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I'll be Ali plays Phoenix is about to do a meet and greet, but I've napped him for

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our own meet and greet first. First of all, what's it like to be here in London at Banffet?

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It's incredible. The vibe is phenomenal, the energy is great and yeah, it's great to see

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how the game's developed and you know, all the people that are coming out to sort of

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just share and build community and play an amazing game.

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It must be about eight years since you were cast for Phoenix. So do you imagine that the

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game would have such longevity?

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No, no, no. Yeah, so all of this is a surprise and it's kind of, yeah, it's really warming

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because of there are so much going on that I get to be a part of this, so I'm very happy.

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I want to ask you about Champions Paris though, because you were such a huge part of the opening

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ceremony. When you were recording the films that they were playing, did you have any idea

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of the scale that was going to happen on stage?

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No, it's the honest answer, but what I do, what I was told in our recording sessions,

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we kind of have a bit of a skeptical outline of the character on the focus and that's kind

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of like my sort of job is just to make sure I can, you know, connect and be really truthful

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and that everything else is a bonus.

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So yeah, I had no idea that, you know, we're going to be in this massive arena and it was

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so immersive, but you know, I think Riot and the Valorant crew, they never failed to

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surprise.

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absolutely true. I know you have played a bit of Valorant. You say you're not the best at it, but when you do play, who do you play?

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Is that a serious question?

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Yeah! Oh, I'm so sorry, you're always playing Phoenix, right?

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Yes, yeah.

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But you're saying you're not very good at it, so maybe you should be playing somewhere else?

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Yeah, you know what? I do like playing the Sage, and also... Jet.

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So, but I'm happy, I'm happy to sort of like just try and stick out of Phoenix and try and give it a go.

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go. But, um, yeah, those are my sort of my main sort of people.

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You're a typical British jeweler. So thank you so much, Afro. Go and

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meet your fans.

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complete the ultimate lower bracket run. Hello everyone and welcome to Masters

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London's lower bracket final and of course we're coming at you live from the

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Copper Box Arena right here in beautiful London, England. Ain't that right everybody?

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It's good to be in the house with you all here today. Of course I'm Golden Boy, the

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very loud bald man yelling at you right now. We got the goat with the brain. It's

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It's Mimi, one of the greatest coaches of all time.

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It's Mimi.

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We're going to be, oh yeah, give it up for Mimi everyone.

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Come on, I mean, fanatic fans, hello.

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Show for your boy.

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Muchas gracias, thank you so much.

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All right, now folks, we started with 12 teams

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in this competition, but now we're down to only three.

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And here it is, the last three teams still standing.

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And today, it's the last hopes for both the CN

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and America's regions, because we have Edward Gaming,

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Facing off against Levitan and the winner will move on to tomorrow's final to face off against W Gaming.

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Paper Rex, waiting to see who is going to hoist that crown over their head.

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But as always, let's start with our MasterCard fan.

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Paul, make sure you get your phones out so you can scan the QR code because today in our lower bracket final,

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you know what the subject is going to be, guys.

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It's super simple to scan the dang thing.

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Let us know who you think's moving on to face off against Paper Rex tomorrow.

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Make sure you use those hashtags, Valorant Masters, as well as VCT.

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We'll share those results in a bit and the fans are coming out.

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We apparently have a packed house here today, so fans should be rolling in little by little.

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It's going to be a good time.

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I'm excited.

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London, England, how are you feeling today?

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Maybe do you think that was adequate?

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Do you think we got what we needed?

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I think they could do a little better.

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Me, Me, Me, what about you?

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I needed a little better.

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We could do a little bit better, right?

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I said London, England, let me hear you!

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Exactly, that's exactly what we want to hear.

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Make sure you guys carry that energy with you all day long and here's the good news.

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It's not just hot inside of this venue, it's hype out there as well.

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We got Frankie over at the Fan Fest, what you got?

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I'm here at Fan Fest.

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The crowd is cheering me on because I'm a one-woman army.

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I'm gonna defuse this mic.

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Cover with me, cameraman James.

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So I've got to press this button, it's going to time seven seconds after I press the button again,

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and then I've got to try and hit it. And if I don't, then apparently Fanfest will be over

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because the spike will have detonated. So, in three, two, one. Okay. Oh, oh no, sorry, I had to press

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I'm so sorry guys. It's time to go home. It's no longer safe to be here. I'm so sorry.

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I ruined fan fest to everyone today, but apparently it's still standing. So why don't you come

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and join us in London.

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We just brought her on board the team.

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She already just blowing stuff up.

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Unbelievable, Frank.

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You know, seriously, guys, we want to go check out the fan fest.

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It's right outside.

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If you're here in the venue, it's pretty dope.

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Check it out. Get a pint.

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Chill out. You already know what the deal is.

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Let's go ahead, though.

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Talk about this matchup at hand and get right into it.

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Why don't we find out where we're playing?

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All right. What maps? What picks? What bands?

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Let's find out.

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Hello, I'm Alkan, guys.

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Let's shoot a map veto for EDG versus Leviathan.

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It's going to be best of five.

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and EDG has a higher seat so they will pick their side.

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Team B.

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Alright, EDG picks Team B, which means LV10 is banning first.

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Hey, ban Breeze.

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Breeze is banned. And what is your map ban?

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Ascent.

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Ascent is also banned now.

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LV10 is picking their side.

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Ah, sorry, map.

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Hey, Haven.

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Alright, Haven is picked and what's the site for Haven, please?

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Attack

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Attack and

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EDG pick in their map

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We pick Pearl

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Pearl is picked and side 4 pearl please Leviton

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Pick defense

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Alright, defense

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and Leviton picks

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Pick

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Split is picked, the site for split, please.

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Defense?

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Defense. We have fracture and lotus left, EDG speaking first.

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Tracture?

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Fracture is picked, site for fracture, please, Leviton.

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Attack?

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Attack is picked and EDG is picking the side on Lotus which is the side map.

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Defense.

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Alright, quick recap. We start with Haven, EDG attacks, then we have Pearl, Leviton defense,

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for the third map we have Splits, EDG defense, if you go to fourth map it is

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Fracture, Leviton attacks and if you go to fifth map which is Lotus, EDG

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depends. Everything correct?

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Alright, good luck guys.

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I think it's a good idea. I

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think it's a good idea. I think

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it's a good idea. I think it's

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a good idea. I think it gives

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Edward gaming a pool they're

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quite comfortable with. Yeah,

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but I think that despite that,

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I think love on those first

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three maps is they're going to

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look strong. I think in

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particular Haven and split.

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Those are definitely maps that

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level are going to be

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favored on. I think it's

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further into that series where

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EDG might have some fire

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power back. Yeah, I think

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what's interesting the later

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we go in this series, that's

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where it starts to get to some

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of the weaker maps for love,

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but that's also when quality

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on in this pool is the pearl. It's something that Leviton has moved away from after kind

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of failing to find success towards the end of America's. But they're playing in the region

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that has the best pearl and I thought their approach and the comp they run on that map

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is really strong. That I actually believe they have a pretty solid chance at a 3-0 today with

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the pool here. Look this is going to be interesting with how that kind of how that played out. I do

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agree with you on that as well but something that does actually play a little bit of a factor in

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here, but you can see it right there. Yeah, right there. Kind of see the experience.

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Did that's happening right there. I mean, it's insane. Yeah. So we verify that number,

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by the way, just an FYI. So people are watching and the co streamers don't be like, yeah,

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these people will be fraudulent. No, we verify it. Okay. 23 best of fives that this EDG team

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has played in many. You played in the couple best of fives yourself. Yeah, I don't think 23,

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But that's crazy to me. That is a long experience there.

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I think that as the series goes further, like we said, the quality of play in some of those maps might be reducing.

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That's where that experience might shine.

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If they get left into the fourth and fifth map there, that narrative might start to appear.

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Yeah, no, that's right.

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And you saw that already yesterday against Payback.

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They had no business winning that first map of Breeze.

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They did it by winning four clutches throughout.

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This is the ultimate team that steps up when things get more chaotic, when things get late,

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and when that experience really benefits.

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But so far, Lev have not been faced whatsoever by their own lack of experience.

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Despite only having played one BO5 before, it makes you have some confidence in them.

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But I think having questions around how they will actually perform today is still valid to bring up.

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I mean, at the end of the day, right?

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Like Sato and the boys are going to be facing off against a squad that have hoisted not just a trophy,

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but a champions' trophy over their head.

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So this is going to be a monumental effort for them.

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but many one thing that we have taken from this squad here in London is that they actually don't really give a crap

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They they're just kind of vibing

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Yeah, they've given me no reason to believe that they're gonna crumble or fail under that pressure

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Yeah, the first map they played they lost 13-4 and they bounce back against global e-sports and in this playoffs

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They go on a lower bracket run you could losing the upper bracket

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It's that lower bracket and maybe

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They get crumbled away, but they haven't made every single game they're stepping up and they played vitality yesterday

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They've got so much experience on that team and they didn't they destroyed them to Frank about it like so

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I have no reason to believe that that is gonna be a narrative today

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But if they do get into those fourths and fifth maps, that's where edg'd starts to elevate their plan

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The other match that really proves it to me for love was when they played paper XC

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The only team that they've actually lost to at this tournament what was so impressive about that was how badly they lost that

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Ascent I think it was 13-1 in the end and then they bounce back and they nearly beat them on that low

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This seems as incredible resiliency despite being the youngest squad that is ever really made it this far in a tournament

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They are so inexperienced and it just doesn't matter. Yeah, two things to highlight there

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The fact that Saturday keeps saying they got goldfish memory

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They would just immediately just forget everything after a bad map

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Which is great to see and I mean a lot of fun they're having on the stage if you can translate that they were laughing off

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That as they knew they'd pay for X

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I think if they can bring that attitude today if they go low in a map then that's a great sign for best of fun

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I think it's interesting though, right? You contrasted that to EDG's day yesterday and what they went through in the loss against PRX.

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We actually had an opportunity to catch up with nobody and get his perspective on what was going on as well as Jenny's performance in London for this HyperX player moment.

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Hello, everyone. I'm from EDG.

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I think playing against Peppers is a great experience for me.

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and then we had a lot of players in the previous map.

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There are many players in this game,

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there are 10 players in the team,

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and there are a lot of players in the team.

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We also have players in the team

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who are trying to give us a lot of pressure.

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In the first three games,

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when we entered the B-ball,

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they countered our handbags.

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There was really nothing we could do.

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We had a lot of players in the team.

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Something's sticking, he needs to defend it all down!

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They're alive!

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All right, now reflecting on EDG's journey at this point, they've taken out some great

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teams to get here, right?

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But, they have been showing some signs of weakness based on what we saw in the PaperX

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game, maybe based on just the little things, right, that we kind of picked up.

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Actually, one of those things was the pistol rounds, as a matter of fact.

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It was kind of alarming to see EDG really struggle to be able to get those critical

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rounds on the board.

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Yeah, they've had a 28% pistol round win rate at this tournament so far, which is pretty much the lowest out there.

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But I think what's so impressive is that they've won despite that, and despite what I think it's been some kind of poor approaches to some of their defensive theory,

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for sure is a great example for me, where normally you see the best teams pushing through on flanks to try and play their retakes.

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Here you watch an ADG who is almost always trying to rotate through spawn against a composition that has so many tools to stop that,

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and there's problems manifesting on this breeze as well, Mini.

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Yeah, they don't even play middle on Breeze at all. They play the same Saab over and over, two on B3 on A.

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We saw Paper Rex just running up mid with something, just picking that apart every time.

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I think that giving that this matter is a double-druidice matter. It is begging you to play active.

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It's begging you to be aggressive. It's begging you to be proactive, and EDG on these defense sides are not.

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If they had a bit more fundamentals on their defense side, a little bit more theory, they would be in the grand finals right now.

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They should have won, honestly. This game yesterday against Paper Rex, despite these issues we're bringing up,

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despite some of the defensive failings, the piss-around loss, they are still the

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teams who have taken a map off paper, X2 have played them closer than anyone

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else at this tournament so far. That is a testament to the experience, to the

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skill of these players, to how they rise to the big days. It's not an issue of

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this team being bad because they've made these mistakes, but that they're so

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close to being the best team in this tournament in spite of that. Yeah, I think

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that's the frustrating for a thing for me. Like the things they can control, the

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strategy side of things, the things that I love to break that, I can see this team

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team has the skill, they have the experience here.

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But they're just little fine tunings

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could make this team win several trophies.

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Let's be honest, when you're playing at this level

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and the competition is as good as it's been here, right?

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It's those small mistakes.

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That's going to be the thing that is the do or die for you,

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right?

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And in the instance of EDG, it certainly

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was something that did hurt them in the end,

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but it's a fantastic team that's surely

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going to look to try and improve that as we get ready

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for this lower bracket final.

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But for more on EDG, let's actually

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hear from Smoggy to what he has to say.

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Here with Smuggy, I have EDG and follower for some translation.

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Smuggy, what did you guys spend the most time on when it comes to prepping for today's

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specified?

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We went to find a lot of problems yesterday, and then went to fix some problems to make

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some changes to the team.

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What are the game content?

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We find so many problems of our use today's matchup, and we try to fix all our problems

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and try to adjust our game plan today.

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Are you able to fix all the problems?

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It's such a short time, but we have tracked our best to Sobo.

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Hopefully no more problem for EDG.

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Thank you so much for that, Jen.

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Well, look, let's look on the other side of the scene.

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The team that could give EDG quite the problem.

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You know what I'm saying?

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Because over on the other side, let me get down, right?

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This squad, they have a lot of experience, but they don't have a lot of that big game-stage experience.

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A lot of talent on this team.

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You know, players that fought through Ascension, players like King who've been there since the absolute beginning.

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But Mini, this is a squad that is going to need to just really rely on what's gotten them to the dance to begin with.

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Their great gun skill and great strategy.

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I think because they have such a strict style, they've got the kind of practice makes perfect style.

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They've done the same kind of playbook over and over again.

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They've got the fundamentals there.

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That means the players only need to focus on their aim.

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And when you've got a roster like they do,

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stacked in talent from head to toe,

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they are going to win games off of that.

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They're not going to have to be put into positions

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where they have to make complicated decisions.

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They know from practice that they just need to do

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the same things they've always been doing

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and it's been working all toward them.

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Yeah, love is so consistent in the way they play.

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This is good, especially against Vitality.

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They're defensive side.

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They will just never play a player on the A side.

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They're always flying for retakes, holding onto that space in heaven.

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And you could see Vitality was aware.

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They were trying to just contact plays into the A site,

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play deep towards CT in the post fight.

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Didn't matter for left.

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They still won every Re-Clear on ramp.

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They still won pretty much every retake in that game.

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Even when you know what they're doing,

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this team just has such incredible execution of their ideas

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and individuals to back it up that it's still brutal to beat them.

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Yeah, even if you could find the weaknesses,

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they have layers on top of that.

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They know that once you want to the A site,

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They're going to have the perfect retake, perfect protocols, perfect everything when they're just in this flow state.

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It's just unbelievable to watch them play.

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As a coach, they're one of my favorites to watch right now.

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I love the firepower and I love the system they have.

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And to contrast them to EDG, I think something that Leve does very well that we were critiquing EDG for

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is playing a very active defensive side.

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They do a great job of having a lot of different trap plays to proactively refight into space when people are there

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and also especially when they get the AWP online for Neon.

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They're very good at actively rotating around now.

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Oh yeah, I mean look, there's just so many great things you could point out with the team.

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But one player in particular who's been to talk of the town partly because he can't stop yapping,

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it's Sato. We had an opportunity to catch up with him with Jen earlier today.

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Here with Sato of Love, how are you with chess?

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Pretty bad.

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But you're facing the kings of CN. Can you checkmate the king?

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I think the reddit and checkmating them, I think it's better for us to play a different game than

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You know, not trying to play on their zone, they're not trying to leave their comfort and play our own game.

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Good strategy.

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Checkmate.

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That's my checkers.

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That's my checkers.

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How about that? I think that's better.

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Well guys, I heard talking about chess and maybe Jenga and what else, why don't they came together?

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I've never heard a player say they're playing chess. We want to be playing checkers today.

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That's truly a line there, but hey, you know what though?

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So, this team right here, they have so many great options, but so does EDG.

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Two of those players in particular, Mimi, you've got Kong Kong on the EDG side,

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you've got Neon, which we haven't had a chance to talk about yet, on that left side.

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And really, both players have just been unreal in London.

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I think a lot of what has made me upgrade this tournament is a mirror of what people loved about Kong Kong early.

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He's incredible ability with the operator.

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He's very fast style of play and he's incredible confidence on that stage.

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Kong Kong has had a bit of a slower tournament compared to his norm, but in the biggest games in this event he has stepped up

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He's had those moments where you can see the Kong Kong that won that MVP bracelet

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And I've no doubt in a lower final when lights up right that's when this guy will be at his absolute peak

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Yeah, absolutely agreed and on neon side of things

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He has got an extremely good first kill first death 50 first kills this tournament second in the tournament 28 first deaths

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He is part of the reason this team are constantly in those man advantages

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Lev are great when known as 5v4s converting every time. They're not so good when known as 4v5s

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But it doesn't matter because they're always in the 5v4. Yeah, they're very good at following through with the structure that they have

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You know, it's super young

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He was the player who just turned 18 this year to be able to get into the league was one of those members of the Lev Academy

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Squad that was being built up last year

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And now he's here against concom who's had those years to build to further himself up

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It's going to be a great one and there you can see in our MasterCard fan poll the fans are behind EDG

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But it does feel like it's going to be a little bit of a contention there as well

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Right, you know, you got a lot of people here also support. Let me down

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It's not as one-sided as some of these polls usually are which goes to show you just how intense it is now for us

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We gave you the analyst. That's guarantee. I'm gonna keep it buck 50. I don't feel that confident, but I'm excited

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But I don't know man. We might as good as Clarence costume spot

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Oh, yeah.

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First few maps, they might be coming back.

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Oh, I'm not super confident about this pick,

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but I do think Lev have a better map for here.

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I really didn't want to have to put on a clown outfit.

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But anyway, folks, here we go, because Masters London,

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lower bracket final is kicking off right now.

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The Protagonist's match on a little important finish with their eyes set firmly on another trophy.

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It's a safe place at all.

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Squeeze me the back and go!

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Oh my God, he's hunting for us.

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Struggling player!

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The moment! The ballads!

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Oh my God!

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I am the best!

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Some people say that we are the first in the world to be in danger.

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At the moment, it is what hit rough out here in China.

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I say that we are the first in the world to be in danger,

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and now we are still in danger.

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I think this is the moment when everyone is familiar with the situation.

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I think that they are now the only ones

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who have been trained to hide their pain.

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But you haven't seen them before.

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I think that I am not exactly happy to be able to face them.

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All of those teams are not very big anymore.

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but someone who has been singing for a long time.

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For me, it's a reason to be able to face him and learn from him.

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We're definitely in one of our best forms.

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Each match we're going to keep evolving.

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My boys might be young, but they're explosive. Watch out.

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So I'm your king. Definitely never gonna kill a one-eyed.

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I crown and doesn't depict a king.

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That people do. Let them decide.

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They're a Phoenix Rising, ready to go their enemy!

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It's the pride of South America versus the Kings of China.

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The question on our minds is who is going to step up in the moment when it counts the

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most?

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Is it going to be the guy who's led his team to a world championship or is it going to

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be the unfound Kings with his lucky group of bandits looking to try and he's served

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the Emperor?

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That is the question on our minds and it's now time Mimi to settle the score.

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to settle the score. It absolutely is. They said they've worked a long time with this to be in this moment.

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But it was immediate success for them, these players coming up from tier two, getting their chance this

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year and immediately going on this run. For EDG they have worked so long to be back to this point,

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the breakout for their region. The only Chinese team to ever hoist the trophy in this game,

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the only ones ever to make a final. Looking for their second, looking for revenge,

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I'm looking at these maps, Nini, that's where I think the questions fall.

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EDG has not played nearly as many matches as Lev in this tournament.

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And the questions are, is their map pool good enough today?

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I think that's a big question.

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I think I immediately look towards Haven's split early on in the series,

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it's maps that heavily favour Lev.

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But it's curl, fracturing, lotus, where things are a bit more messy, I'd say.

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Bit more 50-50.

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I think that overall, you see my predictions, I have Lev on this,

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because I think they have their slight favorite maps in this pool.

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Haven and Skull.

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Yeah, and it's really true.

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I mean, when you look at it, there's a possibility that, let me get on, you know,

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they get that comfort.

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They come up to a hot start in map one, Mimi.

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You know, you look at Pearl, and if Sato kind of gets to do what he wants to do,

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I mean, look at this guy.

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The crowd, it loves him.

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He's taking it in, which is exactly what he needs to do here,

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because he's about to go out there and line up the server, and he knows it too.

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But, but, on the other side, Mimi,

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He's got to contend with some sugar knots in EDG.

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Sato reminds me a lot of watching Kong Kong at his first big tournament.

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Real talk, real talk. It feels a lot like the same thing.

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Like just that energy, the way he's acting on stage, the way he's playing with the crowd.

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It is parallel how this feels.

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You can tell a player is special. When they walk onto a stage at one of their first tournaments,

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and they're standing up, they're giving it to their opponent, they're reveling in the crowd,

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Not trying away from it. That's what both these players have, what they've both shown.

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But come come stand before, done it on a higher level. He hasn't had to show that level yet

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at this tournament, but you expect greatness in an elimination match like this.

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Yeah, exactly. I think a podium finish is respectful. Respectable for both these teams.

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On their face.

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The face is great, but they need to strike while the iron is hot.

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I know in their souls that the Grand Final is what they want, to build their legacies.

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Lev on the one hand, not being in a grand final before, and EDG chasing that second one.

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Well, these teams have memories of losing in this spot.

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For EDG, it was after lifting their trophy.

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The next tournament in Bangkok, a disappointing third place finish, far below their expectations.

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And it was really the same for Lev King, the only man who had gotten close, but it was

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heartbreak for him.

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In a lower final, in Korea, the tournament that EDG went on to win for owner, he is

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run all the way back with crew and did early as well yeah it's been three years

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since the South American team has made a grand final that's right it's so damn bad

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it's gonna be intense the stories between these players the journeys they've taken but you're

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seeing the agents get locked in i'm i'm drawing the neon man i want to see what he's going to be

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doing on that chamber mini and then of course sato look for that explosive miss on the phoenix but

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But of course, EDG, you've got Pan-Pang on that game as well.

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Yeah, he swapped over from that way.

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We had some criticism on that way they picked before.

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They weren't running any of the trap plays at all.

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The defense side was not proactive.

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I hope that when EDG switched over from that defense,

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we're seeing a lot more explosivity, a lot more productivity.

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That has been there with this tournament so far.

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I want to see an EDG coming in with answers sitting on top.

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Once he gets that online, he's a beast on defense.

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London, England!

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Makes time for your best of five!

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Makes some noise as we send it over to your gash of who better to call the freaking action!

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Hit Britain!

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Sigh Joe!

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Let's get to it then.

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It is a low bracket final here in the cover box arena between two foes that are hungry

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for a chance to earn their spot in a grand finals.

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For EDG, it's a chance to get revenge honestly.

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They were just as spelled out as a lower bracket, but on the other side you got this Levitant

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squad, hungry, full of rookies, willing to go that extra mile,

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willing to strike while the iron is hot,

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to see if they can take it all the bloody way.

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There's a big difference in experience between these two

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rosters, led with the beginning.

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At the start of that hero's journey,

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these players only just taking their first steps

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onto stages like this, plunging into the deep end,

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taking on the Titans, Paper Rex, EDG, EDG.

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those protagonists of the Valorant story looking to write that second chapter.

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Their theory on Haven is really odd.

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We'll see it in a minute.

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There's going to be definite questions about how the map pool is going to be tested for EDG,

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despite the fact that they are more experienced in best of fives.

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They've been in tons of them regionally.

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19-4 all time, I believe, is the record.

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Spike does the catching up first contact.

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The stun's going to be a little bit better here, Spike.

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Oh, he's just tearing them apart!

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Door slam shut.

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Garage is off.

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Limits entirely.

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It's up to Smoggy and Jenny.

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One tight plays here.

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You'll have to look for a couple of kills to go their way.

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It's about the best idea they could have gone for.

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Boombot to make it feel like they're coming through that

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seagarrage entrance and looking to sneak into window.

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Pressure's gonna be on blows here, but he's good with the sheriff usually.

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This form is usually being point.

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at least the last game and already head ripped off and it was small years now

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tapping away whittling into pieces and a pistol round here for LaVietta and that's

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an example of Lev's track play setups that they're going to have on defense so

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often they are a very tactic driven team they've got a bait and switch setup

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somebody breaks that first trailblazer and Kang Kang just doesn't think for a

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moment the spike is here it looks like it's just a solo-playing garage not the

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case at all. Listen, listen listen.

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Let's go check where Panzi is, but she had to the building, we'll get into it soon enough.

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I get some information as well to find out what's going on but yeah a little

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take pause to begin as left tape at their first pistol. Sada was breathing in

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the energy at this moment before he sat down. They are gonna be all reforming to

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ridiculous degree Sato and Kong Kong in this game. I think it's a very scary

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prospect when you have a player like Sato, he's so young to a stage this big,

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but he is just basking in the presence. Doesn't matter that there's a lot of the

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teams, a lot of this crowd are going to be leaning over towards the EDG side of

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things. Just the sheer experience he's been relishing and he was smiling the

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whole time. No sign of nerves on him whatsoever. I think EDG actually got

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their first glimpse of what it would be like playing against the crowd when they were up against PaperX.

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It was still split. I mean, the EDG fans have been coming out in force, but I do expect that most people are going to be rooting for EDG.

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We've got some left fans in the building though. They are a very lovable team. I think it's very easy to root for both of these squads.

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Yeah.

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And I'm expecting the game to be explosive.

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You've got shooters.

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EDG proved it against PaperX that they can hang even in games

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where they should have no right.

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The resilience was no question here.

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We are getting straight back into the action.

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Short and sweet. That's the way we like the tech pauses.

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Oh, not at all. Let's take that too.

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Oh, not at all. Yeah, preferably.

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Preferably, but getting back into it now.

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It's obviously Ikarani for EDG.

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And it's a map that they have had struggles on.

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They're already showing signs that they are troffing and changing it up.

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Kan Kai is on the neon now, so that a way later they were opting into.

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Yeah, when we were watching that game against Foot, we're asking them to see the theory.

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It didn't exist.

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There we go.

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He was holding down the ground. Nobody, what is that?

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All leaping straight in.

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Well, actually, it's doing a decent amount of job to stop at a connection, but neon, neon!

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Oh, it's Phil Freeman.

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This guy is a menace.

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No slip in form.

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Rookie of the year standout player to me. We're only just over halfway through the year

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And he didn't even arrive at the very beginning of it

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Oh, they have to play the first couple weeks and kick off without him

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Because he haven't even turned 18 yet

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I've been off

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Could do it on every agent you put him on guys been worth the wait

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On from strength to strength and they've been putting him on a multitude of roles, too. He's been having to do it

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Basically all here, but EDG finally with some rifles in their hands.

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Let's see what they can do with some real firepower.

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There's two judges on the other side though. Spike and King, gotta be threats.

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King loves playing close to the smoke. This is gonna test EDG's ideas.

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There are ways of being able to get through these difficult spots.

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Oh, he's all the way forward here. King, he's gonna be cut up.

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Over the angle, but out of track and hard. Oh, no, no, no, no!

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Oh! Spike! He's gone for even more, man!

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Relentless!

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Chichu was panicked there, but he gets the job done in the end and he cut out blows, leaving

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it down to Neon in a 1v3.

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Only a sheriff.

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Eight bullets in the headhunter to supplement.

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It was chaotic, but EDG came through.

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Back of the journey, it's watching for the guns, who exactly would a game plan would

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be?

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The minute they dealt with King is what made the difference to me.

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King's holding close inside of this smoke and you get the neon sliding through

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and then Jenny spamming in. Yeah. So Kan Kan just happy to put his body on the

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line. Shishi would have felt... Shishi would have felt a little bit silly if he'd left off.

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Oh hello. Another tech pause. Broken leg. No we're good, we're good. We're good.

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We can see an important element though to EDG, we're able to get past that.

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Okay, here we go. Shocked us early.

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Over the chip damage here, hearing a lot of noise.

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Jews now being attacked up, so blows are going to have to retreat back and away,

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but he's being squeezed here on either side.

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So safety is starting to potentially get dead in the anchor position

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that could be played for.

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All up and over, nobody's going to be vacating.

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Vacuating out now, the A site open.

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You can go for this plant down with a sight line over to what's heaven, Neon, he's plenty for it.

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My catch a glimpse of Smoggy before he's even ready for it.

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And there it is, top of the box, talks back as the shot that does go wide

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and Smoggy punishes the bullet to the toe.

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Great shot.

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Certainly is, post plant position starts.

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I missed the sight.

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There you are, might need to be dealt with here.

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Saddest already taken out Smoggy.

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He's just hiding.

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He's with Adder, going to be friendly all the way out, still ready for it.

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very reversed in terms of how to play this one.

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Do you understand how level want to play their retakes flooding out of heaven?

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Well, they also just messed up the retake pathing entirely.

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I mean, Neon missed the post shot and Smoggy hits a great counter.

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That's all excellent. But then Spike is supposed to land on the window ledge

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and slide through to default inside that smoke that King's prepared.

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You see the retake from these teams all the time, and Spike doesn't jump up on the ledge.

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That's why he just slides inside heaven.

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They completely cook the retake that they've been going for and EDG get a freebie

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That's a great shot though. There he is sliding around

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EDG feel pretty confident about going and hitting the A site if that's the level of lefts retakes I

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Think they can work together some floods as well though mix things up

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Yeah, but without the Omen in the composition of no paranoia it you know

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No, it is a little bit more difficult to play the A-Retake in such an explosive way.

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Speaking of which, Smoggy wants that C-Alt orb.

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He's going to allow left to control A-Lobby.

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But Smoggy really wants this to get his showstopper online.

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If you're running Raze on Haven, you've got to be trying to use the Alts to secure rounds.

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You've got to be in outer pressure, you've got to be on again.

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There's split attempts all the way through Garage.

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Conceiving control of it, King realizing you're going to have to give that one up.

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I'm the way in, Sadov's running back, he's going to be popped now, we're going to see if he can set the mark, and really set the pace of where his team could lay down some ground, but now we're going to see just the one kill before he's eventually sent back, returned to the body, but still a player advantage for Lev into this retake drone.

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Spotting out into the back, it's going to be broken, gearing up now.

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Leav, you can see them fighting the time, waiting it out.

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It's up and around at a weaponry.

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They're going to be offering up for the overdrive now.

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It's gliding to the side, close and quarter position.

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Being played, Saddle just with the three, but the trade is there.

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And Albus Cheetu is left alone.

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1v2, hoping, hunting for signs of those lives.

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Just a player to walk straight back into the concept placement.

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Starts going to be late, and Tavadi needs to earn a jail or two.

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Neon!

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The Spam's down onto the line.

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He's so good coming in and cleaning up those spots as the rest of the left makes space for him.

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Great word from Spike and Saddo in this round.

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Clear in the path and this pick could not have been better.

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Smoggy for whatever reason did you pick up the freest ult orb of all time down C-Lon?

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Maybe just wanted to hit the perfect timing with the C-split.

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But because he did that, he didn't have a showstopper to counter the Phoenix ult with

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with and just had to sit on an angle and take a duel.

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Nevertheless, he'll be coming into the next one.

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And he's only got a stinger, which seems pretty clear to me

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that he's going to be entering with the showstopper instead.

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He's not going to be too worried.

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Neon's going to look to pick him off

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before he even gets a chance.

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High ground angle with the Tour de Force.

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There it is.

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Flash going to be dodged.

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Oh my goodness, Smoggy, how has he brought down

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Sattu in the midst of all this?

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I think he's just gone for a flash.

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Just had to double doors,

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Spam down out of Seekers as well, going to be putting out a pretty clear pitch

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over towards the seaside. Just a one move in towards it and it's pointed over towards

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Garage. It's going to give peace of mind to EDG. They can make their way forwards

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and critically at that, they've saved the showstopper, but King, hold on. Catching

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time after this, anticipating. Jenny just trying to activate it at the wrong time.

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Yeah, I don't know what Jenny was doing on that timing. Smoggy though, should be

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enormous in holding on to this post-plot. Surely you've got a thing of a showstopper

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and there it is. What a great place. Loose. Yeah, just with it. Fastly brought up.

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Fates out, the refight! Oh my! That's so clean.

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Protocols are nice but the trademark lay it down.

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A slow field is going to be causing a bit of concern.

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Still not glad, into the side.

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Timing and trading needs to be intact and left was never in doubt.

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Usually going to be perfect for this squad.

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Fire it up.

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And they are raring to go.

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It's the squad that has not slowed down.

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And the Swiss stage turned out.

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They found that hot form.

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The C retake ideas are beautiful and Sadov stuck around for a bit too long, but then the way that they bait out that showstopper and Neon's on an angle where he can not only get the punish but also escape even if he misses the shot, it is a perfect setup to bait a raze ult, which you never see on Haver.

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This idea is a love of cooking on the fly. Zero hesitancy. They already know what the

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right play is to make. This looks like blows is going to be set up in a position to use

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his hand as fury. There it is. If there is contact. Sailing overhead there's plenty of

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players outside a lobby. There it is. Post it up and there it is. Tags up on the multiple

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on them! Oh! Desubated! And dragged down to the graves. All up to Kang Kang. 45 health

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though, not much to work with. Not even reclaimed. Sporting out what his players might be, but

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this is a net that is slowly encroaching and there it is, 5-2. No breathing room. Livia

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that tactic is so sick it utilizes the Astra pullback star as they send in the

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recon instead of full smoke this one's a pullback all of EDG are hiding inside of

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it and so then the recon hits a full five players a beautiful way of maximizing

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the value of that handers fury another set round another tactic from the playbook

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Another reason why left are massively favored on this first map that is the bread and butter of Livia time

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It's what paved the way for plenty of wins for them in the past. It's just that depth of the playbook

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Come on, there's wing condition here for EDG genuinely. What can you do?

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I mean, this isn't something that you can anti stress

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It's any something that you can see before get ready for get the ball get the ball

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I'm up to the best of five you do plenty of opportunities, but that doesn't seem

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No, I mean, best of worlds for them.

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Listen, these games, they're marathons. They are not sprints.

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We've seen so many times before,

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BO5s go away from the team that starts early.

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You need to have that stamina to be able to outlast.

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And this is not a map that EDG are favoured on.

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If we could see some nice ideas of how to utilize the Double Juelist,

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that would be great to see.

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Maybe Smoggy puts himself in some aggressive positions.

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Maybe we see him pressure a lot of unusual areas

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with this boomboard. I don't know. The comp is with us. It's a very strange idea that EDG

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have brought out on this map. But I think, importantly, the pressure is on left to actually

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look great in map 1 because this is the most favourite they're going to be on any map in the pool.

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It's definitely true. The pace of play that they took to Vitality and I game the other day was just

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lights out. See a similar start here, King. Again he's gonna be pressured here.

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Straight in there. Finally punching King Tarny IGL.

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He's gonna be taking the backseat from this one. Saddle with a flash up towards the top.

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That is a beautiful connection. What is this?

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He waited out. The owner's being on the EDG and the game just comes to them.

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comes to them, Leviton. Now, 1v3 for nobody.

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Nice for the way he's looking to see if he can square up and find himself just a 1v1 fight

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of the drone. Makes it even less likely.

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Position scouted, it's a nasty shot to begin.

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The blows is good for the trade.

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And let's showcase their variants in tempo. This one not a set retake.

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They don't want to allow EDG time to fall off the site because King is dead.

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That means no smokes for the retake. Instead they flood, they pop.

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Sado's there. Sado and Spike, push forwards.

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Gigi feels desperate to make a play.

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And Jenny, how many times have we seen her just wander in the garage without his gun even now?

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EDG don't have a great grip on this.

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Even if the first idea works, the depth is really showing for them.

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In map one.

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It's gonna be a half-buy for EDG.

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The win-con is that they get those big entries coming out from Kan-Kan

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And then extra aggression that individuals somehow power forward

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Tough going though so far for EDG

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We knew this was gonna be a potential question. Seeker's gonna be used once more

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pretty rapidly at that

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Molly though stunts any sort of push

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Grounds will be gained over the wall's garage now. We're gonna see it kind of he's gonna be leading all the way forward now

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I'm a pressure of a king this time this time you're evacuating this time

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Standing is ground

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putting a timing and falling out, the flood defence with reinforcements arriving to help out the monahut

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and King plumbing those heads on a spike

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a visceral warning, do not hit this site again

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it doesn't matter if they have to play C retake or flood

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or if King is anchoring

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he's just going to walk down

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there is no entry

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there is the main

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He did you were going to have to mix things up.

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These CSI execs are not working.

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Going over and pressuring A. That was how they found that nice round.

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Haven't really looked at it either. Not since Lev slapped them down with a hundred-spirit.

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Cheeky set play here, blows again though. He's going to be feeling that heat.

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Deep flash, he does have the peace of mind of at least having that trip and that deep TP.

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Cheat you, hard commiting now on towards our Heaven angle.

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Cuts this one up, blows nose to retreat.

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They've broken the trick behind and pulled Genny's attention.

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Very aware.

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Still, Cheat you.

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If we find a kill here, it would be absolutely everything,

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but just trying to access it cleanly, it's barely there,

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but it costs me divide now, I'm going to be cutting this one up.

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It will force the issue for EDG, everybody has to play uptight onto the site.

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Not like the opposition in terms of the post plan, we're going to see that flash forwards.

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I'm going to fastline this time, McLeod!

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I understand already and all!

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Spike of two eviscerators and a moment's notice, moving forwards, spotting them out, it spun through the smoke, pinpoint accuracy of that mini-map.

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There'll be a turn, out of their seats.

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That's how they drew it up. A failure of the execution last time, but here, even Shish's paranoia could not stop Spike.

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He's in, like a rocket, hops on that ledge, slide into the smoke, and honestly, it's like EDG had no idea what the game plan was.

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It's the most common way for meons to be able to retake on the A site and I think you just see him

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EDG are out of their depth on haven

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The drowning right now

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Oh signs of a lifeline

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The consolation being that this is a best of five it's early days

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energy will have chances to respond deep play happening over towards mid level

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gonna be conceiving a bit of that space early on though energy again they set

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the sights towards garage control curry neighbor the game for them stun no

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back at IU. Tilling spike once that's over down, is he?

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Whoa!

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God almighty there!

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Still giving him a chance!

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How is he hit that?

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It's just absurd.

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Oh my god.

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Having the miss on the first upshot.

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The immediate snap to the side, Kang Kang.

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What can you do from a spot like this?

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1v3 but already Saddo on that line.

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9-2, one more round left to play for N'zhar.

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EDG's idea in this round was to try to lure them in, lure them into the mid-push, see if you can fight them.

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Woah! Even in slow-mo, that's gonna look ridiculous.

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That's filthy.

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God, he's good.

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EDG forced up to try to make something happen in the previous round. They've got that max

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loss bonus. I think that's obvious. They're down 7 in a row. Last chance to do anything

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on the attack half. Smoggy finally has that ult back up again. What is the purpose of

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this comp? We still haven't seen the ideas from EDG.

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He starts to take some grass control, trailblazer.

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The Neon is smocked off with the Up right now, a really weird place for him to be playing.

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We'll see, they're not potentially for the exec in 2B.

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He's just fighting his time, waiting for it, and there it is.

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Lane's going to be popped up, Tripp's still easy to be dealt with though.

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That's going to be triggering, they don't get on to it in time.

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We'll hold him down, hold him barely.

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An angle, wind of opportunity for Neon to potentially strike.

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Smoggy's ultimate has got to counteract the Levitan retake, but Lev had been so good at faking the retake, drawing it out, and then hitting the punish.

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Very patient so far. Scattered to the wings of the Levitan players. I don't know if you see the overdrive pop off, and that's triggering the showstopper immediately.

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Bits and pieces, signs of utils, Sun's going to be ricocheting off into the corner, and as a connection, nobody didn't have a choice.

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And the Razer all wasted again move forward Leon. He's just holding this one close times anything without that smoking reveals a hand

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Last few players are noted

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Spam the spray down leviton

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It could play control almost beginning to end

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This opening map picket haven't has set leviton up with some phenomenal confidence

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These players have been relishing the big stage, but had it been any other match with the ball, we would see a much more competitive opening.

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But the fact that they get to open on their most one-sided affair, or reforming, really is basking in it.

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The War of the Crowd, it's an unreal start here for Leviton, absolutely best thing they could have possibly hoped for.

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hope for for now though we're gonna be sending it down to Frankie she's starting

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by with sliggy in a new up-and-coming co-stream I'm sure it's a familiar face

58:49.920 --> 58:56.000
we'll all probably recognize I have squeezed in between sliggy and my boss

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it's Leo Farah aka the global head of Valoran Esports. Leo you finally made it

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to London and just in time for a banger match. Oh yeah we're here we're happy I'm

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also happy that we got to get this guy out of the house so you know we're here

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We're always happy to have sliggy here is Leo behaving himself. Oh, yeah, he's behaving himself

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I was trying to get some leaks. I'll try and ask about math changes giving nothing

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I was gonna say also is he a little bit biased because we've got a load of Brazilian's on stage

59:21.340 --> 59:25.200
Yeah, he's trying to I can see him throwing out a few fake cheers are here and there

59:25.200 --> 59:27.740
He's a little biased today a little bit just a little bit

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I mean the storylines Leo though the fact that we've got edg rising again at PRX not wanting to go for second again

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trying to go to the first, put Santiago behind them, and now obviously Leviathan as well,

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the four rookies and the king. What's been your favourite?

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Look it's been awesome. I think again we've been blessed with one team from each league

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and the top four, you know, that has happened many times and here again. Honestly just Chinese

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teams doing well, helps with the momentum going to Champs-Chang-Ai, right? It gives them confidence,

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it helps that community get excited and yeah, I mean it's just left on the run, we're all

01:00:03.540 --> 01:00:07.620
me in love with them. So good matches no matter what. Can you manage our

01:00:07.620 --> 01:00:12.540
expectations around Shanghai? Anything you can let slip? I can't I can't leak

01:00:12.540 --> 01:00:16.380
anything but I could tell you it's gonna be completely insane because Valant is

01:00:16.380 --> 01:00:19.860
on fire in China right now. We're going all out you know. Champions is always the

01:00:19.860 --> 01:00:23.300
moment when we pull all the stops so it's gonna be probably one of the best

01:00:23.300 --> 01:00:29.140
events we've done ever. I cannot wait guys get back into sliggy stream thank

01:00:29.140 --> 01:00:30.980
Thank you for letting me borrow him, okay, chat.

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Let's get back to the game.

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The Chinese region is already for people on notice

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with their performance at this event.

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Our performing Pacific, getting two teams in the playoffs,

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and EDG with a chance to be able to make another crack finals.

01:00:47.580 --> 01:00:51.380
The momentum would be insane heading into Shanghai.

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But at the moment, this map is probably not where that begins.

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down 10-2. Leviathan just having fun out there. Absolutely outclassing him. Not feeling the nerves,

01:01:06.140 --> 01:01:14.620
the pressure of the stage whatsoever. They're not too overzealous with it. They've shown

01:01:15.260 --> 01:01:20.060
good signs that they can temper in the middle of these rounds. Take pauses in the right places.

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Just like moments like this. Happy to contact all the way up and now,

01:01:24.060 --> 01:01:26.420
Since it comes to respawning it, that's when the utility flies forward.

01:01:26.420 --> 01:01:28.780
Jenny, again, you're going to be tasked with a hell of a job here.

01:01:28.780 --> 01:01:30.060
There's no help coming.

01:01:30.060 --> 01:01:30.780
No, not at all.

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You're going to have to anchor against the might of Leviton and a serpent waiting to gobble you up.

01:01:35.900 --> 01:01:37.100
Ship down.

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Just one smoke to play around.

01:01:38.500 --> 01:01:40.580
Reborn is finally arriving. This is it.

01:01:40.580 --> 01:01:42.060
Signs of life here from EDG.

01:01:42.060 --> 01:01:44.500
He's starting to float all the way back in, but he's going to find some kills.

01:01:44.500 --> 01:01:48.780
But that came from Shakruder Smoke calling it Coordination.

01:01:48.780 --> 01:01:50.900
It's good on online right now for EDG.

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Still forwards, landing up these players.

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The chip down to the middle!

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And...

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Oh!

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Oh, does it go so wrong!

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The pack of EDG!

01:02:02.620 --> 01:02:04.620
Little down, chip down!

01:02:04.620 --> 01:02:08.100
Shutting the toes in the dark at the end.

01:02:08.100 --> 01:02:11.060
And left.

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This first map absolutely dominant.

01:02:15.620 --> 01:02:20.900
Jenny, unfortunately, does not look comfortable here.

01:02:20.900 --> 01:02:24.500
completely overwhelmed by the defensive utile.

01:02:24.500 --> 01:02:28.300
Gissu force of Joe Lassmove him to try to anchor around.

01:02:28.300 --> 01:02:32.140
An acute idea, but they're not even going for the force.

01:02:34.540 --> 01:02:36.740
They're down in a spot where they're giving their opponent

01:02:36.740 --> 01:02:39.620
10 opportunities to close things out.

01:02:39.620 --> 01:02:41.780
As walking, wading, straight out into the open,

01:02:41.780 --> 01:02:44.780
risky business, BDG.

01:02:47.740 --> 01:02:50.180
They wung in particular, I mean, you're gonna feel like

01:02:50.900 --> 01:02:55.800
He means an individual, potentially having to step up and be the hero for his team.

01:02:55.800 --> 01:03:01.400
To be honest though, I think, again, thoughts for them will almost already be on Pearl.

01:03:01.400 --> 01:03:02.400
Yeah.

01:03:02.400 --> 01:03:03.640
It's a B05.

01:03:03.640 --> 01:03:08.040
You have so many more opportunities to come back into it.

01:03:08.040 --> 01:03:13.600
The amount of mental effort it would take to run this one back, the one in a billion

01:03:13.600 --> 01:03:19.880
scenario in which it happens, it's much more likely that you just focus all of your energy

01:03:19.880 --> 01:03:22.700
and your efforts on these later maps in the series.

01:03:22.700 --> 01:03:24.200
And certainly would be...

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They're a difficult team to take out.

01:03:28.020 --> 01:03:31.900
Especially if you give them such a boost of confidence early like this.

01:03:32.560 --> 01:03:35.700
There weren't even rounds that really rattled the cage.

01:03:35.700 --> 01:03:39.700
I mean, look at instances like this, Lev are so far in a lead.

01:03:39.700 --> 01:03:43.540
A lot of teams that take the foot off the gas a little bit, they start making mistakes, but...

01:03:43.540 --> 01:03:45.540
You forget that this is an owner team.

01:03:45.540 --> 01:03:46.340
Oh, yeah.

01:03:46.340 --> 01:03:49.340
And despite the fact that you've got four young players...

01:03:49.880 --> 01:04:05.880
They've got the still level of discipline, honed in, sat up, handed off the gun from earlier, I believe, so he's just going hunting, see if he can build up the ult, still thinking about Aloncon, how they can close out the game despite the fact that they are up 11 rounds, about to be 12, and they are just playing with him at the end, aren't they?

01:04:05.880 --> 01:04:15.880
Every shot going wide. I mean, just as we were talking about them, playing optimally. Making me eat my words. Which I think mostly they do. I think you've got a great point.

01:04:15.880 --> 01:04:21.480
It feels like every time someone goes up against left they try to put the pressure on and see if they crumble see if they crack

01:04:22.160 --> 01:04:29.160
But they do have discipline beyond their years, but they're I mean you're 12 to up a little 360 who's I mean who's it?

01:04:29.480 --> 01:04:33.800
It's quite telling. I think you have one last time of EDG. It's not being taken exactly

01:04:34.200 --> 01:04:38.380
They're thinking ahead to pull. Yeah, you don't get to save the time after pearl

01:04:38.380 --> 01:04:41.340
But no you get to save your model hours on the earth

01:04:41.340 --> 01:04:42.340
That's the first one.

01:04:45.340 --> 01:04:47.340
EDG, they have swapped around their defensive set-ups.

01:04:47.340 --> 01:04:51.340
Jenny was getting bullied on C last time we saw them play Haven against Foot.

01:04:51.340 --> 01:04:57.340
Now he's moved his set-ups over towards A in these two big rounds that matter on defence.

01:04:57.340 --> 01:05:00.340
They're not working me much here either.

01:05:00.340 --> 01:05:05.340
But any time you've got me on chamber, he doesn't need a gun.

01:05:05.340 --> 01:05:09.340
You've already seen that shot earlier, blasting away nobody.

01:05:09.340 --> 01:05:11.740
Nobody. There's a phenom just with a headhunter.

01:05:13.640 --> 01:05:17.040
Nobody. I'm sure you're guessing in terms of where these players could be.

01:05:17.040 --> 01:05:17.840
You only saw the one.

01:05:19.140 --> 01:05:20.540
Again, not rushing things.

01:05:21.440 --> 01:05:22.440
Looking to work the map.

01:05:22.940 --> 01:05:23.440
King.

01:05:23.940 --> 01:05:27.540
He could be quite a methodical caller when he doesn't have a set strat that he wants to run.

01:05:29.940 --> 01:05:32.840
Flash gets negative info as Neon tucks away from it over towards A.

01:05:33.040 --> 01:05:36.040
Would be a good timing to return back into the A-pop, but King doesn't fancy it.

01:05:36.640 --> 01:05:38.840
Leading the troops over towards a B finish instead.

01:05:39.340 --> 01:05:41.340
And EDG just have no information.

01:05:41.340 --> 01:05:42.340
No.

01:05:42.340 --> 01:05:46.340
Makes sense of your fan trying to play towards the sense of their weaponry.

01:05:46.340 --> 01:05:49.340
Wide-faced Smoky is giving up, trying to really square off,

01:05:49.340 --> 01:05:51.340
and he has at least played in one life.

01:05:51.340 --> 01:05:52.340
A spike going down, but a big reveal.

01:05:52.340 --> 01:05:53.340
And to the back.

01:05:53.340 --> 01:05:55.340
Smoky in a bit of trouble, but there's a bait and a switch.

01:05:55.340 --> 01:05:57.340
Neon all of that pressure, all of that noise.

01:05:57.340 --> 01:05:58.340
He's heard it.

01:05:58.340 --> 01:06:01.340
Scurrying in a footsteps, and he's got full space and control over it all day.

01:06:01.340 --> 01:06:03.340
Born for the movements.

01:06:03.340 --> 01:06:06.340
17 seconds left, setup needs to be broken.

01:06:06.340 --> 01:06:10.340
As well as any real pushback here, Kingsman left as an insert as well.

01:06:10.340 --> 01:06:14.340
Reclearance, tepid here, but still. Life claims.

01:06:14.340 --> 01:06:18.340
Good idea from EDG.

01:06:18.340 --> 01:06:22.340
Now we'll see. Not favoured at all left here.

01:06:22.340 --> 01:06:26.340
3v5, fully anti-guns to what we're buying there, bit of spamters.

01:06:26.340 --> 01:06:28.340
Hit the mark. He'll online at the back.

01:06:28.340 --> 01:06:30.340
More kits in. Steady hand and steady aim.

01:06:30.340 --> 01:06:32.340
That blows. Not good enough to see if he can claim any kills.

01:06:32.340 --> 01:06:38.480
He kills those quarters, actions, and for that Henta to rattle off the bullets, but he did

01:06:38.480 --> 01:06:43.580
a deep, they survive another round.

01:06:43.580 --> 01:06:50.100
Fending off a fairly weak bonus from left, nine more chances to convert here on Haver.

01:06:50.100 --> 01:06:53.100
Smoggy going for a very aggressive approach to that.

01:06:53.100 --> 01:06:55.940
Looking to take the game into his own hands.

01:06:55.940 --> 01:07:01.940
If he were to hit the one in a billion, it would come from ridiculous individual moments.

01:07:01.940 --> 01:07:03.940
That, undeniable.

01:07:05.940 --> 01:07:09.940
But with Sado having a Phoenix ultimate, he's back hockey here ready for round 16.

01:07:10.940 --> 01:07:12.940
Could all be over in the blink of an eye.

01:07:12.940 --> 01:07:14.940
Neon with that attack side off.

01:07:16.940 --> 01:07:20.940
Exactly right. They've got the ult, they've got the key here.

01:07:20.940 --> 01:07:23.940
Had Neon, nobody does not have the help of Jenny anymore.

01:07:23.940 --> 01:07:26.940
Oh, it's a deep flash, but I don't think he connected. He's going to take a peek.

01:07:26.940 --> 01:07:28.940
Crazy play, crouching down.

01:07:28.940 --> 01:07:33.500
Seen him do this one in China. He's walking all the way up. Hold on, he's found it!

01:07:33.500 --> 01:07:34.860
Over the opportunity.

01:07:35.900 --> 01:07:41.180
So nobody played for sure, but he's managed to find the goods, but potential to be punished here.

01:07:41.180 --> 01:07:45.660
And how he realizes these players may be, it's Sato already on it.

01:07:46.540 --> 01:07:50.940
A site now, there's gonna take him. Mckings gonna be put that out of picture. That was mid-Astra form.

01:07:50.940 --> 01:07:55.340
There's no smoke start to play around. You're gonna see that all offloaded early, but it's a walking one at that.

01:07:55.340 --> 01:08:00.260
Saddle not looking to give anything away creeping up onto the line a bit of tonight with a plan just from that need

01:08:00.260 --> 01:08:03.140
So there's no way forward to walk around, but he's not got anything from it

01:08:03.140 --> 01:08:06.220
It's good discipline and the patterns of the spike one step further blows

01:08:06.500 --> 01:08:08.500
Let's get a kill on the smog even a 2v3

01:08:09.220 --> 01:08:11.220
She shots down blows away

01:08:12.900 --> 01:08:14.900
There was a chance

01:08:16.380 --> 01:08:18.380
But he did you prevail

01:08:18.500 --> 01:08:23.620
Another situation when they catch left in some uncomfortable positions

01:08:23.620 --> 01:08:32.620
Going for the solo playmaking. Nobody with it. Quite a nice idea here actually, against the way that these chamber teams like to control a lobby.

01:08:32.620 --> 01:08:39.620
Good understanding of the angles. Then of course you get that pushdown mid from Kankang. Catches King.

01:08:39.620 --> 01:08:43.620
There you see the reaction there.

01:08:43.620 --> 01:08:46.620
Jump scared in the Astral form.

01:08:46.620 --> 01:08:49.620
Ten chances down to A.

01:08:49.620 --> 01:08:52.620
And Lev on an eco.

01:08:52.620 --> 01:09:01.620
Half armor, can't cry, tacked up though, you just have that outlaw, could feast here, absolutely, with Neil going down.

01:09:02.620 --> 01:09:09.620
Good first kill, there's still pressure now, mounting, come on through garage, you're going to see Jenny attempting to help him outside, swinging by Smoggy right there.

01:09:10.620 --> 01:09:14.620
Where it counts, that is a clean, almost clean sweep, just a one player falling.

01:09:14.620 --> 01:09:17.620
Falling, EDG,

01:09:17.620 --> 01:09:20.620
Spunting and stopping a bit at a momentum.

01:09:20.620 --> 01:09:23.620
It's starting to build up a bit of confidence of their own.

01:09:23.620 --> 01:09:26.620
These players get in the feel of the game now.

01:09:26.620 --> 01:09:29.620
We've been waiting for Cancan to come online at London.

01:09:29.620 --> 01:09:31.620
He's had his moments, he's had his rounds.

01:09:31.620 --> 01:09:35.620
But he hasn't had a match yet where he has just taken over.

01:09:35.620 --> 01:09:38.620
And he is completely capable of it.

01:09:38.620 --> 01:09:42.620
Always has been. Every version of EDG that's turned up to these events.

01:09:42.620 --> 01:09:43.620
about to death.

01:09:43.620 --> 01:09:48.620
And he's going to take his off over towards A Longwood, Jenny in behind.

01:09:48.620 --> 01:09:52.620
He's going to give you a chance for the slide to the side, just dodging the bullets.

01:09:52.620 --> 01:09:53.620
Hang on.

01:09:53.620 --> 01:09:59.620
Worse for the wearer as a result of it, but it has forced a pause into the step of the

01:09:59.620 --> 01:10:00.620
nobody.

01:10:00.620 --> 01:10:01.620
This is just, he's wild.

01:10:01.620 --> 01:10:02.620
What is going on?

01:10:02.620 --> 01:10:04.620
Sik is not even pointing out the complete pitch.

01:10:04.620 --> 01:10:06.620
He's barely out of there.

01:10:06.620 --> 01:10:08.620
He is one of my favourite players to watch.

01:10:08.620 --> 01:10:10.620
There's no one quite like him.

01:10:10.620 --> 01:10:11.620
He's not blind or good.

01:10:11.620 --> 01:10:13.620
He's walking down C long.

01:10:13.620 --> 01:10:14.620
Yeah.

01:10:14.620 --> 01:10:16.620
I mean, caution to the wind at this point.

01:10:16.620 --> 01:10:19.620
You really just have to take it one round at a time and wind off a neon.

01:10:19.620 --> 01:10:22.620
Yeah, in the crux of it, style of play of EDG.

01:10:22.620 --> 01:10:25.620
Yeah, I mean, they've got to make hero plays

01:10:25.620 --> 01:10:28.620
because they're getting outmatched, pound for pound,

01:10:28.620 --> 01:10:31.620
in terms of the ideas that team work.

01:10:31.620 --> 01:10:33.620
But nobody goes a little too far there,

01:10:33.620 --> 01:10:35.620
and that puts even more pressure on the rest of the pack.

01:10:35.620 --> 01:10:38.620
If Smokey gets a kill, though, shows up online.

01:10:38.620 --> 01:10:40.620
There are chances.

01:10:40.620 --> 01:10:43.260
But surely Lev should be able to close this out.

01:10:43.260 --> 01:10:44.540
The blind drone.

01:10:44.540 --> 01:10:46.860
Okay, advantage now. 40 seconds.

01:10:47.860 --> 01:10:49.380
Drone not broken.

01:10:49.380 --> 01:10:52.380
She's just gonna be spotted out there and that forces the paranoia out early.

01:10:53.380 --> 01:10:54.380
34.

01:10:55.380 --> 01:10:56.900
How much time do we have left?

01:10:56.900 --> 01:11:00.380
All, never just seen if they can cut noise entirely, but now making them move.

01:11:00.380 --> 01:11:01.820
But what's this B site?

01:11:02.980 --> 01:11:04.460
Spike in the back pocket of blows.

01:11:04.460 --> 01:11:06.660
Gonna get down and get that plant online.

01:11:07.660 --> 01:11:08.940
Watch for King.

01:11:08.940 --> 01:11:14.160
Jenny being caught again on this round as a massive advantage now on left surely should be sailing away in two

01:11:15.060 --> 01:11:18.140
He puts that on a punish by Scott is back smoggy

01:11:18.980 --> 01:11:21.520
It's got her to it all would have to be a 1v5

01:11:22.820 --> 01:11:28.260
One for the old but he's not even being given the opportunity of a kill status given the connection holds online

01:11:32.820 --> 01:11:34.820
Sends us all the way to

01:11:36.980 --> 01:11:38.820
Absolute dominance from left

01:11:38.820 --> 01:11:45.440
The most one-sided map that you should see in the series, but that will give a lot of confidence to this American's team

01:11:47.340 --> 01:11:53.540
We're gonna be stepping away of course up next GP and the analyst desk breaking it all down to don't go anywhere

01:11:53.540 --> 01:11:55.540
You don't want to miss it. It's a lot of rocket fire

01:12:08.820 --> 01:12:09.660
Fuck!

01:12:09.660 --> 01:12:10.480
Ah!

01:12:10.480 --> 01:12:12.300
Ah!

01:12:12.300 --> 01:12:13.440
Let's go!

01:12:13.440 --> 01:12:15.860
Let's go!

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01:14:59.340 --> 01:15:03.500
I'm a former pro player for Game Changers and I work on the game analysis team known

01:15:03.500 --> 01:15:05.860
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01:15:05.860 --> 01:15:09.700
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01:15:09.700 --> 01:15:10.700
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01:15:16.340 --> 01:15:21.740
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01:15:21.740 --> 01:15:24.780
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01:15:24.780 --> 01:15:29.460
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01:15:29.460 --> 01:15:32.060
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01:15:36.300 --> 01:15:41.100
At first, M-Pulse only had one charge, but we did a lot of testing and discussing to

01:15:41.100 --> 01:15:43.140
see how we can make two charges work.

01:15:43.140 --> 01:15:48.060
There was some concern around how many you could throw back to back, but we helped tune

01:15:48.060 --> 01:15:51.660
a lot of the health and duration to make sure it was fair.

01:15:51.660 --> 01:15:55.660
Once the content is wrapping up, we assess the risks it will pose to the game and prepare

01:15:55.660 --> 01:15:58.160
fast follow-ups with the design team.

01:15:58.160 --> 01:16:02.860
As GATT, we pulse-check any shifts in the meta from ranked all the way to VCT.

01:16:02.860 --> 01:16:07.220
We're always looking out for feedback on social media, engaging how the content feels

01:16:07.220 --> 01:16:08.220
in our own matches.

01:16:08.220 --> 01:16:11.380
And it's definitely not just GATT and design doing this alone.

01:16:11.380 --> 01:16:17.140
We're supported by a really robust data ecosystem and work closely with our PM and Insights

01:16:17.140 --> 01:16:19.860
teams throughout the whole process.

01:16:19.860 --> 01:16:22.980
So while our playtests and player instincts are important,

01:16:22.980 --> 01:16:25.140
there are also a ton of people and data points

01:16:25.140 --> 01:16:27.820
helping us evaluate how the game is performing

01:16:27.820 --> 01:16:29.940
and where we should make adjustments next.

01:16:29.940 --> 01:16:30.780
Players stand.

01:16:30.780 --> 01:16:31.620
It's so fun.

01:16:31.620 --> 01:16:32.440
Bye.

01:16:32.440 --> 01:16:33.280
Bye.

01:16:33.280 --> 01:16:34.100
Go.

01:17:34.100 --> 01:18:02.180
Here with coach owner of La Vietta, owner of Great Start.

01:18:02.180 --> 01:18:08.300
What information did you gain about EDG that you guys should probably remember throughout the entire series today?

01:18:10.300 --> 01:18:22.180
Honestly, not that much because both teams, we played yesterday and also Edward, so both teams didn't have that much time to prepare, to do scouting or anti-strat.

01:18:22.180 --> 01:18:27.860
We are like we have like a small read on them.

01:18:27.860 --> 01:18:31.660
I can't I can't reveal maybe if you have the same question at the end of this

01:18:31.660 --> 01:18:36.420
day and maybe I can explain more but yeah we have we have like some detail that

01:18:36.420 --> 01:18:41.460
they like to do that we are like adapting and they and then planning is like doing one.

01:18:41.460 --> 01:18:44.020
Thank you for your insights on that.

01:18:44.020 --> 01:18:51.060
Oh I think if you're a Levy-A-Thon fan the plan is going quite well indeed coach owner.

01:18:51.060 --> 01:18:59.580
13-5 win for the South American roster as you see Spike leading the charge on that neon.

01:18:59.580 --> 01:19:04.740
All the heavy hitters, but alternatively on the other side though, a little bit toward the tail end there, Mimi.

01:19:04.740 --> 01:19:09.220
EDG trying to get a couple of those rounds, but at that point the golf was just so wide.

01:19:09.220 --> 01:19:10.860
Levy and Thun, they were just running away with it.

01:19:10.860 --> 01:19:15.740
This game was ended in the first half and I think what we focused a lot on the tactics of Levy,

01:19:15.740 --> 01:19:18.700
what they did great in this was having an awesome approach to their strategy,

01:19:18.700 --> 01:19:23.340
in particular how they were shutting down the sea splits that we saw EDG going for repeatedly.

01:19:23.340 --> 01:19:26.940
They had really good approaches that have aggressively recleared space in garage and

01:19:26.940 --> 01:19:30.460
play into these sea retakes. And that's what led them to run away with this first half.

01:19:30.460 --> 01:19:34.780
I actually like EDG's initial game plan of doing the sea splits though. On left side there was no

01:19:34.780 --> 01:19:39.820
open paranoia and the weak side was generally on the seaside of the map. I think EDG fumbled a little

01:19:39.820 --> 01:19:44.060
bit in those post plans personally, not taking the back side control and letting left flood in

01:19:44.060 --> 01:19:48.060
with those great retakes. Yeah, their approach to these retakes was certainly on point.

01:19:48.060 --> 01:19:52.620
in particular rounds I'm remembering is the two times where this raise rocket was online in the post-run

01:19:52.620 --> 01:19:54.700
Leve did a really good job of baiting it out here

01:19:54.700 --> 01:20:00.580
It was sending that first kind of wave of the slide and the drone to pressure and then neon's just waiting with the off to kill

01:20:00.580 --> 01:20:04.860
Later on it was a neon all popped in the next round with that raise off online to bait it out

01:20:04.860 --> 01:20:10.220
This seems very patient and measured in the way that they approach these retakes and the execution is just to blind here

01:20:10.220 --> 01:20:12.540
Something I do want to just kind of touch on real quick mini

01:20:12.540 --> 01:20:15.680
You said that they were allowing them a lot of opportunities get through the back line

01:20:15.680 --> 01:20:23.680
How was that happening? What were EDG not doing? What could they have done, I guess, to ensure that they at least did something to prevent that?

01:20:23.680 --> 01:20:30.680
The seaside of the map is about getting that backside control before planting. It simply put, it's just the jewel is going up for that space.

01:20:30.680 --> 01:20:34.680
It looked like they had a game plan of like not going for that space, which I disagree with completely.

01:20:34.680 --> 01:20:42.680
I think it is very fundamental human theory to have that backside control, to make sure he goes crossfire as in, and disrupt that retake when it's coming in.

01:20:42.680 --> 01:20:46.920
coming in. Yeah, no, it always felt like Leviathan had free reign. And you're so

01:20:46.920 --> 01:20:50.420
right on that, of course. So there's more to talk about with Leviathan. Let's go

01:20:50.420 --> 01:20:53.320
ahead and take a look at our HyperX Reflex moment of the matchup, because

01:20:53.320 --> 01:20:59.000
this is another one of those plays where, you know, you know, you know, you

01:20:59.000 --> 01:21:04.720
names are killing me over here. A Evil Cat. This was one of those weird plays that

01:21:04.720 --> 01:21:07.840
they were able to trap their opponents with. They have a lot of variance to this

01:21:07.840 --> 01:21:11.560
same C-fight here. It was a pullback star going behind that dog. That's the reason

01:21:11.560 --> 01:21:15.160
the EDG players didn't break it because they thought it was going to get blocked off by

01:21:15.160 --> 01:21:19.200
that smoke, which they thought was full. You see even this Astralpult going in to bait

01:21:19.200 --> 01:21:23.280
that it's at closer fight and the execution is really good. We saw in their last game

01:21:23.280 --> 01:21:27.360
with Phaven, they decided that they're throwing a shock dart and sliding through on timing.

01:21:27.360 --> 01:21:31.320
This scene just has so many different tactics to fight you early. They seemingly have something

01:21:31.320 --> 01:21:34.320
new to show in every match minute. Yeah, when you think you know that they're

01:21:34.320 --> 01:21:36.880
going to do the same thing over and over, they'll bring out something like that and

01:21:36.880 --> 01:21:40.200
you're like, oh my god, they got another thing. It's so much to keep track of and they're

01:21:40.200 --> 01:21:44.280
always so beautifully executed. Yeah that is the part that really rattles me

01:21:44.280 --> 01:21:49.080
where it's like they have so much in the playbook available to them and it

01:21:49.080 --> 01:21:52.920
seems like the book just keeps making new ones. It's like the like self-writing

01:21:52.920 --> 01:21:55.280
book. I don't know how they're doing it but they're doing it and it's pretty

01:21:55.280 --> 01:21:58.200
dang cool. They're gonna have to keep this thing going. The drive needs to stay

01:21:58.200 --> 01:22:02.480
alive as we get ready for map two. We're going over to Pearl to set the stage for

01:22:02.480 --> 01:22:06.600
that one here. Now this is going to be an EDG pick but we were looking at this

01:22:06.600 --> 01:22:10.880
series layout and we saw many how this these first three maps played out and

01:22:10.880 --> 01:22:15.480
Levitan while of course his map is good for EDG there are no slouches on Pearl

01:22:15.480 --> 01:22:18.400
at all especially with the compositions they like to run. Yeah absolutely I

01:22:18.400 --> 01:22:21.680
think Lev lost some confidence in that pro like naming is highlighting earlier

01:22:21.680 --> 01:22:25.360
but America is a very strong pro region and I think this is a dangerous map here

01:22:25.360 --> 01:22:30.480
for EDG I think that this is a must win map if they want to take this series. I

01:22:30.480 --> 01:22:34.600
absolutely agree I think that if Lev can pick this up it starts to really look

01:22:34.600 --> 01:22:39.760
like a 3-0 for this young team. In particular, what I like about their pearl is defensive

01:22:39.760 --> 01:22:43.880
side. A lot of the same things with Haven. I think they have good ideas to trap play

01:22:43.880 --> 01:22:47.640
behind Neon's operator when he's playing the chamber here. They have really good approaches

01:22:47.640 --> 01:22:53.320
early round of having variance in how they fight for space, especially towards A main.

01:22:53.320 --> 01:22:56.760
So for an EDG, they'd struggle with some of those same problems on Haven. I think they're

01:22:56.760 --> 01:22:59.200
going to have to quickly find solutions going into pearl here.

01:22:59.200 --> 01:23:03.120
Yeah, I think on the flip side for EDG, this is the map where Kong Kong has the best performance,

01:23:03.120 --> 01:23:07.720
I think on that defense side with that jet he was popping off like vintage conco

01:23:07.720 --> 01:23:13.400
I think we're gonna need to see him do that again if they want to dance on this map because Lev been looking hot here too

01:23:13.400 --> 01:23:17.160
Spikes out here trolled on us everyone. What did he hold her? He hovered over rena

01:23:17.640 --> 01:23:22.340
It made me hope that maybe we do something wacky, but of course the stakes are too high. How could you?

01:23:22.980 --> 01:23:29.180
It's locked in here. EDG they've made a final before they've lifted a trophy before but that was now two years ago

01:23:29.180 --> 01:23:35.060
This team is facing down one of the least experienced squads. It's been to this point in a tournament is the map

01:23:35.060 --> 01:23:38.000
They picked is the map that they're favored on if they fall here

01:23:38.180 --> 01:23:42.100
It's a massive disappointment. You start to look at memories of Bangkok for EDG

01:23:42.180 --> 01:23:45.500
I'm looking at the neon the con con heads head on different agents here

01:23:45.500 --> 01:23:50.220
But the operator on this map for both especially on that belong on the defense is going to be pivotal for them

01:23:50.220 --> 01:23:55.420
Well, you heard the desk and now you know exactly what the lookout for as we get ready for this matchup

01:23:55.420 --> 01:23:59.860
the best of five is far from over. Let's go ahead and jump into map two. Shall we

01:23:59.860 --> 01:24:02.900
look at England? We're gonna send it back over to your casters. Here's Brent,

01:24:02.900 --> 01:24:09.660
hands-side show. We need to see your return of form here for EDG. As we get

01:24:09.660 --> 01:24:14.660
into ball in our long bracket finals, it's elimination. The chance for a spot in

01:24:14.660 --> 01:24:18.660
the grand finals for EDG, it will mean an opportunity to get revenge to reach the

01:24:18.660 --> 01:24:23.420
prior peaks of the past when he was able to lift trophies. The Livia time that

01:24:23.420 --> 01:24:29.220
already one map up and as the desk was mentioning Pearl, America's the region no slouches at

01:24:29.220 --> 01:24:30.220
it.

01:24:30.220 --> 01:24:36.580
And it actually used to be EDG's pergabat, only started playing it very late on in VCT

01:24:36.580 --> 01:24:37.580
China.

01:24:37.580 --> 01:24:42.100
Level 1, I tried to take this fight early mid if EDG are going for it.

01:24:42.100 --> 01:24:47.260
EDG do like to go for this mid default quite a lot and Neon's posted on an angle where

01:24:47.260 --> 01:24:48.260
he's walking forward.

01:24:48.260 --> 01:24:49.260
He's walking forward.

01:24:49.260 --> 01:24:50.260
He may get a freebie.

01:24:50.260 --> 01:24:51.260
Yeah.

01:24:51.260 --> 01:24:53.980
He's a rendezvous to play around.

01:24:53.980 --> 01:24:57.260
He is full walking up here, creeping into mid.

01:24:57.260 --> 01:25:01.700
Nobody poking, trying to see if he can pull players up and around because EDG are going

01:25:01.700 --> 01:25:03.620
in a different direction.

01:25:03.620 --> 01:25:05.420
Slow take towards A main.

01:25:05.420 --> 01:25:08.580
It's a risky position for Neon but he's just relying on his fast reactions to get him

01:25:08.580 --> 01:25:11.100
out and it's helping his team figure out the defensive setup.

01:25:11.100 --> 01:25:16.060
They're going to be over here, especially if the trip doesn't get broken.

01:25:16.060 --> 01:25:17.740
is going to have help and a recall.

01:25:17.740 --> 01:25:20.740
Cinder starts to lay it down and that's going to be signaling quite a lot of flashes.

01:25:20.740 --> 01:25:23.180
Send by full once, Kampang is all the way into that smoke,

01:25:23.180 --> 01:25:26.500
but guess what, play has already held and the reveal is massive.

01:25:26.500 --> 01:25:28.740
Molly doing quite a bit of work there, Sado.

01:25:28.740 --> 01:25:30.340
Going to be burned for Cinder's.

01:25:30.340 --> 01:25:32.420
The reason to a 3v3, an energy,

01:25:32.420 --> 01:25:34.500
don't want anything to do with the A hit.

01:25:34.500 --> 01:25:35.980
Full rotate.

01:25:35.980 --> 01:25:38.060
Miles away from this mid-Av.

01:25:38.060 --> 01:25:40.620
Usually rotates like this all the way from A-Main to B-Ret,

01:25:40.620 --> 01:25:42.860
A-Main are a bit too slow.

01:25:42.860 --> 01:25:46.020
But here, just setting up a faster...

01:25:46.020 --> 01:25:51.260
Avenue or rather a more open avenue to get into the side, but King could play spoiler to all of this

01:25:51.260 --> 01:25:54.460
I committed onto this line. He's worried about the lane control that they've lost this entire time

01:25:54.460 --> 01:25:56.860
And I was gonna be hearing the footsteps still nobody

01:26:01.020 --> 01:26:04.180
Great work by Cheechew blows don't know why you can't deny this

01:26:09.380 --> 01:26:13.060
Bailey there the control but he did she did get a pistol round

01:26:13.060 --> 01:26:24.060
He almost caught both of the duelists with utility hands.

01:26:24.060 --> 01:26:29.060
The combination of that trip and recall ended up being a bit too much.

01:26:29.060 --> 01:26:33.060
And nobody putting himself in the lurk position.

01:26:33.060 --> 01:26:38.060
Instead of calling his teammates back through into him in B-Link, they wrap around.

01:26:38.060 --> 01:26:46.420
Already a much stronger beginning, but this is a leviathan trap play today like to run we've seen this one before many a time

01:26:46.820 --> 01:26:49.620
Up towards the B angle the wall is deep here

01:26:57.620 --> 01:27:01.300
Swipes them all away and swaps them all down at me on

01:27:01.660 --> 01:27:06.020
Trying to do any sort of work you can but the shots bring out they missed the mark

01:27:06.020 --> 01:27:10.020
Somehow Kankai is still alive in the midst of all of this.

01:27:10.020 --> 01:27:13.020
Blows the last one, traps him back,

01:27:13.020 --> 01:27:17.020
EDG with guns trained and a jump peak to finish it.

01:27:17.020 --> 01:27:19.020
What a double from Kankai,

01:27:19.020 --> 01:27:22.020
Justus seems to be starting to run away from EDG.

01:27:22.020 --> 01:27:26.020
That flash, absolutely caught them

01:27:26.020 --> 01:27:29.020
and yet he spins around,

01:27:29.020 --> 01:27:33.020
deletes those two players to relieve the pressure.

01:27:33.020 --> 01:27:37.980
They need him to perform here on pearl if you're going to be running the jet on this map

01:27:38.420 --> 01:27:41.060
You best be hoping the jet is going to feast

01:27:47.780 --> 01:27:54.700
Bonus round here for EDG a lot of danger to it. I should bring a lot of the bulldogs forwards one of the rifles

01:27:55.940 --> 01:27:59.100
They've been playing a very cautious game so far on their attack

01:28:00.020 --> 01:28:02.020
Never very all in

01:28:03.020 --> 01:28:07.420
Contacting as much as they possibly can, but as a prowler's going to be broken, flash round the corner.

01:28:07.420 --> 01:28:09.920
It's like an extra there, still running all the way forward.

01:28:09.920 --> 01:28:13.420
There's nobody basically taking point, it's just running with Utilizer's hands.

01:28:13.420 --> 01:28:15.420
But down at that show, the mic blows!

01:28:15.420 --> 01:28:16.620
Accounts for it!

01:28:16.620 --> 01:28:20.120
Little shot in the dark there, straight into the smoke. It does remove Kang Kang.

01:28:20.120 --> 01:28:22.620
Calling again, but the rotations.

01:28:22.620 --> 01:28:25.120
Chichu finding all this space over towards B.

01:28:25.120 --> 01:28:27.720
Again, it's quite a nice pattern from Kang Kang, even though it doesn't work.

01:28:27.720 --> 01:28:30.120
He jumps onto Neon's rendezvous,

01:28:30.120 --> 01:28:34.120
which stops Neon from being able to commit to a different position.

01:28:35.120 --> 01:28:38.120
King, having a wonder, stepping forwards, taking that risk,

01:28:38.120 --> 01:28:41.120
even though they're in a player advantage with rifles.

01:28:41.120 --> 01:28:43.120
Spotted to one player, that's a spike drop down.

01:28:43.120 --> 01:28:45.120
Has to be retained here by Jenny.

01:28:45.120 --> 01:28:47.120
He can let the spike be recovered in this spot.

01:28:47.120 --> 01:28:51.120
A 4v2 retake on B is more than enough of an advantage for Lev to be able to convert.

01:28:51.120 --> 01:28:55.120
Jenny and Chichu would have to pull out something ridiculous to get this bonus round with.

01:28:55.120 --> 01:28:58.000
Top of the round here, Jenny with the gun.

01:28:58.000 --> 01:29:00.000
He's gonna be guarding Cheechu's back.

01:29:00.000 --> 01:29:01.280
You can't be down, you're right.

01:29:01.280 --> 01:29:03.720
They're gonna have to do something ridiculous here.

01:29:05.120 --> 01:29:07.920
A lot of disaster, Jenny, consistently on this squad.

01:29:09.640 --> 01:29:11.480
Here's the danger man, he's the one with a bulldog.

01:29:11.480 --> 01:29:13.440
The Molly is good, pushing him back and away.

01:29:13.440 --> 01:29:15.520
Lev usually gonna be disciplined here though.

01:29:15.520 --> 01:29:17.160
You two are gonna be raining out,

01:29:17.160 --> 01:29:18.920
waiting by the tie-hold in the reposition.

01:29:18.920 --> 01:29:20.400
He's good, Spike.

01:29:20.400 --> 01:29:23.000
Chopped down, taking out my bulldog and up glazed.

01:29:23.000 --> 01:29:24.000
It's going to be a play!

01:29:24.000 --> 01:29:25.000
And Jenny!

01:29:25.000 --> 01:29:28.000
And so his play is beautifully still, Chichu has fallen, there's still a 1v2.

01:29:28.000 --> 01:29:30.000
It's all going to be on Jenny now.

01:29:30.000 --> 01:29:32.000
Nice fight taken!

01:29:32.000 --> 01:29:36.000
Tabernon and a few as Kings hoping to see him get pulled away out!

01:29:36.000 --> 01:29:39.000
King with the composure!

01:29:39.000 --> 01:29:42.000
Wins the round out!

01:29:42.000 --> 01:29:45.000
It's a great try from Jenny though.

01:29:45.000 --> 01:29:48.000
Way better than what he was able to do on Haven.

01:29:48.000 --> 01:29:52.000
He just looked so much more comfortable on every other map of the pool.

01:29:53.000 --> 01:29:55.000
He's been massive for EDG.

01:29:56.000 --> 01:30:00.000
He's just made that bonus round very expensive for Levy a time to deal with.

01:30:00.000 --> 01:30:07.000
Considering that was a 4v2 and they knew exactly where both the EDG players were going to be as the spike went down,

01:30:07.000 --> 01:30:12.000
Jenny did such a good job there of slipping into the fast lane and making himself a problem.

01:30:12.000 --> 01:30:19.000
I really did. He's put them all on Light Armor, blows with the Guardian, Neon just working with a headhunter.

01:30:19.000 --> 01:30:23.000
He's actually done a great job for EDG to keep this momentum going.

01:30:23.000 --> 01:30:31.000
In for round four. Similar start, once more. No noise at all here until they walk all the way up.

01:30:31.000 --> 01:30:39.500
Alusia in the flash, he's gonna be caught with that use ult, he ults, coming out, he's gonna head onto the shot, feels all the way back though, that nightfall, scatters.

01:30:39.500 --> 01:30:45.500
He's gonna be tonight on the sound cue, he's gonna spam randomly to the corner, Neon does his best but eventually trade it out.

01:30:45.500 --> 01:30:50.500
Cronkong now, certs himself into that pit position. As for help, nobody's required.

01:30:50.500 --> 01:30:52.500
Well, it's indeed. I'm going to see it. Saddle.

01:30:52.500 --> 01:30:54.900
Turn of the tide. Looking to see if he can make his own mark.

01:30:54.900 --> 01:30:56.400
Here we're going to run it back forward to this.

01:30:56.400 --> 01:30:59.400
We've usually taken up a knot before. Nobody goes down.

01:30:59.400 --> 01:31:01.400
2v3 now.

01:31:01.400 --> 01:31:03.400
Chichu Smoggy.

01:31:03.400 --> 01:31:06.400
Smoggy with that cut up close position up towards D4.

01:31:06.400 --> 01:31:08.200
He's hoping he won't be cleared.

01:31:08.200 --> 01:31:10.400
Unaccounted for slight misstep and mistake.

01:31:10.400 --> 01:31:11.900
The Molly sails up and over.

01:31:11.900 --> 01:31:13.000
But times that and a tick.

01:31:13.000 --> 01:31:15.400
Here in the jump up and out is a beautiful kill to be found.

01:31:15.400 --> 01:31:16.400
Wouldn't be one now.

01:31:16.400 --> 01:31:17.400
We'll talk once more.

01:31:17.400 --> 01:31:19.400
King tonight!

01:31:19.400 --> 01:31:21.400
A second chance at a clutch!

01:31:21.400 --> 01:31:23.400
So our Cheechu...

01:31:24.400 --> 01:31:26.400
They're gonna meet Cheechu to stand solid.

01:31:26.400 --> 01:31:35.400
That duo, Cheechu and Jenny, have been, I think, the two most important pillars for the wrong that EDG have put together so far in London.

01:31:36.400 --> 01:31:43.400
And in back to back rounds, they are both required to both do the damage and then converse.

01:31:43.400 --> 01:31:50.400
And this is going to destroy every time told of the economy.

01:31:50.400 --> 01:31:56.400
And start out EDG with some great momentum.

01:31:56.400 --> 01:32:00.400
Their theory looks a lot better, their ideas are the way they're level playing look a lot better.

01:32:00.400 --> 01:32:03.400
And they're scrapping through in these close scenarios.

01:32:03.400 --> 01:32:08.400
Exactly the opening we needed to see from EDG.

01:32:08.400 --> 01:32:11.400
Getting battered on Haven.

01:32:11.400 --> 01:32:14.400
They're answering back nicely in their own way.

01:32:15.400 --> 01:32:19.400
Even the maps that EDG are marginally favoured on.

01:32:19.400 --> 01:32:22.400
Leather still good, and the map pool advantage.

01:32:22.400 --> 01:32:24.400
You've heard the desk talk about it.

01:32:24.400 --> 01:32:26.400
It does just seem a bit deeper from Leather,

01:32:26.400 --> 01:32:29.400
but if EDG can come out with some strong performances

01:32:29.400 --> 01:32:32.400
in crucial rounds like we've seen so far on Pearl,

01:32:33.400 --> 01:32:35.400
it'll give them a lot of confidence to be able to perform,

01:32:35.400 --> 01:32:36.400
be able to win.

01:32:36.400 --> 01:32:39.300
win. They're game against

01:32:39.300 --> 01:32:42.300
PaperX. It just felt like they were never down, never out. No.

01:32:42.300 --> 01:32:47.300
It's an unbelievable level of resilience being shown by EDG.

01:32:47.300 --> 01:32:51.500
They know that they're good for it. They've done it before.

01:32:51.500 --> 01:32:57.400
There's a level of self-belief when you know that you are capable rather than just believe

01:32:57.400 --> 01:33:03.100
that you are capable. Both of these teams are in very different positions.

01:33:03.100 --> 01:33:05.100
30 seconds left.

01:33:06.600 --> 01:33:09.600
Seeing open A site here, it's going to be a plant down with no problems.

01:33:12.100 --> 01:33:14.100
Deep control over towards backside.

01:33:14.100 --> 01:33:15.100
Just taking up.

01:33:15.100 --> 01:33:18.600
These close one positions are something that Mini was critical of on Haven.

01:33:18.600 --> 01:33:20.100
I think the theory is going to be a lot better on Pearl.

01:33:20.100 --> 01:33:23.100
You see them get into this deep setup over towards secret.

01:33:24.100 --> 01:33:27.100
Nobody can get the like loose player that gets the float around.

01:33:27.100 --> 01:33:29.100
Yeah

01:33:38.100 --> 01:33:45.020
Potential chances with the damage done but EDG they maintain it and take the 4-1 lead in this map

01:33:48.860 --> 01:33:50.860
Now the round coming up that's gonna be critical

01:33:51.700 --> 01:33:54.120
But let's finally have money to be able to work with

01:33:54.120 --> 01:34:01.120
All of the damage that has been done on EDG's bonus step is the one round that Lead came away with, but it was a 1v1 clutch.

01:34:01.120 --> 01:34:04.120
Now Neon gets to pick up his operator.

01:34:07.120 --> 01:34:12.120
Players starting to get close to big ultimates as well. This cosmic divide is going to put pressure on EDG's post plans.

01:34:13.120 --> 01:34:16.120
But it's the op they have to get through first.

01:34:16.120 --> 01:34:23.120
Neon is posted, most here to haunt is going to be dealt with here, now already the angle

01:34:23.120 --> 01:34:28.120
onto that perfect line, so Justin takes Jenny straight out of the picture, good way of dealing

01:34:28.120 --> 01:34:29.120
with that Phoenix fall.

01:34:29.120 --> 01:34:33.120
So that coming out from Global E-Sports, they can just shoot you on the left.

01:34:33.120 --> 01:34:38.120
Okay, I mean straight from the trademark, straight to the toe, he's able to transfer that beautifully,

01:34:38.120 --> 01:34:43.120
so that is taking out my blows, but ultimate just to reciprocate up through mid.

01:34:43.120 --> 01:34:46.920
The revamp is still there for them, but the back side position now accounted for King.

01:34:47.620 --> 01:34:51.040
Klaas from the down, just a spotting daily ahead, and that's more than a head cut.

01:34:51.040 --> 01:34:54.500
Mion finally beats his match to be too still.

01:34:54.500 --> 01:34:56.860
It's explosive as anything, nobody going for that wider.

01:34:56.860 --> 01:34:58.120
Face-hold on, he hears the drone.

01:34:58.120 --> 01:34:59.420
He's trying to take a timing.

01:34:59.420 --> 01:35:00.820
Pure insanity.

01:35:00.820 --> 01:35:02.700
Klaas and Alphors knows it's occurring.

01:35:02.700 --> 01:35:04.200
Out of style and out of kill.

01:35:04.200 --> 01:35:05.700
Foul, EDG.

01:35:06.340 --> 01:35:08.340
Making magic of these moments.

01:35:09.620 --> 01:35:12.620
Finding a way forward to now that this opponent reigns itself.

01:35:12.620 --> 01:35:16.620
Double up together, not willing to let this one slide at all!

01:35:18.120 --> 01:35:19.620
Great change towards the end.

01:35:19.620 --> 01:35:23.620
Nobody has been so important in these situations,

01:35:23.620 --> 01:35:26.620
but just playing this loose, carefree style.

01:35:27.620 --> 01:35:31.620
He's willing to throw chaos into the rounds,

01:35:31.620 --> 01:35:34.620
and he's more practised in it.

01:35:34.620 --> 01:35:36.620
He can pull you into the mud,

01:35:36.620 --> 01:35:39.620
and he's not worried about getting filthy.

01:35:39.620 --> 01:35:43.620
That's really uncomfortable territory.

01:35:43.620 --> 01:35:47.620
Slept out!

01:35:47.620 --> 01:35:54.620
Never going to take attack time out here to try to wonder how they can adjust their set-ups to stop this chaos from happening.

01:35:54.620 --> 01:36:01.620
It was a nice idea with the Hunters Fury and Spikes pressure, but it's the post-plant aggression that's really catching them off guard right now.

01:36:01.620 --> 01:36:06.420
People slipping, making solo plays, and getting through the gaps.

01:36:07.300 --> 01:36:08.820
Uncomfortable timings.

01:36:09.620 --> 01:36:12.820
The kind of thing that was throwing paperbacks even off their game.

01:36:13.620 --> 01:36:16.260
Leva normally a very disciplined team, and they've got their ideas,

01:36:16.260 --> 01:36:18.300
they've got their approach super-drilled.

01:36:19.860 --> 01:36:24.700
But EDG are finding those little moments to be able to allow the individuals to shine.

01:36:25.140 --> 01:36:28.140
10 and 3, nobody, the RGL.

01:36:28.740 --> 01:36:30.340
Coinbase Wing-Condition is for King.

01:36:30.340 --> 01:36:34.340
to get his head around these timings and how they want to be fighting them.

01:36:34.340 --> 01:36:36.340
It's definitely an orthodox.

01:36:36.340 --> 01:36:38.340
These two IGLs have got history together as well.

01:36:38.340 --> 01:36:39.340
Oh yeah.

01:36:39.340 --> 01:36:44.340
Champions 2024 when EDG lifted their big trophy and became the kings of China.

01:36:44.340 --> 01:36:48.340
They played against each other in that upper bracket final.

01:36:48.340 --> 01:36:57.340
A 2-1 win where EDG came out on top and Lev ended up fizzling out of the tournament despite being favourites.

01:36:57.340 --> 01:37:03.340
Sent straight back to the lower bracket final and losing out there. King would love a chance to return that favor.

01:37:04.340 --> 01:37:06.340
Seeing all in here by left when they're on that eco.

01:37:06.340 --> 01:37:09.340
What do you tell that mean? That's a lot of respect by EDG.

01:37:09.340 --> 01:37:10.340
Ho ho ho!

01:37:11.340 --> 01:37:15.340
Decapitated, playstorm in hand. King is not stopping there, he's not stopping down.

01:37:15.340 --> 01:37:18.340
That's all! Finding every target!

01:37:18.340 --> 01:37:20.340
Like a heat seeking missile.

01:37:20.340 --> 01:37:30.420
If you allow Kankan to wake up in this game, it could be all over before you even realize

01:37:30.420 --> 01:37:31.420
it.

01:37:31.420 --> 01:37:32.420
Last player standing.

01:37:32.420 --> 01:37:33.420
Neil taking out.

01:37:33.420 --> 01:37:34.420
Last one found.

01:37:34.420 --> 01:37:35.420
That trade is instantaneous.

01:37:35.420 --> 01:37:44.420
He was keeping up on Haven, even though it was a 13-5, he had about a 1KD.

01:37:44.420 --> 01:37:46.660
That's not bad, but it was nothing to run your home about.

01:37:48.660 --> 01:37:55.620
Here, that kill on the spike just crushes any chance left to make a counterplay.

01:37:56.340 --> 01:37:59.700
Delight by Rauten and the Neon-R is... it's everything for him.

01:38:03.540 --> 01:38:06.500
Jenny's still got a really nice Ultimate in his back pocket to work around.

01:38:06.900 --> 01:38:11.860
Steel Garden, opportunity to take everybody down in terms of the weaponry.

01:38:11.860 --> 01:38:19.260
It's a fast lane, he wants to cut this one all the way up towards that top section, dissecting

01:38:19.260 --> 01:38:23.260
and taking away to mid control, EDG fall for the fast reaction, they don't want anything

01:38:23.260 --> 01:38:27.540
to do with that fight but it does force him into Neon's power, and there it is, head and

01:38:27.540 --> 01:38:33.800
turn, potentially greedy but can't find that hot hand, and a fall now, finally, finding

01:38:33.800 --> 01:38:38.020
his footing on the stage.

01:38:38.020 --> 01:38:41.620
being inserted. Oh, King, it popped the back of the little Darwin, and still he has found the kill,

01:38:41.620 --> 01:38:46.020
chopping them up now with a rifle spam. To plan his beam tonight,

01:38:46.020 --> 01:38:49.620
deepest the drone, looking for hunting out these remaining players. Nobody,

01:38:49.620 --> 01:38:53.220
he's way out to the open, way out to the open, but I don't mind, it's still King's there.

01:38:54.020 --> 01:38:58.740
So swing up that pressure, first round in a long while to level everybody gets.

01:38:59.860 --> 01:39:04.660
Oner in the tag timeout, seems to have just said to them, don't worry about controlling the aggression,

01:39:04.660 --> 01:39:06.660
Hit them with your own aggro.

01:39:06.660 --> 01:39:09.660
Get more aggressive, more up in their face.

01:39:09.660 --> 01:39:11.660
Force EDG to play to your tempo.

01:39:13.660 --> 01:39:16.660
This round was utterly controlled by Lev.

01:39:16.660 --> 01:39:19.660
Phoenix all off the roof, mid pressure with the neon.

01:39:19.660 --> 01:39:24.660
And they funneled EDG, shepherded them straight into their operator.

01:39:26.660 --> 01:39:28.660
How many set ideas like that do Lev have though?

01:39:28.660 --> 01:39:31.660
Might be running the same one back, but slowly.

01:39:31.660 --> 01:39:37.660
Now, crowder sees it, it's a molly potentially for the running group position, but this is already set up squaring up, taking a fight forwards.

01:39:37.660 --> 01:39:39.260
Spike went down earlier.

01:39:39.260 --> 01:39:44.060
Matt Pressure on this mid default, EDG really struggling to hold on the last couple of rounds.

01:39:44.060 --> 01:39:46.060
Player disadvantage once more.

01:39:46.060 --> 01:39:48.060
You are defining vision!

01:39:48.060 --> 01:39:49.060
Such a jiggle.

01:39:49.060 --> 01:39:53.060
Hulking, crowding, sees the Utah that's going to be sent flying forwards into the signal quite a lot.

01:39:53.060 --> 01:39:56.060
Calling for the team to back him up.

01:39:57.060 --> 01:39:58.060
Plant down.

01:39:58.060 --> 01:40:01.900
They need a prime position to use a steel guard to potentially take it once they're

01:40:01.900 --> 01:40:02.900
permanent.

01:40:02.900 --> 01:40:03.900
That's exactly the plan.

01:40:03.900 --> 01:40:04.900
Olds now going to be popped off.

01:40:04.900 --> 01:40:06.900
Walking even further past this one.

01:40:06.900 --> 01:40:10.060
Must be defying going to be pushed past and beyond.

01:40:10.060 --> 01:40:13.060
Nobody making sure to clear out most of the side but they've got one in their back pocket.

01:40:13.060 --> 01:40:15.060
Those both ways are back.

01:40:15.060 --> 01:40:16.060
Drone.

01:40:16.060 --> 01:40:18.060
Going to be broken before he gets that tag on.

01:40:18.060 --> 01:40:19.060
Line, force in the fight.

01:40:19.060 --> 01:40:20.060
For what?

01:40:20.060 --> 01:40:22.060
The flash on top of his Sano.

01:40:22.060 --> 01:40:23.060
Already.

01:40:23.060 --> 01:40:24.060
He's going to take time to fight.

01:40:24.060 --> 01:40:25.060
He's going to make a hurry about it.

01:40:25.060 --> 01:40:26.060
But already the high ground angle.

01:40:26.060 --> 01:40:27.060
Both fruition.

01:40:27.060 --> 01:40:32.660
a shin. Leviathan happy to wait it out and play that full retake. And this time EDG couldn't

01:40:32.660 --> 01:40:39.060
find that little avenue to slip the gap. They threaded the needle into Spawn in previous

01:40:39.060 --> 01:40:44.060
rounds when they were down players on a B post plan, but here despite being in the 3B4,

01:40:44.060 --> 01:40:50.060
they just had to take the passing setups. Didn't feel confident in pushing through their own

01:40:50.060 --> 01:40:56.180
like their own set up, and so they get to play their game.

01:40:56.180 --> 01:40:58.740
Now, Taktainamout from Onur has made all the difference.

01:40:58.740 --> 01:41:00.140
I think at some point here, we need

01:41:00.140 --> 01:41:02.500
to see EDG respond with one of their own.

01:41:02.500 --> 01:41:05.380
The coach battle between Orton and Onur,

01:41:05.380 --> 01:41:07.100
they are massively different coaches.

01:41:07.100 --> 01:41:08.580
Yeah.

01:41:08.580 --> 01:41:10.060
It's an interesting one.

01:41:10.060 --> 01:41:12.620
Big juxtaposition because of Autumn.

01:41:12.620 --> 01:41:15.300
Modable finals appearance is a trophy lift in his cabinet,

01:41:15.300 --> 01:41:20.040
but Onur, another trophies, but a lot of consistency.

01:41:20.040 --> 01:41:24.440
That's what you get out of him all the time and neon neon flash to push him off that line

01:41:24.960 --> 01:41:27.800
Very close. Yeah, very close indeed. It's just whistling class

01:41:27.800 --> 01:41:31.880
It's one of the need to do before this you till you get them on the sails up and overhead sees alongside it

01:41:31.880 --> 01:41:36.160
There's a full-on you till dump so about weapon in the storm shots forwards neon though with a peak

01:41:36.160 --> 01:41:38.160
He's really taken out smoggy

01:41:43.840 --> 01:41:48.080
Stopping this guy finally can't put the ball for the brain, but there is not enough to go around

01:41:48.080 --> 01:41:54.080
Round, severe turn again, put it out on fast, loose, aggression being the name of the game.

01:41:55.080 --> 01:42:01.080
Remember the name, Neon. You're going to be watching him on stages like this for many years in the future.

01:42:02.080 --> 01:42:08.080
He has instantly leapt onto the global stage, performed just as well as he was in America's,

01:42:09.080 --> 01:42:13.080
and taken rounds like this by the scruff of the neck.

01:42:18.080 --> 01:42:21.440
As predicted, EDG are going to take attack time out.

01:42:21.440 --> 01:42:26.040
Autumn needs to talk to them in order to figure out how to counter what they're up to.

01:42:26.040 --> 01:42:29.440
This one was actually a slight move away from the theme.

01:42:29.440 --> 01:42:33.480
Onur had been asking his team to increase the tempo, increase the pace,

01:42:33.480 --> 01:42:37.200
and force EDG into these faster, faster hits.

01:42:37.200 --> 01:42:41.160
Deny the mid control, force them into A-pops, B-pops.

01:42:41.160 --> 01:42:45.840
Now he gets an opportunity to adjust again as Autumn scrambles to keep up,

01:42:45.840 --> 01:42:48.840
Even though his team is in the lead, 6-4.

01:42:51.840 --> 01:42:52.340
They're not...

01:42:52.340 --> 01:42:53.540
Coinbase win condition.

01:42:53.540 --> 01:42:57.340
Yeah, they're not really going to have the money here, but Kankang's won away from the Altor.

01:42:58.340 --> 01:43:03.340
I think the Coinbase win condition for me, Brent, is that Alton puts some pressure on the outsides of the maps,

01:43:03.340 --> 01:43:07.840
you force Neon to take that rendezvous, you push him off that deep line,

01:43:07.840 --> 01:43:11.340
and then you return back over towards working splits through mid.

01:43:11.340 --> 01:43:18.940
I'd like to see them if they're going towards an extremity and outside of the map to still have another layer where they can go back into

01:43:19.140 --> 01:43:25.780
Either a mid-lock or a split. Yeah at the moment if the other takes contact. It's basically because edg are trying to run him over

01:43:29.180 --> 01:43:32.540
Clear punishment as well for a lot of the contacting that edg are doing

01:43:33.620 --> 01:43:35.460
But the same default though

01:43:35.460 --> 01:43:40.940
King is usually be ready here to see if you can break the horn and you tell them drawing out of this respect being shown

01:43:41.340 --> 01:43:48.920
Horns deep enough though and the arms waiting it out, but he was just aiming into the wrong location. It's a great punish from EDG that extra bit of patience

01:43:50.100 --> 01:43:55.140
Pays off beautifully can't come now without trap here. We're gonna leave the charge the rest of his team in and king

01:43:55.940 --> 01:43:57.440
Taking out

01:43:57.440 --> 01:44:00.940
This mantle now since by leaving it all the way in front of our position

01:44:02.060 --> 01:44:07.940
Scatters the stun just connecting us a bit of damage done, but still watch the util of the ultimate throw it all the way out

01:44:07.940 --> 01:44:09.940
It's EDG still in control

01:44:09.940 --> 01:44:17.940
A BlackBee in Pond and a BlackBee site, and it is their territory, their domain.

01:44:17.940 --> 01:44:24.940
This team can shoot. Both squads have got exceptional firepower.

01:44:24.940 --> 01:44:29.940
But you heard Alex talking about it in the PaperX game against EDG before.

01:44:29.940 --> 01:44:33.940
You know, we are just losing out on some individual moments.

01:44:33.940 --> 01:44:38.940
There are so many jewels in here that are actually 1v1, so player could come in and help.

01:44:38.940 --> 01:44:43.920
like nobody just barrels through the smoke destroys King can come as you said

01:44:43.920 --> 01:44:48.940
punn is flag on that high ground and winning every duel that comes his way

01:44:48.940 --> 01:44:53.940
I've seen a fast play this is EDG haven't used a lot of youths off the road here but it might be punished for it

01:44:53.940 --> 01:44:57.940
both both ways and Lairdville favour to this one

01:44:57.940 --> 01:45:01.940
what a youths all sets them up for the beautiful gunfights here but an instant reaction of EDG

01:45:01.940 --> 01:45:05.940
but never trying to get one step ahead and what he's making a move over towards that opposition

01:45:05.940 --> 01:45:08.940
Jenny, Karim behind the box, but not for much longer.

01:45:08.940 --> 01:45:11.940
Sit straight back to that spectator seat.

01:45:11.940 --> 01:45:15.940
And nobody now has to stare at the round that he's been handed.

01:45:15.940 --> 01:45:18.940
Final one and a half on V5.

01:45:18.940 --> 01:45:22.940
Huge haymaker from EDG in the previous round, and Lev respond.

01:45:24.940 --> 01:45:28.940
A gigantic brawl where Neon is not the tip of the spear, but instead,

01:45:28.940 --> 01:45:33.940
it's the Phoenix Molly that just causes Kankang to have to take that step back.

01:45:33.940 --> 01:45:40.900
Nobody's got absolutely no chance of being able to win this but 1v5. He's already had an exceptional half

01:45:40.900 --> 01:45:47.740
He's 14 at 6. I think edg can feel very happy about putting together more rounds in the first half than they did across the whole of Haven

01:45:47.740 --> 01:45:52.680
Yeah, right. This is actually them coming back into the game showing what they're capable of

01:45:53.320 --> 01:45:55.320
But Levin are right there with them

01:45:55.880 --> 01:45:57.880
Go on nobody

01:45:58.780 --> 01:46:00.780
Give us a show

01:46:00.780 --> 01:46:04.780
Last round might as well pop it off here, 32nd mark, you see the odds.

01:46:04.780 --> 01:46:06.780
He's chasing him down!

01:46:06.780 --> 01:46:08.780
He's not trying to give him any disease.

01:46:08.780 --> 01:46:11.780
But he's no longer in the world, it will be our 7-5 finish.

01:46:12.780 --> 01:46:16.780
EDG, as you were saying, can still be happy with what they've earned.

01:46:19.780 --> 01:46:21.780
Both teams finding areas to excel.

01:46:21.780 --> 01:46:24.780
Both coaches finding areas of impact.

01:46:24.780 --> 01:46:31.780
And the individuals, nobody in Kangkang, shine it brightly for EDG.

01:46:31.780 --> 01:46:36.780
Yeah, competitive half on point.

01:46:36.780 --> 01:46:41.780
That's precisely what we needed to see out of EDG to just make this one an absolute banger

01:46:41.780 --> 01:46:44.780
of a low bracket final. Don't go anywhere.

01:47:24.780 --> 01:47:40.540
Here with Chichu of EDG. Chichu, you know how it feels to have that crazy momentum and

01:47:40.540 --> 01:47:45.540
a lot of confidence. You've been there yourself. So how do you put the brakes on left with

01:47:45.540 --> 01:47:47.540
the great momentum that they have?

01:47:47.540 --> 01:47:50.920
Uh, just a way to deal with reds.

01:47:51.620 --> 01:47:55.640
I think it will be a match of clutch of heavy heaters.

01:47:55.640 --> 01:47:56.380
Okay.

01:47:56.380 --> 01:47:56.720
Alright.

01:47:56.720 --> 01:47:57.720
So clutch.

01:47:57.720 --> 01:47:58.180
Clutch.

01:47:58.180 --> 01:47:58.920
Clutch.

01:48:17.540 --> 01:48:35.780
to see as we head back into the second half of the EDG. Sign to life and more. Grateful

01:48:35.780 --> 01:48:40.340
for it. We want to the competitive low bracket final. We did not want to see this team go

01:48:40.340 --> 01:48:45.780
out quietly into the night, but here they are putting up fights and putting up resistance.

01:48:45.780 --> 01:48:52.780
That grit and tenacity that showcased his sound in a paper ex-game here once more.

01:48:52.780 --> 01:48:58.780
He's been powered, honestly, by nobody as a player because he's been making the plays he's been making.

01:48:58.780 --> 01:49:03.780
He's so willing to just put his life on the line, make the risky play that his team needs.

01:49:03.780 --> 01:49:08.780
Sometimes he looks a fool, sometimes it works immaculately.

01:49:08.780 --> 01:49:13.940
play, double flash set up, as they hear potential sound queues.

01:49:13.940 --> 01:49:15.820
And it's left of it, it's it's going around here,

01:49:15.820 --> 01:49:18.100
they're poking, prodding, trap's going to be sprung,

01:49:18.100 --> 01:49:21.380
but nobody was home.

01:49:21.380 --> 01:49:22.740
Dropping down.

01:49:22.740 --> 01:49:24.860
Oh, what is that?

01:49:24.860 --> 01:49:27.060
He's so accurate with those shots.

01:49:27.060 --> 01:49:28.380
Not even 80 a stop.

01:49:28.380 --> 01:49:31.060
Used to pull back to get into that position.

01:49:31.060 --> 01:49:33.300
And now, Leva banking on the fact that EDG are

01:49:33.300 --> 01:49:35.860
going to respond to that pick and start moving around the map,

01:49:35.860 --> 01:49:37.460
leaving A a little more open.

01:49:38.980 --> 01:49:41.140
King holding, nobody peeking.

01:49:41.140 --> 01:49:42.380
Yeah, it's a slight off angle here,

01:49:42.380 --> 01:49:44.740
but he's got it, the Astral Form!

01:49:44.740 --> 01:49:46.860
It's a wrong timing for it, but Neon,

01:49:46.860 --> 01:49:49.100
might get a chance to revenge at least.

01:49:49.100 --> 01:49:50.340
He's spotted the plays out,

01:49:50.340 --> 01:49:52.380
only four more bullets left into the headhunter.

01:49:52.380 --> 01:49:53.220
He's gonna have one hell of a time,

01:49:53.220 --> 01:49:54.420
but he just sidesteps it.

01:49:54.420 --> 01:49:55.620
For now, the Utah come in his way,

01:49:55.620 --> 01:49:57.420
crouched up, surely not long.

01:49:57.420 --> 01:49:58.460
He's still managed to find a kill.

01:49:58.460 --> 01:50:00.940
There's no chance for the tracers through,

01:50:00.940 --> 01:50:03.020
but that's a plant into back side control.

01:50:03.020 --> 01:50:04.820
Right reaction here from Livia Tan.

01:50:04.820 --> 01:50:06.260
They're flipping the site.

01:50:06.260 --> 01:50:08.300
They're really good decision on that one.

01:50:08.300 --> 01:50:09.140
They've still got a Molly.

01:50:09.140 --> 01:50:11.580
They've still got two shots in the stun to play with.

01:50:11.580 --> 01:50:15.380
Contacting through to A with these three players.

01:50:15.380 --> 01:50:16.900
They're in a good position here.

01:50:16.900 --> 01:50:18.820
Certainly are.

01:50:18.820 --> 01:50:20.420
Pack mentality though from EDG.

01:50:20.420 --> 01:50:22.100
Now, splitting up, just want to take the fight together.

01:50:22.100 --> 01:50:23.500
They've seen it where that plant is.

01:50:23.500 --> 01:50:24.660
Util cycling through.

01:50:24.660 --> 01:50:27.260
Molly's going to be the first point of contact.

01:50:27.260 --> 01:50:28.100
Sato's still there.

01:50:28.100 --> 01:50:28.820
That could be done.

01:50:28.820 --> 01:50:29.780
He's repression.

01:50:29.780 --> 01:50:30.780
The flash door.

01:50:30.780 --> 01:50:31.740
It's good for it.

01:50:31.740 --> 01:50:32.580
Stun ricochet.

01:50:32.580 --> 01:50:39.220
Chichu forward! Chichu! Oh my! Almost a chance!

01:50:39.220 --> 01:50:42.900
God, you see it all over Sato's face.

01:50:42.900 --> 01:50:45.460
10 HP made the difference there.

01:50:45.460 --> 01:50:50.660
Between left picking up a rounder, they were expected to come through with...

01:50:50.660 --> 01:50:55.700
And Chichu putting on one of the plays of the match.

01:50:55.700 --> 01:50:58.500
We'll see that again. How is this even close to possible?

01:50:58.500 --> 01:51:02.500
That is almost absolute brilliance.

01:51:02.500 --> 01:51:08.500
You can't give players the quality of EDG any chance at all.

01:51:09.500 --> 01:51:12.500
The entire load are going to be securing up that pistol round.

01:51:12.500 --> 01:51:17.500
Yeah, EDG only with two pistols across the last two matches that they've played.

01:51:17.500 --> 01:51:20.500
It's in contrast to be honest here. Oh my goodness, Neon.

01:51:20.500 --> 01:51:23.500
Not scared to use the bullets now, but he doesn't pull back in time.

01:51:23.500 --> 01:51:26.620
the game, punished there, a bit

01:51:26.620 --> 01:51:29.420
crazy. It's a good kill here for

01:51:29.420 --> 01:51:32.700
EDG. Ecos, stack of bodies down

01:51:32.700 --> 01:51:34.620
calling for the players to reinforce

01:51:34.620 --> 01:51:36.860
up towards Beben now, backing away.

01:51:36.860 --> 01:51:37.660
Yeah, I mean, when you hear that

01:51:37.660 --> 01:51:39.420
Marshall, you know it's Kung-Kung.

01:51:39.420 --> 01:51:42.220
I wouldn't want a piece of that.

01:51:42.220 --> 01:51:43.580
And King's taking this space over

01:51:43.580 --> 01:51:45.500
towards A. He's just walked in and

01:51:45.500 --> 01:51:47.420
backfilled the spots that Neon took.

01:51:47.420 --> 01:51:52.220
Nobody, walk about again.

01:51:52.220 --> 01:51:56.780
guy does not have a Teva in terms of where he plays obviously an eco round is

01:51:56.780 --> 01:52:02.060
going to be even more risky and taken and he's just saw it. Yep, signs are

01:52:02.060 --> 01:52:05.820
lying down, but biting his time, might be punished for it. He's done a lot of damage.

01:52:05.820 --> 01:52:11.860
Shippin' down a level opposition. Now down two players, EDG set up in a prime

01:52:11.860 --> 01:52:14.980
position to potentially win this one on the eco. Their level are very greedy with

01:52:14.980 --> 01:52:20.660
their buying this round. May end up getting punished for it, he's coming in.

01:52:20.660 --> 01:52:22.100
Yeah, he is certainly in that.

01:52:22.100 --> 01:52:25.180
Oh my, okay, shots hitting Sado.

01:52:25.180 --> 01:52:28.300
Usually able to just at least get back onto a 24H feet over.

01:52:28.300 --> 01:52:31.180
That's gonna be brought to Sado, Sado, finding the timing.

01:52:31.180 --> 01:52:35.540
Run down by the classics in Hanidi G.

01:52:37.540 --> 01:52:41.660
Beautiful work and risks at the right moment.

01:52:43.260 --> 01:52:46.700
I think that's one of the massive things that this squad has learned

01:52:46.700 --> 01:52:49.740
in the years of being up, trying to get to the top.

01:52:50.660 --> 01:52:53.660
Globally, having already made it within their region,

01:52:55.660 --> 01:53:00.660
trying to find the right moment to be disciplined and the right moment to take the risk.

01:53:01.660 --> 01:53:05.660
That's a huge momentum swing round. It doesn't get bigger.

01:53:06.660 --> 01:53:10.660
Two stingers and some headhunter bullets in the back pocket for Neon.

01:53:11.660 --> 01:53:14.660
Meanwhile, Kankan gets to play around with the Outlaw again.

01:53:14.660 --> 01:53:22.660
It's the perfect opportunity for EDG to make up for their poor pistol round win rate.

01:53:22.660 --> 01:53:25.660
Cancan might be feasting here.

01:53:25.660 --> 01:53:28.660
Pretty common position.

01:53:28.660 --> 01:53:33.660
Hoping that he can hunt out sniff round potential players. That's knife out blows.

01:53:33.660 --> 01:53:35.660
This communication.

01:53:35.660 --> 01:53:39.380
The enemy really there with a punish towards that double doors angle taking up the space now

01:53:39.380 --> 01:53:43.180
So the old pop-tops are always running them down these look like the rifle as well picked up

01:53:43.180 --> 01:53:45.180
I was gonna be stealing it all the way back

01:53:45.180 --> 01:53:47.500
I'm trying to make some out of pressure. It's brought down

01:53:48.140 --> 01:53:49.180
insane

01:53:49.180 --> 01:53:53.320
The ultimate out of Sanna. I'm just giving away so many of these guns as well

01:53:53.820 --> 01:53:56.060
It's clever stolen the momentum straight back

01:53:56.900 --> 01:53:58.900
How's that occurred?

01:53:59.220 --> 01:54:02.020
So not feeling comfortable enough that they can commit to the plan

01:54:02.020 --> 01:54:07.180
But at least they can pick up a gun or two. Oh, they're also just cleared so much space now full lane control

01:54:13.060 --> 01:54:16.420
Just like you said complete flipper momentum when you thought the DGG

01:54:17.220 --> 01:54:23.680
Could do it slide off angle neon is watching for multiple angles, but he just missed his chance hold on repeat get in there and they do

01:54:24.500 --> 01:54:29.260
Peeled all the way back once more, but he's had to concede up that space and now it's edg getting a bit of a move on

01:54:29.260 --> 01:54:33.780
They realize wait a minute the chance to win this nobody first want to step up towards it

01:54:34.300 --> 01:54:38.760
The packers position needs to be accounted for King there, but the player searching on site

01:54:39.180 --> 01:54:42.460
Jenny and nobody we time Sado prime position

01:54:42.860 --> 01:54:46.380
Plays it perfectly touch himself back in a way not giving an easy fight whatsoever

01:54:46.380 --> 01:54:48.940
They know that there's time to be played for an around like this

01:54:49.860 --> 01:54:52.860
Nobody really work for it for kills the Sado

01:54:54.460 --> 01:54:57.740
Litson pasted he took it on to that side it's all smiles for him

01:54:59.260 --> 01:55:05.260
The Phoenix gap is just immense. It's another thrifty.

01:55:05.260 --> 01:55:08.260
Neon picks up that kill across towards B-Link.

01:55:08.260 --> 01:55:12.260
Saddle gets two inside of his ultimate, including Pankang,

01:55:12.260 --> 01:55:17.260
who really, I think, should have been able to do more, even with the Outlaw in his hand.

01:55:17.260 --> 01:55:20.260
And Lev have just stolen this all the way back.

01:55:20.260 --> 01:55:24.260
Look at Saddle. Nineteen and nine, arriving.

01:55:24.260 --> 01:55:26.260
He's been playing like a veteran,

01:55:26.260 --> 01:55:30.100
And he's only been around for a little bit longer than the rest of his players on

01:55:30.100 --> 01:55:32.220
left.

01:55:34.140 --> 01:55:39.220
Dart and Phoenix walk. Space given up the saddle can get one step closer to

01:55:39.220 --> 01:55:44.740
another alt. We've seen how pivotal they are. A lot of space though. Gonna be taken up

01:55:44.740 --> 01:55:49.380
here by Cancan. Yeah I suppose there is a chance he could get his

01:55:49.380 --> 01:55:53.980
Bladestorm online in this round and we could have thrifties going everywhere.

01:55:53.980 --> 01:56:00.980
Nobody might be tested here. He's turned his attention just away for a moment, but that is perfectly played.

01:56:00.980 --> 01:56:06.980
Off the sound and the noise, being made, Sato taking that swing and takes on a player too.

01:56:06.980 --> 01:56:12.980
Beautiful timing on that, a knee-unwinning, a crucial duel against Kan-Kan in a main.

01:56:12.980 --> 01:56:18.980
We might finally see the team with the better weaponry coming through with a round in this half.

01:56:18.980 --> 01:56:24.540
And sometimes an overabundance of caution can be a bad thing, that's how EDG were able to get that eco last time, but

01:56:26.260 --> 01:56:31.380
Willing to make a misstep over to making that sound cue, walking up steadily, EDG might be squaring up again

01:56:31.380 --> 01:56:35.220
They're looking to take a fight, didn't throw a bar, but it's one small smoky, hold on

01:56:35.220 --> 01:56:37.860
He's managed to, well he's claimed two, flashed to the side

01:56:38.740 --> 01:56:42.300
Sting your hand away, he's taking them all on, now run it back though

01:56:42.580 --> 01:56:47.780
Fax is gonna be exposed, might be getting squeezed into multiple directions here, but it looks like the space cannot even be taken up

01:56:47.780 --> 01:56:52.340
King's making a mistake. Kingie could have, but it's not communicated, not coordinated.

01:56:52.340 --> 01:56:54.660
King was worried about the other side of the light here, but the time is running,

01:56:54.660 --> 01:56:58.180
bitzling now down to the end. 11 seconds remaining and guess who's in position?

01:56:58.180 --> 01:57:01.380
It's Jenny, rightful in hand. 7 seconds remaining. This plan is to go down.

01:57:01.380 --> 01:57:05.940
King, King, he's become a man, and it's not coming together all.

01:57:07.140 --> 01:57:11.460
It's all Jenny, but teed up by Smoggy.

01:57:12.900 --> 01:57:14.020
Beautiful rounds.

01:57:14.020 --> 01:57:18.020
We'll see if he goes all over the bloody place.

01:57:18.020 --> 01:57:21.020
I'd dat line up between the two-two list.

01:57:21.020 --> 01:57:23.020
And then blows up, tends to be some flush behind.

01:57:23.020 --> 01:57:25.020
Missy, is it?

01:57:25.020 --> 01:57:27.020
The size of the stage.

01:57:27.020 --> 01:57:30.020
The crowd, the base.

01:57:30.020 --> 01:57:32.020
Another Red Bull clutch.

01:57:32.020 --> 01:57:34.020
Clutch potential.

01:57:34.020 --> 01:57:36.020
We were seen from EDG.

01:57:36.020 --> 01:57:38.020
Kept them in the game against PaperX.

01:57:38.020 --> 01:57:40.020
You cannot count this team out.

01:57:40.020 --> 01:57:42.020
Doesn't matter how far down they are.

01:57:42.020 --> 01:57:49.520
That round absolutely did not look like it was going the way of EDG until Smoggy decided to grab 3 out of nowhere.

01:57:53.020 --> 01:57:56.020
They're putting an extreme emphasis on being able to build up the ult.

01:57:56.020 --> 01:58:01.020
I think a higher priority in the game plan. Nobody steps up same position as Smoggy previously.

01:58:01.020 --> 01:58:04.020
He's coming for it, isn't he? He's still out.

01:58:04.020 --> 01:58:08.820
What reveals that our players close waiting in the wings you got a bit of

01:58:08.820 --> 01:58:11.620
fear into the step but he just doesn't know the meaning of the word run a back

01:58:11.620 --> 01:58:16.500
note leave the charge pay for way to victory potentially fruit art nobody

01:58:16.500 --> 01:58:20.900
and a formulate up towards this main smoke just takes a peek out wide towards

01:58:20.900 --> 01:58:24.140
the side it was traded neon right there behind him is fight towards the back

01:58:24.140 --> 01:58:27.500
that is a big punish teacher taken out come on

01:58:27.500 --> 01:58:33.500
Smog dissipating now, guns trained and ready, wide face and wide fight!

01:58:33.500 --> 01:58:39.500
All taken out Smoggy and Jenny now left into a 2v2 but King with his timing is wrapping it all the way around!

01:58:39.500 --> 01:58:41.500
But the wiser and the wiser!

01:58:41.500 --> 01:58:47.500
Jenny removed and it caused a mass retreat rotation all the way through the spawn.

01:58:47.500 --> 01:58:52.500
Smoggy can hear it, he doesn't want to get away too many sound cues himself but now puts pedal to the metal.

01:58:52.500 --> 01:58:54.500
Starts sprinted, starts lay it down.

01:58:54.500 --> 01:58:59.500
pull used early. Yes to give them a bit of space here but a flash forward to get one more for the extra trouble here.

01:58:59.500 --> 01:59:04.500
Flash has got it! An almost there with a connection.

01:59:04.500 --> 01:59:11.500
It's always a chance for these EDG players. You cannot dismiss them so easily.

01:59:11.500 --> 01:59:18.500
That was a very, very individual round from EDG. Nobody is just running around making plays on aim.

01:59:18.500 --> 01:59:22.500
Cancan takes a dry swing on his own, uncoordinated with anybody else.

01:59:22.500 --> 01:59:26.500
And then these final two players looking to try to pick up timings too.

01:59:28.500 --> 01:59:32.500
I don't know that it's fundamentally great defensive setups and gameplay from EDG,

01:59:32.500 --> 01:59:34.500
but they're still making left sweat.

01:59:35.500 --> 01:59:38.500
Finding the read on what timers are going to fight you is tough.

01:59:38.500 --> 01:59:41.500
Such an odd series, at least map-wise now.

01:59:41.500 --> 01:59:44.500
This is a full gamble on the A side, really is.

01:59:44.500 --> 01:59:47.500
The IGL goes walking forwards once again.

01:59:47.500 --> 01:59:49.500
Neon picks him up,

01:59:49.500 --> 01:59:52.420
But I don't think this is going to be an easy round again.

01:59:52.420 --> 01:59:58.420
Normally, King likes to pump the brakes whenever they're up like this, but actually, the level

01:59:58.420 --> 02:00:03.140
of respect and discipline, it can allow people like Kang Kang to just take more and more

02:00:03.140 --> 02:00:04.140
liberties.

02:00:04.140 --> 02:00:07.060
And we've already seen it.

02:00:07.060 --> 02:00:13.020
Right wrist taken at the right time on the Ecos, EDG, you're not going to make it easy

02:00:13.020 --> 02:00:14.020
for you.

02:00:14.020 --> 02:00:17.860
I think it's quite principled the way that Leva are approaching this, but they are just

02:00:17.860 --> 02:00:19.700
ticking time off their own clock.

02:00:20.300 --> 02:00:24.260
And Kan Kan is gonna be sat there with five blades

02:00:25.620 --> 02:00:26.900
and five heads

02:00:28.860 --> 02:00:30.740
and potentially be popped.

02:00:31.420 --> 02:00:33.180
The sole recipient of this aggression

02:00:33.180 --> 02:00:35.380
and might be about to come his way over the B site.

02:00:35.380 --> 02:00:38.300
He's firstly interning, left guessing in terms of the map control.

02:00:38.300 --> 02:00:39.700
It is pure contact by Levin.

02:00:39.700 --> 02:00:41.180
Again, this could be where he shines.

02:00:41.180 --> 02:00:42.300
Now what do you tell?

02:00:42.300 --> 02:00:44.580
Season now with a drone, spores his tight dubbies,

02:00:44.580 --> 02:00:46.980
fighting straight towards them to dash for the Columbus.

02:00:46.980 --> 02:00:50.920
Potential for him to see if he can at least survive whoever the Stormbatter down the hatches!

02:00:50.920 --> 02:00:52.820
Play Storm and as an instant trade!

02:00:52.820 --> 02:00:55.140
Spike the dishes that straight out.

02:00:55.140 --> 02:00:55.840
And...

02:00:55.840 --> 02:00:56.840
I'll go and down.

02:00:58.280 --> 02:01:01.280
Dengie there should have been handled, but Jenny still has a Vandal.

02:01:02.020 --> 02:01:05.980
We divide to cut them out entirely. This is live showing respect again to the...

02:01:06.480 --> 02:01:07.180
Eco.

02:01:07.180 --> 02:01:09.880
Potential of EDG to win these rounds out.

02:01:09.880 --> 02:01:15.880
We're going to play her up here, Smoggy from that high ground overdrive now going to be

02:01:15.880 --> 02:01:23.720
popped off into the back wall position and for the lack of armour, they are being galvanised.

02:01:23.720 --> 02:01:27.880
Smoggy just reclaimed at least the operator but I'm not going to chance to take it, yeah

02:01:27.880 --> 02:01:32.400
he's going to be able to get it potentially all the way out of there.

02:01:32.400 --> 02:01:38.160
Not the worst prize in the world, Spike might be able to hear this, might be jumping straight

02:01:38.160 --> 02:01:44.320
into him here. It's important. He's loved to keep the op. He's loved to keep it. Yeah,

02:01:44.320 --> 02:01:48.480
he's going to be able to. He's tucked himself into that safe little corner. And so Kangkang's

02:01:48.480 --> 02:01:53.760
going to have a prize for the next round. But Sado's happy about it. It's an anti-eco,

02:01:53.760 --> 02:01:59.280
but they convert it pretty cleanly actually. The big trade from Spike onto Kangkang made

02:01:59.280 --> 02:02:05.560
all the difference. Spike's been brilliant in playoffs too. He's a player that I think

02:02:05.560 --> 02:02:11.760
was up at the top of all of our ideas about who was maximizing Neon's, I guess, broken

02:02:11.760 --> 02:02:16.760
kit you could hug you before the nerfs came through. But, man, he looks like he's touched

02:02:16.760 --> 02:02:24.760
here in London and is not in any way looking like he's heard by the Neon nerfs at all.

02:02:24.760 --> 02:02:31.200
Now, he just looked like he's playing exactly the same. And in fact, better, I would say,

02:02:31.200 --> 02:02:33.880
compared to what he was doing, especially in terms of stats.

02:02:33.880 --> 02:02:37.560
In terms of his util usage, it's been sublime.

02:02:37.560 --> 02:02:39.880
Key part of the reason why they are such a good team is stunts.

02:02:39.880 --> 02:02:43.880
It feels like he connects them every time onto an individual.

02:02:43.880 --> 02:02:45.800
100% when it comes to the precision.

02:02:48.440 --> 02:02:49.960
9-9 up.

02:02:49.960 --> 02:02:51.320
EDG with his timeout.

02:02:51.320 --> 02:02:53.960
Clearly feeling the heat and the pressure from the moment.

02:02:53.960 --> 02:02:55.960
They don't want to let this chance slip away because

02:02:57.480 --> 02:03:02.120
they have been in control here and there on pull but Lev are clawing their way back in.

02:03:02.120 --> 02:03:08.120
Yeah, whoever wins here will have a chance to revenge against Paper X in that Grand Finals.

02:03:08.120 --> 02:03:12.120
And a chance to be able to fight for a trophy.

02:03:12.120 --> 02:03:17.120
Both teams have already done a great job of being able to get minimum podium positions.

02:03:17.120 --> 02:03:21.120
But right now, he's on bigger prizes.

02:03:21.120 --> 02:03:27.120
Kang Kang with that operator in his hand that was saved by Smoggy previously.

02:03:27.120 --> 02:03:31.120
The score line tied. Jenny under pressure early.

02:03:37.120 --> 02:03:42.120
Very much peeled back. Left to her own devices, typically the way the EDG play this on the defence.

02:03:43.120 --> 02:03:46.120
Happy to see what Jenny can cook up when he's anchoring.

02:03:48.120 --> 02:03:51.120
Same game plan from left though, just taking that B long control.

02:03:51.120 --> 02:03:56.120
Leaving the insert of King, taking up the Orbs, making sure they can build up to the Orbs.

02:03:56.120 --> 02:03:58.760
And here's the hot battle potentially over towards A main.

02:03:59.120 --> 02:04:01.120
Neon heard that horn.

02:04:01.320 --> 02:04:03.520
Knows that somebody's gonna be up deep.

02:04:05.120 --> 02:04:07.520
He's calling for Utilitaro on a drone.

02:04:07.720 --> 02:04:09.520
He's in the clearest position, out.

02:04:09.520 --> 02:04:11.120
Tankang's making a go for a walk here.

02:04:11.120 --> 02:04:12.520
They're gonna sit in the line.

02:04:12.520 --> 02:04:13.520
It's not on my spike.

02:04:13.520 --> 02:04:15.120
I'm gonna get the jump. I'll go back.

02:04:15.120 --> 02:04:17.120
I'm gonna throw the grenade.

02:04:17.120 --> 02:04:19.120
I'm gonna do one more thing.

02:04:19.120 --> 02:04:21.120
I'm gonna take one more. I'm gonna flip.

02:04:21.120 --> 02:04:22.120
I'm gonna flip.

02:04:22.120 --> 02:04:23.120
I'm gonna flip. I'm gonna flip.

02:04:23.120 --> 02:04:25.120
I'm gonna flip. I'm gonna flip. I'm gonna flip.

02:04:55.120 --> 02:04:59.080
once more that plant will be going down with barely any time onto the clock but

02:04:59.080 --> 02:05:00.880
that was his turn.

02:05:00.880 --> 02:05:06.640
Kankan shot the wide bullets, rattling into the wall.

02:05:06.640 --> 02:05:11.920
Blow seemingly unaffected, it's Lev taking the lead.

02:05:11.920 --> 02:05:16.480
King crafting that strap, pulling his teammates back towards him.

02:05:16.480 --> 02:05:21.320
Despite losing Neon, the idea of Blow's ripping this on his fury deals with

02:05:21.320 --> 02:05:23.920
Smoggy, but how did they get the last two?

02:05:23.920 --> 02:05:26.760
Just beautiful timing on how they step in.

02:05:26.760 --> 02:05:28.120
They're remaining.

02:05:28.120 --> 02:05:29.400
Taking the swing.

02:05:29.400 --> 02:05:32.160
Bringing the fight.

02:05:32.160 --> 02:05:36.760
And rinsing any on-site crossfire setups there.

02:05:36.760 --> 02:05:37.920
Beautiful execution.

02:05:40.920 --> 02:05:45.640
Going into the stack and still coming out on top.

02:05:45.640 --> 02:05:47.080
Neon.

02:05:47.080 --> 02:05:50.840
And just tidings waiting in.

02:05:50.840 --> 02:05:53.640
Flash in his face, it'll be forced to respect.

02:05:53.640 --> 02:05:57.120
Sadov is picking up these ult orbs freely around the map.

02:05:57.120 --> 02:06:00.480
22 kills, ult after, ult after, ult.

02:06:00.480 --> 02:06:01.640
I mean, how easy on that?

02:06:01.640 --> 02:06:04.080
It's unbelievable.

02:06:04.080 --> 02:06:05.720
They are not being contested, are they?

02:06:05.720 --> 02:06:07.200
No, not really.

02:06:07.200 --> 02:06:08.680
I mean, even if they are being contested,

02:06:08.680 --> 02:06:11.280
he's got the Phoenix wall to just be able to lock that off.

02:06:11.280 --> 02:06:14.240
It's really nice theory that we've seen here on London.

02:06:14.240 --> 02:06:16.760
Normally, these A-orbs are the ones that the Phoenix

02:06:16.760 --> 02:06:19.240
would normally want to fight over in previous letters,

02:06:19.240 --> 02:06:24.080
But to be honest, the defenders, it's easier for them to challenge it.

02:06:25.360 --> 02:06:30.080
This is nice though, Smoky pushing up over towards B as the Phoenix wall dissolves for the attackers.

02:06:32.080 --> 02:06:35.440
We're forcing up towards this A site, a stack under Ecov, EDG.

02:06:36.160 --> 02:06:38.600
Big ult, big tools to use if it comes to it.

02:06:38.800 --> 02:06:40.200
Steelguarding could be beautiful.

02:06:40.800 --> 02:06:43.120
He'll even up the fight that's yet to come.

02:06:43.680 --> 02:06:46.120
From four zone, I'm gonna be broken. I'm gonna sit down and run back again.

02:06:46.120 --> 02:06:48.120
I still got another storm in my flash.

02:06:48.120 --> 02:06:49.120
I'm overhand!

02:06:49.120 --> 02:06:51.120
Sidehands are getting taken out!

02:06:51.120 --> 02:06:54.120
Spike having his once more play, and all the way forwards here!

02:06:54.120 --> 02:06:56.120
Whittling and dishing it out with the pellets.

02:06:56.120 --> 02:06:59.120
And all the way to fight some time, there's my finish just yet!

02:06:59.120 --> 02:07:02.120
Overwhelming aggression is the day of the game, and left...

02:07:02.120 --> 02:07:05.120
...it barrels straight over EDG.

02:07:07.120 --> 02:07:09.120
A packed mentality.

02:07:09.120 --> 02:07:11.120
Grouped up, deathballing.

02:07:11.120 --> 02:07:14.120
No chance for EDG to be able to pull out magic.

02:07:16.120 --> 02:07:21.120
Just sheer overwhelming bobbies in the face of Kung-Kung at the end.

02:07:21.120 --> 02:07:24.120
What on earth is he supposed to do about that?

02:07:24.120 --> 02:07:26.120
Why is that snap?

02:07:26.120 --> 02:07:28.120
Yo, okay.

02:07:30.120 --> 02:07:32.120
24 kills.

02:07:33.120 --> 02:07:35.120
Across 20 rounds.

02:07:35.120 --> 02:07:37.120
With the time of the Phoenix in.

02:07:37.120 --> 02:07:38.120
One healing area.

02:07:38.120 --> 02:07:40.120
Saddle is on one.

02:07:40.120 --> 02:07:43.120
Keeps her hand as well over the top alongside her face.

02:07:43.120 --> 02:07:47.120
Well, this time EDG looking like they don't want to put the punish on this constant orb grabbing.

02:07:47.120 --> 02:07:50.120
These players have been split up now behind the box.

02:07:50.120 --> 02:07:51.120
How the hell do you even get out of this?

02:07:51.120 --> 02:07:54.120
When the Utah needs to come through now, but EDG is stacking up with bodies.

02:07:54.120 --> 02:07:55.120
The flash is good.

02:07:55.120 --> 02:07:59.120
But the anti-positions, they are walking right into their shots.

02:07:59.120 --> 02:08:01.120
They just melted G.S.U. as well.

02:08:01.120 --> 02:08:02.120
Molly at the back of the pillar.

02:08:02.120 --> 02:08:05.120
It's a pick your poison situation for EDG.

02:08:05.120 --> 02:08:06.120
They try.

02:08:06.120 --> 02:08:11.120
more. The hardest possible challenge given up to Jenny.

02:08:11.120 --> 02:08:17.120
Nia's already on top of him, we're up to 12, Nia Tan!

02:08:17.120 --> 02:08:22.120
Everything EDG throw at them, every little counter idea.

02:08:22.120 --> 02:08:25.120
Leva have already got an answer for it.

02:08:25.120 --> 02:08:29.120
Nia hunts the angle on the left side, constant flashes being thrown out from Sato.

02:08:29.120 --> 02:08:33.120
He's the bait, he's the one trying attention, plays a blind hit,

02:08:33.120 --> 02:08:35.020
players are melting over to what pillar.

02:08:37.120 --> 02:08:39.120
If you step into a fight with Lev,

02:08:40.320 --> 02:08:42.920
it feels like they've screamed it a thousand times before.

02:08:43.320 --> 02:08:44.620
It's so practiced.

02:08:44.620 --> 02:08:46.320
How did they cook it up on the fly?

02:08:49.120 --> 02:08:49.920
Manage it.

02:08:50.220 --> 02:08:52.420
Losers bonus racking up here for EDG.

02:08:52.420 --> 02:08:55.420
They're able to at least scramble to give us some semblance of a bite.

02:08:55.420 --> 02:08:57.720
But again, the owner's being placed on the star players, the Horde.

02:08:57.720 --> 02:08:58.920
Finally, Delacan can.

02:08:58.920 --> 02:09:01.920
Oh, I'm feeling like you could take the peak of the back of it.

02:09:01.920 --> 02:09:06.720
And Sada's gonna grab that orb again. He's one away from another Phoenix ult.

02:09:06.720 --> 02:09:08.240
Just ridiculous!

02:09:08.240 --> 02:09:11.360
Shots landing, at least onto Neomino. Kill claimed.

02:09:11.360 --> 02:09:12.480
A warning shot.

02:09:12.480 --> 02:09:13.480
There.

02:09:13.480 --> 02:09:17.120
Change on either side, drone. Steps forwards here.

02:09:17.120 --> 02:09:19.720
Clearance, peace to mind ground, and at least onto the site.

02:09:19.720 --> 02:09:21.360
A five-side as well. It's gonna be chopping this one up.

02:09:21.360 --> 02:09:22.360
Sada with a molly.

02:09:22.360 --> 02:09:29.800
Well, feet over towards the lane position, forcing EDG to concede a level up of this base second wave

02:09:29.800 --> 02:09:32.440
Even level towards it, smogging out with his arm on the back.

02:09:32.440 --> 02:09:34.440
He wants to see if he can step forward to it,

02:09:34.440 --> 02:09:36.240
healing out and helping out Jenny, but he's shocked again.

02:09:36.240 --> 02:09:37.720
They rattle either way.

02:09:37.720 --> 02:09:39.200
Loze is kind of isolated here.

02:09:39.200 --> 02:09:40.680
He is, but he's still fighting the target,

02:09:40.680 --> 02:09:41.680
still fighting his marks.

02:09:41.680 --> 02:09:43.840
A player advantage here for Leib.

02:09:43.840 --> 02:09:46.040
I'm going to plant out just yet, Cheechoo.

02:09:46.040 --> 02:09:47.920
What's he going to fight?

02:09:47.920 --> 02:09:49.400
They're pushing him back and away,

02:09:49.400 --> 02:09:51.360
and the space is going to be conceded here by Leib.

02:09:51.360 --> 02:09:53.120
But they have 35 seconds left.

02:09:53.120 --> 02:09:55.040
They have no other options than they realize it.

02:09:55.040 --> 02:09:57.680
Reasserting themselves now, taking up control,

02:09:57.680 --> 02:10:01.120
But this is shoulder to shoulder, this could be everything, this could be the map.

02:10:01.120 --> 02:10:05.400
For God's sake, Chichu takes the peak pass and looking for the info.

02:10:05.400 --> 02:10:07.120
It's all up to Kang Kang and Smoggy now.

02:10:07.120 --> 02:10:07.960
Kang Kang's left.

02:10:07.960 --> 02:10:11.120
He's going, Walkabout's running to the opposite side of the map.

02:10:11.120 --> 02:10:14.000
It's all down to Smoggy on his shoulders,

02:10:14.000 --> 02:10:17.280
flicking the wrist line after the dodge and he carried by lander shots.

02:10:17.280 --> 02:10:20.920
Time barely played down, but it matters not.

02:10:20.920 --> 02:10:25.160
The two old lead and a long back in finals will be a turn.

02:10:25.160 --> 02:10:27.160
are taking no business.

02:10:55.160 --> 02:11:11.760
Yeah, that's me. You're probably wondering how I ended up here. It all started when

02:11:11.760 --> 02:11:16.240
I got to the FIFA World Cup, and wow, thousands of Verizon customers.

02:11:16.240 --> 02:11:20.360
Are you getting the free Verizon ticket still? No, I am with amazing seats.

02:11:20.360 --> 02:11:22.360
I'm sorry. Okay.

02:11:22.360 --> 02:11:24.360
And even pitch side-axis.

02:11:24.360 --> 02:11:25.720
Are you David Beckham?

02:11:25.720 --> 02:11:28.040
A Verizon customer.

02:11:28.040 --> 02:11:29.920
This used to be for players.

02:11:29.920 --> 02:11:32.360
Now it's for Verizon customers.

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02:12:24.360 --> 02:12:30.040
driving digital innovation that empowers the eSports ecosystem to keep expanding.

02:12:30.040 --> 02:12:36.760
So players can focus on the game, and fans can focus on the moment.

02:12:36.760 --> 02:12:39.480
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Fear not, because Valorant is coming to the eSports Nations Cup, where players split

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from their clubs and compete for national prize.

02:12:47.480 --> 02:12:50.520
Will EMEA turn every round into a chess match?

02:12:50.520 --> 02:12:53.640
Is Brazil about to turn every map into ranked?

02:12:53.640 --> 02:12:57.280
The Team USA Ego peaked every single angle.

02:12:57.280 --> 02:13:00.560
The final event of the year is not to be missed.

02:13:00.560 --> 02:13:03.440
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See you in November.

02:13:11.680 --> 02:13:14.480
Great time is the perfect excuse to put the kettle on

02:13:14.480 --> 02:13:17.240
and make a cup of tea if you're British like me.

02:13:17.240 --> 02:13:19.360
But if you're here in the arena at home,

02:13:19.360 --> 02:13:21.400
you might want to grab a cup of water for this one.

02:13:21.400 --> 02:13:24.880
It's important to stay hydrated so you can lock into the game.

02:13:24.880 --> 02:13:28.040
I've got some volunteers to show you how it's done.

02:13:28.040 --> 02:13:29.680
My friend James, I met her earlier.

02:13:29.680 --> 02:13:32.320
You're going to kick things up in three, two, one.

02:13:32.320 --> 02:13:34.240
Get drinking.

02:13:34.240 --> 02:13:37.080
Oh, I love this. We've got two people to the right, James.

02:13:37.080 --> 02:13:38.720
They've already decided to get a head start.

02:13:38.720 --> 02:13:42.240
It's turned into a little race rather than a wave of water.

02:13:43.800 --> 02:13:45.400
Look at it. There we go.

02:13:45.400 --> 02:13:46.800
Down, down, down.

02:13:46.800 --> 02:13:49.520
Say the star of the show.

02:13:49.520 --> 02:13:53.520
How delicate. We need the crystal to stay on the face.

02:13:53.520 --> 02:13:58.020
Beautiful. We've got a little pinky up moment here.

02:13:58.020 --> 02:13:59.520
We've got Cat's Eye on the head now.

02:13:59.520 --> 02:14:01.520
We've got Killjoy.

02:14:01.520 --> 02:14:03.520
We seem to be doing this two by two.

02:14:03.520 --> 02:14:07.520
We've got a race between Piper and Killjoy.

02:14:07.520 --> 02:14:09.520
Looks like Piper's one, but that's okay.

02:14:09.520 --> 02:14:13.520
Killjoy for the lovely, delicate finale.

02:14:13.520 --> 02:14:18.520
Landon, please make some noise for your agents drinking water.

02:14:18.520 --> 02:14:25.520
Water! That's a reminder to you guys. Stay hydrated, enjoy the games.

02:15:18.520 --> 02:15:41.440
by hooker by crook leviathan managed to climb back and win map 2 and it seems like things

02:15:41.440 --> 02:15:46.320
are only going to continue to heat up for edg and leviathan but the fans are certainly

02:15:46.320 --> 02:15:53.240
enjoying outside here at the fan fest and at the copper box arena. It's a little bit of a of a warm day outside

02:15:53.240 --> 02:15:58.280
I I I sweat and pretty much all conditions, but I had a little hustle this morning

02:15:58.280 --> 02:16:02.160
And let's just say your boy was leaking out there. So it's very very warm

02:16:02.160 --> 02:16:06.840
Yeah, I know better time to be in an air-conditioned arena watching this series that is that's right

02:16:06.960 --> 02:16:11.200
Hey guys, do you like being in an air-conditioned arena watching video games?

02:16:11.200 --> 02:16:30.200
Not bad. Not bad. All right, friends, let's go ahead and dive into what we were observing in that map 2 because, I mean, look, the reality of the situation is, right, we came into this one saying, Pearl is the map, map 2, that we need to pay attention to here, many because is a good map for EDG.

02:16:30.200 --> 02:16:33.160
But one of the things you preface was that

02:16:34.100 --> 02:16:39.520
America's teams tend to be quite good at this map because the region is quite good

02:16:39.520 --> 02:16:41.140
It seems like your hypothesis came true

02:16:41.140 --> 02:16:46.900
Yeah, of course, and I think that's highlight early on it was Neil getting those opening picks that was really crucial for that

02:16:46.900 --> 02:16:52.120
But EDG bounce back at some of these ranks despite that in the 4v5s and we're able to close out some of these

02:16:52.520 --> 02:16:58.340
Tight situations. Yeah, I think what was an impressive was that after the first round this series looked like EDG

02:16:58.340 --> 02:17:02.900
honestly needed CPR. They were completely out of that game. They couldn't get back in. But here

02:17:02.900 --> 02:17:06.900
this looked a bit more like the paper. It's good. The late round team fighting, even kind of stepping

02:17:06.900 --> 02:17:11.540
up to the big stage, taking some risks. The eco round where nobody, for example, is pushing up into

02:17:11.540 --> 02:17:16.180
mid and being able to get that one across the board in the second half. But at the end of the day,

02:17:16.180 --> 02:17:20.740
Leves took a time out in the first half. They switched up how they were approaching these

02:17:20.740 --> 02:17:24.580
retakes and they looked excellent in the team fighting to be able to bring this one back into

02:17:24.580 --> 02:17:29.580
I mean, unbelievable stuff there, of course, big plays as well were necessary in order for that to be the case.

02:17:29.580 --> 02:17:35.580
And then you can see the fans kind of losing it out here, but that takes us to a Verizon high speed moment from Neon.

02:17:35.580 --> 02:17:42.580
Because again, yet another multi-kill from this incredible player, but more importantly, just giving this Levy at Don team,

02:17:42.580 --> 02:17:47.580
meaning everything that they need in order to build up these rounds.

02:17:47.580 --> 02:17:50.580
Yeah, this was one of those rounds that came right after Lev's own timeout.

02:17:50.580 --> 02:17:54.980
Notice how they're flying back site here while players playing close together after Neon takes contact

02:17:54.980 --> 02:17:57.900
Edgy will try and swing into back site and punish him here

02:17:57.900 --> 02:18:03.620
But he's just continually getting moments within this to find it's that shots just ridiculous with the head under

02:18:04.500 --> 02:18:11.060
By the time he's done the work the rest of team arrives with a spike on the neon and then the Phoenix utility to flood in

02:18:11.060 --> 02:18:12.180
Frontside and shut it down

02:18:12.180 --> 02:18:18.700
He did you really wanted to fight deep and get into back site in these post plans and once live started fighting much heavier for that space

02:18:18.700 --> 02:18:23.740
They found success. Yeah, instead of just letting EDG into the sights and just playing very passive

02:18:23.740 --> 02:18:28.020
It felt like there was an active approach to fight those backlines and yeah working. Yeah

02:18:28.060 --> 02:18:30.000
It looked like they they were like hey

02:18:30.000 --> 02:18:31.500
We're gonna we're gonna peel back a little bit

02:18:31.500 --> 02:18:35.740
But at a moment's notice we're gonna push forward like we're not just gonna only peel back

02:18:35.740 --> 02:18:40.380
And I really like seeing levy it down just throw some variants and how they held a lot of these areas and also

02:18:40.380 --> 02:18:43.980
It just helps when you have a guy who's just out there shooting everyone in the face and just getting all the kills

02:18:43.980 --> 02:18:46.980
Who is, by the way, the youngest player on that stage?

02:18:46.980 --> 02:18:49.580
Could not even play at the beginning of this year.

02:18:49.580 --> 02:18:52.780
How can you, bro? Doesn't care. It's incredible.

02:18:52.780 --> 02:18:54.480
Yeah, they started kickoff without him.

02:18:54.480 --> 02:19:00.680
Finally turns 18, steps up, places first full stage to qualify to make it here in Neon.

02:19:00.680 --> 02:19:02.780
That kid who was just on your screen a second ago.

02:19:02.780 --> 02:19:05.280
Now a map away from going to the grand finals.

02:19:05.280 --> 02:19:07.480
And Mini, they're stepping into home territory here.

02:19:07.480 --> 02:19:10.180
This split has been excellent for Lev at this tournament.

02:19:10.180 --> 02:19:11.880
Yeah, it's not only attack site here.

02:19:11.880 --> 02:19:17.520
Every time they're doing that they're just snowboarding people over like I know that we silk about this team and the amount of just like

02:19:17.520 --> 02:19:20.480
That's bullying they can do but this map my god

02:19:20.480 --> 02:19:23.060
They do it the best here and on the defense side

02:19:23.320 --> 02:19:26.960
There is a weakness in the fact that they they put a retake a while on the time

02:19:26.960 --> 02:19:32.300
But no team has punished them yet and it's gonna be down to EDG whether they can find some of those roots

02:19:32.800 --> 02:19:34.040
All right, folks

02:19:34.040 --> 02:19:37.880
We need to see if EDG can keep us alive in this series

02:19:37.880 --> 02:19:43.840
Can they force that map for or does leviathan make history for South America here?

02:19:43.840 --> 02:19:47.340
And now let's set it back over to your casters brand and sideshow

02:19:48.440 --> 02:19:53.760
On the cost now is the pride of America's the last one standing against the last hope of China

02:19:54.200 --> 02:19:58.760
The DDG will have won a hell of a road ahead of them if they want to run this one all the way back

02:19:59.600 --> 02:20:04.480
You have to do it. It'll have to be here on splits one map one round at a time

02:20:04.480 --> 02:20:08.480
The Levitane are looking at primed ready to go.

02:20:08.480 --> 02:20:10.480
This is one of their best maps.

02:20:10.480 --> 02:20:12.480
This is one of those areas where Lev

02:20:12.480 --> 02:20:15.480
have been able to come through time and again.

02:20:15.480 --> 02:20:17.480
You know roughly what they're going to throw at you,

02:20:17.480 --> 02:20:20.480
but it's so damn hard to stop.

02:20:20.480 --> 02:20:23.480
We've seen that individuality

02:20:23.480 --> 02:20:25.480
rimming from these Leve players.

02:20:25.480 --> 02:20:27.480
Don't get me wrong, EDG, no slouches.

02:20:27.480 --> 02:20:32.480
They've been punching back, answering back.

02:20:32.480 --> 02:20:35.280
Here's a strong start here on Split-Lev.

02:20:35.280 --> 02:20:37.080
Little access potentially gained.

02:20:37.080 --> 02:20:37.880
Overdoors is A.

02:20:37.880 --> 02:20:40.080
Side of Horde's going to be clearing out all towards the back of the side.

02:20:40.080 --> 02:20:40.680
Come on.

02:20:40.680 --> 02:20:42.280
Time may potentially miss.

02:20:42.280 --> 02:20:43.680
To 1v1, the trait is good.

02:20:43.680 --> 02:20:45.280
G2 is on top of it.

02:20:45.280 --> 02:20:47.080
Now we're clearing overdoors at ramp.

02:20:47.080 --> 02:20:49.680
Yeah, they're looking to push over towards screens as a reaction to this though.

02:20:49.680 --> 02:20:50.880
King watching board.

02:20:50.880 --> 02:20:53.480
A walk up into mid, but two shots to the chest is all it takes.

02:20:53.480 --> 02:20:54.680
Sheriff in hand!

02:20:54.680 --> 02:20:55.480
Sat a straight there.

02:20:55.480 --> 02:20:56.480
That's just with the bandit.

02:20:56.480 --> 02:20:57.680
Long range.

02:20:57.680 --> 02:20:58.680
King and taken out.

02:20:58.680 --> 02:20:59.680
One to the dome.

02:20:59.680 --> 02:21:10.680
He's gonna have to be careful about this one, she chewed alongside him, trying to find a way past all of this pressure.

02:21:10.680 --> 02:21:16.680
Loving up towards screens, the crossfire setup that you just do not want to wade into.

02:21:16.680 --> 02:21:22.680
How the hell do you even win it out? You have no heavy control shots, still there, damage done Masado!

02:21:22.680 --> 02:21:28.680
A blanket insurance policy just swings out, snaps up the pistol round for their squad.

02:21:28.680 --> 02:21:35.680
They've got such great ideas about how they want to play post-plan situations on attack and defense level.

02:21:35.680 --> 02:21:38.680
They're a very difficult team to play against.

02:21:38.680 --> 02:21:40.680
Look at that swing.

02:21:40.680 --> 02:21:43.680
They get set up to run a trap play over towards screens.

02:21:43.680 --> 02:21:45.680
Realize the rat retakes happening.

02:21:45.680 --> 02:21:50.680
Saddo just slides back in and he's been utterly phenomenal today.

02:21:50.680 --> 02:21:52.680
Over a kilt per round in the series.

02:21:52.680 --> 02:21:54.680
It's just crazy.

02:21:54.680 --> 02:21:56.680
There's been no pressure on his shoulders.

02:21:56.680 --> 02:22:02.200
So I'm skipping into that course just after that last map there, forwards is the fight

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that he's taken.

02:22:03.200 --> 02:22:08.480
At least one kill claim and that C's is good for the follow-up, set up getting ever closer

02:22:08.480 --> 02:22:12.080
to once more and have a run it back and he's been earning these ults up like they are nothing.

02:22:12.080 --> 02:22:15.960
Now Lev have got such a great focus on the fundamental building blocks of what's going

02:22:15.960 --> 02:22:18.880
to get you consistent results from round to round.

02:22:18.880 --> 02:22:24.000
The defaults are practised, the post plans practised, the idea of building up these little

02:22:24.000 --> 02:22:31.320
micro objectives like the alt orbs they just never let an edge go unexplored and of course

02:22:31.320 --> 02:22:38.240
this level of discipline too always expecting the counter play when they are up it does

02:22:38.240 --> 02:22:45.280
offer opportunities sometimes for their opponents to stack an area to get a play happening but

02:22:45.280 --> 02:22:53.880
broadly speaking this is how oner wants them to control the game Kings attacks like calling

02:22:53.880 --> 02:22:55.880
It is really difficult to penetrate.

02:22:56.880 --> 02:22:58.880
He's got that explosive firepower.

02:22:59.880 --> 02:23:01.880
Surrounded by young talent.

02:23:02.880 --> 02:23:05.880
Very different king this time around with the squad that he is with.

02:23:06.880 --> 02:23:11.880
He's looking for his chance of revenge, not just against EDG, but to go all the way to the finals.

02:23:12.880 --> 02:23:15.880
Last time, nobody and King were eye-gilling against each other.

02:23:16.880 --> 02:23:18.880
King had Aspas on the team.

02:23:18.880 --> 02:23:23.880
huge names, players that you build entire styles around.

02:23:24.880 --> 02:23:30.880
Now it's very much them taking new talent and crafting them into whatever style they want.

02:23:30.880 --> 02:23:34.880
And it was back in 2024 when King ended up losing that match against EDG.

02:23:34.880 --> 02:23:37.880
Obviously to rest his history, we all know that one.

02:23:37.880 --> 02:23:39.880
EDG going on to lift that trophy.

02:23:41.880 --> 02:23:45.880
I've seen it. Have you stacked your bodies looking to see if they can do a bit of damage?

02:23:45.880 --> 02:23:49.880
as a rifle, but he's looking to see if he can get a clean exit out of here.

02:23:49.880 --> 02:23:51.880
Damage being a name in the game for EDG.

02:23:52.880 --> 02:23:57.880
Nice step, but no. Just gonna ban this, couple of shots now, but at this point Leve realized that they are pinned in.

02:23:57.880 --> 02:23:59.880
The snakebite of the nade is actually quite nice.

02:23:59.880 --> 02:24:02.880
He's gonna keep them growled, collected into the corner.

02:24:02.880 --> 02:24:04.880
He's gonna sidestep into that snakebite.

02:24:04.880 --> 02:24:07.880
The shot's so high!

02:24:07.880 --> 02:24:09.880
Oh, they can't even get the damage done.

02:24:09.880 --> 02:24:11.880
That's ridiculous. How the hell?

02:24:11.880 --> 02:24:15.320
Hell, EDG not done more there.

02:24:16.320 --> 02:24:19.440
Bobbin and Weave in the left players survive.

02:24:21.200 --> 02:24:24.200
The round was always going the way of Lemmy and Tan, always.

02:24:24.640 --> 02:24:27.840
But at least EDG could have taken some of the sting out of this bonus,

02:24:28.080 --> 02:24:31.600
especially for a team that is so tactical, that has such a deep playbook.

02:24:31.840 --> 02:24:35.560
It is dangerous to let them keep a lot of rifles.

02:24:37.960 --> 02:24:39.600
And Sato's one away from the orb.

02:24:39.600 --> 02:24:41.960
What is EDG's plan? Can they even contest this?

02:24:41.960 --> 02:24:42.960
Whoa!

02:24:43.680 --> 02:24:45.160
It's Jenny on the line.

02:24:45.160 --> 02:24:47.800
You already know how this defensive setup is going to be looking, Kang-Kang.

02:24:48.720 --> 02:24:49.720
He's playing here.

02:24:50.320 --> 02:24:52.000
Sorry to know last game...

02:24:52.960 --> 02:24:56.000
...puts a priority for EDG to try and hold on to that B Heaven control,

02:24:56.000 --> 02:24:57.960
because he will be isolated if they lose control of it,

02:24:57.960 --> 02:25:01.360
but they don't seem to care about mid whatsoever.

02:25:02.240 --> 02:25:04.640
They're just hyper-focused right now on B Main,

02:25:04.640 --> 02:25:07.000
because it's such an area that Leves like to play around.

02:25:07.000 --> 02:25:10.400
But when you lose it early on and then Neon breaks the trailblazer,

02:25:10.400 --> 02:25:13.120
this could be a B-re-pop, this could be a B-split.

02:25:13.120 --> 02:25:15.200
They can go anywhere with Sato's ultimate.

02:25:15.200 --> 02:25:17.000
EDG looked to take the fight.

02:25:17.000 --> 02:25:17.920
And it's just Neon.

02:25:17.920 --> 02:25:20.760
Snipe out, spots two players there.

02:25:20.760 --> 02:25:23.080
Sounds like for the re-exploration and now

02:25:23.080 --> 02:25:25.640
Maddash and Scurry away from EDG.

02:25:25.640 --> 02:25:27.120
They already have the protocols,

02:25:27.120 --> 02:25:29.400
they already know how they want to play these situations.

02:25:29.400 --> 02:25:30.400
Flash though.

02:25:31.240 --> 02:25:33.240
Gigi's used his snake bite.

02:25:33.800 --> 02:25:36.400
Nobody would have to hit a shot here as they take Garage.

02:25:36.400 --> 02:25:40.960
He would be planning for the full rotation, but now he's left alone.

02:25:41.840 --> 02:25:44.480
37 seconds left, flash round to the side, nobody...

02:25:45.120 --> 02:25:48.720
Hoping to get lucky here, a little bit of spam onto that line, another flash of his own.

02:25:48.720 --> 02:25:51.840
Doesn't make the play to push this one forward, so he's buying time as well and making the...

02:25:52.400 --> 02:25:53.840
...stew over the moment, a bit of spam.

02:25:53.840 --> 02:25:58.000
I'm not gonna do the trick, still it goes counter-balance towards the other direction, spikes in though,

02:25:58.000 --> 02:26:00.080
that spike of angle counts it for...

02:26:00.080 --> 02:26:01.840
...Chicoseca, come on!

02:26:01.840 --> 02:26:03.040
He's gonna do his best!

02:26:03.040 --> 02:26:11.040
Swift couple of kills there, over 13 seconds left to plant, we'll be able to go down, 8 blastpacks, none of them in position.

02:26:11.040 --> 02:26:17.040
No, Smoggy not in the right place there to utilize any of that abundance of utility, so steps forward, it's a good timing to take that fight.

02:26:17.040 --> 02:26:24.040
Kill disrespect showcased, but now how does he get past King? Slightly onto that punch, that's a nasty shot to hit.

02:26:24.040 --> 02:26:30.040
But it's all contained in the end by Spike, a 4 piece for him. What a round from Spike.

02:26:30.040 --> 02:26:34.280
Look at that opener! Perfect crosshair placement!

02:26:34.280 --> 02:26:39.540
And then the second kill he gets to spamming off the Phoenix ult, that regens another slide.

02:26:39.540 --> 02:26:43.040
Destroys Chichu, crosses him up, no chance.

02:26:43.040 --> 02:26:49.240
And cleans things up before they can get too dangerous, disrespecting the boombot to help his IGL.

02:26:49.240 --> 02:26:51.340
I'm clean, I'm clean.

02:26:51.340 --> 02:26:53.640
Yeah you are, bro.

02:26:53.640 --> 02:27:01.380
He has been more of the neon than neon at this event.

02:27:01.380 --> 02:27:03.860
He's been exceptional.

02:27:03.860 --> 02:27:06.420
There were other people that we were looking at across this tournament.

02:27:06.420 --> 02:27:10.900
You know, Koshmuras, is he going to turn up and take London by storm?

02:27:10.900 --> 02:27:13.500
That's the issue, right? A lot of these teams, they leaned into the neon.

02:27:13.500 --> 02:27:16.020
They didn't change too much around it.

02:27:16.020 --> 02:27:20.900
I think Lev have come into this very aware of what's different about neon this time around.

02:27:20.900 --> 02:27:23.340
movement got nerfed, can't shock in as much.

02:27:23.340 --> 02:27:25.900
You don't see them lean into that as much,

02:27:25.900 --> 02:27:28.940
maybe for a bonus round, maybe, you know,

02:27:28.940 --> 02:27:32.580
besting into the Deans, Yiko, but they've found their footing

02:27:32.580 --> 02:27:33.980
and their stride.

02:27:33.980 --> 02:27:35.740
Model players in this L'Vietan squad

02:27:35.740 --> 02:27:38.140
that just come alive, take over rounds,

02:27:38.140 --> 02:27:39.340
time and time again.

02:27:39.340 --> 02:27:41.540
Makes it difficult to even hunt for any semblance

02:27:41.540 --> 02:27:44.500
of that win condition, the coin-based win con.

02:27:44.500 --> 02:27:46.100
Yeah, I think EDG will just be looking...

02:27:46.100 --> 02:27:47.940
I mean, their initial plan right now

02:27:47.940 --> 02:27:49.860
of refighting over B-Main

02:27:49.860 --> 02:27:55.540
is failing entirely. So you've got to try something else. We've seen teams look to take the B main

02:27:55.540 --> 02:28:01.860
fight against Lev. We've also seen teams try to push down mid as Lev take B main. We've also seen

02:28:01.860 --> 02:28:06.500
teams try to push out A really heavy to punish King who's often holding in that area. Coming out

02:28:06.500 --> 02:28:12.100
of attack timeout though, Lev love to go A. Yeah, looking like a potential fast hit all the way

02:28:12.100 --> 02:28:15.700
through. It's going to be a fast lead to cut this one out, but nobody, it doesn't stop now, four

02:28:15.700 --> 02:28:19.140
No one's with a Bucky in hand, teaching from the top ropes.

02:28:19.140 --> 02:28:23.180
Neon head rolling off the shoulders.

02:28:23.180 --> 02:28:26.420
It's lebbed in a heavily punished, heavily slapped down to Irv.

02:28:26.420 --> 02:28:30.020
The gravity of their situation finally settling in.

02:28:30.020 --> 02:28:33.740
One of those spots where Lev should have mixed up what they normally do.

02:28:33.740 --> 02:28:36.940
The timeout into the A-pop, we've just seen it so many times before,

02:28:36.940 --> 02:28:39.340
and the EDG were ready.

02:28:39.340 --> 02:28:42.500
The snakebite, the Bucky, torn to pieces,

02:28:42.500 --> 02:28:45.340
and now they're in a 2v5 levitant trying to recover this.

02:28:47.340 --> 02:28:51.660
Lack of hesitation from nobody to just immediately take the fight bucky in hand.

02:28:52.940 --> 02:28:54.140
It's paved the way here.

02:28:55.300 --> 02:28:57.060
The weaponry being exchanged across the board.

02:28:57.060 --> 02:28:59.860
A couple of shots are fired off towards that B-Heaven angle,

02:28:59.860 --> 02:29:02.340
but this is EDG in a lot of control.

02:29:02.340 --> 02:29:05.140
Both players missing the timings on each other there, though,

02:29:05.140 --> 02:29:07.260
as blows and Jenny cross paths.

02:29:07.260 --> 02:29:13.260
Let's see how that goes though. 38 seconds left. It is an open B site for the plant.

02:29:13.260 --> 02:29:16.260
You can't give in's here for Livia Tan.

02:29:16.260 --> 02:29:24.260
They're going to expect that B main is compromised, but with that haunt, they know that either Jenny's not there or he's pushed incredibly deep.

02:29:24.260 --> 02:29:31.260
Kings forwards, not stopping whatsoever. Watch four here. Lucky to be alive as the shots just whistled past along with those bullets.

02:29:31.260 --> 02:29:35.260
We're going to see him put to the reload. They are being surrounded slowly, surely at that.

02:29:35.260 --> 02:29:39.040
trying to lure in that B main player that they know is there.

02:29:39.040 --> 02:29:41.840
Sitting out blows, ready to set himself out towards that hell angle.

02:29:41.840 --> 02:29:45.340
Hold on, the damage to be done. Players picked apart, picked the pieces.

02:29:45.340 --> 02:29:49.340
But the composure just not quite there. Leads into King, can't do it all.

02:29:49.340 --> 02:29:53.840
Nobody with a four piece. Continuation of that form.

02:29:53.840 --> 02:29:57.340
He's the one who set that round in motion. He's the one to close it.

02:29:57.340 --> 02:30:00.840
The IGL's clashing swords towards the end.

02:30:00.840 --> 02:30:03.840
Nobody putting those four kills on the board.

02:30:03.840 --> 02:30:09.600
first floor on split and the Mastercard Drifty comes through. I think mostly this is a really

02:30:09.600 --> 02:30:13.200
nice read on what Lev like to do coming out of timeouts. I don't think this is the kind of thing

02:30:13.200 --> 02:30:21.840
that you can normally read into too heavily because Lev, outside of those anti-eco timeout

02:30:21.840 --> 02:30:27.360
moments that you like to mix things up at time. So now we get back into the bread and butter rounds.

02:30:27.360 --> 02:30:32.720
What is EDG's game plan? How have they adjusted it? With the tag timeout that Autumn took,

02:30:32.720 --> 02:30:39.220
They were fighting B main now can't can't takes he's off over towards a ramp and level a fast up mid

02:30:39.220 --> 02:30:43.500
All the way forwards is going to be applying pressure to this ramp control can't come to anybody off

02:30:44.180 --> 02:30:47.980
The trouble is immediately broken King posturing light is potentially more of a presence

02:30:47.980 --> 02:30:52.180
And that actually is putting a bit of fear into this step and you main control was considered in the process

02:30:52.180 --> 02:30:56.140
Now we're seeing it overdrive offloaded spike leave this one for the rest of his team

02:30:56.460 --> 02:30:59.260
What's gonna be carrying a significant portion of this woman as well even oh

02:30:59.260 --> 02:31:03.260
No way! It's the Rocker! He whips away!

02:31:03.260 --> 02:31:05.260
They're going to see this one, not to come at all!

02:31:05.260 --> 02:31:08.260
Jenny! Eichel's being broken!

02:31:08.260 --> 02:31:10.260
It's Neon running a mockery on the round!

02:31:10.260 --> 02:31:12.260
Running it, Johnny! There's a stroke!

02:31:14.260 --> 02:31:16.260
Forces them to bow!

02:31:20.260 --> 02:31:23.260
EDG has just been torn to pieces!

02:31:24.260 --> 02:31:26.260
And the crowd!

02:31:26.260 --> 02:31:33.260
This whole event has been on EDG's side, but you can't help but love what you're watching here.

02:31:33.260 --> 02:31:42.260
As they get ripped asunder, this entire plan, built to try to put pressure on Neon as he's holding B main.

02:31:42.260 --> 02:31:44.260
And he outplays them, utterly.

02:31:50.260 --> 02:31:53.260
You can see it on the face of the EDG players.

02:31:53.260 --> 02:31:55.260
Holt is fading.

02:31:55.260 --> 02:31:57.260
But they've got the right read again here.

02:31:57.260 --> 02:31:59.260
Not all is lost.

02:31:59.260 --> 02:32:01.260
Nobody was able to do it for them before.

02:32:01.260 --> 02:32:03.260
This time they're left not willing to

02:32:03.260 --> 02:32:05.260
straight down the Colots.

02:32:05.260 --> 02:32:07.260
It's another anti-eco. Another A push.

02:32:07.260 --> 02:32:09.260
Or at least an A side default.

02:32:09.260 --> 02:32:11.260
But King hits the brakes

02:32:11.260 --> 02:32:13.260
and decides to back off as soon as they realize

02:32:13.260 --> 02:32:15.260
EDG have gone for that same

02:32:15.260 --> 02:32:17.260
defense side read.

02:32:17.260 --> 02:32:19.260
It looks like the prep is there in terms of stopping

02:32:19.260 --> 02:32:21.260
Lev's A hit.

02:32:21.260 --> 02:32:23.260
But it's the normal B main default

02:32:23.260 --> 02:32:30.260
splits with that mid pressure that EDG have no answers for currently.

02:32:30.260 --> 02:32:32.940
Steady walk up through mid.

02:32:32.940 --> 02:32:36.780
The read is nice though, with them cutting noise and starting to gather over towards B,

02:32:36.780 --> 02:32:38.980
Khan Khan will have a chance to influence the round.

02:32:38.980 --> 02:32:40.180
Stack is in the right place.

02:32:40.180 --> 02:32:45.380
Yeah, shot with a sheriff and Bladestorm activated.

02:32:45.380 --> 02:32:46.500
There are chances.

02:32:46.500 --> 02:32:48.900
Definitely are.

02:32:48.900 --> 02:32:51.060
So if this goes poorly, it's going to be that proud of the lead

02:32:51.060 --> 02:32:51.460
forward.

02:32:51.460 --> 02:32:53.020
Spike it up, deep dash to the side.

02:32:53.020 --> 02:32:54.500
He's weak as anything.

02:32:54.500 --> 02:32:56.100
Stunner, ricochets, rebounds.

02:32:56.100 --> 02:32:57.780
Let's get the connection they were looking for.

02:32:57.780 --> 02:32:59.300
Sees what they're going to be utilized,

02:32:59.300 --> 02:33:00.900
but King has that control over towards A-Mane.

02:33:00.900 --> 02:33:02.300
He's calling for a trip step.

02:33:02.300 --> 02:33:04.060
Reinforced, go back up towards his A direction,

02:33:04.060 --> 02:33:05.500
but it's hesitancy in their step.

02:33:05.500 --> 02:33:06.900
I mean, it's beautiful calling, though.

02:33:06.900 --> 02:33:08.900
He's got the complete A-Site open.

02:33:08.900 --> 02:33:09.580
20 seconds.

02:33:09.580 --> 02:33:10.100
Now, we're seeing it.

02:33:10.100 --> 02:33:11.340
Satchels across all the way.

02:33:11.340 --> 02:33:13.940
ZDG's trying to catch up to what the state of the round looks

02:33:13.940 --> 02:33:14.440
like.

02:33:14.440 --> 02:33:16.860
The paranoia is good, but the rifles even better.

02:33:16.860 --> 02:33:18.700
All the way onto the side door, 30 seconds remaining.

02:33:18.700 --> 02:33:20.420
This plan needs to be denied at any chance,

02:33:20.420 --> 02:33:22.660
any opportunity, but Bows for committing this one with a plan.

02:33:22.660 --> 02:33:25.500
Kangang goes to the top now, right from there.

02:33:25.500 --> 02:33:26.900
He's been away and around.

02:33:26.900 --> 02:33:31.860
A spike, finally, Delwiff, Kagan coming alive.

02:33:31.860 --> 02:33:34.020
The final hour when his team needed it.

02:33:35.260 --> 02:33:37.060
Guns to be handed off and over the heels.

02:33:37.060 --> 02:33:38.700
There it is, still blows, blows.

02:33:38.700 --> 02:33:39.940
You can't count them out.

02:33:39.940 --> 02:33:42.460
And as that smoke blooms and blossoms,

02:33:42.460 --> 02:33:44.300
it's nobody's life that's removed.

02:33:44.300 --> 02:33:49.420
Jenny, Ghost in hands, barely any event at all to work with.

02:33:49.420 --> 02:33:50.620
He's got to find a path forward,

02:33:50.620 --> 02:33:52.940
so we've had a great fan rifle now, but a DTP.

02:33:52.940 --> 02:33:54.460
Jenny!

02:33:54.460 --> 02:33:56.060
Finding his mark, finding his footing now,

02:33:56.060 --> 02:33:59.100
but time's starting to get away from him.

02:33:59.100 --> 02:34:01.020
He blows his side, stepping it all.

02:34:03.380 --> 02:34:06.420
There are too many threats on this Levitan team

02:34:06.420 --> 02:34:09.460
for EDG to navigate, even with Conker.

02:34:10.700 --> 02:34:13.100
Utilizing the Guardian, a historic weapon

02:34:13.100 --> 02:34:21.100
in big moments, in big matches, he picks off three, spinning around, no help, no support.

02:34:21.100 --> 02:34:28.400
Again, very individual from EDG today, they are really finding it tough to sync their ideas

02:34:28.400 --> 02:34:31.900
up together and play off each other.

02:34:31.900 --> 02:34:37.300
Even the best moments have been on the backs of those individual rounds.

02:34:37.300 --> 02:34:41.060
Left him for a bit of a fake A-Ramp control here, Spike not committed, he's all the way

02:34:41.060 --> 02:34:42.060
up.

02:34:42.060 --> 02:34:47.360
We've seen this play before, it was a domain control towards Ichichu, he's hard committed, well he's stuck in the open.

02:34:47.360 --> 02:34:49.760
The fundamentals have left still reigning true.

02:34:50.960 --> 02:34:56.660
Finding these kills, Kankan feeling the pressure, knowing that they've lost that mid control, he steps forwards, wants to take a fight in towards B main Jenny.

02:34:56.660 --> 02:35:05.160
Again still hard committed to paranoia, sweeps and Kankan capitalizes, already with that swing wide out, he's gonna be backing himself up and away to smoke to potentially play around.

02:35:05.160 --> 02:35:09.160
He's gonna come down to the reactions here, just sweating out the players, but blows!

02:35:09.160 --> 02:35:11.960
Just straight there from the side, high ground!

02:35:11.960 --> 02:35:13.960
Walk in a catwalk

02:35:16.440 --> 02:35:20.320
Bullets into the bodies of the EDG to find a weaknesses now, but this is all up to nobody

02:35:20.320 --> 02:35:23.920
The pit-up gives them a bit of space but it's still up to nobody in a 1v3

02:35:24.640 --> 02:35:28.840
It's going fishing hunting spraying and praying hoping for the connection

02:35:33.120 --> 02:35:39.460
Nice to play it quietly for now makes the sea of Lev will make that first move the first slip up for them

02:35:39.460 --> 02:35:43.620
Drops the gun, tries to bait the swing.

02:35:43.620 --> 02:35:48.620
I don't think that he's saving that operator, but still the bullets fiery now revealing it.

02:35:48.620 --> 02:35:51.620
But he picks up the operator precisely the wrong moment.

02:35:51.620 --> 02:35:54.620
This is all Leviathan.

02:35:54.620 --> 02:36:01.780
The Brazilian fans here in London are having so many opportunities to taunt and cheer these

02:36:01.780 --> 02:36:04.500
EDG players like the lone in 1vx's.

02:36:04.500 --> 02:36:09.500
It feels like every round, lever-finding opportunities to just put the squeeze.

02:36:09.500 --> 02:36:14.500
Look how isolated Kangkang is there, playing for his own values towards B main.

02:36:14.500 --> 02:36:21.500
Jenny hiding inside a smoke. There is no attempt to play off each other, to hold angles for each other.

02:36:21.500 --> 02:36:29.500
Purely individuals. At some point, halfway through Pearl, they just decided solo plays were going to win the game, which is wild.

02:36:29.500 --> 02:36:34.500
against Levitane. As we said, they've been tempered, honed to a deadly edge.

02:36:34.500 --> 02:36:40.500
Coach Bayona, he's not one to let any sort of lack of discipline slip.

02:36:42.500 --> 02:36:45.500
I thought we were going to see Kang Kang rip the bladestorm in the previous two rounds

02:36:45.500 --> 02:36:49.500
and try to convert a situation where they might have been able to find it winnable.

02:36:49.500 --> 02:36:54.500
Here he pops it on what's essentially a full eco.

02:36:54.500 --> 02:37:00.500
It's a deep insert through mid. He's going to be the first one to see signs of line potentially trigger the parallel air.

02:37:01.500 --> 02:37:06.500
Orb up though, ported to the flash. Trap play set up straight off of Kangai's contact. Right clicks.

02:37:06.500 --> 02:37:09.500
It's an up-java to Dash though and he's backed out and away. They don't want to overplay their hand.

02:37:09.500 --> 02:37:13.500
But the right click. Now he's got no knives to work with. Where's the threat out for EDG?

02:37:13.500 --> 02:37:15.500
They're gone at all. See Ports.

02:37:17.500 --> 02:37:23.500
Trailer's going to be pointing directly towards potential players here, but they're classic. She can't get it done.

02:37:24.500 --> 02:37:26.260
4v4

02:37:26.260 --> 02:37:30.940
Still danger here when the time gets as low as it is and nobody's gonna be hearing this many footsteps move in the water

02:37:30.940 --> 02:37:33.340
Run it back though utilize now to lead it forwards

02:37:33.340 --> 02:37:37.300
Nobody at least takes it up and right for gonna be scattering across cuts away quality sound cues

02:37:37.580 --> 02:37:41.780
Nobody still sidestepping is dancing around the pillar. He's making it work

02:37:42.300 --> 02:37:46.260
Time ball for the rest of the score to get in you till flooding and flowing straight overhead

02:37:46.260 --> 02:37:48.420
It's gonna be slowing and stunting it nobody somehow

02:37:48.420 --> 02:37:52.420
Crowning it up over the Shubbles, and surely, surely that's enough!

02:37:52.420 --> 02:37:53.420
EDG!

02:37:54.420 --> 02:37:57.420
Back from the brink in at a massive half-thrifty.

02:37:58.420 --> 02:38:01.420
To read the stack. Bodies in.

02:38:02.420 --> 02:38:04.420
But these rounds are coming few and far between.

02:38:04.420 --> 02:38:06.420
And a lot of them are coming through on thrifties.

02:38:07.420 --> 02:38:09.420
Across the last two halves. Hello.

02:38:10.420 --> 02:38:11.420
That's a win.

02:38:11.420 --> 02:38:12.420
30 seconds left.

02:38:12.420 --> 02:38:16.420
Not where the orb was supposed to go, but I don't think it particularly influenced the outcome of the round.

02:38:16.420 --> 02:38:20.360
around. Might have allowed EDG to stack bodies a little more confidently over

02:38:20.360 --> 02:38:28.720
towards B, I suppose. Yeah, Kanko's trying to get the energy back up. This map is not

02:38:28.720 --> 02:38:33.880
felt winnable so far for EDG, but they need a bit of belief. What they needed.

02:38:33.880 --> 02:38:39.080
It's gonna be blocking out that access to B main. I like that idea from Chichu instead

02:38:39.080 --> 02:38:42.400
of using it in mid as most people would go for. Yeah, I mean, Leve put such a high

02:38:42.400 --> 02:38:46.040
priority over all that B main control and their attack. Farmin' up the Orbs, taking

02:38:46.040 --> 02:38:51.160
control early. And you have Kang-Kang's up on the other side of the map. Getting deeper

02:38:51.160 --> 02:38:57.400
now with the trailblazer. Creates a timing where Smoggy's got to try to put a little

02:38:57.400 --> 02:39:03.560
bit of pressure in mid. Just walk all the way up. This brave, brave, but he just misses

02:39:03.560 --> 02:39:08.800
his chance. Fly jiggle. King surely not gonna be stepping straight back into this one Kang-Kang.

02:39:08.800 --> 02:39:15.360
Oh my goodness, the nerves. And nobody left to defend it all really from the spot like

02:39:15.360 --> 02:39:19.680
the flash is good to start to be missing the spike still leading it for us for his team

02:39:19.680 --> 02:39:25.840
we're delighted to side backs turn though can't go potential for him to feast destroying and

02:39:25.840 --> 02:39:32.560
decimating them and once more that time bought king for to domain these deals are one of the

02:39:32.560 --> 02:39:39.600
challenges spikes gonna be picked up she chances to pivot with only 30 seconds remaining which

02:39:39.600 --> 02:39:43.440
direction do you move into it's a noise bait sound being made as they jump down into the

02:39:43.440 --> 02:39:47.440
but the actual goal is going to be towards the A-side and that leaves it up to Jenny.

02:39:47.440 --> 02:39:52.440
Jenny can stay hard-anked here, he's always got the ult to be able to play off, but the play is coming into us.

02:39:52.440 --> 02:39:57.440
He's just walking straight into the line, he's not ready for it at all, and that's the anchor blade that potentially could have played spoiler.

02:39:57.440 --> 02:40:00.440
No paranoia, level left guessing, where could his players be?

02:40:00.440 --> 02:40:05.440
Small game, he's found it, quick shot straight to the top, oh the time, full seconds he's missed it!

02:40:05.440 --> 02:40:11.440
It's not the time at all, she's just running it down, but unless it's going to be a round one for EDG.

02:40:13.440 --> 02:40:18.600
By the finest of margins neon they're deciding to take the fight into smoggy

02:40:18.920 --> 02:40:25.220
It's two rounds by their skin in their teeth, but the edg are putting them together putting them on the board

02:40:27.160 --> 02:40:29.360
What a miracle round from Kangkang to

02:40:30.040 --> 02:40:34.120
Step it forward to the snakebite down the 30 HP and then down to one inside a seed

02:40:34.600 --> 02:40:36.600
Always confident to take the refight

02:40:37.600 --> 02:40:40.620
I love really needed to put more focus more attention on him

02:40:43.440 --> 02:40:50.520
I see Kankan activating and snapping up here once more. Nobody has ever seen a repeat of

02:40:50.520 --> 02:40:55.720
the play. We've seen a repeat of the god damn blade. Shotguns are teaching you from that

02:40:55.720 --> 02:41:04.320
high ground. Seen it all before. And Lev once more punished as a result of it. Paranoia

02:41:04.320 --> 02:41:12.480
is good. Stop some for now. We're going to need to see sharp shooting. Lowe's and King

02:41:12.480 --> 02:41:15.520
into a corner, forced into unfavorable positions,

02:41:15.520 --> 02:41:17.480
and Kills are not being offered up as freely

02:41:17.480 --> 02:41:18.320
as they were before.

02:41:18.320 --> 02:41:20.080
Smoggy plays with a bit more discipline,

02:41:20.080 --> 02:41:21.680
gets the information, backs it up,

02:41:21.680 --> 02:41:22.960
but this is very individualistic.

02:41:22.960 --> 02:41:25.080
Now blows, looking for it, hold on,

02:41:25.080 --> 02:41:26.320
he finds his one!

02:41:26.320 --> 02:41:29.720
The trade is quick and Jenny secures a spike for his team.

02:41:30.880 --> 02:41:32.320
EDG look a lot more comfortable

02:41:32.320 --> 02:41:33.640
defending over towards A.

02:41:34.680 --> 02:41:36.720
And Kangkang's up, he's just filling the gaps.

02:41:38.600 --> 02:41:41.480
King shouldn't be allowed an easy kill here.

02:41:41.480 --> 02:41:43.280
Hilo set up for Jinny and Chishu.

02:41:44.040 --> 02:41:45.040
There it is.

02:41:45.040 --> 02:41:46.040
Confirmed.

02:41:46.040 --> 02:41:48.040
Spike was dropped down into their laps.

02:41:49.800 --> 02:41:53.080
EDG looked quite nice with a level opening on the A side of the map.

02:41:53.960 --> 02:41:57.640
Nobody could have been reading those rounds beautifully, by the way.

02:41:57.640 --> 02:41:59.800
He always seems to be in the right place at the right time

02:41:59.800 --> 02:42:03.000
whenever King wants to start on the East side.

02:42:06.920 --> 02:42:09.680
And there's a strong correlation too between when Kangkang

02:42:09.680 --> 02:42:11.720
has been able to get the op in his hands

02:42:11.720 --> 02:42:14.080
and the way that EDG have found success.

02:42:14.080 --> 02:42:16.160
It's not always because of him,

02:42:16.160 --> 02:42:18.040
so much as he allows the team

02:42:18.040 --> 02:42:19.960
to stack in the opposite direction.

02:42:19.960 --> 02:42:22.960
They've just got so much faith and confidence

02:42:22.960 --> 02:42:25.160
in their superstar jet oppa.

02:42:27.640 --> 02:42:29.520
Let's take a time out, though.

02:42:29.520 --> 02:42:30.360
On up.

02:42:31.360 --> 02:42:32.960
He's looking for that coinbase win condition

02:42:32.960 --> 02:42:34.480
to get back on top of the game.

02:42:34.480 --> 02:42:36.480
They've still got an advantage of two.

02:42:36.480 --> 02:42:42.340
But it was that B-man control into mid-pressure that was working so beautifully for them.

02:42:42.340 --> 02:42:46.600
He also has lots of fast rounds in the bank.

02:42:46.600 --> 02:42:51.360
So if Spike's money is not looking great, they absolutely could just keep the bucky

02:42:51.360 --> 02:42:52.360
and send it.

02:42:52.360 --> 02:42:56.200
He's got the overdrive too.

02:42:56.200 --> 02:43:02.560
Altern's got many threats waiting on the other side of this time-out.

02:43:02.560 --> 02:43:06.360
Whoever is going to be playing over the wards at B-heaven area, I think he's going to have

02:43:06.360 --> 02:43:13.520
absolute task on their hands. If Kan Kan finds himself in the right spot, maybe the

02:43:13.520 --> 02:43:18.960
Gen Opa could do it, but he's going to pick up a ramp instead. And this, this to me, does

02:43:18.960 --> 02:43:19.960
look quick.

02:43:19.960 --> 02:43:20.960
There.

02:43:20.960 --> 02:43:25.720
Yeah, I think heavy emphasis placed onto mid. I think the Snakebite and the Paranoia

02:43:25.720 --> 02:43:27.720
are going to have to do work here for Chishu and Jenny.

02:43:27.720 --> 02:43:30.760
Let's rank this one up. City ball is going to be used at the final few moments. There's

02:43:30.760 --> 02:43:34.760
some reveal to hand until now. Now, galvanizing opener. Let's see it from Spine going away

02:43:34.760 --> 02:43:41.280
It's a down run straight pass that U-Till forces the issue for Smoggy.

02:43:41.280 --> 02:43:46.240
He's going to fight his way forward, but the extra element of that deep-tp neon already

02:43:46.240 --> 02:43:49.960
took a back side control.

02:43:49.960 --> 02:43:51.720
It's the power of Lev.

02:43:51.720 --> 02:44:00.040
Even when you think you've seen everything from them, attack timeout and a fast round.

02:44:00.040 --> 02:44:01.440
Massive advantage here.

02:44:01.440 --> 02:44:05.240
He might even think about saving you in round 11

02:44:07.120 --> 02:44:12.240
Cancun's got an op that he would really love to have it's been working out for them in the slower pace that Kings brought to the game

02:44:13.320 --> 02:44:18.200
But the strap book is just such a massive asset for this squad filled to the brim

02:44:18.640 --> 02:44:23.880
Whenever they're in a tough spot, whatever they feel like they're losing control of the game three rounds. He did you win?

02:44:24.560 --> 02:44:26.060
Panic button hit

02:44:26.060 --> 02:44:28.060
I want to cause it for them

02:44:28.800 --> 02:44:30.800
fast little B split play

02:44:30.800 --> 02:44:33.560
Alts on line for them to really make sure it hurts

02:44:34.800 --> 02:44:38.720
You have to be set up to deny them some level of B main control in case it's slow

02:44:38.800 --> 02:44:43.520
You have to be set up to stop a fast A hit in case they're going that direction out of attack timeout

02:44:44.080 --> 02:44:50.620
Then you also have to be ready for these kind of set plays up through mid B heaven your defenses just stretch too thin

02:44:52.760 --> 02:44:56.840
Chichu and Jenny trying to do their best there with whatever tools they had available

02:44:57.160 --> 02:44:59.660
But you see Jenny's inside of his smoke animation

02:44:59.660 --> 02:45:02.960
The tempo just runs him over and he gets bulldozed.

02:45:02.960 --> 02:45:05.960
Ken Stuns is just picture perfect.

02:45:05.960 --> 02:45:08.460
Exactly where they needed it from Spike.

02:45:10.460 --> 02:45:13.960
Sato is one away from having his ult online.

02:45:13.960 --> 02:45:16.860
I think you would expect Lev to go B main.

02:45:16.860 --> 02:45:19.660
But EDG have not been able to deny them this area.

02:45:19.660 --> 02:45:22.160
See it. TP's gonna be hurt here.

02:45:22.160 --> 02:45:24.160
She's gonna be thrown out.

02:45:24.160 --> 02:45:31.160
I'll just cut some of the angle here to never want to cut this one up and down forward, making sure to clear the way.

02:45:31.160 --> 02:45:35.160
You never know what timing they're going to pick on the B-pop. They can go fast, they can re-hit.

02:45:35.160 --> 02:45:38.160
Maybe look at it go for an hour. Here it is, all in explosive style.

02:45:38.160 --> 02:45:40.160
It's a pathing up to the inside of the pit.

02:45:40.160 --> 02:45:46.160
Damage, definitely done. She's just going to try and dismiss and slap them all down to the high ground angle.

02:45:46.160 --> 02:45:49.160
The trading immaculate still brings it into a 2v2 very much.

02:45:49.160 --> 02:45:51.160
One more position here for EDG.

02:45:51.160 --> 02:45:55.160
The bots, Neon backed up and he's just left King completely alone.

02:45:55.160 --> 02:45:58.160
I sit onto the site now, Nate's gonna be pushing him back and away.

02:45:58.160 --> 02:46:01.160
Just spotted out his position and Kang Kang dropping it down.

02:46:01.160 --> 02:46:05.160
He's begging for Neon to speed up here through mid.

02:46:05.160 --> 02:46:06.160
Need some assistance, need some help.

02:46:06.160 --> 02:46:08.160
Guns are swapped around once more with the rifles.

02:46:08.160 --> 02:46:10.160
Now they are putting the squeeze.

02:46:10.160 --> 02:46:12.160
King needs a bailout, needs some assistance.

02:46:12.160 --> 02:46:14.160
Spam through the box, chemistry shot.

02:46:14.160 --> 02:46:20.160
Shots when they're winning by B, Smoggy turning them all the way around in a showstopper.

02:46:20.160 --> 02:46:26.760
To finish exactly EDG needed on that half, five to seven, just down by two.

02:46:26.760 --> 02:46:34.960
But it's a very much winnable scenario, very much gives them significant chances to take this a little bit further.

02:46:34.960 --> 02:46:39.760
It's the first round where we see EDG setting up these high lows, trying to play off each other,

02:46:39.760 --> 02:46:42.400
Holding hands with Kampang and Smoggy.

02:46:42.400 --> 02:46:45.240
They're finally relying on that teamwork and team fighting.

02:46:50.160 --> 02:46:53.280
It's a wonderful end here for EDG to just pull it back

02:46:53.280 --> 02:46:55.520
to that seven of five half.

02:46:55.520 --> 02:46:56.920
Still gonna be down, but for now,

02:46:56.920 --> 02:46:59.120
we can see what happens on the other half of this one.

02:46:59.120 --> 02:47:01.840
Gonna send it out to Frankie, she is hanging about.

02:47:01.840 --> 02:47:04.840
We're at now with Leviathan's biggest supporters.

02:47:04.840 --> 02:47:07.560
The Leviathan fans have turned up in London,

02:47:07.560 --> 02:47:08.960
so we wanna hear the kind of noise

02:47:08.960 --> 02:47:12.040
they can make it. First of all, Boa, how are the team feeling this morning?

02:47:12.040 --> 02:47:13.840
Because you're their manager, you look after them.

02:47:13.840 --> 02:47:18.040
No, the boys are well fed, they rested well, so they're very prepared for today.

02:47:18.040 --> 02:47:18.680
Let's go.

02:47:18.680 --> 02:47:21.880
And you can see that on the stage, if they're able to win the second half,

02:47:21.880 --> 02:47:23.640
they're going to the grand final.

02:47:23.640 --> 02:47:28.720
Fernando, as the owner, the founder of Levitane, please teach us the chant.

02:47:28.720 --> 02:47:32.320
OK, let's go with, vamos la Lebianeta, all together.

02:47:32.320 --> 02:47:53.480
I think I'm going to be hearing that when I go to sleep at night tonight.

02:47:53.480 --> 02:47:57.760
I feel like that's definitely going to give the boys a boost, but they are their own cheerleaders,

02:47:57.760 --> 02:48:00.160
They're always hyping each other up on stage.

02:48:00.160 --> 02:48:02.120
Who is the main hype man of this team?

02:48:02.120 --> 02:48:05.200
Actually, Sato, Neon, all of them.

02:48:05.200 --> 02:48:07.720
All of them. Sometimes here, people think it's just Sato,

02:48:07.720 --> 02:48:09.400
but all of them, they scrimp each other,

02:48:09.400 --> 02:48:11.560
they go crazy with each other.

02:48:11.560 --> 02:48:13.200
And what about backstage, when I get...

02:48:13.200 --> 02:48:15.360
Are you giving the team a pep talk?

02:48:15.360 --> 02:48:17.000
No, I don't know. They know what to do.

02:48:17.000 --> 02:48:19.880
So are you not making a precious or...

02:48:19.880 --> 02:48:22.040
Are you showing now? They have to win now.

02:48:22.040 --> 02:48:24.440
I mean, no pressure, boys, on stage.

02:48:24.440 --> 02:48:26.640
Your boss is watching you.

02:48:26.640 --> 02:48:32.160
I think it's going to be incredibly emotional if this team makes it to the grand final of this map

02:48:32.160 --> 02:48:37.000
But you know what? It could go the distance because EDG are looking fired up one more time

02:48:45.800 --> 02:48:49.200
We'll be in town all cheers all smiles for this team

02:48:49.480 --> 02:48:51.680
They know that they're on the cusp of something great

02:48:51.680 --> 02:48:55.980
They've been able to take it down, multiple teams already at his event.

02:48:55.980 --> 02:48:57.680
They're on a lower bracket run.

02:48:57.680 --> 02:49:03.180
It would be one for the history books and BCT if they were able to close it out here and now.

02:49:04.180 --> 02:49:09.180
They're also the Kingslayers. They seem to be coming for the teams that have won the champ's trophies before.

02:49:09.180 --> 02:49:13.680
Eliminated NRG, EDG Leclerc on the chopping block next.

02:49:13.680 --> 02:49:16.180
They've all been all over them in this game.

02:49:16.180 --> 02:49:19.180
Last few rounds, EDG have managed to pick something up.

02:49:19.180 --> 02:49:21.820
But this defence side is normally strong for a left.

02:49:21.820 --> 02:49:22.820
Neon.

02:49:24.860 --> 02:49:27.180
The double-duelists are gonna have to go crazy for EDG.

02:49:27.180 --> 02:49:29.180
I'm looking towards Kang Kang and Smoy.

02:49:30.980 --> 02:49:32.180
I've seen it before.

02:49:32.900 --> 02:49:34.900
Even at this very event,

02:49:34.900 --> 02:49:37.500
everybody get it done on to Split and now looking to see Ticket.

02:49:37.500 --> 02:49:39.420
Set this one one step forwards,

02:49:39.420 --> 02:49:41.540
tossing it to Ticket towards the top and it's out of the scene.

02:49:41.540 --> 02:49:43.180
They can make himself a bit of a nuisance.

02:49:43.180 --> 02:49:45.660
Neon to fade away, shot but already in the kills.

02:49:45.660 --> 02:49:47.500
Played EDG with the advantage.

02:49:47.500 --> 02:49:50.180
The plan now to go down, so he forwards it to the smoke.

02:49:50.180 --> 02:49:51.540
Punished!

02:49:51.540 --> 02:49:52.660
Cunner's got it.

02:49:52.660 --> 02:49:54.620
Watchful eye, Dominic in a position.

02:49:55.740 --> 02:49:58.100
Random shots in here, I'm just going wide.

02:50:00.620 --> 02:50:01.820
Waiting it out.

02:50:03.620 --> 02:50:06.020
Not too many more, the two teams can be fighting themselves here.

02:50:06.020 --> 02:50:07.340
Kan-Kan and Jenny.

02:50:07.980 --> 02:50:11.860
Quick clean up, and that's a pistol round for EDG, as we were saying.

02:50:12.540 --> 02:50:14.660
Makes a lot to take this team down.

02:50:14.660 --> 02:50:23.220
Gang gang's great in this round. Steps forward, dominates the smoke, the Neon throws. Shots

02:50:23.220 --> 02:50:30.460
down any attempt. That's a ridiculous shot. But one of the few that they landed. Otherwise

02:50:30.460 --> 02:50:37.980
EDG got it. Found the pick that they needed. Stopped any retake from happening. The retake

02:50:37.980 --> 02:50:43.860
protocols from level A are really strong. If EDG can focus in the rifle rounds around

02:50:43.860 --> 02:50:46.820
getting into B with their double-dullist comp.

02:50:46.820 --> 02:50:49.460
I think that can be a big wincon for them.

02:50:51.060 --> 02:50:52.260
They need this map.

02:50:52.260 --> 02:50:53.100
Hello.

02:50:53.100 --> 02:50:53.940
They need every map.

02:50:53.940 --> 02:50:55.420
What's the screen down?

02:50:55.420 --> 02:50:57.460
Neil trying to do his forsaken cosplay.

02:50:58.500 --> 02:50:59.340
All right, forwards here.

02:50:59.340 --> 02:51:00.820
Might be able to put the players on the T-tune

02:51:00.820 --> 02:51:03.340
because those shots are going wide as anything.

02:51:03.340 --> 02:51:04.180
Snakebite.

02:51:04.180 --> 02:51:05.020
And if it does...

02:51:05.020 --> 02:51:05.860
Oh!

02:51:05.860 --> 02:51:06.700
There it is!

02:51:06.700 --> 02:51:07.540
What's he done?

02:51:07.540 --> 02:51:08.460
He's got a shag him in the face,

02:51:08.460 --> 02:51:10.900
hoping that they'll run him down.

02:51:10.900 --> 02:51:13.180
Let's give access to EDG though.

02:51:13.860 --> 02:51:15.860
Get the plant down onto A,

02:51:15.860 --> 02:51:17.860
funneling the Orbs into Smoggy,

02:51:17.860 --> 02:51:20.860
and he's going to be looking to see if he can collect a couple of eco-kills himself.

02:51:25.860 --> 02:51:28.860
EDG might have an idea of where these players are going to be hiding,

02:51:28.860 --> 02:51:30.860
waiting to die to the spike.

02:51:30.860 --> 02:51:32.860
Ideally, it would be Smoggy.

02:51:33.860 --> 02:51:37.860
Spectre in hand, these are looking like three tasty alt points down here,

02:51:37.860 --> 02:51:39.860
if Smoggy can find them.

02:51:39.860 --> 02:51:44.860
I've been placing an emphasis on how to get down into the vents.

02:51:44.860 --> 02:51:46.860
Not being punished for it.

02:51:46.860 --> 02:51:49.860
That's a nice way to do it still.

02:51:49.860 --> 02:51:52.860
Mr. One, quick clean up, neon straight on top of it.

02:51:52.860 --> 02:51:54.860
It's a gun picked up, time running out.

02:51:54.860 --> 02:51:56.860
Everybody go down here.

02:51:56.860 --> 02:52:00.860
Nobody looking to see if they can reclaim some of the investment.

02:52:00.860 --> 02:52:04.860
Yeah, he grabs the spectre towards the end.

02:52:04.860 --> 02:52:06.860
It's pretty decent for Smogidibur.

02:52:06.860 --> 02:52:08.860
This is too away from the showstopper.

02:52:08.860 --> 02:52:11.860
I'm not sure we necessarily need to see this again.

02:52:11.860 --> 02:52:13.860
I mean, are you gonna include a knife too?

02:52:13.860 --> 02:52:14.860
Oh yeah.

02:52:14.860 --> 02:52:15.860
Yeah.

02:52:15.860 --> 02:52:16.860
Oh, it's a long replay.

02:52:16.860 --> 02:52:17.860
Yeah.

02:52:17.860 --> 02:52:18.860
Oh, okay.

02:52:18.860 --> 02:52:19.860
He thought he had a sword?

02:52:19.860 --> 02:52:20.860
Yeah.

02:52:20.860 --> 02:52:22.860
Thought he had a pike to be able to work with rather than a blade?

02:52:22.860 --> 02:52:23.860
Out of options.

02:52:23.860 --> 02:52:26.860
Put Master's luck in a bit, you literally.

02:52:26.860 --> 02:52:27.860
7-7 up.

02:52:27.860 --> 02:52:35.860
I think that the B side of the map is where EDG are really gonna thrive with this composition.

02:52:35.860 --> 02:52:40.380
Here comes that lurk Viper orb that we've seen teams run many times before.

02:52:40.380 --> 02:52:44.940
He probably wants to try to work for the orb, if he can, the ult orb that is.

02:52:44.940 --> 02:52:47.500
But any pops out through this are going to be hard to let go of.

02:52:47.500 --> 02:52:49.620
Yeah, we can see the bollywood going to be used as a pre-emptive.

02:52:49.620 --> 02:52:53.540
And I know he's being caught out, but he's so good for the flash spots and flogging.

02:52:53.540 --> 02:52:57.540
Caught forward, and I don't know about smogging, I don't know about G2.

02:52:57.540 --> 02:52:59.660
Running away with it now.

02:52:59.660 --> 02:53:01.540
EDG bonus idea.

02:53:01.540 --> 02:53:04.740
My god, the blow is still going to be making a good go forward.

02:53:04.740 --> 02:53:10.180
It's a barrel, it's completely caught unaware.

02:53:10.180 --> 02:53:11.820
I think he thought it was a dropped weapon.

02:53:11.820 --> 02:53:12.820
Yeah, potentially.

02:53:12.820 --> 02:53:14.420
That's crazy.

02:53:14.420 --> 02:53:16.100
This round is brilliant, though, from EDG.

02:53:16.100 --> 02:53:18.740
It shows you what their best idea of being

02:53:18.740 --> 02:53:21.460
able to convert these rounds are.

02:53:21.460 --> 02:53:23.180
They've got that Viper Orb, they can always

02:53:23.180 --> 02:53:26.020
be threatening some kind of slow take-through B main.

02:53:26.020 --> 02:53:29.380
But if they get in position of pop with a jet raise comp,

02:53:29.380 --> 02:53:31.340
they're just all over you before you even realize.

02:53:31.340 --> 02:53:33.780
Smoggy took position into what's new box.

02:53:33.780 --> 02:53:37.620
before Neon was even thinking about having to deal with an entry player.

02:53:38.580 --> 02:53:43.380
And then Chishu is so fast into hell, Spike doesn't think about that.

02:53:45.860 --> 02:53:47.180
Doesn't even cross his mind.

02:53:48.500 --> 02:53:51.180
EDG have done what they need to get back into split.

02:53:52.500 --> 02:53:55.740
And start that long road to the Grand Finals.

02:53:57.740 --> 02:54:00.940
It's Kankang taking a stand, empowering it for Kralz.

02:54:00.940 --> 02:54:07.340
I took a 9-4 this squad, yeah, the pathing is just sublime.

02:54:07.340 --> 02:54:10.540
I'd say that is the bread and butter V default from EDG.

02:54:10.540 --> 02:54:13.340
You get a campfire with his car, but he wants a new stand.

02:54:13.340 --> 02:54:17.540
A smoggy either goes to the new box or even passes it in this situation.

02:54:17.540 --> 02:54:18.940
Let's go!

02:54:18.940 --> 02:54:20.340
And if you've watched the Bolts of Legs...

02:54:20.340 --> 02:54:21.940
Let's go, guys, let's go!

02:54:23.540 --> 02:54:26.140
Neon wants to teleport out of his hand position a lot

02:54:26.140 --> 02:54:30.140
and will go over towards where he assumes there's a smoke towards CT.

02:54:30.140 --> 02:54:33.340
Well, that time EDG didn't even use a smoke in spawn.

02:54:34.460 --> 02:54:36.340
Neon just TP's out, smoggy.

02:54:36.700 --> 02:54:37.940
Knows he's got a free kill.

02:54:37.940 --> 02:54:40.340
Yeah, it's normally, he's very good for it.

02:54:40.860 --> 02:54:44.060
Anchoring, he knows when to push the limits, overstay.

02:54:44.700 --> 02:54:46.140
Just fully evacuating.

02:54:48.260 --> 02:54:49.940
Tactical time I've taken by left here.

02:54:49.940 --> 02:54:51.740
This is their time of interjection.

02:54:51.740 --> 02:54:53.300
And they realise it's because EDG,

02:54:53.300 --> 02:54:54.900
they've got a time I meant to behind them.

02:54:54.900 --> 02:54:57.300
Clearly they've looked out something of an all to be sight.

02:54:57.300 --> 02:55:02.300
Seven of the last eight rounds have gone the way of EDG.

02:55:02.300 --> 02:55:05.300
Some early fell like it was based on individuals,

02:55:05.300 --> 02:55:09.300
but later on they'll see more and more of their ideas and their teamwork shine.

02:55:09.300 --> 02:55:16.300
The timings in round 12 defence and round 13-15 on attack, they're really tightening it up.

02:55:16.300 --> 02:55:18.300
Put the screws on left.

02:55:20.300 --> 02:55:22.300
The obvious play here for EDG.

02:55:22.300 --> 02:55:24.780
EDG, he can try and earn up small results.

02:55:25.620 --> 02:55:26.620
Go stop it.

02:55:27.020 --> 02:55:29.500
But I think the obvious reaction from Onur

02:55:29.500 --> 02:55:31.780
is to fight much more heavy over towards B main.

02:55:31.780 --> 02:55:33.420
And that'll work even in the rifle rounds

02:55:33.420 --> 02:55:35.300
where EDG don't need an ult or...

02:55:36.420 --> 02:55:37.700
I'm here though.

02:55:37.700 --> 02:55:39.820
TP, it's a fake, into the corner near the flash.

02:55:39.820 --> 02:55:40.740
It's good!

02:55:40.740 --> 02:55:43.140
K-Vance is walking all the way out, but he's got a dash.

02:55:43.140 --> 02:55:44.420
To get back to safety.

02:55:44.420 --> 02:55:45.380
What a nice edge.

02:55:45.380 --> 02:55:47.820
Good positional awareness, even when he was blinded up there.

02:55:49.260 --> 02:55:51.740
Like something they've got the heel in the back pocket.

02:55:51.740 --> 02:55:53.340
King has the rifle.

02:55:54.340 --> 02:55:55.680
Snatch him, spots.

02:55:57.180 --> 02:55:59.940
The player could potentially do something about this round.

02:56:00.780 --> 02:56:02.820
You know the blows is going to be on heaven.

02:56:02.820 --> 02:56:07.260
Exact same spot he holds, in about 90% of the rounds.

02:56:07.260 --> 02:56:09.020
Here he's going to drop into an A anchor spot,

02:56:09.020 --> 02:56:12.220
anticipating the ADG gearing up for that A exec.

02:56:12.220 --> 02:56:16.820
And instead, nobody has pump faked it beautifully.

02:56:16.820 --> 02:56:19.340
He's drawn all of these defenders away from B.

02:56:19.340 --> 02:56:24.180
They've caught a phenomenal round here, 50 seconds left, the Prowler doesn't see anything

02:56:24.180 --> 02:56:27.260
and they've realised, wait a minute, I'm here being...

02:56:27.260 --> 02:56:31.980
They're all too hasty in terms of the rotation, so they are getting closer to position while

02:56:31.980 --> 02:56:33.380
Energy are walking up.

02:56:33.380 --> 02:56:34.380
Oh yeah.

02:56:34.380 --> 02:56:35.500
They have the controls there now.

02:56:35.500 --> 02:56:38.620
It was a nice call to do the AFake but they missed the timing on it.

02:56:38.620 --> 02:56:42.780
Still looking towards that mid angle and Neon's going to be able to delay this for quite some

02:56:42.780 --> 02:56:44.300
time, 30 seconds left.

02:56:44.300 --> 02:56:45.300
30 seconds left.

02:56:45.300 --> 02:56:46.300
Paranoia is there.

02:56:46.300 --> 02:57:11.300
The smoke dissipates, does want to take the timing now with it, Util sailing up overhead, TTP cuts it up into the corner, it is a counter-fault, oh nobody's straight down, we're going to start our rifle play, only the one backing away, the satchels, some are playing him into safety, 13 seconds left, time is up, the SSGVG, they're going to get a move on, they're going to go towards his sight, the plan is to go down here with no real problems, defended in time.

02:57:11.300 --> 02:57:15.560
They just love to make the fans sweat a little.

02:57:15.560 --> 02:57:16.560
Oh yeah.

02:57:16.560 --> 02:57:22.960
It's a nice call, but they missed the timing, had to go into a full stack of bodies.

02:57:22.960 --> 02:57:28.700
Again, it's nobody, the IGL, who takes first contact.

02:57:28.700 --> 02:57:34.300
Just making sure that these players are on the entry, they're not going to get caught.

02:57:34.300 --> 02:57:38.080
And then Spike gets put down in the floor.

02:57:38.080 --> 02:57:40.080
So lucky. So lucky.

02:57:46.080 --> 02:57:47.080
Hello, Smoggy.

02:57:47.080 --> 02:57:48.080
It's going on here.

02:57:48.080 --> 02:57:50.080
That power line is going to be following up right behind it.

02:57:50.080 --> 02:57:51.080
That's a running bike.

02:57:51.080 --> 02:57:52.080
Utilize my stat.

02:57:52.080 --> 02:57:54.080
Always going to be able to at least absorb this ult.

02:57:54.080 --> 02:57:55.080
Nice idea.

02:57:55.080 --> 02:57:56.080
Evens out.

02:57:56.080 --> 02:57:57.080
It's a fake though.

02:57:57.080 --> 02:57:59.080
That luring blows out of his normal position.

02:58:01.080 --> 02:58:02.080
Trying to take up space.

02:58:02.080 --> 02:58:04.080
Oven was a sign as a result of it.

02:58:04.080 --> 02:58:05.080
A double fake, actually.

02:58:05.080 --> 02:58:06.080
They're going back to Smoggy.

02:58:06.080 --> 02:58:07.080
Let's take a listen to EDG.

02:58:37.080 --> 02:58:37.580
Come on.

02:58:39.080 --> 02:58:40.280
It's far away.

02:58:40.280 --> 02:58:42.480
I'm going to use my flash for 2 seconds.

02:58:42.480 --> 02:58:43.180
Someone's on the right.

02:58:43.680 --> 02:58:44.480
He's on the right.

02:58:44.480 --> 02:58:45.080
Flash.

02:58:45.080 --> 02:58:46.480
There's a guy on the right.

02:58:46.480 --> 02:58:47.280
He's on the right.

02:58:48.680 --> 02:58:50.080
He's still left to spend.

02:58:50.080 --> 02:58:51.680
Openees almost out of time.

02:58:51.680 --> 02:58:52.680
A little bit of an exp from him.

02:58:52.680 --> 02:58:54.280
Still Niel won't go down.

02:58:54.280 --> 02:58:55.080
And now he's the last one left.

02:58:55.080 --> 02:58:56.280
Time ticking though.

02:58:56.280 --> 02:58:57.480
Love him being pressured.

02:58:57.480 --> 02:59:00.280
And the man has just lost the round entirely as a result of it.

02:59:00.280 --> 02:59:03.280
Nobody plays with a reflection.

02:59:03.880 --> 02:59:05.080
Waits it all the way out.

02:59:05.080 --> 02:59:07.080
and Kim can't even escape!

02:59:09.280 --> 02:59:10.480
What a round!

02:59:11.080 --> 02:59:13.280
So many layers to what's going on there.

02:59:13.480 --> 02:59:15.680
They rip the showstopper off barrier

02:59:15.880 --> 02:59:18.080
because they're expecting Lev to fight to be made.

02:59:18.280 --> 02:59:21.880
That's the most obvious tactical adjustment that Lev would have made.

02:59:22.280 --> 02:59:24.680
When Smoggy gets all of that position on B,

02:59:24.880 --> 02:59:26.080
they cancel.

02:59:27.080 --> 02:59:29.080
The idea of going back over towards A

02:59:30.280 --> 02:59:33.680
had to be better planned out and then there's walks on walks on walks

02:59:33.680 --> 02:59:36.160
because of that double flake setup.

02:59:39.220 --> 02:59:42.040
Nobody individually, and in terms of the calling,

02:59:42.040 --> 02:59:43.760
getting one up here.

02:59:43.760 --> 02:59:45.440
Putting the pressure back on them.

02:59:47.120 --> 02:59:49.080
China's Kings, they're lead by three.

02:59:49.080 --> 02:59:53.240
They really are not done yet by any measure whatsoever.

02:59:53.240 --> 02:59:55.160
That's gonna be prime, brought them ready.

02:59:55.160 --> 02:59:56.720
Flash, hells into the half for the ref,

02:59:56.720 --> 02:59:59.440
by Gormor, Blythe trying to get ahead of all of this.

02:59:59.440 --> 03:00:02.520
Kepka finally brought down Jenny.

03:00:02.520 --> 03:00:04.520
Which is kind of quite now, is it?

03:00:04.520 --> 03:00:07.520
Rightful M was in backboard towards the end, but that trading again

03:00:08.520 --> 03:00:12.520
Earns Lev one more chance, it's King rattling out clans towards the end

03:00:12.520 --> 03:00:14.520
rattling out support

03:00:15.520 --> 03:00:19.520
Any time there's a big teamfight brawl like this, we saw it on Pearl as well

03:00:19.520 --> 03:00:21.520
Lev, look for practice

03:00:21.520 --> 03:00:25.520
If it's a giant 5v5 fight, a big skirmish

03:00:25.520 --> 03:00:29.520
The trading at the U-Tilt does tend to favor the American squad

03:00:29.520 --> 03:00:31.520
One enemy remaining

03:00:31.520 --> 03:00:37.920
But if you create chaos, if you slip individuals into little gaps, EDG, they've got those opportunities.

03:00:37.920 --> 03:00:42.080
And if they can find a big exec, this time going over towards A, this blows good for it.

03:00:42.080 --> 03:00:43.920
They know where he's going to be posted.

03:00:43.920 --> 03:00:47.760
Spongy, start touching half, hold on a little bit more, forwards!

03:00:47.760 --> 03:00:49.360
Just want to be a nerve and not that much.

03:00:49.360 --> 03:00:51.360
Come on, go straight down and place over the right click.

03:00:51.360 --> 03:00:53.760
He's going to be dismissing them completely out of his grasp.

03:00:53.760 --> 03:00:56.160
Left, peeling back and away.

03:00:57.200 --> 03:00:58.880
I don't know if they've lost control of this one.

03:00:58.880 --> 03:00:59.360
Here.

03:00:59.360 --> 03:01:04.920
Give them control of the space inside. The smoke is just backing out. He knows the internal

03:01:04.920 --> 03:01:09.200
time at ticking. So, it's just amazing. Here's how it goes. Let's get tracking. Well, there's

03:01:09.200 --> 03:01:17.320
the Neon Nerfin action. Straight back at you. Neon can't do much about this. 1v4, EDG,

03:01:17.320 --> 03:01:25.440
final way to 11. And this is a very nice game plan from EDG. The ante, we've seen a lot

03:01:25.440 --> 03:01:30.240
A lot of teams try to beat Lev, and they struggle a ton on the A side of the map.

03:01:30.240 --> 03:01:33.440
We've seen most teams that know that they can get the plant down on A.

03:01:33.440 --> 03:01:39.240
So they go into A, and they end up playing these post plant situations that Lev are mega comfortable with.

03:01:39.240 --> 03:01:43.440
Instead, EDG are going up ramp and dominating Heaven,

03:01:43.440 --> 03:01:49.440
which takes away any opportunity for Lev to play their classic retakes, where they're fast down ramp.

03:01:49.440 --> 03:01:57.240
EDG dominate that space, Kangkang bulldozing his way through and setting up on much more

03:01:57.240 --> 03:01:58.240
aggressive angles.

03:01:58.240 --> 03:02:07.480
It's a beautiful idea, they look very prepared for what his lefts might pick and an astonishingly

03:02:07.480 --> 03:02:11.480
successful match for them.

03:02:11.480 --> 03:02:18.480
The Desperate saying, if you need to push things towards map 4 and 5, experience scrappiness.

03:02:19.480 --> 03:02:25.480
It could start to push things more and more in favour of the Chinese team who's won a trophy before.

03:02:27.480 --> 03:02:33.480
The face is on, Lev currently on that stage. Playing like they've realised for the first time exactly where they're playing.

03:02:33.480 --> 03:02:37.480
You see the same smiles, the same energy.

03:02:37.480 --> 03:02:41.480
Well, it's also the first time we've seen them struggle strategically.

03:02:41.480 --> 03:02:44.480
Yeah.

03:02:44.480 --> 03:02:48.480
It was this B exec that first posed the problem.

03:02:48.480 --> 03:02:52.480
And since then, EDG have actually shown a lot of other stuff that's worked nicely.

03:02:52.480 --> 03:02:54.480
The fakes from nobody.

03:02:54.480 --> 03:02:57.480
Now they have an exec, and now Kang Kang with the AWP.

03:02:57.480 --> 03:03:01.480
Looking to try to get a punish on Neon as he goes through that jiggle peek at default.

03:03:01.480 --> 03:03:06.080
default. But at some point here as the tire ticks down and we see that Neon

03:03:06.080 --> 03:03:10.920
isn't wanting to give this peek away, they're gonna have to go for the exec

03:03:10.920 --> 03:03:15.080
and surely Kang Kang's gonna pass the oppo over to somebody else.

03:03:15.080 --> 03:03:20.480
It's a good setup there for Lez, Sanna, slide off angle parking here from this actual forward to Neon.

03:03:20.480 --> 03:03:24.480
Something where the bulldog gets still, gonna do his best.

03:03:24.480 --> 03:03:29.480
Here it is QQ faster than the timing, just all the way up through mid-bass, gonna be hurt!

03:03:31.480 --> 03:03:35.480
It's a well-laid trap at EDG. They walk straight into it.

03:03:35.480 --> 03:03:37.800
It's an absolute own goal from EDG.

03:03:37.800 --> 03:03:40.200
They've just done an exec with Kangkang opping,

03:03:40.200 --> 03:03:42.200
dashing over towards Newbox.

03:03:42.200 --> 03:03:43.640
But Newstand, sorry.

03:03:43.640 --> 03:03:45.480
There's no way of recovering this 2v5.

03:03:47.160 --> 03:03:47.640
Jenny.

03:03:49.080 --> 03:03:49.800
Smoke.

03:03:49.800 --> 03:03:50.360
Prompt up.

03:03:51.480 --> 03:03:52.360
Something to play around.

03:03:54.200 --> 03:03:55.960
I don't want you to pull these players out into the open.

03:03:55.960 --> 03:03:57.240
We'll spike watch at that angle.

03:03:57.800 --> 03:03:59.080
Nobody's already realized it.

03:03:59.080 --> 03:04:03.680
It's a little victory so you're playing for it around like this.

03:04:03.680 --> 03:04:08.520
EDG, even domestically, do struggle on anti-ecos.

03:04:08.520 --> 03:04:12.600
And we've seen a lot of 50s, not all of them for

03:04:12.600 --> 03:04:15.520
Lev, they've been planning on both sides.

03:04:15.520 --> 03:04:19.200
But this one I think is extremely avoidable.

03:04:19.200 --> 03:04:21.360
They did not have to play the round like this.

03:04:22.480 --> 03:04:25.840
When they realized that they weren't being given a pick over to what's been named.

03:04:25.840 --> 03:04:29.000
It's pretty simple to just pass your operator over to somebody else.

03:04:29.000 --> 03:04:30.340
at the back of the pack.

03:04:30.340 --> 03:04:32.340
Just out as well, just rushing into the V-Exit.

03:04:35.340 --> 03:04:37.240
Difference maker being Spike, Saturn, Neon.

03:04:37.240 --> 03:04:39.580
They could put their full focus on Domain.

03:04:39.580 --> 03:04:42.640
This King, he had that pit up the entire time for him.

03:04:42.640 --> 03:04:44.400
Yeah.

03:04:44.400 --> 03:04:47.720
Didn't have to worry about me, Heaven.

03:04:47.720 --> 03:04:49.920
It's the pressure around the map that's actually

03:04:49.920 --> 03:04:51.880
worked for nobody's calling.

03:04:51.880 --> 03:04:56.080
Slower rounds, where you just let Lev have all the information,

03:04:56.080 --> 03:04:57.520
are going to be a disaster.

03:04:57.520 --> 03:04:59.760
And EDG can't afford to let opportunities slip.

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They weren't in control of this game.

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Up until the last week or that they failed,

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there still are two rounds ahead.

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This is nice though, again, they take me mainly,

03:05:08.160 --> 03:05:10.240
put the pressure as if they're gonna go for the B-pop.

03:05:10.240 --> 03:05:13.200
And it's such an extremely difficult thing

03:05:13.200 --> 03:05:14.360
to stop with those double-G lists

03:05:14.360 --> 03:05:15.560
that Lev have to respect it,

03:05:15.560 --> 03:05:17.480
have to pull bodies over towards B.

03:05:17.480 --> 03:05:20.120
That means that blows comes off his normal position.

03:05:20.120 --> 03:05:21.440
A gets a little weaker.

03:05:22.920 --> 03:05:24.880
EDG don't have been missing the timings a bit.

03:05:24.880 --> 03:05:26.560
They've had about 20 seconds here

03:05:26.560 --> 03:05:33.560
to get over towards A and instead nobody's calling a fake afterwards like he's gonna make

03:05:33.560 --> 03:05:36.640
it feel like it's ending A but the spike's heading towards B.

03:05:36.640 --> 03:05:39.760
It might not have lagged at the horn. I don't know, the horn really didn't clear my trouble

03:05:39.760 --> 03:05:43.900
towards A heaven. Well here comes a prowler. I think nobody wants to be seen by this to

03:05:43.900 --> 03:05:48.280
make it feel like it's going A. Since trouble is now going to be used with a wall up on

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top of it to try to pull players over towards this A side but reinforcements still here

03:05:53.860 --> 03:05:56.740
Is Smokey gonna play for the AWP? He is. Showstopper on line.

03:05:56.740 --> 03:05:59.940
Now it's gonna be ready and waiting. Just the one Sator gonna play for as he dashes into her.

03:05:59.940 --> 03:06:01.940
But that rocket has got wide to the back row.

03:06:01.940 --> 03:06:04.900
And King, Neon, they combine them by once more.

03:06:05.460 --> 03:06:08.100
Sator who will go down with an instant pivot TP.

03:06:08.100 --> 03:06:09.460
Hold on, evacuation.

03:06:09.460 --> 03:06:11.780
He doesn't want it to get cancelled. He's worried about blows.

03:06:11.780 --> 03:06:14.020
He asked, didn't know if he was still gonna be anchoring over to all that spot.

03:06:14.020 --> 03:06:16.580
But he goes both ways. Neon has an ult of his own.

03:06:16.580 --> 03:06:19.220
Reinforcing over to all the A-shite. 13 seconds remaining.

03:06:19.220 --> 03:06:22.180
This could be it. Playing spoiler and more.

03:06:22.180 --> 03:06:26.280
Despite picked up immediately reclaimed but nobody's gonna be in the order of pressure. They know the win cons

03:06:26.280 --> 03:06:31.200
They're gonna run him down and deny the chance for EDG to get anything more

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It's a wild round called there by nobody over cooked

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He had a brilliant fake play set up a few rounds back

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But this one they lost control entirely

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Missed their timing to go back into a

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Over anticipated how many players would get pulled off. The thing is, Lev are never going to stack bodies on A, thinking that it's going in that direction because they're happy to play retake.

03:07:00.600 --> 03:07:07.600
They will stack bodies B on their defence side, but they're not going to pull defensive players off the B site very often.

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I think that round demonstrates a bit of a misunderstanding of how Lev approach their defence side, and so Autumn's going to hit the time out.

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Time out.

03:07:19.720 --> 03:07:22.600
The Brain Trust pulled over from T1.

03:07:24.140 --> 03:07:26.220
Now tasked to keep EDG ahead.

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Two rounds in a row, the Lev have just picked up.

03:07:29.400 --> 03:07:30.680
When it looked like all the momentum

03:07:30.680 --> 03:07:32.200
was in favor of the attackers.

03:07:35.000 --> 03:07:36.480
They've also lost the economy.

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Yeah, it's gonna be tough going, isn't it?

03:07:39.400 --> 03:07:41.560
From this point on, they could force up potentially,

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but it won't be ideal.

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In order to push things to fracture, the coaching staff is going to have to come up with an answer here.

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The B exec was potent, but Lev figured out an answer for it.

03:07:56.720 --> 03:07:58.720
More bodies on that side of the map.

03:07:58.720 --> 03:08:03.720
EDG's A-Heaven, it was such a nice strategic response.

03:08:03.720 --> 03:08:06.720
But it seems like they've forgotten all about that.

03:08:06.720 --> 03:08:09.720
No longer relying on it, leaning into it.

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Again, all eyes set towards this B site.

03:08:12.440 --> 03:08:15.800
Now, a lot of are assuming that there's a level of conditioning here,

03:08:15.800 --> 03:08:19.280
because they were stacking their heavy replayers, but they hit the utilt.

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Now, you caught here and there.

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I'm going to see the Troubles with Klaus already forwards.

03:08:25.600 --> 03:08:27.320
It does pull out the paranoia.

03:08:27.320 --> 03:08:28.920
The Molly going to be used to reciprocate.

03:08:28.920 --> 03:08:31.240
Saddle just wants to stop them, stop them in their tracks.

03:08:31.240 --> 03:08:33.360
They already double dash. That is a lovely entry.

03:08:33.360 --> 03:08:34.640
Smog is all the way forwards.

03:08:34.640 --> 03:08:36.080
Vulnerable jump, bad as not.

03:08:36.080 --> 03:08:37.760
There's plenty more bodies than I came from right now.

03:08:37.760 --> 03:08:40.680
behind it, transfer, can't be hit in time,

03:08:40.680 --> 03:08:42.280
and they don't know about this, they don't know about this,

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dang!

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Tucked in the smoke, 24 kills.

03:08:53.800 --> 03:08:55.280
An immovable object.

03:08:56.160 --> 03:08:57.600
An invisible object as well,

03:08:57.600 --> 03:09:00.120
by the way the EDG started moving forwards there.

03:09:01.440 --> 03:09:02.760
But look at the adjustment.

03:09:03.720 --> 03:09:06.160
Levelled up such a good job adapting to the way

03:09:06.160 --> 03:09:11.920
the EDG want to pop it to B. Neon, instead of TPing out, TP's deeper.

03:09:11.920 --> 03:09:15.680
Sato's there now for a Molly on the choke. You have to get through the Molly,

03:09:15.680 --> 03:09:18.080
you have to get through the snakebite, the paranoia.

03:09:20.560 --> 03:09:24.320
But surely this is the round that Autumn had crafted a plan for.

03:09:25.280 --> 03:09:31.760
They fake as if it's B control. They pull bodies away from A and now are they going

03:09:31.760 --> 03:09:41.360
to try to hit the timing. This is the moment where nobody has been hesitant before. 11-11.

03:09:43.040 --> 03:09:45.360
Two tights, one on the line here for EDG.

03:09:48.160 --> 03:09:52.720
Seekers set to path forwards once more, but that sees a connection. Slingshots can't go all the

03:09:52.720 --> 03:09:57.200
way back. Spike is all the way in forwards, but again the right flank blows. It's straight on top

03:09:57.200 --> 03:10:00.200
They come up in a flood of fakes, ordered up.

03:10:00.200 --> 03:10:04.200
And with the reinforcements again, they slam the door, shots.

03:10:08.200 --> 03:10:11.200
Leaving a ton of burrowing back into this game.

03:10:13.200 --> 03:10:20.200
A match point for the young America squad to clear EDG out, 3-0.

03:10:23.200 --> 03:10:25.200
They knew what was coming.

03:10:25.200 --> 03:10:32.200
even missed Karkang at the midst of all of that, hunting it inside the Cardinals with a shorty.

03:10:32.200 --> 03:10:38.640
When EDG look out of answers, four in a row for Lev.

03:10:38.640 --> 03:10:42.720
Money is all over the place, but EDG have to pull it together.

03:10:42.720 --> 03:10:45.100
They have to drag it to OT.

03:10:45.100 --> 03:10:46.840
They want a chance to survive in this tournament.

03:10:46.840 --> 03:10:50.280
They want a chance to go all the way.

03:11:20.280 --> 03:11:22.280
Oh, damn, wrong!

03:11:22.280 --> 03:11:24.280
Flantic is the energy!

03:11:24.280 --> 03:11:28.280
Desperate plays in the 2v3, but Levinel's stopping whatsoever.

03:11:30.280 --> 03:11:32.280
They call for the pause.

03:11:32.280 --> 03:11:34.280
The calm before the storm.

03:11:34.280 --> 03:11:37.280
The Leviton, it's all in the palms of their hands.

03:11:37.280 --> 03:11:41.280
Leviton are going all the way!

03:11:50.280 --> 03:11:58.280
It's an uncrowned king that is coming for a throne.

03:11:58.280 --> 03:12:02.280
They have earned their chance all the way through the lowers.

03:12:02.280 --> 03:12:09.280
The sole last remaining representatives of America are now with a chance to go the distance.

03:12:09.280 --> 03:12:13.280
Three-0 domination.

03:12:13.280 --> 03:12:17.280
A team that's won champs before dismantled.

03:12:17.280 --> 03:12:20.280
But a great run from EDG nonetheless.

03:12:20.280 --> 03:12:23.280
Building that momentum towards Champs-Changalai.

03:12:23.280 --> 03:12:28.280
But this will not be a trophy that they are allowed to fight for.

03:12:28.280 --> 03:12:36.280
It is Leviathan who have earned the right for revenge game against Paper Rex.

03:12:36.280 --> 03:12:41.280
Stavabo still went around the world as squad.

03:12:41.280 --> 03:12:44.280
He exceeded everyone's expectations.

03:12:44.280 --> 03:12:53.480
a squad that was built on a long-term plan, trophies obviously to go, but they're giving

03:12:53.480 --> 03:12:58.560
a chance much sooner than perhaps anticipated.

03:12:58.560 --> 03:13:00.560
Take a good look at this squad.

03:13:00.560 --> 03:13:06.960
I doubt it'll be the last time you see them on a grand final stage, but remember it because

03:13:06.960 --> 03:13:10.880
this is the first time you'll see them.

03:13:10.880 --> 03:13:17.360
a team absolutely brimming the talent they were the better squad today in

03:13:17.360 --> 03:13:23.480
terms of the prep the teamwork the team fighting and even edg's incredible

03:13:23.480 --> 03:13:28.920
individuals could not power them through to even win a map it looked like

03:13:28.920 --> 03:13:35.720
split be the first but left was simply too good

03:13:35.720 --> 03:13:42.320
He stood up to the test of resilience that EDG offered and that one more

03:13:42.320 --> 03:13:47.640
challenge awaits them and one more opponent already been bested by them

03:13:47.640 --> 03:13:53.960
for EDG. Chances and hopes scattered away for now are we gonna send it down to

03:13:53.960 --> 03:13:58.400
the floor. Frankie standing by for that Verizon post match interview taking away.

03:13:58.400 --> 03:14:04.400
Blows last year you're in the Vitane Academy now you're in the grand final on

03:14:04.400 --> 03:14:06.400
and the main team, how does it feel?

03:14:29.400 --> 03:14:33.400
Since back from the academy, I knew that this team had a potential.

03:14:33.400 --> 03:14:38.440
really happy that we could get to Tier 1 all together to here and I always needed

03:14:38.440 --> 03:14:41.800
potential that we have so I'm really happy to be here with them.

03:14:41.800 --> 03:14:47.480
We did see that EDG were fighting back against you on the split, the map could have gone their way.

03:14:47.480 --> 03:14:49.800
Was it a case of nerves for your team?

03:15:03.400 --> 03:15:10.400
I think we started to get a little bit anxious to close the map, but then we managed to calm down and close the map.

03:15:33.400 --> 03:15:37.400
that stage, how do you stick together as a team and raise that trophy?

03:15:37.400 --> 03:15:50.400
So, there's not much time until the big finals, tomorrow against PRX, and when the nerves are on your skin, you get on the stage, to the point of almost lifting the trophy, how do you keep calm?

03:15:50.400 --> 03:16:01.400
Man, I think we already had a good run this entire championship, we already have a lot of experience playing on this stage, and I think tomorrow we'll just give it a try as if it were another game, and that's it, we can get out against the trophy.

03:16:01.400 --> 03:16:05.560
Well, I think we already have a really good run so far up to here

03:16:05.560 --> 03:16:10.880
So tomorrow we're just gonna treat as another game and see if we can actually lift the trophy

03:16:11.400 --> 03:16:15.160
Part of ends. Thank you so much for congratulations

03:16:15.160 --> 03:16:23.520
Go and meet your fans as for the rest of you. We'll see you here tomorrow for a grand final London

03:16:31.400 --> 03:16:38.400
Thank you so much for that Frankie and wow all I could say is Vamos Leviathan!

03:16:38.400 --> 03:16:45.400
Unbelievable performance! We're joined by the man who is very close to getting his next crown.

03:16:45.400 --> 03:16:49.400
It's King. Pleasure to have you here my friend.

03:16:49.400 --> 03:16:54.400
We've talked now a couple times in this tournament and last time, what was it the other day?

03:16:54.400 --> 03:16:58.400
You were like, I'll talk to you later on but now you actually have a chance to do it.

03:16:58.400 --> 03:17:04.900
But to do it in a 3-0 fashion like this, and also that, you know, map one, map two, the way you guys played,

03:17:04.900 --> 03:17:14.400
I guess the question is, how proud are you, not just of yourself, but also of those four boys that you're coaching and you're guiding on that stage?

03:17:14.400 --> 03:17:16.900
I mean, first of all, I feel like I'm part of the desk already.

03:17:16.900 --> 03:17:20.900
Yeah, he's part of the analyst. Albert, get him a gig.

03:17:20.900 --> 03:17:24.900
Nah, but like, I'm just so happy and proud of my teammates.

03:17:24.900 --> 03:17:27.900
I'm very happy with how I performed today also.

03:17:27.900 --> 03:17:31.900
I was lacking a little bit that far power I'm known for.

03:17:31.900 --> 03:17:33.900
So, very happy for that.

03:17:33.900 --> 03:17:37.900
And yeah, I mean, I'm actually, I'm overwhelmed with emotion right now.

03:17:37.900 --> 03:17:42.900
The first time I'm going to be able to dispute a grand final international.

03:17:42.900 --> 03:17:46.900
And in front of this incredible crowd, it's just an amazing feeling.

03:17:46.900 --> 03:17:49.900
So yeah, my boys are just, are the best.

03:17:49.900 --> 03:17:51.900
I love their energy.

03:17:51.900 --> 03:17:53.900
They push me to be better every single day.

03:17:53.900 --> 03:17:56.740
So I'm really happy with them.

03:17:56.740 --> 03:17:58.060
It wasn't just the boys today though.

03:17:58.060 --> 03:17:59.700
On that map three, it got a little bit hairy,

03:17:59.700 --> 03:18:00.820
a little bit stressful at times,

03:18:00.820 --> 03:18:02.820
but you were the one who stepped up as,

03:18:02.820 --> 03:18:03.660
I think people forget,

03:18:03.660 --> 03:18:05.420
you're one of the original fragging IGLs.

03:18:05.420 --> 03:18:08.180
It has a good feel today to do that, to close out.

03:18:08.180 --> 03:18:10.020
I mean, I felt so happy.

03:18:10.020 --> 03:18:14.060
I was kind of doubting myself in a way,

03:18:14.060 --> 03:18:16.180
just the last couple of days.

03:18:16.180 --> 03:18:17.340
I didn't tell anyone,

03:18:17.340 --> 03:18:18.620
just something I kept from myself.

03:18:18.620 --> 03:18:21.180
I'm like, okay, no crying,

03:18:21.180 --> 03:18:22.740
I just gotta keep grinding, keep grinding.

03:18:22.740 --> 03:18:28.640
So I've been playing the game just trying my best because I feel I'm a very good state at Agile.

03:18:28.640 --> 03:18:31.780
But as you said, I'm one of the OGs that's fighting Agile.

03:18:31.780 --> 03:18:36.420
So I knew that for us to be champions, I needed to be back in this form.

03:18:36.420 --> 03:18:37.620
And I'm very happy it was today.

03:18:37.620 --> 03:18:40.780
And I'm hoping to bring it back to our team.

03:18:40.780 --> 03:18:42.820
Hey man, listen, little by little, right?

03:18:42.820 --> 03:18:48.420
One thing that I've loved covering this team has been your attitude about it, you know, the whole way through.

03:18:49.260 --> 03:18:52.580
But I did feel like it was a significant point in that match on split.

03:18:52.740 --> 03:18:59.340
I think you knew that you had it and it was a 3k back side, you know the all comes out

03:18:59.340 --> 03:19:02.140
You're like wait a minute. He's just crouching behind the box

03:19:02.140 --> 03:19:05.860
I shoot him at that point when you got the 3k there you got up

03:19:05.860 --> 03:19:09.740
You're like whoa, whoa, whoa like is that a moment where you felt like we're right back in this

03:19:09.740 --> 03:19:15.080
We're gonna take this thing. Yeah, definitely that that's one of the rounds that you feel like you have the whole momentum and he's just

03:19:16.420 --> 03:19:22.060
Doing all the things you were doing now. It feels like everything's gonna go your way, you know, yeah, so yeah

03:19:22.060 --> 03:19:25.060
I mean, I met a little adaptation on the work.

03:19:25.060 --> 03:19:30.060
I just thought it to be because they were like just slamming that side.

03:19:30.060 --> 03:19:32.060
So I'm glad it worked very well.

03:19:32.060 --> 03:19:35.060
And yeah, that run was just crazy.

03:19:35.060 --> 03:19:37.060
Good reposition, man. It was good reposition. It was crazy.

03:19:37.060 --> 03:19:38.060
Yeah, it was crazy.

03:19:38.060 --> 03:19:40.060
It's been a very long tournament for you guys.

03:19:40.060 --> 03:19:42.060
You will play the Swiss stage.

03:19:42.060 --> 03:19:44.060
You lost completely in the upper bracket.

03:19:44.060 --> 03:19:46.060
You've had an incredible lower bracket run.

03:19:46.060 --> 03:19:49.060
Is there anything that you've learned as a player about your teammates, maybe yourself,

03:19:49.060 --> 03:19:52.060
after the amount of games you've played?

03:19:52.060 --> 03:20:01.060
Honestly, the most I've learned is that our skill gap is just...

03:20:01.060 --> 03:20:03.060
I don't know what it is, it's just...

03:20:03.060 --> 03:20:05.060
I feel like there's more to show.

03:20:05.060 --> 03:20:09.060
Every single match I play, I just feel like we're going better and better and better and better

03:20:09.060 --> 03:20:13.060
and I just feel like all the run we've had through this tournament,

03:20:13.060 --> 03:20:18.180
It has helped us to discover this left where right now that is just

03:20:18.820 --> 03:20:24.740
Wearing and I'm incredible from right now. Yeah, I mean it looks that way, right? You beat edg

03:20:25.300 --> 03:20:29.500
30 I've real quick before we move forward. I just want to ask you just why your opponent, you know

03:20:29.500 --> 03:20:32.200
And I know you guys have some respect for each other and stuff like that

03:20:32.200 --> 03:20:37.740
So thoughts on that and also thoughts on your upcoming opponent as we take a look at this bracket

03:20:37.740 --> 03:20:41.340
Well, you know, that's just fly the graphic. Why not the king? Why do you go ahead and tell us man?

03:20:41.340 --> 03:20:42.820
What do you think about both of those squads?

03:21:11.340 --> 03:21:15.980
And yeah, PaperX, I said as soon as we lost against them that we learned so much from them.

03:21:15.980 --> 03:21:28.480
They helped us to bring this form for us in the lower bracket and I said it back in the day and whenever it's somewhat, I think it was either one of them who I want to face is I want to face PaperX because I think they're going to make it to the Grand Finals.

03:21:28.480 --> 03:21:33.080
Yeah, you did. You did say that and now you're making it to the Grand Finals, buddy.

03:21:33.080 --> 03:21:38.840
What do you think is going to change because obviously before PaperX started strong, what do you think is going to change this Grand Finals this time around?

03:21:38.840 --> 03:21:43.560
I think whenever we played them in the upper bracket, in the playoffs,

03:21:43.560 --> 03:21:46.760
they grabbed an incredible momentum and we were just like...

03:21:47.760 --> 03:21:50.960
We felt like we were frozen, like we didn't know what to do.

03:21:50.960 --> 03:21:52.240
Stunlocked, yeah, yeah.

03:21:52.240 --> 03:21:54.720
The peer exchange is all over us, you know?

03:21:54.960 --> 03:21:58.560
And now it feels like we discover a new trend thanks to them.

03:21:58.560 --> 03:22:01.400
Like we are the people that are just going, rolling people.

03:22:01.400 --> 03:22:02.920
Track by track in the upper bracket.

03:22:02.920 --> 03:22:05.720
So what's going to be different is that now we have another trend

03:22:05.720 --> 03:22:08.320
to face them in Grand Final tomorrow.

03:22:08.320 --> 03:22:12.240
I love it. It's going to be a full on train collision somewhere.

03:22:12.240 --> 03:22:16.720
Mimi is mad at all these references to trains, but you know, it is what it is. Hey,

03:22:16.720 --> 03:22:19.960
we're in London, you know, take the tube. But of course, though, folks,

03:22:20.120 --> 03:22:22.620
that's not all before our grand final tomorrow.

03:22:22.620 --> 03:22:24.280
You don't want to miss the show match.

03:22:24.280 --> 03:22:27.480
It's going to be between team calm and team chaos.

03:22:27.480 --> 03:22:31.160
You're going to see the debut of Valorant's new map,

03:22:31.360 --> 03:22:34.080
which is going to be played live on stage.

03:22:34.080 --> 03:22:36.880
You should see some familiar faces there as well.

03:22:36.880 --> 03:22:39.600
It's going to be a good time and we hope you join us as well.

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If you're in the house as well, make sure you check out the fan fest.

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Have a good time out there too.

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But that's going to do it for us, King.

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Congratulations, man.

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Super proud of you, brother.

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Thank you so much for your time. Appreciate you.

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And of course, folks, that's a wrap.

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We'll see you tomorrow because we're going to throw down

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for the grand finals.

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It's going to be Edward, excuse me, Paper Rex.

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You have to steal Paper Rex versus Leviathan.

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It doesn't get any better than that, folks.

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We'll see you then.

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That was almost a beef bit.

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Next chapter in the e-sports history books is finally here.

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And he falls into turns yet again!

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He snaps up to the plate and he can knock this one out of the park!

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And Armey shall be engraved alongside the graves!

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I

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I

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I

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No!

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No!

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That's for coming here in time!

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They don't know about this! They don't know about game!

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The crown for the storm, and the real time, it's all in the bottom of their hearts.

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The real time, I'm going all the way.