junior's AWP popped off with 37 kills to power the Bad News Bears to IEM Season XVI: Fall 2021

September 21, 2021 12:56PM

Written by theroadtodrwaldo

Sextet of teams punch tickets to IEM Season XVI: Fall 2021

The dust has settled and another Closed Qualifier has concluded, this one for IEM Season XVI: Fall 2021. Bad News Bears, paiN, GODSENT, oNe, ATK, and Triumph will all attend the main event, while just RBG and Strife were eliminated from contention this past weekend.

https://twitter.com/BnB_pt2/status/1439363935182983170

Also read: Triumph and Mythic qualify to DreamHack Open September

Paytyn "junior" Johnson. +39 KD in two maps. Enough said, he's a bad bad bear.

IEM Fall 2021 North America Closed Qualifier

Bo3

Bad News Bears

2 - 0

ATK

All maps

Bad News Bears	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Paytyn 'junior' Johnson	59 - 20	+39	87.3	81.5%	1.64
Gabe 'Spongey' Greiner	48 - 31	+17	92.6	79.6%	1.37
Alan 'Shakezullah' Hardeman	30 - 34	-4	72.9	77.8%	1.01
Michael 'Swisher' Schmid	36 - 39	-3	72.7	66.7%	0.98
Jonathan 'Jonji' Carey	28 - 40	-12	70.3	64.8%	0.89

ATK	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Gareth 'MisteM' Ries	48 - 44	+4	90.8	75.9%	1.29
Ian 'motm' Hardy	35 - 35	+0	65.8	70.4%	0.99
Wiljahne 'wilj' Smith	31 - 42	-11	74.4	66.7%	0.87
Josh 'bLazE' Saunders	23 - 41	-18	54.4	55.6%	0.73
Rhys 'Fadey' Armstrong	27 - 41	-14	59.6	51.9%	0.69

Maps

junior35 kills

Most kills

junior2.02 rating

Best rating

junior1.79 rating

Best t-side

junior2.19 rating

Best ct-side

Nuke Rounds

Spongey28 kills

Most kills

Spongey1.63 rating

Best rating

Spongey2.57 rating

Best t-side

MisteM1.26 rating

Best ct-side

Inferno Rounds

RBG snatched a convincing 10-5 lead in the opening half of play but squandered it by only managing to tally two defensive victories on Inferno. Conversely, paiN seized a 12-3 lead on Nuke and closed the squeaky door on both the map and the series to punch their ticket to the main event.

IEM Fall 2021 North America Closed Qualifier

Bo3

paiN

2 - 0

RBG

All maps

paiN	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Wesley 'hardzao' Lopes	42 - 24	+18	95.6	86.3%	1.48
Gabriel 'NEKIZ' Schenato	46 - 28	+18	86.8	72.5%	1.35
Rodrigo 'biguzera' Bittencourt	43 - 26	+17	86.1	76.5%	1.34
Rafael 'saffee' Costa	36 - 30	+6	73.5	80.4%	1.18
Vinicios 'PKL' Coelho	28 - 35	-7	70.9	78.4%	1.01

RBG	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Jadan 'HexT' Postma	42 - 37	+5	79.7	64.7%	1.09
Colby 'Walco' Walsh	29 - 37	-8	63.5	74.5%	0.94
Connor 'chop' Sullivan	32 - 38	-6	63.8	60.8%	0.91
Tommy 'Axed' Ryan	19 - 40	-21	53.6	56.9%	0.64
Jordon 'jitter' Ruggiero	21 - 44	-23	61.0	60.8%	0.63

Maps

hardzao26 kills

Most kills

hardzao1.59 rating

Best rating

hardzao2.07 rating

Best t-side

hardzao1.17 rating

Best ct-side

Inferno Rounds

NEKIZ26 kills

Most kills

NEKIZ1.68 rating

Best rating

NEKIZ1.94 rating

Best t-side

NEKIZ1.18 rating

Best ct-side

Nuke Rounds

Also read: paiN best Extra Salt to claim BLAST Premier Fall Showdown spot

Three of Triumph's five players had a KD of -10 or worse in the series as oNe turned a strong map one win into a clean 2-0 series sweep. Mario "malbsMd" Samayoa popped off with 55 kills in two maps to secure his Brazilian compatriots the win.

IEM Fall 2021 North America Closed Qualifier

Bo3

TeamOne

2 - 0

Triumph

All maps

TeamOne	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Mario 'malbsMd' Samayoa	55 - 30	+25	106.9	77.6%	1.61
Pedro 'Maluk3' Campos	43 - 24	+19	91.5	75.5%	1.32
Matheus 'pesadelo' Panisset	39 - 28	+11	84.1	69.4%	1.21
Matheus 'prt' Scuvero	27 - 30	-3	62.1	71.4%	0.99
Enzo 'xns' Henrique	28 - 33	-5	64.5	71.4%	0.91

Triumph	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Brendan 'Bwills' Williams	39 - 37	+2	89.8	73.5%	1.22
Danny 'cxzi' Strzelczyk	33 - 40	-7	79.2	67.3%	1.00
Jack 'xCeeD' Holiman	22 - 40	-18	56.5	59.2%	0.77
Jeorge 'Jeorge' Endicott	22 - 36	-14	56.5	55.1%	0.75
Nicholas 'hate' Young	29 - 39	-10	64.4	46.9%	0.72

Maps

malbsMd26 kills

Most kills

malbsMd1.59 rating

Best rating

malbsMd1.63 rating

Best t-side

Bwills2.13 rating

Best ct-side

Inferno Rounds

malbsMd29 kills

Most kills

malbsMd1.64 rating

Best rating

malbsMd1.78 rating

Best t-side

pesadelo1.91 rating

Best ct-side

Mirage Rounds

The trio of Epitacio "TACO" de Melo, João "felps" Vasconcellos, and Eduardo "dumau" Wolkmer all finished with more than forty frags in their match against Strife to send the upstart organization down to the lower bracket. Keller "SLIGHT" Nilan led his side with 37 kills in the loss, the only player on his team to surpass the 30 frag mark.

IEM Fall 2021 North America Closed Qualifier

Bo3

GODSENT

2 - 0

Strife

All maps

GODSENT	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
João 'felps' Vasconcellos	46 - 28	+18	96.5	76.5%	1.47
Epitacio 'TACO' de Melo	42 - 31	+11	101.5	78.4%	1.47
Eduardo 'dumau' Wolkmer	41 - 23	+18	80.7	86.3%	1.35
Bruno 'b4rtiN' Câmara	39 - 30	+9	72.8	82.4%	1.23
Bruno 'latto' Rebelatto	35 - 29	+6	73.0	76.5%	1.09

Strife	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Keller 'SLIGHT' Nilan	37 - 44	-7	79.3	66.7%	0.98
Dylan 'SATURN' Finch	27 - 40	-13	66.9	52.9%	0.78
David 'J0LZ' Jolin	28 - 42	-14	66.3	52.9%	0.71
Bobby 'stamina' Eitrem	28 - 42	-14	58.9	54.9%	0.69
Austin 'AAustiN' Urb	21 - 39	-18	53.0	58.8%	0.64

Maps

felps26 kills

Most kills

TACO1.56 rating

Best rating

TACO1.78 rating

Best t-side

TACO1.38 rating

Best ct-side

Nuke Rounds

b4rtiN22 kills

Most kills

felps1.56 rating

Best rating

felps1.75 rating

Best t-side

b4rtiN1.68 rating

Best ct-side

Vertigo Rounds

Also read: RBG, Strife, Triumph, and ATK top IEM Fall Open Qualifiers

Despite being lit up on the scoreboard with regard to frags ATK utilized strong T-sides in the second half of both Vertigo and Mirage to climb out of the lower bracket and into the main event. Ian "motm" Hardy finished with a server-best 1.37 rating in the rubber match.

IEM Fall 2021 North America Closed Qualifier

Bo3

ATK

2 - 1

RBG

All maps

ATK	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Ian 'motm' Hardy	46 - 37	+9	86.8	78.0%	1.37
Gareth 'MisteM' Ries	55 - 56	-1	78.8	68.4%	1.03
Josh 'bLazE' Saunders	53 - 54	-1	72.7	65.8%	0.97
Wiljahne 'wilj' Smith	47 - 63	-16	68.1	60.8%	0.87
Rhys 'Fadey' Armstrong	47 - 60	-13	65.0	62.0%	0.83
Daniel 'sprayxd' Kogan	9 - 23	-14	42.4	58.6%	0.53

RBG	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Jadan 'HexT' Postma	67 - 52	+15	92.3	69.6%	1.24
Jordon 'jitter' Ruggiero	60 - 50	+10	84.0	75.9%	1.21
Colby 'Walco' Walsh	53 - 55	-2	83.3	75.9%	1.12
Jerric 'wiz' Jiang	63 - 53	+10	78.4	65.8%	1.10
Connor 'chop' Sullivan	49 - 48	+1	65.1	70.9%	1.01

Maps

wiz29 kills

Most kills

Walco1.34 rating

Best rating

Fadey1.78 rating

Best t-side

jitter1.18 rating

Best ct-side

Vertigo Rounds

HexT27 kills

Most kills

HexT1.83 rating

Best rating

HexT1.38 rating

Best t-side

motm3.44 rating

Best ct-side

Nuke Rounds

jitter24 kills

Most kills

jitter1.40 rating

Best rating

jitter1.65 rating

Best t-side

bLazE1.12 rating

Best ct-side

Mirage Rounds

Strife had to utilize their coach, Ažbe "mindtr6cks" Frlan, on map one and I don't think we need to say any more than "16-0" when it comes to map two. Triumph punched their ticket in convincing fashion.

IEM Fall 2021 North America Closed Qualifier

Bo3

Triumph

2 - 0

Strife

All maps

Triumph	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Jack 'xCeeD' Holiman	41 - 22	+19	115.6	80.0%	1.73
Brendan 'Bwills' Williams	37 - 16	+21	88.6	90.0%	1.60
Jeorge 'Jeorge' Endicott	34 - 20	+14	93.7	80.0%	1.50
Danny 'cxzi' Strzelczyk	31 - 17	+14	74.1	77.5%	1.33
Nicholas 'hate' Young	30 - 17	+13	71.2	95.0%	1.33

Strife	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Austin 'AAustiN' Urb	24 - 35	-11	68.5	55.0%	0.77
Bobby 'stamina' Eitrem	23 - 33	-10	66.0	60.0%	0.76
David 'J0LZ' Jolin	8 - 22	-14	29.7	70.0%	0.71
Ažbe 'mindtr6cks' Frlan	6 - 15	-9	31.6	66.7%	0.59
Dylan 'SATURN' Finch	12 - 33	-21	52.8	50.0%	0.45
Keller 'SLIGHT' Nilan	17 - 35	-18	39.5	45.0%	0.43