Update: GODSENT win ESEA Spring Cash Cup 6 over Bad News Bears
GODSENT got their revenge for the cs_summit 8 Closed Qualifier and defeated Bad News Bears 2-0 to claim a $9,000 prize for the weekend of play. paiN also swept RBG in the third-place match to secure a majority Brazilian podium for the event.
The early rounds saw a number of ESEA Premier sides being upset by lower division competition. Turkish-American ESEA Advanced side YeniCherry was able to obliterate CNSRD and took down Big Chillin in overtime before losing to Bad News Bears, GGPR forfeited their first-round match, and Third Impact and Recon 5 were eliminated by Party Astronauts and Secret Club, respectively.
oNe were eliminated in a whitewash on Inferno by their Brazilian countrymen from GODSENT. Overall, this Cash Cup featured a higher than usual number of quality teams participating, prompting expanded coverage of the event by HLTV.
The first quarterfinal was dominated by Bad News Bears in the second half. Party Astronauts hung around and trailed just 9-6 when the teams switched sides, but only managed to get two stops on their Inferno defense in the latter half of play as Bad News Bears cruised to day two of the event. Alan "Shakezullah" Hardeman, who stood in for Nick "alter" Jackson, led all players with 22 kills, while Josh "PwnAlone" Pigue led Party Astronauts with 19 frags.
Party AstronautsBad News Bears| Party Astronauts |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Josh 'PwnAlone' Pigue |
19 - 18 | +1 | 77.2 | 75.0% | 1.08 |
| Gage 'Infinite' Green |
16 - 20 | -4 | 85.6 | 70.8% | 1.03 |
| Wesley 'viz' Harris |
13 - 21 | -8 | 68.8 | 62.5% | 0.78 |
 Jonathan 'djay' Dallal |
13 - 19 | -6 | 63.9 | 66.7% | 0.76 |
| Ben 'ben1337' Smith |
7 - 19 | -12 | 31.9 | 50.0% | 0.46 |
| Bad News Bears |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan 'Jonji' Carey |
21 - 16 | +5 | 97.3 | 83.3% | 1.55 |
| Michael 'Swisher' Schmid |
20 - 13 | +7 | 96.7 | 87.5% | 1.48 |
| Alan 'Shakezullah' Hardeman |
22 - 13 | +9 | 93.2 | 79.2% | 1.41 |
| Gabe 'Spongey' Greiner |
19 - 14 | +5 | 68.9 | 79.2% | 1.16 |
| Peter 'ptr' Gurney |
14 - 13 | +1 | 75.4 | 83.3% | 1.14 |
The other quarterfinal between Secret Club and GODSENT saw very little defensive prowess displayed by both rosters on Inferno. Secret Club managed to put together a decisive 11-4 lead by the end of the first half, but GODSENT came all the way back with a 12-3 T side of their own to win in regulation. Both Bruno "b4rtiN" Câmara and Epitacio "TACO" de Melo tallied fourteen of their nineteen kills in the second half of play to power the Brazilian resurgence.
GODSENTSecret Club| GODSENT |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bruno 'b4rtiN' Câmara |
19 - 16 | +3 | 73.2 | 83.3% | 1.23 |
| Eduardo 'dumau' Wolkmer |
21 - 19 | +2 | 67.1 | 73.3% | 1.09 |
| Bruno 'latto' Rebelatto |
17 - 16 | +1 | 73.2 | 76.7% | 1.09 |
| Epitacio 'TACO' de Melo |
19 - 21 | -2 | 67.1 | 46.7% | 0.91 |
| João 'felps' Vasconcellos |
18 - 21 | -3 | 54.9 | 70.0% | 0.87 |
| Secret Club |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle 'Wolffe' Greenfield |
21 - 18 | +3 | 77.5 | 76.7% | 1.18 |
| Victor 'v1c' T. |
20 - 20 | +0 | 74.2 | 76.7% | 1.18 |
| Jordon 'jitter' Ruggiero |
19 - 21 | -2 | 81.9 | 76.7% | 1.16 |
| Ethan 'reck' Serrano |
16 - 17 | -1 | 51.1 | 53.3% | 0.89 |
| Adam 'WolfY' Andersson |
15 - 18 | -3 | 49.7 | 60.0% | 0.82 |
The Brazilian derby was the only series in the second day of the Cash Cup to go to all three maps. Each South American side took their own map pick convincingly, but it was GODSENT who ran away with the Vertigo decider. Things looked alright for paiN in the first half after they claimed an 8-7 lead on CT side, but when it was their turn to attack they managed to steal away just one round from the GODSENT defense. João "felps" Vasconcellos led all players with 65 frags in the series, while paiN were led by 55 kill from Gabriel "NEKIZ" Schenato.
paiNGODSENT| paiN |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel 'NEKIZ' Schenato |
55 - 52 | +3 | 82.6 | 70.4% | 1.05 |
| Rafael 'saffee' Costa |
49 - 48 | +1 | 74.0 | 62.0% | 0.97 |
| Rodrigo 'biguzera' Bittencourt |
38 - 52 | -14 | 72.5 | 59.2% | 0.91 |
| Wesley 'hardzao' Lopes |
40 - 50 | -10 | 62.5 | 60.6% | 0.80 |
| Vinicios 'PKL' Coelho |
31 - 59 | -28 | 52.6 | 66.2% | 0.62 |
| GODSENT |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| João 'felps' Vasconcellos |
65 - 51 | +14 | 91.9 | 66.2% | 1.32 |
| Bruno 'latto' Rebelatto |
58 - 45 | +13 | 94.5 | 76.1% | 1.31 |
| Bruno 'b4rtiN' Câmara |
48 - 38 | +10 | 71.5 | 77.5% | 1.20 |
| Eduardo 'dumau' Wolkmer |
43 - 39 | +4 | 68.9 | 76.1% | 1.05 |
| Epitacio 'TACO' de Melo |
45 - 41 | +4 | 66.6 | 66.2% | 1.03 |
Bad News Bears were dominant on their map pick of Nuke, following up a 10-5 performance on the T-side of the map with a flawless CT-side to quickly grab a 1-0 series lead. RBG looked like they would even the series out on Inferno, but Anthony "CLASIA" Kearney suffered the same fate as his former Secret Club teammates the day before as Bad News Bears ran it all the way back and claimed a thirty-round victory. Jonathan "Jonji" Carey led all players with 48 kills in the series, while Colby "Walco" Walsh led RBG with 38 frags in the loss.
RBGBad News Bears| RBG |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony 'CLASIA' Kearney |
36 - 35 | +1 | 79.7 | 76.5% | 1.10 |
| Colby 'Walco' Walsh |
38 - 38 | +0 | 77.5 | 72.5% | 1.09 |
| Jadan 'HexT' Postma |
30 - 38 | -8 | 69.8 | 66.7% | 0.92 |
| Jerric 'wiz' Jiang |
25 - 38 | -13 | 53.3 | 70.6% | 0.76 |
| Connor 'chop' Sullivan |
28 - 40 | -12 | 61.5 | 60.8% | 0.68 |
| Bad News Bears |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan 'Jonji' Carey |
48 - 38 | +10 | 107.1 | 80.4% | 1.50 |
| Michael 'Swisher' Schmid |
43 - 33 | +10 | 88.3 | 86.3% | 1.39 |
| Gabe 'Spongey' Greiner |
40 - 26 | +14 | 68.0 | 68.6% | 1.22 |
| Peter 'ptr' Gurney |
39 - 30 | +9 | 76.8 | 74.5% | 1.18 |
| Alan 'Shakezullah' Hardeman |
18 - 30 | -12 | 53.1 | 82.4% | 0.89 |
In the third-place match RBG were within a round of paiN at halftime in both maps, but only managed a combined seven rounds on Inferno and Nuke in the second half. CLASIA led RBG with 39 kills in the loss, while Rafael "saffee" Costa led paiN with 47 frags as the Brazilians secured $2,000 for their weekend of play.
RBGpaiN| RBG |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony 'CLASIA' Kearney |
39 - 40 | -1 | 74.9 | 61.1% | 0.96 |
| Jadan 'HexT' Postma |
37 - 42 | -5 | 68.1 | 57.4% | 0.88 |
| Jerric 'wiz' Jiang |
32 - 43 | -11 | 67.4 | 64.8% | 0.81 |
| Connor 'chop' Sullivan |
21 - 40 | -19 | 58.2 | 57.4% | 0.71 |
| Colby 'Walco' Walsh |
26 - 44 | -18 | 61.7 | 55.6% | 0.65 |
| paiN |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael 'saffee' Costa |
47 - 32 | +15 | 91.7 | 85.2% | 1.43 |
| Vinicios 'PKL' Coelho |
43 - 33 | +10 | 91.4 | 75.9% | 1.42 |
| Rodrigo 'biguzera' Bittencourt |
37 - 28 | +9 | 79.0 | 81.5% | 1.25 |
| Gabriel 'NEKIZ' Schenato |
42 - 31 | +11 | 77.5 | 74.1% | 1.21 |
| Wesley 'hardzao' Lopes |
38 - 31 | +7 | 70.6 | 77.8% | 1.11 |
In the grand final GODSENT continued to batter Bad News Bears on Dust2, this time jumping out to a 13-2 first-half lead before securing a 1-0 series lead at their leisure. felps and Bruno "latto" Rebelatto combined for 29 kills in GODSENT's dominant first half, while Michael "Swisher" Schmid led Bad News Bears with 19 kills over the course of the entire map loss.
When things shifted over to Bad New Bears' pick of Nuke, it was a much closer affair. GODSENT took a 9-6 advantage into the second half before Bad News Bears tied things back up at 13-13, but GODSENT won the final three rounds to close out the map, series, and event win. latto and Gabe "Spongey" Greiner each led their respective teams with 24 kills in the final map.
Bad News BearsGODSENT| Bad News Bears |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabe 'Spongey' Greiner |
35 - 34 | +1 | 68.4 | 78.8% | 1.04 |
| Michael 'Swisher' Schmid |
39 - 40 | -1 | 76.7 | 65.4% | 0.99 |
| Alan 'Shakezullah' Hardeman |
27 - 35 | -8 | 61.7 | 65.4% | 0.85 |
| Peter 'ptr' Gurney |
30 - 40 | -10 | 69.5 | 57.7% | 0.82 |
| Jonathan 'Jonji' Carey |
21 - 43 | -22 | 58.9 | 51.9% | 0.61 |
| GODSENT |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno 'latto' Rebelatto |
45 - 33 | +12 | 88.7 | 76.9% | 1.37 |
| João 'felps' Vasconcellos |
41 - 33 | +8 | 95.1 | 71.2% | 1.32 |
| Eduardo 'dumau' Wolkmer |
40 - 28 | +12 | 76.2 | 80.8% | 1.26 |
| Bruno 'b4rtiN' Câmara |
33 - 29 | +4 | 65.1 | 73.1% | 1.12 |
| Epitacio 'TACO' de Melo |
33 - 31 | +2 | 66.8 | 78.8% | 1.07 |
The final standings of ESEA Spring Cash Cup 6 are:
1. GODSENT - $9,000
2. Bad News Bears - $4,000
3. paiN - $2,000
4. RBG
5-6. Secret Club
5-6. Party Astronauts
Update: ESEA has announced ESEA Summer Cash Cup 1 will take place on June 5th. This will also be the first Cash Cup that will feature Ancient in the active map pool in place of Train. Interested teams can sign up here.
