Dust2.us Eagle Masters Series 7 Day 3 recap: EMPIRE defeat LAG, move to 1-0
The opening round of Dust2.us Eagle Masters Series 7 group play came to a close on day three.
EMPIRE beat LAG 2-1, while insane players (formerly SportsBetExpert) and Chicanery swept Reign Above and Outfit 49, respectively.
EMPIRE 2-1 LAG
LAG began the series with a 4-0 run on their pick of Inferno. EMPIRE closed the deficit to two rounds at halftime, as LAG led 7-5. LAG had a good start in the second half, again, taking five rounds from seven to take a 12-7 lead. EMPRIE's comeback was short-lived, as they fell 13-9 on EMPIRE's pick.
LAG took the early lead on EMPIRE's map, Anubis, winning four rounds to one to begin with a 4-1 advantage. EMPRIE bounced back with six in a row to propel themselves to a 7-5 halftime lead. EMPIRE quickly took a 12-6 lead and avoided the LAG comeback to win 13-9.
The decider was Overpass, where neither side could pull out ahead early on. A run of three rounds in a row gave EMPIRE a slight 7-5 edge at the half. They extended their streak to six rounds in a row to get to ten rounds early in the second half. EMPIRE won six out of the next seven rounds to cut the lead to 11-10, but LAG quelled their advance to win the map 13-10 and take the series.
Ezekiel "KmZ" Hughes was the standout player for EMPIRE, dropping 63 frags with a 1.68 rating to push his side to the win.
LAGEMPIRE| LAG |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin 'Sandman' Saulle |
61 - 40 | +21 | 92.5 | 80.6% | 1.35 |
| Kamron 'kmrn' Manii |
52 - 46 | +6 | 88.2 | 76.1% | 1.17 |
 Jonathan 'djay' Dallal |
50 - 51 | -1 | 85.5 | 73.1% | 0.95 |
| Kevin 'consti' Yi |
41 - 40 | +1 | 60.4 | 80.6% | 0.94 |
| Matthew 'Cryptic' Whitmore |
38 - 50 | -12 | 66.1 | 67.2% | 0.82 |
| EMPIRE |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel 'KmZ' Hughes |
63 - 50 | +13 | 107.1 | 79.1% | 1.68 |
 Nicolas 'C0C0' Nassoura |
53 - 39 | +14 | 78.7 | 79.1% | 1.25 |
| Cristian 'no1nx' Labrada |
47 - 50 | -3 | 63.0 | 67.2% | 0.97 |
| Kaan 'BAGEL' Demircan |
32 - 54 | -22 | 70.4 | 74.6% | 0.84 |
| Cole 'twigs' Morad |
29 - 49 | -20 | 52.1 | 70.1% | 0.77 |
insane players 2-0 Reign Above
insane players picked Mirage to start the series, where Reign Above held the early advantage at 6-2. insane players closed the gap, winning four in a row to level things up at halftime. They extended their streak to ten in a row to take the lead 12-6 and give themselves six map points. Reign Above won three rounds before insane players secured the final round, winning 13-9.
Reign Above's map was Anubis, with both teams trading the first five rounds, leaving the advantage with insane players at 3-2. insane players won the next six rounds to take control of the map and lead 9-3 at halftime. Reign Above won the first two rounds of the second half, but insane players closed with confidence, winning four on the bounce to win the map 13-5 and sweep the series 2-0.
Adam "freshie" Paterson and Bogdan "ogwizard" Savula were in good form for insane players as they logged 37 and 32 frags, respectively, in the sweep
Reign Above| K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 3.0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam 'freshie' Paterson |
37 - 19 | +18 | 90.7 | 82.5% | 1.58 |
| Bogdan 'ogwizard' Savula |
32 - 18 | +14 | 68.9 | 87.5% | 1.34 |
| Gavin 'Fruitcupx' Norman |
29 - 22 | +7 | 91.8 | 85.0% | 1.17 |
| John 'JTMythic' Timmermann |
26 - 25 | +1 | 80.8 | 77.5% | 1.15 |
 Samuel 'sml' Oliveira |
32 - 28 | +4 | 74.0 | 80.0% | 1.02 |
| Reign Above |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob 'cobalt' Elkins |
22 - 27 | -5 | 63.0 | 65.0% | 0.90 |
| Nolan 'louie' Herges |
27 - 33 | -6 | 70.5 | 65.0% | 0.89 |
| Adam 'SeRCEra' Zielinski |
25 - 38 | -13 | 89.3 | 60.0% | 0.88 |
| Matthew 'swayu' Norton |
19 - 28 | -9 | 41.0 | 65.0% | 0.86 |
| David 'dAVE' Karivalis |
18 - 32 | -14 | 53.0 | 42.5% | 0.60 |
Round two of Dust2.us Eagle Masters Series 7 begins tonight, with all eight matches slated for this evening. Find the full schedule here.
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