Wildcard claim ESL Challenger League S50 Cup #2 title over Marsborne
Wildcard have won the ESL Challenger League Season 50 North America Cup #2 finals last night, September 22nd, against Marsborne. It was a close series, as Marsborne got to double-digit territory on both maps, but Wildcard secured the map without the need for the decider Inferno.
Train: 
Wildcard 13-10 Marsborne 
Marsborne picked Train and converted their T-side pistol, however, Wildcard took control of the game once they had rifles to work with, and won the first half by 8-4. Marsborne nearly came back in the second half as they won almost six rounds in a row as CTs, but Wildcard held on to their advantage and won the map.
Maciej "F1KU" Miklas, who had a shy performance as CT, came true for Wildcard in that second half, and was their only player to finish with a positive K-D on the T-side.
Overpass: Wildcard 13-11 Marsborne
Marsborne also had a good start on Overpass, but once again, Wildcard took the lead once they had access to guns. They won seven out of the last nine rounds on T-side to secure a comfortable advantage for their CT-side.
Wildcard quickly put Marsborne on the ropes as they had a flying start in the second half. Marsborne had great reads on their T-side to tie the game 11-11, but Wildcard converted the final two rounds to avoid going to Inferno. Love "phzy" Smidebrant played a decisive part in the result, as he grabbed 26 kills on Overpass.
MarsborneWildcard| Marsborne |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam 'WolfY' Andersson |
37 - 31 | +6 | 72.7 | 72.3% | 1.07 |
| Adam 'Grizz' Golden |
33 - 31 | +2 | 77.7 | 66.0% | 1.01 |
| Wesley 'viz' Harris |
28 - 32 | -4 | 64.5 | 70.2% | 0.95 |
| Connor 'chop' Sullivan |
25 - 33 | -8 | 64.5 | 70.2% | 0.88 |
| Danny 'Cxzi' Strzelczyk |
25 - 34 | -9 | 69.6 | 66.0% | 0.80 |
| Wildcard |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Love 'phzy' Smidebrant |
45 - 29 | +16 | 87.7 | 74.5% | 1.29 |
 Maciej 'F1KU' Miklas |
29 - 31 | -2 | 79.6 | 74.5% | 1.15 |
| Josh 'JBa' Barutt |
31 - 28 | +3 | 73.6 | 76.6% | 1.12 |
 Peter 'stanislaw' Jarguz |
27 - 31 | -4 | 60.5 | 70.2% | 0.92 |
| Jaxon 'Peeping' Cornwell |
28 - 30 | -2 | 60.1 | 72.3% | 0.89 |
With the result, Wildcard secured their spot in the ECL S50 NA finals in November, which will see four teams fighting for a spot in ESL Pro League Season 23.
The top four of ECL S50 Cup #2 is as follows:
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Wildcard (stanislaw, jBa, phzy, Peeping, and F1KU) - $8,000
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Marsborne (WolfY, chop, Grizz, viz, and Cxzi) - $4,000
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Getting Info (MarKE, shane, snav, slump, and dea) - $2,000
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SkinRave (junior, Cryptic, laxie, Walco, and Axed) - $1,500
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