ESEA Season 22 MDL Global ChallengeMK, Crowns to Global Challenge final
Mortal Kombat and Crowns have advanced to ESEA Season 22 Global Challenge grand final after eliminating ALTERNATE aTTaX (2-1; Cobblestone 16-14, Dust2 8-16, Overpass 16-2) and Echo Fox (2-0; Mirage 16-5, Dust2 16-10), respectively.
The beginning of day two at ESL studios in Katowice, Poland saw MK and ALTERNATE aTTaX pitted against each other in the first semi-final of ESEA Season 22 Global Challenge.
Cobblestone kicked off the series, with the Germans taking away a close 8-7 lead as Counter-Terrorists. Despite the map being historically Terrorists-favored, the Bulgarian side secured nine rounds on the defence as they picked up map one with Emiliyan "spyleadeR" Dimitrov and Kamen "bubble" Kostadinov putting in the most frags.
 ALTERNATE aTTaX |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 - 50 | +7 | 86.9 | 70.8% | 1.19 | |
| 49 - 50 | -1 | 75.7 | 69.4% | 1.01 | |
| 47 - 51 | -4 | 67.4 | 68.1% | 0.92 | |
| 45 - 55 | -10 | 70.3 | 66.7% | 0.90 | |
| 44 - 53 | -9 | 78.1 | 69.4% | 0.87 |
 MK |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 - 46 | +26 | 106.3 | 80.6% | 1.52 | |
| 49 - 52 | -3 | 78.8 | 65.3% | 1.12 | |
| 48 - 43 | +5 | 71.2 | 76.4% | 1.11 | |
| 52 - 53 | -1 | 72.9 | 65.3% | 1.01 | |
| 36 - 48 | -12 | 65.6 | 68.1% | 0.91 |
bubble shone throughout the entire semi-final
Dust2 followed and Tizian "tiziaN" Feldbusch continued with a great performance, helping his team secure 11 rounds as CT and closing out map two with a comfortable 16-8 scoreline despite bubble's 1.46-rating display.
Overpass was barely a contest however, MK's best player was once again on top of the scoreboard during their 13-2 dominance as Terrorists, and bubble rubbed salt in the wounds of ALTERNATE aTTaX with an ace in the second pistol round, winning the map 16-2 eventually.
| ALTERNATE aTTaX |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 - 50 | +7 | 86.9 | 70.8% | 1.19 | |
| 49 - 50 | -1 | 75.7 | 69.4% | 1.01 | |
| 47 - 51 | -4 | 67.4 | 68.1% | 0.92 | |
| 45 - 55 | -10 | 70.3 | 66.7% | 0.90 | |
| 44 - 53 | -9 | 78.1 | 69.4% | 0.87 |
| MK |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 - 46 | +26 | 106.3 | 80.6% | 1.52 | |
| 49 - 52 | -3 | 78.8 | 65.3% | 1.12 | |
| 48 - 43 | +5 | 71.2 | 76.4% | 1.11 | |
| 52 - 53 | -1 | 72.9 | 65.3% | 1.01 | |
| 36 - 48 | -12 | 65.6 | 68.1% | 0.91 |
Tournament underdogs Crowns continued to surprise during their encounter with favourites Echo Fox in the other semi-final. The Swedes stormed through the opposition as Aron "xajdish" Fredriksson put in a monstrous 32-11 (2.44 rating) score in the one-sided affair on Mirage.
Dust2 started out in similarly dominant fashion. Eddie "zape" Härdeman's squad kicked it off with a flawless pistol-round retake on the A bombsite and got up to 6-0 with ease outside of one 1v1.
Echo Fox finally grabbed three rounds in a row, one of which included a 1v2 by Sean "seang@res" Gares, but another clutch went the other way and Crowns ended up switching over with another 11-4 lead.
Jayzwalkingz and xajdish each put in ~2.4-rating performances on one of the two maps
David "Jayzwalkingz" Kempner had already been his team's top-fragger before he picked up four kills in the second pistol round. After losing the first gunround, he got another quad-kill only with a Tec-9 for match point.
Daniel "roca" Gustaferri still had a bit to say and clutched a 1v3 at 15-9, but the American team eventually conceded a round at 16-10 while the aforementioned Swede finished the map with a beastly 41-14 score.
CrownsK - D
+/-
ADR
KAST
Rating
58 - 18
+40
116.8
89.4%
1.94
45 - 32
+13
109.4
74.5%
1.48
34 - 28
+6
81.3
78.7%
1.28
29 - 26
+3
69.6
85.1%
1.15
29 - 24
+5
61.6
76.6%
1.06
Echo FoxK - D
+/-
ADR
KAST
Rating
33 - 41
-8
80.8
59.6%
0.89
24 - 36
-12
52.6
61.7%
0.78
25 - 38
-13
61.7
48.9%
0.71
24 - 40
-16
65.1
51.1%
0.71
22 - 40
-18
63.6
53.2%
0.65
The ESEA Season 22 Global Challenge grand final between MK and Crowns will kick off at approximately 16:30 .
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