High fives all around for PKL and paiN as they directly qualify for ESEA Premier Season 37

paiN complete flawless ESEA Advanced season; ESEA Premier Relegation lineup finalized

This marks the second season in a row that a Brazilian team has won the division.

paiN have completed their perfect season with a 3-0 victory over PDHM in the grand final of ESEA Advanced Season 36. The Brazilians will advance directly to Premier Season 37 and avoid playing in Relegation entirely, while PDHM will be joined by Big Chillin as the top two ESEA Advanced delegates in Relegation.

Tuesday's consolidation final was a back and forth affair from start to finish. PDHM converted a slim 8-7 halftime lead into a narrow victory on Inferno, a map that featured five lead changes and a 28 kill performance from Devin "Xzen" Barber that couldn't stop PDHM from going up 1-0 in the series. Alexander "knightmare" Sozzi led PDHM with 25 frags in the win.

Big Chillin bounced back with a convincing win on Overpass where they were able to even the series at their leisure after jumping out to a huge 12-3 lead on their T-side. Michael "Munk" Klotz led all players with 27 frags to help Big Chillin even the series, while PDHM were led by Brandon "Sharkie" Ly's 21 kills in the loss.

The decider on Dust2 went the distance, as PDHM came back from a 10-5 deficit at the half to win seven of the final eight rounds and secure a grand final berth without needing overtime. Sharkie came up big for PDHM with 27 kills in the series-clinching win, while Xzen led Big Chillin again, this time with a server-best 32 frags in the loss.

Big Chillin
1 - 2
PDHM
All maps
Big Chillin K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.0
United States Devin 'Xzen' Barber 82 - 52 +30 101.7 77.6% 1.42
United States Michael 'Munk' Klotz 66 - 57 +9 76.6 62.4% 1.17
United States Blake 'Elk' Swinson 58 - 59 -1 77.7 67.1% 1.11
United States Brendan 'Melloh' Mello 52 - 60 -8 66.3 74.1% 0.96
United States Matt 'dvl' Buechel 38 - 58 -20 59.6 67.1% 0.83
PDHM K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.0
United States Brandon 'Sharkie' Ly 71 - 65 +6 83.2 67.1% 1.16
United States Alexander 'knightmare' Sozzi 58 - 59 -1 86.0 68.2% 1.10
United States Malick 'dangle' Abid 58 - 59 -1 70.7 68.2% 1.02
United States Josh 'Spoice' Betters 57 - 56 +1 70.2 68.2% 1.02
United States Brian 'Brian2K' Ladron De Guevara 41 - 61 -20 59.8 64.7% 0.78

paiN entered the grand final with a 1-0 series lead from the upper bracket and wasted no time widening that gap. The South American side took a modest 9-6 lead on their CT-side, but then dominated on the attack and lost just one round in the second half. Gabriel "NEKIZ" Schenato led the way for paiN with 23 kills while Malick "dangle" Abid topped the scoreboard for PDHM with 19 frags as he and his teammates were pushed to the brink of elimination.

But PDHM refused to go quietly into the night. They came out swinging on their pick of Inferno and even reached match point first, but then failed to convert five opportunities in a row to extend the series and allowed the Brazilians back into the map. paiN carried that momentum into overtime and allowed PDHM just one round, altogether winning nine of the last ten rounds to secure the map, series, and division title. Vinicios "PKL" Coelho tallied a server-high 31 kills in the decider, while knightmare managed 27 frags as he and his teammates were sent to ESEA Season 36 Relegation for a first-round rematch with Big Chillin. 

paiN
3 - 0
PDHM
All maps
paiN K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.0
Brazil Vinicios 'PKL' Coelho 48 - 35 +13 90.7 79.3% 1.34
Brazil Rafael 'saffee' Costa 47 - 30 +17 79.8 82.8% 1.31
Brazil Gabriel 'NEKIZ' Schenato 46 - 33 +13 81.7 72.4% 1.26
Brazil Rodrigo 'biguzera' Bittencourt 44 - 33 +11 79.0 69.0% 1.15
Brazil Wesley 'hardzao' Lopes 36 - 40 -4 72.6 77.6% 1.05
PDHM K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.0
United States Josh 'Spoice' Betters 32 - 41 -9 61.2 69.0% 0.95
United States Malick 'dangle' Abid 40 - 42 -2 73.1 63.8% 0.93
United States Alexander 'knightmare' Sozzi 38 - 52 -14 76.5 67.2% 0.88
United States Brandon 'Sharkie' Ly 33 - 46 -13 63.8 56.9% 0.80
United States Brian 'Brian2K' Ladron De Guevara 28 - 41 -13 53.7 55.2% 0.73

The final standings for ESEA Advanced Season 36 are:

1. Brazil paiN - $5,000, ESEA Premier S37
2. United States PDHM - $3,250, ESEA Premier S36 Relegation
3. United States Big Chillin - $2,250, ESEA Premier S36 Relegation
4. Canada Veloz - $1,500, ESEA Premier S36 Relegation
5-6. United States HeadShotKings - $1,000, ESEA Premier S36 Relegation
5-6. United States Recon 5 Black - $1,000, ESEA Premier S36 Relegation
7-8. [sam] Infinity - $500
7-8. United States UYU - $500

Based on seeding, the first-round matchups for ESEA Premier Season 36 Relegation are:

United States SKDC vs. United States HeadShotKings
United States Levitate vs. United States Recon 5 Black
United States ImPerium vs. Canada Veloz
United States PDHM vs. United States Big Chillin

ESEA Premier Season 36 Relegation begins tomorrow and will conclude by Sunday.

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