BOSS, Legacy finalize Americas RMR team list

The 16 Americas squads set to brawl for seven Major spots in November have been decided.

BOSS made it to the RMR after a contentious final map versus Elevate

The final day of play of the North American closed qualifier for the Perfect World Shanghai Major Americas RMR has drawn to a close, with BOSS and Legacy emerging as the claimants for the final two spots up for grabs.

Of the two sides, BOSS was the one that managed to reach the RMR without playing the fourth-place decider match, on account of their higher seed in the qualifier. With that being said, the American side still encountered difficulties in their final match against Elevate.

In the final round of regulation on the decider of Dust2, BOSS player Matthew "⁠Cryptic⁠" Whitmore suffered a technical issue which caused him to disconnect from the match. BOSS subsequently called "not live" in the hopes of restarting the round, not knowing that Elevate's Jaxon "⁠Peeping⁠" Cornwell had already sustained a point of damage from his own grenade.

Despite the fact that Peeping had already taken damage, the admin called for a round restart during the round, leading Elevate to win the round as BOSS waited out the round timer. The admin subsequently acknowledged his mistake in freezetime, before eventually deciding that the round should be restarted regardless, something that the Perfect World RMR rulebook allows if the outcome of the restarted round "[could] not be determined." Elevate went on to win the restarted round, before faltering in overtime 17-19.

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BOSS

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Elevate

13

Ancient

10

11

Nuke

13

19

Dust2

17

For their 2-1 match, Legacy faced off against Nick "⁠nitr0⁠" Cannella's NRG, who handily bested Legacy in their last meeting three months prior. Here in the RMR qualifier however, it was Legacy who had the upper hand, besting NRG in a straightforward 2-0 series to reach the fourth-place decider.

FLUFFY AIMERS, a team who recovered from their 0-1 start with three consecutive BO3 wins, including over Party Astronauts, served as Legacy's final hurdle in the qualifier. In the end, despite the best efforts of young gun Dylan "⁠slump⁠" N., Legacy bagged another 2-0 win, securing their place as the final participant in the Americas RMR.

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Legacy

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FLUFFY AIMERS

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Mirage

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13

Ancient

10

The team list for the Perfect World Shanghai Major Americas RMR, set to run from November 12-15, is now:

Liquid
Complexity
paiN
9z
FURIA
MIBR
M80
Imperial

RED Canids
Wildcard
Legacy
Nouns
BESTIA
Case
KRÜ
BOSS