MVP PK, TheMongolz qualify for ESL Pro League Season 7 APAC Finals

MVP PK, who had beaten Eclipse in the previous stage of the tournament, were the first squad to qualify for the LAN finals after defeating Flash 2-0. It all started on Inferno, Flash's map pick, with the Koreans crushing their opponents by a 16-1 scoreline.

XigN had an impressive perfomance, scoring a +30 KDD in the series

The second map, Mirage, was the polar opposite of Inferno as the first half was a back-and-forth affair. Flash managed to secure a total of seven rounds as CTs, and then followed that up with a great start in the second half to go up 10-8.

However, Flash could not accomplish the comeback as MVP PK tightened up their defence to lose only three more rounds, closing out the map, 16-13, to secure their place at the ESL Pro League Season 7 Asia-Pacific Finals.

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Flash	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
YuLun 'Summer' CaiSummer	29 - 33	-4	70.9	63.0%	0.93
KunHua 'LOVEYY' BaiLOVEYY	30 - 37	-7	72.6	54.3%	0.89
ZhiHong 'aumaN' LiuaumaN	20 - 36	-16	63.5	56.5%	0.74
Zhe 'Ayeon' YangAyeon	24 - 38	-14	62.7	58.7%	0.72
YuanZhang 'Attacker' ShengAttacker	24 - 38	-14	64.0	54.3%	0.69

MVP PK	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Hyun-Pyo 'XigN' LeeXigN	50 - 20	+30	101.8	80.4%	1.69
Min-Seok 'zeff' Parkzeff	43 - 25	+18	92.5	82.6%	1.45
Min-Soo 'glow' Kimglow	37 - 28	+9	86.3	76.1%	1.27
Hae-Sung 'HSK' KimHSK	26 - 28	-2	70.7	82.6%	1.06
Keun-Chul 'solo' Kangsolo	26 - 26	0	65.6	78.3%	1.05

Later on, The MongolZ took on 5POWER in the second Upper Bracket semi-final of the closed Chinese qualifier. The series kicked off on Cache, 5POWER's map pick, with the Mongolian team getting off to a flying start after picking up their T-side pistol, 5-0.

5POWER responded with two rounds of their own, but The MongolZ kept pressing on to bag a 12-3 half-time lead. From there, it was only a matter of time until Tsog "⁠Tsogoo⁠" Mashbat and co. finished things off, 16-4.

On The MongolZ's map pick, Cobblestone, 5POWER started off on the right foot, winning the first four rounds as Counter-Terrorists. However, their opponents went on a massive run to grab a 10-5 lead by half-time.

In the second half, although 5POWER kept trying to turn things around, eventually leading the map at 13-11, The MongolZ would not let their map pick slip through and proceeded on wrapping things up, 16-13, to book their place in the main event.

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The MongolZ	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Tsog 'Tsogoo' MashbatTsogoo	48 - 30	+18	102.2	75.5%	1.55
Erdenedalai 'maaRaa' BayanbatmaaRaa	44 - 30	+14	88.0	77.6%	1.46
Temuulen 'temk4wow' Byambasurentemk4wow	45 - 29	+16	97.2	85.7%	1.43
Khangai 'hang4u' Munkhuuhang4u	31 - 29	+2	73.4	77.6%	1.11
Bold 'ncl' Batsukhncl	31 - 31	0	70.9	67.3%	1.10

5POWER	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Peng 'xiaosaGe' SongxiaosaGe	42 - 41	+1	98.9	55.1%	1.14
Gan-Erdene 'dobu' Batbolddobu	29 - 41	-12	77.6	51.0%	0.78
Bat-Enkh 'kabal' Batbayarkabal	24 - 39	-15	66.5	61.2%	0.73
Kitikawin 'PTC' RattanasukolPTC	25 - 38	-13	54.5	61.2%	0.69
Lei 'forget' Liforget	27 - 41	-14	64.8	57.1%	0.65

As of now, the team list for the Asia-Pacific LAN finals looks as follows:

MVP PK	The MongolZ
China #3	ANZ #1
ANZ #2	ANZ #2
South-East Asia #1	South-East Asia #2

The ESL Pro League Season 7 Asia-Pacific Finals will run on April 6-8 in the ESL Studio in Sydney, where eight squads will duke it out for one of the two available spots at the Pro League Season 7 world finals.