Uniquestars qualify for Asia Minor

Uniquestars reached the final by defeating their countrymen coREA in the quarters and then edging ex-Next Generation in the semis, 2-1. Meanwhile, FATE MENA beat bluuuuud and then eliminated NASR, featuring names such as Mohammed "⁠k1tkat⁠" Al-Nuaimi, Khalid "⁠KarriBob⁠" Al-Junaibi and Obaid "⁠breAker⁠" Al-Muhairi to get to the final.

Inferno kicked off the series, with FATE MENA running up a 5-1 advantage after winning the second-round force. Uniquestars managed to recover by the end of the half, finishing it 8-7 down, before taking the lead after the second pistol. With Lidor "⁠LaNrefNi⁠" Almasi and Guy "⁠NertZ⁠" Iluz on point, securing 32 and 29 kills respectively, the Israeli side edged a 16-13 win.

Uniquestars booked a spot at the Asia Minor which will be held in the Twickenham Stadium

Overpass followed, which despite Uniquestars' good 5-1 start, was a one-sided affair. FATE MENA turned the game around and got eight out of the next nine T-rounds and followed that up with a perfect CT side to win Overpass 16-6 and force the decider, Mirage.

FATE MENA had a great start to the last map, winning the force buy after losing the T pistol and running up a 3-1 lead. Uniquestars were able to win a couple of rounds before the end of the half to finish 5-10, but they couldn't tie rounds together or build a strong economy throughout the CT side.

However, when they switched to the Terrorist side, they looked indomitable, with Barak "⁠shp3x⁠" Schneider and Guy "⁠anarkez⁠" Trachtman leading the way for their team. Uniquestars won the pistol and went on to drop only two rounds on their way to a 16-11 victory and a 2-1 for the series.

Asia Minor Middle East & South Asia Open Qualifier - FACEIT Major 2018Best of 3

Uniquestars

Matchpage

2

1

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FATE MENA

16

Inferno

13

6

Overpass

16

16

Mirage

11

Uniquestars	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Guy 'NertZ' IluzNertZ	69 - 59	+10	109.9	69.2%	1.37
Lidor 'LaNrefNi' AlmasiLaNrefNi	63 - 51	+12	78.6	73.1%	1.14
Barak 'shp3x' Schneidershp3x	49 - 56	-7	65.5	70.5%	0.90
Guy 'anarkez' Trachtmananarkez	42 - 56	-14	60.5	61.5%	0.86
Anton 'hydra' Sviridonhydra	43 - 59	-16	61.4	67.9%	0.80

FATE MENA	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Fahad 'vRss' AlajmivRss	58 - 49	+9	80.5	75.6%	1.19
Fayez 'cheK' SaifcheK	58 - 59	-1	86.8	70.5%	1.17
Abdul-Aziz 'JustnatioN' SalemJustnatioN	55 - 56	-1	72.4	78.2%	1.15
Malhan 'WeZ' AlbusayyesWeZ	57 - 51	+6	82.3	62.8%	1.12
Saleh 'shanx' Alenezishanx	52 - 54	-2	71.1	76.9%	1.06

With the Oceania and the India, Pakistan & SEA Minor Qualifier still left to be played out, the team list for the Asia Minor currently looks like this:

Renegades	TYLOO
Fierce Tiger	SCARZ Absolute
Uniquestars	Qualifier
Qualifier	Qualifier