Grayhound qualify for DreamHack Masters Malmö

Grayhound secured a convincing 3-0 win over Genuine (0-1 default, 16-6 Train, 16-6 Mirage, 16-2 Nuke) to complete the lower-bracket run in the qualifier and earn a spot at DreamHack Masters Malmö.

The Oceania qualifier for DreamHack Masters Malmö saw a surprising development in the upper-bracket as Genuine upset Grayhound, Chiefs, and ORDER to reach the grand final. The underdogs needed two more maps to qualify for the tournament in Sweden, with their opponents being Grayhound who clawed their way back through the lower-bracket.

The BO5 series kicked off on Train, where Grayhound took a 8-3 lead to start their CT side. Genuine managed to find some form in the second part of the half, with Tom "⁠apocdud⁠" Henry's quad kill in round 13 helping his side to make the score 8-6. However, Grayhound won the last round of the half and claimed the second pistol thanks to Joshua "⁠INS⁠" Potter's quad kill on A. The newest recruit was stellar throughout the map, finishing with 25 kills in the 16-6 victory.

dexter and co. will compete in Malmö this October

Mirage followed, and it was an even more dominant look from Grayhound. Christopher "⁠dexter⁠" Nong was leading his team by example on this map, and as his team lost just three rounds on the Terrorist side, Genuine couldn't stop them after the switch, seeing another 16-6 victory.

The action moved to Nuke next, with Ollie "⁠DickStacy⁠" Tierney's hat-trick setting Grayhound up for a good start on the defense. Genuine took the following two, but couldn't find a way into the bombsites after Grayhound established their economy. Following a 13-2 first half, Grayhound routinely closed out the game 16-2.

DreamHack Masters Malmö 2019 Oceania Closed QualifierBest of 5

Genuine

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Grayhound

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Default

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Train

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Mirage

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Nuke

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Genuine	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Tom 'apocdud' Henryapocdud	44 - 49	-5	69.1	54.8%	0.89
Chris 'Jinxx' MoseleyJinxx	36 - 55	-19	67.2	56.5%	0.71
Jordan 'SkulL' NewlandSkulL	31 - 57	-26	62.0	54.8%	0.66
Hugh 'HUGH' AndersonHUGH	26 - 55	-29	54.0	59.7%	0.57
Daryl 'Mayker' MayMayker	22 - 53	-31	55.1	53.2%	0.54

Grayhound	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Christopher 'dexter' Nongdexter	60 - 27	+33	98.4	88.7%	1.65
Liam 'malta' Schembrimalta	60 - 38	+22	92.4	85.5%	1.49
Ollie 'DickStacy' TierneyDickStacy	52 - 40	+12	91.4	83.9%	1.44
Joshua 'INS' PotterINS	51 - 30	+21	85.2	83.9%	1.41
Simon 'Sico' WilliamsSico	46 - 25	+21	81.7	85.5%	1.37

The team list for DreamHack Masters Malmö, which will take place on October 1-6, is now as follows:

Liquid
NRG
ENCE
G2
FURIA
fnatic
TYLOO
EU Qualifier

Astralis
Vitality
Natus Vincere
North
Ninjas in Pyjamas
OpTic
Grayhound
NA qualifier