Dust2.us Eagle Masters Series 6 Day #4 recap: Wildcard grind out close win v. LAG
The fourth day of Dust2.us Eagle Masters Series 6 has come to an end, with the second round of the Swiss stage getting underway.
Wildcard beat LAG in a tight 2-1 win, and Outfit 49 dealt with F5 2-0.
Wildcard 2-1 LAG
Wildcard and LAG battled in a heavyweight 1-0 match to try to put themselves one match away from the playoffs. The series started on Wildcard's pick of Dust2, where LAG held a 7-5 advantage after a back-and-forth first half. They would build on that lead on their T side, taking a 10-5 lead early in the second half. LAG kept Wildcard at an arm's length, winning the first map 13-9.
LAG's choice was Inferno, with Wildcard starting on the CT side. Neither team strung together more than three rounds in a row, with Wildcard holding onto a 7-5 lead going into the second period. LAG battled back to take a 10-9 lead, and eventually had a chance to win match point at 12-11. Wildcard won the final round of regulation to force overtime, taking that momentum into the extra period to steal the map away, 16-13.
The decider was Anubis, with LAG getting off to a 2-0 start after winning their CT pistol and converting, but Wildcard answered back with five in a row. LAG battled back to even the score at the half at 6-6. Wildcard began the second half with an 11-6 lead, but LAG cut the deficit to just one at 11-10 to bring themselves back into the game. Wildcard were able to edge out LAG at the wire, winning 13-11 to advance to 2-0 in the Swiss stage.
Jaxon "Peeping" Cornwell was Wildcard's leading man, dropping a match-high 60 frags in the victory.
LAGWildcard| LAG |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle 'Wolffe' Greenfield |
58 - 48 | +10 | 88.4 | 73.3% | 1.32 |
| Kevin 'consti' Yi |
53 - 36 | +17 | 69.3 | 81.3% | 1.10 |
 Jonathan 'djay' Dallal |
51 - 46 | +5 | 68.6 | 74.7% | 1.00 |
| Kamron 'kmrn' Manii |
44 - 51 | -7 | 68.9 | 73.3% | 0.96 |
| Justin 'Sandman' Saulle |
43 - 47 | -4 | 64.3 | 76.0% | 0.86 |
| Wildcard |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaxon 'Peeping' Cornwell |
60 - 52 | +8 | 85.9 | 64.0% | 1.14 |
 Miłosz 'mhL' Knasiak |
53 - 45 | +8 | 73.5 | 76.0% | 1.13 |
| Jadan 'HexT' Postma |
50 - 50 | +0 | 65.6 | 69.3% | 1.12 |
| Anthony 'CLASIA' Kearney |
28 - 48 | -20 | 54.1 | 70.7% | 0.83 |
| Ethan 'reck' Serrano |
36 - 54 | -18 | 56.8 | 68.0% | 0.80 |
Outfit 49 2-0 F5
Outfit 49 chose to start this 0-1 match on Dust2. They began the T side with a 6-1 lead, but F5 battled back to reduce the lead to 7-5 at halftime. F5 kept it going in the second half, taking a 10-7 lead early on in their attacking half. Outfit 49 stabilized, winning six of the final seven rounds to win the first map 13-11.
F5 needed to bounce back on their pick of Ancient, with the sides deadlocked at 3-3 halfway through the first period. Outfit 49 took control from there, taking an 8-4 advantage at the end of the half. F5 were only able to win three second-half rounds, falling on their own pick 13-7 to move to 0-2 and on the brink of elimination in Dust2.us Eagle Masters Series.
Nazar "H0NeST" Stefinko was outstanding in the series, boasting a 52-25 K/D ratio and a 1.75 rating in the match.
Outfit 49F5| Outfit 49 |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nazar 'H0NeST' Stefinko |
52 - 25 | +27 | 116.9 | 81.8% | 1.75 |
| Gabriel 'Gabe' Shah |
29 - 27 | +2 | 84.5 | 72.7% | 1.20 |
| Michael 'Grimblee' Palikowski |
30 - 29 | +1 | 72.4 | 77.3% | 1.13 |
| Vladyslav 'Valter0k' Pukhtai |
27 - 22 | +5 | 58.9 | 72.7% | 0.97 |
| John 'mds' Marin |
25 - 26 | -1 | 56.7 | 81.8% | 0.87 |
| F5 |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas 'bones' Degenhardt |
30 - 28 | +2 | 74.0 | 63.6% | 1.08 |
| Andrew 'Kermi' Cretella |
29 - 33 | -4 | 71.5 | 70.5% | 1.04 |
| Ethan 'Signal' Riley |
23 - 33 | -10 | 58.5 | 65.9% | 0.92 |
| Nathaniel 'neight' Bell |
26 - 33 | -7 | 72.2 | 59.1% | 0.87 |
| Cameron 'cmrn' Longman |
21 - 36 | -15 | 54.8 | 65.9% | 0.69 |
regain won via forfeit v. FarmVille to move to 2-0 in EMS.
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