ex-Splyce retain Pro League spot, Swole Patrol return to MDL
The consolidation final of ESL Pro League Season 7 relegation North America between ex-Splyce and Swole Patrol has completed, with the former Pro team emerging on top 2-1 (16-10 Cache, 17-19 Inferno, 16-10 Train).
The first map Cache started as a close affair, with many rounds going back and forth between the two squads. Swole Patrol from the Counter-Terrorist side edged out ex-Splyce at the end of the half with an 8-7 scoreline. However, a very strong T half by ex-Splyce and Ricardo "Rickeh" Mulholland let David "DAVEY" Stafford's men take Swole Patrol's map pick 16-10.
ex-Splyce's pick Inferno kept with the theme of a close match, as another 8-7 half came out of the two organizationless squads, this time in favor of the ex-Splyce side. Swole Patrol didn't let them off the hook on their T side however, and managed to force overtime. A big game from Samuel "SileNt" Portillo kept the MDL team in the series, and allowed Swole Patrol to win map two 19-17.
Train kicked off with a pretty large lead for ex-Splyce, racking up an 11-4 scoreline at the half. Swole Patrol tried their best to mount a comeback from their CT side, but Stephen "reltuC" Cutler was too much for the muscle men, and ex-Splyce took the map 16-10 and the series 2-1.
Swole Patrol| K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ricardo 'Rickeh' Mulholland |
70 - 43 | +27 | 84.0 | 81.8% | 1.38 |
 Taylor 'Drone' Johnson |
74 - 57 | +17 | 88.4 | 69.3% | 1.26 |
| Stephen 'reltuC' Cutler |
73 - 54 | +19 | 82.1 | 80.7% | 1.24 |
 Kory 'SEMPHIS' Friesen |
53 - 64 | -11 | 71.5 | 77.3% | 0.96 |
| David 'DAVEY' Stafford |
50 - 60 | -10 | 65.5 | 71.6% | 0.92 |
| Swole Patrol |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan 'freakazoid' Abadir |
61 - 64 | -3 | 87.2 | 67.0% | 1.10 |
| Jordan 'Zellsis' Montemurro |
65 - 64 | +1 | 80.3 | 72.7% | 1.09 |
| Austin 'Cooper' Abadir |
59 - 60 | -1 | 62.2 | 62.5% | 0.98 |
| Samuel 'SileNt' Portillo |
51 - 65 | -14 | 67.5 | 69.3% | 0.94 |
| Ryan 'ryann' Welsh |
42 - 67 | -25 | 52.4 | 59.1% | 0.73 |
ex-Splyce have successfully defended their ESL Pro league spot, and will compete in Season 8 of the prestigious league. Swole Patrol will return to the MDL and play through both Seasons 28 and 29 to have their next shot at advancing to Pro League.
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