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FUT vs TH - VCT EMEA 2026 Stage 1 - Playoffs

05-16-2026 · 4h 50m

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[00:03:00] And I'm thinking it though, I said it, honey, what's yours to me?
[00:03:03] Come on with me and she got 24 on a Y.
[00:03:07] You don't know her, that's a lie, but she wonders what I buy.
[00:03:10] Hey, if I don't need it, I'mma give it, yeah, I just call the way I live it, yeah.
[00:03:14] I got millions, any women, they all wanna ride, even in the city, yeah.
[00:03:17] Now I'm still up in the edge, the money I made up the bag, yeah.
[00:03:21] High in it with the bad, she ain't that broke, so me and the best, yeah.
[00:03:24] You're the money, fast like, hey.
[00:03:28] Yeah, my foot up on it, yeah, it's like it
[00:03:31] Do something, bring it back, like it
[00:03:35] Yeah, my needle got the fat, like it
[00:03:39] Yeah, like it
[00:03:42] Yeah, like it
[00:03:45] Yeah, throwin' money, things like it
[00:03:49] Yeah, my foot up on it, yeah, it's like it
[00:03:52] Rollin' in the back of my jacket, whoa
[00:03:54] VVS all on my neck, whoa
[00:03:56] We talkin' time, respect got me blowin' on gas
[00:03:58] And I'm as the Jedi long
[00:03:59] Jetta can't breathe no F
[00:04:01] Yeah, everybody long F
[00:04:02] Yeah, everything I do real rare
[00:04:04] Yeah, came by one in pairs
[00:04:06] Yeah, I get paid, I get paid now
[00:04:09] I was in them streets and I ain't never do no playground
[00:04:12] I just kept it real, so they were runnin' in that state hell
[00:04:16] Made it up that jungle, now we shoppin' when we test out
[00:04:20] We wind round, my window's down, my speakers loud
[00:04:23] My grind now all shined, I want to be kind, no stop, I'm mad, and I'm certified, can't stop me
[00:04:28] I've got the pain, like not me, my top fly, that's all the time
[00:04:31] I'm pretty sure you know it's hard to see, but that's what it is like
[00:04:34] Yeah, going money fast, like hey
[00:04:38] Yeah, I'ma put up on a gas, like hey
[00:04:41] Jump up and bring it back, like hey
[00:04:45] Yeah, my meal got the fat, like hey
[00:04:49] Hey, like hey
[00:05:22] Focus came a long way from the lowest
[00:05:25] Gotta get it the mindset gotta put it in motion
[00:05:28] This is the moment gotta one of my up to it
[00:05:32] Back then they notice me now they know it's me. I'm the
[00:05:35] flow is my time. Yeah, I put that on Bible noise
[00:05:38] You gotta get to the final take all of my idols and turn on the rivals
[00:05:41] It's all another minute trophy is vital game time, but I'm coming in clutch no hang time and they can't keep up
[00:05:47] Your gang's on the line, a second's on the time
[00:05:49] We can't fight, it's gotta be us
[00:05:51] Yeah, underbrush, you know what?
[00:05:53] And let it fall on me
[00:05:55] I'm the master for it, all you better call on me
[00:05:59] They say it doesn't kill you
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[00:15:17] I just can't stop, no no, yeah you got me, yeah
[00:15:25] Ooh ooh, I just can't stop, no, nothing you could do
[00:15:34] I just can't stop, I just can't stop
[00:15:38] I just can't stop, I just can't stop
[00:20:12] Get up!
[00:20:14] Get up now!
[00:20:16] Get up!
[00:20:18] Get on your feet and move to the beat
[00:20:21] Pour out some drinks and then we repeat
[00:20:23] Chasing my purpose, need a release
[00:20:26] My life's a beach, I'm lost in the breeze
[00:20:28] Do this with ease, don't pay with my dreams
[00:20:30] It's so together, it's not what it seems
[00:20:33] Part of a tiger, life of a king
[00:20:35] Chasing my bag, my feet in the cream
[00:20:37] While in these laps, not losing my steam
[00:20:40] I'm feeling good, just like what I need
[00:20:42] Don't intervene with my energy
[00:20:44] I'm in her scope like Jimmy Ibeen
[00:20:46] No Superman, but I'm feeling supreme
[00:20:49] It's not a movie, but I'm making a scene
[00:20:51] I can tell you how to live your life
[00:20:55] You just gotta get up
[00:20:58] Get up
[00:21:00] Get up
[00:21:02] Get up
[00:21:04] Get up now
[00:21:07] Get up
[00:21:08] Yeah, yeah, yeah
[00:21:13] We just gotta live our life, we payin' our price
[00:21:16] Piece of that pie, I need me a slice
[00:21:18] Rollin' the dice, the scarier spice
[00:21:20] Sticky like rice, the trickier reprise
[00:21:22] Love will suffice, I suffer in silence
[00:21:25] All alone, I'm lost on the island
[00:21:27] The spread piece, unless of the violence
[00:21:29] Sebastian Block, I'm gots me in violence
[00:21:32] The flowers violent, give me my rose
[00:21:34] It's for my city, off of my roads
[00:21:36] I can show you how to get like me, live your life till you die, yeah, I can tell you how
[00:21:43] to live your life, but, but, but, you just gotta get up now, get up, get up, get up,
[00:21:56] Get up, get up now, get up, get up now, get up, get up, get up.
[00:22:17] Let's go, I got big dreams, I'ma do big things,
[00:22:22] You see me on the big screen, look it's so clean.
[00:22:24] I don't know slow, I move fast, right past.
[00:22:27] Anybody taking off the brandy yet is too bad.
[00:22:29] I'd be grateful for everything that I have.
[00:22:32] You only got this life, you don't get it back.
[00:22:35] Make a most of it, become the best that I can.
[00:22:37] Everybody look at me, I got a plan.
[00:22:39] You got a work hard, play hard, do it from the start.
[00:22:42] Guess how you do anything, it's everything that starts.
[00:22:45] Stay consistent and do it every day.
[00:22:47] Don't let the G get in your way.
[00:22:49] You spend this and it's something
[00:22:51] It's better than nothing
[00:22:52] You better do something if you wanna be something
[00:22:55] I can feel my stomach rumbling, I'm hungry
[00:22:57] Big things coming, I ain't nothing
[00:23:00] This
[00:23:01] Know I don't wanna stay the same, yeah
[00:23:04] So I keep pushing through the pain, yeah
[00:23:06] That's the only way to make a change, yeah
[00:23:09] So I fight everything, train, yeah
[00:23:12] It'll all be worth it
[00:23:14] One day it'll all be worth it
[00:23:16] So I keep pushing through the pain, yeah
[00:23:19] That's the only way to make a change, yeah
[00:23:21] I've had enough
[00:23:23] I'm making my own luck
[00:23:26] Adrenaline, my drug
[00:23:28] I'm sick of feeling small
[00:23:31] I got this, I got this
[00:23:33] I'm not quick to talk, I promise
[00:23:36] Cause I've had enough
[00:24:19] You better watch out, I'm on the climb to the crown, am I prime right now?
[00:24:25] Hear me loud, I've been speaking for a while now, I'll find myself in the fancy, I'll run out
[00:24:30] Don't need no rope, I've been beaten out, labels and money and budgets, it's funny
[00:24:34] I grew all the work, yeah, keeping one eye, I'm trying to fight for my dreams, I would die for these things
[00:24:39] I believe in myself, I refuse to be weak, I like to build things, Empire's out of buildings
[00:24:44] I want to leave a legacy of helping others find and fail things
[00:24:47] I'm motivating and killing, depression, exhaustion
[00:24:51] We need some healing, I work through the pain
[00:24:53] I like seeing gains, I keep my head down
[00:24:55] Buried, walked through the flames
[00:24:57] Yeah, I do this every day, even when I feel pain
[00:24:59] A true man pushes through, you don't hear complaints
[00:25:02] No, I don't let it stay the same, yeah
[00:25:05] So I keep pushing through the pain, yeah
[00:25:07] That's the only way to make a change, yeah
[00:25:10] So I fight every day and train, yeah
[00:25:13] It'll all be worth it, one day it'll all be worth it
[00:25:17] So keep pushing through the pain, yeah
[00:25:20] That's the only way to make a change, yeah
[00:25:23] I've had enough, I'm making my own love
[00:25:27] Adrenaline, my drug, I'm sick of feeling strong
[00:25:33] I got this, I got this, but my quit's a tough, I promise
[00:25:38] Cause I've had enough
[00:26:13] I'll go blazing, hit the dance floor, let go of frustrations
[00:26:39] I might have a hidden agenda, but my intentions pure.
[00:26:43] I'll give you all that I got, and I hope that you don't need more.
[00:26:48] It's okay, just take my hand now.
[00:26:50] Yeah, me and sweat and your hair out.
[00:26:52] You got me creasing my sneakers.
[00:26:54] That's usually something I care about.
[00:26:56] You can see the path for this plan now.
[00:26:58] It was in my dreams, but you hear now.
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[00:31:09] On TV, and it's all forever
[00:31:13] I'll never quit, I'll never fight
[00:31:16] With my sacrifice, when you're too much for me
[00:31:21] I would kick my superpower
[00:31:24] Give my head a fight
[00:31:27] But you ain't a shot
[00:31:29] Can I stay without the power
[00:31:32] Baby, it's my superpower
[00:31:41] I've said a lot of things, but I've grown up
[00:31:43] I've been in the top sky, but I'm running away from my dream
[00:31:45] Now I'm a real gunfighter, body blade
[00:31:48] If I got the shame, I just want my forget-fate
[00:31:51] The band is under my rampage
[00:31:54] This is the 10th train I've been riding
[00:31:56] Looking nice and plan B, here's your plan A
[00:31:59] Go paint every champion in the champagne
[00:32:01] You can't ever lose
[00:32:04] What's left to lose
[00:32:06] Here on the D-Dation
[00:32:10] I'll never lose
[00:32:11] I'll never lose
[00:32:12] I'll never fight
[00:32:14] We're a sacrifice
[00:32:17] But you'll do your part
[00:32:19] Yeah, I'll work
[00:32:20] Pain is my super power
[00:32:22] Yeah, rock and roll
[00:32:25] Rock, you're ready to shine
[00:32:27] Can I stand back down to stop it?
[00:32:30] Pain is my superpower
[00:32:33] This one never started coming
[00:32:46] I keep down every turn they like
[00:32:48] No rules, no rules
[00:32:50] Only girls can judge me
[00:32:51] Only girls can judge me
[00:32:55] Only girls can judge me
[00:33:27] Young men are my friends, and it's my super power
[00:33:57] I've got the feeling, come back to me
[00:34:10] I've got the feeling, come back to me
[00:34:17] I've got the feeling, come back to me
[00:35:25] I've got the feeling, come back to me again I've got the feeling, come back to me again
[00:35:49] I got the feeling, come back to me
[00:36:19] you
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[00:39:19] And I'm caught off guard with this
[00:39:49] I know you're stressing right, you need some meditation
[00:40:02] Don't let them ruin your vibe, no time for rumination
[00:40:06] Let's leave it all behind, take a ride, radiation
[00:40:11] Won't you go by my side, then let's show my appreciation
[00:40:15] I want you here with me
[00:40:17] I'll miss your body baby
[00:40:19] No, I cannot believe
[00:40:21] That you're still single
[00:40:23] Baby, when should I
[00:40:25] Could retrieve
[00:40:28] I want you here with me
[00:40:32] Be my love of me, my
[00:40:45] Hey!
[00:40:46] Hi, Tom.
[00:40:47] Oh, Alberto is looking for you, by the way.
[00:40:52] Really?
[00:40:53] Yeah, you better get out of here.
[00:40:55] Okay, I'll go check.
[00:41:07] Have a break.
[00:41:09] Have a KitKat.
[00:41:12] Tom, base.
[00:41:14] You've had your fun.
[00:41:16] It's my turn.
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[00:42:43] I
[00:43:13] I don't know what to do unless you say
[00:43:17] Thinking that today will be our day, be our day, yes
[00:43:21] I'm gonna end my way, I'm gonna end this taking away
[00:43:27] This taking away, away, I'm gonna mess your mind
[00:43:32] When I fall away, I'll try to take it away
[00:43:37] Take it away, away, away
[00:43:42] And that's good
[00:43:44] Winning, winning, losing, even when you play
[00:43:46] Got an attitude, I'm out the roof, I'm in the air
[00:43:49] Just trying to make it count, yeah, I'm talking right now
[00:43:51] Feel like a comeback, care, got no time to spare
[00:43:54] Lookin' at the score, two to two, too far
[00:43:57] You know I'm winning, I gotta win one more
[00:43:59] On the hot street, never gets old
[00:44:01] Soda with the ace, my team won't go
[00:44:04] Why am I playing in my time as it's taking away?
[00:44:10] It's taking away
[00:44:13] Your mask on by
[00:44:17] It's not a second away
[00:44:20] It's the taking away
[00:44:22] Away
[00:44:30] It's taking away
[00:44:34] I'll give it one more try I know why but I keep coming back every time
[00:45:00] I want it more than my life
[00:45:04] I don't know why
[00:45:07] It feels so right to me
[00:45:12] I'm playing with my heart
[00:45:16] But it's just taking away
[00:45:19] It's taking away
[00:45:21] I'm gonna let it go
[00:45:22] Let's go
[00:45:23] I don't know why it's so right
[00:45:26] It's not a second away
[00:45:29] Take it away!
[00:45:31] Away!
[00:45:32] Away!
[00:45:39] Take it away!
[00:45:41] Away!
[00:46:59] is also going to be Cuckoo and Mini.
[00:47:01] They're Billy joining us throughout the day
[00:47:03] as well as in front of her own.
[00:47:04] But how are you guys feeling knowing
[00:47:05] that we're so close towards the end?
[00:47:07] Tired.
[00:47:08] We're very long day and feel like we left the studio
[00:47:11] after midnight.
[00:47:12] So if it was already tiring for us,
[00:47:15] imagine how it must be for the teams,
[00:47:16] especially the two teams playing today
[00:47:18] because there was a very short window,
[00:47:20] but a lot of preparations we don't.
[00:47:22] Yeah, a lot of adrenaline I think after yesterday
[00:47:24] for heretics in particular
[00:47:25] because of that qualification day.
[00:47:27] That usually is like a big factor in a day like today.
[00:47:30] Yeah, how do you reset your emotions?
[00:47:31] How do you make sure that you're coming in today
[00:47:33] with just as much drive?
[00:47:35] But we're gonna look at that bracket, right?
[00:47:36] Because whilst we've been talking about it,
[00:47:38] maybe you guys only wanna tune in right now
[00:47:40] to talk about, or at least to know,
[00:47:42] who has been making the run for themselves.
[00:47:44] Vitality, given that second chance in the Albuquerque,
[00:47:47] took full advantage of it, made it to the grand finals
[00:47:50] with that win against Foot yesterday.
[00:47:53] And of course, Heritage looking in that last and final slot
[00:47:56] to London coming up against foot today.
[00:47:59] So a massive congratulations again to Heretic's
[00:48:02] where it felt like such a nail biter,
[00:48:04] especially when we took that, the length,
[00:48:05] how long they had to wait till they played
[00:48:07] and how long themselves had to play ball.
[00:48:09] Yeah, they had a very difficult playoffs.
[00:48:11] They played a lot, but I think that it is also,
[00:48:13] congratulations are due for eternal fire.
[00:48:16] At the beginning of the year, they face it,
[00:48:17] some struggles not having players being able to play
[00:48:20] and then changes coming into stage one.
[00:48:22] And I think that their role and the performance
[00:48:24] that they had throughout the stage
[00:48:26] should be. They were like this close. Yeah, I feel very sorry for them. But given expectations,
[00:48:33] I think they've exceeded them. They got a lot to do on first stage too. It makes me wonder
[00:48:37] what is going to happen for stage two. They're already talking about the game. Right? That's
[00:48:41] good. That doesn't usually happen. No, no, no. All positive, right? Because it's like they talk
[00:48:46] of the game and they almost met those internal expectations for themselves. But the fun isn't
[00:48:51] just with Valorant over this time frame, right? We're going to have a little bit of fun right
[00:48:55] Now, we've been playing bingo across the, yesterday.
[00:48:58] We're going to be playing it today as well.
[00:49:00] And of course, tomorrow in the grand finals.
[00:49:01] And we've been making some pretty good progress with it,
[00:49:04] I feel. In fact, we've almost,
[00:49:07] we've almost got bingo when it comes to,
[00:49:09] if you went down the second column here.
[00:49:11] So here, of course, the Turkish derby,
[00:49:14] which is in the bottom here,
[00:49:15] I don't think it happened anymore.
[00:49:16] It cannot, I'll give you, I'll give you the second.
[00:49:18] Thank you.
[00:49:19] Okay, so I'll put it here.
[00:49:20] We were hoping for this one.
[00:49:21] We did have a ton of fire changing come.
[00:49:24] We did have a, I believe it was the outlaw,
[00:49:27] come on.
[00:49:28] Or maybe Marshall, I think.
[00:49:29] It was a Marshall, yeah, I think it was Wood, actually.
[00:49:31] But I'm really looking forward to this one today.
[00:49:33] I really hope.
[00:49:35] The stop or a five.
[00:49:36] Yes.
[00:49:36] More importantly, there's some squares that have been covered.
[00:49:39] And they were because they're cast or adjacent, right?
[00:49:42] Special things that we don't want to let them in on.
[00:49:44] But one of them was fulfilled yesterday, right here.
[00:49:47] It was making a foot reference upon,
[00:49:51] which I think would catch it on camera actually.
[00:49:57] Well, from being a footnote in stage one
[00:50:01] to being the main story.
[00:50:04] From being a footnote in stage one
[00:50:11] to being the main story.
[00:50:14] Handing off, it's still slow motion
[00:50:17] and you really got a heat.
[00:50:18] He's creative with it.
[00:50:19] He's getting that, you can definitely tell
[00:50:20] matchman has been doing his homework. He has been as well and I know you guys have
[00:50:24] been doing your homework on what is essentially this continuous rematch after
[00:50:29] rematch after rematch mini that instills just as one side is when we talk about
[00:50:33] vitality and fanatic. Yeah but I think to me like despite that kind of rematch
[00:50:37] going in the way of heretics a lot of the time I do think today it's such a
[00:50:42] special. All of the times. All of the time. With this heretics that are playing here the
[00:50:48] The last game they played wasn't so long ago either, which points in one direction, but
[00:50:57] we've seen a lot of these curses being broke this split, and the rematch advantage I think
[00:51:01] is going to go towards foot. Usually when a team plays once in a stage and then replays
[00:51:05] them, often the other team will end up coming out on top, can switch some things around.
[00:51:09] There's pressure today also because of food. We've been talking about them being serious
[00:51:13] contenders in the region for the longest time. I know that this is a different roster
[00:51:17] and whatnot, but the first grand final would be something else to celebrate.
[00:51:22] And I think that they also spoke to the need of having that
[00:51:26] loss at the end of the stage, so they were ready for playoffs.
[00:51:28] Now they have to follow up on their words.
[00:51:31] I thought you were going to say at least can only get better,
[00:51:33] because it can't be a 2-0 in a best of five, you know?
[00:51:36] There's a least going to be three maps being played out here.
[00:51:40] Yes, I am looking forward to that.
[00:51:42] Seriously, I heard that yesterday we had such a long day
[00:51:46] the last game of the day, like
[00:51:51] both of the teams had very long
[00:51:53] days, and I believe that we have
[00:51:55] the numbers. Yes, uh, foot
[00:51:56] plate 79 rounds and heretics
[00:51:58] played 73. So we had the first
[00:52:00] game of foot and insane
[00:52:02] overtime also in the last map,
[00:52:04] which gives you the feeling of
[00:52:06] both of these teams could not
[00:52:08] have been here today. But also
[00:52:10] it's a lot. It's a lot to play
[00:52:12] in a couple of days. It's also
[00:52:14] the whole stage for heretics. I
[00:52:15] to go on an amazing run to get here. I think that also that adrenaline dump after winning
[00:52:21] a qualification game can sometimes get people a little bit hesitant. And today I think it's
[00:52:27] going to be who just wants it more and who has more energy to give and can keep their foot on
[00:52:32] the pedal, so to speak. Because there's a break in momentum for both of them in a different way,
[00:52:37] right? Foot feeling like they're just on this trajectory where they have to force overtime
[00:52:42] four times in map one, they go to an overtime in map three as well. They could have been
[00:52:45] growing finals. Are you mentally a bit broken? Heretics qualifying to London? Are they a little bit
[00:52:50] like big ticket item is done for them in their eyes? I do see a bit positive. I do think that
[00:52:56] getting this amount of reps in the region is a good thing. We do not have that many amounts of
[00:53:02] matches. So I do think that there is a positive there, especially when you're thinking about
[00:53:06] going into a global stage and how difficult it will be if you do not get that first seed
[00:53:10] to go into groups and whatnot so.
[00:53:12] Yeah I think the first seed is huge and I think the stakes in division for both the
[00:53:15] teams I haven't been to a grand final before and heretics haven't won a VCT trophy so I
[00:53:19] think the individual stakes or the personal stakes should be there for these teams to
[00:53:23] come at guns blazing today despite some tyrants.
[00:53:26] Well I feel like they're not going to be giving it their all then what you guys are talking about
[00:53:30] because we saw a lot coming out from them yesterday and I mostly want to look towards that
[00:53:35] Yetej performance what he was able to do despite them not getting that win and then of course on
[00:53:40] on the flip side there with Benji too being able to push so hard.
[00:53:46] I absolutely love that.
[00:53:48] The moment that I saw Sao doing that, I was like,
[00:53:50] we have to put it in a pack.
[00:53:51] I feel like for the longest time yet today
[00:53:54] has been the emotional leader of FUT.
[00:53:56] Yes, we've, in Spain, we call it the national
[00:53:59] because of the way that he screams.
[00:54:01] But you cannot deny the energy that he brings
[00:54:03] onto the stage time and time again.
[00:54:05] And for him, of course, being able to go back
[00:54:08] to an international event with FUT,
[00:54:09] It's a different kind of stake.
[00:54:11] I think both Benji and Yetejay represent similar players on the team,
[00:54:15] and not just because they're the Samsung player.
[00:54:16] I think both have a lot of experience now.
[00:54:19] Both step up during the playoffs stages.
[00:54:21] We've been critical of Benji this year.
[00:54:23] Overall, I've been quite critical of him.
[00:54:24] I think in playoffs, he's been rising up to that challenge,
[00:54:27] and obviously London means a lot to him.
[00:54:29] And I think both are the height men of that team,
[00:54:31] which is going to be extremely important for today.
[00:54:33] I think also historically, when Benji first joined this team,
[00:54:36] there was also the conversation of he's just a Fortnite kid
[00:54:38] They're just bringing him because you know, he's interesting. He might bring up the numbers
[00:54:41] I think he's fought that narrative so incredibly hard
[00:54:44] So when I saw him, you know in the interview that he had with you breaking down and crying I can see all of that
[00:54:51] You're not allowed to do those sorts of things, but you're right
[00:54:54] He's had to persevere through a lot of other things when you see a highlight reel like that play out
[00:54:58] You're like this kid. He's he's he's proven himself
[00:55:00] He's earned what he's gotten there and thing could be said to stop as well
[00:55:03] It feels like every time we talk about them,
[00:55:06] Sop is that massive pinpoint,
[00:55:08] and I do know Jenny got to catch up with him earlier
[00:55:11] and get to the bottom of what's making him so good right now.
[00:55:15] Slav, you had a phenomenal game yesterday.
[00:55:18] You are up against Haredis today, though,
[00:55:19] but I just want to talk to you about the records that you're breaking.
[00:55:23] You're breaking the record for the most amount of first bloods
[00:55:26] in a best of three.
[00:55:27] It was 23 before, now it's 27.
[00:55:29] Thanks to you, you'll be damned.
[00:55:31] How does that feel?
[00:55:32] I mean, it feels okay. I just did my job and we lost that not today, but it felt nice, that's it.
[00:55:39] Good. It's supposed to feel good. And it's also just like so impressive to see such a young player.
[00:55:44] You're joining the league. You're like, you know what, I can do this. I'm just going to break records easily.
[00:55:48] Is there anything that you think makes you stand out so much as an individual player?
[00:55:53] I mean, I don't know. I just play Valorant. I don't really do anything else.
[00:55:59] I don't have any other teams.
[00:56:02] You just built this?
[00:56:03] Yeah.
[00:56:04] It's just the aura farming.
[00:56:05] It's just built this.
[00:56:06] Everything just accumulating together.
[00:56:08] But in terms of taking this game today against Heretics,
[00:56:10] they had a very long game yesterday as well against Eternal Fire.
[00:56:15] When you're looking at them and their performance,
[00:56:17] do you think there's anything that you can capitalize off of them today,
[00:56:20] punish them for their mistakes?
[00:56:21] I mean, I think I didn't even watch that game so much,
[00:56:25] but I think I'll just keep doing my thing.
[00:56:27] play the same amount it's gonna be like ranked I guess. It's clearly working right if it makes
[00:56:33] you break records then absolutely just keep doing that. So in terms of your mindset for going into
[00:56:37] today is it just stick with the plan do what I always do is there anything else that you're
[00:56:41] bringing to the stage? No I think I just do what I do I don't really have any other plans like
[00:56:47] they're not that really they're not playing really smart as well so that's all. Okay well I'm looking
[00:56:51] forward to thank you so much for your time good luck in your game today and desk back to you.
[00:56:55] I think it's a good thing.
[00:57:00] It is crazy to see someone so
[00:57:02] young already have the reps that
[00:57:04] he does in Valentine's feel so
[00:57:06] comfortable. Could just come in
[00:57:08] and be like, I don't know what
[00:57:09] I'm doing at this point. I kind
[00:57:10] of like it. I think that is a
[00:57:11] good mentality to have today.
[00:57:12] There was a world where it was
[00:57:13] a turn of fire on the other side
[00:57:15] and there would be some tea.
[00:57:16] It's not the case.
[00:57:18] I was looking forward to that
[00:57:19] one. Like yesterday for me was a
[00:57:20] win-win situation.
[00:57:24] that's just more incentive for people to tune in there, but for yourself, Mini, we're talking about players breaking stats, someone as young as Sop coming in and getting these numbers for himself, but we could always just keep throwing stats and numbers at the viewers.
[00:57:37] What does something like this really mean? Like when you look at that and interpret it, what are we getting from it?
[00:57:41] Well, the thing about this map says is all about that neon, right? And I think we are giving a lot of neons grace for not necessarily getting those first entries because they make the space and then die and then they get traded.
[00:57:51] traded. Sop isn't like that. Sop is the one who was going in. I said this yesterday, he
[00:57:55] goes in, he doesn't die, he'll get you the first pit and all that space. And the amount
[00:58:00] of first kills and first deaths he's getting right now, I've not seen it before. Like it's
[00:58:03] ludicrous. I look, that's a lot. This guy's breaking my mind. And I think that's just
[00:58:10] the thing. Like I think that he might be the most impactful player on a team in the world
[00:58:13] right now. Like without him, this team might not have been able to do this.
[00:58:18] You can think of teams having plans A and B, but when you're foot and you have salt,
[00:58:23] there's no need for a plan B.
[00:58:25] Yeah, you just get to do the eggs in one basket, that's the salt plan A there, and we can look
[00:58:29] to what these town parts end on the other side.
[00:58:31] Heretics, they have Crushed Monarchs, so how would you put him in that impactful role compared
[00:58:36] to salt?
[00:58:37] Well, I think the lowest third says, well, I think they've both saved these teams during
[00:58:40] the season.
[00:58:41] I think as soon as both have come into their respective teams, they've both come in on
[00:58:45] that neon a little bit one for three, but it is strong right now.
[00:58:48] and both just do things on the end that no one else can do.
[00:58:51] Koshmara's is doing some weird stuff with shotguns,
[00:58:53] with Aries, with Odin, creating that space.
[00:58:57] Maybe not as many entry frags,
[00:58:59] but he's creating a lot of space.
[00:59:00] He's willing to go as deep as he needs to
[00:59:02] to let people like whoop back him up.
[00:59:04] Yeah, and I think that yesterday,
[00:59:05] especially on the last half of Fracture
[00:59:09] and the last map we saw on Koshmara's,
[00:59:11] that was giving us the same that we saw in the groups.
[00:59:13] And the first week when he joined,
[00:59:15] didn't look as good, they put him on the chamber.
[00:59:17] Then they soon realized what Koshmarus could do to the team, and they set him free to do so and follow him actually on it.
[00:59:23] I think he's completely changed the way that Heretic's play.
[00:59:25] I was a little bit critical. Maybe Heretic's of the Double Julis are not quite understanding it as much.
[00:59:30] Soon as Koshmarus comes in, he's sending it, and Heretic's half to follow.
[00:59:33] It's almost like he has taught them how to play in this style, and he is the driving force in this team right now.
[00:59:39] So the transformation is them having more aggression in the way they play, not having to sit back and wait for things to play out around them.
[00:59:46] it is them making the place for themselves.
[00:59:47] No more boring old EAA before your time.
[00:59:50] Like now we're in a new era.
[00:59:51] We've got a lot more teams who can play that fast place and aggression.
[00:59:54] Is that Coach Maras also helps Wood to achieve the new potential
[00:59:57] that he needs to reach to actually even out to the rest of the teams
[01:00:00] that are going to be more aggressive?
[01:00:02] I like that, right?
[01:00:03] Because now we're talking about this conversation of a transformed
[01:00:05] heretics one that maybe has the fire under them to push a little harder.
[01:00:09] Is Foot going to be able to bounce back yesterday?
[01:00:11] Let's head on down to our sidelines.
[01:00:13] Get our last mile with Ginny and one of the players.
[01:00:16] Thank you.
[01:00:18] You're one series away from going to the finals here of stage one VCT.
[01:00:22] Last time you guys were actually in a regional final was last year stage one as well.
[01:00:26] After the long game yesterday, your great performance, what can they expect of you today?
[01:00:30] I mean, they can expect us to smurf foot, I would say.
[01:00:34] I think we're very confident about this, you know.
[01:00:37] So yeah, I think it's going to be three zero, quick one.
[01:00:40] Okay, okay, I'm joking.
[01:00:42] I love how you're making the eye contact with everyone as well,
[01:00:44] But that's it from us because we're heading over to our first game and only game of the day heretics against foot
[01:01:03] Yesterday didn't go as planned, but that's fine
[01:01:08] It's not the first time we will be here today will be better. We're not done
[01:01:14] If you think today is our last game, you're wrong.
[01:01:20] We do that.
[01:01:22] We're going to London.
[01:01:27] The road doesn't end here for us.
[01:01:29] We're not done yet.
[01:01:31] Job's not finished.
[01:01:37] But you're not ready.
[01:01:44] The honest with how they play throughout this stage, I would not be surprised to see a refuse grand final.
[01:01:50] How do you think? You are not ready for us?
[01:02:04] We're not here to play games.
[01:02:14] I
[01:02:44] I
[01:03:14] I mean, it's a great game.
[01:03:24] Fantastic turnout right now in
[01:03:26] our right arena. I mean, so many
[01:03:27] cheers for heretics, right?
[01:03:29] People want to see that Cinderella
[01:03:30] story and it doesn't end at them
[01:03:32] qualifying to London. It's getting
[01:03:34] to see them go to grand final
[01:03:35] potentially lift that trophy.
[01:03:37] Of course, but they want to break
[01:03:39] that third place curse. I mean,
[01:03:41] people have done on themselves
[01:03:42] and now that they've taken it
[01:03:43] Are they gonna feel comfortable playing and in what order because that's a big one in a best of five
[01:03:48] Yeah, it looks like no real surprises here in the map bombs themselves. I think both fracture and pro
[01:03:53] I expect yeah as for the picks. Yeah, I mean it for it but to be picking on some haven coming into
[01:04:00] team here it takes has banded a couple of times
[01:04:05] the last time they played it was in week 3 against KC
[01:04:10] and they suffered the same fate as any other team would suffer against KC
[01:04:14] and the bad map that they could play
[01:04:16] both team last game against KC
[01:04:18] and on table it was against KC and both lost
[01:04:20] and both presumed it was a bad map for them
[01:04:22] but it just turned out that KC pretty good at that map
[01:04:24] I think that the veto in general
[01:04:26] I think that both teams share a lot of similarities
[01:04:28] of similarities in terms of good maps and bad maps, so I just expect bangers almost all
[01:04:33] the way through. I don't have a map here where I'm thinking one team is extremely favoured,
[01:04:37] the other isn't. I think it's very equal terms on almost every single map. Up until
[01:04:41] split, the final map, where I do actually prefer heretics there, and it would be interesting
[01:04:46] if we go that deep, then I'll come in with some analysis on that.
[01:04:49] Yeah, I'm going to be at the end of going that far, right? At least they'll be sitting
[01:04:53] in their razor chairs. They're going to have a lot of comfort on that stage for themselves.
[01:04:56] We're going to be locked in here and looking towards Haythn.
[01:04:58] The third map, by the way, was Ascend.
[01:05:00] That was the one where Haythn loaded Ascend.
[01:05:01] Oh, I love that Ascend is guaranteed.
[01:05:03] Yeah.
[01:05:04] I think that especially for these two teams and after the playoffs that we had had with
[01:05:08] them both of them, Ascend was mandatory.
[01:05:10] I know that, you know, the best of the time is likely.
[01:05:12] Ascend, I'm really looking forward to it.
[01:05:13] I was watching the Valtteri closely this morning and Foot's Ascend was looking really, really
[01:05:17] nasty.
[01:05:18] And I think Heron's Ascend has obviously proven over time that they're a really good
[01:05:20] Ascend team, too.
[01:05:21] And it's going to just be a brilliant game, to be honest with you, because like, I don't
[01:05:25] love a best of five when one team is really good at a map the other team isn't.
[01:05:28] That's usually how they start off, they say this shouldn't be the case in this
[01:05:30] best of five. We should see good maps early on, competitive maps all the way
[01:05:34] through. Normally it's like, oh how many maps are we gonna see but it feels like
[01:05:37] the question is more how many over times. That's a very good question so we have Haven
[01:05:42] to start with. I'm out of that they both lost against KC and it's a little bit
[01:05:46] of a question. Then we have a Lotus where it has been a bit lukewarm for the side
[01:05:50] of heretics but they still have the confidence to pick it onto foot. They did
[01:05:53] one against them in week five but I do expect babyfoot to make some changes we saw them
[01:05:59] experimenting with the whaley and whatnot so I think that that probably goes into their
[01:06:04] favor and then as me was saying I think that is it's incredibly good that we get a guarantee.
[01:06:09] Well agents like coming up for the whaley and back yeah we get to look into it you don't even
[01:06:12] have to wait until the little millator maps to see a little bit more coming out from them
[01:06:17] they're just straight up fucking open with their whaley on haven. Yeah for having flipping around
[01:06:22] the map the agents on this map quite a lot and I don't think they fully settled on something the
[01:06:26] way they has been a little bit questionable at times I think from fur and Zeus hasn't been fully
[01:06:32] comfortable yet I think that's something we talked a lot about him I'm looking to other players on
[01:06:36] this team like Zeus like Prostali to match us to rise up to his level a little bit here and I think
[01:06:42] that's going to be really important against a team like Heritage you have a lot more like they're
[01:06:46] less individual focused they have individuals throughout their team rather than one focus.
[01:06:50] Speaking about individuals, of course, Wood moves away, decides to move away from the Phoenix and goes into
[01:06:55] something that we speak about these days, comforts, and it's the jet for him.
[01:06:59] I think that as I'm saying, it's a very good agent for him and looking at this matchup,
[01:07:03] I think it's a very good option. I really want to see how Susan's going to be trying to exploit this way leg.
[01:07:09] Yeah, I think that Wood, the operator usage from him in the past has looked quite good.
[01:07:13] And I think that on a map like Haven, if he starts picking that up once we get to the defense side, that could be a great thing.
[01:07:18] I think that because these maps seem very compassionate to me, I think it comes down to how the coaches set them up today.
[01:07:23] Have they been talking to the boys before this game saying, look, we made it to London, but there's more to be done?
[01:07:28] Or have they set them up in a way that's like, oh, we got to London. Nice one, boys.
[01:07:32] Now, do whatever you want.
[01:07:33] I did talk to Neil and he did tell me they do want to win the entire thing and they will not stop until they achieve it.
[01:07:38] It feels like that sentiment is true across both of those teams.
[01:07:42] This is just going to be the warm-up for what is going to be the grand final.
[01:07:45] final one in the will make it
[01:07:49] that but our best to fight
[01:07:55] stand on that if you're in
[01:07:57] there's gotta be a moment of
[01:08:01] be that big moment of like
[01:08:06] potentially best of five r
[01:08:09] is one of the teams that f
[01:08:09] of the team's apposite category of they absolutely would want to go the distance.
[01:08:13] Yeah, for sure.
[01:08:14] I ended the series yesterday saying no, eternal fire probably one of the worst sort of teams
[01:08:18] that play in this scenario.
[01:08:20] Now let me give you one other.
[01:08:21] Let me give you one more.
[01:08:22] And let me make it a best of five.
[01:08:24] Oh yes.
[01:08:25] So I'm kind of with any in terms of what is the approach here from a coaching perspective,
[01:08:30] right?
[01:08:31] Yeah.
[01:08:32] For Heretics, again it must have been an exhaust, a grueling series to go through yesterday.
[01:08:36] Now you've got to do it against Furt.
[01:08:39] I don't envy that. I still think Furt, no matter where they are in this...
[01:08:44] It's an ex-herifying team.
[01:08:46] They truly are, and they feel in the same sort of...
[01:08:49] But it's a sky-to-limit sort of team as well.
[01:08:52] You've already seen them go above and beyond expectations,
[01:08:55] only outlying to that being what's actually finally making the most of the answer they're giving,
[01:09:01] but this Furt team is just so hard to doubt right now.
[01:09:05] Yeah, there's so much potential with them, and they're really actualising it at the same time.
[01:09:11] I think this sits in a sort of favour.
[01:09:15] Yes, and all I'm concerned really is about foot across the best of five veto.
[01:09:19] I think again for me the veto is kind of as expected I'd say, but I would definitely say towards the tail end.
[01:09:25] Eritzits probably have a slight upper hand.
[01:09:28] So if you are on the foot side you're hoping for a cleaner affair, front loaded.
[01:09:32] And for heretics, let's say if they got the stamina to keep going as they did before because wood was one of the players who was
[01:09:38] Absolutely out of this world in that previous game
[01:09:41] Boo's gone down to the back line broken and we ends getting interested
[01:09:47] Really lonely social unable to close down on these kills though
[01:09:50] Look at the back line, is that what I'm talking about?
[01:09:52] That's good to say, yeah, Benzi, actually, the position needs to slow things down, so she will just find a kill here.
[01:09:56] Look at the damage!
[01:09:58] You're right, 15 HP, 10 HP. The shock dart here, missing.
[01:10:03] They can slow things down now, force the hand of Heretics.
[01:10:09] Look at that shock dart. Feels terrifying just to have still in hand.
[01:10:13] Zeus.
[01:10:15] Ooh, that was a shot from Rien's going to need some more knockout happens. Simply good numbers with foot, right place for it, well controlled, and a brilliant start.
[01:10:25] Again, for me, it's just I want to see the kind of...
[01:10:32] Go on. Don't be shy.
[01:10:34] No, it sounds like connected, but it's not. It's more than for heretics. The exhaustion has got to be there.
[01:10:39] Emotionally come down right and come back in that same sort of vigor like they just had
[01:10:47] They're gonna take the fall for gas these opening rounds are absolutely crucial for heretics in terms of probably two things
[01:10:54] Contested at least I can say it's always a consideration to go into a best of five
[01:10:59] It's a terrifying prospect to play against any team as well, especially when you come off of a series yesterday
[01:11:04] Yeah, you know it this is this is kind of a
[01:11:07] I was talking yesterday about how hard Boo was being tested individually.
[01:11:11] Yes.
[01:11:12] It's a similar sort of case here versus foot.
[01:11:15] I thought they had to have some company here.
[01:11:19] Catch a glimpse.
[01:11:22] Actually, none of the pressure I bought here before.
[01:11:25] What, a predator?
[01:11:26] He stopped?
[01:11:27] He stopped the opportunity.
[01:11:28] Sorry, he stopped just solid out of the window like it was his all along.
[01:11:31] And well, I guess it was as Rhianne's last one alive.
[01:11:33] And actually for Rhianne's, had a bit of an update before.
[01:11:36] I mean, he's run until this
[01:11:39] point has been nothing short of
[01:11:41] miraculous at times, but a
[01:11:42] little bit of a different
[01:11:44] performance with great see this
[01:11:45] one for us was able to swing up
[01:11:46] we was able to swing up Benji
[01:11:48] that a lot of them were able to
[01:11:49] pick up in that instant to be
[01:11:51] interesting. If we end gets back
[01:11:52] to some sort of business here,
[01:11:53] but a tough opponent. Second
[01:11:55] round bears and confidence, not
[01:11:57] an issue for foot.
[01:12:00] Yeah, I mean, he's run until
[01:12:01] this point has been nothing
[01:12:02] short of miraculous at times,
[01:12:03] but a little bit of a different
[01:12:04] here. That's around here.
[01:12:12] to bring in. Still protected in
[01:12:14] terms of round three inventory
[01:12:16] here for foot. Only really
[01:12:18] yet to jade the weaker aspect
[01:12:20] of this, but so immediately
[01:12:22] shutting down Benji. Great set
[01:12:24] piece out here removes the
[01:12:25] backline and forces heretics
[01:12:27] forwards on to beat and sop has
[01:12:29] been such a sensation. Yeah,
[01:12:31] yeah, yeah, and again kind of
[01:12:33] 5v4, B plant will allow some of these weapons to be very very viable here for Fert so...
[01:12:40] It's uh... guys?
[01:12:42] Guys?
[01:12:43] There's no one looking behind you?
[01:12:45] Why is God here for heretics?
[01:12:47] That's really sloppy from them, completely!
[01:12:50] I completely focused towards the A-Link side and forgot about Mids and everywhere else it felt like.
[01:12:57] Wait, look at that.
[01:12:58] What was the protocol?
[01:12:59] kind of tucked in there but wasn't forced out by the drone. He's he stays
[01:13:02] tucked when the drone passes him. Very awkward, this is just a great set.
[01:13:08] Benzi obviously has to try and deal with the staff. It's just there, you see, sociable.
[01:13:13] It's eventually killed, but it didn't look like initially he was traded, the drone's contact, and at that point foot, no, they have to
[01:13:20] lead him towards the front side of B and they run rampant with it. And this feels like a
[01:13:25] confidence builder in case Zeus need any more of that it's just game after game and I guess that way
[01:13:30] are you getting another litmus test and another temperature check on if we like it or not?
[01:13:35] Yeah, good news, we three versus liquid, that's got us well sold on the kind of jet combo.
[01:13:42] Certainly keep an eye on today, maybe a couple of tweaks in terms of their approach overall here,
[01:13:48] Zeus will take the tag but that's the best trade out. A headshot here onto Koshmuras,
[01:13:52] Down to 10 HP, Boo does have a Guardian, but I swear it's just upgraded pistols.
[01:14:00] I had a couple of these though, and just that prior game for Heretics.
[01:14:03] Sociable, heavily controlling, substantial amount of space.
[01:14:09] Still has his paranoia, smoke about to be cycled back in.
[01:14:13] So about the minute mark, and Heretics not getting much play.
[01:14:16] Again that aggressive start, and it's been checked calm.
[01:14:20] Spikes aren't really left that seaside either, so kind of just taking the tour, taking a little bit of a look,
[01:14:25] so you can get something going for themselves, but patience on display from foot.
[01:14:28] Yeah, for sure, and I'm waiting for some of those rounds that we saw yesterday for paratix where they were.
[01:14:33] Will they just go balls to the wall and brawl out, because they looked fantastic, dealing with the likes of eternal fire in that situation.
[01:14:40] They've rolled a decent amount of rotate.
[01:14:42] Okay, okay, 10 HP by the way.
[01:14:45] That's nuts, but it is a fake zone. You've got to look at the success on the site, and we're doing that, that's wonderful,
[01:14:49] That's wonderful, but it's decent reply with two they've made something out of nothing here and cross for us is an issue back
[01:14:55] But look at sociable. Oh, is he gonna play spoiler that they can't come back on there? Surely not the council now because of the time
[01:15:02] Where's that don't go?
[01:15:04] Cross to leads right there. This is now getting really really weird
[01:15:07] You're gonna have one in spawn cost more ass as a timer on his head of being valuable
[01:15:11] Social symbol sort of thing can they dig out boo in time boo turning at the right time?
[01:15:15] Oh, and he outdoes social.
[01:15:17] All right, Crossley spins back.
[01:15:19] No way!
[01:15:20] The pop of the odd.
[01:15:21] That's Wild Boo.
[01:15:22] Got to see quick on his feet here.
[01:15:24] Doesn't get the shot he wanted.
[01:15:26] Boo still lives!
[01:15:27] Ray Falls!
[01:15:28] Hell, behind the output!
[01:15:30] Oh, my God, man.
[01:15:32] He's just avoiding some of the predictable spots here
[01:15:34] with the hunter skewer in his court.
[01:15:36] As you said, in the open at the end of long,
[01:15:39] a Red Bull clutch here for Crossley.
[01:15:42] The read on the flank,
[01:15:43] the timing almost slips through his fingers. You can see it's a soft check back here but
[01:15:49] just catches a glimpse. He would have closed this out for a fourth round to start off haven
[01:15:57] here for Foote. Looking very, very composed. A slower fare here and I feel he was a whittle
[01:16:07] away that heretics. Some ults coming online now. Hunter's Fury and the TP available for
[01:16:14] heretics now. And Wook just missed them on. Does actually have the operator here. So again,
[01:16:19] indicative of a slower approach. So, well that should give up his own operator in that equation.
[01:16:25] A bit of a check on Sof as well as aggression. Mike, I don't want to say it's going to be
[01:16:30] quelled, but it's a nice going to put him back into place early on. Keep him
[01:16:34] some more out of these rounds, but he hasn't really been the headliner yet either, so
[01:16:39] eyes on Zeus, costily trying to make things work, and yeah, Heretic's reading like they
[01:16:47] want to adjust off the back of potentially that pick. Maybe I have a new avenue of approach,
[01:16:53] still about the minute mark, so plenty of time to play with.
[01:16:56] We'll be able to get into a position to police the softwares, or at least remove the trip.
[01:17:03] It's now grouped outside B.
[01:17:07] And that's really good. TP is going to be sent in here to clear back site.
[01:17:10] Yep. Cool.
[01:17:12] It was the post-plarm that kind of put a question mark by me, holding that kind of...
[01:17:15] Extra body and weapons here, sorry.
[01:17:17] Yeah, there should be no excuse to lose this deeper back line, and they put a lot more players to it.
[01:17:23] We're going to have two here. Benji being one, Koshma asked the other. So, right understanding.
[01:17:29] Well, they're looking for Reans, basically for the Hunters' fury.
[01:17:33] Fearing through well. Benji.
[01:17:35] Oh! Double for Benji!
[01:17:39] I'm going to say gifted, but he takes that with open arms.
[01:17:42] Social ball, the last one here.
[01:17:44] And a great approach from Heretic's.
[01:17:46] Failed over the right read, right side, and right approach.
[01:17:49] So we're still in a position to do damage, but Heretic's exing out towards a link.
[01:17:53] I'm going to be given the opportunity for an exit here.
[01:17:56] Here we go!
[01:17:58] Heretic's will get their first on the board, obviously, operator will fall.
[01:18:02] The damage won't be retrieved.
[01:18:05] At least they're on the board.
[01:18:07] A much slower approach here, given the opportunity to find that opener and really slowing the round down.
[01:18:12] Maybe anticipating foot prioritising somewhere on the extremity.
[01:18:16] maybe equalize I mean already put of shown intention to get Benzio those
[01:18:22] early spots surely has to be a consideration around like this when
[01:18:28] they find a bit there's no second layer to that's just sops solo swinging out
[01:18:33] that's gonna be soft with an alt this round so don't worry fancying that
[01:18:39] but still expect a possibility that he goes there is a chance is there any
[01:18:44] I mean the extremities here. Nothing too active but much deeper trip now placed
[01:18:50] towards Seagate of free up. He has a jake to lean a little heavier towards
[01:18:55] garage but a heavy emphasis on that kind of BA hold. Zeus's position here, ultimate
[01:19:01] available can really provide a lot of support. If this execute towards A
[01:19:06] comes through, it will certainly be something Crossley and social wall
[01:19:11] bank on, if the opportunity arrives, get a very, very tempered approach here from Heretic's.
[01:19:20] This feels like some of the, if you're looking at the scale of their attack sides, they've
[01:19:25] been quite pacey about it. This does feel much slower, maybe how you have to play against
[01:19:30] Furt or in comparison to... I would argue you need a similar sort of approach.
[01:19:35] Good info, across to Lee that, should prepare sociable, but, how's the play? It's like when
[01:19:39] good entry, better trade and then the possibility, oh stop how much have you got here
[01:19:44] gonna know the player up towards that heaven side, but it's Wu again, Benji still going
[01:19:49] Zeus is on the site, yet a J as well, not too far off from this, oh I'm over
[01:19:53] well what a shot from Zeus
[01:19:56] Benji gonna need a 1v2, he's got the first, he's red
[01:20:00] the position, he looked up there but it's just a coincidence
[01:20:03] oh ho ho, from 2 to 3 an hour, a good clutch for Benji
[01:20:09] beautiful clean up here. A chance I think yesterday actually spots Benzie there on the jump through.
[01:20:17] Fake on the spike as well just to draw out. Last player second on the board here for Herod
[01:20:23] Dixon. But unfortunately, down to lesser purchase. He's in just quarter. Benz there actually. Yeah.
[01:20:31] He's really been building up to a moment like this. Obviously with the qualification at stake,
[01:20:42] we're continuing to shine here today. It could be a really good time to kind of re-hit that
[01:20:49] peak form almost as well. See if you can achieve that longer term. Here we are going to be on a
[01:20:54] lighted by Koshmuras, all too aware and outlawed doing what he needed.
[01:20:59] That A site gonna be under scrutiny, gonna actually invest the art on this, you just
[01:21:04] want to be certain as they do clear through no real battle back here from
[01:21:10] foot, it's a little tricky.
[01:21:12] The social board actually took a ton of damage there, oh that's he's
[01:21:16] spanned out now by Benji.
[01:21:19] Just sopped left sheriff in hand. Could this be the wind in the sails of
[01:21:25] heretics? Certainly a pace change here. Fends you to clean up. There'll be an
[01:21:30] in-zone floor to see it for number three. Just fury and a blade storm available for
[01:21:35] heretics. Hopefully stabilized here. I mean you look at what's in the bank
[01:21:40] behind this already. A bit of a cushion.
[01:21:44] It's a great clearance through here.
[01:21:48] Again, Koshirash has just been so explosive yesterday.
[01:21:54] Talk about the role he has to fulfill.
[01:21:56] He's on the front lines and delivering for heretics.
[01:22:00] He's actually been quite interesting to watch.
[01:22:03] I was curious how quickly he'd be acclimatising into this roster.
[01:22:06] He's just hit the ground running, it feels like, and made it his own.
[01:22:09] Zeus though is looking to challenge up a long already a player ahead though is
[01:22:15] Koshmuras he get played in does he get caught out this is a hard walk back here
[01:22:20] angle favorable to Zeus and the food sign but it is selling a bad guy.
[01:22:25] How's that happened? Wooz able to turn around in time yet a J's get out the
[01:22:30] surprise of his life here. Benji makes a guy that the better control from the energy
[01:22:34] able to dip away now as he's seen the rest of the picture.
[01:22:39] Just doing Rien's left now, up on this angle, we'll find Rien's.
[01:22:43] Who unfortunately revealed by the drone.
[01:22:45] His days are numbered for sure, we'll catch the stunt.
[01:22:49] And just toying with him, playing with that food,
[01:22:52] just going up, sociable with a chance.
[01:22:55] He had to really shut this down before it gets going,
[01:22:58] but Wook just spins on a dime.
[01:23:00] Not even sure if he caught a glimpse there, maybe, on the turn.
[01:23:04] We'll find our guys on the pace.
[01:23:08] Crazy sequence of events here, but yet to date, we'll find two crucial kills.
[01:23:15] Naaas!
[01:23:16] Let's gooooo!
[01:23:17] The timeout called here by heretics early on.
[01:23:22] 5-3 score, I'm not necessarily many concerns yet, but certainly seeing a difference, maybe
[01:23:27] some of these early fact-finding rounds to really get a feel for how Foot wants to approach
[01:23:31] it.
[01:23:32] I was most impressed with heretics ability to stack heavily into these early round engagements
[01:23:41] versus eternal fire. I've necessarily seen the same trend from foot for sure in terms
[01:23:47] of defensive productivity.
[01:23:49] Yeah, and the thing to me was when I'm looking at heretics, obviously now the question goes
[01:23:54] bigger picture than just what's directly in front of us. It's kind of rebuilding that
[01:23:58] structure of confidence too because it felt like they've been sowing their own heads for
[01:24:02] such a long time and rebuilding mentality became such a key element to the maybe getting this
[01:24:06] recedent to form getting that confidence beside wood getting ban benji back in the right position
[01:24:11] for it and then was he gosh more asked to me feels like such a breath of fresh air for this team
[01:24:15] as you rightly said and he's very sorry he's very very stoic on stage yeah and he's not exactly
[01:24:19] long given it he's not you know up there and about and about let's figure it out about
[01:24:23] safety finals Barcelona get get a ticket that was a good sell nice yeah see you there yeah I think
[01:24:29] I think I'm not saying I didn't say he's much better.
[01:24:32] I was caught off guard, but I hadn't come up with anything.
[01:24:34] I'm sorry, I'll do better next time.
[01:24:37] Odin's out for Yenice,
[01:24:38] and so much put towards him,
[01:24:40] keeping off of his bloody map safely.
[01:24:42] He seems to be doing so well at it.
[01:24:44] Pivotal, in terms of that previous round, was sociable.
[01:24:47] I can't even describe it.
[01:24:49] Bit of a whiff over towards Plat.
[01:24:52] The set piece here, potentially.
[01:24:54] It takes on necessarily playing into it right now, but the foot will stick to their guns.
[01:25:03] Spike making its way over towards A. It's only one player for foot here.
[01:25:07] It's costly in a very shallow drive, but still will catch somebody, probably fairly
[01:25:13] telling as well that it's re-entered, but won't note a player slipping all the way down
[01:25:17] the ramp into sewer.
[01:25:18] On the back of that now, we're going to go forwards.
[01:25:22] Playing into the opposite side of that,
[01:25:24] and the lack of information here is just a trip to hold down C long.
[01:25:27] And this trap won't net them anything in garage.
[01:25:30] Here.
[01:25:31] No.
[01:25:32] I'm just really a mystery.
[01:25:33] They're still close enough by, but the LJ has to dip away.
[01:25:37] You can see the consideration.
[01:25:38] This is a full site hit.
[01:25:39] Yeah, we know where Benji is, but even with that in mind,
[01:25:42] you can't really progress up and hit the lurk,
[01:25:45] so it's going to be down.
[01:25:46] get some presence going a little later in the round but they have to hold the sight.
[01:25:50] All players dedicated, paranoia, primed, ready.
[01:25:55] What is the goer? I'd imagine this but stalled out.
[01:26:00] I'm gonna press here for some of these out here.
[01:26:01] There goes.
[01:26:02] Those girls from the inside to here. That's revealed and he's cleared.
[01:26:04] Look at that burst from Ferdinand.
[01:26:06] Unbelievable.
[01:26:07] Just so powerful an approach.
[01:26:10] Benji late to the party.
[01:26:12] Couldn't get the luck but that retake.
[01:26:15] absolutely clinical from foot an in-zone flawless nothing short of the
[01:26:23] word in gosh for us posted up close here looks for maybe a cheeky kill off of
[01:26:28] that first dash onto site but the clearance is absolutely beautiful
[01:26:35] Catch here from Zeus on two players. Nothing sure of perfection here. This is
[01:26:45] the plan B as well. They don't get anything from the salve towards garage
[01:26:48] that... I'm banking fairly heavily on. Fair play. Fair play. It was a plan B. That was a
[01:26:55] weenit. 6-3. I think you can keep doing that sort of thing though. What are you
[01:27:02] men to do. Baiz looking a little shaking out for Heretics. Last thing, a Guardian Bulldog
[01:27:09] Bucky. He ends on the rifle. And Crossley already reading it. Similar setup to an extent.
[01:27:18] Can play for that retake. You got Zeus's ult.
[01:27:20] Zeus and Crossley as well. Deadly combination.
[01:27:23] So they've got to play deeper here.
[01:27:25] Heretics are going to do it. They've got to make a push and I think they're going to
[01:27:28] try Zeus. It's just a throw down of utility on CT.
[01:27:32] And in we go, a lazy clear and a quick death.
[01:27:35] Kosh Mrazka sent him to his grave, but they need more, and they're not getting more.
[01:27:39] The shock dart there takes away Woot. The crossfire can it hold.
[01:27:44] One player positioned towards Long as well, re-ends.
[01:27:47] And the paint-out is perfect. Here, yes, there, so close.
[01:27:49] I feel Boon out. Last man standing. So should all the ones who find it.
[01:27:55] Again, it's just the numbers to overwhelm heretics.
[01:27:58] They're so good at fighting as a collective. It's the one thing with, I guess, eternal
[01:28:03] fire as well, but mostly, for my mind, it's one of the big teams of it. They fight together,
[01:28:08] they're spacing, the trading is really, really, really solid. I can't stress it enough. And
[01:28:13] they're aggressive, they'll take chances, but we're not seeing that being the X factor
[01:28:16] here. It's fundamental.
[01:28:17] Feels a little more calculated, right? A little more...
[01:28:20] Died in a bit.
[01:28:21] Yeah, absolutely. Certainly, they're not safer in terms of risk-taking, but...
[01:28:26] Yeah, less to buy for sure, but I'm able to hold down another post-plant, the TP, and
[01:28:36] also we're here from Benji, but nothing else really to invest now.
[01:28:39] So we enter round 11.
[01:28:41] We'll try their luck once more towards C, but if that previous retake is in to go by,
[01:28:48] the foot is going to be loving this.
[01:28:50] Got the same trap placed out towards Garage.
[01:28:52] Yeah, so they're right there again. They're so fast on these rotations.
[01:28:57] And there they go. They're getting ahead of this.
[01:29:00] They're getting ahead of this, Koshmuras. There goes the Paranoia.
[01:29:02] They're pretty nearer. It goes... It's Yenice, going straight through garage.
[01:29:05] You've got the traits coming out on the back of the side, 3 to 2.
[01:29:07] But Rienzo wants to be the difference maker this time.
[01:29:09] Actually keeping this in touching distance.
[01:29:11] Left at 2v2, plant on the heretics' side.
[01:29:14] You're not going anywhere. You can't.
[01:29:18] Oh my god, put on the contact.
[01:29:20] Reans in a nice off-angle turn! Benji is there, I was getting a little concerned the cross sling was going to snap back.
[01:29:27] Reans is in such a weird off-angle though. Out in front of Platte, he just catches him at the right time.
[01:29:34] Benji again, the lurk is considered, but turns to the wrong direction.
[01:29:39] Kill on top, really that makes this, well teased it up for Benji.
[01:29:44] Let's go even here there. Yeah, Rien saying they don't know the turns on the kill camp
[01:29:51] Number four found
[01:29:54] But not gonna fill the pinch here in round 12 in terms of the buy whoo, I'll have it off way to back in hand
[01:30:00] Guardian here for Rien's hunters fury to boot now those previous ultimate still available
[01:30:14] you
[01:30:44] you
[01:31:14] you
[01:31:44] you
[01:32:14] you
[01:33:14] We always talk about the ceiling and the potential of this roster, and we haven't been achieving it.
[01:33:21] We've seen that.
[01:33:23] An element of resurgence here for sure.
[01:33:26] We're turning to some of that former glory.
[01:33:31] What can I expect of heretics?
[01:33:33] I've just noticed, so Zeus went 17-8 in the first half.
[01:33:37] Yeah, just bonkers, first half from him.
[01:33:39] And now he's on the attack.
[01:33:41] Well, I think the pace is going to be, uh, certainly favouring foot now.
[01:33:45] Here it takes a much slower approach to the first half.
[01:33:49] Actually, flip the script here.
[01:33:53] Yeah.
[01:33:53] It takes on, on the push forwards.
[01:33:55] Yeah, on the aggress, alright.
[01:33:57] You know, not against heretics, but it's worked until chop and Zeus.
[01:34:02] Wow, the clean up crew.
[01:34:04] Arrived at just the right time, Lauren.
[01:34:07] Pissy down to just re-ends and boot.
[01:34:09] have space to play into here towards the A site boots not going to have a chance to get ahead of this
[01:34:15] And again, you can see Rien's fact that yet today is not noted just yet. It's conscious that on the back of that clash
[01:34:22] You have slipped somewhere else on the map.
[01:34:25] Yeah, position towards along here.
[01:34:28] And then this far without any utility shown yet, get the foot in the door, but really hard to break these kind of trading out positions
[01:34:37] out positions as soon as you step past. I mean you may not get to step past Zeus. He's been so clean with it.
[01:34:43] As you said, the cleanup crew, large and in charge here. Yen and Jay, just gonna
[01:34:48] shut down the account. It's nine rounds. It's a great beginning.
[01:34:52] Chance here to post double digits immediately in the second half.
[01:34:59] These guys are just so deadly. I like to say heretics and said this is a pistol for sure,
[01:35:04] also maybe not as well considered as some of the
[01:35:07] players will be, but there's some ones that
[01:35:08] Heretic's particularly impressed me yesterday in terms of taking the initiative.
[01:35:14] It was more so on the attacking side for sure, but I was kind of missing from the
[01:35:18] approach overall here on Haven. Now, unfortunately, Heretic's in a situation
[01:35:22] where they can be dictated to, but with a scoreline advantage.
[01:35:26] Yeah, it's that compounding factor, right? You get that scoreline, you get that start.
[01:35:30] And as you kind of highlighted, the tone, that ability to take control,
[01:35:33] It doesn't care. Here's the bucky it still goes in. I'm gonna charge hit it out
[01:35:39] It's giving them a couple upgrades. Well, I say a couple of upgrades
[01:35:42] They can reshuffle the the bucky over and the judge gets to be in re-ends his hand, but still
[01:35:47] It's wild to watch him
[01:35:49] Deep cam here on C long will be heard by etsy jpe
[01:35:53] Not cleared just yet. Now gets cleared as Benji
[01:35:57] Peel away from garage and you're upgraded pistol. It's quite a lot to do for Benji
[01:36:03] That's a tough start and tough end.
[01:36:07] It's the doors open here for Furt.
[01:36:11] They've done the job a bit.
[01:36:13] Even though, don't say a man down necessarily,
[01:36:16] the trade was fast there, but still.
[01:36:17] Yet a Jake, who showed it out,
[01:36:19] have all the Alts pretty well on.
[01:36:21] She'd want to be building early, but stops doing fine.
[01:36:23] I think we've got Zeus making decent progress as well,
[01:36:25] but it's a pretty commanding lead.
[01:36:28] I think as well as some of the approach here,
[01:36:30] but they're not necessarily going to need some of these key
[01:36:32] The ultimate in the early rounds at least.
[01:36:34] Now double digits here.
[01:36:36] I mean, how I can convert another bonus,
[01:36:39] they're going to be teed up for success here to close out.
[01:36:44] Haven in a very fast fashion.
[01:36:48] Rifle's back in hand,
[01:36:49] but this round three is well invested.
[01:36:51] Four foot.
[01:36:54] 20 kills already.
[01:36:55] The Zeus, I'm just on Zeus watch at this point.
[01:36:58] Really fast pressure.
[01:37:00] He's got a 56.
[01:37:02] And with the meantime, does then he take the time to go ahead?
[01:37:04] He's caught a victim.
[01:37:05] Going to drop Zeus on the push-up down a long.
[01:37:10] Now going to try and play in Re-ends off the audio cues.
[01:37:14] He can kind of stay behind, or at least I guess ahead of this smoke.
[01:37:19] Switch up with the one.
[01:37:20] Try and make something, but it played him well.
[01:37:22] A really nice little synergy between the two there.
[01:37:25] Bit of misdirection here.
[01:37:26] Plays Re-ends in perfectly.
[01:37:29] It's gonna trip here to guard the b-side.
[01:37:33] We'll get a chance at least against your post one, but it will be
[01:37:36] Three of you, but well cool at two and a half three five
[01:37:41] Okay, plant
[01:37:43] We kill here ideally yeah before heretics can regroup
[01:37:47] That's gonna be hard. You're not gonna get the players by window easily. Well, you shouldn't yeah, I heard them
[01:37:52] No, you're just gonna put that together
[01:37:55] They're actually on a bad spot if they can land the shots clearly enough initially right and then
[01:38:10] Finds himself a neon moment here for the headshot to clean up
[01:38:16] Number five found here for heretics will prevent a bonus conversion in a snowball developing once more
[01:38:25] Oh, that shot is beautiful.
[01:38:27] Depending on how you look at it.
[01:38:32] Here, you said, yeah, quiet to first half for sure, but...
[01:38:35] certainly not the sort of situation we saw him shine in previously.
[01:38:40] Chance here, if Heritage continue on this trend, I haven't seen three towards A long.
[01:38:43] It might just be a continuation.
[01:38:47] Only one light shield here for Sop to punish.
[01:38:50] Let's see if they can adjust accordingly and already the answer is no, Cosmos and Woot
[01:38:57] once again maintain control over towards A Long.
[01:39:00] This early start of aggression, this early space-taker has worked out exactly how heretics
[01:39:07] would have wanted.
[01:39:08] So the protocolist needs to change now from foot.
[01:39:14] Secondary clearance though, Zeus and Yetejay.
[01:39:16] I have two members still to deal with, I have to deal with the dart here so we'll reveal
[01:39:22] the close contacts and actually two for one will favourfoot, it's just crossly and yet
[01:39:29] to show left, we have to get Neurotheft here to reveal the layer of the land, and the timing
[01:39:36] going to be pretty much perfect for them in terms of reading the rotation here, again
[01:39:43] there's a trip to identify the reposition heritage actually stay posted for that second ping
[01:39:48] Now actually both trips dealt with
[01:39:52] Sleep we have to get the plan down her to barrel in the side this attack on the camera as well
[01:39:57] Yeah, just seen around the corner of the box
[01:40:00] Get a j-my would try to consider being slippery, but they've lost that front of sight security and now the one for one trade
[01:40:07] Get a j
[01:40:09] drone, there's a tag, we're on fire off from that, and the HP game was down, no more bullets
[01:40:15] to be played with. Heretics, that aggression has done him good here.
[01:40:20] Certainly, something you'd want, it's a piece in together, a comeback here is Heretics being
[01:40:26] a little more decisive, a little more confident. In terms of committing to this exploration
[01:40:31] early, it's A long.
[01:40:34] Our activity delivers one score for them.
[01:40:37] Selling how we use it at foot needs to make an adjustment here.
[01:40:43] A little more diligent in terms of their approach.
[01:40:46] They have the buyer to reflect their upgraded pistols and a couple of investments considered.
[01:40:52] Costally, Antis Fury as well.
[01:40:57] Chance for Wook to go crazy here, he needs one for the Bladestorm.
[01:41:04] and pressure in towards Suez here boot not necessarily going to sound cute just yet
[01:41:20] I think he should be soon.
[01:41:22] The Albrecht commitment now at the time in Great Bay, Albrecht.
[01:41:28] He can catch the front of the greenies.
[01:41:30] He couldn't quite get out of that blinding time.
[01:41:32] So as you said, Sop could get both of you.
[01:41:34] Koshmuras!
[01:41:36] Spray, sprays!
[01:41:38] What's coming in?
[01:41:40] He's got a ton of damage jumping over the top of default here with the Odin.
[01:41:46] That was ridiculous from Koshmuras to hold down the fort here on A site
[01:41:54] But we'll call their first time out to follow here
[01:41:58] Boom stands on guard unfortunately, Reyes is can't recover quick enough
[01:42:04] And the Catero sides were actually trying to TP forwards here
[01:42:09] What a huge opportunity for him to backstab
[01:42:13] Behind that A site hold
[01:42:16] I don't want to say a little complacency early on, but I've been losing out on some of these crucial duels that
[01:42:23] heretics have been banking on winning.
[01:42:26] And it's something that you don't expect to be saying almost when you're considering foot, right?
[01:42:29] Like they're a team that are good at those 50-50s, good at even maybe 40-60s.
[01:42:34] I mean, absolutely, yeah. If you watch the series yesterday as well coming into this, it's certainly going to be a consideration for foot.
[01:42:39] It was absolutely the first half here, but heretics, obviously,
[01:42:43] of the four heretics. Obviously,
[01:42:50] massively confident to replicate
[01:42:53] the same sort of success to date.
[01:42:54] And Koshmore asked now starting to take over some of these rounds.
[01:42:58] Up to the top of the board of four heretics.
[01:43:04] Congrats to Boo.
[01:43:06] It's a 2,000 lifetime kills, big
[01:43:08] for him. We're time to find it as well here.
[01:43:19] Set up here foot now. Can you just leave yesterday to maybe sniff out some of
[01:43:27] this aggression but we're actually now perfect read on the adjustment coming
[01:43:31] out of the time out here for heretics here to support Benji.
[01:43:38] And the end's getting active too. I guess we've got to ask him this, right? Why wouldn't you? He can play up...
[01:43:43] I'll stay posted on this if he fancies it, maybe free up those rotations, but...
[01:43:49] We've got that through in place, so...
[01:43:52] Could be a bit of an issue. Not cleared yet.
[01:43:58] Still not committing.
[01:44:01] Well, the couple of players over, actually, a leg on that first tag, socked down to 30.
[01:44:05] A spike on Sopham, pretty sure, no?
[01:44:08] That was a wild commitment from him while they're making an avenue of that sea size.
[01:44:13] Of course for us this progress cannot be denied. Surrounded but still standing.
[01:44:18] You've got that social, by the way. You've got a tag on.
[01:44:23] It's just him and Crosterly left now.
[01:44:26] Reans wouldn't have been noted early on but now tucked into series with an Odin.
[01:44:33] The first committs to the spray from there, and a headshot on to cross the link.
[01:44:40] Number eight on the board for Hereticz.
[01:44:42] It's like to build a bit of momentum here, four in a row to get themselves back into
[01:44:50] this.
[01:44:51] And it's breaking the bank for foot, they aren't able to get, you know, they're fee
[01:44:55] beneath them.
[01:44:56] Financially struggling now, oh it's there, yes, but, Hereticz.
[01:45:02] When did these guys get so good at turning their own games?
[01:45:10] Maybe just a more all-in approach here from Furt, but there's an open span rule.
[01:45:15] To start things off here, Hunter's Fury, we invested on the other side here.
[01:45:19] Sop's got right up on the side, possibly we'll catch Reans, but Zeus's gonna find boot.
[01:45:22] The trades are coming through thick and fast here.
[01:45:24] Yeah, this is an unbelievable pace they are playing at, but the Furt, they are on the site.
[01:45:30] could look at getting that plant down. Can they hold it though? Stingers, really for
[01:45:37] two of them and Benji, two heads up, too smart for it. It's a showable scene.
[01:45:42] Obviously, Cody, X-Factor here with that phantom arrest. Actually, Kosh Maras is
[01:45:47] going to go for this, wants to make sure that there goes the dash, expects the
[01:45:51] swing, but did he? Six bullets? There's no way, there's no way, there's no way, alright.
[01:45:57] He's still in this one. He's so heretics.
[01:46:02] You can squash out this aggression, this turn of pace.
[01:46:06] From foot, very comfortably.
[01:46:08] Initially, again, a two for two coming through.
[01:46:11] Very unorthodox.
[01:46:12] Finally, nearer, Mr. Kirit from Benjy.
[01:46:16] Just catching a glimpse of sociable.
[01:46:19] We'll get number nine. Foot back on a bye, though.
[01:46:22] Yeah, I think we are going to have a check-in on the comms here coming into this round.
[01:46:25] into this round just see how it's going on the side it's always nice kind of here from the uh
[01:46:29] I think it's going to be heretics boys so at this point let's see how that kind of cool calm
[01:46:33] effects kicking in because by all rights they're what five in a row now they're figuring out they've
[01:46:39] kept foot under the heel which feels like a rare sentence so let's go in and have a little listen
[01:46:45] with the heretic side
[01:46:46] We have C locks guys. Yes, I live now.
[01:46:55] I'm going towards ceiling insta, okay from spawn.
[01:46:58] Can we be ready for B guys, maybe? Yes, I'm gonna take cover from B.
[01:47:01] We are not ready, we are not ready, chill.
[01:47:03] Can we flood B, please? Wait, wait, yes, yes, soon.
[01:47:06] They're not in battle. I'm ready to burn out on top.
[01:47:08] Can you do it now? Can I walk out?
[01:47:10] Where are they? Where are they?
[01:47:12] They're safe! Help!
[01:47:14] Sealink! Sealink!
[01:47:16] Kerr! Kerr, it's gonna be Seawood!
[01:47:18] Sealink! Sealink!
[01:47:20] One more backside!
[01:47:22] He got this, guys.
[01:47:24] One Sealink, one Sealink, and one is out now.
[01:47:26] I remember Sealink.
[01:47:28] I remember Sealink.
[01:47:30] Scythe was on B site.
[01:47:34] Scythe is still on B site.
[01:47:36] Gonna be caught by Boo, however.
[01:47:38] So, 2v2, last two noted on seed, but they've made progress.
[01:47:42] Sotjibou already getting active, takes away Gosh Maras,
[01:47:46] leaves Boo to his own devices.
[01:47:48] Let's try and find one left and right, this crossfire.
[01:47:51] Hard to break, has a smoke.
[01:47:54] Could get to work here.
[01:47:56] Needs to be fast.
[01:47:57] Needs to punish a player sooner rather than later.
[01:48:01] I think for him, it might not even be in this round here.
[01:48:05] They still have the player back side, Sotjibou.
[01:48:07] Yeah, there it is. Slam dunking the end, Fooks.
[01:48:10] I guess maybe we're the unlucky ones here to tune in on the round.
[01:48:13] But actually, Heretic's finally let go of.
[01:48:16] Great read on the situation.
[01:48:17] And you see Benji really commanding some of these decisions in the round.
[01:48:21] Unfortunately, I think Fook's just ever so slightly ahead of the timing here.
[01:48:26] For Heretic's initial adjustment,
[01:48:28] from the back of the contact found anywhere on the map.
[01:48:32] Even Benji being the one to call there is
[01:48:35] initial exploration on the site in good relay of information though to catch
[01:48:40] Yetejai, it's a boot to clean that one up but it's foot to finally answer back
[01:48:45] after a string of rounds. Only thing available here being the TP for boot
[01:48:53] Neural Theft for Yetejai. Operator considered here for Kroshmaras
[01:48:59] Let's see it just trade it out.
[01:49:02] Slide a foot now, a chance to maybe put another foot forwards here.
[01:49:10] I already said heel, so let's get there.
[01:49:17] Step by step, foot.
[01:49:20] Taking the long walk all the way to 12 almost.
[01:49:25] Making real strides here.
[01:49:28] Oh, not yet. No, no, actually not.
[01:49:33] Pigeon steps.
[01:49:36] Now an Odin actually is what Koshka settles on. Operator in hand for Woot.
[01:49:44] This is if, I mean in a variation towards a long as Benji and Rienz this time around won't be any prior activity for short.
[01:49:51] It's just a can to be posted up here to probably enable some later information and a trip towards
[01:49:58] sewers.
[01:50:01] Benji will be obscured by the smoke for the time being as Foot will creep up behind this.
[01:50:08] Three players committed very early to see.
[01:50:10] What are the readers that's caused this?
[01:50:13] You saw how animated Webber was in that discussion but Benji you're now alone and yeah, you've
[01:50:18] got a neon but it still takes a moment to get there Benji.
[01:50:21] He stands the test on the first, comes out on top, actually good info here, Benji got some more for me.
[01:50:27] He's trying to play his life, gosh, we're asked in support, he was there quick as hell.
[01:50:31] Benji is playing up blind in here, finally goes down and Sob gets a second, he had no right to get a third!
[01:50:38] He's gonna have to get all five though, gosh.
[01:50:42] Lock in, because Sob's looking hungry, this would have to be all five.
[01:50:47] Who's gone up?
[01:50:49] Yeah, who has it up?
[01:50:51] And Sop's already on the hunt.
[01:50:53] Thank god for it!
[01:50:55] You felt it didn't you?
[01:50:57] You felt it for a second!
[01:50:59] Bloody hell, we're so disciplined as well.
[01:51:01] He goes forwards here on the
[01:51:03] second tap of the spike and he's still
[01:51:05] sharp enough to catch.
[01:51:07] Sop, prevent the ace.
[01:51:09] Benjy does so well to slow this down.
[01:51:13] We're asked for so well to get here in time.
[01:51:15] I'm amazed that one Benjio said to live that long.
[01:51:18] We can see Ross, yes he had another cage,
[01:51:21] I think he thought he'd already put downstripe,
[01:51:23] block vision, still had him with a slip behind the smoke.
[01:51:28] And again, just stall out foot long enough.
[01:51:33] You can see the byproduct here, the by broken.
[01:51:38] See off for around like that,
[01:51:39] Sop does have an ultimate to invest here
[01:51:41] and Zeus a rifle to play with.
[01:51:44] This point is always limping towards 12. I don't know which side is gonna get there first in this sort of foot race that they're in
[01:51:56] Thank you, let's start on to the B site once more
[01:52:00] You get the plant for themselves, cross to Lee
[01:52:04] To achieve that at least here, but tank up on the drone is gonna be cleared very quickly gosh, we're ass
[01:52:08] Yeah, they're going to come here, but they can't stop this.
[01:52:14] Benji, don't you dare to do anything!
[01:52:18] Tied all even, but we'll be kicking themselves from that.
[01:52:23] That is a tilt up.
[01:52:25] That is an absolute blunder here from Foot.
[01:52:29] Reliance here and being able to reset into midfoot.
[01:52:32] That first smoke goes up.
[01:52:36] Benji able to just stick it all the way through
[01:52:43] So many alts
[01:52:46] to play with
[01:52:48] Just missing roots, but gosh, I think got four at the end there. I didn't even see
[01:52:54] Yeah, but the guys didn't like 25 kills he's been
[01:52:58] Yeah, like what six from the first yeah, he wasn't that present. He's on 25
[01:53:02] This man scares me because he doesn't see that face because what Zeus came out on the first half of 20 or 18 or something
[01:53:09] 17 to 8 I think at one point when I checked so he was certainly up there
[01:53:15] No way
[01:53:19] Disgusting kill
[01:53:22] Pack it up pack it up man
[01:53:24] Pack it up
[01:53:26] You're dying outside garage for lovely. I couldn't take it
[01:53:30] it. The first time we've seen it angle since I duck like four years ago. I know I'd just
[01:53:36] be pressing exit. I'm just getting real ready. I'm like, do I? That's the immediate volume
[01:53:39] zero. Escape volume zero. Don't hear a thing. I've got Wu holding this angle. Hello. He's
[01:53:51] still going up. Oh, he's made it away. How is he alive? Not for long. Okay. That's fine.
[01:53:58] Thank you for it. There we go. Normality resumed at least for a second as we are at a 4v3.
[01:54:04] Nice. The big damage. Of course to Lee. Buried. And we still have a fight to be had.
[01:54:10] Koshmaras is just filth with this.
[01:54:14] Roll around for the man. Get on four, why not?
[01:54:18] And more bites. Easy there. 29 kills. Barely breaking a sweat.
[01:54:24] I mean he's about to drop 30 in the first map of a best of five.
[01:54:33] Absolutely ridiculous performance here and it's all second half for him.
[01:54:40] Struggled massively to start here on Averbuck.
[01:54:44] Somehow some way heritage has remained it all the way up to 12.
[01:54:54] the frustration got to be building here. I mean look at the comparisons. 17-18, 17-8.
[01:55:01] Like 4-5, Max in the second half. Cosh, Maras, absolutely taking over here. On Haven. Have
[01:55:16] some ults to play with here on the side of foot, but Ericsson didn't have to invest anything
[01:55:51] I think he's free now, that's the crazy thing.
[01:55:54] Well, that's probably the best way to keep a prisoner happy is to make the bully desperate.
[01:55:59] At this point however, for Koshmara's 29 kills, it's...
[01:56:04] I think Explosive doesn't even describe what he's doing.
[01:56:07] There's so much just confidence the way he plays, so much self assurance.
[01:56:12] For someone who's relatively off my radar, he has been a breath of fresh air.
[01:56:16] So again, you come out to the same discussion right in terms of the potential on paper of this roster
[01:56:20] For him to be sitting at the top knocking on the door of 30 here in a vest of five map one
[01:56:26] Just an absolute godsend for heretics. Oh, they needed it
[01:56:31] They still need to get across the finish line 11 to 12
[01:56:34] There is a chance for foot still a swap
[01:56:36] started seaside
[01:56:39] Breaks down soft confidence for sure as we
[01:56:41] He's got two on the spam!
[01:56:43] Come on! He's been quite all-gamer now! He's coming online?
[01:56:48] Sociable and Yetej.
[01:56:50] Ah, sociable.
[01:56:52] He's gonna be nullified here, and he is!
[01:56:55] What?! Yetej!
[01:56:57] Oh my god!
[01:57:00] To 4-0-C here!
[01:57:01] Yetej!
[01:57:03] With a beautiful four-piece!
[01:57:05] You don't see that sort of thing!
[01:57:07] All four like that!
[01:57:09] Because the spacing is beautiful!
[01:57:12] Oh, it's stunning! Simply sensational work for Yetejay!
[01:57:21] That was outrageous!
[01:57:27] Because I had to get on to this initial player so quickly I had to set the two bodies out deep,
[01:57:32] deep rooster one to dash up onto the box but yet a surgical precision here to
[01:57:40] find all four and take us to overtime here in map one in the final hour just
[01:57:48] when heretics were building all that momentum that was their round that was
[01:57:52] their closer before v2 oh so there's a fine line between confidence and madness
[01:57:59] He's dancing that right now kept alive. But what's the thinnest of smokes, but he doesn't seem to care
[01:58:07] Back away touch my quarter glimpse on the player there might have seen woof. I think just that pixel spotted. Oh, from Rastlow down at 40
[01:58:15] Trying to instigate on that B site
[01:58:23] Stop and Zeus to clean things up here boot tries to make a go of it
[01:58:27] Zeus to find number three this gosh rest tagged up early last man standing 30 to 18
[01:58:35] but these four kills might just be a step too far try to do what he can
[01:58:42] I got it is a joy to watch it mechanically second to none this side I
[01:58:50] I mean if foot snatch this away after that second half yeah again we roll our minds
[01:58:59] right back to question the resilience here of heretics. What half-breaking way
[01:59:05] would be to map one to conclude heretics to call a timeout here give it
[01:59:13] another to follow regulation certainly just a check into slow things down
[01:59:20] maybe getting a little cluttered in comms certainly frustrating way to lose out
[01:59:26] It said making really sound decisions. I mean it looked
[01:59:30] poised to clean that up
[01:59:32] A 4v2 with a 4v1 then presented immediately
[01:59:38] I mean that is one of the wildest rounds I think we've seen this year in here me a
[01:59:42] From yet to j I think it was like the third kill as they pushed through I didn't even think he hit no
[01:59:48] I was like the first time I'm okay. I still thought it was too alive. Yeah killed the last guy
[01:59:54] Just madness madness
[01:59:58] And like I said, it's it's at the peak of heretics trend in that second half
[02:00:02] Of course Marass barely touchable. He's on 30 to 19 and then bang you got yet a jade just
[02:00:09] Slapping around all four of them
[02:00:18] 13 to 12.
[02:00:22] Paratix, what do you do? What do you do now?
[02:00:25] Spoke about resilience. So...
[02:00:30] Have you got something?
[02:00:32] No, of course we're showing the Odin early.
[02:00:34] Maybe a little bit of misinformation here, but Foot, not shying away from it, Reans.
[02:00:38] We'll catch another spam. The drone doesn't clear woots!
[02:00:41] What is going on here? These are far! God!
[02:00:45] to the other both sides getting bailouts in the maddest of ways. The drone not clearing a shot in the dark.
[02:00:52] Even Yemichan cross the lead, we've seen that duo before. This time though, crossly on 10.
[02:00:57] Shouldn't be able to change the outcome.
[02:01:01] Certainly feels like 10.
[02:01:03] No, no.
[02:01:05] No, you haven't taken it.
[02:01:07] No, I've seen the last three or four times.
[02:01:09] 10 HP though on 1v4. Spike to hand for sure, but would need a miracle.
[02:01:19] I hit my head on the desk, I guess, yeah.
[02:01:26] I'm doing my best to heretics impression.
[02:01:29] I was going to say, you take that one from the timeout.
[02:01:31] Yeah, yeah.
[02:01:32] That's on me.
[02:01:33] Cool.
[02:01:34] Well, there we go.
[02:01:36] So, informality in the end, one in the first couple of moments, but 13-13.
[02:01:42] I hope you have any plans to see.
[02:01:45] Nope.
[02:01:46] We've done it after this.
[02:01:48] It's chilling.
[02:01:49] I think it's right.
[02:01:50] It's a factory and it's got this spanner.
[02:01:52] They said, put, make the right decision, right?
[02:01:54] Heritage, give up this information.
[02:01:56] and...
[02:01:57] Crossgrass is over towards garage guys, he's gone over there and he's scamming, there's a window of opportunity, right?
[02:02:01] They're frustrated, you can see it.
[02:02:06] Maybe Rice has that opportunity, just...
[02:02:09] Disappating.
[02:02:10] Okay, glass cannons, both side, root and Sop.
[02:02:15] Well, info here off the camera.
[02:02:18] Sop to go forwards, boo on the other side of this, hasn't been...
[02:02:21] Just get Creeping on to the angle, Sop will punish.
[02:02:26] I thought Benji might have been able to try and keep an eye on that potentially
[02:02:29] because we saw Sop getting punished from that position earlier in regulation.
[02:02:33] Now with the number to the good, Crossley gonna call for some help here.
[02:02:36] Gets it through middle as well, Zeus.
[02:02:38] Punishing Wootle on rotation a little late.
[02:02:41] And now the site, I don't say it's easy, but that's gonna help a great deal!
[02:02:46] Even a third!
[02:02:47] I'm just gonna wait.
[02:02:48] Where's that one?
[02:02:49] I think that being number 14 found four foot.
[02:02:57] Heretic's lots to consider here again facing map point.
[02:03:05] It's one where as soon as they get the green light again, it's blue down.
[02:03:09] And he saw the side executes going to be uncomfortable.
[02:03:12] It's only really a clash of harassment.
[02:03:14] We can cut sidelines there.
[02:03:16] Decided to go a little more proactive.
[02:03:19] Wow, he's lined them up. No damage done actually. Prevented initially. But again giving up this
[02:03:28] information early round. The foot looking to respond a little differently this time.
[02:03:33] I feel like this could be like a real burst on this. But it is playing in Woot as well.
[02:03:40] The end isn't far off as much as they might want to try and push. Cosh, it's the other
[02:03:45] The issue waiting in support. It's a beautiful trap from heretics
[02:03:51] Have a foot they fell for it. They're just finding them every time in these situations
[02:03:57] It was a bit of a bait and switch in the other direction here. It's Rien's and whooped
[02:04:04] To stand alongside kosher ass with this Odin
[02:04:07] I don't know.
[02:04:09] Despite retrieved here,
[02:04:11] that's a glimpse.
[02:04:13] We'll be conscious of a spam, but
[02:04:15] we'll do that with another TP.
[02:04:19] A 2v5 now.
[02:04:23] Probably Sosh would just get a kill, right?
[02:04:25] Another one before.
[02:04:27] Easy.
[02:04:29] It's enough to persuade the boots back, right?
[02:04:31] Yeah, it's stress.
[02:04:33] No, you don't believe?
[02:04:35] Even with the energy here?
[02:04:36] No, I didn't.
[02:04:37] See that?
[02:04:37] No, absolutely.
[02:04:38] What?
[02:04:39] Are you ready for the second and the third?
[02:04:40] They come pretty quickly after us, so...
[02:04:41] No, it goes to the next.
[02:04:44] Three, two, one.
[02:04:46] No.
[02:04:47] Okay.
[02:04:48] All in smoke.
[02:04:49] Oh!
[02:04:50] Wait, how is energy alive?
[02:04:51] How is he still alive here?
[02:04:52] They are both so low though.
[02:04:54] Guys, how is he...
[02:04:55] But he's doing weird things.
[02:04:56] Oh my god!
[02:04:57] He's doing it again!
[02:04:58] BIT!
[02:05:00] This is not real!
[02:05:01] This is not real!
[02:05:02] Four more bullets!
[02:05:04] And a Benchy!
[02:05:05] To Barry, the Etter Jay is a cut above the rest!
[02:05:12] I can't believe my eyes. Why don't we just witness who's joking Etter Jay and you've gone and done it at 2v5?
[02:05:22] I need to catch my breath and kind of remind myself, what world we are in, we're heading
[02:05:34] over to the side by an empty and catch you after this.
[02:05:39] From 8.5 to winning it over time, first of all what was that?
[02:05:44] Yeah, I think it's stressful match, I guess he's stressful, yeah.
[02:05:49] And I want to talk about your Waleys specifically on Haven, it always does so well, what do
[02:05:52] you think make it such a good agent for you on this map?
[02:05:56] I love to play with agents with fast movement speeds, so I think I'm more used to the agent
[02:06:07] than other guys, so that's why I'm playing better I think.
[02:06:10] Alright, well thank you so much, I'm going to let you go.
[02:06:12] We have the best of five series on our hand, I'm sure you guys have to grab that popcorn,
[02:06:16] have a little break because we've got Lotus coming up next.
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[02:11:28] I'm not a butterfly, when you are sacrificed, but I'll do the fun, and I will take my superpower, yeah, I'm not a butterfly, run, you raise a shot
[02:11:58] That was a hard fought loss on even what went wrong and what adjustments or reactions are
[02:12:05] you looking for from the team.
[02:12:09] To be honest I think we just need to be a bit more composed.
[02:12:11] I think we should be a bit more composed than when it gets to the tricky and tough situations.
[02:12:19] I think we did control the chaos.
[02:12:22] Yeah, I think we've done a really good job of the last couple of days at least of playing
[02:12:26] advantage as well and we've just went back to deciding to throw
[02:12:31] unloosable rounds. I'm human right now, I'm not gonna lie.
[02:12:34] Not much for me, I want to punch the table, but I'm not gonna.
[02:12:40] Talking through the anger, I'm so proud of Neil. It was
[02:12:44] persevering there, like his players had to as well.
[02:12:47] They're right, but we're gonna frame it in a little bit more of a positive way
[02:12:51] right here. Heretic's losing what felt like unloosable
[02:12:54] rounds but that's then the side of foot winning unwinnable rounds right that was a certain
[02:12:59] playing mini that stood up above the rest yet is a clutching it up time and time again.
[02:13:04] Yeah and he was one of those players I think both him and Benji were winning big rounds
[02:13:08] but they were people that we highlight coming into this game as big experienced playoffs
[02:13:12] players and they have been proving it time and time again and I thought this was done
[02:13:17] a dusted and then the XJ decides to just turn it on. I was already picking up my things being
[02:13:22] like okay we're let's let's go down stairs and then he's able to get four and then
[02:13:26] I was also messaging on BlackBand, okay guys another overtime and we're going to be here forever
[02:13:32] and then we go on to the second one in this 2v5 situation they go see again and you can see
[02:13:37] most of the players before this uh on garage in garage being so scared to pick uh
[02:13:44] self which is like what we're watching here is watching me
[02:13:52] Yeah, that was pretty much everyone's reaction that time and time again the way Yedizhei closed it out here.
[02:13:59] When they were starting to back plot there on the 2v4, I started believing though because it wasn't yet as they did before.
[02:14:04] I kind of just knew at that point. I was just like, yeah, yeah, yeah. Just full belief in that moment.
[02:14:08] Sometimes this just plays that you have the full belief in even if they're in that 1v5, that 2v5 as well there.
[02:14:15] And then Yedizhei proving he's one of them. I love to see what could potentially come out more from him.
[02:14:20] But it's also just what they're being able to do as a team, right?
[02:14:23] We're going to check out our team up moment presented by Aeorus here,
[02:14:26] and everything in the football we're able to do right in certain retakes too.
[02:14:31] Yeah, we took a couple of examples here because although this is what happened towards the end of the map,
[02:14:36] at the beginning of it, we were looking at how first we're going to be playing here in Haven,
[02:14:41] where they're going to be aggressive, and they saw themselves in so many 5v5 retakes situations,
[02:14:46] And they mostly ended up going their way with very good utility to come out on top of great synergy to follow up and trap them.
[02:14:53] It was really strange. Usually foot are extremely aggressive on the defenses, meaning they're never going to be in 5v5 retake situations.
[02:14:59] And I think that heretics were in position to punish a lot of these because 5v5 post plant, you're usually going to favor the attackers.
[02:15:06] But it was a lot of this good utility coming in from foot. The whaley in particular, quite impressive, dashes in, saturates and whatnot.
[02:15:13] And it was just a really nice kind of...
[02:15:15] It was like a layer to Foots game that I haven't seen much before.
[02:15:19] We have seen a couple of teams trying to play around and see what the way they could do in the meta after the nerf and whatnot.
[02:15:25] But I think that Foots made a very, very good case because in both of these replays you can see that she's such an important piece of the retake being the way that it is.
[02:15:34] And also over heretics that is hard, it's like, it's struggling to push a lot against them.
[02:15:40] Yeah, and I think with stop being that center point we asked cross to be ensues to step up and it seemed like both were doing very well
[02:15:46] And it was do some that way they that was stepping up to maybe something that they will explore more be printed series
[02:15:52] Yeah, we're looking towards what's going to be playing out next. That's going to be on Lotus
[02:15:55] We're going to see if those players on the side of foot can step up
[02:15:58] But I'm more intrigued to see what sort of start heretics are going to get for themselves because on our first one in Haven
[02:16:03] It was a couple of rounds where it felt they needed a little bit more to get into it
[02:16:08] and so Lotus it feels to be hitting the ground running a bit more many well
[02:16:11] they're starting on the defense side and both these teams are playing comps that are much better on the attack
[02:16:15] I think to be honest with you
[02:16:17] I think they're both playing compositions that aren't functional in Lotus
[02:16:20] I think that they are both fairly weak on the map
[02:16:23] Do you think that foot are going to keep the way like?
[02:16:26] I think both are going to end up playing a double Judas meaning they're going to be solo Viper or solo Sensuo
[02:16:31] I think this map is almost you have to play the Viper and the Sensuo once and what it with the result of that means
[02:16:38] is teams are going to have very weak defense sides.
[02:16:41] They don't have much utility on this very wide map,
[02:16:44] and especially towards that seaside,
[02:16:46] the map, they cannot hold anything.
[02:16:48] And that was the story time and time again
[02:16:50] for Heretic to stage so far has been extremely weak defenses.
[02:16:54] And they are starting on the defense here.
[02:16:56] I think there is a good idea coming in from the side of foot
[02:16:59] to put them in that perspective.
[02:17:00] Of course, they could not predict
[02:17:01] what was going to happen on map one,
[02:17:03] but the reality is that we heard from the coaches
[02:17:06] on the side of heretics, and there was anger.
[02:17:10] Lingering with frustration.
[02:17:12] And I think there's a lot of frustration on that side.
[02:17:14] Zeus is going to be keeping on to that way.
[02:17:18] They mean, I know that you're a very big fan
[02:17:19] of having Viper here, especially if it's Jettyjay,
[02:17:22] and he's playing like the way he's playing today.
[02:17:25] We could be looking at a potential 2-0 for Furt kind of easily.
[02:17:29] I'm a bigger fan of playing Viper and the vice,
[02:17:32] which neither of us seems to be doing.
[02:17:33] I think it's going to be an extremely attack-sided affair for both of these teams, as I said before.
[02:17:38] One interaction I was looking at before was, Zeus played that way before Lotus against the Vice,
[02:17:43] which I think was actually Heretic's.
[02:17:45] And I wasn't super impressed with the way they interact with the Vice.
[02:17:48] Like, you expect the way they should be able to bait all that utility at,
[02:17:51] and maybe find angles into sites that bypasses that Vice utility.
[02:17:56] And that was a failure of Foot's matchup last time when they played,
[02:17:59] and hopefully they've done their homework to kind of change that around this time.
[02:18:02] for heretics, they need to even out the score. We need to look at players like
[02:18:05] Koshmaris to keep abusing like he was with the Oden, like some of the things
[02:18:09] that he was doing on Hayman work should be illegal in this game. And at the
[02:18:13] other side, I look at Woods also, not only because he's the other duelist, but I
[02:18:17] think that yesterday, especially with the race, he was delivering when it was
[02:18:21] needed for heretics. So it's kind of like those two that I even started on the
[02:18:25] deep, I need to see a step up. Yeah, I fully agree with that. I think Wood was the
[02:18:29] highlight last time. Koshmaris, we didn't even get a ranch talking to
[02:18:31] I think it's in my hand, but he was running around with the Odeon doing things and you're
[02:18:34] going to sit again on this map and the defense could be sprinting out of rubble, shooting
[02:18:38] through walls and hopefully we see some kills from him again.
[02:18:41] Oh, there it is, right?
[02:18:42] Certain players stepping up.
[02:18:43] We know just how strong each team is on their attack side, but now it feels like who is going
[02:18:47] to have that stronger defense?
[02:18:49] Where are the slip box going to happen for each side there and how strong a heritage
[02:18:53] is going to be starting on this defense as we head into a send with Handy and Highcock?
[02:18:58] I guess we have to shake off map one to a degree, because that ending was just something else.
[02:19:05] I mean, if we're going to start with two, you've got to wonder how the play is.
[02:19:09] How physics shaped that off. I love this conversation, but again, it's for me, it's the starting side.
[02:19:14] Again, Heretic started with even yesterday being able to keep a ton of fire in check on the defensive side.
[02:19:19] And I think here, just Sop and Zeus having the opportunity to really, really set the precedent here in the first half.
[02:19:27] the first half and that's not to say Heretics performed poorly on Lotus like I said it was the one
[02:19:32] I was actually most impressed with their ability to go low for blow with a channel fire but now you
[02:19:38] come out of that map one close and you're right back into the thick of it you can't ignore it you
[02:19:45] just can't something out of this world has just happened but again professional players can have
[02:19:51] have to keep their head in the game here. New map, new start, fresh mind. A very simplistic
[02:19:59] start from foot. I guess conversely as well one of the players that didn't press me most
[02:20:04] was Benji on Lotus. Yeah. And he's going to be absolutely pivotal to Heretic's success
[02:20:10] here in the first half. Keep his head on a swivel though. I'm already looking to adjust
[02:20:19] here just being ready might be able to get an idea they're trying to
[02:20:23] re-clear this space as I said there will be a notification but it's slipping to
[02:20:27] be back to the pin-on's gosh rest right that's you still got to kill it I mean
[02:20:32] the horse is gonna show you where you are the problem might have helped a bit
[02:20:35] more but re-ends now on the case takes away Zeus and puts heretics up with the
[02:20:39] two-man advantage and across the least sociable in the other Jane it's don't
[02:20:43] feel safe enough to go for a plant here I'm conscious now of anybody position
[02:20:47] see the cross grass cleared through here with the paranoia
[02:20:51] some kills but
[02:20:53] Here to clean up with a boombox. That's a table full did one of that last one came. Yeah
[02:20:58] I said, but you're dead moment of silence there over shooting
[02:21:02] But again, it cost for us is just such a confidence-based player
[02:21:05] It feels like you're so happy to back himself takes face
[02:21:07] Yeah, again, he's the first man forward even on re-clearing towards the site
[02:21:10] So a good thing to pick right back up right after wood nice start as well two kills to him
[02:21:16] So am I gonna be in hand and on the other side I'm just seeing classics so stay
[02:21:22] focused all said and done. I think you just forget all rules about what happens
[02:21:27] in certain situations here. All by on both sides. Yeah. Alts everywhere.
[02:21:34] Okay thank you Woot. Thank you Woot. Did he even get the chip then?
[02:21:39] I think that's the C's. Okay yeah yeah yeah. Well that paint shot is that gonna help matters?
[02:21:43] Yeah, so we're actually gets away from the second blast there
[02:21:47] Swing all at the same time all four of us and judges very far away
[02:21:52] But gosh mass again not want to back down from a challenge
[02:21:56] I'm no backs away at the right time so she would have to turn HP now
[02:22:00] The walking wounded from these first few engagements
[02:22:02] It's still a man to the good, Lauren.
[02:22:09] I mean, it would take a miracle now to flip this back in foot's favour.
[02:22:15] They've lost a lot of space here, so, re-clearing as it is.
[02:22:21] I don't think of any more foot references. I'm all out. Osgold's trying. As it stands,
[02:22:40] gosh, we're asked to farm in a couple of ways from the off. This round kind of going
[02:22:44] half of the course, almost as you'd expect. And yeah, gosh, we're asked to really get
[02:22:48] One down, so two more pros off, second round looking secure, solid stuff.
[02:22:55] We'll be able to protect their approach here towards the bonus as well.
[02:22:59] Well, actually, once we're seeing weaponry across the board here,
[02:23:03] then certainly a chance here for Furt to create a little bit of pressure,
[02:23:07] but he just can't really springboard off that initial kill or pressure.
[02:23:12] It's only really sociable with notable progress on the side of foot instead of this first
[02:23:17] ult cycle.
[02:23:18] That's down on the Guardian here.
[02:23:20] He's looking for a full shield.
[02:23:23] Seize, paint shell, pressure, gosh, morass, in your face again!
[02:23:29] He's not going to back down ever, is he?
[02:23:33] Even after all we just saw happening in that previous game, he does not care.
[02:23:40] again. Put right back to the drawing board. Both jawlets just gone in the blink of an
[02:23:48] eye. Requires somebody to overcome the odds here.
[02:23:52] That's on the paranoia here. You have to take an opportunity with Booble TP to safety.
[02:23:59] So Benji Fisher here for support. Just post up in a high low.
[02:24:05] So we're going to see Foote probably try and make some sort of inroads.
[02:24:12] Keep confirmation that they're still around as well, Benji should be able to kind of keep
[02:24:16] some security and faith in this little high-low setup.
[02:24:19] And there goes a smill aside of Benji.
[02:24:22] They're all laboring at the end.
[02:24:24] But job done.
[02:24:25] He's not losing our lot.
[02:24:26] Brilliant.
[02:24:27] In the conversion, but that was kind of one loss, we've got perhaps just fully taking
[02:24:31] space.
[02:24:32] In foot, so you need to address this issue in the early rounds
[02:24:39] Perfect star for heretics to bounce back after a guarantee loss
[02:24:44] on map one
[02:24:46] Already seven and one here kosher ass leading the charge
[02:24:52] Ultimate to boot as well a chance here for booze to farm up
[02:24:57] Plenty of light shields on the other side obviously around for purchase suffering
[02:25:02] It might be played in here.
[02:25:05] Yeah, just a little simplistic approach, isn't it?
[02:25:07] Quite direct towards me. They still have the wall there as well, so...
[02:25:10] Not too much of an alert just yet.
[02:25:13] It's trying to get things started. Woo! Just gets involved!
[02:25:17] They are taking these fights and they're confident in the benchy!
[02:25:20] Extends a little out of that seaside of the map.
[02:25:22] And the account looking shut down.
[02:25:24] Sociable in a 1v5.
[02:25:26] And really, nowhere to go.
[02:25:28] The finder consolation is an in-zone flaw, let's see it, the heretics.
[02:25:35] And nothing short of a flaw, the start here to Lotus.
[02:25:40] Ultras about coming online here, which strikes just at the right time.
[02:25:45] They're all separating the second and third player.
[02:25:50] That's an initial address onto the V-site here.
[02:25:55] So just stingers and light shields, but certainly still threats are well handled by heretics to keep things flawless
[02:26:02] Give them a massive cushion now and cost for us. There's a wooden to play with
[02:26:09] So that ace I don't have just looks a bit shut down until he's anywhere but here if anything may spur them on to explore over towards bound
[02:26:17] See foot I'm this up
[02:26:22] Heretics control half of this map
[02:26:25] No real challenges yet, and very different setup here. Look how deep Benji's playing on this.
[02:26:34] It's similar sort of thing in terms of that misinformation we saw coming to effect on Haven.
[02:26:40] No initial rotation to come through here, but Koshra has now considering to leave Benji posted.
[02:26:47] He's created a little cubby actually.
[02:26:49] Okay, there's been a rubble here.
[02:26:52] A little death funnel.
[02:26:54] Somebody to head into.
[02:27:00] Let's see if that death funnel can live up to its name.
[02:27:04] Ready, a little bit of attention drawn this side.
[02:27:06] The Odin's still here, but it's just gone down.
[02:27:09] Irrelevant of setup, he's been cleared.
[02:27:10] I don't know what sort of shot-stop just hit
[02:27:12] to be able to clear him on that,
[02:27:13] but clearly he's enough, 30 seconds though,
[02:27:15] this is getting a bit...
[02:27:16] But crucial then, gives ready audio cue,
[02:27:18] he's actually retreated away from that. So I had to bait out from the door, but
[02:27:21] heretics in the right place a lot of time.
[02:27:23] Yeah, they certainly are. They ignore the first man in, but it's the second that's the issue.
[02:27:27] Sociable and Zeus in combination, still gonna keep this looking a pretty
[02:27:30] dangerous moment here.
[02:27:32] Well, showstopper, he's going in, does deny at least one player for the plan, goes in!
[02:27:38] Oh, Roots! I thought I could win your moment in the sun as well.
[02:27:43] And now it's foot to strike first and get themselves on the board.
[02:27:47] well handled here by foot. Initially when heretics react perfectly, that sound cue that
[02:27:54] Soph doesn't actually progress on the site. Maybe really in the fact there's another player
[02:27:57] position deep on the A site and they have a more favorable equation elsewhere.
[02:28:08] Real chance for the showstopper to do damage there in the close quarters of B site especially
[02:28:12] when the plant is still being considered.
[02:28:19] First round on the board though.
[02:28:22] They can build upon that boom, Benji once more,
[02:28:25] target of holding down the fort.
[02:28:30] Orb to be collected here, and Zeus will now have investment to consider.
[02:28:35] Actually pretty healthy in terms of the rest of the old cycle here for foot as well.
[02:28:39] This one being the one to ultimately get them a little closer, but you will be tested here though.
[02:28:43] And luckily he's got Boo just above, so Abel's trying to deal with that front line.
[02:28:48] The timing's there, Pazooze! Catching Boo just in between it.
[02:28:51] And now a 3v3 site should be in the hands of the attacking site.
[02:28:57] You're looking at him getting the plant here. Fast flank is on the way, however.
[02:29:01] It's too strong as well. It's Crossrace and Woop.
[02:29:04] It's hard to get into an angle here.
[02:29:08] Cross to the absolute green zone.
[02:29:10] Well, fine.
[02:29:10] Well, that's just what you want from that sort of play, though.
[02:29:12] I quite like the foot again, actively on the other side,
[02:29:14] by Warchful.
[02:29:15] Still on point.
[02:29:15] Treads loose.
[02:29:17] I feel like he's ever a Warch cross.
[02:29:18] The last confidence in A-Wach game, as ever with this guy.
[02:29:23] No secrets there.
[02:29:24] The 1v1 takes charge of the situation, puts heretics up to five.
[02:29:33] This was the round, though, I know the final kill count, but you've been the one to give
[02:29:37] foot a couple more ults to play with potentially.
[02:29:40] That's a something yesterday, still missing one.
[02:29:43] Good foot, absolutely make the right decision, especially noting a second play on that initial
[02:29:48] approach now towards mound.
[02:29:54] Lip readers being tested once more today.
[02:29:56] Oh, it's a tough one.
[02:29:58] Just can't figure it out.
[02:29:59] No, I've been trying for a while.
[02:30:01] Hopefully we can get an interview maybe after we clean up that audio. I just can't catch that final word
[02:30:08] After his little peek at the wall could see him back in the back in the headspace
[02:30:12] They needs to be in boot over towards mount once again trying to fight together here. We're not too far off either
[02:30:19] So a little switch up of effect. We already have Benji this time over towards the A side. So
[02:30:24] Boombot gonna catch should give away presents
[02:30:27] It's a boost sticking around here as a look, but I don't think you caught anything on that.
[02:30:35] I haven't closed the gap either, just yet, and a prowl outside B will allow
[02:30:41] both Woot and Reans to explore, or at least post up here, and get a punch up
[02:30:47] inside the B site.
[02:30:50] Given what they wanted.
[02:30:51] Yep.
[02:30:53] And even though the prowler may go down, do they dare go for this Woot?
[02:30:57] Trying to hold where he ends. Now we're on the chopping block, trying to get the timing right to invest that pain shell.
[02:31:02] Oh, it's concise work from Wootz.
[02:31:05] Hended as well, by the way.
[02:31:09] It is magic today in the EMEA!
[02:31:13] I know that this was pistols, I know that doesn't retract anything from Wootz aim just then.
[02:31:20] That's Jay, the last man standing, usually an issue to consider here, but they want
[02:31:27] to give Woot this old, this ace, if they can't close down Booth, he's the one to find it.
[02:31:34] They're going to laugh it off. Six pound here by Heretics. This turn is just beautiful.
[02:31:42] I'm going to follow up.
[02:31:44] Commits to the spray as well.
[02:31:46] Nice!
[02:31:48] Woohoo!
[02:31:52] Certainly.
[02:31:53] Ooh, little deslan.
[02:31:54] As X-Fans are going to trail a couple more rounds like that,
[02:31:58] in terms of the confidence builders that flip of the odds.
[02:32:02] It's foot to call a timeout here, trailing six to one.
[02:32:06] As it's already making massive improvements.
[02:32:09] It's under scoreline here on the defensive side of Lotus.
[02:32:13] Well, that was the thing we were discussing, wasn't it?
[02:32:15] Is can they actually keep up to the test here?
[02:32:17] The attacking side didn't really bother us too much. It was good. It looked solid enough. It was a defending side. Can they keep stability going into this after a devastating map one? Can you bounce back?
[02:32:28] Well, the answer is yes. They are absolutely.
[02:32:30] So, is this the bounce back?
[02:32:32] Yeah. As Alts are already there as well with heretics, that's going to be in hand. So much to be played with.
[02:32:43] here's when that turning point comes for foot
[02:32:51] operator in hand here for Sop probably addictive of things slowing down a
[02:32:58] little more and try and work a pick across the map with a Spanish cast is
[02:33:03] just having a little sing along I think they were yeah are we born embracing
[02:33:06] the London happiness we don't have that no I mean they'd like a chance oh right
[02:33:11] right yeah wrong city man wrong place shock your life oh shocked yet a jay
[02:33:21] it's a man flying with an odin up middle what's going on all right where do we go
[02:33:29] now heretics just going hunting
[02:33:36] desperately fishing show stop is that through the moon here will connect
[02:33:40] stop will fall.
[02:33:44] And he's still out of the woods just yet.
[02:33:46] The dash away.
[02:33:48] Man advantage created.
[02:33:50] Yesterday we'll catch a little bit of damage,
[02:33:52] but does deal with the wall.
[02:33:54] Pitting best in here, but definitely
[02:33:56] doesn't spread the way you'd want that to.
[02:33:58] No.
[02:34:00] The ends trying to hold down the push back in
[02:34:02] from the blue room, but they got harassed.
[02:34:04] Melting them alive. It's a 3v1.
[02:34:06] Yeah, to Jay.
[02:34:08] How many more have you got in yet?
[02:34:11] Spike not to hand, 40 seconds left to work with.
[02:34:15] And the end's gone.
[02:34:17] Any hope of a repeat from Haven?
[02:34:20] Who are you worried about?
[02:34:22] Very fine.
[02:34:24] What sort of sing songs were you looking forward to in London?
[02:34:27] What were you after?
[02:34:30] I mean, I'm going to be honest.
[02:34:32] The one player I'm disappointed with, not Sena.
[02:34:35] I would have lacked that up that would have been on repeat
[02:34:41] I think we could have made that work for another player
[02:34:44] Well not far from here, but that's a musical
[02:34:46] That's true, I thought you meant seen it, that's like really
[02:34:48] No, I'm seen it, I've fallen a long way from here
[02:34:51] How'd you know that?
[02:34:52] Yeah, no, the seen adds on fire, your defence is terrified, is a classic
[02:34:56] We'll have to try and figure that out for other players, if anyone's got ideas, pitch them
[02:35:01] May not listen, if I like it, I'll steal it myself
[02:35:03] Yeah, um, here, however, it's Sheriff's. So, shouldn't pose too much of a problem, right? There's loaded. And it's course for us.
[02:35:13] He's just everywhere, man.
[02:35:15] Well, do I have potency, guys?
[02:35:17] Yeah, this is really good. Able to isolate. Could potentially get the upgrade off it. Probably not what you're dreaming of, but that certainly is.
[02:35:24] Brilliant shot from Zeus onto a 3Ns. Now, they keep re-peaking.
[02:35:29] Did we need to go to that?
[02:35:32] There's been a couple of these peaks here where it feels a bit sloppy.
[02:35:35] What is going on?
[02:35:37] What is going on?
[02:35:39] It's not a pretty round.
[02:35:40] Is this like when Ethan just kept running around the map? Is this not live?
[02:35:43] What has just happened this round?
[02:35:45] Oh, we've come through here to be cleaned up here for the mode of thrifty.
[02:35:50] Zeus on a 3k.
[02:35:54] Finds that one. Second on the board.
[02:35:57] four foot. This is just a weird round. It just got so messy.
[02:36:02] My re-peeks into water. Oh, really sloppy inside of heretics.
[02:36:09] I guess stop it for foot. Bro, that's terrible.
[02:36:17] Yes, yes, yes. My thoughts exactly. I thought it might not have been live.
[02:36:22] So I was halfway out of the round but it was and we go back in a 7-2 as Scotcher has feelings.
[02:36:31] What the hell is that? Feeling nothing. Feeling nothing at all. He's fine.
[02:36:36] It's all gone mad here as Foot just picking up the pace, picking up the tempo and it's all gone wild.
[02:36:44] I'm going to try and recover this cross rest tagged up.
[02:37:00] Certainly doable for them here.
[02:37:02] The investment comes through from Reans falls to way deeper off site.
[02:37:06] All the tags man.
[02:37:08] a bit of chip crossed to the number one HP. Just gets himself back up to fighting
[02:37:14] form and it's all on cross delete. He needs four to make it out this round.
[02:37:18] Yeah, not gonna happen here. It takes any business now. Okay way more composed in
[02:37:23] terms of the defense here. Probably building around this confidence that
[02:37:27] Koshverash is certainly installed from map one. I lost sure but a sensational
[02:37:32] individual performance and you can see he's put himself on the firing line time
[02:37:37] game and time again for heretics. Just one foot and brace a slight step change.
[02:37:47] No. Rifle still to hand, four foot. Guardian actually here for cross delete. Altzweiss nothing
[02:38:01] available and Benji and Buu on the other side and Wu actually close to another showstopper.
[02:38:06] Oh, we're going back in, of course.
[02:38:07] Horace again is behind two of them.
[02:38:09] Oh, dear, where are we?
[02:38:10] He's lost in the saucer.
[02:38:12] It is just pandemonium.
[02:38:14] It's just to make it one.
[02:38:17] But finally, seeming to fight as five.
[02:38:22] Benjy, going to make his way all across the map.
[02:38:26] Well, rulebooked out the window for these last two rounds,
[02:38:28] and it will stick here in round 11,
[02:38:31] barring heroics here from Benjy.
[02:38:35] We'll catch the info.
[02:38:37] This makes it even harder for him now.
[02:38:41] On contact. He read the swing well, but there's so many bodies.
[02:38:45] You can't be expected to go wild every single time, but, yeah, the tempo's changed.
[02:38:49] In the last, what, three rounds?
[02:38:51] I didn't see it. It's just footage. It's like, guys, let's just start here,
[02:38:55] let's see what we can find here.
[02:38:57] Really awkward exchange behind both walls.
[02:39:00] obviously get to Jay's and Koshirasa, skewering a lot of the vision here but the reveal actually pays off
[02:39:07] and gives them some sort of inkling. I was worried that Koshirasa just got the god timing
[02:39:13] in the position. Yeah, he's going to a spot here where anybody swinging through is dead to rights.
[02:39:17] Yeah, he doesn't normally need that level of help either. No, certainly not today. No,
[02:39:21] three, two split to start with. Benji gonna catch the attention of the prowler first,
[02:39:28] of that initial corner. Horn, paranoia, no commitment behind this. You can see
[02:39:34] social well considering someone might want to close down on that but they don't.
[02:39:38] Has to throw out the paranoia himself to slow things down or mitigate that risk.
[02:39:44] There.
[02:39:46] Still looking to probe initially towards A.
[02:39:51] Social won't catch anything on the wall drop. Reans is tucked in here. Won't be swinging.
[02:39:55] for somebody to walk. Passed towards stairs, but quietly.
[02:40:04] What's the last setup there? Joking man for him. Who's won that?
[02:40:11] Let's go Booth. Okay, and Benji's been cleared. It's Kosh.
[02:40:16] Flying around the side, Zeus. Handles him. I don't want to say with ease, but Booth,
[02:40:20] The only one really doing damage back.
[02:40:21] Buti B here.
[02:40:23] It's just so confused.
[02:40:26] He lost complete track of where Bu was.
[02:40:29] 30 seconds left.
[02:40:30] Yes, Shay, left now.
[02:40:31] 1v2, certainly more doable for him
[02:40:33] and his current record today.
[02:40:35] Sadly, the current score in this map, not feeling conducive.
[02:40:40] Hot to cold.
[02:40:41] Matt, not helpful.
[02:40:43] But Yenice Bu has had a belt level out.
[02:40:46] That's an absolutely huge round for Bu
[02:40:48] to close out a nine, three half here for Heretics, Lauren.
[02:40:52] It's what the doctor ordered for Heretics
[02:40:55] of nine to three on the half.
[02:40:57] They've got to be happy with this.
[02:40:58] It's going to feel good after there's a questionable thing
[02:41:01] for them throughout the previous series.
[02:41:04] And this side of the map, can they handle it?
[02:41:07] So already, we've had our time until that second half
[02:41:11] is ready to kick off.
[02:41:12] Hi guys, how's it going? We have one microphone, so we're gonna have to share. I'm gonna start
[02:41:24] off with you. You guys are, I'm assuming, here to support heretics?
[02:41:27] Yeah, of course. For me, it's the best thing in the world. We are here for heretics, and
[02:41:34] You know, it is the... I think we can go to the final, I think, I think so, yeah, 100%.
[02:41:41] Yes! Of course! Of course!
[02:41:45] My mate is going all in, I mean, I think that this has really good chances to get into the finals, they're doing great today!
[02:41:51] Let's see, they can come and go and... I mean, lot of it for now, you said that only with 4-2 rounds, and if they say it was a win, they really have 9.
[02:41:57] Yeah, this map is already won, I mean... It should be 2-0 for Team Eretics, but it doesn't matter.
[02:42:03] 3-1 will be a win for the Rhetics.
[02:42:07] Okay, it's 3-1-1-2 if I remember correctly.
[02:42:10] But in terms of this, you said it was going to be a 3-1, right?
[02:42:13] What do you think went wrong on that first map?
[02:42:14] What do you think they got to keep bringing back besides of course,
[02:42:17] Kozmara's clicking heads like crazy.
[02:42:19] Kozmara's is insane.
[02:42:21] It will be the new meta.
[02:42:22] Nian Odin!
[02:42:23] Nian Odin will be the new meta.
[02:42:25] Don't worry, he's a creator.
[02:42:27] He's a mastermind.
[02:42:28] Don't worry, Nian Odin.
[02:42:30] Kozmara's is the guy.
[02:42:32] I love the energy here. By the
[02:42:35] way, you guys are incredible. I
[02:42:36] can hear you in the room
[02:42:37] shouting. So that's amazing.
[02:42:38] Enjoy the rest of your day, and
[02:42:39] we're going to be heading back
[02:42:40] over to our casters. Cool 93
[02:42:44] jumping back into this, uh,
[02:42:46] wound and kosh leading the way
[02:42:48] and, uh, yeah, heretics already
[02:42:50] kind of getting past the hurdle
[02:42:51] of that first half. There's what
[02:42:53] we were mostly concerned about.
[02:42:55] Absolutely here put themselves
[02:42:57] in a solid position. But it's a
[02:43:00] I think that's a good idea.
[02:43:05] But to probably squash some of
[02:43:07] the concerns, like I said, this
[02:43:09] veto. Bit of a gray area right
[02:43:11] for foot being obviously called
[02:43:13] the best of five and certainly
[02:43:14] a tougher test is always
[02:43:15] different to say where you
[02:43:16] comfort maps are, but where
[02:43:17] they fall in the best of five
[02:43:19] is the second layer to that.
[02:43:21] First half here on Lotus and
[02:43:24] 93 affair. That's all heretics
[02:43:27] that really need a pistol round
[02:43:29] get in cross that line go a little bit dangerous towards the end that tempo
[02:43:33] definitely shifting still able to very much keep up
[02:43:39] go back in yet a J going to get the account started well but a quick trade
[02:43:44] was already a 4v4 aggression beyond that smoke here so looking towards maybe
[02:43:54] some pressure towards the backline but already guarding that with a flank coming
[02:43:57] through here from Zeus. A crucial kill for him to find to remove some sort of
[02:44:03] safety and lands the shots. Now they're huddled into sight.
[02:44:08] There'll be three in that stun. It's cosmetic! It's cosmetic! Stop it! They did everything right!
[02:44:19] I mean, in a position where they can just be picked apart in the corner, heart breaking
[02:44:30] to see Rian's unfazed by the situation, and Heritage find everything they need to clean
[02:44:41] So, you have to see that with the final two.
[02:44:44] Oh my god.
[02:44:46] Oh my god, this should be like this.
[02:44:48] Oh my god.
[02:44:50] This is so much fun.
[02:44:52] You see the frustration there?
[02:44:54] You see the one crucial kill they need, they get.
[02:44:56] Yeah, you thought that was it?
[02:44:58] Cool. We've got this one.
[02:45:00] Not necessary in the bag, but we've got to get a chance at it.
[02:45:02] Oh, it's maybe not going to be a highlight for you.
[02:45:04] But you know what?
[02:45:06] So, no, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so.
[02:45:08] It's actually a wobby two and they're on an angle that he could maybe work with erotics
[02:45:16] What's heaven HP? Yeah, I'm gonna rifle
[02:45:22] Benji he's so scared
[02:45:28] It's all good
[02:45:34] Number 11 could be decided here
[02:45:38] This bonus conversion potentially, I'm sorry the first half here from Heretic is very straight.
[02:45:46] I mean, I thought he got the kill, but he was right behind the box.
[02:45:51] Have we turned any tree off?
[02:45:52] What?
[02:45:53] I'm done!
[02:45:54] No, no, look I'm only mean to previous really, these days.
[02:46:01] Mostly.
[02:46:02] Mostly.
[02:46:03] Mostly.
[02:46:04] Mostly.
[02:46:05] Okay, here we go.
[02:46:07] Okay, here we go.
[02:46:09] 11-3.
[02:46:11] Gaps in his buy for short.
[02:46:14] Still three powerful weapons brought forward here by Heretics.
[02:46:20] Foot have to make a stand here.
[02:46:23] Oh, first one will fall.
[02:46:24] That ends the one on the Guardian to find it.
[02:46:26] Nice.
[02:46:27] Can't control it on the floor.
[02:46:29] Benji on the sheriff looking fine.
[02:46:34] A couple of upgrades to play with too.
[02:46:36] And it's just pure confidence from heretics. They've got a singular goal in mind. I feel like it's trying to exploit this seaside over and over
[02:46:42] There's a TV3 not able to catch Benji in the heels there just as he bounds towards site
[02:46:49] No now there's a placer in towards CT have a safer plan
[02:46:53] Towards the other sides of flipping the positions on his head
[02:46:57] To do some of that forwards it
[02:47:00] We find contact here, but probably gonna figure out that one's disconnected in his whoot
[02:47:03] He's going to get a free shot to the back of the head here potentially, hasn't shown his hand just yet.
[02:47:09] Yeah, waiting very late on this.
[02:47:12] Hilo set up, hard to dismantle, and won't be for yet a J now.
[02:47:17] He can't repeat Waffle on the first map, it's wild for Heltix.
[02:47:21] Making sure they shut this account down as quickly as possible.
[02:47:25] I mean, Foot had, what, 400 credits behind that?
[02:47:28] I'm able to get Guardians at best here at Bordeaux, considered here for Sop.
[02:47:34] Paratix certainly got an opportunity to bounce back here on Lotus. They take it with both hands.
[02:47:47] 12-3. No ult here to invest off Rip for Foot.
[02:47:52] We just went away from a showstopper, so certainly something could be the nail in the coffin here.
[02:47:57] Well, a good beginning. Koshras going down will help things.
[02:48:02] He has been dangerous throughout.
[02:48:05] Sometimes he's not going to get away completely unscathed,
[02:48:07] but already, you can see heretics eye up somewhere else now.
[02:48:12] Trying to be loud towards that sea site,
[02:48:14] but that spike is where the end is.
[02:48:15] He's got to get a little careful.
[02:48:17] He's not going to the heels then.
[02:48:19] We're just replicating the same level of performance we saw
[02:48:22] on loads as previously.
[02:48:24] Shining here, now has the showstopper previously mentioned. Disadvantages for sure, but the showstopper could equal the odds.
[02:48:37] There's only one player here.
[02:48:39] And the rest are really far off.
[02:48:41] It seems like he has a Guardian. It would be difficult to string together some headshots here.
[02:48:45] Difficult, but not impossible.
[02:48:49] The Paranoid forces him away, they get site control. Try and stay around.
[02:48:54] He needs to hold onto that smoke CT side, wait for the support to come in.
[02:48:59] I don't know, they're playing up close.
[02:49:02] Good assessment of the situation.
[02:49:04] Clang's on the way, they burst, looking to go CT side.
[02:49:06] Really good priority placing, but a bad reaction from Sociable.
[02:49:11] Just smack it down to them, Rehens and Booth.
[02:49:13] Can be pied apart, leaving just Rehens now.
[02:49:16] 1v3, 1 to the left, and he can't handle him.
[02:49:18] Sociable on the 1-2 step.
[02:49:20] Yes, gonna be a little extension of play.
[02:49:23] three to survive so give them a little bit of a buffer here they're gonna want
[02:49:30] it but but bad but bad yourselves back into the finances early on because they've
[02:49:37] got eight to find it's a long road in them
[02:49:42] One road, but we're back into this one.
[02:49:44] Shhh.
[02:49:48] Oh, but we're back here.
[02:49:49] It's Jay going to be the one struggling here.
[02:49:53] And halfway to the pit, some of these ults on the brink.
[02:49:57] Benji and Rian's already have theirs to hand.
[02:50:03] Okay, they're finally approaching the A side.
[02:50:05] Yeah.
[02:50:06] At least they're implying they are.
[02:50:08] And see those C spans over and over.
[02:50:10] and over. I'm still alive for now and no one here actually from foot.
[02:50:18] Social just about getting onto this angle now, spammed off actually.
[02:50:22] They've got themselves down the open here Woot to find both social ball and Sop.
[02:50:26] Just sheer brute force at that point, cross-delete, shorty, you're going to get one.
[02:50:31] There's the trade, you can't really make much more of it with a plane like this.
[02:50:35] It's just a death ball isn't it all five flying around the map Zeus and yet a J
[02:50:41] J with the judge pretty tough. Do you try down here? Yeah, he's got a rifle now. Okay
[02:50:47] Chance is slightly increased. Hey, Boo just has to live
[02:50:51] And no matter what happens on site here
[02:50:55] I say to fight the trade said
[02:51:05] He's got very, very simple stuff.
[02:51:08] And I think the crew will be ready to join us
[02:51:10] in just a moment for that sideline interview.
[02:51:17] We have to grab you here.
[02:51:20] Can you talk to me about the mental reset process
[02:51:23] from map one to have such a dominant map two?
[02:51:27] I mean, I think the mental risks
[02:51:30] haven't already been on Haven and I'm starting to come back.
[02:51:33] And all we needed to do was tighten up.
[02:51:36] We gave Yatushii 2, 2v5, whatever it was.
[02:51:40] He had to just tighten up and then just play our game.
[02:51:42] All right, well, it seems to have worked 13 and 4.
[02:51:44] Incredible.
[02:51:44] I'm going to let you join the rest of your team.
[02:51:46] We, however, are going to be heading over
[02:51:48] to a quick little break because we have a send.
[02:51:50] The third map coming up next.
[02:52:21] Wait man, world while wha-
[02:52:30] Have a break. Have a KitKat.
[02:52:32] Wait man, world while wanting a well-won break.
[02:52:34] Let's go!
[02:52:38] At Carming Corp, we demand the best.
[02:52:40] This is what backs us up.
[02:52:42] The Razer Iscure V2 Nugent.
[02:54:51] I'm going to show you how
[02:55:13] close that one was, but also
[02:55:15] because many had convinced me
[02:55:17] that apparently neither of these
[02:55:19] going to be strong on defense, so we got rid of him. We brought in Billy here to give us
[02:55:24] some legit analysis about what happened here. He was calling me fraudulent the other day,
[02:55:28] so I don't know if this is any better. It's not a good look, but you get to come in and
[02:55:33] have a lot of fun talking about heretics and what they've been doing right. I mean, he
[02:55:36] was praising the vies at the start of this stage, so I don't know what brothers were
[02:55:40] fiddling about, but either way, I think one thing's for certain is that when team heretics
[02:55:44] are confident, they are a scary team to play against, and I think starting on that defense
[02:55:49] allowed them to build up that momentum and get to a point where they were able to close
[02:55:52] out the map in such a dominant fashion.
[02:55:54] Yeah, when we thought about Haven, remember that Heritages was very, very incredibly close
[02:56:00] to closing that one out.
[02:56:01] Yeah.
[02:56:02] And they slipped right through their fingers.
[02:56:03] But something that we didn't get to touch up on is the way that they were being aggressive
[02:56:06] from the defense, right?
[02:56:08] We talked about Kashmiras and what he was doing with the Odin and whatnot.
[02:56:11] But one of the keys was actually the aggression that we were showing on A. But probably we
[02:56:14] were expecting for food, but actually came to shine through the side of Heritages.
[02:56:18] And I think that this is a lot of what we got on this first half
[02:56:21] First of all, you did listen to me if you should have listened to me when I said that the two people that needed to step up
[02:56:26] Were wood and I did I was watching them a lot. You've learned something from this
[02:56:39] They know what works against them what works for them as well
[02:56:44] So getting to see so much of what would be able to pull together. It was big big risky for success.
[02:56:52] Yeah, definitely. There's a lot of pace changes. I felt right those kind of first yeah eight rounds.
[02:56:56] I want to say was very much heroic coming out from cosmos and foot and I think that the pace change coming in from food team
[02:57:02] How tics did so well to not let themselves become rolled over. I guess in a sense which when we think back to the very beginning of this playoff
[02:57:10] that's happening against the
[02:57:11] town of fire when we want to
[02:57:12] consider aggression and fire
[02:57:13] power coming out from Turkish
[02:57:14] teams. And I think they've
[02:57:16] definitely taken those
[02:57:17] learnings and it's really set
[02:57:18] themselves up for success coming
[02:57:19] into this field five today.
[02:57:21] There was, you know, I went back
[02:57:22] and had a look the last time
[02:57:23] these two teams went against
[02:57:24] each other in that week five of
[02:57:26] this year one. They did play
[02:57:27] Lotus, but it was much more
[02:57:28] competitive. It was a 13 11
[02:57:30] scoreline. What is it about
[02:57:31] heretics for this iteration of
[02:57:33] a playoffs team or this this
[02:57:35] showing on Lotus that could be
[02:57:37] so much more dominating that
[02:57:39] that could have that big large gap between the two.
[02:57:41] So here's the thing, there was a couple of moments where Foot did react very smartly
[02:57:45] to what heretics were doing and some setups, especially on those aggressions that we were
[02:57:49] speaking about on A. I feel that we, I specifically saw a heretics that was able to freeze in
[02:57:54] some of the situations after even, it doesn't matter if you get an advantage or if you don't
[02:57:58] but actually stop and reassess the situation.
[02:58:00] There were also a couple of very messy rounds on their side so it wasn't perfect but at
[02:58:06] least it's a good omen for the rest of the best of five because now we're in the best
[02:58:09] of three. Um situation again. Yeah, that's it. You get the reset, reset a little bit,
[02:58:14] right? But throughout all that loaders, we got to hear a little bit from the foot coaches
[02:58:18] about how they thought those rounds were messy, but we wanted to catch up and get some deeper
[02:58:22] words and hopefully a little bit more of a confidence boost going into our next map for them.
[02:58:27] That was a GG going next on Lotus. Were there any important takeaways though?
[02:58:31] What should we expect from your team on Ascent?
[02:58:34] you go ahead yeah I mean the takeaways to be honest are like we kind of knew how
[02:58:41] they were gonna play they played the same as last time but we kind of just let
[02:58:45] them play their own game too much on us normally we're very good at like imposing
[02:58:48] ourselves on the opponent's but really we just kind of let them play and so we
[02:58:52] just need to stop that for a cent like we know our assent is really good and so
[02:58:55] it's about playing our game and not allowing them to play their game yep
[02:59:00] that. It's really easy to sit
[02:59:07] there and have that
[02:59:09] retrospective. Oh, we let them
[02:59:10] have a bit of a hold on this
[02:59:11] game. But all things easier
[02:59:12] said than done, Billy. What is
[02:59:13] it that needs to broken down?
[02:59:14] What is it going to be about a
[02:59:16] cent that enables foot a little
[02:59:18] bit more to have their game as
[02:59:20] well as cutting out heritage?
[02:59:21] I mean, they think I think they
[02:59:23] kind of like set up well
[02:59:25] themselves. The two times that
[02:59:26] they've played a cent, they've
[02:59:27] won it, and it's been dominant.
[02:59:28] And I think when we look at the
[02:59:29] the game. I think that's a
[02:59:32] great thing. I think I've
[02:59:34] seen that a few times now and
[02:59:35] playoffs, I believe, and it's
[02:59:37] always been very close score
[02:59:39] lines, so I think that coming
[02:59:40] into this foot can definitely
[02:59:42] take a lot of confidence that
[02:59:43] and in that, and I think as
[02:59:45] well, just seeing this double
[02:59:46] pairing of Zeus and so coming
[02:59:47] online, getting that operator
[02:59:49] up as soon as they possibly
[02:59:50] can will be a real kind of
[02:59:51] deal breaker for them. I think
[02:59:53] yeah, but at the end of the
[02:59:53] day is five. Ascent of we've
[02:59:55] seen there've been really
[02:59:56] both of the teams have been
[02:59:57] very, very keen to play this
[02:59:59] victories for the team because at the end of the day this help heretics survive and also qualify.
[03:00:05] So for the side of foot and thinking about how they can bounce back, I think that what might
[03:00:10] main take away of for example their game with Eternal Fire is that they are very smart on how to
[03:00:15] read the map and ascent is a map that is simple in theory but that also gives you the possibility
[03:00:21] of having a very high ceiling because you can get to be very very smart into how you condition
[03:00:25] your opponent. Yesterday I was showing Mini how Reans had a way on the defense of showing
[03:00:31] like he was everywhere in the map and that is something that heretics can rely on. But
[03:00:36] for the side of foot, it's actually the attack that I saw they planned out very, very well.
[03:00:40] Before we head into the round, before we get to see the IQ pop off and the logistics, we're
[03:00:47] going to have our bingo check and you can see it behind me, but we're also going to bring
[03:00:50] it up on screen so you guys can see the squad a bit clearer and the progress that we've
[03:00:55] made so I believe what we ticked off the reverse sweep from the other day, the ace was the new one,
[03:01:02] right? Yes, ace is the new one. We still have a covered one that depends on pancy and hypoch.
[03:01:08] So, there is something new that will give us that and if Rience has a 1v2 clutch then at least
[03:01:16] we'll get the first one on the board. That's true, there's a potential in this map alone for us to
[03:01:21] to get our first bingo on the board there.
[03:01:23] Yeah, hopefully.
[03:01:24] I mean, I've been praying on this.
[03:01:26] Or a 10-1 for a while.
[03:01:27] Yeah, but I mean, that's kind of the free bingo spot
[03:01:30] on our bingo card, right?
[03:01:31] Like, it's still in the middle.
[03:01:33] Because it's kind of the free one,
[03:01:34] but we've not actually had one.
[03:01:35] So good signs for EME, I guess.
[03:01:37] Now we've had it.
[03:01:38] Yeah.
[03:01:39] We're so sorry.
[03:01:40] Soft aura firing as well, by the way.
[03:01:42] We need to be able to tick that one off,
[03:01:43] because I think some of the things that he had
[03:01:45] being able to get there, like, yeah,
[03:01:47] we need to see soft aura firing.
[03:01:48] I thought we were going to get it yesterday.
[03:01:50] obviously they didn't win so that's one part it's hot to aura farm when you don't win your series but
[03:01:55] I went and spoke to him before that matchup yesterday he was like oh did you see that clip
[03:02:00] that went over Twitter I was like brother there's a lot of things that go over the internet what are
[03:02:03] you referring to here and he said oh when when we won against eternal fire and I said I was the
[03:02:08] reason and I was like oh yeah this brother's gonna pop off he's ready to oh like he's ready to talk to him
[03:02:12] There was a world where there will be an internal fire and a team heritage here and I'll be here for the team.
[03:02:20] Absolutely.
[03:02:21] Now there is still so many more opportunities for him to do, but also the rest of the team, I'm wondering now looking at this agent select if we're going to have a similar narrative of the team that starts on defense is going to have that momentum for themselves or are we actually looking at something way more complicated and even than that?
[03:02:37] than that. Well I'm thinking back to yesterday on the very first map right I
[03:02:41] think that he was starting out very very strong we need to see that come
[03:02:44] through from him here on Ascent. We're looking at this Cypher head-to-head as
[03:02:48] being one of the storylines coming into today and I think what I'm looking at
[03:02:51] Team Heretic's side again it's that operator that I mentioned, Woot finding
[03:02:54] himself in positions where he can tuck away we saw moments where he was
[03:02:58] in the past. Yeah like we saw moments where Woot was finding so much control of
[03:03:01] the extremities that he wasn't being cleared out of in the Ascent map that we
[03:03:04] off from them the other day. So yeah, that's the kind of things I'm keeping
[03:03:08] my own on this defensive start. It was something that we saw also throughout
[03:03:11] last year that that combination of no one with the operator is going to be
[03:03:14] because both would or in that case many would but now Kushmaras are playing on
[03:03:17] this map. Also think that foot now have the ability to set the pace that they
[03:03:21] want to and also is heretics going to be as bouncy as they were in Lotus? Are
[03:03:26] they going to keep pushing? Are they going to give them a little bit of space?
[03:03:29] Do they want to be reactive and how much are they going to battle Zeus for the
[03:03:34] Orbs on the map because if he's first in those ultimate on Phoenix, he's going to become an absolute nuisance for them
[03:03:40] I think as well something that we need to consider is the paciness, right?
[03:03:43] We saw that last map. It almost felt like watching ranked at times
[03:03:46] So yeah, it really does come down to the temple from both teams. Ascent has given both
[03:03:51] Heretics and foot so much. Neither team having lost on Ascent in their playoffs journey so far. Today, that changes for one of them
[03:03:59] We'll see which one's gonna come out on top as we head on into map 3
[03:04:04] And I think at this point it's just up in the air.
[03:04:08] After all, it's an incredibly close haven.
[03:04:10] Obviously Lotus, incredibly one-sided.
[03:04:13] 13 to four, the end result there.
[03:04:14] Now, coming to a send,
[03:04:16] do you think that Foot can reply in kind?
[03:04:19] Yeah, I actually do.
[03:04:21] I think this is a map that certainly enables them to do so,
[03:04:23] especially around this composition.
[03:04:24] Soft and Zeus need to go crazy in this first half
[03:04:28] for me to be, to basically squash out.
[03:04:31] And similar sort of situation, right?
[03:04:33] Heartbreaking loss for Heretics in map 1 but it bounced back with now a very clean victory in map 2.
[03:04:37] We're now asking the same thing for Foot effectively to squash out being basically trampled all over.
[03:04:44] Yeah.
[03:04:45] On Lotus, extremely messy for them.
[03:04:48] And usually some of the situations where you'd expect Foot to really have a little fight in them,
[03:04:54] you just have to bow down.
[03:04:56] Rich, I do wonder if that does cost them coming in here with a little bit of that confidence left aside.
[03:05:01] Crossley gonna try and set this one up.
[03:05:03] Our drone goes in for Zeus.
[03:05:05] It's so pretty, the foot come out on top.
[03:05:08] Getting all three as Rienz.
[03:05:11] Left solo in here.
[03:05:12] Benji's on the way for what's that matter?
[03:05:14] Hey, there was no way there wasn't a trade coming in then.
[03:05:18] The pistol round is anything to go by.
[03:05:20] Fast and furious here for foot.
[03:05:22] It's just Benji left, couple of tagged up players,
[03:05:24] but there's a 1v5 nonetheless.
[03:05:30] Okay, that's one.
[03:05:31] Oh my god, easy, easy, easy, easy, Tiger.
[03:05:35] All right, there we go, there's the pistol we wanted.
[03:05:39] Maybe not in the exact way we wanted it,
[03:05:40] but the end result is what matters.
[03:05:42] Really awkward engagement here between Boo and first.
[03:05:46] Couple of players here caught by the near sides,
[03:05:48] way out in the open, unfortunately, this plug
[03:05:51] through the door, gets them absolutely nothing.
[03:05:57] Sop and yeti J to find two here in the pistol.
[03:06:01] And if it says history is anything to go by foot, the fastest attacking ascent team in EMEA,
[03:06:07] certainly going to want to lead into that very heavily at the first half,
[03:06:12] to get themselves back on track.
[03:06:16] Get that win back in their sails, really.
[03:06:19] You've got to be very careful on this approach, though.
[03:06:22] As you can already see those close corners,
[03:06:24] you do have a great deal of the heretics players present.
[03:06:27] It's going to spot Rienz.
[03:06:29] Oh my god, stop.
[03:06:31] And you almost probably think he's played in a little bit there.
[03:06:34] Yeah, you thought he might have at least a shot.
[03:06:36] There's Koshmura now feeling a little less supported.
[03:06:39] You can imagine he's on a bit of an island, he is,
[03:06:41] and very good to work from foot.
[03:06:43] Yes, Rienz and Bu are still answering,
[03:06:45] but should be overwhelmed in this beautiful paranoia
[03:06:48] and a great shot from Bu.
[03:06:50] Even this competitive.
[03:06:52] But Bu is pretty far off the mark here.
[03:06:54] So he's heard it as well.
[03:06:56] Hey, with the sets up here, find the headshot, which is Boo left classic in hand.
[03:07:00] And they're sitting pretty far from this.
[03:07:03] Not going to allow much room to play.
[03:07:05] Maybe hoping for an upgrade of some variety.
[03:07:08] There's not much in there.
[03:07:09] No, it is the bargain bin.
[03:07:11] Whatever's left over.
[03:07:13] Oh, great.
[03:07:17] What are you going to do with this one?
[03:07:20] Already, you can see across to the iron up crossing out of that site.
[03:07:24] get himself safe as you don't want to get any costlier than this losing to an acceptable loss
[03:07:32] losing three or more less so so i think booze accepted fate here not ready yet cover going now
[03:07:39] and yeah that'll be how it closes down but a good little try but for foot second round
[03:07:45] They're executing some of this weaponry in hand to carry forwards.
[03:07:51] Cush my ass up forgery.
[03:07:53] Just can't make the bucky work there.
[03:07:56] Over towards me.
[03:07:59] They're putting a judge straight back in here.
[03:08:02] Time to prevent foot from converting.
[03:08:05] An awkward buy.
[03:08:06] I mean, is there something down for Zeus, or swap out here for Crosterly?
[03:08:11] It's two Bulldogs, a scope here for Sop, but actually you have three light shields on the other side, so
[03:08:18] chance for him to do some damage.
[03:08:23] Heretic's unable to really determine the outcome in the initial couple of rounds.
[03:08:26] We saw that pistol round just kind of fly by them at that point.
[03:08:29] This is the one, actually you'd expect Zeus to be going for one of the Orbs, but
[03:08:33] you see Koshras looking to guard outside A main.
[03:08:38] Maybe a later pivot in towards the B main orb.
[03:08:41] He's halfway right now. I mean a couple of kills would obviously solve that equation.
[03:08:48] Let's have a ball dog to do so.
[03:08:55] Initially here it's probably going to be the turning point of this round once this trip is broken.
[03:09:01] Jones sent out. It's almost a green light here for
[03:09:05] foot to maybe apply some pressure. Different pace coming in as well. We can talk about how
[03:09:11] pacing they want to be and normally they're really in that high gear here it's very steady
[03:09:15] it's cautious it's careful and actually sops got a bit of room to play
[03:09:21] trip gets broken there so they know uh benji try to find a corner to play from re-end them play
[03:09:26] in beautiful cubby for benji and the crossfires all the baritics able to withstand this sort of
[03:09:35] pace coming in but i'm very deep angle gonna force yetta j to be noted on the cross
[03:09:41] And it's jumped down there, it's a two-four and a different look for Footman.
[03:09:44] Yeah, Footman don't really push in and commit to an engagement here, it's a slow creep up through mid.
[03:09:50] Obviously we reveal their position here, but it's not real pop onto site here.
[03:09:54] It's in Reans, you're able to pick them apart.
[03:09:59] He used to see that sort of approach to convert a lesser buy and maybe not put one of these rifles into a position to really shine here,
[03:10:07] but I'm gonna reset in terms of the purchase. Rifle's back to hand for foot now.
[03:10:14] Might be over the shock of their lives when the gear shift comes in this time around.
[03:10:18] But is it going to be Pacey? Yes, at least for the opening attempt.
[03:10:21] Wutroni played in. Boo burned off the angle. Now Wut's stuck here.
[03:10:27] It looks like he is committed to this position, at least for now.
[03:10:31] Bold to be sticking around in this.
[03:10:33] to have this round for. There's
[03:10:40] usually the benchmark for a
[03:10:43] Phoenix.
[03:10:44] There's another cautious
[03:10:48] approach here.
[03:10:49] I'm going to play a position
[03:10:51] towards mid. We'll have to deal
[03:10:53] with the reveal. So, Kosh
[03:10:55] Mawas will be in guard here.
[03:10:57] It actually takes the
[03:10:58] opportunity.
[03:10:59] So Koshmuras will be a guard here and actually takes the opportunity way ahead of timing.
[03:11:05] It's just so uncharacteristic for Foot. They've won in CT, sure, but they haven't cleared site yet.
[03:11:10] Spikes actually down in CT. Zeus chasing down Koshmuras, turns the flash, gets put to bed.
[03:11:18] What's going on here? This feels really weird. I don't see a timeout.
[03:11:21] Really? Really? That's it.
[03:11:22] This doesn't look like the Foot we know.
[03:11:24] the first 30 seconds left.
[03:11:28] here for foot at all.
[03:11:32] in the situation perfectly here.
[03:11:36] just going to try and post up and tuck in.
[03:11:40] would not surprise me to see a time out here and head around five.
[03:11:44] kind of caused this change in approach because it does feel different.
[03:11:48] right. I mean, back to the previous map.
[03:11:52] the tone here but it's a stark contrast now once just once weapons are to hand that foot really
[03:11:59] really mincing their words a little bit that's that's the weird part is it's normally so confident
[03:12:04] in the way they approach it they've got that ethos very locked in but in these couple rounds like
[03:12:09] the start I thought was gonna be pretty direct maybe clear towards why buy out route if we can
[03:12:14] and they cancelled on that fair enough but then it just felt individual the spacing was offered
[03:12:19] didn't fight as far as we're not seeing a timeout. Maybe four to buy rounds for this.
[03:12:23] Yeah, fair enough. Still a rifle here for Yetzige. Already shown us some miracles plural
[03:12:30] this evening. Yes. Lightning striking twice I heard is the phrase. Well, see if they can
[03:12:38] figure it out themselves or if the coaching staff does need to get involved here. I imagine
[03:12:41] your time out either way you can't exist just doesn't seem... correct.
[03:12:50] Let's show you to take the tag here down to 10 HP. There's one with a rifle there are a couple
[03:12:54] of shields to play off here. And sheriffs elsewhere. Oh no it's a slow thing, it's down,
[03:13:01] catch for a six. Oh! What? Sticks around here. Four HP. There's blue and reeds to find kills.
[03:13:07] It's got foot, like, pushovers at the moment, the way they're being kind of pushed around the map.
[03:13:12] Gosh, we're just ego-challenged. Everything.
[03:13:18] Here, it's here, ready to catch Sochebol. I don't know if anybody noted the TP, but...
[03:13:26] He's very diligent on the clearance here. Sochebol will fall.
[03:13:30] Kostly and Yattajay now, left to try and recover.
[03:13:33] You've got to believe that there's probably a discussion already going on ahead of this round.
[03:13:39] Yeah.
[03:13:40] Concluding, in regards to some sort of adjustment early on, because Heretics 5 alive, this will be,
[03:13:45] want to give them a bit of a buffer.
[03:13:49] In terms of the finances.
[03:13:53] It costfully is.
[03:13:55] Sorry, life being probably give away.
[03:14:00] to find a hunter's fury.
[03:14:03] This does feel conversational, doesn't it?
[03:14:05] Extend the time, then just run it down.
[03:14:07] Get yourself seen to basically that point,
[03:14:10] but three to two.
[03:14:11] I mean, the score line doesn't seem that condemning.
[03:14:13] It's just how we've got here.
[03:14:14] I want to see the time out,
[03:14:15] and I want to see tangible changes,
[03:14:17] because I've never seen a passive approach from foot.
[03:14:20] I'm still seeing the time up.
[03:14:21] Ticking.
[03:14:22] Ticking, yeah.
[03:14:24] What?
[03:14:25] A little curious, but, um...
[03:14:28] On we go. Ultimates now in hand. Maybe initial plan here around this first ult cycle is what we're going to see the turning point
[03:14:36] These opening rounds to foot
[03:14:38] Missing the TP and the neural theft so plenty of tools here
[03:14:45] Okay, well we're gonna hear from the foot side actually so we can kind of find something out for right now. Koshmuras is
[03:14:51] punishing
[03:14:58] Wait for me
[03:15:00] Wait for me
[03:15:02] I'm going to the right
[03:15:06] An important weapon
[03:15:08] How much you can live
[03:15:10] I'm going to get out of the house
[03:15:16] He will love you if you don't die
[03:15:18] He is running in CT
[03:15:20] I'm going to get the next one
[03:15:28] out for them so at the end of the day this actually suited foot surprisingly but it does seem a little bit
[03:15:34] still felt a little weird here in terms of what the initial setup is and where the engagement
[03:15:39] actually occurs and if anything was that push be made that kind of surprised me from the heretics
[03:15:43] you had aggression on one side of that why were we doing on both you already had cost pushing up
[03:15:48] getting deep maybe a little too far but fine but doing on both extremities i mean maybe heretics
[03:15:53] reading into how these first few rounds are panned out that they might find a solo yesterjay
[03:15:57] over this side of the map or potentially the likes of sociable foot here able to find number three
[03:16:04] still with some of these key ultimates in hand
[03:16:10] on the other side though we're now with an operator
[03:16:16] post it up and an orthodox position does have boo in support
[03:16:22] Play it on.
[03:16:25] Again, it's a very, very slow start here for Foot.
[03:16:28] Very shallow drone.
[03:16:30] Not going to tell them too much.
[03:16:32] Not really.
[03:16:33] Much in terms of info to really make a decision upon.
[03:16:35] No.
[03:16:37] Minute.
[03:16:38] Starting to hit on the scoreboard.
[03:16:40] Bussets attacking team by the way.
[03:16:42] And we're here.
[03:16:43] And they haven't even dug that deep towards the sites.
[03:16:47] So leaving sociable post towards mid.
[03:16:49] Long rotate round back towards A.
[03:16:51] Be walking into an op late. Hopefully you've got some utile to pressure him but cross the leaves out
[03:16:56] So what do you have to I mean you have Zeus is old to basically bait off one of these early angles, but
[03:17:03] I guess they're late to the party
[03:17:05] 38 seconds. We're just gonna pop the dash make sure he's ready. Okay survive through the initial onslaught
[03:17:10] That's the question location revealed gets himself to a tell Zeus has seen it send him away for the first time
[03:17:15] And then have it on the second lacrosse rice is here takes a lot of damage
[03:17:18] but still alive and breathing.
[03:17:20] But the site is theirs.
[03:17:21] Plant up next.
[03:17:23] And of course, safety.
[03:17:24] Yeah, the jake trying to find the timing right to back off.
[03:17:29] I should rest down to 14 HP.
[03:17:30] So we hindered a little bit in terms of the retake.
[03:17:35] But still, level head count.
[03:17:37] Yeah, so I should catch a bit of a spam.
[03:17:40] Just chip down this, though.
[03:17:42] Yeah, it's done out a bit, though.
[03:17:44] There's this. Big power.
[03:17:45] That's good.
[03:17:46] stop from up top doing incredibly well this round he's on for the ace
[03:17:52] under you down can't get it boom get at least keep control of that side of things but
[03:17:59] whenever we ever seen foot hitting on like 30 seconds it's worked out this time but
[03:18:06] it doesn't install confidence though it doesn't i'm not saying they have to just run at sites as five
[03:18:11] You know, we're not talking about streams, but yeah, it's like where's that kind of burst? Where's that early work?
[03:18:18] They technically walked into an A site with no idea of the operating. Yes, they could use the
[03:18:23] running back I guess to figure it out
[03:18:27] If anything, it's just good trading from soft to make sure it stayed in check. This is just around with that has gone
[03:18:32] I mean above expectation, right? I
[03:18:36] Don't know man. This
[03:18:38] maybe this is the new thing I'd be very surprised I just I can't maybe this is
[03:18:44] just a kind of getting old sin hand this first old cycle being the comfort
[03:18:48] factor for them but certainly not seeing the same approach in terms of these
[03:18:51] opening engagements at all boo here I'm stuck with a paranoia to potentially
[03:18:55] play in boots
[03:18:57] okay handle that time I stop who comes back out they're willing to file these
[03:19:03] extremities move even late to the party but gets involved 2v2. I think this is even catching
[03:19:10] off heretics to an extent because it's just the tempo feels very very consistent to what we know
[03:19:16] and maybe that's part of it right this could be an element but he does have ult here
[03:19:21] but to get hold of a body might be easier said than done.
[03:19:28] To deal with the door here yet stay on an angle and Benji just removes him immediately
[03:19:33] So she will now 1v2 Ah the drone should spot him there.
[03:19:39] So she will try and get ahead of it but if they time the swing right there's very little
[03:19:44] they can really do about this.
[03:19:46] Trying to stay mobile, trying to keep him guessing.
[03:19:48] So she will try and buy time and I think he's running out of it.
[03:19:51] One to the right, one to the left and Benji.
[03:19:54] It's him to bet and there it is going to keep all even.
[03:20:00] things up for a piece. Look at this old cycle now, very healthy for the side of
[03:20:06] Heretics and unfortunately foot, trailing behind in that regard ever so
[03:20:12] slightly. And a little more traditional in terms of how we expect foot to approach
[03:20:19] some of these openers, but it's an all-out brawl in a main and he said
[03:20:27] booze a little late to the party but probably finds the kill that Heretics
[03:20:30] need after that level to it. So it brings it to certainly a
[03:20:34] winnable position.
[03:20:36] The Benzion reends.
[03:20:44] Initially here, regroup a lot faster towards me on the side of
[03:20:48] foot.
[03:20:50] They haven't cleared the main. So if they do want to go
[03:20:53] towards B,
[03:20:55] with these opening maps, there are so many questions unanswered
[03:20:57] questions inside of foot in terms of some of these setups figuring out what's
[03:21:01] happening based on Benji's utility. He really been learnings they've been able
[03:21:05] to garner.
[03:21:09] Hello! The smoke containing the boss majority re-ends comes out swinging! How many
[03:21:16] four keys? How many aces? Why don't we see here today?
[03:21:21] The G lost and the Aldrone sent into motion.
[03:21:27] The map starts to feel a little small for the S.J.
[03:21:33] There's only a chance here to get somebody off guard,
[03:21:34] but smoke goes up, certainly an indicator of knowledge
[03:21:40] on the side of heretics.
[03:21:43] Does he wait this out?
[03:21:44] I mean, time left on the clock.
[03:21:46] 30 seconds left.
[03:21:48] I don't think you win. I've been wrong in the past, but this time, I don't think I am.
[03:21:59] Enough seen there. Yeah, Jake, gonna get caught. It was 4-3 and squash rust is gonna shut down
[03:22:04] the occasion. But Heretics, having to, I guess, temple their own expectations throughout this
[03:22:09] and being able to adjust on the fly, you're facing foot on the attack. You kind of expect
[03:22:13] a certain thing.
[03:22:14] Yeah, I mean, I actually almost disagree with that.
[03:22:16] Heretics are actually able to slip into some of these more,
[03:22:18] okay, well, there is an opening fight here, guys.
[03:22:20] Let's just walk back out, mark it, right?
[03:22:23] Let's contact this smoke in it,
[03:22:24] suits them perfectly.
[03:22:26] I think I did it, it was at the end of the game three.
[03:22:29] Yeah, but they're ahead of the time where actually-
[03:22:30] I guess I'm expecting it.
[03:22:31] No, not even that.
[03:22:32] Ahead of the time where Foot of Atsy
[03:22:33] got the UTIL to burst onto a site.
[03:22:35] They're in a position here where the Street Player
[03:22:37] stacked towards B, they can tuck in,
[03:22:39] rely on crossfires, force out Foot
[03:22:41] to make a scramble decision towards site,
[03:22:43] invest some of this Utah, but they're actually way ahead of the curve in that regard because foot of what they shift walking into B main is a cage down.
[03:22:50] There's a drone from outside mid site. Cool. That's cleared. Let's let's get forwards here. Contact miss. Yes. Barring if the world three players will be tight,
[03:22:58] maybe reends alongside. And of course, we can't walk into this smoke. Yeah. Then it's a different sort of situation.
[03:23:04] But I think they're enabling heretics to make these very confident decisions based on the previous map score.
[03:23:10] and certainly the tempo of that previous map,
[03:23:12] where we're already creating a lot of threat early on.
[03:23:16] Which that doesn't feel right to even say.
[03:23:21] Yeah, fair play, I think, from that perspective,
[03:23:23] a fair assessment.
[03:23:24] I think to me, I look at heretics
[03:23:26] as kind of maybe playing the fundamentals,
[03:23:28] but then I guess since Kosh Morasa joined,
[03:23:30] he's been running through deep on A every now and then.
[03:23:33] Like this guy's also kind of an indicator
[03:23:35] that there is that element.
[03:23:36] And it comes back to that same thing,
[03:23:37] these early rounds aren't really learning
[03:23:40] the things they need to be able to make these snappy decisions.
[03:23:44] Oh, they happen to go so deep upon a gap to keep.
[03:23:45] Whether it be scrambled or coordinated,
[03:23:47] that's the other side of the discussion, right?
[03:23:49] But suddenly, we're back to usual programming.
[03:23:54] But something's a mile ahead and we're
[03:23:56] looking to try and find an individual for getting
[03:23:58] to shut down.
[03:24:00] Paratics have been given an opportunity here
[03:24:04] to put foot back in the box.
[03:24:06] And the score line stayed close.
[03:24:07] I don't want to misinterpret that or maybe
[03:24:10] This represents it!
[03:24:11] But this is Heretics in control.
[03:24:13] Yes, I'm sure.
[03:24:14] I'm not on the attack on their map choice.
[03:24:15] On a map that traditionally is suited to them exceptionally well.
[03:24:18] You can see it in their DNA, how they're built.
[03:24:20] You look at this map to be almost a flagship in my mind.
[03:24:23] Here, maybe we wouldn't expect it this round.
[03:24:26] Though when Heretics have handled it,
[03:24:27] it's a tick in the box for me.
[03:24:30] 283 here, left for yesterday, will be spotted out.
[03:24:33] Tagged up.
[03:24:35] Benji, catch the sound cue.
[03:24:37] I can't for now.
[03:24:40] Keeps me in check for the time being. Takes a little bit of damage and costs for us to clean up.
[03:24:44] And in zone four we see it. But number six.
[03:24:47] Again we haven't seen the value here from Zeus.
[03:24:51] In this first half in terms of cycling through those ults and the numbers.
[03:24:55] Surely not reflecting that either.
[03:24:57] It's only three to nine for Zeus.
[03:25:00] So obviously still putting some numbers up.
[03:25:03] it's not netting foot rounds when they need them.
[03:25:10] Only thing missing here, the heretics in terms of this old cycle being the Hunters'
[03:25:15] Fury's are very comfortable for the final two rounds here.
[03:25:21] That's fine, stop here.
[03:25:22] God!
[03:25:24] Gee, what is this game?
[03:25:26] Get me back into the normality I expect.
[03:25:30] There's heretics eyeing up that 7th. Zeus needed here. One away from the ult. Could be achievable.
[03:25:38] Could be a key piece. Cross-stay got ult, so does sociable. Still a lot of utility. But they're walking back through the map with very few
[03:25:46] flotholds here. A very passive hold as well from Woot on that A side. I'm giving up the A side.
[03:25:51] Now a 3v5 versus a very light in terms of Util early round. This is a brutal situation to try and overcome.
[03:25:59] who an orthodox angle for him, but certainly a chance to catch somebody in transition.
[03:26:08] And again, when you put into account Benji's utility and nothing heard in middle,
[03:26:13] you kind of get the picture of where they are. The cross gets punished. Just tapping away,
[03:26:16] Boo, just playing to the timing and the sound of the smokes going up. Do we're going to get shot?
[03:26:22] And then expectation on aggression. Sales pass sociable that shot. It wasn't far.
[03:26:26] He's dodging bullets, I can't see.
[03:26:29] Special will just try to get some pressure on heaven, but it's going to put Kostly in a real, I mean impossible scenario.
[03:26:35] Push Barass is moving around with his mouth and more of the entire team foot.
[03:26:39] Another in-zone flawless here. The heretics define number seven.
[03:26:45] Left trailing.
[03:26:49] Here in the first half of the cent.
[03:26:51] We'll have some ults to invest here in the final round, but it's not gonna be perfect.
[03:26:59] That's for sure.
[03:27:00] She has it completely unfazed here.
[03:27:05] As you see, how easy it is to play favoritism, you learn, you learn, you know?
[03:27:11] We just eject that paper made.
[03:27:13] The river's floating, London.
[03:27:14] Oh yeah, the river flows in here.
[03:27:15] Huh?
[03:27:16] The river flows in here.
[03:27:17] What's that?
[03:27:18] It's like a piano.
[03:27:19] It's like a piano piece from a true synergy on display here from the coaching booth energy really high as well
[03:27:32] For now, gosh Maras just feels like he's on cloud mind sociable just a shoved away boo with the double
[03:27:39] But where are you in this game? I have never seen them go out and bow down to this sort of tempo or pressure
[03:27:47] But they've not made it through the starting blocks.
[03:27:50] Again, just around concluded effectively, our first wave.
[03:27:54] Kenyatta J and Crossley left to try and recover something once more.
[03:27:59] Benji still tucked into the B site, noted as of yet,
[03:28:06] but surely going to be considered here.
[03:28:08] It's only going to be the neural theft that's going to have any sort of impact here, if at all.
[03:28:13] Let's see, still missing one.
[03:28:18] Two feet to come through here, but a little bit of a fake here on the info.
[03:28:26] The boo actually stacked over towards spawn.
[03:28:29] Tis a ruse.
[03:28:30] Crossley.
[03:28:31] So the Darcy team, and there's just so many numbers, Crossley about in attempt for the
[03:28:35] score line.
[03:28:36] It's all heretics, Laurence.
[03:28:37] And it doesn't look difficult.
[03:28:39] Hosting through this first half.
[03:28:42] Yeah, this has been comfy stuff, which is not an expectation here on Ascent.
[03:28:46] However, last time we had a check-in with the Spanish casters.
[03:28:50] Time to give the Turkish casters a chance to save their piece too.
[03:29:03] Hello guys, thank you so much for taking the time to join me, Gitter and Tevse.
[03:29:07] Welcome to the English broadcast.
[03:29:09] I had a check-in with our colleagues over in the Spanish booth, and they were like,
[03:29:13] yeah, we're gonna win, we're gonna go to the finals, so I'll start with you.
[03:29:16] What do you make of that?
[03:29:18] I think they are dreaming. I mean, I know Yvonne says personally, so he's definitely dreaming, but it's not still over yet,
[03:29:26] so it's A4, and we still have the advantage on the defense side on our side, so it's gonna be a really good comeback for us.
[03:29:31] Do you think it's gonna be a 3-1?
[03:29:34] I think it's gonna be a 3-2. I wanna see the fifth game, like, over time.
[03:29:39] It's a classic between Fulton and Heretic, so I won it.
[03:29:42] Alright, how about yourself?
[03:29:45] I was watching Uri saying that they should have won the first map easily, but the health...
[03:29:52] It was 10, 10 to 4. He was crazy.
[03:29:57] I believe it's gonna be better the second half on Ascent.
[03:30:02] It was rough ending it to health, but we'll be fine.
[03:30:05] And I'm expecting a five map series.
[03:30:09] And I hope we're gonna win.
[03:30:11] You hope we're gonna win, or like you know we're gonna win?
[03:30:14] Which one is it?
[03:30:15] I know we're gonna win.
[03:30:16] All right, that's the energy.
[03:30:17] Thank you guys so much.
[03:30:18] We're gonna be heading back over to our faster
[03:30:20] Fencean High Clock.
[03:30:23] They sound more confident than Foot Look.
[03:30:26] Yeah, I'd probably echo that to be honest.
[03:30:29] Okay, but do you believe in the comeback?
[03:30:30] Is there a wall where you can see it?
[03:30:31] double duel is now defending side, footwork for heretics looking locked in. I've not sold
[03:30:37] you an even picture, but do you believe there's a chance?
[03:30:39] I don't think footwork has sold me a convincing half is the first fact that there is.
[03:30:44] It's certainly very concerning to see that level come out. And that approach to overall
[03:30:50] not necessarily the overall result, I mean that is daunting in itself to come into a
[03:30:55] second half of a cent. And as well that's that's off the back of the pistol round two then only
[03:31:04] six and seven to follow that. It was all heretics and it was the nature in which
[03:31:12] foot were losing the rounds. Heretics like I said just total cruise control from then.
[03:31:17] I mean, this confidence is something else, but it's crostally doing the damage so far.
[03:31:29] Boom!
[03:31:30] What's Boobin doing this stuff?
[03:31:33] Who's PC is now?
[03:31:34] Who's PC man?
[03:31:35] You're here to IGL.
[03:31:36] You calm down.
[03:31:37] Yeah, the J.
[03:31:38] 1v3.
[03:31:39] Gosh, Pash is chomping at the bit.
[03:31:43] This guy.
[03:31:44] I hope he can keep this level up at an international.
[03:31:47] I really do.
[03:31:48] Isn't it a really exciting prospect?
[03:31:50] That to me is like the thing as well.
[03:31:52] Can it translate?
[03:31:53] Cause he's just so in it.
[03:31:55] Nine to four.
[03:31:57] There's a big round to win for the heretic side.
[03:32:02] And this is the bipolar really.
[03:32:04] If you straight away facing up against other digits.
[03:32:08] One enemy remaining.
[03:32:09] You're effectively the one by round
[03:32:11] becomes even more push on her.
[03:32:13] It's already converting the bonus this evening.
[03:32:17] So how they're able to develop a very early snowball
[03:32:23] I'm definitely worried
[03:32:28] Clean on the side of heretics here
[03:32:31] It could be absolute death sentence
[03:32:35] Here on a scent I mean to be honest look at it a detail you really hear a scent
[03:32:41] It's foot and then you go to breeze and you think God if they had a convincing yeah performance on a scent
[03:32:46] right that wave into breeze now we're looking at the total yeah 180 then it's
[03:32:53] like well okay cool let's take gosh massive boots breeze after this one
[03:32:57] yeah I can't wait for it now and gee not gonna get all the info here it's a bit
[03:33:04] of a weird one because we've got a three-play stack on door how far does
[03:33:11] Benji get before he's gonna call this out because there's also a problem in
[03:33:14] middle the form of Zeus but they do only a pistol so even if in the right place
[03:33:18] incredibly hard to make it the right time and he gets curious he wants to get
[03:33:21] involved and with Benji's success finding no one on beat they dismantle this
[03:33:25] and he's just lost it seems like you can see him just on the minimap just spinning
[03:33:29] on every angle there's like there is nobody here I promise you I promise they
[03:33:34] are in top middle though the path being a little curious from that didn't want to
[03:33:38] take the safe route they want to take the quicker way and they get caught on
[03:33:41] that. Fortunately the shock dart doesn't quite find its purchase. Now Buu left almost lurk in
[03:33:47] this. They've got the security of the smoke. Benji now needs to really make sure no one can slip
[03:33:51] the net. Speaking of, of course, footwalking smokes. 10 seconds left here, but should be able to cycle
[03:33:59] the spike across. Buuuk tagged up, but finally gets the spike down. I'm gonna say Benji couldn't
[03:34:09] really get involved in that it's only a ghost so you didn't want to see him swinging on to ct to
[03:34:12] try and offset that oh the cleanup here is a 3k 4 benji to find number 10 oh this just looks like
[03:34:20] business doesn't it it doesn't even look like they're breaking a sweat at this point even here with
[03:34:26] tainy a weapon so probably koshmara that's going to pick that up so and actually kind of bolsters this
[03:34:32] 3 for them. Really going to be woop to suffer. You look what's behind this now, it's comfortable
[03:34:41] to potentially spring ball off and now if they just make this scrappy, I force foot
[03:34:45] into an uncomfortable position economically. Have we seen a timeout from foot? Yeah, we
[03:34:51] saw one in the first half. Not much of a change but certainly didn't have much of an impact.
[03:34:59] Okay, and foot though, finally, getting a bit active.
[03:35:01] Wanted to take the extremity on a main.
[03:35:04] Get a posture up with Zeus.
[03:35:07] Clearing at least towards the kind of wall, but...
[03:35:09] No coverage towards mid here.
[03:35:10] No, and already Benji's found that little bit of a gap.
[03:35:16] I don't know if they're gonna really be able to find
[03:35:18] an indicator that everything ahead of Benji
[03:35:22] is open right now.
[03:35:25] I mean, yesterday just looked towards spawn.
[03:35:27] So the awareness is there for sure,
[03:35:28] I mean at the minute mark you don't want to see somebody tapped onto stairs on B checking spawn
[03:35:37] It's this double stack towards one that could still have impact I say one is more main but
[03:35:44] Just out drawing force them away. I'm always gonna have the dart back at this point. That's gonna be see sock
[03:35:49] Paranoia exchange
[03:35:51] Gonna see the flash as well. Gonna know three players here
[03:35:53] That is just the go signal for Kosh more asked gonna put up at least the first but do they pivot?
[03:35:58] No, they won't continue on this way. 30 seconds here for Heretics. They do need to make this count.
[03:36:02] Then Benji just got some contact as well. He's down to 28, so they found him as well.
[03:36:06] This is decent for Furt. They are holding on to this, but who? Oh, he has hit some shots today.
[03:36:13] Benji being a nuisance on the cross.
[03:36:16] The catch, the sound cue on the second as well.
[03:36:19] Just has to stay tucked for the time being. It wants to be a late game piece, late round piece to this.
[03:36:25] And now starting to hear the presence on Heaven, he should start his way forward.
[03:36:31] Just the insurance policy, if anything gets a little untoward, but they still have two
[03:36:35] players that comfortably on Main, yeah, little low HP, Boo, tucked down into hotel, Cross
[03:36:40] really knows it, but it's just how do you get past it?
[03:36:44] A dive towards site, the plant's still favorable, and there's Benji, finally makes his appearance,
[03:36:48] there's a long road, but he had to shift it.
[03:36:50] cross to Lee now surrounded on all fronts and it's a comfortable, comfortable fight for Heretic's 11-4.
[03:36:58] Should be 12 to follow as well but said needed to win that one and it needs to be fairly clean.
[03:37:05] They are going to suffer in terms of the purchase here. Don't have any ulcer hand, nothing to really
[03:37:11] offset this position now. Heretic's moving towards a TP, a Hunters Fury, Newell Theft as well.
[03:37:20] This could be lights out here.
[03:37:24] This does feel a bit of a sucker punch, really, doesn't it?
[03:37:30] Completely out of the blue for me.
[03:37:32] I really thought this was going to be
[03:37:34] Springboard back into the series.
[03:37:36] A nice moment for them to get their confidence back high.
[03:37:38] After Lotus, it looks like they haven't recovered,
[03:37:42] which is concerning bigger picture.
[03:37:44] I don't think we need to talk about it just yet.
[03:37:46] These games aren't an international,
[03:37:48] but again you've got to have resilience. It's a best of five test and that's what it's...
[03:37:53] And on the other side, look, how many times have we questioned heretics a best of five capability?
[03:37:57] It was one of the biggest faults when they got to those late stages, it got to the best of fives
[03:38:01] they would struggle. Here they've seemed to hold their own, still able to come up with ideas
[03:38:08] and keep their cool here. In one minute they slowly begin their approach towards A.
[03:38:14] Again it's guarded as a bulldox here to really try and hold down the fort, not comfortable
[03:38:23] in terms of committing to these first engagements so opting to stack up here for a retake.
[03:38:28] Now it looks to be a bay here, yeah, in towards heaven.
[03:38:34] No one's getting active on alert for a flank beneratic so this could be kind of a standardized
[03:38:39] post-plot.
[03:38:40] Do they have any ults, Reans?
[03:38:41] That's what I was looking at.
[03:38:42] Sop just caught a headshot as well there.
[03:38:45] It's very disconnected, so heretics just need to buy time on the side.
[03:38:48] They're doing more than that, Koshmuras once again in ball.
[03:38:51] Benji on the trade, and the number's sitting good.
[03:38:54] Yet a jail of formality to the outcome.
[03:38:57] A far cry from the first map here.
[03:39:00] There's 12 looking like it is fated to be carved on the board.
[03:39:04] 12-4, and heretics looking like it's just another day of the office.
[03:39:09] This just so broke obviously opted to buy back in here in that previous round
[03:39:17] It's gonna be a similar purchase
[03:39:19] Stop taking a ton of damage from health
[03:39:23] It's the cleanup is just beautiful
[03:39:27] To be in a rule that there's still no
[03:39:30] Ultimate available from these opening four rounds similar trend. It's what we saw on the attack didn't build towards these key ultimates early on
[03:39:39] really struggled in terms of the impactful high value rounds that he lost now.
[03:39:47] The Flask. Captain Zeck! Whoa! Captain Zeck! Not for long!
[03:39:51] Look at this! Absolute confidence!
[03:39:54] It's only sociable to do some damage back a nice shock dart.
[03:39:58] Napier Benji off that confident roll, but sociable trying to bang down the hatches on the B site.
[03:40:04] He's got help here. He's not alone, it's crossly by his side,
[03:40:07] The three players get to four, and he ends up flying in cross to Lee with it all to do!
[03:40:13] Three, can't make it four.
[03:40:15] Who's got TP?
[03:40:16] One, you're right.
[03:40:17] As he stays here.
[03:40:19] And he would be TP-ing into Yeti J set up over on the A site.
[03:40:24] So it'd be an information factor to consider.
[03:40:28] So you go for the fake TP, does he?
[03:40:30] He's got so many options here.
[03:40:34] Cover going down.
[03:40:35] How to explore the idea of it.
[03:40:37] It's gone for the smoke, looking like he wants to commit towards the side of the map.
[03:40:40] 38 seconds, and you have Jay getting closer.
[03:40:43] Does he disrespect the smoke?
[03:40:45] Should be an expectation against this team, it is, but he still wins!
[03:40:48] You have Jay going to extend play.
[03:40:51] Down to 21.
[03:40:53] Boo been sharp here on a cent, but unable to close this one out.
[03:40:57] Foot will be given number five.
[03:41:01] I'm sorry, any sort of security in terms of the pie though,
[03:41:04] it was two rounds back to back they're buying down to 50 credits here and there.
[03:41:11] Least the benefit being TP, Hunters Fury just missing one point for the other three.
[03:41:21] But we're talking about very fine margins here.
[03:41:27] Yeah, the finest margin that Sop can't afford a shield. So it is get what you can,
[03:41:34] and do what you can. No run for mistake.
[03:41:36] Kochras right off the rip here.
[03:41:39] Eat that paranoia, could be seen scaling up.
[03:41:43] The energy put in the corner, comes out, gets it.
[03:41:45] Kochras goes down, sees some more.
[03:41:47] Boo, still gonna find sociable.
[03:41:49] Takes out his opposing number,
[03:41:51] Zeus on the swing from Heaven.
[03:41:52] It's only Boo doing damage back right now.
[03:41:55] Boo on three, but it's up doing the same.
[03:41:57] Six for foot.
[03:41:59] Another round or two to break the finance
[03:42:01] see it. Heretic's early success. This will be the one to first, at least the first round
[03:42:07] to keep it in check ever so slightly.
[03:42:09] I'll just note, Zeus is still on three kills. He's just not been present in this, has he?
[03:42:16] I mean, it's a statement to say, you just can't remember many Phoenix ults, right? The
[03:42:21] one we're talking about, we had the operator in the first half, it's usually such a huge
[03:42:24] talking point teams that make this work again when you gather in the majority
[03:42:31] of those orbs in deaths it's not how you want to see this pan out at all
[03:42:35] there's a pacey approach through cat flash on the slope turned back to
[03:42:40] business stops right there this is a fight in the middle of heretics of one
[03:42:43] out thus far a two-for-one trade burying Zeus and sop can they find the next
[03:42:50] correct step energy still commanding a good amount of space and gets the info
[03:42:54] That will reveal that he's so light. TP to come across here from sociable.
[03:42:59] But again, it's called the entire rotation of foot.
[03:43:05] Let's say he can't make earlier progress than this because of the trip.
[03:43:10] TP to come through here.
[03:43:12] He commits.
[03:43:13] Okay, he commits, but I guess whereas the trade is not quickly happened, so across the lead,
[03:43:18] with a little bit of life left in him, still going for this.
[03:43:21] for this. Benji on the overwhelming CT side, gonna open up the chance for the plant.
[03:43:25] Thank god Socibel gets a gun there. Stella, judge, two hands. Eight seconds on a reveal here.
[03:43:33] Rienzen Benji now in a position to close this out.
[03:43:38] Two through mark, with heretics getting active. Benji getting interested, wanting this one done.
[03:43:45] They fall back, they make Socibel work for his dinner. Four kills so far in this entire map.
[03:43:50] This is what we're asking of him in this round.
[03:43:54] Social ball makes an attempt.
[03:43:56] And that's all it will be.
[03:43:57] The team's a six.
[03:43:59] A clean cut, a fair for Heretics.
[03:44:02] He looks all too simple here.
[03:44:04] And if anything, a little surprising on the set.
[03:44:07] However, we'll be hearing from Rienz on the sideline.
[03:44:13] Hi, Rienz.
[03:44:15] OK, when I interviewed you earlier today,
[03:44:17] you said it was going to be 3-0.
[03:44:19] You're now a 2-1 in the lead. Phenomenal performance from you individually as well.
[03:44:24] How does it feel to be wrong about the prediction at least?
[03:44:26] I mean honestly, wait, can you repeat the last part, sorry?
[03:44:29] How does it feel to be wrong about the prediction?
[03:44:31] Ah, I mean, I don't know, honestly, we're just trying our best here.
[03:44:36] I don't care about predictions, you know, and I think we should have won heaven already,
[03:44:41] but we couldn't, it's fine. So just on to the next one, I hope we will do even better.
[03:44:46] All right, do you want to give a second prediction?
[03:44:47] Sorry?
[03:44:48] Do you want to give a second prediction?
[03:44:50] Um, you could say no.
[03:44:51] No, no.
[03:44:51] That's fine.
[03:44:52] All right.
[03:44:52] Thank you.
[03:44:53] Thank you so much.
[03:44:53] I'm going to let you go.
[03:44:54] We're going to be heading up to a quick little break breeze.
[03:44:56] Coming up next.
[03:45:10] The VCT EMEA finals breaks tradition and leaves
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[03:48:47] You find yourselves in another tight series, how much of a grind have these playoffs been
[03:48:57] and how do you build up the team's resilience to pull through?
[03:49:01] I think it's honestly something we're just talking about right now. We've not had much
[03:49:06] of a break for the last couple of weeks. But it's a grind that you, I mean, yeah, it's
[03:49:12] It's just a grinding, that's just part of the job and we live for it, honestly.
[03:49:17] It's also just a bit of an experience to me, so I think the experience helps put us through.
[03:49:27] They live for it, not only playing day in, day out, but also prepping it day in, day out.
[03:49:31] And of course, my analysts do as well, right?
[03:49:34] This map number three that we got to see for Ascent, we were hoping a little bit more coming
[03:49:38] out from foot.
[03:49:39] Yeah, another one where we just see heretics come in kind of I want to say do all the prep work and be like yep
[03:49:45] I don't know why we even lost that one. Yeah, I think you're forging an analysis from me yet again
[03:49:49] I was very excited for foot to attack side. I was watching it this morning thinking this team's actually pretty good at the attack side
[03:49:54] But I forgot heretics actually really good at the defense. They were very proactive on that defense
[03:49:59] They were able to get control of both domains and then react accordingly across the map
[03:50:03] I think it was a very good showing from heretics, especially when we think about London like now
[03:50:07] I'm thinking about these maps in terms of London.
[03:50:10] I think this is one of the maps that, you know,
[03:50:12] could be one of those maps that solidifies them,
[03:50:14] maybe, into a deep run at London.
[03:50:15] I think that that was something that we had said
[03:50:17] to keep an eye on going into this map
[03:50:19] was the extremity control that they would be able to have.
[03:50:21] Especially Root on that AMN,
[03:50:23] constantly dipping into the cubby.
[03:50:24] I think that FOOT kind of struggling
[03:50:26] to be able to deal with that as well at moments in time,
[03:50:28] which was what allowed them to start off so well
[03:50:31] as having that really great momentum.
[03:50:32] And I think that this is the key thing
[03:50:34] for team heretics now as well.
[03:50:35] When they start to get a bit of momentum, right,
[03:50:37] consider not just the lower bracket run that they've had but now in this series as well,
[03:50:42] they're an unstoppable team when they have that momentum.
[03:50:44] Yeah, it's hard to break them when it comes like that but that's the benefit of having a
[03:50:49] best of five of them. It's still possible, four foot, but seeing the fact that Heretic's coming
[03:50:54] off of the high of qualifying to London, being able to do this quick turnaround times, meaning
[03:50:58] you saw something in round ten that you wanted to talk to, that was notable about the prep of
[03:51:02] the side of Heretic. Yeah, it was about Heretic's prep in specifically against some, like they knew
[03:51:07] where his entry paddings were going and they were putting some trips down that
[03:51:11] were very cool so if we could run that clip and I couldn't break a stand through it
[03:51:14] maybe if we have it. Well there's Ben. Yes as we see here Ben she's gonna put a bit of a weird trip
[03:51:23] you don't usually see this towards short on a cent and that is because Sock has
[03:51:27] this neon oak and he likes to path up through that garden way and as we can
[03:51:32] see this is what he's gonna do in the round and he looks a bit silly. Right
[03:51:37] way Boo gets a kill. And the other thing I wanted to highlight was heretics' productivity. You see
[03:51:41] here as well, it's even an anti-eco, but they're still doing active things on the map. And a main
[03:51:45] trap here, fighting in deep with Reigns, all ready to fight. And it's, you know, I've highlighted
[03:51:51] on an anti-eco, but this was all the way through the series, was just heretics having a lot of
[03:51:56] aggression, calculated aggression, and then just fighting together in very nice ways. But also
[03:52:01] highlighting that perhaps we're coming in from the coaches. Like they didn't get a lot of sleep
[03:52:04] last night at all. They were quite late looking at that stuff and Sop has been done once again.
[03:52:11] And normally when we talk about the side of foot, we're really highlighting Sop. He's been
[03:52:16] able to do it for that team. We've already talked about how he's able to have a lot of those opening
[03:52:20] dual wins go in his favor. You shut him down. Sometimes then you can look towards the side of
[03:52:25] Getterge, right Billy? And you're like, maybe he's going to step up, but I feel like he's got a little
[03:52:29] bit of a quiet since what we saw in map one for himself. There's a little bit of that map too,
[03:52:32] But I'm not sitting here being like, yeah, this is the yet a jay that's been able to stay consistent in the best of five
[03:52:37] I think the players I was looking at more specifically from footside on that last map was sociable and those
[03:52:43] They really struggled throughout that series. And yeah, like yet a jay is definitely fair to bring up because I think that first map
[03:52:50] Like he's single-handedly like closed out that first map
[03:52:53] Let's not forget this yeah, and we're used to seeing him scream on that stage
[03:52:56] But now we just need them to continue to bring that energy going into these last few yeah
[03:53:00] I think it's just for me like if you're playing that second jewelist
[03:53:03] He's got you know
[03:53:04] You got stop making that space for you
[03:53:06] Your job is a lot easier as that person behind have that Phoenix in this map that he was like three to 16
[03:53:11] And it's really important to get some momentum on that agent because I think Mike was a hypoch was saying like
[03:53:16] What you need the Ops and I there weren't any in this game
[03:53:19] So I need to see Zeus back on form the way they was looking good in map one and two
[03:53:24] We'll see what he goes for with on breeze I guess yeah
[03:53:27] We can look towards breeze then talk about a little bit more because like we said, it's a best of five
[03:53:31] That's where you get to give yourself a little bit of a grace period if you're the side of foot where you go
[03:53:35] Yep, I said didn't go the way we wanted there was way more prep coming from the side of heretics than we anticipated that they were just kind of
[03:53:42] Overachieving potentially that's what you want to try and approve heretics right now or overachieving and wear a team that can do that as well
[03:53:48] And it feels like breeze is where you're gonna have to look towards this
[03:53:51] Yeah
[03:53:52] Well, I think the prep is limited right because foot haven't played this since week three of groups
[03:53:56] So things could have changed since then and I think when we think about heretics
[03:54:00] It's also been a little bit of a while since we saw them play breeze
[03:54:03] I want to say as well they played it once this stage and it was the kind of wacky sage with the chamber
[03:54:09] Yeah, the chamber which looks really good both teams actually having good performances this stage on the map
[03:54:14] Both very strong defenses, but as you said only one game. I believe each four. Yeah, so in terms of like prep work
[03:54:21] I feel like we're going into this one not that it's a complete like unknown
[03:54:24] but it kind of offers curve balls, I guess, in a way.
[03:54:27] Which team would you favour then?
[03:54:29] In that instance where it feels like we're getting curve balls,
[03:54:31] where it feels like footies against, you know, backs against the wall,
[03:54:34] heretics are the ones that have to continue with the momentum.
[03:54:37] I think heretics' map theory is looking really strong and really unique.
[03:54:41] It's something that footwork have played against before.
[03:54:44] They're going to have the Sage and the Chamber on the defense
[03:54:46] to be stalling out some of the X-X,
[03:54:48] and heretics have a very good understanding of the retakes on Breeze,
[03:54:52] I think that's a good point.
[03:54:54] I think that's a good point.
[03:54:56] I think that's a good point.
[03:54:58] Which is what I'm seeing globally right now is the
[03:55:01] maps becoming very retake heavy.
[03:55:03] So I think that that alongside the momentum
[03:55:06] heretics having this best of five so far, but
[03:55:09] are going to need to dig really deep if they want to win
[03:55:12] this one.
[03:55:13] Wasn't that long ago that we were praising fit
[03:55:15] there. He takes short different man.
[03:55:17] I think for foot as well.
[03:55:18] It's just a question of do they continue to go down
[03:55:21] I think that, um, yeah, the
[03:55:25] confidence is where we're
[03:55:25] looking at here now because
[03:55:26] they know know that team
[03:55:27] heretics are just one map
[03:55:28] away from being able to make
[03:55:29] it to that gun final. And
[03:55:31] let's not forget. Foot started
[03:55:32] in the very upper bracket
[03:55:33] with a buy because it's such a
[03:55:35] dominant performance. If you
[03:55:37] have. We're not look agents on
[03:55:38] stage. Now we've got our agent
[03:55:40] selective bone. That was going
[03:55:41] to be the key thing. I'm
[03:55:42] noticing a beautiful stage
[03:55:44] cosplay up there, and we were
[03:55:45] wondering if that was going to
[03:55:46] be something that we could
[03:55:47] do. But we're going to be
[03:55:48] Cosplay up there and we were wondering if that was going to be something run back and talk to that in that time
[03:55:52] They played three three weeks ago. That was one of the agents where you really liked it minion through right now hovering over it
[03:55:58] Yeah, hopefully some of those those goofy wolves that feel like to throw get some value this week
[03:56:07] I was a sure of copyright
[03:56:11] Yeah, no no changes really coming through here both teams last time I've seen them
[03:56:16] We're very strong in that defense foot. We're looking very active and that is that starting on that defense
[03:56:21] And that's what I want to see against it
[03:56:23] I don't want to see them back down go into this best of five now with a few losses under there
[03:56:27] Yeah, we need to say soft or a foreign like we spoke about that in the previous map, but yeah
[03:56:33] I think as well. We've already kind of touched on sociable for someone that has been such a one
[03:56:37] I want to say fragging IGL throughout this stage. I don't know where he's kind of disappeared to throughout this best of five so far
[03:56:44] I almost feel as though that pressure has got to him in a way and trying to lead his team
[03:56:48] I think for team heretics. We're looking at boot being on this chamber this time round
[03:56:52] They have a quieter map from him on ascent. I want to say their money
[03:56:55] So yeah, you really need to kind of step up on this place as well
[03:56:57] But everyone on heretics been really doing extremely well in that last map and I think Kosh maya's has been a highlight for me today
[03:57:04] I think he's been the difference maker and honestly
[03:57:06] We gave both him and soft a lot of praise coming into the specified
[03:57:10] but it's Koshmara that has been impressed me the most.
[03:57:13] Look, even though it's a best of five right now,
[03:57:15] Breeze is what stands between foot and bending knee
[03:57:19] to the third-priest curve again here,
[03:57:21] as well as Heretic potentially going forward,
[03:57:23] getting to see themselves in that grand final.
[03:57:26] Which way will it fall?
[03:57:27] Let's see.
[03:57:28] Breeze is up now.
[03:57:31] Well, it is time to wake up for foot.
[03:57:34] It was a disappointing ascent.
[03:57:36] Heretic's look absolutely in form here today,
[03:57:39] but Breeze could be a different matter.
[03:57:41] Mike, looking at these compositions coming in,
[03:57:44] where are you looking?
[03:57:46] I mean, I have that like characteristics
[03:57:49] approach overall to Breeze.
[03:57:50] I just, I come back to what we're seeing on the day here,
[03:57:53] though, this would have been the opportunity for me
[03:57:56] in my eyes to close out the series for first.
[03:57:59] To be quite honest, to come to Breeze on a map four,
[03:58:02] you're loving that.
[03:58:03] Yeah.
[03:58:04] Not now.
[03:58:06] No, no.
[03:58:06] To be honest, you'd almost think it's towards
[03:58:09] kind of like a comfort building up throughout this given no semblance of
[03:58:15] that at all. Stop though going forwards here we'll find Boop. It's initial exchange
[03:58:20] outside A cross mass. It's so eager to even the odds if it wins the catch with the shot
[03:58:26] guard. But Crossley's got the cross until then we're gonna find our position but
[03:58:30] it's sociable left on his own he's got the help of Zeus coming through it's
[03:58:36] It's the energy to break down Benji, but it feels like it's falling apart!
[03:58:39] Broads! Save it! I'm concerned when Boo died that way!
[03:58:44] The first kill from Woo is beautiful, but to clean up with the headhunter here, close out
[03:58:51] a pistol, four heretics still looking as if they're interplayed very aggressively on
[03:58:56] this.
[03:58:57] first one to cross. It's fantastic.
[03:59:00] Oh my God.
[03:59:02] There it goes.
[03:59:04] That's a really sick cross for us.
[03:59:07] So a little bit of emotion here.
[03:59:09] Certainly leaning into the occasion.
[03:59:11] It takes with a chance to end it all here.
[03:59:19] It's certainly teed up for us.
[03:59:21] I was going to say foot elsewhere on this round two.
[03:59:23] Oh, that's not that momentum.
[03:59:25] Yeah.
[03:59:27] It's got to be something to happen here.
[03:59:29] You say that as well, but Foot have had kind of pistols to do that.
[03:59:32] Thinking back to map 2, that was all they got in that half.
[03:59:35] It was just heretics to close the account very quickly.
[03:59:41] This one feels like a little bit of a formality,
[03:59:43] Benji's going to be here to at least get an indicator
[03:59:48] of how well invested this flank is.
[03:59:49] Only a sheriff to hand, but sacrifice this in this situation.
[03:59:53] Yeah, he is the alert system,
[03:59:55] And he's gonna see a great deal of players, right? That was 3 and minimum C.
[03:59:59] A little spam from Rienz. They can't go to Aggie on this if you're on Heritage.
[04:00:04] Well, they just can have to play Red and Shearers if Furnace is locked out.
[04:00:06] Have to reconzure the approach, leave one over towards Main and re-address double doors.
[04:00:11] Yeah, apparently they're gonna crime. Time to go.
[04:00:13] Gossamerass gonna see it, and there's Wu just farming up.
[04:00:16] This kills I'm threatening so far!
[04:00:19] Heritage!
[04:00:19] I've got like 3 or 4 kills through objects here in the first couple of rounds.
[04:00:25] put unable to do much damage at all here and this purchase will be protected
[04:00:35] an opportunity, actually a slight readjustment here actually will be
[04:00:40] full shields across the boot on the side of foot we already passed halfway
[04:00:49] boo as well towards res they're making great progress it's a bit scary if you
[04:00:55] look at those kind of finer margins to operate under.
[04:00:59] But a chance now, and it has to start now.
[04:01:04] Can't have another round just be slipped away
[04:01:06] and not really have a say in it.
[04:01:08] So what's the plan?
[04:01:09] A three-play stack in middle.
[04:01:10] One-one on both sides of the map
[04:01:13] and hoping someone gets up middle.
[04:01:14] That might be Koshmuras.
[04:01:16] That could be a chance for it.
[04:01:20] Woo.
[04:01:21] Not seeing any resistance either on this peak.
[04:01:25] And there still hasn't been identified on the side of heretics.
[04:01:35] Issue being though, look towards double doors.
[04:01:37] Benji's got himself.
[04:01:39] Nice position there.
[04:01:41] To basically keep the rotation at bay, social we're going to have an understanding here.
[04:01:45] Does he spam off the drone?
[04:01:47] Oh, he's so close to being right.
[04:01:49] He's so close to being right, but the head's up in their work.
[04:01:52] So diligent on the clear.
[04:01:54] Many have Benji to compliment this as well, right?
[04:01:56] Takes that step through from the double doors,
[04:01:59] and now it's just the back of yellow
[04:02:00] that's easily spammed out,
[04:02:02] and it already is Benji's taken away cross-dealing.
[04:02:04] Plants now in, post-plot with four,
[04:02:07] and they've got good site control.
[04:02:08] Whoa, one foot, you know?
[04:02:11] Isn't Benji just to block off anything filtering through,
[04:02:15] buys them a ton of time,
[04:02:17] especially, yeah, especially with booze wall as well.
[04:02:20] There's only really one way forward.
[04:02:22] You can see them exploring their options, and I think they're coming to the conclusion we are that it is limited the best of times
[04:02:29] Yeah, Jay wants to at least keep an attempt
[04:02:32] Some of this thing got to make sure that no one can close down on boo without he's getting a bit of a shot towards them
[04:02:36] And they can't really nice post-farm positioning here and foot once again
[04:02:40] Struggling to find this level of impact soft. Yes, he wants in but the
[04:02:44] Spires are there. It's another bonus for heretics again these early map most early even early half
[04:02:51] I think I've second half previously able to string together
[04:02:56] ton of rounds based off this and three left standing
[04:02:59] We now can
[04:03:01] potentially throw
[04:03:04] Another lighter by in the mix
[04:03:07] Bye from foot. Oh
[04:03:10] That's a pretty one that hmm. What do you have a name for that one?
[04:03:14] I was going to say Marsheka, but you can't say Marsheka.
[04:03:19] I was going to say Mabaki, but...
[04:03:22] Mabaki?
[04:03:24] It's working.
[04:03:26] Oh, it's hauling.
[04:03:28] Top.
[04:03:30] You got anything?
[04:03:32] I mean, he was pretty wild with it before.
[04:03:34] But what is this buy?
[04:03:37] You do have a chance to obviously rez here.
[04:03:39] You have to protect it as best they can.
[04:03:42] to do so.
[04:03:45] They even had that rosette early.
[04:03:48] A wide open B site.
[04:03:51] Conscious of anybody drifting outside of B main.
[04:03:55] And Koshmuras.
[04:03:58] He can plant the seed of doubt.
[04:04:00] With the way the rounds are panned out today,
[04:04:02] you see Koshmuras, you've got to believe there's
[04:04:04] an extra body or two behind him.
[04:04:06] Be very telling.
[04:04:09] Foot still relying on some of these scopes.
[04:04:11] scopes to do work here in round four. Heretics, I probably, I feel like they're gonna maybe
[04:04:22] try and sell a fake here but there's nobody to react based on this information.
[04:04:26] No.
[04:04:27] That's a pushing down towards me, Mike Katz Benji.
[04:04:29] Could be heard.
[04:04:30] He is, yeah, yeah, he's heard that. He's so afraid. Oh, 20 seconds, we're running on 25.
[04:04:36] Oh my God, there's the cross, gonna be tagged.
[04:04:39] The cross on fire, yes.
[04:04:40] No, they can't, they gotta keep running. You gotta keep moving. Right about now, you cannot slow down.
[04:04:44] It's 15 seconds.
[04:04:46] Get the knife out, mate. Get going.
[04:04:49] Thank god they got the spot. It's gonna cost a lot.
[04:04:52] And there's not going to be a fight on this, because it's so late, they can fly back in, but actually, the rifle's winning out here.
[04:04:58] Zeus and the energy, with a couple of weakened targets, but all standing together.
[04:05:02] Heretics, five alive, and another round.
[04:05:06] got a skin in their teeth.
[04:05:10] And an extra body or so down mid here could have really changed the outcome.
[04:05:14] It's four on the board, four heretics.
[04:05:18] Thank you.
[04:05:20] That's right, it's all to hand.
[04:05:22] We always good progress.
[04:05:24] The foot core.
[04:05:26] That's how muscles go.
[04:05:28] Yeah, just finally figuring out what the buy was.
[04:05:32] earlier time out here considering to see a little curious as to the approach
[04:05:38] previously in terms of a check in with lad but I just I'm concerned they just
[04:05:46] don't have a rhythm to them right now they've lost that element of confidence
[04:05:49] that has made them one of the most deadly teams to face we talked about it
[04:05:52] with the turn of fire we talked about with a couple other teams hitting at the
[04:05:55] moment it seems like they are walking on water right here I think we're seeing
[04:05:59] what happened with that. Some of the decision-making is really baffling considering what's worked
[04:06:06] so well for foot so far in terms of toppling some of the teams that you wouldn't have expected
[04:06:10] them in a head-to-head matchup to actually dominate and we see that performance on a
[04:06:15] cent or it's just like you've got to attribute that to a confidence factor. They've been
[04:06:20] knocked by that loss previously here in the best of five and it can't get themselves
[04:06:25] back on the same page and you'd hope that from a time out like the coaches
[04:06:28] check in as I guys yeah now on the brink of basically bowing out of this
[04:06:34] series I mean all bets are off right yeah 100% this this is at this point it's
[04:06:39] just like well guys ignore the conference factor like start taking risks
[04:06:42] like lean into the likes of stop the likes of Zeus way more heavily but we
[04:06:48] just haven't seen that step change yet which is that's the curious part but we
[04:06:52] are seeing a wall down middle from Zeus. So maybe he's trying to take the initiative
[04:06:56] himself here. He does have Crossley watching a little bit deeper. Just going to check on
[04:07:01] Elbow but no progress quite that far yet. Reends his out drone and furthest forward
[04:07:05] it for now. With that connecting it does leave a moment for Zeus to be vulnerable here but
[04:07:10] a slow and steady approach from Heretics. Make sure they clear their corners probably
[04:07:13] after this timeout. Just considering what the adjustment would be.
[04:07:19] despite not committed either way just yet.
[04:07:22] Zeus, unfortunately, dash will expire.
[04:07:27] Oh, but a great swing onto Wu.
[04:07:30] That's what you wanted to see.
[04:07:31] Nearly catching the adjustment here,
[04:07:33] but advantage in favor of foot.
[04:07:38] Haven't said that in a while.
[04:07:39] No, man, to the good there.
[04:07:41] Wu, obviously no res to be utilized this time around.
[04:07:45] Sop on the line on eight.
[04:07:47] She's ready to soak this bee here.
[04:07:49] So I've got Zeus, doing what he can.
[04:07:50] Benji trying to sell something here on that audio cue.
[04:07:53] Especially off the late wall.
[04:07:54] Yet, a dozen Zeus, really good at clearing that.
[04:07:57] Trying to adjust, trying to get over to the other side of the map.
[04:07:59] Can these three do anything with this situation?
[04:08:01] Well, yes! With Re-End!
[04:08:03] Getting all three players!
[04:08:05] The baited switch off the reveal behind the sage wall here
[04:08:09] is their demise, and the bee sight will fall.
[04:08:11] Beautiful stuff here.
[04:08:14] Oh, it's turned on a dime now.
[04:08:15] 3v2, Sop and Socibel, the two who were on the A site initially, now slowed in approach.
[04:08:21] Still a paranoia, a smoke, but tough corners to be cleared, and Kosh Brass wants to buy time,
[04:08:27] and Kosh them on the way back through. Can Socibel do any more?
[04:08:30] So two more players to pry out of these positions, and Rien says ult just in case needed.
[04:08:35] Gonna see Booth try and force his hand, but he's timed it well. He's seen the plan,
[04:08:41] You've seen what's going on, but he's lost his head there and now the 1v1 re-ends you might be needed to do just
[04:08:52] You can see their cross says turn here on the back of the reveal
[04:08:56] Again, this wall to just cancel out a crucial sight line in terms of there not being a sight hold and heretics forcing a fight behind killer
[04:09:04] 3 ends finds 3 here and a 4th on the shop dart.
[04:09:11] I'm not wasting my ult for that one.
[04:09:15] Beautiful clean-up.
[04:09:20] Heretic's continuing to just run of rings around foot in some of these rounds.
[04:09:31] And it's hard to keep picking yourself up and be aggressive again, right?
[04:09:34] It's...
[04:09:35] Okay, we don't have the buy for it this round.
[04:09:36] We've got a couple of ults, okay, but what can I do with it?
[04:09:39] Let's see if Zeus has any...
[04:09:41] ...say in the matter.
[04:09:43] All stacked up and nowhere to go.
[04:09:48] Rien's...
[04:09:49] ...getting interested.
[04:09:50] And this is all towards A, so it is gonna be a bloodbuck.
[04:09:54] And there's the knife.
[04:09:55] Zeus gets it.
[04:09:56] And takes out two of them.
[04:09:58] Lovely impact for the man.
[04:10:00] Now, Rienz and Benji back to the wall.
[04:10:05] This has catch a little bit of damage there, but no confirmation.
[04:10:08] Shocked our one-land.
[04:10:10] Yeti J has found space elsewhere.
[04:10:12] Benji will be the first test for him.
[04:10:15] Passed it with flying colours.
[04:10:17] Oh, he's all right here, J.
[04:10:19] A motor thrift deep, with a dash of those knives in there.
[04:10:24] Again, these are the sort of rounds that Foot really needs to get a grip on, where...
[04:10:28] It's always nice to see Benji doing what's kind of unpredictable in terms of no commitment of the wall early on some real question marks across the map
[04:10:35] But these laws at foot have to go forwards. Unfortunately. They have to get a sense of where the default lies
[04:10:43] So it can be so
[04:10:45] Scrambled in terms of a late round if maybe now it takes can catch a glimpse of a player here and there
[04:10:51] I think got plenty of volts. They still got a really nice by
[04:10:54] I think we have a little check in on those coms for heretics right about now
[04:11:12] Can you pick one
[04:11:24] He's mid-side.
[04:11:25] Right, I'm coming.
[04:11:27] I will pick one.
[04:11:28] He's running back.
[04:11:29] Okay.
[04:11:30] I will double up for you.
[04:11:31] Go.
[04:11:32] I'm gonna pick right, okay?
[04:11:33] Yeah, go.
[04:11:37] Double up.
[04:11:39] Serving at your set.
[04:11:40] Are you sure?
[04:11:41] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[04:11:41] Yeah.
[04:11:42] They just can't get in that purple clutch, it sounded like they were down for that one.
[04:11:57] I'm gonna chill now guys, it gets two kills.
[04:11:59] How's the chill?
[04:12:00] How's the chill?
[04:12:01] That's absolutely zero chill in that situation.
[04:12:04] Woot, the ones who find crucial impact here and Ria's starting to come alive.
[04:12:11] You slow-walled Naps from here.
[04:12:13] They're destroying right now, bro.
[04:12:15] Yeah, and I think Benji's absolutely right.
[04:12:17] Talking about this previous issue with the confidence of it
[04:12:19] really being knocked off their pedestal, really,
[04:12:22] in terms of being in charge of the initial, I guess,
[04:12:25] mental games here.
[04:12:26] Yep.
[04:12:27] Benji, nail on the head.
[04:12:30] He knows he's got them in recovery mode.
[04:12:33] Scramble here, commitment to Hunter's Fury.
[04:12:35] Hunter and Neon?
[04:12:37] I easily get away from that.
[04:12:38] You think so, right?
[04:12:39] So shut down to try and follow up on it
[04:12:43] Maybe feel there's a couple of players behind that we've already talked about gosh marks being the
[04:12:48] Want to maybe sell some of these situations for heretics perfect example here
[04:12:54] Is there an awareness of
[04:12:56] Zeus being this far up
[04:12:58] Looking at window surely with stop going forward on that hunter's fury. They've they've actively tried to take that space on the back of it
[04:13:04] Why I think we're gonna see
[04:13:06] Retreat at least we'll get the heal off
[04:13:12] and now the vantage situation. Again another round that the wall is not
[04:13:17] committed. Benji noted now though. Good time on the drone 40 seconds it is getting
[04:13:25] a bit late now. And I like that from Yerejei once info takes a risk for it
[04:13:30] and gonna try me a little bit slippery gonna force the hand the parry takes
[04:13:32] bit with 30 seconds. No, they have no idea now they do. Oh, he's got shot down.
[04:13:38] Rehens. Brutality in the way he's playing. 5v3, 20 seconds.
[04:13:44] Sociables got to be somehow so instrumental in this. Yeah, there it is.
[04:13:50] 10 seconds. Got to clear him though. He's trying to play his life. He's done a
[04:13:54] really well there. Does go down the trade. Sight now somewhat secure. I'll say
[04:13:58] somewhat. Prostily, get it curious.
[04:14:02] Pindu with a catch here in the pit, Jesus left, 1v3 and a pit to overcome.
[04:14:09] Neusack inside has to deal with the trip. Reveal his position.
[04:14:13] He's got so many corners to clear, as you said, and then the pit on top.
[04:14:17] No tools to be able to make that easier.
[04:14:21] And just making it costly at these points just doesn't feel anywhere near enough.
[04:14:24] That's not it's not the sort of
[04:14:27] redeeming factor the foot can rely on at all
[04:14:32] Zeus I think probably just gonna give this up there's there's urologic to go into this
[04:14:37] We might be getting that infamous score line
[04:14:42] Yeah, it is gonna be seven to one
[04:14:46] My my how the tables have turned here. I didn't think I'd ever see the day foot with this
[04:14:52] handle the edges thrown off their game massively you see as well a couple in
[04:14:58] situations are fine margins right one of these players can get a kill I mean
[04:15:03] a kill so sometimes we'll put a player in a position they have no right to be in
[04:15:08] and find two or three but this is all heretics once more
[04:15:16] The S8 sociable, holds to invest.
[04:15:20] Heretic's certainly hitting their stride.
[04:15:29] Push out through mid here on the back of the drone.
[04:15:31] Identify which position.
[04:15:33] Easy check.
[04:15:34] Are you- How'd you get to kill the 40Bs?
[04:15:36] He got to kill the other one!
[04:15:38] They can't stop him!
[04:15:40] They can't stop a thing!
[04:15:42] This feels like there is one outcome.
[04:15:45] and Foot can't deny it.
[04:15:49] Again, and that's exactly the sort of situation, right?
[04:15:51] Early prior activity, and Wood finds too,
[04:15:54] when he could be so easily overwhelmed.
[04:15:57] Those are the scenarios where usually Foot create advantages
[04:16:00] and run away with rounds.
[04:16:02] BANGS BANGS
[04:16:03] BANGS BANGS
[04:16:04] BANGS BANGS
[04:16:05] BANGS BANGS
[04:16:06] BANGS BANGS
[04:16:07] Cross to me.
[04:16:08] Fortunate to not get marked by that, but...
[04:16:11] It's still 50 seconds to play with.
[04:16:14] Heretics of options here and denial of information or intent once more on the side of heretics
[04:16:20] Forcing foot to explore elsewhere on the map. It is a 3v5
[04:16:27] Crossley still considered now wait after that silence from the drone
[04:16:34] That's good. Oh, that would have been great stall on me. It's been spikes there
[04:16:37] But yet a chain turn into who he was not too long ago with a big double kill placing costly desperate to do damage
[04:16:43] for the still Rien's alive, leaving sociable very much outgunned and outnumbered.
[04:16:49] Spiked planted.
[04:16:50] Can you at least get Woot?
[04:16:52] Nah, you can't get a thing!
[04:16:54] Eight to one!
[04:16:56] Just going through the motions now and I think you nailed it.
[04:16:59] It's just some of these situations feel inevitable when heretics are playing like this.
[04:17:05] Woot and Rien's large and in charge here on Breeze.
[04:17:09] We're not surprised we've seen another timeout called here because it's just nothing is landing
[04:17:18] for foot.
[04:17:19] Even in situations where they, at least now they're trying to get themselves, we didn't
[04:17:23] see that on the set, they were just happy to kind of go through the motions, not really
[04:17:30] being decisive in a lot of rounds here, we're actually seeing a couple of examples without
[04:17:34] Now they're just battered in terms of the finances,
[04:17:38] they're off kilter in terms of the ultimates,
[04:17:40] and the stars are lining truly for Heretics.
[04:17:44] What a turn of events, what a time for it to hit for Heretics.
[04:17:47] Eyeing up internationals after a stormy,
[04:17:50] stormy run to this point.
[04:17:53] They must be loving this.
[04:17:55] And again, a good chance for their coaching staff
[04:17:56] to check in as well.
[04:17:57] They get a little opportunity to just make sure
[04:17:59] everything's running as it should.
[04:18:00] Probably don't have to do too much,
[04:18:01] maybe just a expectation of what the adjustments may be.
[04:18:03] at eight to one, they have everything they wanted here.
[04:18:07] They might just have a finals as well.
[04:18:10] I'm just concerned that if foot get this rattled,
[04:18:15] and they've got big boys up ahead.
[04:18:17] Yeah, it would be, I mean, you could look at it
[04:18:19] in two ways, right?
[04:18:19] It's either a real positive to be kind of shaking off.
[04:18:23] You have to address the plan Bs, the contingencies,
[04:18:26] and some of their approaches, but yeah, it's concerning.
[04:18:29] To see a team go from such highs,
[04:18:32] kind of bow out like this ahead of an international. Little crab come there. Thank you observers.
[04:18:40] Appreciate you. Um, right. Early pop of, uh,
[04:18:47] like I said, they just can't get themselves into a spot to find
[04:18:52] some of these favorable scenarios that suit them so well.
[04:18:55] two judges, two guardians, left to hold down the fort here in round seven.
[04:19:03] And we're just bullish in middle, you know what I mean? Taking deep lines like that, confidence being key.
[04:19:09] Yeah, that is going to be just a judge in that bit. On the other side, I was going to say is it a Hilo setup?
[04:19:19] Not really.
[04:19:21] That was Zeus up top, but again...
[04:19:25] The way heritage has been playing, the protocols are solid.
[04:19:29] They have the util to disrespect the smoke if they so desire.
[04:19:35] Yeah, it could be a concern, but the hell's going to come through.
[04:19:38] Cancel that out.
[04:19:40] This is at least the crucial playoff this early angle.
[04:19:43] So, that's...
[04:19:44] Look at it!
[04:19:45] What do you do, man?
[04:19:46] What could you do?
[04:19:47] It's so good. It's so rehearsed. It's well spaced. It's well thought out. They're making no mistakes here heretics
[04:19:55] They've been on the receiving end of these losses themselves in the past this time
[04:19:59] They will not allow or repeat performance of that
[04:20:02] Oops. Yeah, just gonna stick on this as Yedda J. His options are near on zero
[04:20:09] a judge in a corner and
[04:20:11] You can see booze not far off from this. Hello gonna find him
[04:20:15] Can I do some damage on the forward foot?
[04:20:18] Symbols stop for Heretics again!
[04:20:21] Up to nine.
[04:20:23] Another flash in the pan.
[04:20:25] You know, Les Fouc can really turn things around,
[04:20:27] don't have the support of the player for a shot.
[04:20:32] In this pinch, that timing,
[04:20:33] Dart goes in,
[04:20:34] straight through sight, pinching from the back,
[04:20:36] make sure there's a little crossfire in play.
[04:20:40] Again, this wall without finding that success ahead of
[04:20:45] A post plant scenario the wall goes up and it cuts off some of the crucial spam sort of sight lines and
[04:20:53] It's an operator on the other side of that from we
[04:20:56] So we're gonna batten down the hatches
[04:20:59] Yeah, just to follow on from that the concerns being now further in basically free for right you don't have the support of another check-in
[04:21:07] this all rides on
[04:21:10] What's discussed round by round?
[04:21:12] It just feels like they've run out of gas completely and Woot's confidence never to be knocked.
[04:21:19] Winston look toward middle. This time not going to get the same play in up mid.
[04:21:26] I was on what I think was a zoo source op. So they've already been put back in their shell.
[04:21:32] He gets a lot of freedom to work here.
[04:21:34] He's got to be a consideration on the side of the foot. You can see now a much deeper hold.
[04:22:10] off angle, gonna help things out. That's gonna be wood gone. This time a little bit harder,
[04:22:14] but no, of course, makes it look easy. Hunting down these players, yet again desperate to make
[04:22:18] a final stand, with 13 seconds he's gonna fall. Plants gonna be next, that's in, undisputed.
[04:22:26] The three players here trailing behind. Weapons to hand, sure, that's a Guardian for Zeus.
[04:22:32] There's a 3v3 about to walk into Boo's cross-air.
[04:22:40] Not called to help yet, now certainly will be, and Rien's turn to the dive.
[04:22:45] Cleared in the corner, but Rien still popping off.
[04:22:48] It's sociable in the 1v2 now.
[04:22:50] Oh! Just pick a player, pick any of them. They can all do it.
[04:22:55] Again, it's taken us a rightful place back at the top of the board for Heretics.
[04:23:03] Some huge individual rounds from him here on Breeze.
[04:23:08] At least in somewhere, Heretics really started to hit that peak.
[04:23:15] In terms of execution here, Olds not there.
[04:23:20] I mean, it's TP for sociable.
[04:23:23] He stops on the side of heretics, answers fury,
[04:23:27] I thought a force here.
[04:23:33] Does feel like an 11-1 combination here.
[04:23:37] It's first half of the squeeze.
[04:23:41] I think it was, wasn't it one of the weird guardian rounds
[04:23:43] they won before maybe?
[04:23:45] So, I'm clutching at straws, that's one of them.
[04:23:48] There we go.
[04:23:49] Zeus lands a shot on wood.
[04:23:51] Sop's out of about.
[04:23:53] The hunter's fury deep from Rien's, maybe trying to identify.
[04:23:57] The hunter pinned down while he plays.
[04:23:58] It's Benji to break through the middle.
[04:24:00] I'm confident enough to...
[04:24:01] That's what you'd have to find.
[04:24:02] Yeah, hand that out to Sociable.
[04:24:04] He is barely alive.
[04:24:07] Sop's still here. Noted earlier on, of course, but...
[04:24:10] Ooh. Does he get timing on this?
[04:24:13] Oh, they turn. They knew the timing was there.
[04:24:15] Super heads up.
[04:24:18] And a catch on the follow-up!
[04:24:20] They're reading them so well, it feels predictable.
[04:24:27] It's a hostable TPs across here, but it's 5 HP and a Guardian for him,
[04:24:30] and immediately Heretic's shift their focus back towards 8.
[04:24:36] I guess if anything, crossly the healthier player of the two,
[04:24:38] but now all on his lonesome.
[04:24:41] Maybe play safe for a second.
[04:24:45] He's got a ball dog as well.
[04:24:46] Yeah, it's not pretty.
[04:24:47] And it is being watched, at least on the push-out from Benji.
[04:24:51] Gotta be a bit careful on site.
[04:24:54] Yeah, they're thinking about it.
[04:24:56] Now they know.
[04:24:57] You're not going to make it out easy.
[04:25:00] You might know where Benji is.
[04:25:01] You can do a bit of chip to him.
[04:25:02] Be a hoping social get-your-one.
[04:25:03] He does.
[04:25:04] But in the meantime, Rhianne's took down Prostily.
[04:25:07] This feels like a formality.
[04:25:09] That is 11-1.
[04:25:11] Absolutely textbook from Heretics.
[04:25:14] to close out a huge advantage here in the first half of REEZ.
[04:25:19] Yeah, an earliest day, Ginny had a chance to debrief with Neil Zino and Webber about their coaching.
[04:25:31] Webber, Neil, I would like to hear a little bit more about your philosophy when it comes to coaching
[04:25:36] and especially speeches to make sure that your players stay in the game.
[04:25:40] I'm going to start with you.
[04:25:41] I mean, usually it's just good to crack into what drives them.
[04:25:46] So I think in terms of the emotions that I was trying to tap into,
[04:25:49] it was mainly just what I thought would drive them at that moment.
[04:25:51] And I think it's something that Boo kind of encapsulates also.
[04:25:54] So he's an extension of us and that's what he puts into them.
[04:25:57] So if we ever need to say something or do something,
[04:26:00] we kind of lead through Boo, but then we say the words
[04:26:02] that we think that they're going to want to hear
[04:26:04] and feel at that moment in time.
[04:26:06] Yeah, second that.
[04:26:07] And also, I think we have known the core of the roster
[04:26:10] for a long time and we I don't know we I think both of us are kind of like on a
[04:26:15] high challenge high support kind of system where like we'll challenge them
[04:26:19] a lot and we'll demand a lot we'll push a lot we want the best for them but we're
[04:26:24] also going to support them a lot and be there for them and help them in
[04:26:27] however way we can if it's real life if it's in game if it's developing as
[04:26:32] humans that's what I believe in this whatever this is why we work so well
[04:26:36] together all right well thank you very much
[04:27:10] this one is do or die. Yeah you're spot on. Alright, it's gotta be now for foot. They can't
[04:27:22] afford another round loss. Heretics all time high however, combination of a lot of hard
[04:27:29] work and yeah they're reaping the benefits. Already two kills and that front line is
[04:28:06] to bow down here, but it will be bowing down to the means at 12 to 1.
[04:28:12] Heretics looking in fine form today.
[04:28:17] I think it's just going to be whatever they can scrape together here to pull her up and try and make her stand.
[04:28:27] Heretics, I mean, have just played a lights out today.
[04:28:34] considering all the other facts as we discussed right exhausting grueling series
[04:28:39] yesterday you would have expected the same level of test from foot but absolutely
[04:28:45] stepping up to the occasion and now with a chance to close things out with a 13
[04:28:52] one to close the series and keep them at bay Zeus actually
[04:29:05] a little tacky I should have a damage how's he still alive I don't know how
[04:29:11] he's breathing this point he's gonna kill himself she will finally found it's
[04:29:15] effective I guess though oh my god how's it gone there I guess on the split
[04:29:20] through. The gosh morass. Oh, they get back here now. I don't know, especially now is
[04:29:26] one way forward. You get some upgrades here. Zeus and yes, show get their hands on some
[04:29:33] weaponry, but who I noted here lying in wait is given a chance here and will shut down
[04:29:39] you today. Jesus and cross the left. Zeus needs to do a lot of work here. Back in handy.
[04:29:49] me on guard duty at this point. If they even want to plant it doesn't feel safe.
[04:29:54] There it is. Commit. Zeus turns attention, looks to the other side.
[04:29:58] Whoa! And there it is!
[04:30:00] Simple stuff! The team heretics! They made this look all too easy!
[04:30:10] Certainly rising to the occasion. It's even though it's been
[04:30:13] So criticized under scrutiny time and time again from all angles
[04:30:20] You want to see a roster move to start this year and
[04:30:25] Turbulent waters ahead of that finally
[04:30:29] Finding forward of Max's most
[04:30:32] And a dominant fashion here at the best of five
[04:30:36] Okay, they took no prisoners today. I thought they'd be exhausted off that recent series
[04:30:42] they wouldn't be able to bounce back like they have but they've got everything they need.
[04:30:46] Rien's had a really nice performance today but it wasn't just him. Every single player had their moment.
[04:30:52] Of course man, it has just been something that's so wonderful to watch at times and obviously here at foot.
[04:31:01] I mean take nothing away from a fantastic performance so far.
[04:31:04] Absolutely.
[04:31:05] really impressed me and obviously we will be seeing them in London. Hopefully a
[04:31:10] learning lesson here today. Something's like way like I said some teams you look
[04:31:14] at this kind of hit and miss if you get a loss like this but there are lots of
[04:31:18] takeaways here for sure to go away and work on. But again a fantastic
[04:31:23] performance across stage one but it is heretics today. Get another shot to go
[04:31:33] So all the way as Neil said, that's the goal, and they've happened certainly what let them
[04:31:38] pull off the gas.
[04:31:39] No, they won the regional, they won the international, they want it all.
[04:31:45] They might just have it.
[04:31:47] Heretics really hitting that form at the right time and elevating to the occasion.
[04:31:54] If anything should build a lot of confidence off a game like this.
[04:31:58] Absolutely, yeah, especially some of these individuals who have already talked about
[04:32:01] Rien's finally formed throughout this series as well,
[04:32:04] and it's a number of these players coming online
[04:32:06] when they needed it most.
[04:32:07] And it feels like this man joining the roster
[04:32:09] when they needed it most,
[04:32:10] we are gonna hear from Kosh for us.
[04:32:14] That's right, the man of the hour,
[04:32:16] the man of the series,
[04:32:17] the man of the last couple of weeks for Heretics,
[04:32:20] you joined them during week two of the stage.
[04:32:23] You are now going not only to a Global to London,
[04:32:26] but also to the finals.
[04:32:29] How is it possible to go from VCL Spain rising all the way to the finals of VCT EMEA stage one in less than two months?
[04:32:39] I mean just trusting yourself I guess. Nothing like really big, just trusting yourself.
[04:32:46] What about trusting the rest of the team? Because I feel like the way that they've set you up has allowed you to play so confidently, so comfortably.
[04:32:53] Is there anyone specifically in the team that has had a good impact on you?
[04:32:57] I mean, not really. I mean, the whole team has a big impact on me. The coaches, the team,
[04:33:04] like, even, not even the players and coaches, like, outside the staff, you know, and just heretics,
[04:33:10] like, they have a big impact on me.
[04:33:12] It sounds like it's a very healthy and a very good environment for you to be in, and we've seen you flourish so much.
[04:33:17] What do you think sets you apart, besides, of course, your trust in yourself, from the other neon players that we're seeing?
[04:33:23] that we're seeing because you're going in,
[04:33:25] you're taking that space,
[04:33:26] you're also getting those first bloods as well.
[04:33:28] What makes you able to do that?
[04:33:30] I mean, maybe uniqueness, you know,
[04:33:33] I'm playing Odin, I mean,
[04:33:35] George is with the big neon gun,
[04:33:38] but like not Odin I guess.
[04:33:40] We also just see like run in, you don't,
[04:33:41] it feels like you don't care,
[04:33:42] you're ready to take those gambles,
[04:33:44] you're ready to go in.
[04:33:45] How do you know as a player on that neon
[04:33:47] that when you take a duel, you're going to win it?
[04:33:50] It feels like a gamble, but always worse out for you.
[04:33:53] I mean, it's just confidence, readiness, nothing big.
[04:33:57] All right, well, I'm going to say thank you so much,
[04:33:59] and congratulations for qualifying for the finals.
[04:34:02] That's it over for us.
[04:34:03] We're going to be heading over to the post-blatt.
[04:34:05] Thank you for that question, Steve.
[04:34:06] Woo!
[04:34:07] Woo!
[04:34:07] Woo!
[04:34:08] Woo!
[04:34:08] Woo!
[04:34:09] Woo!
[04:34:09] Woo!
[04:34:10] Woo!
[04:34:11] We have a couple more winners joining us here.
[04:34:15] We've got Woot and Vu.
[04:34:16] And honestly, it's just an outstanding performance
[04:34:19] what you guys have been able to do over the last few weeks, of course, you dropped down
[04:34:23] into the low bracket quite early on in your playoffs, and you guys just have been unstoppable
[04:34:27] since then, but seeing how map 1 played out, what were some of the issues there?
[04:34:32] Why did it need to go to overtime?
[04:34:34] It felt like it was something you guys could have closed out, but it ended up going to
[04:34:37] foot.
[04:34:38] I think we just lost first-time because of ourselves, not the enemy.
[04:34:41] Like honestly, we shouldn't lose at 5v2 or like 4v2, especially throughout the 11 and
[04:34:47] in the overtime.
[04:34:48] I mean also after first map they I mean obviously they're Turkish I'm Turkish I know the language
[04:34:53] Oh, yeah, after like they're winning like you know obviously they're hacked up
[04:34:56] But they're talking about how shit we are and how good they are and I guess they're just shippist
[04:35:04] Now they're below that so what does that really put them exactly?
[04:35:08] Okay, what was that?
[04:35:10] You guys are playing better today, it was great to see. Was it a different sort of fire that was lit under you personally when you heard that happening in Turkish?
[04:35:24] Come on guys, we can't let them get away with this.
[04:35:26] No, I didn't say it out loud. I just reacted in game as you see in Lotus or whatever. I was just so locked in that they didn't have a chance.
[04:35:35] It feels like you guys have played a regular season in the space of a week with the amount of matches that you've been playing.
[04:35:41] Are you not exhausted?
[04:35:43] No, it's our flow state honestly.
[04:35:45] Like, there was a tournament that, you know, we played last year that we won.
[04:35:50] Where we played, I think, six official days in a row.
[04:35:54] And of course it's exhausting but it's also very exciting.
[04:35:57] And you actually managed to get the momentum when you play the after-day because if you win then there is a big break.
[04:36:03] whether you want it or not the momentum is not so I mean me personally I'm not sure but I know
[04:36:11] that for the voice it's so for sure better like Benji and us would for sure I don't know about
[04:36:16] Kashi it for me it's like it doesn't matter to me yeah I mean it's just comfortable to play every
[04:36:22] day I think because you don't I mean you always remember what you need to do and you remember
[04:36:28] your mistakes but when there is like when we before like games like obviously you're practicing
[04:36:32] you got buildings, like some new stuff, and it's trying to not show, but when you're playing
[04:36:37] official in a row, like a couple of shows in a row, it's just better. We'll get a little bit of a
[04:36:43] b-roll as well we want to show you and kind of just talk just a bit because it felt like, you know,
[04:36:46] you guys are talking about being in a flow state, having this momentum, it's a word that we use a
[04:36:50] lot, but it felt like you were on a different level. It felt like every day we somehow find
[04:36:56] something new to praise you about. He's watching the moment. Yeah, I mean, thanks to our psychologists, Rob,
[04:37:05] Davies, thank you from here, and he's helping us a lot with the momentum that we've built, and
[04:37:12] when we're in like, you know, love stay, as we talk, we are just like not giving them chance,
[04:37:17] because that's how people teach us. How do you feel like you've grown into this role of Jules
[04:37:22] than we, because we have a lot of incredible Turkish dualists in our league. So how do you also
[04:37:27] feel as though you measure up against the rest of them? How do you feel as though you measure up
[04:37:33] against the rest of the kind of Turkish dualists that we have in the league and how do you feel
[04:37:37] like you've grown into this role? Honestly I think every like Turkish dualist in the league is really
[04:37:40] talented like from bottom to like even like you know Karmic up lane I would say I think is like
[04:37:45] one of the most talented but like honestly I think it's just team matters like we are just
[04:37:51] just better team, that's why it's different.
[04:37:53] That's why there is a big difference
[04:37:55] between me and other data.
[04:37:58] I'm just playing for my team
[04:37:59] and if needed, I will die for my team.
[04:38:03] And that's a lot to be said
[04:38:04] because you're IGL for them, right?
[04:38:06] There's a lot that you're offering the boys
[04:38:07] and we heard a little bit from your coaches
[04:38:10] as well in a prerecorded interview
[04:38:11] where sometimes when they take that pause, that time out,
[04:38:15] they're trying to say words that help you,
[04:38:17] enable you a little bit more with the boys.
[04:38:19] And so I wanna know more information
[04:38:20] And your point of view about IGLing a roster like this,
[04:38:23] a team that you can rely so heavily on,
[04:38:25] like, do you almost have to take a backseat some rounds?
[04:38:31] I think it depends on the situation,
[04:38:32] like, who's feeling it.
[04:38:34] Sometimes I'm feeling it with my calling,
[04:38:36] and sometimes the guys are feeling it with their,
[04:38:38] you know, loose place, and sometimes coaches are like,
[04:38:41] I got around to win, I got like a game-winning call.
[04:38:44] So like, there is no specific system, like, it's situational.
[04:38:49] But in terms of enabling, that's also what we learned
[04:38:51] with our psychologists.
[04:38:54] Anytime we talk about what makes us our strengths and stuff,
[04:38:58] we always ask, what can I do to make you better?
[04:39:01] How can I enable you?
[04:39:03] And we always say what we want from each other.
[04:39:06] And that's them saying it to me.
[04:39:08] But we do it between each other for everyone constantly.
[04:39:12] So that's what that was about.
[04:39:16] I want to think ahead to London.
[04:39:18] I think that we can kind of show as well all the teams that have already qualified to London
[04:39:22] But I want to get some insight from you specifically boo. Obviously, we know that kosch Maris is a great neon
[04:39:27] But where do you see him shifting into this matter as we move forward and look ahead at London?
[04:39:34] I mean, I'm gonna say he said that he enjoys the nurse Neil more. So you enjoy the nerf neon more
[04:39:44] Because
[04:39:48] And of course we didn't think about, you know, we have our focus here, but yeah, I don't think Neon is like unplayable or anything.
[04:39:54] It's changed, you need more brain to play now, which is always a positive.
[04:39:59] But yeah, I think it's still fully playable. It's not busted, you could say.
[04:40:04] But I mean, I think we'll still see Neon's.
[04:40:07] Do you think Double JuList is still an identity that you want to lean into?
[04:40:10] Obviously I don't want you guys to give away too much, or if you even had time to think about London,
[04:40:14] considering how brutal this playoffs has been for you, but do you think that there will be a shift in
[04:40:18] identity or are you quite happy with where you're at right now? We are for sure happy where we are,
[04:40:23] of course anytime we always like discuss things, I don't know when are the future buffs of sentinels
[04:40:32] and initiators that are coming, are they for London or not, I have no clue, so I mean whenever
[04:40:38] we see the nerves we are gonna you know decide, there is no thinking about it now.
[04:40:44] It feels like all those qualified global teams that we just still have to be a little bit worried about what's coming out of EMEA,
[04:40:49] but we're gonna focus on what is gonna be concluding tomorrow, right? You guys have made it to that grand final, congratulations.
[04:40:56] It's been an insane low bracket run. The opponents you guys have have to come up against, right?
[04:41:01] You took a 2-0 against BBL, fanatic, eternal fire, and now Flix.
[04:41:06] So all that's left to do is claim against Vitality.
[04:41:09] And for both of you, it's been a year since we've seen you in an EMEA grand final, right?
[04:41:13] stage one last year what's going to be different about it when we get to it tomorrow what is this
[04:41:17] sort of mentality shift that's going to happen and what's going to make it a different outcome?
[04:41:21] I think we just we are just going to do what we did today. Sleep on map one and then show up on map
[04:41:27] two three four. No, no, no, not sleep on map one. I mean I know we are known as like sleeping in
[04:41:32] map one but obviously we are trying our best and I think most of the times we are just losing
[04:41:37] ourselves so yeah I mean we're gonna just come like wake up eat some good
[04:41:43] boots come to the arena warm up chill like as usual like just match day like
[04:41:49] nothing specific I think we're gonna just focus on ourselves I mean I want to
[04:41:54] add to that like all the times we lost in finals obviously every time we learn
[04:41:57] and even today like we have been in a situation where we qualified for something
[04:42:03] And the next game we lose and we play bad.
[04:42:08] And that's also something that we learn to make sure it doesn't happen today.
[04:42:11] So like tomorrow is the final again.
[04:42:14] I don't know which one for us, but all the ones we lost are lessons that we always keep inside.
[04:42:22] And yeah, I mean every final we play again is going to be better and better.
[04:42:27] I mean tomorrow is the opportunity to lift a regional trophy in VCTMA for the very first time for you guys.
[04:42:32] We have a lot of people in the audience.
[04:42:34] Is there anything you wanted to say to the fans that came up to watch you guys today?
[04:42:37] I think honestly it was one of the...
[04:42:40] It's really rare that in this stage you hear crowd because there's not much capacity
[04:42:45] but honestly I heard every single screaming about the earthquakes.
[04:42:50] So thanks so much guys.
[04:42:56] We will be here fighting for you again for tomorrow.
[04:42:59] Thanks so much again.
[04:43:02] I think for me as well like in all of the MIA years this is the best atmosphere in the
[04:43:24] Serena that we had like in four years basically or yeah four so like it's amazing I think
[04:43:30] It's usually we share fans with fanatic, maybe potentially,
[04:43:34] but this time fanatic is out and like some people join us.
[04:43:37] I love that as well.
[04:43:40] So, you know, I mean, thank you for choosing us
[04:43:42] over like, you know, other teams.
[04:43:44] And yeah, thank you for support.
[04:43:45] Well, like I said, you guys were the crowd favorite today.
[04:43:48] We'll see if that continues on tomorrow,
[04:43:50] having some more cheers, but congratulations again
[04:43:53] on making it to the grand final.
[04:43:54] I'm excited to see what you guys bring tomorrow.
[04:43:56] And thank you for taking a little bit of time with us.
[04:43:58] And now though, that's it.
[04:44:00] That's the end of our panel today.
[04:44:01] All that's left is our grand finals tomorrow.
[04:44:04] So make sure you guys tune in and to keep you a little bit
[04:44:07] satiated on the valorant, enjoy our razor end of day highlights.
[04:44:13] It is our penultimate day to stage number one.
[04:44:17] We're down to the last three remaining teams.
[04:44:19] And of course, the Mollard and Grand Finals,
[04:44:21] we're going to figure out who's going to be joining by telling you that.
[04:44:23] This is the game we're going to hear.
[04:44:25] OK.
[04:44:25] Last three, five.
[04:44:26] Last three, five.
[04:44:27] Starts to get the shot he wants and moves still.
[04:44:29] Leave him alone!
[04:44:31] Oh my god.
[04:44:33] He's still a sight.
[04:44:35] You don't want V2.
[04:44:37] It's a point.
[04:44:39] Oh, oh, oh!
[04:44:41] I can't stand you.
[04:44:43] Come on, let's f***ing go, guys. Come on.
[04:44:45] Angie is fighting a flying baby.
[04:44:47] Finally goes down and chokes him in a second.
[04:44:49] So it's your real comfort.
[04:44:51] Oh, oh, oh!
[04:44:53] It's a beautiful track with heretics.
[04:44:55] I'm sorry to be toxic, but we have no choice, man.
[04:44:59] Do you believe you can get through this one?
[04:45:02] You ready for the second one or the first one?
[04:45:04] Do you get out of here?!
[04:45:06] This is not real! This is not real!
[04:45:09] Four more burns and a patchy!
[04:45:11] You're a bad man!
[04:45:13] You're just a cut above the rest!
[04:45:25] you
[04:45:55] you
[04:46:25] you
[04:46:55] you
[04:47:25] you
[04:47:55] You
[04:49:25] I'm so bad, I'm so bad, I'm so bad
[04:49:31] Told ya, I can only see you
[04:49:35] I'm a man who's running away, I'm a spy
[04:49:38] Shall we grab a little too?
[04:49:41] So who's this? Instead of money dance
[04:49:43] On a private jet, I'm here, on a roll
[04:49:45] Pullin' up us, hop
[04:49:47] I'm falling down to the sky, I'm falling down to the ground
[04:49:49] I feel like demons, I feel like demons
[04:49:51] Yeah, pizza, chicken, meat, and duck.
[04:49:53] You can do it, John.
[04:49:54] That's right.
[04:49:55] I'm just old and I'm not a meat girl.
[04:49:56] I'm just a joke.
[04:49:57] I don't know.
[04:49:58] That's a new song.
[04:49:58] I don't know.
[04:49:59] That's a new song.
[04:49:59] You can do it.
[04:50:00] You better you turn when I pull up.