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: