RGN Pro Series ChampionshipRGN Pro Series first round of playoffs recap
The quarter-finals of the Upper Bracket of the RGN Pro Series have concluded and four teams advance to the Upper Bracket semifinals.
After the group stages laboriously ground to a close, the Upper Bracket quarter-finals of the RGN Pro Series Championship were the final item on the second day's agenda.
After four best-of-three series, some of them one-sided and some of them gripping, the four winning teams were Renegades, Cloud9, Luminosity, and Liquid.
Games Academy took Cloud9 to the limit
The first quarter-finals match to play out was Winterfox versus Renegades where, following a fairly standard 16-8 victory on de_cbble, the Australian Renegades crew were brought to the limit on de_mirage and edged out a 16-14 win.
RenegadesK - D
+/-
ADR
KAST
Rating
50 - 32
+18
-
-
1.40
49 - 30
+19
-
-
1.36
41 - 30
+11
-
-
1.19
35 - 34
+1
-
-
0.95
29 - 36
-7
-
-
0.79
WinterfoxK - D
+/-
ADR
KAST
Rating
36 - 41
-5
-
-
0.95
37 - 42
-5
-
-
0.86
31 - 41
-10
-
-
0.78
27 - 39
-12
-
-
0.77
30 - 41
-11
-
-
0.74
The second quarter-final was perhaps the most pivotal, a legendary three map showdown between Cloud9 and the up-and-coming Brazilian Games Academy squad.
Henrique "HEN1" Teles pulled off a crucial ace in a two-on-five situation to give his team a win on de_dust2 at 16-14, and Games Academy nearly took the series in two maps after attaining match point on de_cbble as well before ultimately losing in overtime 15-19.
de_cache saw Cloud9 take early control and ultimately win, despite a late Games Academy comeback, with a score of 16-14.
Cloud9K - D
+/-
ADR
KAST
Rating
77 - 64
+13
-
-
1.17
73 - 58
+15
-
-
1.15
59 - 67
-8
-
-
0.89
47 - 58
-11
-
-
0.81
51 - 68
-17
-
-
0.79
Games AcademyK - D
+/-
ADR
KAST
Rating
71 - 69
+2
-
-
1.09
72 - 63
+9
-
-
1.08
55 - 53
+2
-
-
0.98
61 - 63
-2
-
-
0.96
56 - 59
-3
-
-
0.93
The third quarter-final featured Luminosity taking on Enemy and the first map also saw a surprise result as each team played a strong T-side on de_mirage and brought the game into overtime, where Luminosity finally won 19-17. de_train was a one-sided 16-3 washaway for the Brazilians.
LuminosityK - D
+/-
ADR
KAST
Rating
58 - 32
+26
-
-
1.54
49 - 34
+15
-
-
1.34
43 - 38
+5
-
-
1.08
35 - 27
+8
-
-
1.05
39 - 36
+3
-
-
1.02
EnemyK - D
+/-
ADR
KAST
Rating
49 - 38
+11
-
-
1.21
34 - 48
-14
-
-
0.80
31 - 47
-16
-
-
0.67
26 - 43
-17
-
-
0.63
27 - 48
-21
-
-
0.61
The final quarter-final was perhaps the least eventful as Liquid dismissed Method 16-3 on de_cache and 16-9 on de_inferno.
LiquidK - D
+/-
ADR
KAST
Rating
40 - 21
+19
-
-
1.42
36 - 20
+16
-
-
1.33
37 - 21
+16
-
-
1.27
36 - 28
+8
-
-
1.24
30 - 25
+5
-
-
1.11
MethodK - D
+/-
ADR
KAST
Rating
30 - 33
-3
-
-
0.91
27 - 38
-11
-
-
0.78
21 - 35
-14
-
-
0.64
20 - 37
-17
-
-
0.56
17 - 36
-19
-
-
0.48
The rest of the playoffs bracket will conclude tomorrow as a winner of the RGN Pro Series will be crowned by day's end.
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