaneously.
Gonna take one side and they've got it.
Now he's gonna get chaotic.
Again, Bipo just trying to play on the back here, but
there's so many angles to worry about.
Stability not in question until then.
Bipo during, Bits for the side.
Angel Maid, up to the challenge this time!
Lovers Rock, I think, desperately trying to flash over the top here, but...
I'm not sure why exactly happened there.
Bipo just tucked in comfortably behind Scythe.
And the one to initially take damage from the Hunter's Fury is the one to...
Find a ton of damage here to clean up.
Three on the round for him.
3 ultimates in hand now for gentlemates, just missing martin and minnie
By is going to be comfortable here for bbl, but it might be a repeat of the previous here
the majority of PBLs default was now back towards A but Rose was looking to backfill
mid there. All five members for Genome is now happy to stack up. Again with this trip
that Krevins currently sat behind, it'll probably be the indicator. Again there's
no information here, you'd expect him to have dealt with this earlier but doesn't
I want to pull the rotation too early on.
Oh, they're still on, though.
They're still not going on, yeah.
Surely now.
You can see even BBL kind of being like, surely someone's going on.
Surely someone's here to shoulder this, yeah.
Pressure.
Now this is not the first time we'll see BBL dig a bit deeper, right?
This is very, very common for them.
Creven trying to get up towards heaven.
I like that.
Makes it a little bit trickier.
Yeah, even people maybe scratching their heads a bit.
Where the hell are they?
Okay, coming back in.
Oh, yeah, maybe with a 3B.
3-2 that, new Rift goes in, but he's ahead of it, playing early now, but what can we do?
That's the only try to absolutely go nuclear, hold his grip on him!
He's got one, it's a 2v2, hold on!
This is not secure! This is not safe!
This was a 3v5!
I mean, how, making a 2v5 at that point?
Martin trying to play a little offside, but now he's going for the save!
BBR, you had no right to be getting that round!
Oh, gentlemen, you'll be kicking yourself for that one!
And the right decision you could argue here but it's crevin to make use of that space
up towards heaven.
The rock as well just lets the cold rip.
Rose as well in the meantime here delivers on to glyph.
A tragic turn of events there for gentlemates and it's number five on the board.
After a confident approach in terms of early obviously converting that damage credit to be both in that regard, but
Spiles our control for them and a broken by now
To follow that up for gentlemaze just a guardian
Martin
Quite deal with the drone inside the smoke so at least still be given some information to act upon
Getting ready to go, gap closing.
And it feels like Genoa is just so willing to invest on this A side, heavy stacks it.
And it's fine I guess in this round, right, you've got lighter weapons.
Take a bit more of a gamble, but BDL's rotation's been good.
It's something that, even in that round, I was quite surprised that they were so
patient on breaking those trips and kind of building up together.
Oh man!
They don't need help like this!
Love is rocked, 12 to 5.
Did he see Martin score and then aim for that? I mean, this guy is gunning.
Mini did spot here with the can. So at least some understanding of what's going on elsewhere.
But they've kind of peeled away from eight. You can see already now.
Not got that one. Not got that one at all.
Not sure if you noted glyph there. That's the only part of the equation that's missing.
Maybe a consideration towards Pitt, but potential pitfall if they do
They don't Leroyx got that safe as houses and mini
Okay, that's that's an upgrade but you got four more. Yeah
Where's the time out man?
Give me. Yeah, I hope to see it early check in with the coaching staff here cuz
They're being run rings around this was meant to be one of the strongholds right when we talk about the maps
The desk was alluding to it both of these teams seeming that this quite a favorable one for them
And don't get me wrong, it can happen that BBL's approach may just be a little bit easier to play up against Gentimates' hold, but even with that in mind, I'm a little bit surprised to see it this dark.
mini still looking for a consolation to be toyed with once more we'll find Rose
about a 20 HP now lovers rock to clean with a third the concern being believe
versus Pacific at BBO in like 10 and 2 on the defensive side so already posting
big numbers like this I want to see an early time out here to maybe address
some of these issues. I believe we will see just that. A head of round eight.
They've got ults to sit on too right, like they've got everything going.
The last one is right, the other one is right. It's a sad result actually for a few rounds
the first time but lots to consider here. The stars are on the rest of the mates.
the other booth, but do you see a solution in mind? I mean, is it trying to take some
more dedicated space? It feels like you have to fight for it though.
Well, I feel like with some of this situation we're seeing, it's just a total misread from
Genomex. Again, this trip is so deep towards B that we're not really getting that information
early on enough and it's not really even a confirmation. Like I said, BBL on that
push towards B there. We're still expecting somebody to be there, at least passively
anchoring not necessarily looking for kills but certainly here if mates want to
adjust anything for me it would be to stack an extra body elsewhere four
towards one side of one kind of floating mid sure not really even holding
towards doors it's just so risky because we know what BBL like to do with
space look what they did in heaven yeah that's their bread and butter sort of
postcard. Like in my mind I want them to try and get deeper lines with mates but
BBL assault up for the fight on almost all of them right it's easier said than
done let's see what the solution they've come up with is for now double stack up
towards art otherwise again BBL gonna clear through the space towards kind of
that deeper main side take flight and they look like they want to commit to
this too they're not letting that put off the gas at all no and I don't think
what look at stars over there they're pretty close look how close
They're getting lovers rock go and walk about skips found by cliff way better hold so far
The stars goes on the island martin takes a wheel of rock and this puts a way better position to play from
Give you up a little bit of space for them fighting back for it on that contact
Why are you a better mate? This is a good read here?
perfect
Not gonna be allowed much play nice for stars
Leader of gentle mates for now that time out will post a second year
maybe a chance to string something together still three ultimates to play with the VBL but
again not necessarily something even
an impact in this sort of round so I was just about to exist in a position we saw
Bepo already run away with previously
second on the board now and actually yeah the bind's not gonna be that
We'll get a Guardian in the hands of Rose, but key ultimates here being the Divide and
the Hunter's Fury.
If you think that was enough to deny the aggression you were wrong, they're still going to fight
out for that a main approach.
Keep that at least in the pocket.
Rose can then post up on this and then they kind of fall away, right?
They're going through their protocallist here.
They're trying to identify any aggression.
It's not really been the case.
It's Martin holding a pretty passive line actually with the operator, not willing
to go beyond double doors.
maybe considering a bit of middle, but that's a three-play stack towards R.
That's a lot of bodies.
Look at this prowler, he's going to connect. It does.
We're going to have four confirmation in how many are here.
They fancy a go, and Fibo's on the other side, and springs the trap.
The love of the truck happens in well.
Starz are now in between the stung, comes out well.
Darz will really love to even get one there, and Glyft doing the dodge.
Now it's time for me to play it forward.
Timing is going to be there there gap closes
I'm doing more than you've got to look towards lovers rock taking all that B space
Let's take any good any further here does have his ultimate to play with a deeper trip this time around so early information
All gentlemen still a gap in rotation here. Martin's reading this really well. It's all about time is that what's the goer on this one?
Mini gonna be under pressure
Timing on my team, but mini went down the site here. We go mini key turn it on here
He does! And Rose's position is known earlier. He can play up towards long now, five at a time.
Rose can go in, headbutt!
Mini's done really well in the adjustment on the trip. Good solutions, foul ball applied.
Okay, Rose takes this peek and double draws it a perfect time.
When Contact finally comes through on site, there's a confirmation on Mini.
He goes huge.
To bail out gentlemen, he's here.
Fantastic kill to Lubbers Rock, then following up, even tagged up, revealed.
They can't pin him down.
And he's had his work cut out, man. I mean, he's been a solo man on that B site.
Difficult, difficult work for him.
How quickly can they read this adjustment note?
A deeper trip would be dreamy to deal with earlier, but their finances left.
Certainly wanting
Yeah, bucky and some sheriffs to try and make a go of things here in round ten
So head by three
Certainly here you want to see a
Mates get themselves into a position where they could buy out for the rest of the round. Oh, sorry rest of the half
He's looking like it might be the case. I got to spike spike dropped plenty of volts still to rely on
certainly with the upper hand in this old cycle. Definitely a step ahead there coming through
on. It does a way close enough to hear this. Ah, it's good enough for two. Might be trying
to get a hand on the rifle, but still... It's got to get out though, can't go any
further here. No, that's about it. But they did leave later posted on Belong, but that
trips so in play. I can't even define that this is the sort of thing that's
the sort of round sorry that's some issues
what makes privacy now we'll get from the neural theft we'll know that
everybody's made their way towards beat another 3v5 weapons very different this
time around I'd be horrified if I see this go wrong especially when I'm
coming in. Lloyd's trying to live. Spotted out to Martin on the commit. Of course he gets his man
by the treat. And now 3v2. That's big from Pipolo. Nice quick clear leaving Crevin. Spotted.
Tagged up and roll. Gentlemates this time. Not pulling punches. That's their fourth. They found
what they needed. Big investment at the right time as well leaving. Nothing to chance down
BBL to maybe claw their way back in that post-class scenario.
Stardale trying to do two crucial kills here.
They're a ton of pressure in towards Art, but our team to pave the way for the rest of Mates.
Just to kill that retake.
Let's go BBL!
Two more, two more, two more, come on!
See BBL now, the ones to call a timeout.
Lovers Rock having another standout performance here top of the board for BBL.
He's been an impressive player, I think, here in the Rock, kind of catching a lot of our attention.
And rightly so, through numbers alone, through impact in the rounds, they have been exceptional.
However, we are seeing another question put to them. This is the depth that the gentlemen should have,
and they are showing it. They have to bring it back up to four, eyeing up, getting to that sixth,
tying it all up on the half. Now, as it stands, I'd love to see what BBL can do on this,
because I said, if this is in your wheelhouse, you should have depth yourself, right?
have that ability to learn as you go,
those small adjustments doing wonders.
You called it right with that mini's adjustment of utility.
Not necessarily adjustment,
but I guess reading the situation while here,
knowing that they haven't been able to identify an anchor,
like a true anchor towards B site,
it's quite often left open address the fact
that makes the leaning very heavily towards this retake.
Maybe setting something in motion to address
catching somebody in transition in mid,
you see, obviously, Martin get done by the timing
rose previously but here there's a couple of rounds where they've they've they've had a free plan
yes we had one insane clutch but again from a 5v5 standpoint something to address that but
the other side now many switching things up with an operating here to try and anchor the site so a
lot more active in his role I really like that response actually because it's such a
Natural reactions want to be speed up on this take that space reading the game so well
I have something that is a big ticket the box for me
Thank you put together the rest of the pieces. It looks like many's already in a good position for it. I
Think it's to the yeah the way they're positioned now the drone comes through they're gonna know this here is imminent
Martin should compliment this
Reading the game exceptionally well
Rock alive. I'll pay attention. I got the spike. With four players so near and an alt in hand.
It would be surprising to see this go well. Krevyn going to try and backfill a good position
to play from. But he doesn't get the shot in here. That was really the moment to get it.
And it just doesn't land. It's barely a pixel. But the Gentleman should be potentially four alive.
Lovers Rock knows it. Gentle mates. This calling might be ways they're finding the answers has been brilliant.
In this at a time where they read the adaptation perfectly from BBL, Mini posting up with an op now all the way into the round.
Punishing that freedom that Loiter's made me felt on other members of BBL.
Felt towards B long.
Beautiful catch from initially opening the round but again as soon as the end of the protocol
is kicked into place and Martin and Mini just playing so well synergised on site.
The push and pull now, BBL, still rifles in hand but to make it go with things once
more.
And then he again, it feels like you can't get away from this guy.
Beepo with him, great stun, good swing, can't quite connect on the kill, hold on, it's rose
to go on towards Beepo, this is not going the way you thought it would.
Now Mini's got to be careful to not overdo this, Blytho fancies in and Mage crunch,
what can he do right this second time around?
Just love his rock alive, 1v3, 1 minute and 8 seconds to play with, Stazzo considering
a flank.
The Glyph with first contact, ah but now with that flash, eyes are turning and yeah, that's
a shot, 6-6!
Just an insane back and forth once more Lauren, again nothing separating these teams with
the balls down to it.
No, this is the game we wanted, this is why we wanted to see between these two giants
on this map now, taking us as close as possible.
Once again the French bias is stealing the spotlight. I am here with a gentle mate's
kings, Squeezie and Bayas. Guys, I have a first question for you. Where is Brooks?
Where is Brooks? Oh, he missed the plane actually. So he's in the couch right now
watching us. Love you Brooks. See you soon in Berlin. We miss you. We miss you. And
I think that we have to keep our position because it's going to be very important for BBL.
It's a very strong team, we know that.
So I think that with regard to our experience, we will get out of it.
I believe, I trust, let's get out of it!
to be in Santiago.
Because they work so much, more than the other teams I think, and they really play like a
team, no individuals, and you can see it in their game play.
So we want to see a team like that in Santiago.
We want to see a team of brothers in Santiago, guys, I heard you have a song about a specific
player, can you start it please?
It starts like mini, mini, gentlemate, mini.
Gentlemate, mini, mini, mini, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
Pency, Pency, Hi-Crock, are you singing with us?
It's infectious.
Yeah, it really is.
The energy in here is electric, Michael.
More of that.
More of that.
Love having you here, by the way.
Shout-out to Translation.
Make my third interview, by the way.
Arrogously good.
Six apiece, though, Mike.
These two hard to try and pull apart here.
But what are reaction from mates halfway through this?
In what just look at the timeline here to see if he turned on its head again two very different results
Potentially on the cards in that first half, but all tied up
Yes, it's it's
Okay, so Kravins got one instant trade now he's on an island no support column, but maybe he doesn't need it
They are going blow for blow here
What are you up to body just being dropped in glyph?
I mean, tee'd up!
Where are we up to? Crablin, what is this?
That's three in a round!
Has he just got Godmode on as Rose now?
I'm really wondering what's happened to the rest of his team?
Rose is going to be kept in check by this trip.
So has to reconsider his approach.
Martin down to 57 HP.
See him thinking about drawing the attention of mates,
but they're happy to just post up on the spike here.
Wait for Rose to try and figure out what's going on.
Don't want Mini to go too far ahead of this.
I don't think he needs to. That paranoia is building.
They're in the right place and they land the shot right back.
They're good to go. Gettemates with the pistol.
They're well played by that.
They put themselves ahead here.
On Pearl.
The potential here to open up their second half.
Look up a more round.
It's a beautiful shot.
It delivers what we had an explosive first half.
Okay, time for a break.
It's exchanged between, again, such an interesting head to head.
In terms of the Asian, the role, and the performances.
See what happens here in the second half.
Three towards B for BBO initially.
VL over the top here, Creven.
reveal his position, rescind away. It's quite not committed here so I just
initially approved from gentlemates. Yeah I want to see how slippery the
gentlemen are trying to be about this. It is just around the you'd imagine
pound for pound they can best. But you couldn't look towards the other rock. That is not
known element that now they know of but it was only one man right you got
and actually they're quick to this all it's coming back here they're gonna
overcooked this one. There's still going to be one man left on this side. No, they've actually
put everyone away. I thought they might just leave Prevent over here, but they've gone for the gamble
rotation, right? And in these rounds, again, I won't blame him. He's got a cam to maybe alert them,
but the lack of presence, the lack of progress on B, it certainly added a question mark. Now,
where are they? What are they doing? Especially with Lovers Rock, a scope in hand now,
and able to get a good read for the site. Ready, BBL going to be making moves back
back four days. Deadly timing for gentlemates.
Yeah, this gets a little scary. People are trying to disrespect this.
And he does get to play a one, but it's traded out.
And you don't have the numbers to play that game.
Oh, dude, no way.
No, no, no, no, no.
Oh, my Lord.
This is getting ridiculous.
And our team called upon, asked the tallest question of this rock.
I don't know how you've done it again.
I hear a weapon in hand.
And they turn it on its head.
A huge response here, flipping round two for BBL, beautiful read on the round initially.
But still, not sitting back, similar to what makes them happy to sit so late and wait for
the plant to come through.
Here, BBL get numbers, their bodies back towards A site early enough to contest the
plant going down.
We got away with that one. God 18 to 10 now.
Money, not looking so great here for the mates. They're trying to get at least Mini maybe
able to do something, but LaRocke in a good position. I potentially hear some of this,
on the other side. I'm pretty sure it's going to be Krepen again with it all to do. Players
filtering through here, that's a lot seen. Doesn't want to take the fight on it. We give
up just enough space here. Fall away as they clear through the A side as well. So good
information, they just cannot get caught off. I think after last round they should
be well aware of what can happen with one rifle.
Yeah, we know the threat that can fall here Kremn actually
Right in the first few few, Leuch is getting under a ton of pressure
Yeah he is, this is now getting a bit sketchy right?
This is a little bit of a shade of the last round
But kept in hand so far
Midi's still alive and here's the threat
Danger, a little bit of labor, but job done
We're able to find a connection and Midi starts to get going in this, hold on
Well who just took a second glance there
That's not my teammate, but Lovers Rocks made it in time
Look down to the 1v1
Lovers Rock's still here, the hero from the last round before.
Lift with an upgrade, Lovers Rock on the angle.
Oh, of course he's got it!
Turkish Terminator is in the building!
BBL keeping the scoreline to eight, but this is a dangerous affair.
It's only the swap-out that maybe gives Lovers Rock the upper hand there.
I think 65 HP on Glyff's still a difficult position to dig himself out of.
Initially, again, getting through this checkpoint, Lloyds are being under a tonne of pressure from Beepo.
Still now, some ultimates starting to come alive, Lovers Rock finds a big upgrade to an operator.
New effect in hand for Prevent.
Besides, it gentilates.
Cliff just one point away, but...
Stars are not too far behind.
So, looking at the finances.
Mini will be able to see that. A little bit of a out of the cycle I guess, but that's fine again.
Still able to...
We've seen what he's doing with the Sherry previously.
Lovers rock.
Gonna miss the shots there, but he's not willing to fall back just yet.
He wants to stick around a little bit longer. Could be the depth of him here, needs to be playing this for a while.
Almost got caught sticking around a bit too long there. Took a lot of damage for that one.
At the way that we go, Mini, it's of course the sheriff.
Too many targets for Kreben.
He's going to fall next, and now it's canceling the site.
Mini, again being the one to keep this in hand.
Each of those trades go their way.
The Rock and Lovers Rock.
Yeah, a little overzealous there in terms of Lovers Rock
staying way past the deadline.
They would get away with his life and the operator for sure,
but again, just puts them into such an awkward position.
in terms of finding a kill ahead of the plant coming through and ahead of sight falling as well.
So the back of this mate will get the divide as noted previously,
Martin making good progress as well.
The buy behind this obviously he'll be there or there about with the rock.
Bring a 2400 out of this. It's still an opportunity for BBL to stabilize potentially.
There will be mates to tie things up here.
The way this game has gone though, no real surprises in that fact, is it?
No, no.
Or even a piece.
Or even if somebody wins three or four in a row, it's usually responded by three or four
in a row.
Hard to split apart these two.
And you're right, the buy is still very much there, yeah, a couple of light shields, but
no one in this spot.
But yeah, not gonna matter really with the inmates sitting back on full rifles any
way now.
This time we fancy staying on this, but we can see where the vast majority of BB, excuse me,
gentlemates are lining up. So it kind of swings into the hands of Leroc.
Thank you. What should do enough to dissuade this?
So they can't go aggressive on this angle. It does with them the early A main space.
Immediately BBL look towards R here. Maybe even to explore a little deeper
towards mid. Love is rock. I like that.
A ton of information to act upon here.
We have seen late rotations, but I'm happy that they're trying to implement some of this
more aggressive space taking, right?
Build around it a bit.
They're going to know about this as well, because actually Crevid, placing a deep trip
into Ozark, then they've probably heard us.
They're going to try and catch you.
The Broward doesn't, so they have to go and deal with themselves.
They're a little bit awkward now, actually.
They might need to be, I don't see it completely exposed, but they might put
a little bit of their life on the line here.
And again that deep line is continuing to stay. The divide goes in, they play in front of this,
BBL wants the fight, they want the battle, and they're going to get it right now.
Creva going to find one, the trade comes in, Rose next in line, they are holding this A main
space, they are not falling away from this, Martina Mini the last two to try and make this
one still work. They have some safety in front of the divide, but that's going to be
removed pretty damn soon. Yeah got to worry about Lovers Rock now, unnoted so far Mini,
That's just 33 HP. Spammable here, but nobody on the angle just yet gonna wait for Lovers Rock to make moves.
I think he was telling him to go too far, but with 20 seconds, they can't go to...
Now way out of the plant.
Yeah, now they've got a nice surround on the site, as we need an outplay, an over delivery.
And Martyn just left dead in the site, Mini, 33 HP is not gonna be enough for this one.
Six seconds to go. The site's trying to keep the rifle if he can.
And I've got to give credit there to BBL, the fact that I wanted to play in front of that device.
I've got to give credit to Rose.
Tanking the stun, then walking inside the smoke on the back of the first kill coming through.
Heads up play from him.
Again, he's not got many options, but picks the risk here of all of them.
But rewarded.
Greven finding a crucial kill as well, and it's this right here.
Rose slipping inside, but then maintains control so that they can't really get downstairs comfortably.
beautiful stuff under pressure from BBL once more to again find a response the
purchase there are thereabouts but cliff on a bucky so if it's set up here for
lovers Rocks trying to bait out a peak you don't help yeah okay loiter's
still around flashed off though has to fall away this person with the cross
He doesn't get to keep his life. Martin is out to the left, and he's still going.
Grevon can answer back though. Did either spring forward, deep,
Hunter's fury, gonna find connection on his way to Beepo. But Grevon's still on the site,
hunting them down, patrolling, prowling, still dropping bodies.
How is he alive for so long? Oh, it's a mess! Beepo, the one that drew it right back is Lovers Rock.
Left way behind the curve now. And that operator becomes the poison chance you want to keep.
What the hell just happened on that site?
They get it, look like gingerbreads are going to struggle massively once they got to site.
But somehow now comes down to a 3v1.
Obviously Lovers Rock already high tailing elsewhere.
A crazy exchange for the site.
Lovers Rock not really getting away once in terms of the early engagements, getting posted on these angles with the operators.
another situation where he's forced out, revealed, has to TP away, can't get a second opportunity
before Bipo is basically past default. I mean the catch on Deloitte is, again, Martyn just
jumps over the top of that Hunter's Fury by the way.
Yeah, obscene. Yeah, obscene. How's he doing that? He more feels like there was chaotic
moment as well. It's like a million things on the screen. He's still fine. He knows
what he's got to do. But timeout called from, okay, it's Genowitz. I mean both
sides could have technically called this one. The way these last couple of rounds
This is definitely one of those timeouts like take a breather. Yeah, let it simmer and
Oh, I've just heard an interesting little note from production. Thank you for that one double timeout coming in
Okay, so both dad said
Because what this is this is one for one basically is it three or four rounds of the row back and forth. I think it's
I want to say three but
Good people
Yeah, again both sides funny hard find stability and I think that also just lends to the fact of how good both of these teams are
are here. They're learning quickly. They're having to bring out all the stops. There hasn't
been like that. It is everything you'd want from this matchup. Yeah, 100% the stakes being
raised here. And again, both teams journey to get to this point. And what's at stake
in terms of booking the first ticket to Santiago, and I would love to see the odds
on anyone thinking either of these teams would be in this another pick and check moment.
Literally, literally, because I think it's a fair assessment that none of us would
I think time stands.
I'm down.
Because you always see the potential and you think, oh,
but what if that could happen?
But then you see, oh, new super team here.
Oh, fanatic this.
Oh, you know, Vitality that.
Oh, Navi, you know, all these big names coming back out
with new look rosters and new adjustments.
And you wouldn't be looking at your gentlemates or your BBL.
But I think seeing how the meta shifted,
seeing how they played coming up
from those ascension sort of leagues,
it was hard to ignore it.
But it's one of those possibilities.
you think, oh well it could suit them.
But seeing in actuality, seeing them get to this point
is incredible for both of these teams.
What a storied moment.
I mean the Gentlemates fans have been waiting
for Santa Ciafua for a long time.
Let's be honest, they've been waiting for someone
to put their faith into them.
They could put their players back into the watch.
But again, and then for BBL, seeing a team come up
from literally the most, almost community side
of playing Valorant to what could be
an international stage.
Both teams have such a brilliant story to get behind, and I know each will have their
very dedicated battery, the French contingent on one side, the Turkish fans on the other,
but you can't help but love and admire seeing this quality game from two teams you just
simply would not have expected at the start of kickoff here.
Now focusing back up, that was a double timeout, hence the time there, because both teams
seeing that they are just in a state of flux.
go back in, buy on both sides. Martin, you could try and make moves solo towards mid potentially
here in the early round, but operator this time notes on the other side of the map.
It's already mates now with the upper hand in terms of reading what's different coming out of the
timeout. Look at the focus towards mid for BBL. Four players in attention towards it.
What was the drone's spot?
See, he's a little...
Martin's gonna take that as the goer.
What's he gonna see from this, though?
Big win from Krevin.
That's massive!
And now they're standing on the right side of the map, they're surrounded on this multi-tron-altern space,
but he is in the trenches!
Carbazelle's swinging!
Rose them the wiser!
Forging a path for safety to allow for the plows!
Oh, he fits in life!
Stars has gone down, Spike down, left loose.
Now in a 4v3 for BBL.
And a chance to reset here, but Crevin's still holding down this position.
He's going to catch a glimpse here, he's going to find the first, but Martine quick to the trade.
They're trying to open up a pathway towards B, and to be fair to Martine,
he's been doing brilliantly at this, creating that space to what he can.
Can they get ahead for Boitsa?
Boitsa is here early, the smoke, actually going to keep him at bay for now.
Martin down on 26 this makes it tough 15 seconds. They're just trying to create a path
But even just get the spike down in place. Glyph's got a freebie. It's a 2v2
That's rocky you're still feeling confident to go for that. No, not anymore
To take these two apart it keeps coming down to these clutch scenarios
Loiter delivers another for BBL after a historic one on Abyss. Absolute madness to
go out this round. All of a stat! Catching stars in just like insane kills on both
sides here. BBLO up to 10. Again an insane stat here. The current EMEA
Okay, best to find your record, 88 by Kiko.
Martin is currently on 72.
After that double timeout.
You can't even consider in here,
this is one of his slower maps.
Still a chance to smash that record.
Oh my God, it's making a smash.
It wasn't pretty, but I guess it's got the job done, right?
I look up my crook, I've heard once upon a time.
Mother's rock still on this angle.
That keeps the map safely in their hands.
Mid doesn't feel accessible.
So where do they go?
Okay, good choice from Martin.
The one open pathway has been great at spotting these.
Even trying to catch that cross feels scary.
Yeah, looking at who's potentially
on the chopping block here for mates
to find a way back into this.
Get a guardian, a sheriff, and a rifle for Martin.
Stacked up now.
Trying to make a deep exploration,
but there was actually a trip down towards the spawn here.
Great read from Crevon.
It really is.
And the issue being Lovers Rock is so deep
that they don't need to challenge Scythe at all
because they're all in here.
30 seconds, yeah.
Five, dark, certainly helpful,
but not necessarily essential.
It's done well for Rose,
and there it is, that layering aspect.
Mini's options become near on zero at this point and he's been marvellous to 17 to 13
Actually really finding his footing here, but I couldn't quite get the kill either which makes it tougher
And you know who's lovers rock is there right it's every corner every position
utilities in
up to 11 now
Forstanding a bit of stability, which is rare in this sort of game
You'll have to see how the buy settles here, but that might just be a do or die round here for general mates
terms of what's left in the kids eat
Insane crunch towards double doors here, and they said scrappy but gets the job done
People and mini with ultimates to bring in here Martin to away
Just one point off the divide but on the other side BBL plenty of tools of their own
Might be a bit of a pace change towards B here for gentlemates.
And Loiter, not gonna see as much as maybe you'd like, but he's certainly gonna hear what's coming down alongside of things.
Preventing support, big impact from him.
But again, vision just, just almost non-existent here. Look at it.
You can't see a thing.
And yeah, he's still happy to tuck himself in here.
Big clear from him.
Look at the progress towards R though.
This is all a ruse, or at least a contingency in place here with Mini and Glyph, but still question marks behind that A site.
Martin sticking around. How long does he want to stay? Because they want to re-clear, right? This is a re-clear of space.
He's through.
What's with the head?
I mean, yeah, he may have heard it, but still, oh, oh, you can see the back and forth in spawn.
Still not certainly sold and where they end.
It's going to be towards the safe side of the map.
There are three players here but they're deep.
They're not playing active on these push-ups.
They won't be able to catch the crossroads, actually.
Oh, man, this could be the death of Rose.
Oh, could it? Could it?
How are you alive? How are you getting away with that?
No trade. Martin in the all-carb, he much comes out.
That doesn't seem to be a good idea.
Graves taking him down.
And now the odds are everywhere.
Starts with people with many wrongs for an upswing setup.
But it's all starting to go a little bit wrong.
I just can't believe some of these rounds absolute insanity Lauren again when it looks like mates
have put themselves in the winning position such fine Marge's rose the adjustment is beautiful
Martin the one time he's not got a shorty it's a classic to shut that down
absolutely break the bank of gentlemates map point now for BBL
Oh, and it's gonna be a ball of g-gain, of course it is!
We'll try to stand tall on this one and hold that line!
That's out!
That's get to fall away as well.
They're getting away with murder!
Daylight robbery.
Divide of Able for Lloyd's up.
I was unfortunately falling before you get the Hunters Fury here.
So nothing else to work with.
Stazzo will actually get his ultimate here on the flip side.
I don't know, I don't understand what's happening here man.
The green carpet rolled out, red carpet called it what you want, and green light doesn't really matter.
The site is theirs.
Now you got light you're in heaven with nothing, nothing.
Wrap it up.
Again, it's on the other side.
It's not comfortable in terms of the finances.
Oh my god.
What a mad one.
How's Mini gone there?
I was looking for a second and I was like, oh yeah, Kevin's here.
I'm backing up the A-star.
Oh!
Unreal.
Again, to still be making plays like that,
with it's like down to the wire,
BBL on 12, taking huge risks,
but it pays off.
That is actually so sick.
I need to see how he even got there,
because I feel like if you're BBL,
even you're baffled at that point.
10-12. In my head I was already thinking, God, this would have been probably the most
one-sided result we've had so far. Nah, of course not. Okay, so finances, still not in
a brilliant position. You're seeing it here, and they're considering the buy as well.
Not overly investing. It looks like trying to be quite frugal about the purchase and
around it out with a lot of your stinger and a shorty.
I was going to say, but we have to keep this bike in check, just because of the potential here of mates then swinging the pendulum back in their favor.
But I have to add, Mike, they've also won with less.
They've won with much less.
Our team operator denied vision.
And they're supporting this.
Oh, deep out drone as well. This does feel a bit uncomfortable. He's going to take the ticket out of there.
Hunter's fury, man. They're doubling down on this.
and he's going to get the kill, I mean he's out of the danger man from last round, he made it even possible.
Thanks a jump.
Play it to the good.
Ken, the rock can't necessarily go any deeper here, but mate, I've actually stacked up three in through doors already, Martin.
You can try and make inroads towards a plant, the seed of doubt.
Two members of BBL just tucked in comfortably on B site here.
right here feeling no pressure from long either right back at the minimap it
just feels ridiculous you're holding out for a hero
Martin you want to learn this I didn't just look at the rotation but are they
going to cancel 38 seconds are you cancelling on this you got to make
your mind up pretty soon here that's a lot of activity and I think they are
Can they catch the rotation in spawn they can glitz doing work here
Now he's got one and now he's on the deep line as well rotation not comfortable flick shot missed
Pants could be in though
Loiter doesn't have the defi- I'm gonna need a clean kill here.
It's not as far from it.
No, Martin's in support, they're making something out of nothing.
Gentlemates, looking like Eleven's gonna be called to the board.
Loiter. I mean, he tried for Martin!
Back to the very shadows man.
The lift, catching that flank all that rotation should I say.
Brilliant, an 11 to 12 now. Of course it is.
Flippin' a crucial 4v5.
Kenner Rock with a chance to get a huge up right here. Maybe turn the tides of this round.
Getting over to... The knock-on effect here is not going to be a fall by 4BBL.
There's certainly some gaps.
Glass cannon for Lumber's Lock. Shields nine-tally, they have Rose.
I was going to say, forced off the Senkole. Takes a ton of damage.
That's just 38. Is that like a double headshot through the core of the wall there?
Might be. And they've got such a good read on this too.
All the eggs from BBL looking like they've been put into this A-basket, right?
I think maybe Relay and Massively on Loiter's Divide here.
Minis the one to go forwards with the spike
You're now gonna set creven up to anchor towards a bit. This is a little late
In terms of early formation. There's lots of time jumps for this
I feel like the temptation is gonna be there right? Yeah
But it feels like they're already too close. I don't think you can get to live at this point. Does he get out?
Please get out. Yeah, go
Okay. Now. What do we have site secured?
No flank, it's all in here from BBL.
He's fucked! He's fucked! He's fucked!
Trump is playing right for himself!
A huge clutch!
That is absolutely wild!
12, 12. Welcome to overtime here.
Trump was meant to be a banger and it is!
BBL back on the attack and makes all the defence and they are taking an aggressive start on
B-Long.
Mate, it's definitely going to be feeling themselves now, certainly with the upper hand
initially here, outside of regulation, BBL stacked up heavily towards our mini utility
in the right place here to at least catch a glimpse.
Very nice.
How quickly can mates make moves elsewhere though, cos...
They're pretty far away, aren't they?
Yeah, I mean, the D-dan be long, but...
BPL just very hesitant.
It's a goer. I mean, they kind of expected this, right?
Mate's put Mini in a very passive safe position.
He halves them to explore D-pa towards pit because of the setup, right?
This is what it's going to tailor to be to buy a couple of precious seconds.
And Mini has over-delivered!
Gonna take away the Rock, he was only meant to be really holding space, but he held it well.
Making sure he didn't give up, Pitt. Even the springboard for the retake.
Glyph noted here. Get both trips dealt with now on the flanks. Maybe I'll have to make a decision
and make it fast. Yeah, this heavy emphasis through R does allow for a crossfire to be made
towards main. This could still be really hard to break through here, but with my team here
and shots like that, it looks like it's spot-on! Mointer lovers Rock, whoa, someone's
gonna take him off the suffuse and no one's gonna do until now. Another tap on the spike,
but Sylvester's getting so deadly, so dangerous. Lovers rock up, do it all! Gentle mates, taking
a lead and all of the time.
Fight it hard to get back in control and finally around to the good. It's just the right time,
I mean the rock, just showing a kneecap inside the smoke gives Mini an opportunity
opportunity. It makes the upper hand and they absolutely run away with this in the post.
Frustration starting to show and some of the faces of BBL now
facing down against potentially conceiving a second makes all go.
Now things will slow down for BBL, tucked back into site, passive sets up here on the back of Rose.
Still has Crevin to play off here, needs to have to find something and split him back through
main for Martyn.
Past the minute mark now on the clock.
His love is rock again, it feels like he's kind of your insurance card.
I mean he sets all of this in motion to just sit behind this setup on A.
And don't get me wrong, they can always filter through middle, they can try and get
a little bit tricky with it, but at this point it's just such key information, it
It gives you faith in this full play setup on the A side of the map, so for mates, it's
uphill.
It's near on vertical to try and close here in the first round of our team.
And it comes in, LaRoc has it stirred, that's real, ready for the man, finally goes down
but he facilitates the trade and the final man caught off being Martín, 13, 13.
We go again.
just a so little to separate these teams right now.
Both giving us absolutely everything in the server today.
The Rock finding the 3K here.
Quieter McFoyne, but still putting numbers up.
It'll be a BBL 20 to Fowler's round.
Considering he looks quite frustrated
because he's got those rounds as well.
Good team coming out, finding a nice answer for himself.
Happy to put it on his own shoulders
to be the instigator for the 1313 you'll be able to decide to pump the brakes. This
side maybe being a bit trickier for them to an extent but at this point I mean it feels
like the playbook goes out the window. I mean what do you got left in the playbook? How
deep are we going here? Get weirder. Is that page 17? Get weirder. I don't think
that many notes. Again, I'm putting a lot of credit in this as well towards Mini in my mind.
I think he's been doing really well this map. Yeah, he again struggled on times on the first two
maps for sure, but he is statistically actually one of the most heavy hitting in the region so far.
He's mad, right? Yeah. So we've got some big boy names out there, but he is really holding
his own in the amount of faith and pressure that's been put on him too to kind of anchor
of these sites again the adjustment felt a little bit off the back of him too like he's finding a lot
more space to play into um so credit where it's due there and obviously seen towards the top of the
board as well it's doing 20 kills so certainly no slouch in that regard either so impressive work
however job's not done 13 13 we go again
early dart here clear out anything towards pillar on beat
We're going to springboard off the back of that just to clear any potential drift forwards again
It's going to be mini star round with glyph and close proximity
But no pressure coming their way just yet double stack towards art as well elsewhere spike not committed for BBL
But no information outside 8 so stars. I was still in control in that aspect
Yeah first real attempt to I guess contested space is gonna be towards our without you have more team
and gives a score, the first, the stun isolating the players behind, so they couldn't even really get it around that corner.
I guess Martin on a deep angle as well, he can post up now towards mid.
Man, that's scary.
Ah, missed shot!
It looks pretty new.
You can see them trying to lean into it, maybe there was a setup behind that behind the box, not to be,
but they clear it and they force him further back.
Already though, good read from Gentlemace to expect something on the other side of the map.
Glyph still posted up here, it was mini to make moves towards a...
Already two more sent this direction. BBL gonna have a massive problem in this final 30 seconds of this round
30 seconds left and they can't really pivot from now. This is commitment. This is what it's gonna be
You thought you might have had the easiest side of the map but I don't think that's the case at all
Looking at the mini map it's gonna be a mess but towards the back lines the lot goes forward
If unclear it could be an issue. Light is gonna find Mini. Rolls on the floor 13 seconds
People still on the back of the side. He's got support there as well. Martín has a swing
Nine seconds to go for the plant, and Martin can't deny that plant's in.
Oh, the one-shot! Great trade! Back of off, Bipo-Kwok!
It's on Starter 1v2.
And look at the post-plant here, one right, one left.
Held up by the tag from the can.
Looking for a fair fight.
Just passed away from it.
That was crevant.
And back of you, Love's Rock, waiting on long.
BBL eyeing up, taking the advantage here.
Tap on the spike. That should be in a player's scene.
Now West Wing, he's done good damage.
2HP.
Someone else needs to take this fight.
Someone needs to get involved here and they have...
There it is! The killing ball!
To put PBL up to 14!
Simon could have been so weird if Stasso sticks that.
The fact he gets lovers rocked out to just 2HP as well.
Can you even see that? Creven thinking,
now, dude, you're 2HP. You gotta check that for me, like...
huge kill on to B-Po we mates to call a timeout now as BBL take the lead
I think that's a peak!
oh my god okay 14-13 BBL back in the lead Mike this is getting a little bit
ridiculous isn't it?
But I'm here for it. Again, best of fives, always nice to see. At least the opening three maps be so closely contested.
And we always kind of talk about the ability to play best of fives. It looks like these two teams have that capability.
You know, they've kept up the kind of high tempo, they don't look fatigued yet.
of one three you can continue this into map four and potentially a decider as well so whether you
know the bottom of the map pool potentially for some of these teams gets exposed and that's
that's where i can get really really uncomfortable again if you can still operate at this sort of
tempo with this sort of composure like i said for me map four will be the true test
especially now that we get a second overtime of course it's going to be split in map four
bats
can we not just switch that, let's split the cider
I mean it's always the best, it's always the best, everyone knows
if I ever remove split from a map pool, I'm right
let's do it when I say otherwise
that's just un-cultured people
that's what we're saying otherwise
can they close here
or can the gentlemates once again
reignite the spark
love the spark, you're the different challenger
okay, didn't want to try and challenge that at all
stab in the dark
Doesn't get a reward on the other side of things, once more on the gas cannon.
Gemstone mate's a slower approach here now, with lots to consider.
Looks like ART might be the focal point for them.
Gaincreven's got a setup on the right side of the map.
Relying now more heavily on Lovers Rock to control B, which has been the go-to in some of those regulation rounds.
Where's the TP gonna be sent out? It's now sent out.
Now, what was Rock's found, Cliff?
Hold on, he's got double doors.
Yeah.
I mean, that keeps you pretty present on this side of that.
Maybe a little bit of consideration.
His kill trips could go crazy here.
Especially if B-Po slides in the way he has been.
Yep.
This could be set up just for him, really.
And they're going to have to dig deep to even find him
at this point.
Here we go.
Oh, my god, B-Po.
I get you, you're OK.
Oh, you're both OK for a second.
Gentlemates, how are you doing this?
How are you doing this?
I can't understand it!
Every time it looks like video, right there.
Gentlemates go further.
They dig deeper.
They pull out around like this.
They get folded on this A-Site hold.
Absolutely ridiculous from Gentlemates.
Can the bait off the clone Bipo
backfills the space behind the trip?
Leave it now, Loiter in a 1v4, scene 1v4, I'm not sure about this one.
I think I'm with you, it feels like 14-14, it's faded, it absolutely is!
Game is lowering it all over yet! God, Gentlemates pulling that out of that right then? Come on!
Absolute seas.
Again, they've made the right read, they played the map so well.
It's another 4B5 the Gentremates are able to flip back in their favour.
Aging significantly in the coaching booth for BBL.
Back in roles, reverse once more, switch of sides.
All tied up.
Gentremates now looking to explore forwards.
We'll actually take a little bit of space here.
Might be caught out on No Man's Land.
Reveal comes through, I was the one to find Martín in that.
Stazzo's falling as well!
I'm sorry, every time I've seen something that good, should go like one way.
It's flipped on its head.
How are they walking away with 5 alive?
How?
With barely any damage. I mean, Leroc, like I said, Leroc was in no man's land.
He looked dead, man. There was no way he was meant to live through that,
but apparently they find Stazzo. They find Martín.
Yeah, the three, what are you meant to do about this?
Okay, I guess I'll potter on back towards a call figure out a 5v3
Bloody wild
still position safely in towards spawn but
again with
Lots of opportunity here plenty of time left as well still 45 seconds left on the clock
So they can clear out these closer positions outside a
mates have three people in the right place and still have minis
sight set up to rely on. Look how deep.
Loiter's. Yeah, they can just fake now, yeah?
The fact that Loiter's just wabst onto site now, Rose is absolutely laughing that up.
Yeah, Crevin gonna continue to try and sell this, right? This is his job.
Sorry about that. Let's deal with some of the utero, so that's enough.
The fact that he's got Crevin now, the penny's dropped.
13 seconds, plant should be there. Nothing to deny that.
Midi's gone close. 10 seconds left. I would lose my mind if this turns
to the gentleman's side but I feel like I'm seeing stranger things just don't speak yet
this is a big trouble apparently so mini I'm so I don't know how this game goes it
keeps going outside of the you know expectation creven trying to play with
him right by that time be a nuisance on the cross beepers done well to least get
the trade but they don't have the numbers to just trade in effectively
live all the time yeah your right time is a huge factor they haven't really
cleared you all yet that actually could stop and it trades everything leads it
down into 1v2.
40 HP.
And the time Mike, the time 19 seconds, not enough HP, not enough time, BBL, bang the
lead.
Nobody can get a steady footing at all here, absolutely neck and neck, again the water
cash from Rosie, but by the way it's just calling some absolutely sublime rounds. It
might not feel like it because the scoreline is so close but in terms of this head-to-head
between Rose and Stazzo and what we're seeing on the mini-map, time and time again.
He's doing a stellar job. Like I said, Rose calling well beyond his years.
But don't, ride it off. Don't think mates are done. They aren't very much still
in this Lovers Rock, can you stop it now?
Cage drops, spotted, spotted, can't quite find Martin.
Takes on towards the second angle,
the Rock's still there, Stalzo tried to tee them up here.
They're hitting this.
Yeah, look like they were.
It's going to stay in the air.
Looks as if B-PRO was going to get right
inside that smoke.
They pulled almost all plays, but they've
no progress elsewhere.
There's no one creeping towards A.
There's no one pressuring elsewhere.
It's just a, I guess, a double pump at this point.
Well, with less utility.
BBL haven't moved.
I guess there's no cause to.
You need something to sell you on the idea that they've cancelled.
Mini is now making his way outside.
This confirmation could be huge.
The Famic people as well!
He's baited in! Loiter's gonna find it!
Another 4v5 for Mates!
That's gonna make you smile though, if you're BBL right.
That's all worked in your favour.
Loiter gets to play up close and personal on screens.
They're left looking for options.
What do they have here? Mini trying to give them something.
Cam down with that much more work.
Station!
Oh!
Oh God!
Oh God!
Lovers Rock's still here though.
They're still on this.
They're still waiting.
Spikes here 25 seconds.
They've got to go.
Lovers Rock sees one.
Sees two.
He's taking away one from the equation.
Down to three players.
Rose on the side.
Slam from the rock.
This might be it.
This might be all she wrote.
Maniac left though.
Still fighting.
you
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you
you
you
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And I might get laid you down
Leaving, leaving you
Without you
When I leave you now
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the team. They're going to be
able to find themselves even
further in the lead securing the
third map of the series. What
and insane series that we're
looking at overtime after
overtime after overtime when
Billy both of these rosters
haven't played overtime so far
and kickoff at all. This is
the first time that they are
truly being tried and tested.
Yeah, but this is what we
wanted, right? Both teams
very hungry to be able to
make it to their first global
event. And I think the
times and you know it's entertaining. At this point MIBR Fiora is going to be done sooner
than we are. Like I feel like there's going to come to a point where mates will have played
more rounds just in this Vestify than they have done in the rest of kickoff. Like I feel
like we're going to get there. Definitely Martinez is up there going for that kill record
that he will eventually get unless he absolutely he decides to leave the server. But yeah
I'm surprised to see that BBL have everything it takes to close that one out because that was not easy.
And they also just keep winning rounds that when we're looking at it, we're like,
okay, this is not at all BBL's opportunity to close out this round.
There is no way.
At first we had this 2v5.
Do you remember what I was saying?
Like, oh, there's a lot of mistakes on Maze that are not being forced.
I love this kind of place when it comes from the side of BBL.
They decide to take Heaven here to clear it if there was anybody there.
and also the way that they play it from here.
Where do we start?
We start with Astarstos using this old key here,
like this is when it comes to 2v5,
then Larop uses this old,
and it just goes south.
Like, to me at least,
bouncing back from this mentally is very, very difficult,
but also for being BBL and having the resilience of saying,
the round is not lost until it's access it on the top of our screens,
and having what it takes to show it,
it. Very very good on that side but to me I also wanted to take a look at something that happened
on the second half. Things ended up very clear and after Mates wins the pistol look at Lovers Rock.
He buys an Otlo and a full shield because he knows that Martín is a menace with an Otlo.
So not only they are super quick on their rotations and they play for that close quarter
when Martín is the last one left alive and he hits the best the first shot it doesn't
I would have been so pissed if I was martini. I'm like, Oh my God. How do we win this on this guy has a full shield? But very good macro for the side of BVL. Yeah, I think what's funny on that side as well is, you know, like we're looking at mates in that situation and complaining about like a lack of trades, like why are we not trading each other out?
the game. So, you know, we
have to look at the game. Why
we find ourselves in advantages
and losing them, whereas when
you look at the yell, like
look at that brand where they
have the outlaw, right? It's
not just the outlaw that's
performing there. It's the
swings when you see Kevin
come into play. You see them
like trade out these swings.
So it's really nice to see
BBL. You know, have that
synergy like we've mentioned
all day today, but just
get recognized in the
situation that they're in
and making the best out of
it. And so those are just
individual players that are
continuously showing up
consistently on every single
one of this map like we've
now in Math 3. This guy just does not stop and he is just that spearhead that's allowing
BBL to get away with murder. It feels almost repetitive from us at this point but he really
is just such a star player on this roster to think of the shoes that he had to fill as well
when you consider him coming into this roster and I believe it was stage 2 of their
Challengers run last year. He's honestly gone above and beyond what we would ever expect from
a player such as him and I think at Ascension as well he was able to show that confidence
that he has. He is hungry. He'll go up against anything. It is very difficult to think that
comeback would have done a better job, especially with the form that we've been seeing him lately
and how lovers rock. It's, it's being like in this kind of place in the OT, just playing
the glass cannon, having the confidence that he has and all of that. This is exactly
what you need for a matchup like this one. Yeah. And if anything, he keeps delivering.
So I'm excited to see what the fourth map is going to bring forward. But before
that we're going to have to
play. So before we head into
that as well. Gentlemates also
still has players that are
showing up and that are
giving us great performances
too. So I feel it's such a
close tug of war like you give
around. You take around you
give when you take when it
comes down to those small,
little, minute mistakes in
this overtime when there's so
much pressure and stress on
these. Yeah, and I think
that another one of the
players that we have to talk
about, especially when we
speak about the OT has to
maybe surprise us, maybe not. For a first lid, we expect something else. But I think we need to
talk about him because, look at the numbers and the distance between a base and this pearl. And
I have to say, think about the amount of times you've seen Mini or any other player here on Mates
with that dart out of the Cypher camp. I think that the way that he's been using the camps
and the trips, there is a lot of variety coming in from him. Yeah, I think Crevon is
honestly like kind of a sleeper pick from this PBR roster like people are kind of sleeping on him and
I think that going into abyss I was concerned about him being overwhelmed with the amount of utility
that was coming his way but I think on peril he showed how great he can be the way that he had
control over mid was so amazing like he just had that part of the map locked down now moving
on to split it's just a question of does he stick with that 100% cypher pick yeah but also it
comes the question of split mid is that something that we're going to see again is this kind of
a little bit predictable from the side of BBL, those gentlemates at this point encountering
enough times to know how to go up against it.
So here's the thing, kit context for the people.
We have not seen BBL play split just yet here in kickoff.
We do have a show-in of them with this roster in a third party event and they did play
the composition that moved away from the cypher and that would be Kreben's first time
in Viper in this entire kickoff because he's only been playing on the cypher.
We do however have a show in for the side of Dentimates and we expect again the Double
Dualist and whatnot.
Also looking forward to see if Larocke is going to be going on that race.
Yeah, there's a Viper.
Yes.
As predicted.
There is the Viper so they're not going to be changing the composition.
It's not only his first Viper, this is also the first time that Larocke is going
to be playing the race here on kickoff.
We speak about this Double Dualist, but it's been the Wailay, it's been the
Neon, not the race.
So another New Frontier, same goes for Rose, play in the fade.
So until now, just to serve a so unknown territory, kind of, for the side of BPL.
Yeah, kind of unknown territory, but I don't feel like this switches BPL's playstyle really at all, right?
I think when you're considering that double controller, I think it's going to be really great.
I'm excited to see how Kevin gets on with this on this stage.
I think the Rock and Rose have fantastic synergy.
I think that that's really important for them too, as well.
McLovers Rock is going to be a nuisance, as he has been throughout this series so far and throughout the event.
So yeah, I think that this comp, it works for them in the past, so why not stick with it?
I went then also to speak about the Gentlemaid's comp, I know this is not extraordinary in terms of what we were expecting,
we've seen from them, but more like, the only difference we're seeing between these compositions comes down to
Wojta going on the Omen and Glyph going on the Astra, and it feels like the Astra has also been paying the limit.
Yeah, but I think even on that note, on the Gentlemaid's side, are they, yeah, they're sticking with the same composition that they ran before, right?
So I think that for them, it'll be fine.
I think Glyph on the Astro as well like you mentioned has been like a really great point
He's been so consistent throughout kickoff and throughout this series so far today as well
And that will be key for them to be able to continue through this festive vibe to me
It's a lot of comfort for them
I want to see how much BBL has put into this split again
No one that they were going to get to this point think that also we need to speak about how
Exhausted some of the players look by the end of that overtime like as I'm saying making business takes after you've been playing such a
a long series, OT after OT, there is not one minute that you can't breathe because it looks
like your opponent will take advantage time and time again. Yeah, this is BBL's chance,
one step closer to going to massive Santiago to beat a team that went all the way from Ascension
to VCT to Masters. Can they do it in this map or will gentlemates find a way to hold on and
push into the decider? We'll find out as we're heading into our fourth map of this
series with pansy and high-five yeah I mean it's all on the line now isn't it
my kids it's split it's not the last map though now does that change things you
split normally if it's last map it's always like a mad one split the side
is always a different beast for sure but I think what we were talking about
earlier on difference being I think makes obviously showing split already but
we get to the point of the map pool now where there's there has to be
questions right yes it's just how weird do we get how the BBL tried to maybe pull
the you know reverse pull something and ace up the sleeve here to convert
obviously composition wise I don't think there's anything that's too surprising no
difference being I think Leuchter being obviously on the omen instead of the
astro come in comparison really sets things in most is a little more
opportunity to be a little bit more proactive here.
I'm saying initially here Mace is looking to immediately push into big.
Yeah, and Lloyd's are instantly forced off it.
I mean they've taken so much damage trying to hold this from Pillar.
He's indeed into the paint shell as well.
Yeah, but again Mace has taken a little bit of a pause for thought to kind of scale
through which might be the right plan but a nice pop flash but it's met with sheer
force and resistance, the rocks don't...
Well, the enemy remain.
Well, we're cut above the rest here leaving Mini at 1v2.
He's got a good time in this round, round the pillar.
Doesn't quite know about Rose though, now he does.
I mean, what is going on here?
Oh, Mini got a headshot!
I mean, Rose is down to nothing 41 HP, it's because it's so little!
Mini! Gipson the Red Bull clutch, figuring out for 1v2,
and getting the ball rolling for gentlemates.
Just cutting a headshot through the box, on to Rose.
I just don't think Rose needs that prowler then, man.
Yeah, it may be just anticipating he had been noted on the reposition.
But again, we can see Midi had no idea.
Think initially, Rose looks up towards Heaven.
Expecting a shot in the back of the head as well.
The three kills here and a clutch in the pistol.
Get Gentleman on the board, bouncing back.
Easy, it gets a bit sketchy here because there's a lot of poise up for Tevin, this isn't a completely free take, but we're a bit careful.
And they should note this right, they should hear all these shots going back dealing with the boom bot.
Crevin, it would suck away for now.
It does leave just Loiter alone, but they've kind of lived through the storm I guess.
So still with five standing, it makes Can freeze for a moment.
They need to be careful with that utility investment from this point onwards.
Yeah, timing on the drop here, Marty.
World catch, Crevon.
Chevon makes navigating through this stack towards 8.
Still looking pretty healthy as well, and only the shorty invested here for Lovers Rock
can be tucked into...
All the way towards site here.
Roe's still looking for something inside this smoke.
That does seem to have an idea.
And the Haitian space off.
So now, just loiter.
Norm d5. 30 seconds left.
I think that she had a pretty good idea.
He's already made his way across to this side of the map.
He's being clasped in hand.
He's got much of a save.
We're going to see him with a drive-by.
post off of him in zone flawless here for mates in round two and considering that
was a stack I'm actually impressed they came away with that flawlessly there was
a little bit of threat towards heaven nice pause nice kind of freeze up there
for a moment learning it's similar
pays off for them can in terms of taking control of the mind games as well
the pressure that's starting to compound now the further into this best of five we
go to jump
rock identified he has to deal with the prowler
two player one semi committed towards site here but the side of mates
overstepping I'm not sure what the bite is on this but they're putting a lot
of bodies behind it right you look at the two towards heaven rose really
nearby. I thought about it. I'm not sure if something was heard there. It looks like
it was, considering where they're eyeing up, but Rose is alone now. Might need to call
him for some help soon. He might just be dead in the water. That powers if anything
going to just spur them on. Close connection. No contact anywhere else. Rose's luck
is to be even alive. And oh, okay, lost a catch in the dark. You'll take that
every day of the week and mates didn't want to springboard off that maybe feeling
they could have been more boys behind it but no the rocks gonna see at least one
two potentially up towards heaven. Our team trying to scale in, Kreven's got his back
though, Glyph goes down. Spike, no hesitant to commit here, he's also gonna come over now.
Now I guess it gets a bit awkward in terms of the commitment behind that.
They will drift forwards, Kreven's still wise to the possibility who would
Lovers rock positioned all the way towards sushi. This is a
Does he catch the time I think you might yeah, absolutely does and they have no idea well many happy to see it
Okay, that plays a mini for checking that
You're gonna need Martin to get this for free and he does paint shell not gonna find any sort of connection
And now actually gentlemen, so make it funny out of nothing yet
Down to be two minutes
I can't quite get the shot and I don't know how Gennamates have gone away with this but they absolutely have.
And already Stazzo pulled back to attention and there's the swing. Oh my God!
A team to clean up. A bonus conversion here for Gennamates.
Talking about getting back in control of this series.
Off to a flying start on Split.
Great progress towards multiple ultimate. See it?
And obviously a chance here to tee up a fourth, considering the purchase on the cards for
BBL.
That was what I was considering a bucky, but just a few pistols thrown in the mix here.
Stars I just won away two points for the pit and the showstopper.
Again, something I have to highlight, Mini doing really well here.
agent, same sort of impact already. Great work from him overall. We've kind of been quietly
seeing his praises throughout the previous series up until this point. He's been one
of the numerically better players in the region, but seeing it here tangibly, it makes
me begin to be careful on this. Again, the fact they got away with the last round.
Yeah. Still quite surprising because I felt like once the BBL were ahead of that curve
off that initial contact. Martin sticking around. He's been good for doubles on this thing.
What's the time if Rose look like on the other side the prowler sent through here should be
confirmation. Martin the man advantage here but certainly not in terms of the inventory brought
into this round. Even conscious of trying to get that upgrade but plan will come through
It's open multiple possibilities here
The old office as well enough to cause issue and people gonna be mopping it up
You'll take it to security. You'll take it for a round. That's credit's position not gonna happen
Gentle mates big beginnings here
Sure, it's an anti-eco, but another 4v5 conversion for gentle mates and a fourth on the ball
I found digging deep now to get behind gentle mates.
And send the ultimate in here for Starzark.
I'm fine with it considering the threat we've seen in some of these anti-ego so far in this series.
Absolutely.
The more important thing is for gentle mates to regain composure, get themselves back on track and in control.
don't allow BBL to get scrappy once more.
So I feel like there's been hints of that, right?
Like bits and pieces where it's felt a little bit on edge,
but the highlight for me has been mates forcing BBL to out,
well, think their way out of situations
as opposed to frag their way out of situations.
That's where I think they've succeeded.
BBL obviously been up to the challenge as well,
certainly, I mean, two, one ahead here in the series,
but that's certainly where it's got a little more dicey
where we see the clock deciding rounds
and people massively out of position,
considering last 25 second cross-map rotations.
Certainly here now trailing by four,
asking big questions of these rookies.
And ultimately what's left in the tank?
Well, because we do.
The low hanging fruit in a best of five for sure,
but it's certainly the headline for me.
Oh yeah, the fatigue is gonna start hitting in.
Even if you're a map to the good,
there's only so many ways you can put it,
it is indeed a factor. It's a skill set that takes a lot of time and as you also
highlighted we're on the lower end normally of the map pool. We start getting down into the depths of things.
So again the playbook may not be as well written, but a buy here. I think we're
feeling better of playing through that.
It's not that sweet.
This is someone to a deep line.
Note the reposition of the progress made by Minnie.
They're actually focusing back towards me here.
Minnie's going to catch the sound cue here.
Rose is going to have no clue.
Yeah, even if they just posh drop or feed, six up.
Yeah, Minnie is on a ten.
This guy's looking good right now.
The only one that can just, I guess, deny this.
Oh, there's Rock.
Rotation.
Oh!
It's vintage from Starr's on, finding two in rotation.
And I don't think that position in the end from Lovers Rock will make a drop of difference.
Mini during magic. Starr's a working middle.
And I think you're right, the manipulation on the map, I'll think of them out working them here.
Not even allowing them to have that say in the matter.
Lovers Rock just forced to hold on to this.
again hasn't really had a chance to stamp his authority and he's opening five rounds.
Gentleman he's certainly not letting up just yet.
It'll be number five on the board for them for sure. Showstopper in hand,
Martin just one point away.
Again, I'm a hun here actually because way further forth than I thought he was on the
last look to the map but they can remove this operator would be nice they're
looking to pinch
people at least the clearance through to me the catch is there yeah I know about
it now oh and stars have taken out of his hands
absolutely insane from stars I by the way like just the second yeah come on
I mean this, the positioning was everything.
The fact he actually got around an arm.
That is wild.
Yeah.
Lovely, lovely stuff.
Again, Minnie's lurks, Minnie's positionings, his timings have been a perpetual problem.
They need to address this.
They can't be having someone be able to slip through heaven like that,
catch them backpedaling away.
It is an obvious flaw in the system.
Now how do they solve it?
And again, I'd have to go back and look at the timeout,
but they're both focused towards main.
I'm trying to get Mother's Rock on a deeper angle.
A rock going to open this one,
and my team will fall.
But again, just looking at what they know early on.
Be careful there about that big through mid.
People catch it, I'm happy to take the space now.
Mother's Rock, there's no operator here,
just a stinger in hand for him.
Yeah, remember the buyers while it stingers.
Oh!
Okay.
Now the disadvantage here for mates but we know their conversion is fairly high in terms of recoveries.
And our weak side is absolutely towards B if you're looking at the weaponry alone.
Just loiter again, very very limited.
Does at least have utility to maybe be able to create a bit of stall here, smoke in, paranoia.
Well now I want to play off BVL with that.
I love this one.
A man advantage.
Slipping back a little bit deeper here, it's giving them a way up through mail.
On the corner gets clean now.
So sharp, man.
Yeah, loiter.
Can't always.
He's actually giving away a bit of the game here.
I thought he might have tried to play that bit more.
No play, man.
They're turning this again.
It was a 5v3 and okay.
Mini this time can't quite hold back the flood, but Glipper's on the case.
Quiet in some aspects, but if you can get this one across the line, you take it.
Oh my god.
And Michael, here I'm stuck with all of you.
A 3v5, the investment comes from BBL as well.
Rose sends his ult in.
LaRocke, a swing and a miss.
These issues start to become massive.
Oh, that's so clean from Grevin.
Again, Gentile Mace is full mental reset in this round.
Slow it down, take that time, methodical in approach.
Unable to disrupt BBL.
And go and say as well, Lovis Rock.
Not having the biggest impact yet, struggling to find that similar sort of ball in the missed shot.
Not pretty here.
Pipo can hold space on this ult.
That should allow for the plumber, at least the passage of the spike and the descendant towards him.
A little near to play catch, but that's fine.
It's retake time.
And you missed those two big ults from the last round.
A little bit lovely to have.
There goes one of them from the Mates side.
Martine still shows up on CT.
Holds the line well.
Can't quite deal with the players on Qillabo.
Rose is creating a little bit of an avenue forward.
But look at that mid pressure.
Look at this flag coming in.
Mini gets caught up.
There is a second player.
You just don't know how much can Glyft do.
It's a 1v4 and it's messy on the first.
Fight back, Mike.
That took a lot somehow some way
BBL weather the storm here in round seven
Get themselves that first
Wouldn't surprise me to just see that a time out crew to catch a breath. Maybe
Massive play from Rose
Raisin drop from heaven
Glyph who's looked pretty sharp elsewhere can't clean this one up
Onto the rock to give him a fighting chance
That's just one
Gonna soak that no one there in support
And they take round of the backs and the exchange of space is there but mates
Not necessarily committing look at the spike peeling away
actually people are going to be filtering off this as well just leaving
martin for now he's got a way out of this obviously
the pings towards mid silo rock considering this for the utility here
craven delivered previously from vents oh you can see the slight
consideration so I might have slipped through again just that little turn
back towards vents but no they're gonna be able to refocus oh they can't quite
oh my god it's taking me to get outside this they still check on this surely not
but how long is he waiting oh my god maybe just a second too long stars are
the awareness the penny dropping somehow rose out down
flying in and the ace lights available again divide on top do you fight in
front or do you fall back you take to fight lovers rock denies a scale from
Starzo. Spike's still coming there, way towards A.
Boits up, looking to have a glance through.
He's playing backpillar here.
Pop flash in, and it's just Mini and Glyph.
Yeah, the smoke's good.
I was gonna say, hold on.
Gentlemates were gonna make a play outside of that smoke,
but the reveal comes, and BBL granted a second.
A little bit weird there in the mid-round,
but certainly thought Gentlemates
We're going to be the ones to try and make a play towards backside.
Well, it's not like the loss of Krogan in that round was starting to really tilt in favor
to mates now.
I feel like every time we start seeing something go one way, it just flips on its head over
and over.
We do see Martin break the best of five kill record, set by Kiko, a big name to take
the title away.
Again, still another map to see potentially.
Lovers rock. Exploration once more. Reveal sent in, dealt with, but it's going to draw the eyes away from Mini.
Ooh, he's expecting the jump spot. Mini's not even checking that deep either, so this is a bit of a weird outcome, but the progress in middle is happening.
The fight is still happening and Martin's taking away Creven, so that opens up the chance for him to filter through events.
Paul Lovers rock away from this angle anyway.
Does he double down?
He's dead shaking for many years.
I mean one is done basically now.
We're going to send the TG back.
I was going to say if anybody gets on that angle whilst he's turned his focus elsewhere.
Surely he's a dead man walking right?
Stasho's gone down in middle.
Oh my, ooh.
The timing for many again.
Patience pays Mike.
This guy has got a great read on the game as it stands.
It's time he could have been better in rows desperate to try and make a difference
But you can't do this alone here the temptation. I'm sure back in it, but he's been ready
He's been held people's got that angle all day long
This is paranoia may not find real for me. No gentle makes up again
Working it well the massive lead built up five rounds to the good here
on map for
Again, an opportunity for Lover's Rock potentially to catch that kill into glyph, but he just gives
up the angle.
Let's go!
Obviously, sitting down, double negative now, it's not going to seem taking those similar
sorts of risks.
They'll still have an operator in hand, such a, well, late in the day, BBL timeout
called as we see the second here by round 10. I would have been okay with just another one
called to take a breather and maybe reassess the situation. Not much has gone in their favor
here. And some of these rounds it's not as if there's a clear and decisive answer to what
mates are doing. They're working the map really, really well and some of these key
engagements that are going their way, it just spirals out of control so quickly, mini-slipping
so deep towards A Heaven.
Those sorts of examples, again, styles I find in two weird kills in mail.
Like what is the answer?
They haven't got the funds to take risks and...
It's incredibly tough and again you even compliment Lovers Rock for trying to take deeper lines
on towards A then, right?
But then you've got mini-sat waiting for what feels like an entire round and...
It's an overall really well made plan from mates but also just a lot of things going right for them and the mid-rounding seems good
The space taking seems good the manipulation of rotations is good
It just feels like mates are a bit better here look we said it deeper into the map
Will you start seeing some of the inconsistencies?
This is a gentleman's choice technically by the veto
We go again an aggression wanted to be the answer a three-play walk down middle
and a 1-3-1 to the defending side, but they find nothing initially.
The Reed is there though, he stars out on guard,
and filtering two players back across towards A.
So maybe trying to make moves elsewhere.
Lovers rock the switch up here for the operator.
They're going to be noted on the drop and isolated easily.
Martín to claim that one.
Man, it looks too simple.
General Mates are getting such great Reeds.
It feels like they've really kept Lovers rock under their thumb in this.
He's not been able to get the ball rolling with that operator.
If you see it on the deep lines on A, he's struggled twice now on towards B.
He's not had much play in middle either.
They've really shut that down, maybe just part of the protocol list that sat very, very well.
And again, they're keeping slippery, right? They're being really tough to pin down.
Now, maybe BBL able to see this, though, at a commitment, but it all could engage.
And we're up now left at a very uncomfortable, it feels like.
Might be good as well, but they can high tail it out of there.
30 seconds, they still have a good shot towards B.
towards B.
They're going to potentially take B on the back of that.
But that seems to slide things down with a snake bite.
20 seconds left now.
It's bought time for rotation for Rose.
It's gone for the operator, man.
I don't know about this.
And a swing in for Desperate.
It feels like we're seeing five individuals and then a whole team.
It feels very, very different here.
And Lorak, you've been marvellous, but this one is well out of reach.
The gentlemates are a cut above on this map, in my mind, by every metric.
Ken, it's not as if PBL really have made poor decisions here.
They switch up the operator, stack towards the other side,
initially look as if they're going to explore mid.
You could argue maybe a deeper commitment there could have
met some sort of result, but...
Only now on the hunt, the Rockdown at 11 HP.
And we always ran.
They'd shot to seal the deal on number 8 for the Vates.
And Altswise having to check in the Rock.
And Lovers Rock both with theirs, but...
Ken, they're not playing proactively enough to really make use of them.
And I feel like we haven't seen a big ult from them either.
Really, there's not been something that gives you that big ult.
The previous series of the U.K., right?
It was when they invested massively.
when they were 5v3.
This is one of those games for the gentlemen mates that they probably dream of, right?
To get a quite a buffer that we haven't really seen throughout the series.
It's been close the whole way.
It's about to be the biggest league we've seen.
Pretty much.
It's a map score.
Pretty much.
Now, whether or not BBL can still bring it back, I don't know,
but the way the gentlemen mates are playing,
I have to say they're so much better prepared here.
I feel like they are really comfortable here in comparison.
I mean, BBL, look as if they're lacking answers, right?
answers right there's there's no contingency plans for some of these
situations gliff finally catching crevin one of these shoulders in mid
another advantage here early on for the mates happy to slow things down once
more a site wide open as we can see gentlemates now try and carve their way
through the map once more and this is where they've been really good as
well decision-making mid-round in kind of feeling out those stacks and
Making good reads now, whether or not they get this here yet to be seen, but so far they have been spot-on with this.
And they can still technically bulldoze this site.
There's still every opportunity, even if it is against the stack.
You've got a lot of tools to be working with.
And already Rose tries to make a mad play, but the trades are there, mate, again! On the money!
This is the clearest cut affair we've seen so far between these two.
And it is great news for the gentlemen coming away after a bit of loss on Pearl to rebound
like this.
Must feel incredible.
And this is going to send shockwaves through the mental of BBL, like I said, best of five,
very different tests.
To get this far it would be that closely contested, but potentially now on the brink
of a blowout here.
But a blowout first half, at least you can follow what it is.
A 9-2 scoreline.
They're coming well equipped to round 12, but...
30 seconds.
I said this is not enough.
Going their way in some of these 50-50 situations even.
Yeah.
It usually would suit them so well.
It would. Those coinflips were landing in their favor.
They've been absolutely gunning.
But oh, here we go.
They're going to battle in the sky, and of course, they're both in the lands.
That's just how it's been, man.
Mate's just better off here.
It's about the best summary for them.
Okay, they've got a deathmatch, sure!
Surely not, but Big Man Mini's been kind of nasty with this.
He's been kind of nasty today.
Lovers Rock. Could you imagine?
Already explored elsewhere, so they're going to expect Mini to be coming from this side.
Can you imagine?
Keep it up, Sightlines.
He's been quite good at this, and Lovers Rock's not been hitting the biggest peak so far, you know what I mean?
This could be something that'll get happen.
All right, fair play.
A bit of a...
It feels like a consolation.
I mean consolation at three to nine.
Gems will make a cut above on this map.
It's not over yet by any means,
but this has been a great look from the mate's side.
Turkey versus France.
We have two communities fighting on this match
And our casters are no exception.
Apple on the French side and Guitars on the Turkish side.
Thank you for joining me.
First of all, of course, and you know,
the casters are often asked to remain neutral,
you know, unbiased and blah, blah, blah.
But we know that it's hard, you know,
not to cheer up for the team when they make a good place.
So what's your opinion on this, Apple?
What do you think about that?
I think it's part of the job to stay on neutral,
but you know, sometimes it's important
to cheer for your club, for your nation.
And yeah, that's it.
You know, we just need to cheer for the club.
I agree, it's part of the job, but we never do that. It's always like a national match for us.
We don't really care about it, and even if it's just one kill round, two kill round, we always hype the moment, and we just have fun.
Yeah, cheer for your team, especially when there is like nation battles like this of course.
Anything nice you want to say about the opponent? You know the opponent team, maybe Apple for BBL?
Yeah, for sure. Well, thanks for bringing your Turkish talent here, but I think now it's time to bring them back to school.
bring them back to school okay anything you want to answer that guitarist I don't know have fun in the
mid-break because it's like a nine three curse and we are two one ahead so it's going to be an easy
win for us okay nice three curse coming let's see who gets the win with the rock paper scissors right
you're going to be representing turkey you're going to be representing France are you guys ready
best of one there is no rematch blah blah blah are you ready yes rock paper scissors shoot
Oh wait, again.
Friends and ducky, yeah, yeah.
Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!
Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!
Here's the win for France!
Let's see if Gentlemage can take the win on this first night!
That is some insane cope that the 9-3 curse is coming.
Yeah, I mean, cheering for home teams as well.
Well, nothing's wrong here, man.
Well, I mean...
You said that about way out there.
I was going to go UK eSports back on top, let's go!
I'm just going to cheer her up.
But!
Literary please don't.
Okay, right.
9-3.
We know the curse. We've seen the curse many times.
We've seen it be a blessing.
Yes. Do you believe in it right now?
In the curse or the blessing?
In the curse.
Yes.
Okay.
With what we saw in the first half,
it's going to take a Herculean effort to get back into this.
EBL was always towards a rehearsed pistol round here, they're here very early.
And mates are just playing hide and seek and right now they're being found.
What the hell is going on yet? Minis come out swinging, but they lost two bodies for it.
That seems like a bit of a mis-made plan here.
Starzo and Mini, the last two alive, plant should be in.
Not sure what the goal was there but it certainly didn't line up.
And here Rose, nearly caught here in transition. Starzo can isolate.
I mean, almost on for the ace here.
Stazzo, he's going to have seen the Seas Court one.
But I don't know if he's going to expect both of them staying together as a pack, but he's read it, correct.
Round the pillar.
Absolute magic from Stazzo here.
Ken just played to perfection.
You can't even even be mad on the other side!
What a mad round!
The red ball clutch here to kick off the second half.
It just so well played. I just see here that he catch the second string on the tether potentially, but...
Oh no! Oh no! Oh no! Oh no! Oh no!
Look at you! Oh my God! You're shit! You're shit!
Hello!
If he can get his opinion known.
Sir, they're making the most of this scoreline now.
Okay.
It gets even worse for BBL.
They've been so inseparable this whole series.
They always have to be like that
in these sort of moments
when you finally carve out a big lead like this.
And for BBL, shaking off, moving on,
you still match to the good here.
It would mean that Corode becomes that decider,
But it's not done yet. It's just pretty close.
Stalzo picking up where he left off.
Gonna continue finding Loiter.
Pipo then on the corner, 5x1.
Can't look at the circle too much.
On for his... Well, he's got three now in total.
So Glyphon, Mini.
Not out of the wedge yet, but Mini's confidence is sky high.
Now I'm doubled up on Bella.
The hesitation not there at all.
They are confidence still in this, but Mini,
have you got some more?
Matt!
But no!
It doesn't stop!
It just doesn't stop!
Another 1v2 for the mates.
Different name here, but Mini has been so valuable this evening.
Back-to-back Red Bull Clutches.
And BBL just can't catch a break.
Look at this, you can kind of feel it now, his approach.
It's like the second you can barely see.
You can barely see it.
He's got it nevertheless.
BBL on the ropes here now.
It sounds a little bit of investment there from BBL, so it puts them in a really predicament
spot now.
It's just...
Hitman's not looking.
You can see how it settles, but yeah, two sheriffs and, well, budget rifles.
Yeah.
Our initial probe sent out here from BBL.
I'm just looking for the ore.
get them the showstopper. Just about. Yeah, we're going on 59.
Yeah, just swinging them all. Of course he is. Yeah.
All the back of the orb being taken elsewhere removes the look.
Now they've been feeling this game. They've got that perfect read on it.
That's confidence. It is. You can see it in everything they do here.
And that's got to set them up for now. What is going to be the final map in the series?
he's out of look the comeback I love the idea but the reality feels very different
gentlemates have elevated 12 rounds surely give me ball the ball in here
par the side back maybe still some life for them yet been right to the last one
alive and it doesn't get any easier from this point forward three bodies to
drop just that sheriff and they are on this one down 12 rounds for mates only
3 for BBL. Wins have changed here, Mike. Confidence at all time. High. One more round will take
us the furthest we could have gone.
It may be a discussion here that he's still trying to give it from the other side of the stage, but
Yeah, just a difference in depth here potentially to get deeper into this best of five
Generates certainly stretching their legs now
Could be help
Back in on another broken by to try and force another few rounds here on split
They're looking for Crevin again. They've marked their man.
Yeah, they certainly have.
Crevin, ooh, ooh, okay.
Captain check.
Starts right now.
Nice.
Did they expect a third?
Ooh, starts it.
A desk pop.
I don't think you can blame it on these scenarios, but desk pop nonetheless.
Ah, look, just morning shots.
Yeah, just let him know.
Zoning.
This is a puff of the chest.
this will be
Will be for
How sure very very now I see women. Yes. I mean he's not up to any knowing us. It's fine
Yeah, crevin delivers here where
Almost tailor-made to remove him. Yeah, open up basically many opportunities for the mates
I don't ask you something actually because we've got a little bit of a second here
Do you believe it's easier to bounce back from a quicker loss like this than a close loss?
Absolutely, yeah.
Do you rather if you're an ADL Shrews, have this loss?
Maybe.
Because obviously, Gentlemates can have that confidence with them of like, yeah, smashed it on Split,
coming into final map. Where does your mindset on this?
Always tough when you see maps be as closely contested as there have been, three in a row.
Yeah, if you see kind of one that's the anomaly, but the fact that both teams have been happy to go
basically blow for blow in some of these maps,
the whole way through now. This one's certainly easy to just go guys look towards growth.
Yeah. Again how much do you invest in terms of energy in terms of the
the psyche I guess overall in reading into this loss. Now maybe another two or three rounds.
Okay guys right there's a log back in sort of thing. Yeah. Again every team is different but
I think certainly what's to call from the outside looking at what is potentially a gap in
the deeper map pool here internally you've got to be saying guys we were expecting this was possible
yeah when we saw this veto or even possible we know we're playing the best of five
the gentlemates are very very well equipped here on split oh god yeah they've come out looking
pretty comfortable on this map and you can see why stars are just walking with a ghost man
He's taking out Loves Rock.
And Mirni's up for a bit of a battle in middle.
He's making it look doable too.
Oh my good god.
They want him to send home already,
but he's still got another map to go,
but they are putting in a real swipe.
Attention call here, that it's a 4v2
in a round with a very limited buy.
And Stazzo's timing could be just outrageous again.
Revan's on the drop.
That's nice.
Oh, it's okay, it's okay.
I don't feel like it's okay.
Martín waiting.
Not been the biggest map of his performances yet,
but still could be job done here really.
They're trying to get a little bit tricky.
Martín Segre Loiter, one away now.
And Graven's going to face the music on this.
He's got problems left by him.
Send to 30 seconds.
Carole the short leg, he's coming up next.
Ladies and gentlemen, it's time enough to take us all the way!
Garode will decide the fate of these two teams here and now.
Only one to go to Santiago today.
Garode will decide which one it will be.
We need to stop the party, fight for that, fight!
We need to stop the party, fight for that, fight!
We need to stop the party, fight for that, fight!
Let's do something crazy, get it out today
Cause we've come to this every day and we deserve it
Life is so amazing, our mechanism's in our way
Baby, let's fly away
Do you feel it?
Is your heart rushing away?
My heart's rushing and it's
It's killing
Baby
This is where we come from
My life, do you see?
Let's take the world for a storm
Because you and I
Can't believe it's so long
To be alive
Baby, stop, baby
Stop, baby, stop
Oh, it's coming in the night.
Oh, that makes us come alive.
Let's break some rules.
No, we don't always have to be good.
We don't always have to do things that we should never
feed the fire.
Let's see it through.
And let all that's holding us back.
Just light it up and we'll burn through the past.
And take it higher.
It's your heart rushing the way my heart's rushing
And you take it all in
It takes so long to realize what makes us, makes us, makes us
This is where we come in love again
Take the world by storm just you and I
It takes so long to realize what makes us, makes us
Good night
I know there's no one who can't get me out of this room
I'm not a child, I'm a girl, I don't like being cool
At least I do not go there, my bull, I'm money on the pool
I'm a boss, I be your shield, I'm a dungeon, I make a cruise
I'm not a talent, I'm not a boss
The last map of the best of five of the upper final we have gentlemen against BBL welcome
back everybody to VCT EMEA kickoff Lou thank you for joining us this has been an insane
series how are you feeling well this is my pleasure first of all to be joining you
You guys, of course the thing, it was heartbreaking to see Gentlemace choking the two over times,
and going the distance and not managing to close that map.
So I think this is the best thing that could happen to them.
Having a stomp, feeling confident, getting everything, the clutches, the firepower, everything.
So I'm feeling pretty confident about Gentlemace win right now.
Oh, I think it's fair to say, it's fair to say because I feel like at the end of
Pearl everybody was a bit worried that this match is already being gone on for
that the players might be a
little bit exhausted. So seeing
gentlemen, it's so comfortable
on on split. We know that it is
the map that for the players
individually feels very good,
so it's good to see that even
with the pressure, even with
how good VBL are looking, they
can still bounce back like that.
It brings back the conversation
that we had at the start with
the coach confessions where we
asked gentlemates. What was
the prep like because this is
most likely going to be a long
one. This is going to be your
first best of five series here
Preps, scrims, taking longer, putting in more effort, working on that energy management.
So from your perspective, Lu, as a player, because you've also been in those scenarios yourself,
what does that feel like to be in a situation like this?
I'm not going to lie. In a best of five, you forget about the anti-strat.
You forget about the prep that you had against the other team, and it's all up to you.
The energy that you play has had the momentum.
Cheering up your teammates, I think it's all about the mood, of course, shooting.
But I think we're going to see a bit more mistakes on this last map,
last map because that's what usually happens.
You know, on a best of five players starting with thing,
you know, we're seeing a bit of pressure of tired.
So yeah, I'm curious to see that.
And coming into this best of five,
I think we can all agree every single one
of the BBL players have that individuality
that can take you up to win rounds.
So seeing gentlemen players,
Meanie, Starr, XO, Martine,
all of them stepping up in this individual moment,
winning incredible clutches for their teams.
It's just a, you know,
a little bit of a piece of advice that this map 5 is not going to be easy.
Especially when you're playing against maybe like the most, the team that has the most firepower in the league.
Like no managing to get clutches or just to win one he wants.
You know, I'm thinking about Mini, you know, the job that he made on A-Rent
during the entire attack side was so impressive and it gives you a confidence buff
because if you're like, if I can shoot against these boys, I can shoot against anyone, I can win the finals, right?
But we're going back to this being a best of one kind of it's only one map left.
Corode is going to be the decider.
It's a chance for one of these teams to go to Master Santiago and lift that tribute.
Yeah, it's not very big, but it is very important. Just keep an eye out of that.
I'm going to say, thinking about Corode, thinking about this final map is a map that we still have not seen from any of these teams here in Kiko.
But the feeling is a little bit different because Mates has left Corode open as a third map.
In a couple of occasions. So this could have been a map that they played is a map that they did not shy away from on the other side
We have a BBL that have not showed it have banded a couple of times at the beginning of the tournament and more so
It's not likely to be playing the double duelist for the first time in kickoff
Yeah, the maripos thing, you know, that's what I wanted to send you on
You know that we spoke about this with two of course that the maripo, you know the synergy between these two players and split
it was brilliant. It was insane. So this is the question, you know, are we going to see
it on Corridor or not? And when it comes to preparation, there's nothing because we haven't
seen these teams playing, you know, so there's going to be assumption of what they could
be playing. But I'm glad to see that the teams are going to be able to focus on themselves
and on the other side. Yeah, it also feels like we're just scraping the bottom of
the barrel, not just in terms of when we're looking at the maps, but also energy
wise, stamina wise. This is it. The stakes could not have been higher for either
one of these scenes because you win this you go to Master Santiago you lose this
you drop into that middle bracket you have to play fanatic that looks
phenomenal today and we're talking about not playing for almost a couple of
weeks to go in into two best of five back-to-back maybe three exactly even
potentially three this match has already gone the distance so whomever is
playing tomorrow is going to have no advantage against the other team
especially when you're playing against Fnatic you know falling down I'm good
I don't have to win the finals because I mean I mean middle bracket. No, you're not chill
You're not chill you have not take and also you also have it at it and liquid waiting for you
So I think that can get scary for sure. All right before we head into the game
I kind of wanted to get a temperature feel in regards to who is here to support what team
So when I show your team's name if you can cheer just to let me know how many people are here
gentlemen
BBL
BBL!
Gentlemen!
Okay, BBL fans, you guys can do better than that. Let's go one more time!
Oh, this is an overwhelming majority for the Souther Gentlemen. They are not here to play today.
That is another component that is so difficult to be going up against when you are in these positions.
When you are in these positions, I think that both of the fandoms for these teams are incredibly strong.
You cannot deny, you can feel when Gentlemates is in the house, we see the co-streamers, we see how much it means to them as well,
to be back here in VCT and finally have such a strong team to cheer for.
It does mean a lot. You know, I'm looking at Bayez, looking at Squeezie upstairs, you know, in their booth and they were like,
looking amazing, they were like so happy to be third team in finals and I think
this can give you a buff, you know having the crowd with you always it can
also handle give it a little bit of pressure but I think on the side of
Jennifer Mates it's rather a buff than a nerf for sure. We have to talk
compositions as well when you're heading into this corrode. Yes it's not
something we've seen from either of these scenes as you've already touched
upon Bea but the question then remains are we gonna see them stick to this
double duelist? Do we want to see anything different? I honestly think
that for the side of mates? I think for the side of both. I'm down to have a surprise. I
would like to see the doubling down on just playing that double duelist, but this is another
map that I think most of the other regions are going to be looking out for, because whomever
comes out of EMEA is going to bring in surprises.
Ooh, Viper on the side of Mini, it's an alien that we don't see that much on Corode
anymore. It used to be picked. It was 100% of the time, but not so sure right now.
controller and we get the Marie Poglielis. We do get the Marie Poglielis and VBL is also
going to be playing with that double dualist, double controller, Kreven. We were speaking
about him going on the Viper on split for the first time in kickoff and he's doubling
down onto that roast back on that soba that has been so consistent off.
It's also really interesting to see once again for VBL, they're sticking to Loita
on the over and they have Rosie on the soba. When you flip it for gentlemates, it starts
on the fade and then you have little nuts for that.
What we've been seeing this entire best of five series.
But it makes a lot of sense, right?
This is the last map you have to speak about the Conferred
that has also taken this squad here.
So I think completely, with BBL starting on the attack,
I want to see that incredible pace
that they've been showing for the entirety of K-K.
And I also have another question, Mark.
Is that Kreven on Viper?
You know, is that, you know,
we're dropping the Cypher that we have seen
in every map.
The Cypher show his limits on the road,
which I think, and I'm glad that BBL realized it,
because I think Cypher would have been hard.
We honest on Karoo.
Yeah, we closed out talking about Pearl
and speaking about all the value that he had found
at Cypher and how creative he can get.
On Split, we didn't see it as much,
and of course the score only spoke
of the strengths of Gents and Mates on that map.
But this is the chance.
Can they do it?
That's a great question, so I'm gonna ask you both.
I think Gents and Mates can do it,
but it's gonna be tough.
I think it's going to be a long MAP fight.
Uh, I'm...
I'm going to go?
Yeah, no, I'm not rooting for BVL.
I'm going for MACE.
Oh!
I didn't go for MACE, guys!
I can beat myself!
I don't know what else got it on to me, guys!
But this is it, Corode.
The final map for either one of these teams to punch their ticket home
to go to Master Santiago to represent a region as that first seed.
Straight into playoffs.
Can they do it?
We'll find out as we're heading into the final map of the series with our casters, Pansy and Hyphon.
Yeah, look, this is the time to leave nothing to chance. Leave nothing behind.
A close series throughout from map one until now. Split, a little bit of a difference.
We saw the drop-off inform there. We saw a rise inform from Gentlemates.
Now we walk into Corode, a totally different beast.
unknown territory as well for sure. Keep discussing the map pool in general for the best of five years.
Ken BBL a chance to mentally reset. After that we said an easier loss in my book to take at least
on the chin. Now lovers rock and the rock. Certainly the focal points here in terms of this
First half of Karoad to set the precedent once more.
It's well equipped for this though, if they decide to commit.
Oh, and the underhand's not going to spot any of this.
Good boat.
It was a play-in.
Oh, it's three-beals.
Well, Stato doubles down.
It's a lovely little set-up there.
A trap made and a trap sprung.
Look at the wrap, though, from the rock straight up mid.
Potential to catch the TV here from Martine.
If he takes it on the back of the contact being found here,
does he get close enough to hear it?
I don't think he has his moving past it.
Nice.
It's up to a little bit of time, but it has expired.
But they need to keep their interest towards Main.
Does he care freebie?
Oh no, he doesn't!
It's only not free it to all!
It's all together, gentlemen!
Starting up again with another pistol.
That could have been everything for the Rock.
And now, gentlemen, it's turning the tides in terms of the
the pistol win rates here early on it was certainly BBL
messy from the rock he's looked clean early on but I'll say the cracks are
starting to show no investment back in here for BBL only the one kill on the
back a lover's rock they might try and find something once more here but again
three bodies for mates new positioning as well though very different set up here
flash I'm gonna deny it people again Rose has got one but this sort of cross
by this sidehole is not gonna be denied by that approach again too simple not
a threat to it no real break to that frontline approach either and again
I'm fine with the first few rounds forcing them out of this three player
back towards B but unfortunately I hope incredibly get something done elsewhere
almost yeah don't really reveal the fact that he's gonna be heavily lurking
through the map in these early rounds. The chance here starts I'm gonna spot the
reposition but TP comes through from Martin. He does have support now gonna play back in
they can get really far ahead of the plant here if they wanted to. Yeah I
I think they look like they were thinking about it but at this point without you telling play they respected enough which is fair and you know
Fairing game. Oh tons of damage done. Yeah
The reality is they have three classics and barely any HP. That's not going to change much of the outcome
as
Tricky as BBL have been
Paranoia off yet clean clean work from gentle mates much better from them for standing once again showing that
Validity are holding that pressure on towards B. Yeah, no overstep. No one to try and do it all yourself
I like that very very calm and composed from Stazzo and Martina
Gotta see a bounce back in this first five
for BBL. There's any hopes of
Get themselves into a position to make a final stand here in map five
There's still well invested for gentlemates
And full shields across the board as well, so Martin gonna have, potentially, some issues but...
...he'll raise K4 on from here, over the top here, and actually a little bit of proactivity.
I like that actually, this is a really nice look.
He takes a glance out of the smoke as well, so good information off the back.
I was making no subtlety to his work in Middle Ivor, so...
...progress spotted, but they're not gonna refight for that beam in control, so they get to keep this.
Yeah, for a BBR after game plan. Early on in the round as well.
It's forcing them to make decisions once more, which we know has been problematic for them.
Now, forcing them into a three player stack towards eight.
Does the Adron spot mini know? So he's actually got a new lease of life playing from this.
He's got a copy to play in as well. If he needs to fall back,
tries to kind of play the cards close to his chest.
Now, they have a freeze here, they're waiting for an overstep and really, Gentleman's giving
them nothing, playing very disciplined, they're so close now, Mini, still feeling too much
direct pressure but he can't support the others on the side, Glyph there, tries to
out the flash, BBL are desperate for some of the fight, but they're giving them nothing
here, they're giving them no clean fights, Glyph's still holding this, looking for
a spot maybe on the plant, not gonna happen, there's Mini waiting, he was so patient
on that mic.
It's been there for an eternity, it feels like catch on Crevyn, now Rose trying to
re-clear this space but did even catch some damage onto Lubbers Rock as well as under 34 HP.
And the site just fully in hand of Gentlemates.
Leroc now vision removed, jump on the ju-
Oh, heck what a shot!
Oh, what a god damn shot from Leroc!
Stars over 1v4.
I thought they might have had a good shot into this round.
The way they were on site, early keeping great space but
An individual like that can certainly turn matters on their head and I think Starzone knows
those options are near on zero now. So just gonna opt to give it up to the spike here.
And BBL, well there they are! A quick reminder of what they can do if given the chance.
I said I want to see a confident response here, 4 left standing.
I think he will deny another bonus being converted.
And this thing.
And he can't stop the smoke as well.
He's able to flip this on his head.
Loiter with a beautiful shot as well to pull it up.
There you are.
Very polarizing reaction though.
Looking a little more muted.
Some of the player cams.
losing his voice by round five. Let's be real, my voice is going, but the tempo isn't slowing
down either. Martin on an operator here did, look, see it, I think, oh, he is on it today.
Looking lethal. And looking to give them option stars, I want to try and backfill this, but
can he catch a spike in time? That's my only question. No, already gone.
I'll let it pass here, obviously no ultimate to invest here, let's Glyph can find this
kill into Crevon. This position could be really good. It is. And that makes this post one uncomfortable
unless Loiter can give them something, maybe a layer into. I think Mini was still ice trained
towards bottom mid. Looking to pin through and confirm the back of this. Loiter now finds
himself a little bit disconnected. See as well, Beepo, just holding a very passive
angle this was weird yeah 45 seconds they're looking to re-hit mid oh I
don't like this at all that's where the bulk of gentlemates are they pulled
these rotations and they walk into it but I think this is a mistake this
reposition is exceptionally good that was rockin trying to dig them out of the
hole they put themselves into 30 now let's play across the map is he could
take the TP it does have the opportunity to do so we'll get the
Now, let's back across towards the B-Side of the map. Just 15 seconds left on the clock.
Now we're going to be here to deny, and Loiter could potentially slip even further into the unknown.
10 seconds left.
Starlight got to be conscious or careful around the audio.
Okay, so good info there. Big spot towards one.
Could maybe put together where Bippo is but actually Angle favorable towards him so Loiter
could have been pinched in that one but he gets to stay alive and Stazzo can't pin him down yet.
Good read on reposition but the paranoia is good and oh the swing I thought actually
he'd have been dead to right but only down to 17. Bippo can you get into this one?
Can you try and help your teammate out? No! Too far away to do damage. Bippo even want me to not
gotta get it! Lava's rock! Warrling in! Lava's rock having too much fun in the previous.
He saved him this round!
Yeah, absolute bailout from Lovers Rock.
Ken makes maximum use of this ultimate after Cliff.
Catching his rotation, but the Flash is perfect to convert Mini as well.
Looking close-feet on the cleanup here.
In the decider.
The Force mates back down to just pistols.
Still missing some of these ultimates that can potentially sway things.
On the other side we have the Rocks ultimates.
A-Li-Boo!
Site traded out here for the end up.
Look at the commitment off the back.
Still wanting to re-clear and double down.
Really dig out towards that B-side.
The lovers rock creating space elsewhere.
Yeah, mid-spin left open a couple of times now for Maze.
and maybe I'll have been able to pressure the back lines or get behind this b-site hold
I was quite nervous about how willing they were to walk middle and occasion re-walk middle
But if this is something they want to actually do then play I guess glyph
Yeah a little weirder on the anti-coast for sure, but we'll see in the first couple of rounds
Oh lovers rock if he starts eating up here man
Another cut please
On the ultimate yeah
Limit neck. That's been quick. So he wants to stay on this.
He can hold that CT side a little bit longer. The other's not really interested in getting involved.
They're backing away here. Not wanting to feed the beast.
Looking to try and group up on the other side of the loiter.
Far less impactful if it does get fed. So that's fine.
Still take it though.
Yeah, of course you will.
Especially in terms of
Maybe I'll have resorted to playing in some of these rounds at least over the last two maps
Chances here from our team, but Rose what a way to hit now. Yeah clean things up get just one more point for the hunters fury
Up to three for BBL head here on Corode
Intermediate will come back in, still missing a little bit of progress outside of Glyph's divide.
B-Po now picking up the Operator.
Looking to see when that mid-adjustment comes in because I quite like what Genoids have been doing on their B push out that pressure.
They're doing it again here, actually doing it with rifles this time. They're revealed.
Fantastic, but the shot just goes astray.
So a little bit of a miss on that, and I want to speed up this year. They want to
imponish these boys off the back, and Stazzo might be calling Romance left.
I mean, how is he alive? And people are getting in so close, but just missing again!
Oh, it's gutting for him, and Kreven in the meantime has got Stazzo down.
Martin blind. I don't think he's coming off.
No Michael, I don't know. But the body's dropping.
Sorry mate, I don't get it!
I'm still alive!
What is this round?
Help me!
Help me!
I would like us...
That's the blooper reel for sure!
In this round!
Left to sit back and probably listen to
what on earth just happened
on the other side.
They're not coming A at least, guys.
Andy, good luck on that replay, mate.
Yeah. Excited for the package coming out of this round.
Shit. Maybe I'll understand it then. All I remember is, B-Po missing a couple of shots
and then Stazzo given life somehow and I don't think I saw any of the kills. No offence
observers.
That's not a view! It was just a weird round. It just feels like BBL is starting to get
a little bit of that split effect we saw happen for mate where it just lines up.
So Lovis Rock gonna go down in the end, that's not the end of the world for him.
No, not the point for the ult.
Pay attention to this replay.
Let's really break this down.
We've got a timeout, here we go. Michael take me through this.
Yeah, B-Po here.
Right?
Lovely.
Sick.
Self-dition.
Self-dition.
I mean it looks better from the other angles.
It really does!
What the hell is this?
Oh, that's so good.
Thank you.
That was it.
That came out of it.
Oh, man.
Right here.
Trailing by two.
I mean, it feels like there's a couple of key things
they're falling into a repetition with, right?
A couple of key issues they just keep rolling the dice on
and it's just not working out for them.
Do you see a clear answer to this?
Is it that big pressure that you walk out?
See you walk out, what are we talking about?
Because we are seeing gambles on both sides here.
Obviously, Gentleman is really trying to posture up
in the early round, particularly here with B-Pile
and the operator, but we haven't seen set pieces
or the track plate from the pistol into round two.
Again, talking about mid being left open,
as long as they can kind of make use of that timing window
and not allowing somebody to get all the way top mid.
I mean, the rock previously was just
all in a China shop, all the way into spawn,
But...
Stalzo has not qualified to any international event since 2021.
It's been a minute.
It's been a minute.
Time to jump.
Crazy to consider.
The highs that man has seen as well.
Potentially a return to form.
I mean, it was Louis to aim in there.
Do we give him that?
That's...
Again, the sort of things that can potentially put gentlemates back in a position to reconsider some of this aggression.
Obviously here, less a purchase.
Yeah, it's okay.
The buckies.
Glyph, though, does have a rifle still, right?
So the off-angle suits him very well.
Sportsanty will place the in-go panel.
Oh!
Yes!
That is absolutely called
I feel like I'm just a passenger on this journey now.
and Kreven pretty baffled with what's just occurred.
They have gone to the right side of the map.
Thirty seconds left.
We tucked in here, obviously early damage done.
Only a bucky.
Reuter a little too far ahead of this to be honest with you.
Total lack of consideration.
Still a little bit of time left to work with.
Kreven will find Bepo though.
But now the clock could literally decide this.
I think it will. Ten seconds.
10 seconds left.
Trying.
Got spiked.
Trying.
But this should be...
Oh, she wrote it as many.
Say for that.
Right now.
I just did that.
He doesn't even flinch as well.
Just seeing some of the reactions from him
throughout this evening.
Add another round
to the tally.
There's him and Martin pulling multi-kills out of God knows where this was
Still not sure of intentional
But this was
Just insane 11 and 3 for gentle mates here
Damn.
Old style to come online just missing two points from a full house.
I've just seen how Glyph's doing 11 to 3.
The closest next to him is on 4 on his team.
God damn that guy is good.
Alright we go back in, money on both sides.
Olds on both sides, clear and close, they've been conditioned.
Now we're seeing the Olds in good law.
Oh my god they're all in this.
It could be a massacre.
Gentle Rates clearing house.
Light you're on the rock too far away.
away to do anything about it, Lloyd's out. I've already said you're too far away to
do anything about it, but it looks like you're giving it a damn good go, but...
1v3.
His weight is even considering glyph.
Look at the HP bars. Oh my god!
To find that one and tie things up.
Oh, a lot of floor here.
Again, a beautiful catch.
Right in the choke point here from Beepo.
Let's see what we got.
Yeah, just before that pit spread.
Really a time where we all, as well, just
instantly denying that scale up.
Oh.
Let's go!
This one, this one, this one, we could just always...
It's gonna be...
It's good, Conor.
It's time to feel it.
Oh, really?
It's time to feel the game back in their hands.
It had been a one-sided sort of moment there for BBL.
The stars are lining, but...
Now, a different look.
People up for the test, but a three-man fight in the middle.
That's a lot to handle.
Martin, people both coming up with the goods,
but a quick escape from Lovers Rock.
They're taking the site in exchange.
Look at how quick the response is here
from BBL to find the plant here.
Lovers Rock and Rose both have Ultimus, Beepo still in transition, Cliff actually still behind him.
Yeah, that's a surprising part here. Rose feels like he's got limited amounts of time to work with.
Divide going in as well. They want to make sure this one goes in their favour.
Martin clearing through doesn't see anything until now. First player spotted doesn't see the other two but can make a pretty educated guess.
Do they dare walk that wall? Flash comes in, someone's got to check on this defuse, it's happening!
Way too late!
What on earth is that? They've made a meal of that one mate, they've made an absolute meal of it!
Ken may be just doubting themselves in the comms here, but again, with the numbers advantage,
happy to throw a body on to take the Huntersfield there, even if it comes early!
They're looking a little bit rattled here.
It might be time for a timeout from BBL.
Seeing some of those issues coming to light, a couple of missed calls.
They don't look at me anymore. They don't look at me anymore.
Boom.
The reality is setting in a little bit here.
lots to consider here for BBL in this timeout. Gonna have to switch something up
again it's just there are gambles right this contact comes in mid they basically
pick up the pace towards B we've seen similar things when I try and find contact
outside B I try to slip through middle just they're not solid contingencies
This has made me a criticism of this sort of approach to the game. It's very by the wire.
Yeah.
Fortunately, I'm not necessarily paying a lot for them in this series, especially considering the previous match.
Yeah, it is lived by the sword, died by the sword approach.
It feels like, and the right read from Gentlemates here, right side of the map, say the least.
And they've been so good at reading coming out of timeouts as well.
as well. Yes they have. Can they hold on to it? Still danger on this BBL side. Don't
like them off yet. Just one round behind. Gonna clear through elbow. Ignore that connected
side. This is what I'm gonna play up, but he's committed to this now. Sight maybe
there's, but for only so long, Starzo's got, oh, this is still gonna be sketchy
as hell. Beepo tries to go in, but it's gonna be cramped. It's lighter. Clearing
through that front line on the A side playing out of him into a taekwondo yard the other three now
left behind the curve yeah up against the wall now drone going to come through reveal me Neeper
able to get away god they want to dig deeper damage got to be conscious of the back lines now
crevin's still disconnected can he bail bbl out by flashing martin getting close well he's got
a corner to play from they're tucked in here of his rock just on the other side he's got it
And he might get a second and then a trade for Loiter is there.
And Mini, the position noted earlier, might be shut off from this round.
Falling back in something simplistic, but navigating the threats well.
Can it take a body with him?
I think that's all he's going to get from this.
Doosir have the pit, Stazzo.
Also hands the knife for...
Still neck and neck in this decider.
Feeling like a bit of an anomaly along the way.
So maybe that was VBL, just have to take the reset there in terms of a one-sided affair.
They're still sitting towards the top of the board.
Poor gentlemates.
The flip side is loiter at the top.
I was maybe struggling to find as much value as they have previously here on the attacking side.
And still willing to try and scrap in middle, right?
And committing to it as well.
It's so interesting to see how much space it's going to give towards middle.
The re-swing there almost caught off-road.
Martin has to get out of there.
So they fought to kind of reset this, but Bibo wins out over towards B.
That's a big pick that's kind of removing maybe a late round option that spike is not close
Okay
Martin
Gonna play this a little safer now because that side feels like it's getting funny, but if I decide you stick around
Front stores out the spike is still far away Mike
I need to keep reminding myself that because BBL. Yeah, you win in the fight
And there we go finally gonna send a player back to get that just to make sure
Do they then cancel plans and go towards B? They don't know where people has gone to
Kevin now looking to slip into the eco big kill from him but won't know Rose close by oh my god Rose
he's gonna hear these rotations he's gonna see cliff he's caught the final player to they then
cancel and go back to it he just called for them to go back they have to go now though they have
to go so fast you can't really stop here you can't have a fire in middle you can't
really have a fire on a you've got to get towards that site they're just trying to pave the
way for Lovers Rock should be fine for the plant now. Grevon will be able to clear through
this file and go to bit of security and plant on 10.
10 seconds left.
So it's a contested plant here, a man to the good as well. People still operate it
in hand. Actually trading out now, yeah, for rifles. So that's why I make a go of
Obviously the buy is still going to be there, thereabouts for the final.
Loverzrock posted just out of sight. Zeroed in as well.
Yeah, he doesn't want to lose his line. Commits on it. Waits on it.
People getting closer, but the time's running out. They got to move, and they got to move now if they wanted.
Loverzrock takes him down. It is going to be the lead for BBL, but now they have to work that map.
He took an awful lot to get this one across the line, but around to the good now, so he
was looking at the finance, that might not be as good as that, but it's a bit of a rose
with another beautiful adjustment.
He looks so snappy in some of these 1v1 situations he finds himself in.
the other loiter for BB out maybe lovers rock but he needs to the other side
still people and stars are now the pit in hand for many
oh are we going on this it's called them trying to be aggressive but it's the
later was that second string to the bottom they can't quite land the shots
they've got the pressure sure they've done a bit of damage but not much to
write alone about and that rocks still on patrol polishing stars are trying
this day around fake at the TP as well you can see eyes looking back towards
one for mates it will call the pit towards B site as well Bpo here got to
go huge your wrist on the shoulders oh he's got one it felt like it took a
second but he's got it but still it feels like the floodgates now open
Down we'll get that, be slide!
Happy to follow through on that.
We're gonna measure the risk taken but it won't pay off.
It's like...
Damn.
Yeah, damn.
Show me that one.
Show me that one.
Put it in his work in glyph.
I mean, holding CT, that's as good as you're gonna get here.
You can see that hesitation with BBLX8.
They don't have that full read, right?
They don't have that full idea of what's going on.
dog going down. They feel happy enough to go to the plant. So the time's on their side.
These three players need this. Glyph, Martin, Mini. Only that classic may be a rifle to
be grabbed here, but I'm not sure. Lloyd is on this. He sees him. Gonna fall away. Doesn't
want to give up the game here. Doesn't need to go down for this. Can fall away a little
bit deeper. Another smoke invested. They try and scale in. Lloyd denies Mini. Follow
not found BBL trying to hold onto a lead at 7 to 5. BBL hold on to this one.
So closely contested once more. Just two rounds separating these teams. Barely anything about
the series so far other than Split, but we'll be right back. Don't go anywhere. You do not
not want to miss this final half of Karoad.
it's been for both teams a dream final opportunity here for one to qualify that first place right make
it there we're talking about a match up and again just what's at stake here in terms of outside of
the server as well as what follows on from this series but you couldn't ask for a better series
so far i mean just two rounds separating them here in the decider
I mean this is just one of those to be remembered and look at that this is now the longest best
of five in the ECT.
Yeah look this has had so many shifts in tempo confidence everything highs and lows throughout
a saga worth watching and we go back in gentlemen's have been great on their pistol rounds absolutely
bang on the money but can they do it now?
No secrets about this on the way, they're looking to actually follow through on this early pressure here, look at that, looking to find something, but Martin gonna shut it down.
Yeah, a bit of a trait though, Lovers Rock is here and slows Loiter, they are giving this space up for free, they're fighting for it, and they're fighting through the nail for it, BBL!
Snatch it away, eight rounds to their name now.
again grit and determination shown by BBL you can see what it means to them a
chance here to knocking on the door of double digits
What is that double, the right click?
Well, it's not that they're looking back at you now.
You're saying they weren't.
Certainly a reason to string arounds now on the odds that Lovers Rock,
looking to go further and further, finds two, a third.
He's putting on a show now.
What a resurgence, what a different look from Split it has been from all of them.
He's doing a lot of the heavy lifting here on Corode 17 and 7.
Still, Stazzo and Glyphos got that upgrade.
Can they find a recovery here?
Have previously, but it's one looking a little less likely.
Now Starls are going to try and find it first, but full on and Rose to close the account.
9-5 now, mate, got a bounce back here.
Seemed like a long time ago, but there was a bonus conversion back on Haven for a different lifetime for VBL.
I haven't really had a similar start to any of the other halves here with four budget rifles and a judge
Looking healthy behind this purchase as well
That was rock already passed halfway
In these opening two rounds towards the ultimate lights it takes
damage that 10 HP
Sure what that was off actually the mini
Maybe, I'm actually not sure at the start there, but again, probably unconfirmed damage
I'd imagine through a smoke potentially through the corner of a wall perhaps.
We'll see if they try and lean that way, but this is where we really see the grit and
determination of Gentlemates as well.
To suffer through as BBL did off-split for the momentum and the confidence for Gentlemates
After that map to dwindle here, Creven with a mistake throw.
An opening made and Leroc trying to make up for it, but he goes head first for Halos, it looks like.
Almost down and out, but generally springboard forward.
Look at Randy Pacy here towards that B site.
Both wait it and tries to strike. Goes down and loses his life.
You wanted to see great determination. You might be seeing it here.
I was going to say if you can catch Cliff, it'll be an upgrade.
They're aware of the possibility.
It's got a time limit on this though, Mike.
but he still takes down Mini.
Good trade there, keeping it well in hand.
And the factor is that Loiter was damaged early.
So he's only on 10 HP.
Looking like maybe the bonus conversion
is just not something they can really
fathom in this one as Gentlemades back in business.
Back with a chance.
Losing out on two, but that's fine for the right.
Got to do it again now with...
It's going to feel like a costly re-purchase
for two players.
Let's go!
Alright, what is that?
What the fuck?
Oh, we can't...
Makes that then happen up there.
Lover's Rock though, a very early operator.
In his hands.
You're back, Snarkson.
You're back.
You're back!
Let's go!
Let's go!
Let's go!
Stars are already an ultimate in hand.
Could make you see it.
It's going up.
To break the bank of BBL.
Such a bad operator.
Lover's Rock.
That's the going ahead one, see here's the orb land.
Timing on the TP, gonna be all quick.
There we go, he does get caught but he gets away.
No damage on either, they remain unscathed by this.
The orb looking to escape as well.
Does get a little caught by this but the orb then used and no one fully following up from this.
It's pulled everybody over this side of the map though.
TP sent through, now if they clear into our way they might hear that.
the sound cue not necessarily going to cause an issue here because I think yes
the arzai backing away from this now just waiting for potentially a
re-clearance of that space but no confirmation here and crevin would have
spotted nothing in mid here with how deep the transition is in spawn now
looking at what remains for BBL though utility wise they can make a really
Oh, definitely, yeah, panelist still here, snake bite here, shock darts, plenty of tools.
So for mates, they really need to make sure they get a good post-plan on this and nice positioning to play off.
A couple of key wins for them.
Caution, being displayed and aired in approach, so they don't know how clear this side of the map is.
Obviously, we saw it.
Full bite from BBL, but...
Toxin screen down.
Crevin, the one to get closer keeps connector in their hand, so no positioning towards that factor.
And no one slipping off of sight back towards main.
The Pokerly Forced Away does get to keep his life.
They're now at the door. They're knocking at the door.
They are close by 4-1.
Spett and Rose denied being able to help in this.
Since screaming, relaying this information here,
has to be focused towards site here.
Yeah, and hold on. It's Bibo to find Lighter.
Cribbon on the trade layer. Cribbon all together.
2v2 now. Stars don't need it.
Can't find it. Down the mini.
Oh, he can't stand this.
The love is wrong.
great shots at the end! Putting PBO up to 10 rounds! Two insane headshots from Lover's Rock.
Ken just absolutely down to the wire. In fact the credit almost adjusted there.
The first headshot's beautiful and the second to fall.
Oh!
Nasty with the man with bending round corners!
Double digits for BBL.
Broken bank for gentlemates.
I mean, yes, feels like 11.
And it's going to come basically on top of BBL's old cycle.
You look at what's on the brink here.
And really, you're discussing the rocks ultimate there.
Oh, hello.
Wait on the earth
Rose could be in danger here though creven go try and keep him somewhat safe
But they're trying to scale on this this game a bit dangerous, but
Well, maybe he was gonna go through there, but rose actually reach for the smoke gonna be rewarded
Stein to kind of have those shades of earlier games of that mad confidence and taking those kind of coin flip fights
He's got rifle as well been a slip through here from starzo
But what can you do with this?
It's not the spike, it's the awkward thing.
The thing is that Kravins are already watching this way.
I think they've considered there was a gap in the hold, right?
There was a chance that someone slipped in.
Kravins keeping an eye on this.
Ooh, it's not pretty!
Punch up, down.
Spike down, B.
And look, this middle approach always feels almost
like you're on for something, but it's just slipped away.
Mini.
Yeah, I think he knows it.
Yeah, take this as almost a pseudo timeout
as best you can if LaRocke even gives you the opportunity, he's not looking far away from it.
Yeah, it's only got a good idea. For BBL, it feels like you can't take a breath but you can see the
score line. You get 11, you still got your bye, you've got Alps coming through. You know the
gentlemen's are feeling that pressure. It becomes real, it starts to become real that you might
big beat heading all the way to Santiago so nearby now and in zone four is 11 rounds.
Gentlemates it is time to turn off you need it now.
What's behind this purchase?
What's going to be left in the bank to potentially contest BVL from just running away from this
With this sorry second half
That's the rock to find one that puts him just
The buyback in here will leave barely 1500 credits in total
for gentle mates
There we go!
Setting up the stage, but push up to 12!
They're on their feet!
That is what it's about!
Absolutely insane.
Another star of round read that just aligns perfectly.
The Rock gets a kill.
Just lets the old rip.
The reveal is perfect.
Everything is perfect.
Look at it.
Then they are everything on top. It's so damn good, man!
It's an insane set piece here.
A buyback, yes, but not my second to be there. Go again!
We're working there, but stop seeing mini-traces, send them away!
The level of work is right there!
And now with three remaining mates having all to do,
Martin experienced incredible player, having highs throughout the series.
who's known the big stages and Glyph the young blood who's looked exceptional has to pull it together now
Kevin's going to cast Stazzo here
Then it's all going to fall into place in terms of the information game for BBL
Kevin's heard it, of course, the rotation just yet
Oh no, and there it is the death was waiting
two more to claim.
Martin's still on his feet though.
I'm gonna go down without a fight.
One up next.
And still got a snake bite, still got a flash.
Still tools to work with Martin as well.
Couple of bits.
Under his belt, they're gonna tuck in.
Lover's rocked down a five HP.
Maybe just gonna try and set something in motion.
Gonna trade in their favor.
Gonna have something.
Find that spark again.
As they hold back to the wall.
Unable to escape their fate so far.
Grabbing the first one in, spots Martín the Swing.
It's Abram! Babe!
Friends! Babe!
Rookies! For three years in a making!
All the way to Premiere!
Two ascents and then up to the BCT!
And can you believe it?
The heights of Masters Santiago!
Oh, wait!
What an absolutely magical story.
Coming to fruition here for this roster.
And about the best summary, the most trademark ending to Karate here,
in terms of their identity.
And what they've shown us so far, here in EMEA.
Absolute magic.
I mean this is what you dream of, right?
It's the fairytale story.
And it doesn't happen man, they're fairytales for a reason.
It's almost like that reality setting in.
But it's not over for gentlemen by any margin.
Still plenty of opportunities, but I cannot believe what we've just seen from this team.
What a way to snatch it in the business.
Well, at 13-4 on Split, and they came out swinging on the road.
It looks like the reality is steady in.
Of what they have achieved today has never been done before.
God only knows how far this team can truly go.
And certainly a few names to look out for.
Again, some heavy hitters on this team, man.
Look at what it means, so this is what it's...
It's more than a game at this point.
If you didn't do so many dance, you're validation.
To make sure the BBL are the real deal.
And the fans are in force today, who all did to go down and watch such a spectacle.
All five maps in one.
All backers as well.
Oh no, are you?
To see them come true like this for them.
I can't wait to see what they can achieve going to the international stages now.
Love is rock, rock standouts to me, but everyone's had their moments today.
Absolutely, yeah. Again, there's so much firepower on this roster. You see, there's so many different scenarios as well.
They're able to navigate, not just in this series, but even in this, what feels like a short appearance, Sierra kickoff.
Yeah, Blake and you're missing, but I'm here to tell you they are going to be a main state.
Absolutely magical work from them. So, so impressive.
They might be the thing that changes an entire region's approach to a game.
EMEA now. Looking twice as fast. Twice as deadly.
Twice as hot to handle. Hell yeah.
God, what a show of sheer class today, seeing depth in that pool, seeing capability under
pressure. We haven't seen them with those expectations before. Now, seeing they can
stand up to that test. The longest series round by round we've seen
in a rookie roster to withstand that pressure. God, we've seen more experienced teams crumble
in fives, but hopefully soon enough we'll hear from the team themselves.
A couple of moments, obviously with the trophy, I do see the driver,
Riggers and JT somewhere near the stage.
So I'm sure we'll be handing out bits and bobs and saying hello in a second.
But yeah, what a god damn time.
The young men on the stage.
So the youngest we've actually seen in the entirety of the DCT.
Especially now with the qualification to Santiago as well, another record set.
Yeah, breaking them one at a time, I think Lou's almost ready down there, she'll be grabbing
one of the players once they're ready and once they're good to go.
They're new to this man!
They're new to all of this!
They're doing a really good job.
Yeah, they'll get there, they'll get there.
And again, as soon as it's done later, we'll get on the track down there, let's mind out it!
Alright, I think we're ready, we're going to leave it over with Lou to take us away.
Yes, thank you, Benz. It was their first game ever in BCTMEA, it was only three weeks ago.
Yet they leave the trophy undefeated to qualify for Master San Diego, so congratulations.
First of all, Clarence and Rosé, Gallipiette, Ishin, Tébioquel. Congratulations, Rosé.
I know that the two maps you won on this series at the beginning were close maps.
You know, there were over times and stuff, so how did you manage to keep everyone together,
take the stress a little bit down, etc.? How was it for you?
I mean like we knew we were better than them, I'm pretty sure about that, but like yesterday
we just our price was like kind of bad, like yeah, there's a reason Simon, but today like
for first two map, I mean my brain was off, like I
wasn't thinking like I cannot thinking you know, yeah, and like
Thanks to my guys, they just hyped me up.
That's the thing I guess.
Like when I'm down, they're just boosting me up.
They're just boosting you up. It's like a team effort.
Yeah, of course. And like for the last map, I just came to myself.
Like after that, I think like I did my best.
I am a rosy prime form on the last map and we saw that of course.
And Breven, first of all, what a beautiful trophy.
So congratulations for getting it.
When we see you guys, we see the passion.
We see that you love the game.
the game, you know, on stage you are standing, yelling, etc, and I know that you guys play
a lot of Valorant, love Valorant, so do you think this is the key to be like the best
team in the world, in like love the game, what does it look like for you every day?
The key is being a family I think. Yeah, like do you see your teammates as your brothers?
Yeah, of course, yeah like family. And do you do a lot of team building,
you know, like activities together and stuff? Of course, like we are living together,
I mean like for the day. We are just together for like I guess six like yeah, 14 hours
We are just practicing we are just chilling together like we are doing everything together and I think that's the key
You know yeah, it makes sense and Rosie
You know there was a little bit of a fear of you guys being
Unexperienced in the sense that you didn't play a lot on stage etc
Yet, I think it's something that we've never seen, you know, Ruki is instantly going to masters directly
So can you tell us about this journey with your brothers, you know for the past years?
There is nothing I can say about that like it's incredible to me because I didn't know that we can just do this like speedrun
In three years like
For the first day, I wasn't expecting that, but today, I'm pretty sure about, we're going to do something different like this for Santiago or maybe London, I don't know, we're going to see in the air.
Yeah, and I wanted to ask you, Kroen, also, is there any region in the world you think is better?
You know, maybe not the EMEA, but it's really good, like maybe a team that inspires you or anything, but which region do you think is the best and who do you want to face, you know, in Masters?
Hours.
Hours?
What do we think of?
Not the MIA, the BBL.
So it's BBL region, it's not the MIA region.
Sorry.
No, I love that. What about you, Rosé? Do you like any other regions?
Like, who do you want to face in Masters in terms of regions?
Like, the...
How can I say? For NA...
Who can be?
I don't know.
Doesn't have to have a BAT team, like just a region.
I think like for past week, I just literally want to play against the T1.
That's why I love the game style. I think they are playing this game with a good game style like us.
I just want to face a little bit them.
Yeah, a lot of identity, right?
Maybe Paper X as well.
You want to face the crazy Paper X boys. I like that.
And my next question is for you too, Breven.
I mean, for both of you, who do you think will join you in Masters on Chagopi?
Because we still have four teams on the run.
Vitality, Liquid, Fnatic and Gentlemates.
What do you think will be the two remaining teams?
Fanatic and Vitality.
And Vitality? No Gentlemates?
No Gentlemates.
Wow, that doesn't make the crowd happy of course.
And my last question for you boys.
We know that you have fans making noise, right?
They've been yelling.
And God knows that there were many fans on the Gentlemates side.
So is there anything you want to say to Turkey,
you know your family, you made your country proud today.
Boys, and I hope you know that.
So is there anything you want to say?
Like last year, like maybe like one year ago, I mean, the Turkish people, like the community saw us, like we can do something different in for our region.
Yes.
And like, I just want to say, just keep supporting us. Nothing's going to change for our region, like for us.
Yeah.
We're going to do our best with the trophy or something like that, etc. But just keep supporting us.
Keep following us, right? Keep supporting us.
Yeah.
What about you? You can say something in Turkish if you want.
Of course.
Okay.
I greet all my family from here.
And I greet the girls.
I love you all very much.
I want to thank everyone who supports us.
Yes.
Yes.
I understood everything.
I know that maybe Sevilleroom is not I like you.
Like I love you.
Yes.
It means I love you right.
And I know that the fans love you too.
Congratulations again.
Thank you guys.
Congratulations for this qualification.
And welcome to Masa Santiago.
I can't wait to see you.
Of course.
Thank you guys for joining us today. Another team is going to qualify to Masters Santiago tomorrow,
so you don't want to miss out. And before you leave, let's see the razor end of the day highlights.
Take care. Have a good night.
Nice
Nicely done even with a sliver about the clock will decide this fight
Blinded, the Reef!
The teams are blinded, but he hasn't come off in a fuse!
I'm Reef!
The bubbles are steel from Chronicle!
No pressure.
The crash shitties and he plays it cool.
Down goes Durka.
Down goes Vitality.
The cool, down goes Durka, down goes Mitility!
I
Come on! Come on!
No! No!
Do I keep poking the line?
I
I will do what it takes, I'll run blind straight into the flames, watch me fly, alone in the shadows
I'll carry you home, I'm back, it beats you, I'll be there, and I'll take the shot
Still they say I'm a villain, I'll scream and nobody listens
You can't take me down see that I'm surrounded by creditors
It's critical they got me in my element It's dirty how you trying to keep it out again
I'll do what it takes If it's you or me Then I'll take the shine
I'll scream and nobody answers
Still they stay in the van
Too bad you can't take me down
Too bad you can't take me down
You can't take me down
I'm ready to fall, I'm ready to rise up
I will do what it takes, I'm a blotcher in the plane
Watch me burn, alone in the shadows
I'll carry you home, back, if it's you or me
Then I'll take the shot
I'm still the same, I'm a different
I'm straight and low by answers
Still the same, I'm a different
Too bad you can't take me down
Let's do something crazy
Get it out today
Cause we've come through this hurtful day
And we deserve it
Life is so amazing
Nothing is in our way
Baby, let's fly away