ESL Challenger League S51 Cup 3 Day 7 recap: InControl best regain to join F5 in the finals
Day 7 of the ESL Challenger League S51 Cup 3 saw only one match played: the consolidation final between regain and InControl. After just two maps, it was the Ice Legion of InControl that emerged victorious. Their win sets up a rematch against F5, who dominated their previous matchup in the upper bracket semis.
As F5 are 8-0 in maps in the event so far, InControl have their work cut out for them in the final tonight.
InControl picked Mirage as the first map and started with a pistol and conversion. regain got one back, but InControl quickly got back to winning to reach a 7-1 lead. After the teams traded rounds, InControl ended the first half with a commanding 9-3 lead. Despite losing the second pistol, InControl were able to keep regain from finding momentum with several key round wins. Eventually, InControl took their pick 13-7.
The second map was regain's pick of Inferno, and it was back-and-forth early. regain got control and went on a streak before some final round wins closed the gap, though InControl were still down 5-7. After losing the pistol, InControl found great form on the T-side, taking four rounds and a slim 9-8 lead. regain regained the lead briefly, but InControl still managed to close the map 13-10.
Despite the loss, Andrew "dvrk" Brunken had fantastic output. He went 39/29 with 98 ADR, the only player on his team with a positive K/D. However, it was not enough to match the strong team performance opposing him.
InControlregain| InControl |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brett 'Scorchyy' Coolen |
35 - 26 | +9 | 77.6 | 74.4% | 1.30 |
 Ty 'TyRa' Aron |
40 - 25 | +15 | 87.9 | 69.8% | 1.27 |
| Justin 'jsfeltner' Feltner |
31 - 32 | -1 | 102.0 | 81.4% | 1.24 |
| William 'aelor' Africano |
27 - 24 | +3 | 72.4 | 76.7% | 1.11 |
| Anthony 'ayaneuu' Scheuer |
26 - 25 | +1 | 58.9 | 81.4% | 0.99 |
| regain |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew 'dvrk' Brunken |
38 - 29 | +9 | 98.0 | 79.1% | 1.50 |
| Alexander 'sasha' Burke |
26 - 29 | -3 | 68.5 | 65.1% | 0.91 |
| Brennan 'grape' Greer |
25 - 31 | -6 | 58.4 | 67.4% | 0.85 |
 Kyryl 'fuzenko' Kotov |
24 - 37 | -13 | 61.9 | 72.1% | 0.83 |
| Eric 'Zucar' Zuccaro |
18 - 33 | -15 | 58.4 | 60.5% | 0.77 |
The final match of ECL S51 Cup 3 will be tonight at 09:00PM between F5 and InControl.
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