
ex-Kiri qualify for Dust2.us Eagle Masters Series #5!
The third of four qualifiers for Dust2.us Eagle Masters Series #5 went down yesterday, with twelve teams fighting for one spot in the main event. ex-Kiri met SKDC in the final, featuring Kyle "OCEAN" O'Brien, and took them down in a tight 2-0 series.
ex-Kiri and SKDC both had byes in the first round, with the former facing Fueled By Hate and the latter taking on MAZRAEA in the quarterfinals. ex-Kiri won 13-5 in their match while SKDC did one better, winning their game 13-4. ex-Kiri took a solid 13-8 victory over Omen to qualify for the final, while SKDC beat Full House in a thrilling 16-12 overtime game to put themselves a series away from the main event.
SKDC took an early lead in map one, holding an 8-4 advantage at the end of the first half. ex-Kiri came right back, though, taking all the momentum and stealing the first map 13-11 after an impressive 9-3 second half. The comeback was fueled by Pishoy "den1ed" M.'s stellar 27-17 performance, which put SKDC on the ropes in the grand final.
ex-Kiri enjoyed a much better start to map two, taking an 8-4 lead of their own at halftime. SKDC leveled the game at 8-8 early in the second period, but ex-Kiri stabilized to take the map 13-10 and book their spot in Dust2.us Eagle Masters Series #5. den1ed once again led his team in the fragging department with 19 kills to take his side over the line.
The team list for the Dust2.us Eagle Masters Series #5 now consists of:
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SkinRave (Americas VRS #17)
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Voca (Americas VRS #23)
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BOSS (Americas VRS #30)
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regain (Americas VRS #31)
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Phoenix (Americas VRS #34)
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LAG (Americas VRS #35)
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Aether (Americas VRS #39)
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InControl (Americas VRS #46)
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Lotus (Americas VRS #50)
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Ghost (Americas VRS #57)
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Take Flyte (Americas VRS #64)
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Wanted Goons (Americas VRS #69)
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faceit enjoyers (Open Qualifier #1)
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Outfit 49 (Open Qualifier #2)
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ex-Kiri (Open Qualifier #3)
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Open Qualifier #4
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