regain win Crossfire S4 after grueling final v. Zomblers
regain defeated Zomblers 2-0 in the finals of Crossfire Season 4 thanks in no small part to strong play from Andrew "dvrk" Brunken.
regain emerged as winners after a marathon first map propelled them to the sweep over Zomblers.
The match began with Zomblers' pick of Overpass. regain began on the favored CT side, where they would start with a 6-1 lead. Zomblers battled back to reduce regain's lead to 7-5 at halftime. Both sides jockeyed for the advantage in the second half where regain eventually had three chances to secure the map after jumping ahead 12-9. Zomblers won three rounds consecutively to force overtime. They will be regretting not closing things out in the third OT period after they took all three rounds on the CT side, but weren't able to seal the deal on the T side, losing all three chances at map point. regain took full advantage in the fourth extra period, winning the first four rounds to take the map 25-21.
regain chose Mirage to try to close out the series, and they started quickly once again, up 7-2. Zomblers ground out three rounds to bring the score to 7-5 at halftime once again. Zomblers briefly held the lead in the second half at 8-7, but that was the last time they would have the advantage in the series. regain rattled off six of the final seven rounds to win the map and secure the Crossfire S4 title.
dvrk dropped 69 frags in the 2-0 series, 15 more than the next closest player, to lead his team to the championship and the grand prize of $2,000.
regainZomblers| regain |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andrew 'dvrk' Brunken |
69 - 45 | +24 | 101.7 | 72.1% | 1.49 |
 Kyryl 'fuzenko' Kotov |
53 - 41 | +12 | 84.0 | 80.9% | 1.23 |
| Eric 'Zucar' Zuccaro |
53 - 46 | +7 | 83.7 | 76.5% | 1.19 |
| Brennan 'grape' Greer |
48 - 45 | +3 | 76.6 | 77.9% | 1.09 |
| Alexander 'sasha' Burke |
36 - 45 | -9 | 58.4 | 73.5% | 0.92 |
| Zomblers |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Connor 'CoolComs' Barnes |
54 - 52 | +2 | 85.7 | 66.2% | 1.32 |
| Nikolaos 'Pose1doNN' Antoniou |
51 - 50 | +1 | 76.8 | 66.2% | 1.09 |
| Colton 'FxRE' Thrasher |
43 - 52 | -9 | 65.6 | 66.2% | 0.84 |
| Ben 'HAMBOOGA' Wetrich |
41 - 50 | -9 | 68.9 | 61.8% | 0.84 |
| Andrew 'CAJUN' Guidroz |
30 - 57 | -27 | 59.4 | 60.3% | 0.63 |
Zomblers will take home $1,250 after their second-place finish. The third-place decider between team mouse and ClayMakers Reborn is set for tonight, with the winner earning $250.
