ATOX eliminate TYLOO from Asia RMR

TYLOO have been knocked out of Major contention after only three matches in Shanghai.

ATOX punched their ticket to the lower bracket final over one of the tournament's favorites, TYLOO. The Mongolians did so after three one-sided maps and each team losing their map pick.

TYLOO thus bid goodbye to their chances at making the Major after an underwhelming showing in Shanghai. After losing to the top Chinese side at the moment, Lynn Vision, Zhuo "⁠advent⁠" Liang and company did not have it in them to fight through the lower bracket.

Andrew "⁠kaze⁠" Khong looked his best on Nuke, ATOX's map pick and helped his team put up a wall on the defense as they cruised to a 10-2 half which was quickly converted into a 13-3 victory.

TYLOO had everything in their favor to make it to the next round of the lower bracket, but were blown out of the water on their Inferno map pick. advent led on the scoreboard, but failed to lead his team to any impact on the attack as ATOX shut them down 9-3. Despite losing the second pistol round, ATOX got the following four rounds to make it 13-4.

It all came down to the wire on Anubis. After two one-sided maps, spectators were eager to be treated to a close decider. Alas, TYLOO once again crumbled, and in what fashion. The Chinese side managed to scrape but the last two rounds on the attack in the first half. After the switch ATOX just had to win the pistol round, which they did, to set themselves up for a quick 13-2 victory.

Youngster Munkhsaikhan "⁠Zesta⁠" Erdenebaatar was the player to watch on Anubis. He averaged a 2.05 rating by the end of the map with a 20-5 scoreline, 115 ADR and 93% KAST. He was also the highest-rated player in the series after his dominant showing in the decider, edging past teammates Bat-Enkh "⁠kabal⁠" Batbayar and Temuulen "⁠MiQ⁠" Byambadalai.

TYLOO's struggles thus continue as the acquisition of the former Rare Atom players will not pay off in this Major cycle. The most storied Chinese organization, the first Asian side to make the top 16 at a Major back in 2018, have been away from Counter-Strike's biggest stage since the first post-pandemic Major in Stockholm.

ATOX will play the winner of Grayhound vs. JiJieHao up next in the lower bracket final, the last stop before the consolidation final series which will give a lower bracket team a ticket to the Major.