Rare Atom qualify for BLAST Fall Showdown

Rare Atom converted upon their win over The MongolZ in the group stage by beating TYLOO in the final.

kaze secured a feel-good victory over the organization he just departed

Rare Atom have secured a spot in BLAST Premier Spring Showdown after topping the Asia qualifier, 5E Arena Asia Cup Fall, over TYLOO.

It was an early moment of revenge for Andrew "⁠kaze⁠" Khong, whose debut tournament after returning to Rare Atom ended with a 2-1 win over the organization he just departed.

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kaze moves back to Rare Atom

Rare Atom's youngest players, 20-year-old Yihang "⁠L1haNg⁠" Li and 24 year-old Junhao "⁠ChildKing⁠" Peng, led the team's seven-map charge through the qualifier's GSL group stage and single-elimination playoff bracket, averaging 1.41 and 1.29 ratings, respectively.

That run included decisive best-of-one wins over CatEvil and The MongolZ in the group stage and a recovery from a deficit on Ancient to beat Alter Ego 2-1, which put kaze and company through to the qualifying match against TYLOO.

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The Mongolz miss out on BLAST Fall Showdown

Rare Atom came close to squandering a 10-4 lead on their Anubis pick in the qualifying match after a phenomenal CT half, but just halted TYLOO's comeback before obliterating them on Inferno, 13-3, to lock in a spot at the Showdown.

5E Arena Asia Cup Fall 2024 - BLAST Premier QualifierBest of 3

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Rare Atom	K - D	Swing	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Yihang 'L1haNg' LiL1haNg	35 - 26	+6.03%	108.2	82.5%	1.48
YuLun 'Summer' CaiSummer	31 - 26	+2.44%	99.7	80.0%	1.35
HaoWen 'somebody' Xusomebody	35 - 26	+4.84%	80.3	75.0%	1.30
Junhao 'ChildKing' PengChildKing	31 - 24	+0.33%	78.5	85.0%	1.28
Andrew 'kaze' Khongkaze	23 - 20	-2.16%	49.6	80.0%	1.00

TYLOO	K - D	Swing	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Jingxiang 'Mercury' WangMercury	26 - 34	-0.48%	72.7	80.0%	1.04
Dongkai 'Jee' JiJee	28 - 28	-3.07%	66.0	70.0%	1.01
Yi 'JamYoung' YangJamYoung	30 - 29	-2.22%	62.9	67.5%	0.90
WeiJie 'zhokiNg' ZhongzhokiNg	22 - 37	-0.03%	82.7	67.5%	0.83
Qianhao 'Moseyuh' ChenMoseyuh	15 - 31	-6.94%	56.5	62.5%	0.65

Rare Atom are the fourth team to lock in a Fall Showdown spot, joining M80 — who were recently announced as replacements for NRG — and European qualifier winners AMKAL and Zero Tenacity. One more open entry spot is up for grabs through Pelaajat Nordic Masters Fall, with the remaining ten spots filled by teams from BLAST Fall Groups.

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M80 replace NRG in BLAST Fall Showdown