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February 25, 2019 12:01AM

Written by Mnmzzz

Ghost and The Quest qualify for ECS Season 7 Challenger Cup

The third ECS Season 7 Challenger Cup qualifier has come to an end, with a Josh "steel" Nissan-less Ghost and Matthew "mCe" Elmore's The Quest claiming two spots for the Challenger Cup.

Also read: Third ECS Season 7 Challenger Cup qualifier sees Ghost debut without steel

Like many of the previous Challenger Cup qualifiers, the day started off with a forfeit, as technical issues forced the South American team Jaguar to concede their match against The Quest.

https://twitter.com/sickLyCS/status/1099761052995280898

As for the other quarterfinals matches, they played out without many surprises except for a hotly contested series between Ghost and iNTACT. Ghost started off on the backfoot after losing Overpass to the MDL squad 17-19. After Overpass, Ghost seemed to regain their composure winning Train and Inferno 16-8 and 16-11, respectively. However, their shaky start to the series raises many questions regarding how the team will proceed without their long-time IGL if they do decide to move forward without him.

ECS Season 7 North America Challenger Cup Open Qualifier 3

Bo3

Ghost

2 - 1

iNTACT

All maps

Ghost	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Kenneth 'koosta' Suen	69 - 49	+20	90.1	79.3%	1.35
Matthew 'WARDELL' Yu	72 - 42	+30	78.4	78.2%	1.35
Jason 'neptune' Tran	53 - 49	+4	71.4	78.2%	1.08
Ryan 'freakazoid' Abadir	62 - 62	+0	80.0	69.0%	1.08
Yassine 'Subroza' Taoufik	51 - 60	-9	63.4	71.3%	0.92

iNTACT	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Gabe 'Spongey' Greiner	59 - 54	+5	71.2	71.3%	1.07
Christopher 'Swahn' Swahn	53 - 58	-5	64.4	64.4%	0.95
Alan 'Shakezullah' Hardeman	51 - 59	-8	70.0	69.0%	0.95
William 'will' Cheng	46 - 66	-20	64.7	63.2%	0.82
Jake 'kaboose' McDonald	52 - 72	-20	64.9	56.3%	0.79

Maps

Swahn33 kills

Most kills

Swahn1.46 rating

Best rating

Swahn1.85 rating

Best t-side

WARDELL1.33 rating

Best ct-side

Overpass Rounds

koosta24 kills

Most kills

koosta1.84 rating

Best rating

koosta1.84 rating

Best t-side

koosta1.85 rating

Best ct-side

Train Rounds

freakazoid24 kills

Most kills

freakazoid1.40 rating

Best rating

koosta1.31 rating

Best t-side

WARDELL1.62 rating

Best ct-side

Inferno Rounds

ECS Season 7 North America Challenger Cup Open Qualifier 3

Bo3

Hysteria

2 - 1

Orion

All maps

Hysteria	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Jordon 'jitter' Ruggiero	64 - 45	+19	84.0	78.4%	1.31
Malick 'dangle' Abid	55 - 45	+10	89.6	86.5%	1.29
Shawn 'Magowi' O'Malley	54 - 42	+12	78.5	81.1%	1.24
Austin 'RenZ' Dickman	59 - 45	+14	83.9	78.4%	1.23
Jeremy 'Mundle' King	53 - 49	+4	75.1	71.6%	1.10

Orion	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Troy 'ara' Pollock	58 - 51	+7	68.7	68.9%	1.11
Tucker 'Tucker' Watson	43 - 55	-12	70.9	66.2%	0.89
Reagan 'Reagan' Love	46 - 60	-14	68.9	70.3%	0.89
Oliver 'figment' Thompson	41 - 59	-18	66.8	62.2%	0.83
Garrett 'Bunny' Molle	37 - 61	-24	60.0	62.2%	0.78

Maps

ara32 kills

Most kills

ara1.74 rating

Best rating

ara1.94 rating

Best t-side

ara1.48 rating

Best ct-side

Inferno Rounds

Mundle22 kills

Most kills

Mundle1.65 rating

Best rating

Magowi2.40 rating

Best t-side

Mundle1.88 rating

Best ct-side

Mirage Rounds

jitter32 kills

Most kills

jitter1.77 rating

Best rating

jitter1.67 rating

Best t-side

jitter1.91 rating

Best ct-side

Overpass Rounds

ECS Season 7 North America Challenger Cup Open Qualifier 3

Bo3

Big Frames

2 - 1

Kobruh

All maps

Big Frames	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Jacob 'L0NER' Webster	62 - 39	+23	80.8	74.6%	1.36
Jimmy 'Nurfed' McFadden	59 - 44	+15	95.6	73.1%	1.32
Andy 'devastation' Parr	47 - 42	+5	88.4	73.1%	1.25
Ryan 'Church' Church	48 - 37	+11	76.3	88.1%	1.21
Thomas 'tconnors' Connors	44 - 41	+3	67.1	74.6%	1.11

Kobruh	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Everett 'Poison' Ivy	50 - 45	+5	74.5	73.1%	1.06
Jose 'SecretAgent' Fernandez	47 - 49	-2	77.0	56.7%	0.95
Koby 'kobruh' Higgs	39 - 55	-16	69.0	52.2%	0.76
Sean 'Inseaniac' Morrison	36 - 57	-21	66.6	61.2%	0.71
Bucky 'MrKaiser' Kaiser	29 - 54	-25	57.3	59.7%	0.68

Maps

SecretAgent28 kills

Most kills

SecretAgent1.81 rating

Best rating

SecretAgent1.35 rating

Best t-side

SecretAgent2.57 rating

Best ct-side

Mirage Rounds

tconnors23 kills

Most kills

tconnors1.81 rating

Best rating

Inseaniac1.59 rating

Best t-side

tconnors2.90 rating

Best ct-side

Dust2 Rounds

L0NER26 kills

Most kills

L0NER1.75 rating

Best rating

L0NER2.67 rating

Best t-side

devastation1.53 rating

Best ct-side

Cache Rounds

After their close series against iNTACT, Ghost made comparatively short work of Big Frames, dispatching them in two maps. Yassine "Subroza" Taoufik stood out during this match putting up a 1.8 K/D ratio and 111 ADR.

ECS Season 7 North America Challenger Cup Open Qualifier 3

Bo3

Big Frames

0 - 2

Ghost

All maps

Big Frames	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Andy 'devastation' Parr	29 - 38	-9	73.2	71.1%	0.91
Ryan 'Church' Church	28 - 41	-13	73.6	62.2%	0.78
Thomas 'tconnors' Connors	26 - 37	-11	67.1	57.8%	0.76
Jimmy 'Nurfed' McFadden	20 - 39	-19	64.9	51.1%	0.65
Jacob 'L0NER' Webster	22 - 40	-18	50.0	60.0%	0.59

Ghost	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Yassine 'Subroza' Taoufik	49 - 27	+22	111.9	80.0%	1.64
Kenneth 'koosta' Suen	45 - 23	+22	94.2	80.0%	1.58
Ryan 'freakazoid' Abadir	39 - 29	+10	101.6	82.2%	1.40
Matthew 'WARDELL' Yu	35 - 23	+12	73.8	86.7%	1.32
Jason 'neptune' Tran	27 - 24	+3	65.7	86.7%	1.11

Maps

Subroza31 kills

Most kills

Subroza2.01 rating

Best rating

Subroza2.41 rating

Best t-side

Subroza1.77 rating

Best ct-side

Cache Rounds

koosta25 kills

Most kills

koosta1.83 rating

Best rating

koosta1.71 rating

Best t-side

koosta2.14 rating

Best ct-side

Nuke Rounds

Also read: Stay Frosty unable to beat the heat as agM and DaneJoris look for team, Nurfed steps down

On the other side of the bracket, The Quest took on a Hysteria to determine the final team to advance from the third qualifier. Much like Ghost's semi-final outing, The Quest quickly dispatched of their opposition by cleaning up on Cache 16-5 and Nuke 16-9.

ECS Season 7 North America Challenger Cup Open Qualifier 3

Bo3

The Quest

2 - 0

Hysteria

All maps

The Quest	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Logan 'Voltage' Long	43 - 24	+19	88.2	84.8%	1.46
Jack 'xCeeD' Holiman	44 - 26	+18	95.9	78.3%	1.44
Jonathan 'Jonji' Carey	41 - 33	+8	101.7	78.3%	1.32
Matthew 'mCe' Elmore	37 - 28	+9	90.7	76.1%	1.27
Trevor 'FrostayK' Bandle	29 - 24	+5	69.5	71.7%	1.11

Hysteria	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Malick 'dangle' Abid	32 - 40	-8	80.8	69.6%	1.00
Jordon 'jitter' Ruggiero	26 - 39	-13	69.8	60.9%	0.84
Jeremy 'Mundle' King	25 - 40	-15	61.2	63.0%	0.76
Austin 'RenZ' Dickman	25 - 38	-13	63.7	63.0%	0.75
Shawn 'Magowi' O'Malley	24 - 38	-14	58.5	52.2%	0.69

Maps

xCeeD21 kills

Most kills

Voltage1.45 rating

Best rating

mCe1.65 rating

Best t-side

FrostayK1.89 rating

Best ct-side

Cache Rounds

Voltage25 kills

Most kills

Voltage1.49 rating

Best rating

xCeeD2.06 rating

Best t-side

Voltage1.71 rating

Best ct-side

Nuke Rounds

With Ghost and The Quest securing their spots in the Challenger Cup, the full of qualified teams so far is:

MASSIVEimpact	Zone
Mythic	The Fundamentals
Ghost	The Quest
Qualifier #4	Qualifier #4

The final ECS qualifier is set to begin tomorrow to determine the final two spots for the ECS Season 7 Challenger Cup. As always, links and dates for upcoming qualifiers can be found on the Dust2.us Calendar.