FlyQuest stun Cloud9 in organizational debut

The Australian side came back from a 1-6 deficit to snag a win in their opening BO1.

Amidst a slew of one-sided opening matchups, which included largely dominant victories for Virtus.pro, Astralis, and FaZe, newly-signed Australian side FlyQuest secured an impressive opening victory with a 13-6 win over Major quarter-finalists Cloud9 on Ancient.

Christopher "⁠dexter⁠" Nong's troops, participating in their first international event since being released from the Grayhound banner, are now separated from playoffs by just a single BO3 victory, with the Australian side slated to play Virtus.pro for a chance to compete in front of the Chinese crowd. Meanwhile, Astralis will have to overcome Major finalists FaZe if they want to reach their first playoff berth under Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz's helm.

Date	Matches
IEM Chengdu 2024
09/04/2024	FlyQuest 07:30 Virtus.pro	Match
09/04/2024	Astralis 11:20 FaZe	Match

While most of the rest of the opening matchups in Group B were dominated by just one side, FlyQuest had to overcome a sizable round lead built up by Cloud9 before they walked away with the map victory.

FlyQuest struggled to find their footing early into their CT side, accruing just a single round within the first seven as Kirill "⁠Boombl4⁠" Mikhailov's men showcased a well-put-together offense. This was not to last, as the Aussies composed themselves in the latter portion of the half to tie things up 6-6 heading into their T side.

On the offense is where dexter was able to showcase some of his own impressive calls, as FlyQuest did not let up a single round throughout the second half, accruing a total streak of 12 rounds in a row to lock down Ancient with a solid 13-6 scoreline.