And we can hear it now
It's all about you and the touch of me
It's like a medicine our heart can't breathe
Cause I'm addicted to high-pitched things
I
Oh
I'm waiting for my break to fall
Fill them all with bells at home
Just a deep, losing focus
I talk to me with an emotion
Cause I'm stuck in a hole and I can't get out
It's up and down, wasting time when the sun can't count
Feel the love while I'm drowning with mine, with my finger
When the sun's in the sky, I'm still stuck in bed
When there's fire in my heart, it just sinks like lead
I'm losing on my first chain, I'm losing on my first chain
I'm losing all my thoughts to you
I'm trying to come
Making ends without a roll
The world turns when I feel hopeless
I'm trying to come
Making ends without a roll
The world turns when I feel hopeless
You told me that I can't forget
There's some stuff in my hole and I can't get out
It's something down with some time when the sun can cut
Feel the love I'm drowning with my, with my finger
There's some stuff in my heart and I can't get out
I hear the sounds of the sky, I'm stuck in bed
When this crowd in my heart just seems like they're gone
I'm losing all my thoughts today
I
Watch the girl here shake off the ting, shake off the ting,
Shake up the ting, watch the girl, yes, shake up the ting
Don't wanna be a cross in a magnet, yeah
I've found sisters Dana and Alayna and you guys like to play VALORANT together?
Yes we do.
What are the roles?
I'm kind of like a Sentinel main, I love Killjoy, but I've been playing a bit of Jet
lately.
Oh really?
Oh Fletcher!
It's an upcoming Jet main over here.
What about you?
I'm a bit of a flex, but I'm trying to get into initiative.
I've been liking Sky.
With the new patch coming up?
I'm excited, I'm very excited.
My initiative is please.
And KJ, and KJ.
Well, Anna Donna's in the crowd, so maybe she's listening.
Now, talk to me about these signs.
You're PaperX fans.
Yeah, my goats.
And why are they the goats for you guys?
I don't know.
One of the first teams I watched,
they just had a start, because they were hashed like loyal.
Loyal to the end.
And who is your favorite player?
I'd have to say good.
You're going to get it done today.
Why for you are PaperX the team that's
going to win against Leviathan today?
I mean, I just love their play style.
I think that's so fun to watch and I think...
Yeah, I mean they just do it.
Yeah.
I think that's a great way to sum it up, a fun place though.
And let's face it, Leviathan bring that too.
I think it's going to be epic today.
I
Today we've got a very exciting event taking place with an unlikely crossover of F1 and Valorant
We are going to be pitching four teams against each other.
One person is experienced with F1 and one person is experienced with Valorant.
And they're going to compete, playing each other's games.
I'm an excellent driver. I think we're going to win this.
I've never played Valorant, so I need to figure it out.
It's going to be very fun.
I own a car, but that's it.
Now we're going to win.
Are you guys ready to rumble? Good luck.
Best of luck, Drivers.
This is getting a little bit shaky, Drivers are getting used to the track.
I've already seen some crashing movement.
Jesse Seyman, first place for her race as well.
Straight into the wall.
What's it like driving the actual simulators?
I thought I'd have to go only like full throttle,
but when you turn, you have to be careful with the braking,
because I don't want to smash him too fast.
Four seconds left on the clock.
and who will make their stand as the best driving duo.
The race is officially over.
Let's go.
It feels great.
Next up, Valorant.
Are you ready, Sebastian?
Early on, we've got three points straight away.
He's on top there.
We're about to hit double digits.
14!
Team Sebastian, you guys have just finished and gained your 14 points.
The Zoomers is their team name.
Definitely flicking naturally to the heads.
I'm seeing some Gs of an FPS here right here.
He's on 12 points, he's only 2 off the current leaderboard scorer.
He makes it up to 13.
Wow, we have Team Teramasu.
It's getting close, 12 points, 13.
He's equaled the record, he just needs to get one more, he's made it.
He's got it. He's got it. So we got this. This guy has played FES before. He's beat his old score. High score of 22.
I was very impressed with how you guys got on. There was a lot of strategy and teamwork that went into that.
No, our winners of today's competition is Team Denmex.
Congratulations. Thank you very much for everyone taking part.
You can get a little round of applause for everybody and say congratulations.
Thank you very much.
Let's go!
I
Man, just step on the plate.
Hey me, hey me, hey me.
Yo, metan left so bustle man away.
Screw faces, I ain't got no shades.
Chat with your chess man, don't do shame.
Any take, don't need head page.
Vibe in a place, man, step on the plate.
Wing can yell when I come my way.
Mandu grow then, mandu can yell.
Red get red, can bed get red.
Food after run, I need a new plate.
Gel after run, I like a new shape.
Kelly or me, she say I look sweet.
Conga, nah, she got a two-page.
I know you're gay, you can run back with a funky thousand,
M's on bars, yeah man, no saying,
I'll skeg your ass, y'all run with me.
It's my style then, man, one take,
It's not flow then, man, two take,
Don't come without a hike, man, don't hate,
One step, my back and smile in face,
Feel some way then, you'll not break,
Get a little change and man try again,
But them things, they're y'all run with me.
Life for my step and the entrance,
Touch my ken farm, everybody entrance,
See a hot girl in there, they start,
Life reminds me of that entrance, mic and farm everybody in trust
hear hot yal in the distance, close that distance, close that distance
And sway, just step and sway, car off to a new age and I get payed
but car's been if you don't take no break to step
and sway, just step and sway, car off to a new age and I get payed
but car's been if you don't take no break and I cross over again got no break
holding from the end dream, get chase or one hot yal in my face
Hello London, for the last time!
I get to say, how are you doing?
I always get so emotional on like final days and I've seen so many of you, but I've seen
before over the last few weeks in this crowd.
Thank you so much for joining us if you've come in the pub, or if it's your first day
first day you pick the right moment to come into the arena here at the Copper
Box it's been such a fantastic home for us and today we get to crown a champion
that is where the trophy is going to be it's coming out it's glorious and these
two teams you know how much they give how much they give up to have this moment
and to fight for that trophy so we've got to give them our everything too but
Before we get to the Grand Finals, we're going to have a show match.
And London, we've got an exclusive.
Because today we're going to see a brand new map.
Who's excited?
CHEERING
And they haven't trusted me.
I've literally seen nothing of this map.
So I'm going to be just as surprised as you are when it's unveiled.
And we've got two fantastic teams
who have the privilege and the honour
of playing it for the first time at a Valorant LAN.
We're going to have Team Calm led by Lincia.
And we're going to have Team Chaos led by Meg.
I knew you guys would love a bit of Chaos.
So make sure you give those teams a lot of love when they come out.
It's actually going to be in less than 10 minutes time.
And then we're going to have our grand final.
Of course, the desk is going to set it up for you guys.
And then I have to do this bit that I get a bit nervous about.
I'm not going to lie. I'm going to be honest with you.
I'm going to come up here.
I'm going to stand by the trophy
and I have to have my back to you to talk to the camera.
What would be super cool is when they play the hype film
before I introduce the teams, if you turn your phone lights on,
I can see someone at the end who's already done that and you hold it up.
Yes, thank you.
You know exactly what I mean.
The shot of you guys, you will look and you already do look absolutely incredible.
Oh, my God, I can see Meg's support group.
The fans at the back, you guys are ready for Team K, as I can see it.
Oh my God, you guys, you look so beautiful already.
So exactly like that. So when these teams come out to face off for the trophy,
you get your phones out and they will never forget you. Trust me on that one.
All right then, let's do the hype bit, guys. I feel like you're already warmed up.
But if you are here for Levittan, make some noise!
And if you're here for PRX, let me hear you!
All right, for the last time before we go live, London, May, September 9th!
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Your discretion is advised.
Welcome to Masters London, the Grand Finals here in the Couple Box Arena, and it is Brennan's side show.
Bring it to the action for the beginning of this one.
We've got some tasty surprises, some tasty treats coming up
before we get into the real meat and potatoes of the day.
That's the five grand finals between PaperX and LaVietan
for the trophy. The Masters 2-1 of this event.
Yeah, first of all, though, we have a treat for you all.
We've got a show match featuring some of your favorite pros,
content creators, some of them,
a little bit of a washed-coast streamer.
We've got up there as well.
They'll be playing on Valorant's new map, which is going to be sick.
We've got team calm and we've got team chaos.
Let's take a look at team calm, first of all, as well.
You heard us talking about it here being captained by Elincia.
They've got Grim. I mean, it is the Sage map, friend.
That's the hint, the theory behind it.
There's a lot of Sage lore going about, some Teases.
Everything's being teased.
You've got to bring Grim.
This may have been the first battle map that hasn't been leaked.
And now, of course, we've actually done the show last.
I don't know if people actually do know about it,
But we got to bring grim yeah exactly along with ambers male Andrew as well
This is team calm team stable and then on the other side
Maybe I would be team common you'd be team chaos. Yeah, I think I'd be representing me
I mean by the sound of that wall of the crowd
People are really big sliggy fans. Well, I don't know. I think the Meg fan base is out there
Captain by Meg
Poster, get poster, get poster, and then B2U and Tema as well, who I'm sure will be running around on the neon.
But yeah, the washed-toe streamer I was mentioning up there, the slugger, the toss, but I think this is how to fuck it immediately.
Absolutely. It's going to be sick to see them on the new map, it'll be fantastic.
Absolutely, yeah, well of course we've got to set the stage for what is coming up ahead, and make sure that you're all going to be prepared,
to be prepared well versed for what we're going to be about to watch as well so make
sure to check this one out.
I mean, firstly, just gonna say, looks beautiful, doesn't it?
The environmental out of this, they have absolutely noted out of the park from beginning to end.
And as well as that, I mean, the creative team got flown out to China for 11 days to
get inspiration when they were building the design of this map.
So this is about to be, honestly, I'm pretty excited for it.
I've already seen sneak peeks and previews on that before.
There's a lot of jumps, there's a lot of sprinkles all over the place.
Obviously the storyline of Sage has been sprinkled throughout the entire year and beyond that,
even before that, right?
And now we're starting to see a bit of a combination, I guess, almost, right?
Yeah.
The Sage storyline is going about.
There's a lot of world building that's built into the map itself.
I'm sure we'll get to see that as well during the show matches.
I'm going to be keeping the observers well primed right here in the corner of the mouth.
We're going to be keeping them busy.
We're going to be following individual players as well.
around in order to get an idea of how this map plays out.
But I don't know about you.
I'm not a lore expert, but I have been following this one.
And look at your work.
Oh, you're really?
You're going to ask me the lore questions, are you?
Thankfully, we do have a little bit of extra information
to be able to guide you through as the map is being played.
But for now, I will keep you in the dark.
We'll just give you a little teases,
give you little ideas before everything is properly
and fine.
What's the map called, Josh?
What's the map called?
You're not allowed to look at a sheet.
I already know where the map's going.
Okay, there will be reveal. I mean, listen, this one is going to be exciting show match team calm versus team chaos gearing up for this one. And a brand new unveiling of the 13th map in Valorant two.
Let him hold him in his arms
Turn him around, turn him around
The more I believe, the more I believe
That is absolutely stunning.
They never miss for the cinematics.
They never do.
Dude, I love the art style.
Themes of that hero's journey,
returning redemption,
being able to overcome the challenges.
But also, dude, this map is just beautiful.
It's gorgeous.
It's absolutely gorgeous.
I mean, this is the fly-through of the actual map in-game.
Look at that.
I mean, the way that they tease this as well,
the cinematic, beautiful.
But that is an interaction
that we have never seen before.
Brand new on this map,
these slamming closing doors.
Yeah, it's going to be interesting as well.
The way they designed the map has been built around a lot of fast rotations,
but you can actively change the map design on the fly by breaking.
They can be broken with utility?
Yes, you can both.
You can have a silver line up if you want, any sort of line up to try and break it.
And then once those doors are down, they are not coming back up.
That is a permanent change for the round.
And there's multiple different doors around the maps.
You'll see it later on as our pros and the influences tackle that.
The design of it in general, you'll see when we jump in a little bit,
but kind of congested A main and B main,
but a mid that gives you way more avenues to be able to go and explore.
So very heavy designed around mid control and fighting in those areas.
I mean, these are the direct notes from the developers, by the way.
Mid is a bloodbath, fighting mid is very important for map control.
So no excuses if you're playing this at right.
I don't want to hear it, the B main, A main rushes at the sites.
Yeah, and also, again, just sprinkled with these little pieces of lore drop.
The wall building.
Yeah, the world building all around in terms of sage,
this training idea, the evolution of her as a character, and a return back to previous
areas where she was developing her skills at the beginning of her time.
I think in the lore this is now going to be a playground for the Radiance, right?
It's a training ground, that's literally what it's evolved into.
We saw that in the cinematic too.
This is going to be phenomenal.
I can't wait to see it in action, and guess what, we're not going to have to wait long
at all for this one because our squads are taking this show match far too seriously.
Listen for breath. They have traveled to some real-life locations that inspired this new map entirely
It's stunning if they put a ton of work into it. I can't wait to check it out. So listen take it away. Let's see it
One moment one tap
Adjust placement. Perfect timing.
From bone to iron. Clutch the pressure.
Embody calm. Control the chaos.
Now you're ready.
Before the storm, its team, calm!
When it rains, they fry its team chaos!
I've missed the most to walk out, so I'm talking about the other one right now ready to go.
It is team calm versus team chaos here in this show match.
And a brand new unveiling of the newest map in Valor's Rotation Summit.
We've already been dropping all sorts here.
I mean, at this point, you already know most of the details,
but I'm going to be very excited to see what these players are going to be able to do with it once they get their hands on it.
Yeah, you'll get to see that new mechanic in more of its glory.
We're going to see these players match up as well.
See how prepped they look.
See what kind of grim walls he's got prepped on Sage's home map.
There's the captain of the team, Carm, Valencia.
I don't know how much they're going to embody the ideas of their team names, Carm and Chaos.
Well, I mean, the thing is, most is always going to give you a little bit of chaos, I think.
Yes, Slaking is no calm, no calm.
We'll be getting into the action soon enough as well.
I'm here for these teams to get to grips.
I'm excited to see there's so many little tidbits yet to be discovered as well with the map.
Yeah, I think one of the, I mean the biggest thing that I'm excited to see is how these wall interactions end up mattering in terms of the round.
of the round. I mean you'll see when we jump into the map but they're based around the sites
and so having more different scenarios for holding the site, different angles being open
and then on the retake if you're in a post plan and you decide to drop the wall the retakers are
going to get funneled through less fewer options basically for their pathing in those spots.
So interesting ideas. See how prep these players are as well. They clearly had a training regime.
Yes, they did, apparently.
Out in China.
They're ready for it, but yeah, we are loading in.
They're selecting the agents as we speak.
Give you 10 guesses of what Grim is playing.
Well, exactly.
But I mean, we've also got Andrew Wu, known for the Phoenix.
Yeah.
Got the voice of the Phoenix, essentially, as well.
Let's see what poster goes for, too.
So, to the agents, this ought to be K.O.N.I.
Poster with a 5 per pick.
OK.
He's going for the most opt-actual.
I mean, wait a minute, I could have come with a lore-accurate later.
The lore-accurate gameplay would be amazing.
I've already was going for it.
Get in the season, easy, the answer.
The Omega Viper against the Alpha Sage.
Yeah.
To the Loreheads, Sposters gotta give it to us.
But the Jett, the Jett is also iconic.
Ten of us in here.
Everyone's getting one thereafter.
All of the classic agents associated with these content creators.
I mean, not the...
I hate to ask this of you. Phoenix, the last minute. Phoenix, Richard. Got you all your
favourites. Who are my favourites in this? All your years of experience, which side are
you looking towards? I think I've got to be honest with you, it's someone we haven't
talked too much about. Mel, on T-POP. I think Mel might make the difference in a game like
I think if boasters looking to play to the crowd and sliggy hasn't touched the game in a while because he's
Watching VCT for a thousand years. I think I think mel can make the difference for team calm
Especially with all of her experience. Yep
Well, let's see it and we are getting ready to jump straight in the 13th map in Valorant. It's summit
Team calm versus team chaos
We don't have any of the characters in the game, any of the agents that can go invincible,
like a Rainer or a Yoru.
But if we did have one of those, the door closing on you will kill you, even if you
are in a dismiss or a dimensional drift.
So we're not necessarily going to be able to see that in that match, but I mean, already,
just a little tidbit for you guys at home, what's this about releases.
Let's get this one started, and team calm versus team chaos.
Summit here, Brandon Bailey.
Let's see how it goes, let's see who they've been following.
So, hello.
Already we're seeing a night fight, Cornfort.
It's a gentleman's agreement, apparently sliggy.
To be literally drawing first blood.
Hold on, time to just wanna go for it.
I'm gonna be using the dashes, anything like this.
Oh, this is precarious, hold on.
Oh, that's cheating!
That's cheating!
That's absolutely cheating!
disgusting. Oh Grimms women down in the streets. Ref! Ref, what are you doing?
They can't be with it, honestly, they still lose this after that. Wait,
Alicia is absolutely... Hold on, hold on, Alicia. Another 1v2. Grimms coming out of nowhere. Oh my,
now listen. I don't know the... Alicia did wreck them. Yeah, but that's Grimms. That is not cricket.
No, it's really not allowed, it's not allowed.
Let's get some replays of this.
I mean, it's definitely for Manning for London.
Boo this man, he does, yeah, boo!
Brutal.
Guns on line for Team Dark.
I mean, take a look at the minimap.
This is the first time that you see the layout of the map.
Look how congested B9 and AMA are compared to mid.
Ty Corridors, he said there was going to be fast rotations.
I mean, look at Phoenix, how the different pockets he could flash from around here.
Some sort of trap play being called off here, but we see you two having to do that.
As an all-powering into the corners, hold on, hold on, hold on!
Booster!
Activating two quick ones, and he returns.
Flashed up line, does anything still not stack at players?
Trying to come to fruition, brings it into the 1v2 to make...
There's the door.
Yeah, broken up, so that's going to be cutting out one of the sight lines,
with just a ghost in hand, hold on.
Coucharty, you know what they want?
Double up though, a double face, calm, they'll let anyone slip.
And I don't know whether you caught in the midst of that,
but the plunging door actually does have a little pocket above it, a little window.
So when the door gets dropped,
you can still do something like a check-up dress to try to get a knife kill
or maybe even a sage wall boost to try to peek through that window,
throw you till through it.
You're not completely locked out.
But you are mostly
Team calm they're going for the bonus
We'll see if I'm true who optimizes his Phoenix ultimate
Maybe some of my pro teams can be taken up. I swear even out of your homes great question
There's one
Shit looking for it. Damn it. We go for here
Slider forwards into the face, and it's in front of you!
Cut some more down.
Hoster dropping down, taking a bunch of damage in the process, but he's still alive and kicking.
Karm going to be worse for work.
Karm not fighting over mid in this round.
I mean, maybe he just wanted to use a slightly weaker weapon to speed you.
Takes that pick.
Team Karm again.
Picked to pieces here.
Unraveled in the chaos.
like fun guy trying to find food in a maze.
It's kind of like watching him fight an explorer right now.
There it is.
Nice horse way down from Meg's floor.
Let's see if it chaos.
All reforming like Sato.
Yep.
Learn from the best.
Got to play to the crowd.
Has to happen.
Big spray down.
That's all right.
Defenders at the moment really focused on just locking out the attackers from these like
yeah, a main p main extremity areas beat you holding a paranoid as a moment. Where's this going?
There's no way it's not already
It's gone into the wall. No, it's actually
Already see most of them
Get it up, square it up, we're gonna see if we can take it up a challenge, but it's gonna be to run it back and pop it off.
Almost as hard as South Flash, moving forward to never repeat. It's all calm though.
In the feed, A-side gonna be locked down, one more use onto the one direction, hold on, 10 minutes, 10 minutes.
Almost losing his nerve, but now jump spot, good diligent.
Fast lane, cutting up the angle, we're gonna see if we can hunt out Roots out any of these stragglers, but no.
All locked down, now left down a sliggy, and this is your reputation on the line.
one slug. What can he do? One V3, one V3. Oh my. Hold on, hold on. I'll get the connection.
Halt available to him. He looks to be thrown out. He looks flustered. He looks a bit scared.
Can't quite get it done. Maybe I should stop with a sliggy slander. Maybe I should.
Another point to note as well, when we get back into the game, the areas that you can plant on
on A are actually really interesting.
So normally there's been a bit of critique
of the map designers that you can plan in spots
and then just play off-site a thousand miles away.
Well, take a look at where you could plan on A.
You actually have to get in really deep positions
to be able to see your angles onto the spike
in the post plan.
I think that's a really interesting part
of the map design here on Summit.
Now I would love to look at this from Grimm's perspective.
I don't know why, I just wanna see if he's gonna cook up
anything but the walls.
But if we could take a look at Grim's PLV.
Maybe for a future round.
Can I offer you an adruo in the U-turn?
Yeah, you can.
I'll tell you what I could get.
It's in a flosher U-turn now, but it was a side of your right.
But look at the way that they've locked off the post back.
You've got a sage wall from Grim, and then you've dropped the...
The plumber, didn't you all?
Yeah, that's a nice.
Had the fury now going to be used by Mel.
Look at that disrupt the retake before it even gets going.
There's only one spot for Team Chaos to retake through.
Yeah, there really is.
Followed through, yet still mega persevering,
finding the time to shine, finding a mark here.
But that's going to be the old cancel out by Mel still.
Killing it up with that close quarter angle,
just behind the wall.
Just gearing up here, then a spam from the sleeve
will do the job here, but it leaves it out of
Meg Hanboester, cleaned up.
Now, Boester just in that 1v2.
It's ult's online, but a flash forwards.
Caught on the way out there.
4-1 for Team Khan, they are running away with it.
Look at that heavy onsite post-bam that you're incentivised to go for though.
Very different to a lot of the other maps that we've got.
You probably play off-site a little bit more over towards B, but
lots of cover here, lots of little angles, lots of ways to be able to isolate fights.
No, Ari, that's my captain, fam.
That's my captain, fam.
Elincia absolutely wrecking people at the moment six and two the team captain for calm showstopper in a back pocket
Good oh, he's got a judge. Yeah, he does this one called it earlier
Yeah, let's have a look at the grim. I cued it up the grim round for the player mindset. Let's see what he's doing now
He hasn't been getting too tricky with his walls. I have to admit he's purely been
Perhaps it's the presence of Mel the captain never mind the selfish nature to stop to slide down behind it, but okay
I'm getting tricky with it.
It's open access to these sites here.
Deep around here for Chaos.
Bose has already taken off one of their heads.
Their team captain, who had the showstopper.
Now, dare I say, I picked the wrong player to explore them out.
I mean, you're at least getting some decent idea
of where the angles are going to be.
I see them holding.
A lot of diligence here.
Chaos, you're seeing if they can gear up into a VA.
You see any angles there?
Good return of the fire.
My boaster is straight in there, straight in there, straight involved.
It's going to be a tough one to the retake though,
because Tann's going to start the tic and already it's going to be a massive reveal.
Chopped down.
Phantom's in hand, 5-1 now, but team come.
Got to see someone from Chaos. Can they take timeouts in this?
I mean, do they have a coach that could even get them back on track?
I don't think so. No.
Maybe we could like loan them a coach.
You want to jump in?
No, I'm just saying, you know, Alex and Wendler are probably not too busy.
Not too busy, not too busy.
Did I miss that shift? What the hell?
No, Mel's cooking. Mel's actually cooking when he starts. I'm not going to lie. Did she design the map?
That's what I'm wondering.
Elincy had got killed before she could pop that showstopper in the previous round. She's coming into this one with no weapon, so I assume you've got to be halting here.
Team Chaos, come on. Let's get something going.
This time they're not lucky lot of these rounds exploring towards mid look at this crazy long sight line up through mid
But there's also a wall at the back of that
And we're gonna be spotted oh TTP after okay now we're talking show stopper to float it
Our grand person from that wall barrel might be sticking out here, but a showstopper the contact plays all the way up
Seems like the rocket went wide and this little angle. Yeah, I'm just looking for it up
Oh, they're not thinking about beat you thinking about the corner
Don't forget about other doors, a lovely flash and a peek.
Hold on to coordination, off the charts here.
Another blind.
Another sick rate.
Let's see if they can take out Temet.
Fast lane down.
Chops up towards this A side angle and out, Alencia.
They're gonna see if they can keep their eyes off from the flank.
There's a lot of damage done. Hold on.
Players found!
No more taking all the way out.
I'm just TPing all over the bloody place,
but still, this is access to the A side now open for them.
TTP.
There's the 2v3.
Yeah, surely with team comps stuck on site like this.
SKL's got another round on the board.
They've got a matchup.
They've got a poster.
Here it is, 9-4 as well.
Scatters out.
Andrew is not going to be hearing anything from this one.
Bozo will run it back all the way.
Running it all the way forwards.
He's going to be running out shortly.
He's done nothing with the other one.
No, nothing at all.
Andrew is also one of his own.
He's got that kill.
And now he's going to be put in all the way.
Ah!
Next one, he's taking it out though.
Taking it out already.
That's a 1v1.
Looking for the catch.
Stomach stomp from there with you.
Pays up.
Pays dividends.
You've got to defuse.
You've got to defuse! You've got to defuse! You've got to defuse!
They've got plenty of time. They've got plenty of time.
Yeah, you've got caught into the chaos there. Take a breath.
Take a breath. Definitely.
Look at this little play. That's cheeky.
Sage wall boost up.
One of the problems during this round, and you'll probably run into this in rank two,
is that Team Khan probably should have wanted to go deeper through mid,
but they broke their own wall.
They're pulling it down, and then you couldn't get further.
Hey, baby, we're going to sit down!
Sit down! Sit down!
Ha ha ha ha!
So, we've got a problem with it.
This one's got a found back hole.
Getting the whistles out here.
It's a big stack of players until you can't look at it.
Take it potentially with a big exit, covered towards B, sliggy.
That's a lot of players shooting that prowl.
He's going to be coming at.
Flash round the corner, land block, and the nanogunny.
Broken, slicking without judge,
that's looking to do you much good from that angle.
Still is alive and an eight, not for much longer.
Lincia straight in there now.
Double satchel play all the way through and forwards, calm.
Cool and collected apparently,
the way that they're scaling onto this B side,
deep TP up towards the top.
This is, K-O's gonna be cut out of the picture.
Almost entirely, Ambers.
It's a wonderful little playground for the Omen.
We're already seeing it, a lot of TP angles.
I think I've said it before, you're never quite going to be tested like this, but vastly
different circumstances they're trying to knife a player with multiple trophies crazy
disrespectful sliggie just sat there and tanked that name really did didn't let it go team
chaos back down to not having to buy again now do you think team calms comms are actually
I suspect not, but having said that, in an antique around like this, surely they would
just be, yeah, relaxed.
Is it possible to get a listen in?
There's no competitive integrity issues.
We could listen for the whole round if we wanted to.
I suppose we could.
They're not going to be complaining.
Let's take a listen in.
It's not ready for 3-3!
2 more, 2 more!
One more, one more!
Get me!
I don't know what they are doing.
1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2,
come on!
oh no
he's here
he just end up
get a rise off
i'm trying to get a turn
oh
spike down
mid
one time
how long do i sit here
10 more seconds
ok
Okay.
Yeah!
Oh, my God!
It's the calm and the patience that pays off for Mel.
I love that.
We can jump in immediately.
It is chaotic.
It is frantic.
And yet Mel is still coming.
Killjoy unknown.
Soon as she spots them, bingo, bingo.
We've seen them all.
Actually, bringing the parole level down.
Oh, Captain, my Captain.
Oh, it's just Mel of my life.
Now she is steering the ship and she's absolutely cooked that slug.
Red Bull clutch.
Team Calm comes through. They didn't even need that one.
They're already 7-2 up.
They're dominating here.
Ashrow play of the Watspot. Now it's a massive one to start!
Ten minutes!
Oh!
So you want to see!
Utsun combo on Paranoia was beautiful.
And then the flash afterwards from Poster too.
Clean piece of Util.
Throwing it together, seeing how deadly the close corolls can get over towards main.
Looking more coordinated than some of our Swiss stage crews.
It's truly truly, I've seen a hundred-stereo upload.
That's Matt looking to see if they can force a fight, force the issue,
players being pushed out into the open.
The tension for the most was ready.
For the people on the map.
Oh, Matt, let's try it.
Go on, you can make it.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
Foss-free flop.
Almost.
There it is, cleaned up by Chaos.
Maybe Chasinem bringing it to a much more favorable.
Hahaha!
If Bose has been working with the coaches to create more set plays like that and put Temet in the position to win
You're talking about the dancers, right?
Look at this!
It's gorgeous!
That is beautiful!
Look at the flash after this!
It's beautiful!
Who didn't even replay that?
Hahaha!
Chaos with a chance to recover.
Hahaha! What is my blessing?
Hahaha!
just what he does. All right, they got us online.
Thor's immediately broken off the rip here. Yeah, that was one over towards A. Sending
it with an A's. From the take point. See if you can clear out many of these players.
You're not well done. It's going to be catching. Potential setup there. Big reveal, but it's
way not going sleazy's way. Now the Swarms are causing issues.
All right, we're going for a lockdown retake. Lockdown retake for back.
Okay, good for that. That is a good one.
That's a good one. It's beautiful, but I was okay.
The attack is breaking the door. How do you get on to that?
They got it. They just stuck, funneled into the side.
They're all going to be detained.
And Drew is on the final way forward to a nail.
Literally taken out by Temet.
Brought them down. Player's going to be detained in the process here,
but he needs to be defended, Sliggy.
And Lindsay needs to himself.
And his way is he's been crowned, pushed and penned into a corner.
And Burs.
1-0 down 2, but that's a diffuse online.
Big round!
And Alincea's blast back that she left there earlier,
right about to ult, it throws off Amber's aim towards the end.
Really lovely retake from Team Chaos.
Controlled even.
Deflying their name.
Look at this blast back.
That's so good.
Little moment of Team Sabotage.
Ooh!
I need to see this showstopper find some success
Yeah, it is
Exploration and that is beautiful
It's what you want to see this is gonna be even enough to a degree this little 2v3 now for team calm
This is a crazy position though for their captain and Anders could reconnect to any point with the Omen alt
Elincia should be able to get into a position to try to find a timing
Yeah, and it's your and Meg may run into each other at some point here
But the plan
Committed to it
TPs up towards heaven
And the sport is pretty interested to this piece of high ground up towards the back of B
You can play from a lot of angles here
Don't want the door shut out on you know. No, definitely not. We'll say that.
You don't want that door shut.
They're walking up through main now. Chaos.
Last chance and there's half to see if they can get something.
Pretty clean on the board. Getting that fifth round. Time is ticking.
BlazeWaltz cut this one up. Beecher's already got...
One of the kills there. Let's see how Amber's being sprayed down from multiple angles here.
But now it's a good beat.
1-5 for the small goal, into the worst part, into the worst part, it makes a sticking!
And that fifth round, taking away, waving them all down!
It's three clutches and a big lockdown retake!
Meg's really been stepping up to the captain position for Team Chaos.
They've actually made something of this half!
It's not bad.
Now, as we have no coaches, there's no actual time for an interjection to help them during
a halftime.
We're doing something different.
We're going to engage in a moment of zen.
Okay.
All of the players are going to be meditating at their deaths.
Silent.
Come on.
Take some deep breaths.
Center yourself.
Find that heat.
Stop giggling.
This is serious.
Stop talking. It's meditation time.
Breathe in the calming atmosphere of summit.
Heal the waters trickling down the back of your neck.
It's a sweaty day here in London.
Close your eyes.
Keep them closed.
It's lovely. I feel a peace.
I feel truly a peace.
This is what Aspa does for every time out.
time out. This is why Aspas is Aspas. Breathe it in. It's longer than you think. Sliggy
can't resist talking tactics in the middle of a zen moment. And that's the issue. That's
the issue, isn't it? Brains addled by social media. Can't just stay quiet for 15 seconds.
Slicky's the worst for it.
44 seconds left of this.
This is just, yep.
Imagine how your attack side executes are going to go.
Visualize yourself.
Get seen to the mine palace.
Take it all in.
Yep, that's what we want to see.
Breathe in, breathe out.
Out through your mouth.
Beautiful.
I'm calm.
Hand stretches to why not throw it into the mix
Ten more seconds
Find that center of calm within yourself
Hello
Let's get back into the action, James. Let's get to it, then!
Second hour to show much!
That was your moment of Zen. I hope you enjoyed it.
You're not required to do that in every ranked game, but you can if you want.
It definitely helps. I'm not going to lie. It will definitely help.
If you make it to the half-dive, 90% you've already done well, I think.
Yeah, 90% of your ranked games are going wrong because of tilting. I can guarantee you so.
Well, surely that must have helped Team Gag.
Now Chaos, surely the comms are going to be a little bit more cleaner, calmer?
Well, I mean...
But they are Team Chaos, they have to live up to the name, right?
They're both together.
I'm watching right now, I'm watching right now.
Nothing mid right now.
Guys, they could have stacked.
Nothing's middle.
You want to wait for them to mess up there?
Yeah, we can wait.
What, one's close left.
What's left?
I think they're stacked for the way.
I think if we let BG stay, take timing, okay?
I'm gonna go middle.
They should come back to middle here.
One was Link on the right.
Watch out!
I'm gonna shut the door here.
I'm just running back.
Yeah, they walled.
I thought it was all gone.
Wait, Sliggies met the wall on the other side.
I realised the stack's happening.
Grim's in the corner.
No!
He doesn't have a clue!
Grim had walled himself into a little pocket in the corner.
I was just waiting for Sliggy to come towards him like a snap.
Cheeky as anything. Cheeky as anything.
That was very calm.
I mean, Bozner was bringing the fanatic style.
It was the EMEA calling.
Yeah, I mean, he's come out of the Zen timeout and he's thinking,
let's put him to sleep.
No.
Left Pidgey over here as an insert, but he got re-cleared.
Actually, a really nice re-cleared by TK.
That's a nice idea.
And with the Sage in the comp,
they can wall it off and stack towards the other end of the map.
The defenders are also being given a lot of mid control. I think the two teams yet
I don't quite realize that if you fight heavy for mid as the attackers you're
threatening splits all over the place.
Let's see how this one goes, sir.
Eek around here with Team Chaos. Hold on, my crew is going to be careful about us.
Flash forwards, peels his way back, so...
This is more mid exploration for Team Chaos.
It is now, well, that Guardian, steady hand though, steady aim outside it, all the shots
landing aren't they?
Yeah, Grim, cook both of them, team calm, great time with this one here, it's gonna be up
to nine rounds for them.
It's gonna be a potent bonus round, they're gonna be cooking up too.
Yeah, I'm sure they've got a set strat for it, I'm sure.
Honestly though, from what we've seen, don't surprise me.
Well, we saw it, yeah, we saw a nice play with me.
Those are darts.
I know you're on defense. Yeah, Mel's had some, yeah, Mel's had some nice lineups as well.
I mean, if you were going to set some kind of aggressive play up though, I think it would be with the neon comp.
I don't know, are they going to die Valencia really deep?
There's a couple of things happening over the OZA side of the map.
Fight!
Chaos, trying to play a very slow, methodical game.
Well, I'm supposed to set them up to go a little faster through B. What is this wall?
Oh! Oh! Well, it's devious!
It's nice. It's real nice. How much time have they had on this map? Three years by the look of it. This is unbelievable
Oh, that's crazy. They're just not gonna suspect it. Oh, what a bonus. They're not going to suspect it at all.
Creme high ground. Finally, what's down for?
Drops off, wheels all the way back here, but kills need to stop flooding in regardless. Chaos. Gear it up here.
You can try and take this one. Oh, the way!
Damn it! They nerfed the agent by the way. Cleaved them all down.
It's just pure filth already digging a little bit deeper straight into the spawn.
No rescue, no way to hide at all, chaos ain't even around like that.
That was a nice idea with the Grim wall as well.
Yep.
That Temmie does a great job.
See the power of the neon wall, Stubbs Grim could've been able to feel super safe up here.
Lovely idea though.
I love the way that the wall, the plunging wall on the map,
Breaks the sage ball and makes it feel like you're not there, yeah
Booster is one away from a Phoenix ultimate
If there's a player in the lobby who's gonna play for the orbit would be him
But karma one step ahead and was holding the paranoia going for the fight over the wall is being made
God
Browler paranoia was sent a little bit earlier here second wave of things here with a
Flack, up around the corners, once more, it's gonna be a good blind.
Temme is gonna be pulled way out to the open, but it goes both ways.
The protocol's here, fighting their time, great patience,
poster, making sure to absorb a lot of aggression.
It's tagged up, sling his claw to the corner, might end a bit of a bailout,
and Posey is gonna help him out.
In the meantime, BG has actually opened up A for them.
It's only Grim here. Here's another little seat for Posey.
It's another one.
Oh, it's so nasty.
It's utilised the window through the plummeting wall.
Can you tell us the Sage's map?
Yeah. I mean, Sage is good on any new map
before people figure out how to play it.
But this one's on.
Sheep in the shoulder!
She's megging and taking out.
Oh, Grim's annihilating on defense.
Oh my God, that's out!
Far on a devious angle to be playing on.
Just to be triggering with that smoke out into the open.
It's a 2v2 now.
I'm supposed to finally get the ult online.
last player, he's just walking all the way around, he's going to be dropped at the spike
down into the open, he's lifted up to sliggy, 1v2 now, team calm, not taking any chances,
now sliggy's revealers position, deep horn into the max side as well, clears that one
out but team calm are going to be approaching slowly, steadily at that, on his location,
sliggy, hell of a task ahead of him now, head of a task and he's not up for it.
around from Grimm. I mean really cool ideas that he's showing us on the defense side.
Stuff that you could steal, throw into your ranked games immediately. I love the idea
of these little windows here on the permitting walls. It's nice. We're not seeing teams
using them for util just yet, but I'm sure people will. One enemy remaining. Boaster.
W awareness Grimm. No, we were topped into the lurk. We were topped in. Yeah, they called
They look real nice
Most of the got the alt online as well never found an opportunity to use it gear up fast a hit
Yeah, it's going straight into elincia and grim surely we take a look at boaster gotta think
Fast play cooked up could be exactly what they need
It's not that all to this my pockets
Audio to be inutilized here, but if a team line in the process of the slow
of the wall
timbers
They're on top now gonna be cutting things up with a TP dodging juke it on the util going away
But mostly gonna be setting a flying force with a wall regard as hundreds fury now putting it up from mouth
Hunting for the targets being a damaged turn potentially claim a kill but not quite anything else denies the plant
But a moment still this retake. It's tough. I'm a finding it isn't it again all the way over this load
Look at this load look at this turn the patients
Let's go!
Rangiru is going to ult on right now, running him down.
The three Vs make it four, Ace on the cards.
Sliggy on the count and four, springing.
Let the players go it down!
Hold on, hold on, hold on, three bullets remaining.
Oh!
Could have been an outrageous clutch.
But instead it's the Ace from Rangiru.
That was nasty.
What a look.
Great patience.
All popped off as well. There are so many of these little pockets around the map
And he just sweeps them aside
That's fantastic
He hadn't gone for the crouched at the end
Let's take a look at the neon player
Overdrive. See if they got something fast cooked up here for Chaos to get back into things.
They are down a steady amount of rounds now.
Oh, Parador here. That's immediately going to be diffusing all of this one. They're running all the way down.
Andrew, not taking no prisoners, but again, the good product goes in.
Mind Chaos.
Waited out, absorbing most of the pressure going that way.
Now without Overdrive, they are running a mockery over all the A-Sites.
Hold on out towards mid.
I mean, close. Close as she is.
About to run into another Grim wall again.
again. Timmett, Meg, last two players alive for chaos. They need this round.
Plants. We'll be going down. And Timmett's got himself into a really deep spot over towards
spawn. Tivius with position. Mel's going to be clearing it. She's diligent.
Yep, already with a try. Make sure that this area is watched for. Want to get out, squares
up to negative five minutes, Timmett winning it out. Now onto the 2v2. Slow orbs all the
forwards. Call over the speed of that one to the side of the nanoswap. It's going to be
storing this one. Number one as well for the troubles. They're going to have to break this one
in the post if they win any chance. Oh, awesome! Clean angle, Temet. Gliding, just buying time,
knows exactly who to win. Bones to play for. Doubling up, backing away. Lindsay Ney. Get
under this one, and they're just sailing out into the back, but again, time to defuse.
It's enough to be stuck, Temet! Temet! It's a four piece. A deep chaos, but another one on the board.
That's a really good round from Temer there. That was a light pie as well from Team Chaos.
Temer came in with the ult. Really good understanding of when to commit.
Look at this one. A little wall boost onto a corner. Doesn't matter.
Temer hits Grim in the head anyway. Easy.
It's a light buy round from team calm rim goes for the same setup again with the Marshall
I
Spoke actually
Yeah, great idea corner actually I mean that one way he seems like it'd be a good idea
Anyway if you're taking mid control nice idea for chaos
And without now with a fast lane all the way up through into the V-Sites.
At least out now from Boester.
Was gonna clear the way just in case anybody is being a problem.
Hit him behind the boxes here, but you can see ults utilize.
Can't, on the weaker bar, but it's still danger here, especially with Valencia's ult.
Demet holding this position, reminiscent of the drop at Lotus.
Yeah, just holding, making sure that nobody can take it by surprise here.
U2 flowing now, forwards as the retaker is trying to come online, the sliggy is watching forward, that's a flank, accounted for, all the way to the side, out of right, what should be enough to get a job done here, all storming to the mix towards the end, just to make sure they can guarantee it.
Rimming that 1v3's here, it also has a size of 1!
Oh! It's pure brutality!
Chaos is coming back in. There's three rounds, separate these two teams now.
And I feel like Crim's expended the bank of Ultimates.
Sorry, not Ultimates. Walls.
That is cooked up. Can't have too many more, can he?
Surely at this point.
Never known, Chaos has seen them all at this point.
Meg found a really good lockdown for the retake on the defence side.
Now she has one in her back pocket.
She was winning her team incredibly important rounds earlier.
What's a fake being called here?
By Team Chaos, Lockdown, Dropdown.
It's going to be clearing most of the A side up, but that is not the goal of Chaos.
It's all coming into Alintziah.
Yep, it is. And Alintzias had all in a back pocket.
She might be able to do something nice with it, but his kill's floating in it.
Makes it feel so damn real. Alintzias already rotating off the B site.
And poster.
Potential master cast being called. That slow up was how it's going.
Tim is confused as us.
There's a plant down with no real resistance.
They've realized the era of their ways now.
He's all the way forwards.
Really deep put.
Every deep now. He could be catching many players unaware.
What Karma's just trying to gear up.
Why would they beat our deep solace here there?
Alive now, it's supposed to take an hour.
Showstopper gonna be utilized.
All the way forwards, kills.
Potentially flooding and trading out a knife away.
This is carnage and chaos.
The Rockets sluggies turning the mincemeat.
Slugged paste on the back walls.
We're seeing a retake move forward once more.
Shockdarts have to be utilized.
Clear off those nanoswamps because time is of the essence
and it's already ticking too much into the post.
Sticking down, it's on the back.
Meg clutches it up once more.
She is a clutch machine!
Absolutely owns it in the 1v2 towards the end.
Just as Sliggy got ripped away.
All of that pressure in the post-black.
Utilizing the kill very beautifully.
Beautiful
Only a two round difference calm once more they're gonna be knocked down to the weaker weaponary
This one a little bit more standard up towards the main angle
Sorry, I'm not sure Mel realized that she was being boosted there
Wait, are you shocked I'm trying to corner ten minutes
That's what's going on!
It's all going forward, it's all going to the fast lane, dodging up and around.
Where's he gone? Hold on!
Oh my God! What's going on?
It's a bit of an eventually chasing.
Tim it down.
Also picks up a phantom.
You don't really want to be giving Mell a weapon upgrade like that.
You really don't.
Meanwhile, these fast agro plays, ball of fakes on fakes.
Looking out, chaos once more, moving in over towards the A site.
One player at his home, Andrew Roodo, not long for the world.
The numbers just with that stinger, anticipating a cross-sever, not the weapon but a job.
One round separates these teams now.
Team Kankan find a great way of shutting down the neon.
Temmets in, running rings around them.
I'm just creating, I feel like, mostly they're using him as a distraction.
As opposed to just slowly take space somewhere else.
Meg sounds like egg.
You can read. I mean it's the two letters at the end though that might be the most important.
She's winning all the clutches. It is Gigi any time she's in a clutch.
The chaos. They are clawing a batch of star water.
Oh no! Couldn't be a time of bane and wave.
This is purely off-load, it's a big target in the middle, down at that.
We do have a side step, most of this one, the eye of the ultimate.
Open sight lens now, as the smoke dissipates.
Rural, and the crash out towards that mid-angle, it's clean with the aim.
Beautiful stuff, resetting in time, and a shot in the dark there.
This year's already found it, we choose head clean off.
Running around onto the site, it's a spike drop down, sliggy.
Take it out.
The flak is so quick, Mel's just retaking the space in mid.
Trapping all the way around now, run it back forwards,
They're going to put the bunnies down, and that's why you don't want to alter that spot.
Spike down, A.
That's dope. Could be everything, and there it is, T-Kam.
They wrap it all up here, bringing themselves up to match point.
Really good fight over towards Mid.
Even though they lost players, they got all of that space and positioning for the retake.
Elincia manages to catch the spike in Mid as well, and just makes that retake even nicer.
And when his back is against the wall, the boaster operator comes out to play.
It's a classic.
We've seen it before.
It's a classic.
Whenever his team are clutching at straws, he's going to pull out the big guns.
I need to see the boaster POV.
Got to see what he does with the big boomstick.
He's on the right line.
Players are waiting nearby.
Throwing a ball.
Wow! Pure reactions.
Lines it up, gives him the public time, he no into it, but it's out!
Oh, he did that! Through the wall, he's got it!
Tom, it's gone! The team can clean it all the way up!
Team Chaos being led to success.
And then Tiki's got the flank going again, in fact, so is Anders.
Yep, both of them.
They're trying to activate at the right time, he said this one of those is going to be dropped down,
and then I have a couple of opportunities.
Gonna say that's not bad though, for this flank.
No, not at all.
And you know, he's very aware.
One eye on to it, anticipating a second player.
Great read.
Very great read indeed.
Ambos now can have a step up to all it is.
And it's a beautiful movement.
Great aim and a damage run from early in those.
The classic is all it takes.
Chaos trailing by one.
OT or bust.
Let's get a little overtime.
Warm ourselves up.
We deserve some OTs later.
Oh, we do.
We've got a hell of a grand finals coming up after this.
I can only hope it'll start with a knife round at end with an OT.
One could hope.
All right, let's see.
Boaster still with that op in hand.
Team Carver not necessarily going to want to scrap with it.
The money is going over the place here.
OT surely, the likely scenario.
Good flash though.
It's going to be peeling back.
Timmit wants to play off his own stun.
That went ricocheting out.
Judging out.
Going for the...
I mean, really low, just committing.
Oh, that is a nasty shot, Boaster.
Take it out, T-Carp, one step closer now to success, one step closer to closing out the map.
You can't force things through B here. There's a judge close on the angle,
there's a showstopper behind, B is off limits entirely. They're going to have to rotate around
into Anbas and pulled back now into a different direction. B, they realize completely locked down.
I can't. Any sights. Steady
moves here. Don't want to make
too much noise. I want to give
the game away. Ambos. It's on
their shoulder. See what we can
do. Slightest of off angles. The
player out here. To be broken.
Can be sized. That fast thing
that's going to be cut now on
over the power. Oh, yeah, you
turn the hands. Come on with a
Buddhist Grim in some of the
tradiates still. Team Chaos
not done yet. All the way
forward step. Biju was a deep
Guard these bodies though, because Grim can go for a res.
30 seconds left.
There you go, it's a man of swarms.
Slap dash, you're going to be placed down here.
They're trying to ice out the angles, not open the sound,
not too much out of the nightfall.
Hold on, show stop bra.
It's got wide go too far.
The game's down, mate.
Oh!
Steve Careus, driving within it.
The cars, they're causing.
Potential would end to drag it all the way to OT now.
And through.
It was good for the ace earlier.
Let's get it run on now, it's gonna get a move on,
and now someone's already gonna be dead
at just buying critical time.
It's not planted for them, no armor at all.
He's kicked down to 21 HP.
The whole Mrs. half of the defuse
trying to play the weak guns,
but stuffing up from player 12.
We are going to OT.
Pitching sides.
Bidu is the hero of the round for me.
Massive punish on the Grimm's res.
Sage, even in her home territory,
not being able to get away with it.
Elincia didn't get the value that she was looking for either, but it's this play here.
Swung the tie to the fight.
These are these last few rounds, being the lighting them up.
And now about to be receiving all this pressure. That's a five player stack of calm about to run them down.
It's all on medium shoulders.
He was the hero in the previous round,
but he's got to be quick here.
Already onto the line here.
It's like it's an angle!
It's like crouched feet from melt.
It's perfection.
Starting straight over the bullets,
and no one else is home.
Both are too smart to go for the hero play.
Oh, the wall up.
Wall up.
Ooh, that's devious.
Another angle.
That's not going to be anticipated.
We're hearing a reload.
Push.
On his forehead it is risky business Grimm.
The Cypricay still able to take out Boester.
Still play it down in situation here for Team Chaos
into the retake tricky business.
Temetal Liberty off-roader to wide-face and a wide-of-fight.
A hundred-surry earth up and now that is going to be it, surely.
Curtains for it in this round.
Size seven with the off-roader trying to play on the back of it
and it's nice clean with a movement and the aim.
Temet, at least picking up the right ball with a watchful.
The primes on the angle is Ambers.
Really well put together round.
Mel with the crouch beat to open.
They shut the door.
They close off those retake avenues.
Grimit has this angle up here as well
if anyone tried to go towards the slide.
And then you exactly where Chaos was coming from.
Oh my god, if I die to another wall.
Grimit is a terror out here.
He's feasting.
See if Team Chaos though can put A stop to it.
This time, Chaos have actually found a completely open B site.
I don't know what this defensive setup is from Karthus, they're completely open, but they're pushing out of A main.
Transplant for an ever-deep wall into a banana, saving it for a rainy day.
Over the walls out, a lot of BU tilt.
Throw it out and see if they can take this site once more, Team Chaos.
Going forward, the drop down a mel, it's unanticipated, unexpected even.
He's been watched for here, but he's out to the other one, stuck.
Yeah, Mellon's stuck, hard committed into the corner, Tammak quick to clean it all up.
Yep, he's going to be utilising, seeing.
He's kicking off, Mell try it.
Again, close into the corner, but that's a great flash, slicky!
Sincerely there to answer, trying to hold this one all the way back a little bit.
He's going to get all involved now, going to get all done.
Boaster, Boaster, Biden is time, waits all out into that 2v2 chaos, need this.
We need his now, say pair of hands, it's Boster and the 1v1, him versus Grimm, slow on, it's good for it,
Sankyu's, Medetally made his way off the shop with Grimm, he doesn't know, he doesn't know he's still sticking,
half on the fuse, half, gets up now, Boster, BOSTER, beautifully played!
A bread and buttered watch from Boster, gets his revenge, 1v1 against Grimm, you heard how tilted he was about the walls in the previous round.
Making the noise inside of the slow, the crackling of the ice.
This team chaos has won, an astonishing amount of those clutches.
13-13. Is there a hard alpha, Sharma?
We're going all day. How long can we delay the Grand Finals for?
It's a big A push here, straight into mech, and it's going to be, don't move him around,
he's going to hit the wall, cuts off the angle, see if they can get the way in, that is a
lovely spot by Sliggy.
Rain is out, hey, over the line, he's even better.
Damage not out more, Andrew.
Oh my God, he's feasting.
Feasting now, but no one looking into the right direction.
Oh, holy, what is that?
Play pigeon shooting, looking out of the sky.
Bring it up to 14.
The M in Meg stands for MVP, I think. She's been insane.
Bottom of the scoreboard, I don't care. The stats don't tell the story.
Look at that. That's flashy.
We'll use it in our sponsor segment later.
Yeah, goodbye.
Goodbye, good night.
Team Chaos goes up to map point.
Here on Summit.
It's up to Karm, see if they can stand.
Install of this now, don't go over the same play again.
Grim's been going for this in the last few rounds in a row.
Yeah, nothing's home.
Clashing mid, the mic man of all.
Oh, man, let's find it. Great kill to lead you.
One of the top performing players.
Kermit on the way in. No, he's looking to see if he can do a bit more damage than that.
It's a 4v4 at least.
Open side control over towards B.
It's a great tackle to that one with the draw.
Oh, like, boisterous!
Snap's still with Magnetic as the aim.
It's a great seize, going to be disjointed.
Snap back down by the TP.
3v3, determined position accounted for.
Tantru, running his mark, and more now moving forwards
able to molly up forwards.
Flash could be held.
Great blind and even better peek.
Second one in the back pocket, just for a rainy day.
Sluggy, a deep-fought position.
There it is!
A team kill!
Taking about one and a half seconds!
And it's good to see him on the stage, he's absolutely stylin' on him.
Great clutches towards the end.
And a great showcase of the newest mapping battle.
Absolutely beautiful stuff.
Jump in and see if you can replicate what you were looking at with these pros and content creators.
They were cooking. They were cooking with the ideas. Oh my God. I felt like I just got the back down loaded.
Stuff that they were trying to inspect the insurance between half competitors.
That was a lovely little taste test, I think, before a real meal of the day.
That grand finals awaiting.
Paper X versus LaVier-Tamber-Penale. Wonderful celebration of that map.
Summit.
It's a good one they cooked with it and give it up about teams here
We're gonna see so much all sorts of different things the sage play
Clutches the most operator. Yeah
Watch as anything. And the two team captains there are getting it out.
Picture time, sliggie. It's rare to get him outside.
Yeah, you'll never find him outside the house again.
You want to take advantage while you can.
We're going to set it out of the stage.
Frankie is standing by, but have a rise in post-match interview.
Please take it all away.
All right, I'm going to grab the team captain.
Celencia, commiserations. It was so close.
How did you find playing Summit?
It was fun. And I'm glad I did get on my team.
And the whole team was communicating well, and it was actually really enjoyable.
So even though we lost, it does feel a little bit like a win.
I mean, you were absolutely on fire in team come.
And that's thanks, I mean, because you're all putting up numbers.
Congratulations, Meg.
How do you feel being a champion?
I feel fantastic.
Honestly, I had a wedgie the whole time I was playing, so I can't wait to go backstage and take that out.
But, yeah, no, what an incredible experience to play up on the stage
with such incredible people on both sides.
Honestly, I could cry.
Like, this is such a pinch me moment.
It did feel a little bit like it was specter, though.
That wasn't planned to go into double OT.
No, we kind of like were in the lead
and then I felt bad for Meg.
So I was like, yo, team, let's calm down.
We calmed down too much and they managed to take it back
and we shot our stuff in the foot.
But hey, I'm glad it went to OT.
You're living your line.
You won't let her get away with it next time.
You can jump into the shot if you want.
One more question for you, Meg.
What's it like to play on that stage in front of this incredible crowd here in London?
Guys, it's so scary, but what a surreal and incredible experience.
I've had the most unbelievable few weeks obviously celebrating the New Map Summit as well,
which we can finally talk about, and I'm so glad that you've all seen it.
But yeah, I didn't think five years ago when I started playing this game,
and I opened Valorant for the first time,
I'd be here at Masters London, playing on that stage.
It's been incredible. You two deserve it so much.
I'm going to let you go and meet your fans.
And, of course, you can.
Jaya!
Meet the fans. Meet the fans.
Go post-sode, go post-sode.
Want a cup of tea?
Oh, yeah, thank you.
Of course!
I'm tired of this, though.
I'm tired.
Thank you, yeah.
The one man army!
A true hymn!
That's why he's hunting down that title!
The time to reign the next chapter in the eSports history books is finally here.
And they fall into the terns yet again!
He steps up to the plate and he can knock this one out of the park!
Now they shall be engraved alongside the plates!
All right, everyone, Golden Boy here,
and I got a couple special guests joining me
on the desk today as fans are rolling in,
and we just had, honestly, one really exciting show match.
To boot, it is, of course, Leo and Anna.
I can't speak English today.
Guys, give it up for them one more time, please.
We're gonna be yapping about all the latest,
but first, Leo, London has been
an incredible experience so far.
What's it been like for you?
He has, man, look, one of the things
make this game so beautiful in this community is the fact that it is very popular all around the
world, right? And when we get to come to a city for the first time, it always feels like we're
showing love back to a community who has shown so much love to Valorant. And you know, it's our
first time in London, first time in the UK, feels special. Fans have shown up, right? The house has
been full throughout the event. Fans has also showed up online. This already is one of the,
if not the most watched Valorant event of all time, which is quite the bar including champions
and everything we've done so it's just been very hey London England give yourself a round of applause
you're good at showing up you're good at showing up love to see it of course everyone coming in
here and having a good time and I think also too right we have our awesome fanfest outside as well
and I think I speak for everyone I say I would love to come back to London for another run back
but that being said though Anna I know that you and the Valorant squad have been having a good
time actually teamed up with Red Bull for the soapbox event here in London.
How was that experience? Because that looked ridiculous.
I gotta say it was probably one of the craziest things I've ever done.
Honestly, okay, so look, these two have never done this before.
Oh, you're a shocker.
Six, sevens are so good. I forgot to bring my daughter to the event.
It was super awesome. But it was so good.
They made it all the way down. Wingman did not make it all the way down.
No, he did not make it famously. Actually, Crumble's right.
Oh, yeah, there it is.
None of me made it all the way to the bottom.
It was so good.
I was so relieved, honestly.
I was like, though, he's scared that they were not
going to make it.
I just, I really want to do that.
They took all the obstacles.
Like, look, we were like, oh, they're going to go around.
No, no fear.
No, you got, listen, given the opportunity
to go two miles per hour off of a ramp,
or in the instance out here, well,
a kilometers per hour off of a ramp,
you know, I think I'd always go for it.
But Fanna, we just got a new map.
And it looks great.
Thank you for fun.
What can fans expect in the second half of the year?
Oh, TV is always you.
You always listen here.
I'm a journalist.
So I'm a journalist.
You're always asking for more.
OK, so maybe another agent.
Oh, right.
Maybe another agent teams and working
on this incredible new mode.
Hopefully this year, maybe early next year,
that one's going to be incredible.
OK.
And we've heard a ton of feedback on the ranks
system, state of ranked right now, progression.
Pretty major updates coming in that space later this year.
I've heard the anthem for this year's champs.
It's fricking incredible.
OK, can't wait.
Incredible.
Oh, and Leo, have we announced the location for Game Changers
Championships in the year?
Ah, yeah, we're saving that one.
Am I not supposed to do that?
I mean, you're my boss if you want to do it.
It's in Brazil.
We're heading back.
Game Changers Championship is going to be in Brazil.
I know you're happy about that one, buddy.
Always happy to go home.
I mean, we got a couple of Brazilians
playing in the grand finals today as well, man.
But look, stage two is next month.
We got champs right around the corner.
VCT 2027, really starting to take shape here.
You know what, again, I'm a journalist
in this situation, everyone.
What are you excited about?
And you know, anything else we can get for next year?
Should we just wait it out?
We have shared a lot.
OK, all right, fine, fine.
Well, look, we're psyched, right?
You have this new era of the VCT starting 27.
We're going to visit a lot more locations.
We're looking to go to 15 cities around the world,
a bunch of tournaments.
We're opening up the sport.
Anyone can make it.
And that actually starts this year, right?
Stage two, we'll have four open teams joining playoffs,
fighting for a chance to go to Shanghai.
And then after.
And open, open, right?
Open, open.
So I mean, someone in here could be potentially
qualifying and competing, right?
Unreal.
If you click enough heads, you can make it there.
I know every event, of course, is special, but this one, as you probably know, Valorant
is on fire in China right now.
Oh, 100%.
And Champions is the moment when we pull all the stops, we go all in, we have a whole
spectacle.
You just can't miss Champions.
You cannot miss Champions.
It will be special.
That's it.
All right, folks, you heard it here, folks.
You got some cool stuff coming down the pipeline throughout the year, and most importantly,
we have VCT.
We have champions, valorant champions, the pinnacle, the granddaddy of them all is going to be taking place in China later at the end of the year.
But let's go ahead and move on to our grand finals matchup.
We're of course going to hear from King in a second, but first guys give it up one more time for Leon Anna coming out to the desk.
Joining us here, making this happen. We're so grateful for you guys and of course we're grateful for all of our competitors as well.
Speaking of, we had an opportunity to catch up with Leviathan's King.
we spoke with him about yesterday's win over EDG in this HyperX player moment.
Honestly, EDG is an insane team. It was definitely harder than people thought it was.
Yes, it was 3-0, but we had to grind our way through to achieve that result. I'm proud that we
were able to be such a strong team like that and it's definitely going to help us with the momentum.
To be at Grand Finals, finally, at the international stage, it's an unreal feeling.
I'm so happy to be able to show how good I am as an IGL.
For me, it was definitely a challenge to have to guide and be a true leader for these youngsters.
Every single time as an IDO, I think I've been decent.
And finally, thanks to them, it's when I was able to achieve my final form in a way as a leader and an IDO.
I just have a completely different team that I truly believe I have the best players by my side in the world.
All right everyone thank you once again to Leo and Anna for joining me but now I'm joined
by my homies.
I got Mimi, I got Bailey and we're going to talk about some video games here today and
set up this grand finals matchup between Pacific's Paper Rex and the young squad from the Americas
Leviathan but real quick before we begin London England how are you feeling today?
Billy, Billy, was that an adequate amount of hype before our grand-bunny?
I don't think so. I think that they can do better than that.
UK, come on!
Come on, baby! Are you ready?
Bring that energy all throughout the day because it's going to be a hype one.
And let's go into our MasterCard fan poll.
Get those phones out right now so you can scan the QR code.
Let us know which team you think is gonna lift the trophy here in London England cast your vote right now
And all throughout the show make sure you use those hashtags Valorant masters as well as
Vct show your support and because it's Grand finals day. You already know baby
We're gonna show only the best stuff online. Do you better only give us the best otherwise?
I send it back now
Let's go ahead and dive right into our maps picks and vans and find out where we're going in this best of five
Alright, hello and welcome guys. Let's do the Grand Finals map for PRX vs Leviathan.
PRX is the higher seed, yet they're gonna ban two maps. It is the rules for the
Grand Final, so let's start with that. And before that actually, please give me your
site. Team A picks first, yeah. And Leviathan is Team B. Now, please give me
your bands, Pierrex.
We've been Pearl and Haven.
All right, Pearl and Haven are bands.
Now Pierrex is picking their first map.
Fracture.
Fracture is picked.
And the site for fracture, please, the right hand.
Yeah, but we'll go for the other team, right?
We'll just go for the other team.
Last ten seconds.
Attack.
Alright, Attack is picked now, your map is picked.
Split.
PRX picking the side on split.
Defense is picked.
Now PRX is picking their map again.
Breeze.
Breeze is picked and the side for Breeze, please, Leviton.
Attack.
We have Ascent and Lotus left, Leviton picking first.
Ascent.
Alright, Ascent is the 4th map, PRX is picking the side on Ascent.
Defense.
Alright, defense is picked on Ascent and Levite is picking the 5th map side which is Lotus.
Attack.
Alright, attack is picked.
Let me give you a quick recap guys.
We start with Fracture, Levite and Attacks, then we have Split, PRX Defense, then we
If you go to Breeze, Leviathan attacks again, then if you go to Fortmouth, which is Ascent,
PRX Defense, then if you go to LastMath, which is Lotus, Leviathan attacks.
Everything correct?
Good luck, guys.
Alright, we'll talk about the maps in a little bit.
But a year ago, PaperX made a clean run through the upper bracket at Masters Toronto in order to lift that trophy.
Now here's the question, do they do it again today and further cement their status?
Really, I guess the question on our mind is, does a win here today really establish this
team as one of the greatest of all time, if not the greatest?
I think it establishes them as the greatest team of all time.
You look at their record, they've been in more finals weekends than any other team in
the game already, but the thing they're missing, that Fnatic has, that Sentinels has, is two
trophies.
They've attended so many finals, they've gotten second place more than anyone else.
This is Valorant's most consistent team ever since they started making events.
They've had a podium finish every year since 2022 while keeping a core three players the
entire time while keeping the same coach the entire time.
No one is more consistent than this team.
And if they win today, I think they prove that they're the greatest team.
Yeah, I think they've definitely been the most consistent team.
I'd love to see them do well at Champs-Basque.
I agree with you Mimi.
I definitely think that they'd be put themselves in the best spot here.
Of course, for this Paper X team,
if they get this opportunity to hoist that second trophy
over their head, all that hard work,
all that sacrifice that those players would put through,
it would feel worth it.
But you know that these guys also want to try
and chase after the top crown two.
Get that champions trophy as well, Mimi.
And you have to wonder, starting off here,
it does give me shades, obviously, of Toronto,
but also like that year, it was kind of like a slow,
kind of like not rising to the occasion
They would have wanted to to get that final achievement under their votes
But the expectations this time were different. This event was supposed to be a coronation for paper X
They've lived up to that expectation so far a vast favorite coming into this tournament
Undefeated in their run up to this point and a massive map veto advantage in this final
This is the best chance they've ever had to lift another trophy
But on the other side of the field though, even though paper X is stacked with experience
It's actually the opposite story for the young squad in Leviathan, the youngest team in VCT,
and they have brought South America and Brazil to their first final in three years, Billy.
What an achievement for this squad.
This team has been absolutely incredible. You look at the age difference but also the experience
difference. You mentioned the four rookies and the things that they've been able to give throughout
this tournament is that stage presence, is the tactics behind the things that they've been doing,
and the individual skill from every single player on this roster, they have been absolutely incredible
and honestly the momentum that they have coming into today, we've not seen a lower bracket run
like this since I think FBX back in Copenhagen in 2022, so if they were to go off and win that
today, they're quite clearly making history. There's always been teams that I believed could
strategically beat Paper X, abuse the flaws in their style and take them down a tap and in the
the past but never before this final did I feel like another squad was entering
into a grand finals matchup against Paper X and could actually go pound for
pound with them in the individualism. These are the most talented young players
to come out of South America. They're also fresh to this level of play but
they've delivered at the exact same level they did whether when it was playing
ranked back home, playing in tier two, playing in Americas, they have kept that
up and now they get to match the all-time most mechanically gifted roster in this game.
It's absurd when you think about the narrative that's laid out here but let's take a moment
though to break down these styles right because you talked about a team being prepared to face off
against PaperXMimi and if they get safe to say Leviathan have shown us exactly that. They've shown
us that they can bust out the trap plays all these wild stuff. Leviathan style if you're to sum it up
is tactics. They're very good at having different sets, trap plays, and aggressive ideas.
Take a look at them on A here. That's a shock dart landing the same time for Spike to swing through.
A game later, they're playing EDG same map. It's a similar idea, but this time a pullback star to block off that dart,
get the hunter's fury behind it, and execute.
People who thought the flaw of this scene would be they'd be too easy to counter-strike.
They go for the same plays over and over again in a tournament format. That has not been the case.
They've always had something new ready for us. They're so tactically deep.
That's our biggest strength coming into today.
On the other side, you have a PaperX that thrives on coordination.
I think the best way of describing them is being so proactive in their reactions.
I wanted to show some things that they were doing up against Vitality.
You see the space that they constantly have across the map, always ready to take you down.
This round in particular, they have a plan ready for when Chronicle breaks the recon dart.
You see the combination of utilities to be able to isolate out those players.
And one thing that you can always guarantee with Paper X is that it's so coordinated.
It is always together.
The cohesion is there.
Man, they're just an incredible team.
It really is something because for Paper X to be able to have done what they've done
and look, the community is also on their side as well.
74% believe in our MasterCard fan poll that Paper X will be lifting their second trophy
when it's all said and done.
But Mimi got 26% of the left fan base that believes.
South America believes.
They've made everyone believe yeah this tournament the way that they haven't just won in this lower bracket
But tell it dominantly this is the most dominant lower bracket run since fpx's all the way back in Copenhagen
That was the first final paper X made that was the final bit
They lost through the upper bracket lever underdogs today
But teams have done miracles before from this lower bracket and it's hard not to believe. I mean I'm believing
I was going to ask you, you're believing, I'm the host of VCT America so you know I kind of feel, I've got to support my boys, but I do believe in them.
I love an underdog story and as you mentioned for Paper X I'm hoping that they've learned the lessons that they've lost in Masters Santiago.
They've already lost to Rookies in a grand final at a Masters event this year when we think about Nonsham's performance.
For them it is a chance to solidify that legacy.
I feel like no matter who wins we're being treated to one hell of a match up folks.
folks we're finally here it's paper X versus leviathan in a best of five for the trophy and a
place in vct history the masters london grand final starts right now
I remember dreaming of being on the big stage, there was something about the chill of the
competition that drew me in. Like a moth through a flame. Every single day I never stopped working.
My family has always supported me. All I ever wanted was to make them proud.
I remember when I first saw people I wanted to be a pro gamer.
They left.
You'll never get anywhere.
If there's a curse, it can't be broken.
But when I finally got there, it felt like we were cursed.
I was cursed.
Paper Rex.
It don't work, but that's going to be elimination for them.
Copenhagen, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Madrid, and Santiago.
He felt like nothing had changed.
I've been trying for such a long time.
So many rosters, so many changes.
Each time to ref anti-hat-axe.
Chancellor before we came so close.
But in the end, it was the same story.
Except for time, we saw a different ending.
It's an out of crowd king that is coming for a throne!
Paper Rex are favorites for a reason, and they head into that grand finals.
We're gonna take the cloud!
We have a chance to rewrite history.
a chance to redeem ourselves.
So much heartbreak.
Those of you who've doubted me,
I'm glad to share.
Maybe I've done.
You've been here many times.
And the new friend who's beat me less,
is me again.
Oh, the peace moment.
King.
It's time for a crown.
I'll give it to you.
Ten teams came to London, but only one will hold the dreams of so many in their hands.
You can't break a curse you don't believe in, and you can't make your dreams come true
unless you wake up and fight for them.
London! These teams have given everything to be on this stage!
And now they need to hear everything from you!
Make some noise for your first finalist!
It's Leviathan!
Nyan!
Spike Seen!
King!
Flows!
I
Let me turn the defiant expectations to make to this stage.
Their teamwork and firepower is a looking formidable, but it has to be because they're opponents
and they are not going to settle for second again.
They are lethal, they are brutal, they are precise.
They are pay the rent!
In three!
Something!
Divide!
I
I'm a banger!
Alex!
finals appearance and this battle-hardened team is chasing that rare
second trophy in our sport but the question is Mimi who is ready to meet
the moment. Leviathan today they stand as a facsimile of a younger paper X. The
majority of the team was 13 years old but they watched for Steakin, Jing and
Dubai attend their first final back in Copenhagen. They watched the tragedy unfold.
Two finals ending in bitter defeat. It took Paper X four years before they
They won their first trophy.
Let me tell you, they don't want to wait that long.
They look like the next Paper X,
but the question is if they will mirror
their senior story or defeat them
and ride their own with the trophy today.
You mentioned Paper X always being the brightsmate,
never the brights, up until Masters Toronto last year
when they lifted that global trophy.
Now, three consecutive Grand Finals
That's impossible.
So let it by their legacy is one of the most consistent teams that we have here in Valorant.
The question I have for them is have they learned those lessons from that notion that they went up against, those rookies that they went up against at the start of the year.
When I look towards Lev, we have the rookies, but the foundation of that, of course being king, of course being honor, they are giving something for Lata to believe in once again.
But I think about the legacy that Honor himself has been able to leave behind with Crew back
in 2021 at Champs.
Now here back in the global stage with Lev.
It's really quite an incredible journey for all of them here today.
It really has been and I think about even that young man right on that stage, Neon.
He made his debut this year.
One of the calmest, coolest cats I've ever seen take the stage and now he's navigated
this team to this grand final moment.
But one thing I do want to point out here though, folks, is that let's talk about this
Matt select that we witnessed we didn't get a chance to touch on it, but there was two key things he got to pick out
Right that you knew what was coming. Yeah, Pearl was gonna go by by Haven was gonna get heated and then from there
Well, you got a chance to pick whatever the hell you want if you're a pick correct
And we saw the Heston say when both teams were trying to pick sides
I'm really happy to see paper X pick up this fracture
We've not seen it since Swiss from the Vietan and that was a close game against global eSports
But they've never been trialed on that map since then
going from Miller Brackett is the toughest task any team can face to try and lift a trophy.
Lev will have to play their firm Ben of Breeze, they are yet to have to show that in this tournament.
And it didn't go particularly great for them back in America's.
If there was a path to victory, I look at the split, it's been a key for Lev, a sense, a winnable one for them.
But this early map fracture, you have to look to pay for it.
for advantage, Lev have barely had time to play this map at this event.
PaperXX look solid on it, they're hyper aggressive with this double initiator comp.
And it's his team, RazemapGV, that made PaperXX's run back in principle,
that made their run in this tournament.
He is the top contender for MVP today, and he's on one of his best maps to start.
He has been absolutely incredible on the other sides.
I believe that if we could look at all ten players in the server today, guys,
and say that any one of them could be up for MVP.
They have all been absolutely incredible this tournament.
All right, well, London, England, one final time!
Let's go and jump into the action,
and the Grand Finals are about to begin,
and who better to call the action
than one of the greatest duels to ever do it?
Take it away, Pansy and Hy-Fox.
One that more game remains,
so much on the line between these two.
The legacies to be chased, a chance to upset one of the greats, Mike, which way did you
see this going?
It's such an amazing matchup.
Again, a fan favourite, a true fan favourite for the team here that has captured hearts
along the way.
They've got mine.
Absolutely.
I mean, unbelievable.
Honestly, again, you look at Pape Brex being in this situation so many times, and we talk
about teams that have kind of been through heartbreaks and stuff.
You now cannot stay any of the team ahead of that.
Yes, they got the Toronto win, but damn,
how many times have we been here?
I think Lev, honestly, in terms of what we've seen here
in London, probably the best blow for blow team
to go up against PaperX in this grand finals here,
kicking off on practice.
Sato, let's take first contact here.
A couple of tags, the Varder wants to open up.
Oh, a couple of tags!
This guy was up for the MVP so early.
Look at the carry on that train of thought King and Neon left in the ruins trying to fight their way forward
Hold off Punish!
The wrong button!
Is it a horse?
He's going to swing!
Oh!
He's just escaped a time!
King gets out with his head on his shoulders but Forsaken's sitting pretty on a hundred.
Some time and some space to play into here.
Forsaken being notified fairly late here.
I should know.
Fight planted.
He's going to be late onto site here.
Well, Seiken barreling through spawn.
He's here very early on.
King has noted 34 HP.
Well, Seiken very healthy 15 seconds.
Reset here.
As well as King should just about be getting a stun back shortly.
You'd imagine so.
Couldn't be far away.
But for Seiken weighing up his choices.
Called to attention.
King now forced to react.
34 HP.
He holds his nerve.
Are you kidding me? This guy needs to check. No! Forsaken! But certainly not forgotten!
First round for Paper X!
Forsaken comes up huge here and just in general this round, a taste of probably what we're
going to see here on Fracture after Leeds heavily into both teams' ethos, a bloodbath
here to kick things off, a regression on both sides here outside both sides.
Lev wants to actually weather the storm a little bit here, but has said Forsaken composed here.
He's got these finals. Lev just all in once more.
He's going towards tree. That's over the top here from Forsaken. Doesn't actually catch, yeah.
Could be a bit of misinformation on that, but again you're looking at the weaponry they're coming in with.
It is drastically like for Lev looking to get a little chaotic if they can.
And in a quarter-tying, they've caught Indy completely out of place, forsaken, however.
Gonna hold the line, flash in.
Oh, real issues into this one.
Very calm and collected.
There's King and Neon.
There's no formality at this point.
There's already P.R.X looking to capitalise on what remains.
Four to here. We'll pick that one up.
We can't find another divide to clean up.
Number two here. Four paper X.
Again, you talk about grandfights, the advantage is coming in for me.
Again, you just want to see Lev be competitive to open things up.
There's obviously question marks around the map pool in general.
Absolutely.
Certainly good things starting here on Fracture, but don't just split next to me.
So often you come into a less than five grand fight and you actually think,
well, we're a map one and two. I don't know what we see here from Lev.
We have a very, very close affair.
I do feel like they fall out of that realm of normality, right?
It's very hard to put them in a box and characterize them the playstyle seems to apply laterally
But into the bonus PRX with a decent purchase still standing those guardians firmly in hand
Of course you're looking at Lev here to really stake some claim on this look at the stack line
It post four up here
Noted here they can take full control just yet, but probably happy to still
the back side of this smoke.
It can't be a smoke.
It's a lot just to get this back and bring the bullets
to make it through the smoke.
In the meantime, Sarto has found a ton of space.
He's not going to have anybody to find on this side of the map,
but at least he can tuck in now.
You can see already, he would be picking up spawn just in case
there's alert coming through.
It's a great awareness from PaperX.
It's nice to see, even though they have given up all of that space, they're very aware of that is
opening and available.
And I'm wondering if they're looking to dig a bit deeper. They'd love to get one here potentially, but
again, Forsaken free enough to come on over and something's just called king.
So the options are looking very limited into this, which is a problem for Lev.
Could have done with a bit of damage here, but for a bonus for PaperX, this is a dream come true already.
25 seconds, but Sato standing.
He's lost out on Neon, and they know Sato is off the leash somewhere.
Noted early, he's fighting forward.
Can't get it done, Paper X.
Leapville in the third.
Five alive, Mike. It's gorgeous.
Flawless bonus conversion here.
Paper X pulling no punches.
The bold stack here, and it's the spike found so early.
It buys so much time, really slows left down.
They have to work so hard.
We can get close to equalising here.
Great early progress across the board as well.
I mean, Forsaker's going to have the Seekers already.
King on the outside does have one plunder here,
and Neon, not too far away, going to see an investment back in here from left.
Expects a turn of pace elsewhere here.
Haven't won out.
It's initially here towards B early on.
Paper X, no, they've got.
Put a good read here.
players across here going to actively clear out towards this year on the back of the stunt.
Investments certainly command our attention.
They're explosive, but space-respected from Paper X.
They're looking a little bit more buttoned down than usual.
Again, this is early days, but it's notable.
Giving up just enough space to plant.
Look at the extremities.
In the ordeal of deny.
The burst through from spikes in.
Seeker's coming in, looking robust so far.
No threats to be made, Jhin quickly controlling Sato
and Lev Stein and Dwindle in numbers.
They need someone to find some value.
It's a shutout apart from that.
Neon doing well.
Well, it's time for some time.
But for Seiken, so fast to this...
Mike, I think we're seeing real finals for Paper X here.
It's clean start, Neon.
Neon!
You can't stop the defuse, though, as best you can try.
I'm denied the outcome, but it's already kind of talk about what we're seeing from Paper X.
This feels like they've had a big stern talking to button-up in play.
I mean, it's just an early attempt to extinguish any sort of approach from Lev.
Again, in terms of prep, I mean, neither he seems particularly anti-heavy but
it's all about setting that early precedent.
Like I said, Lev would have lost out on this engagement towards Trey a couple of times
and forced now to explore elsewhere on a lighter purchase.
We've got the Ulster account for now, certainly not achieving their initial win condition and we've seen them absolutely nail in other series.
Switch up once more, more questions for Lev on the approach.
And looks direct, certainly not going to be pulling punches themselves here.
Sato trying to get the ball rolling, a quiet beginning for the man.
Oh no!
Oh god, divine! Nasty with it.
No, what is it?
He just doesn't give a damn.
He just holds the sights.
Follows it, neon.
Where's the rest of your team gone?
A little bit of a misstep here from Sato.
Got a city here to follow off on the rolling thunder.
Neonum blows, left to try and recover this now.
Paper, I mean, look how slippery they are.
Straight down underpass.
side of Arcadia, so I'm useful to explore as well. I mean, they have to wait in the
situation. Paper X is very proactive.
I'm seeing discipline from Paper X. I'm not seeing over-peaks. They're playing together
if they're doing it. They're working as a team. It's not this individual aspect. Neon
looking and not finding Jim. Fast, but it even blows in the unwanted scenario of a 1v4.
This is Deppel, stop that!
Paper X! A cut above the rest!
The momentum already starting to build here means Spike Seen,
Sato and Blowz all sitting at 0 and 5.
You can just hear Seat up as desperate to find this.
This. This.
Just catches up with the bite.
It does so well.
I think it's absolutely needed.
I feel like they're running into a brick wall in a couple of these rounds, and that's what you're going to get versus paper.
So if you're going to approach a game like this, there are a few better to brawl and really commit to some of these opening engagements.
It's very light as well, and that has been the case.
It's been barely able to scratch the surface in terms of that first engagement,
to scratch the surfaces of that first engagement.
But she's been, like I said, the win condition is finding a freebie, scaling up very quickly
and basically taking space and controlling that, Apex denying all of that.
Yeah, they've looked exceptional and the coin-based win condition all comes down to
Lev's choices going forward. Incredibly hard to face a team like this because again, for
most others, it's a rare position to be in, right? Not many other teams in the world have
had the issues paper X have had of getting to finals but not that final
hurdle I think we're seeing them a step up here already everything's lining up
it's early days don't get wrong to their map choice they come into this at a
couple of days to watch the others they're in the prime position for it
stop them falling short before though but today it feels like they've got
everything looking absolutely on the money Lev what is the plan they've been
They've been explosive, they've been volatile, they've been an absolute treat to watch, but
right now you've got three players, as you noted, sitting on 0-5, it's got to start
now.
We have to see them put Spike Seen in a Sato, in a position to succeed here.
I don't want to see them slow things down, something with the operator though, remove
Sato immediately.
The show's up on the other side, and they're post it, Jing, we'll find King as well.
This is devastating, Lev can't get off the starting blocks.
They are being bullied, they are being broken, and they're down a three and they need someone to step up to the plate here.
We know they're capable. We've watched you there, we're stepping away.
Spike's in, gets excited. In the on the quick trade though, and these trades are fast.
And fundamental is looking so on point for Payprex here.
What the trade comes through, just neon left now.
You got a 1v3?
Got the spike.
got the timing. I mean, given the spike as well, DeVy already making progress elsewhere. I mean,
the paper is almost going to want to give this one up to DeVy. The only old missing from
the remaining players. It's a good read from Neon though. He's got him, but he's taken a lot of
damage for it. Now try and find the final two at 21 HP. Stranger things have happened.
30 seconds left. The envy, as you can see, posted on this angle. Good luck, Neon.
Spectacular, it's just magic for PaperX. Mike, it's ticking the box for me. They already look in finals fashion.
Yeah, I mean, Lev needs to find a way to mitigate this risk early on. They're being kicked apart.
Two, three kills. That's the number of rounds now where they're not even getting towards site with the numbers.
Unfortunately, I said the fundamentals very, very drill today for PaperX.
Trades coming through instantaneous.
Not giving them a chance to do, like I said, what they've really demonstrated here in London.
My activity here is, I've seen them want to shut it down this time.
The first real isolated advantage.
Jin is not far away.
If they pause for a second, pay for extra behind them.
So as much as yesterday forced to buy back.
There's still issues brewing, quick, something deleted.
Sato, finally finding that work.
Leon's trying to buy time. Molotov coming in. On-stair as well.
Followed real opportunity for Lev.
Chance to go back as well.
Oldster invests if they need it.
Lyle.
Another one here, no shutdowns, quite seems to find it.
Takes a lot to get it done, but you take that.
Indian Jing. Quite split apart here.
Kansas play to hold here. I mean, they're going to know
What they're walking into in terms of this retake.
We're all fighting.
Alldog does land for him.
I think we're now just going to settle for a couple of exits
if we can find them.
Oh, sorry.
Beautiful.
Exactly what you want to see from lead.
Not shying away.
They find this opener.
Barrel onto site.
Over to Convert.
This is being done how often?
We'll be able to create this sort of situation.
Hey, Grexon's already showing real versatility
in terms of the setup here.
Not always to play with Forsaken.
This thing comes from the second seekers already.
But in V-Divine and something.
The key thing is, well, they've actually maintained some of that.
From the Ultimates they've had, yeah, it's all five here.
We're going to follow back here.
It's creative.
I'll give them that.
And Salto.
You know, having to get out of there pretty quick,
feeling like some things are for see happy with the retake approach towards
the should it come through the let go for a swing in Kingsman three that man is
hunting a ground today but he's bound to life for it something in him be still a
nuisance still a threat and the bought time pause for thought spike needs to be
recovered this week the spike spike scene has taken a lot of room if you
It's a step or anything here towards spawn.
Be key information,
because the spike's actually heading back towards tree, Lauren.
I'll take Rex a second,
guessing themselves like just giving up that sight line now.
I mean, they are completely in the dark,
just trying to hedge their bets,
guessing the right place.
They commit together at least,
but a disadvantage can be really tough
to try and bring back to this like once that plant goes in,
but they've taken their time here.
I kind of have to force to respect PaperX so far, so Lev, you're gonna get time on their side, in a 3v2 for themselves, you have Neon's ult as well, some T-Tools.
Yeah, look at it, U2 here though, it's like an Invy and something, they've got plenty of tools.
So at least apply a bit of pressure here in this retake.
Something.
Danger man, gonna force blows out. Oh, it's stunning from blows though! Just on something now.
have starting to remember who they are second round now in their name.
King with the BLL and the boys get it across the line.
And a really good indicator, they're playing to the tempo of these rounds,
the pressure, not necessarily getting to them here in terms of the decision-making
and the King with a huge 3K all the way into a hall.
That's this one up, Spike Seed capitalizes on that pressure.
On the other side of the map, hey, Brexit, big gamble in terms of the stack.
Like I said, they must have felt very confident in terms of the approach back up to B.
Right there.
Two Guardians out here.
Ryan Forsaken.
Something's going in.
That's not a lot of play.
That's too many players.
Try to be audacious in approach, but Lev's simplistic and it seems to stick.
They've got sight, not right there with the spike yet, but it's on the way and Satoad digging deeper.
Trying to get some safety, but Forsaken stands in tower. There's a problem here now.
The Zekes go in, the Flash goes out. Don't the follow, they're going to get the information.
They're trying to run through towards us like Forsaken's still standing, still holding.
Immovable in the tower. Catched close as well. That's free for the man.
2v2 out of nothing. 3 bullets, 2 targets.
not this would be man is tried stay calm but jing's still alive full utility belt 1v2
find the 1v1 brings it down no plan to be had yet either
oh my god magic for jing the right ball clutch removing the wings from left recovery
just when you think some of that left magic is about to start display
They're so conscious of that fast plug to come through.
Haven't got control towards Tower.
Payprex, give them one of those rounds, they'll get every so often.
Coming out of this here, it's Payprex to call this time out.
They're still looking comfortable.
They're pretty calm in the coach booth as well, good indicator.
It's early in the day, they're still looking comfortable.
looking comfortable. Get pretty calm in the coast booth as well. Good indicator.
Ten rounds into a map. Yeah, we'll check it in ten more and see how it's going.
I mean there's very little to be upset about here. It's that they're obviously
executing a game plan that they've decided on ahead of time. Working really well
for them. Like I said, it's suffocating for Lev of the star of these rounds.
And unfortunately, stars are lining for paper exit. Been majority of the time, right place, right time.
And I have to say, in just this pause, Forsaken is having marvellous hits.
Oh yeah.
That previous round alone was made possible by his presence up towards Tower, keeping
so much security on the side, buying time for Jing to come back around.
Fantastic, see.
You always have to remind yourself how special it is.
These guys, you can put it off every two, three rounds, but it is marvellous.
But a 7-2. A dominant start for Paper X.
But Lev showing. They're still close enough to this.
As well as Sato and Spikesley, they're certainly building up to a form we've seen so far.
Launching missile.
No secrets about this from Lev.
Sato on the other side here to potentially take an engagement.
I mean, Impy's ready with a flash here.
Define straight onto that angle.
He's ready just to stun to line things up.
To follow here, but PaperX don't...
Commit, and already five members are left behind this now.
Oh my god, Divite.
Why am I scared for them though?
It's still Divide! This guy's been simply magical!
It does go down in a one-form trade.
Great work from Spikeson to dig him out of that.
Don't let it spiral too far.
Look at the flank though, look at this rotation.
Paper X look at the smother it again, but Sato stands his ground.
G getting involved.
Ging, what are you up to here?
Can he find anyone though?
His position could be power on his perfect of the first.
Can't find the follow up.
Sato keeping this one in hand.
But for sake of now shows, Flash to be considered,
but doesn't go for it.
Being tested and toyed with,
Bo's commanding their attention.
A lot to clean here.
Those fours now still standing.
It's the Flash though, swing.
Oh, are you doing this?
No way!
They're just taking turns!
Devastating win!
But a moment ago, we're talking about a paper X round to come through
something to swing a 1v3 in this situation.
When they're locked out, Lauren, they're locked out of this site.
Look at these shots from something.
something sensational.
You get another test whenever you play paper exes rounds like that your resilience is tested non-stop and it's not just the one player.
It's all five and it doesn't matter who's alive.
They all have that potential.
It's all for sake.
It was a jing and obviously something there divide in line for potentially MVP.
Who knows?
Lev have their work cut out today
They're still fighting to to know you can see it
They've had a couple of better starts, but then that paper X power just comes online
Good beginning for neon
Shot in the dark maybe
Advantage found though
Unfortunately, Lev are reading the paper X will rotate into that loss
There's still three here to deal with. CMV set up here with a stun to play Jing'en. Jing'e has showstopper.
Look at what's behind the stun.
Oh, feels like a trap.
Good luck, Lef. Do you make it out alive?
3, the chain! They can't stop getting 40 kills!
Left just a touch and they are decimated in a heartbeat!
This is back to back brilliance for Paper X. What are you meant to do?
They stick to their guns here, rewarded massively.
30 seconds left.
Neon now, a 1v4 scope to play with, but Abbie never want to hunt him down,
want to close this account. Number four found. What a round here for Paper X. One small
finger on the post. They read left perfectly here. Like I said, any team with X-Pactor
to rotate behind that loss on the other side and jing.
I mean, they gotta laugh it off. You have to.
Let's go!
Round 12, Neon blows ult to invest here.
Misato spikes him up too far away,
but what we've seen so far, doubtful.
See them here in the final.
They're taken, yeah.
Good flash, good rotation.
It feels like they got X-Ray on, they have the same information we do with Spike's team, goes hunting, there's a whole team there!
You don't want to push that far, something just absolutely beheading King, it is all too easy.
Paper X, looking like they were built for these finals, they were made for these moments!
Absolute dominance here, 10-2 left, left wondering where it all went wrong with his Paper X.
To do what we expect, time and time again, they don't need these miracle rounds, but they just keep on coming, Lauren.
You barely hold a flame to them when they're playing like this.
You really just feel untouchable down there.
No.
Black Mekka, down the black Mekka.
Comfort, it's one of the highest caliber games.
Just magic in these moments, but Frankie
is hanging out at the caution booth with Tobbo.
Tobbo, I hear you're a Paper X super fan.
I mean, you've got the jersey to prove it.
Absolutely, man.
Keep the badge right now.
Paper X, they're going to go all the way.
And you've been streaming with CPK and Andrew Wu as well in this so for in this booth area.
Who's been screaming the loudest?
Oh my god, absolutely. Callum CPK. No, no, no doubt about it.
So what is it that you love about this team?
Dude, I just love like, I watch them play in champs.
So I'm like, dude, it's about time they got to win, man.
I'm like so confident they win today. I've been saying it since Friday.
If they somehow lose, I will shave my entire head.
there is no way there is no way paper X lose this on behalf of your mother please
do not shave your head turbo they're playing fantastically so far on
fracture almost a bit of a punished pink for Lev but do you think they can do
this in a three zero not three zero but I think three one I think that's so doable
hey which which map are they gonna have problems with yes the next one me yes
When we watched Lev on Split, that was crazy. King was crazy. That was scary to watch for me.
But isn't it strange? Because Alex, he looked very calm during the timeout. We're not used to this from him.
I mean, they're doing so well. Why stress?
Well, I mean, Alex is a perfectionist, isn't he? And they lost two whole rounds at that point.
Yeah, well, I mean, you saw him call the timeout, though, as well, though.
So, like, it was looking at, like, little mistakes, I imagine. Nothing crazy.
nothing crazy, but I think it's going to be crazy on Tubbo Stream.
So I'll let you get back into it as we get back into the game.
Well, it has been dominant 10 to 2.
Paper X firmly in control here.
Mike, they have a target in mind,
and they are stopping for nothing and no one.
Again, the veto, a real statement here, like I said.
it's to open the best of five series and let's resilience to immediately be put to the test.
Then some would argue, you know, it's easier when a map goes like this and you're expected to have a
good result and rip the band-aid off, go to where you maybe feel a little more comfortable, but...
You've given paperX confidence. Yeah, exactly. I say you've given them, they took it. They have
been hit, three kays, four kays. We've seen just absolute wild scenes already here.
And it tends to live how much can you do? Can you fight for your space on this map?
We know it's a marathon and not a sprint. It's a best of life.
And look, let's be honest, the deck is a little stacked. Paper X have wanted this for a while.
They've been trying to break that curse and they've been given the keys to the kingdom, right?
This is their biggest opportunity yet. Look at the fake. The smokes go up.
of what goes in. It's everyone bites.
They're going to be fairly light in the approach here blows a chance
down.
That is so stupid from something flying classic. Are you serious
right now?
Shades of dust two in those moments. But you got my attention.
Pay Breaks keep doing it
Show me it again
I just never pay break never need these moments, but I always always find them
This is ridiculous
Oh, bro, man
They start here for the second again, not that they need it.
The paranoia started to show from there.
They stack all in on the back of this boom bot on the smokes.
They're trailing out of that one.
We're going to see the investment.
No surprises on the side of the left.
There's bits and bobs across the board here.
It's going to be such a challenge for Lev.
We talk about pedigree and best of fives in finals in stages like this and they simply don't have that behind them yet
Now obviously paper X have had their issues historically the perennial bright means but man
This is a fast way to learn particularly here. You need to lean on the experience of a player like that
So I coach like owner absolutely bring these guys back in like keep them at least feeling positive
after an opener like this
people on guard here towards A, but you know afterwards a nice heavier stack
behind that spike scene could really do some damage here.
So we could, does he get played in on this?
He's still waiting, still waiting checked on diligently.
A are pulling no punches here today, it is crossing T's and dotting I's, but the
cavalry has arrived. Does Paper X continue?
They're actually waiting for contact behind these smokes, they want the fight!
They're out for blood, they're forsaken! He's going on, Jenny!
And there's the trade for the fight!
And he's just there in the dance, man, but left the fort back!
Punished!
On these overbeaks, but Jinger stands!
Stands his ground and something!
Oh, my past fights in!
Paper X!
They won map one done, they're already thinking about map two.
Cool, the freeze here. Expecting again something to swing out on the back of the spike being
planted, but rightfully so. Wait things out. Unfortunately then, it's just a weapon dip
at that point. Spikes need a real chance here. Just can't get the second.
already found. We'll invest what they can back in to follow here Lev but it's not much.
Ready rifles scattered across the side of Payflex. We're gonna get a little proactive
outside arcade but wrong place unfortunately. It's a hole down the fort and he's found.
I'll open things up here for...
What's the business mode? King will find that.
Punish the aggression.
These are 4v4 now.
King looking to extend plate.
Plants in though.
Paper X still hold amount of space.
Jing concerns me.
Great timing on the molotov as well.
I'm going to keep the avenues of the retake very marginal for left.
Again, look at this U-30 cycle.
Very hard to get back in and something already removes blows King forced to fight goes for the trade
But it's now down to the 3v2 make you the one man
Is it a statement made here by my friends left
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Inside the Graves!
Hi everyone, my name is Diego and I'm a map designer.
Let's talk about our map update philosophy.
For new maps, we closely monitor post-release,
keeping an eye on his performance or if there's any major problems with it.
This is because when we make updates of any size, we want to target specific
problems or unhealthy game patterns.
We don't want to change too many things for the sake of change. We understand that players
have mastered these maps for hundreds of hours and changing things too much can
cause a lot of pain.
No, it's looking too real.
For example, we made changes to Pearl in patch 11.08 because we were tackling a
singular problem and wanted to fix it in ways that minimize the learning curve for players.
We see that post plans from long are so viable but not the only strategy
and it can be easily punished if teams are ready for it. We wanted to add cover on site to block
sight lens from deep long and to incentivize players to stay on site. In old pearl it was
something we were seeing in our data and observing in both player and gap feedback. I was personally
noticing it and experiencing it in almost all of my games that ascend it. It's feeling a lot
better after the changes and we're seeing players play more on-site rather than falling back.
It might have been a quick first map on Fracture but there's no reason that Leve can't bring it back
and to give them a bit of luck we've got Minitank, okay Wes who's going to be popping off on behalf
of the South American team today. No pressure Minitank? Sorry? No pressure are you feeling a
a bit nervous? A little bit, my girlfriend's in the crowd so if I lose I'll put it once in my frame.
You know she is a big Love Your Time fan and for yourself Mark, is
are you a big paperaxe guy? I am, yeah. Well it's fortunate because you've represented
me now we don't have much time so basically you've got to pump those
fellows and try and make your balloons pop off first. So please London give these guys all
your support and energy in three, two, one, pop up!
Oh, it's quite easy. This is the most even thing we've had so far in terms of competitions
of bobbing women for under the sun, but because I have had way too many, I've worked so hard.
Well, as your pellet corrects, it doesn't need any more help.
Winging today, you have gone and done it for us in your ice ice cosplay as well.
Do you feel proud of popping off today in London?
Yes, just PRX all the way.
Do you want to lead a bit of a chant for the PRX fans?
Let's go in V!
Vins!
Ha ha ha!
And I know that many times you're actually a PRX fan too.
So I imagine you're secretly quite delighted with this result.
London, please make some noise for your popping offers!
Coach Alex of PaperX here, Alex I know you want to keep the team composed till the very
end.
What needs to stay the same and what needs a bit of extra attention?
Yeah, I think you hit the nail on the head. They were very calm, I think, so that definitely
needs to stay the same. And that's one intention. I think we tried to deviate from the plan
a little bit, that's why I had to pause and tell them, like, you guys, like, we have a
game plan, like, follow it. So they deviate after that.
So you won that round, so that's a good sign. Thank you, Alex, then. That's a block.
Well, I'll tell you one thing, folks. You blink and you miss it. That is how fast that
game when Paper X absolute domination on fracture of course and look I think a lot
of our fans who are rolling in from the fan fest certainly are excited about that.
But let's go ahead and take a look at your HyperX reflex moment of the
match Billy because this one's from Paper X one of many highlight moments if
you will. Yeah I think the vibe being able to get these couple of kills here was
absolutely ridiculous full stunts even break stunts yeah it was kind of crazy
But I guess that just kind of goes to show the aura that these players on PaperX have.
I mean, Livia Tan, they just looked so scared in moments like this to the point where they
were throwing this much utility at them to be able to isolate just one player.
And this was happening on multiple occasions.
It wasn't just with Divak.
Yeah, I think you saw a PaperX who immediately stepped into this finals and looked the absolute
highest level of comfortable, the absolute most that they could be confident in as well
in the way that they were playing with these rounds that we're watching on screen.
versus a leviathan who i think you saw them stumble early on in both of those rounds i think if they
just confidently swung together the way that they did in most of the rest of this tournament
they would have won the rounds and gb this is the first game for me since the first map that
lev played against paper x earlier that sent them down to the lower bracket that i felt like lev is
look shaky in that way you know there's a famous phrase right you got to do the thing that brought
you to the dance to begin with and i think for leviathan it was those really intense zur brushes
the way that they were always trying to just get in the face of their opponent.
Not really allow them to have any kind of comfort.
Unfortunately for Paper X, they were like,
eh, we're gonna trap you.
Play the trap card, Yu-Gi-Oh!
They did exactly that, and it was brilliant.
I mean, that one round where Jing was able to get to 3K
with the showstopper was filthy.
Yeah, I love both the rounds for that, the showstopper online.
Lev doesn't play a Sentinel,
so they're almost always playing five south side.
And you saw Paper X abused this by going from multiple trap plays into a name
is lovers trying to contact into the space.
And that's a game plan Alex was talking about.
Fight heavy for the south side.
Don't let them add onto sites.
Be the ones to initiate.
And it was working super well for Paper X.
I think it was really good how they were able to balance
the tempo and the conditioning of that as well, though.
Because even here, you see them stats towards site,
but then they still have a clear plan
as to how they're going to isolate those players
when that stun comes through.
Remember what I said in the pre-show?
Always having these proactive reaction approaches,
which is what has allowed them to win out this first map.
And then of course we heard from coach Alex.
Let's go ahead and see what's going on in the Levy at Don
Camp.
We have coach owner standing by.
Here we coach owner of the Viet Than owner.
That trophy over there really requires you to dig deep.
What was the conversation after fracture?
What more do you want to see from the boys?
I mean, that was pretty fast.
There's some rounds that we lost an advantage.
Very similar to the first game against PRX
when we lost Aston in a similar way.
We need to improve our communications.
We weren't ahead of the plan of PRX.
Basically, I think that we need to work on outcomes.
Thank you so much, owner.
And let's see if Lev can bounce back for map two.
Well, Lev are gonna be working on their comms,
but they're gonna be doing it on their map pick of split here.
And Billy, this is going to be an interesting situation
here for Leviathan.
because this I mean after you get just absolutely
Bumstered on in map one like that is really tough to dig yourself up out of that hole to begin with
They're gonna have to do it four times
It feels like left finally got tested on fracture and I don't know if they were expecting that to be the first map coming into this
PO5 today. I think as well when I think about split
I think teams have maybe been doubting or fans have maybe been doubting Pierre X's split since they lost it to vitality
This was a dominant map for them when I think about it regionally. They were flawless on that previously
So I'm curious to now see if Lev are going to bounce back,
especially if it's fundamental issues, as Kotler said,
about it being communication that's going to show in that first map.
Yeah, of course. And Mimi, I think it's important to note as well, right, that
there are going to be some moments, some moments that Levy at that can lean on,
especially as we get ready for split.
Yeah, I want to talk a little bit about the way that Lev has been running in the past.
They have a lot of tendencies on this map, especially defense,
where they almost always play retake A, play heavier towards the B side,
and made on this map. But their execution of these ideas
is very, very good.
PaperX came in with a great game plan on map one,
and I think they'll have a good one here as well.
On attack, I want to see PaperX heavy fighting
for ramp control, going towards Heaven
instead of directly pathing on that A site.
And using these tendencies, Lev has,
because they really have had such little time
to change anything.
But this Billy is the bus win map.
If Lev loses this map, I think this final is cooked.
I think it's a quick 3-0 for PaperX.
It's Lev's quorum of end coming up after this.
I think they absolutely need to
win this. I love that from you.
No, but I do have to agree with
you, Mimi. I guess the only kind
of saving grace for them is that
they've not had to show the
breeze and we've spoken about how
incredible left preparation has
been throughout this tournament,
but I agree that I'm on this
attack for split. I think it's
actually kind of great that
Paper X gets us out on defense
on every single map as well
throughout this series. We've
seen how incredible they've been
at taking control of extremities
on that first map of fracture.
But that's just as important here on Split.
Yeah, they were really good against this with the Vitality game.
Sometimes I think they overcommitted and got punished in that match,
but Leves a team who loved to fight early for extremity, so they play a lot of early.
B main default, they're very telegraph-type thing in how they start their rounds.
So I want to see a paper exit, keeps the confidence, keeps fighting,
and tries to press this one into a 3L.
Well, look guys, this is an important matchup.
Map 2, if Levy and Thon don't manage to pick up the dub here,
Pick up the dub here.
This could be cooked just like Mimi said.
Can they do it?
Let's send it back over to the casters,
Pansy and Hypoch.
All right, this map split coming up
is the best opportunity for Lev.
They have to fight for their place at the table here.
Fight for that chance of legacy
to join that exclusive club of those
who can in finals, pay breaks in their way.
And they're on the defense and already blows.
Straight forwards here down mid.
All five committed here blows.
They seem damaged, but able to slip away here.
One of noted how many are behind this, but already devised.
They catch the first year's maximum of full Salto
quick for the trade though.
Really good trade.
But they're considering this.
They've seen it.
It's going to be a brawl.
It turns into a bloodbath, and the very word go.
And already paper, it's snapping their authority on this.
Salto and Kib.
They've got a spike.
What do you do now?
Hold here now.
They've got one flashing king.
Has to come back.
He has to get back over here.
Something's already watching behind just in case.
The dog's entering.
Sarto maintaining his composure.
I'm allowing a second to breathe to look behind.
A little bit of paranoia built because they didn't see king.
They don't know where he is currently.
This has to be an exceptionally good flash.
The ability here for something to swing onto it though.
It ain't bad. It ain't good enough though.
Something there with all three.
And this is the caliber this team will play out.
They will let you know from the word.
It's a similar approach to what we saw fracture start.
They just want to take the fight too late.
And again they find a crucial kill which is the spike.
Unfortunately, you can get up to site and you can really get back into position to upset that at all.
That's a... something to have a rifle in hand those wards around.
Not much on the other side though.
Just don't want to let Jin farm.
The blasted gal side the smoke there ever so slightly off King now
Last man standing only a classic and noted here by in the
Things up a blueless round to hit on paper X
We also a flying start right where they left off from that one
Flash out to the cat inside the smoke.
Great progress for Jing early on, alt-wise as well. Already sitting halfway there.
And one thing I'm certainly on my own is, I mean, Envy just gets away with murder being the solo anchor towards A.
So many times for Payprex. I mean, even in the previous composition when he was on the fade.
Even then, you know, with the Yoru TP as well to offset that, but you really want to see King activate in those lurks.
They are not respecting you at all. They want this trophy, they want the title and they
want dead spikes in us really well to at least deny divide. This is a bonus. This is still
up hill something with that rifle in hand pull up the forsaken and be main all of theirs
spot here from something
that's your way so
we'll pick up the pace towards mid now
king finally
rejoining the ranks as well
and look at them they're still just ready
to draw the weaker side of this
me on class to make progress actually they're coming back this way something
he's here spots it
he's still got you so
he's gonna play off of the contact that something's had something wants to keep a
little bit of attention on him if he can there it is
focus on me four eyes on me but Sato and Spikeson unravel that B main aggression
he'll give himself a fighting charge but for safety and standing in their way couldn't get it done and let them have access to the site
it's taking a great deal and this is a bonus round bear in mind.
The plant in here, and it actually only has
a churroff in hand.
It can also do some damage here, certainly want to remove some of these rifles if possible.
That'd be lovely if you can. Make it costly.
Even in the lost, not gonna happen. Leve,
navigating some treacherous waters here.
Stardos up, they've got to start feeling themselves on this stage.
Well, I can call the observers down here that quick.
Like I said, he's just so good in this position.
Catch one here, slow things down, something will find King as well.
Oh, man, this is looking a little shambolic.
Right, down to three.
The cost of trying to take a site at this point.
Zardo's staying postured, but good damage, boot.
Three players coming in towards him, make it four at this point.
Static Toro Sato!
Sensor back just spawned, flies in, the rocket will get it done.
Neil and Blosso left with a potentially manageable situation.
I said maybe, as a 1v3 now required, there's going to be mistakes.
That's potentially the first, but the fly with a safe pair of hands.
Gonna get him across the line and carve in that third.
Something a crucial time is to find that kill.
He said it's the moment where Enby's able to find one and that's not necessarily the round
duncle that. Still able to at least pressure towards site. That's just a spam onto the angle.
Nothing to really force him on. He said giving so much freedom in this position but
the showstopper really wants to turn the tight end here on a little bit of a misread in terms of
something's repositioned. Punished that a little bit too bold.
Yeah, buy in hand here. It's a judged around things out, but
That's a big scalp to claim though something goes down
Splitting this map somewhat in half now
opening kill and no trade available
available. And big tick in the box for me. See another round to you where we're at least
forcing an adjustment towards a, except it ends up in heaven though. But there's still
three players here in device, one of them waiting to look to strike. Sato catches, besieged,
sends them away. That's what he do, kills and jinks on this side. These DPs man, they
give me a heart stack but it's fine. Already countering, closes position, they're thinking
head here. The head removed a 3v2. Where do you go now? Pick your poison.
Things are going to tuck in. They're waiting for somebody to re-clear this space, but it
won't come through. You can see them. That's the time with the idea of slipping into spawn,
but they will drop. They will have to be dealt with.
Very nice.
Very nicely done.
Good heads-up work from them keeping composure in these incredibly tense
situations. Envy with full belt of utility having to go 1v3 here. This is a
lifeline for Lev. You want all three standing? Does Envy give them that? Waiting
for the counter. Flash couldn't get a gun out in time. It's good for Lev. This is a
necessary world.
We have course correction here, early on for lead.
This one competitive.
That said, show me enough presence here of my eyes.
At least force pay for extra reconsider.
Some of the freedom they're giving, whether or not
that spurs them on the other side of the map.
The adjustment might just, well, I'm solving on something.
He's got a shield here.
He's relying on getting towards this orb.
King's not there, it'd be the Blade Storm for free here for something.
How audacious is he?
The smoke's gonna go up.
I think he's up for it.
Just gonna go for this, I imagine.
The best opportunity yet.
Spike 2.
Nice catch on the chain there.
Keep in mind the purchase.
The paper X would like to do a bit of damage, be a threat, be a nuisance.
You see, the lead gets an equaliser, dangerous though, as they're brilliantly in the lead.
purchase paper X I'd like to be a damage be a threat be a nuisance
you see the lead it's an equalizer dangerous though as they're brilliantly
done Lev keeping good control of this not really shying away from it either I
doubt the knife is like planted but I'd like to see that good you imagine but
again I think we have to highlight how this veto goes right fracture was always
Very favorable towards Paper X and they proved it in the scoreline 13-2 split has to be the answer back to live or
We go into the complete unknown. This is key though
Said already showing signs of resiliency it shaking off a 13-2 loss
CFA for XO given
The opportunity early to send a statement and we will call a time out here an early time
I am my mind as well
But I guess if you look at when the swing of rounds is here,
you want to get a grip on it, and also potentially doled up momentum.
Yeah, very efficient for me is now how they address A.
I mean, that haven't really been spamming A hits,
but now with Ultimates coming online for them.
Certainly the upper hand in that regard.
Something, we'll have an operator.
Here in round seven.
Doesn't have to be based on what was invested.
One base wing condition for me coming out.
Four paybacks.
It's going to be around some aggression.
And King sort of teetering around outside eight.
So now happy paper X after rule for being made behind that one way.
Do we see paper X a little respect towards lead?
That's that's literally what I'm about to look at coming into this round is have
they done enough to quell that over aggression almost?
Have they brought them back into a normal game because it was even a step
beyond paper X, right?
You know, we saw how far they were willing to fight for it.
Have they quelled some of that audacity by this point?
It's 3-3, it's still a tied game.
This is what it took to get even at this point.
So, with those ults in mind, with everything said and done,
let's see what Paper X get up to.
Yeah, eyes trained towards mid.
That might play in as 3.
Whether or not they're here to just greet the aggression
or try and take control early on.
Oh, that's committed. That's very committed. They're going. Oh, that's a mistake. But that's a great follow-up.
Sarge on the fortune to get on Jig and doubling down on a first time he's seen King bad active towards Ramp.
He's still here though. Divide close by. Spike hasn't committed anywhere just yet in King actually.
He needs to peel away. He's done well there. He's going to buy a lot of time because he's going to take Invi and Divide.
And he could have slipped. You don't quite know there's a lot of question marks around that here.
Neon. He'll be on the smoke for the time being.
Key thing being though, Sartre does have ulti, so...
Good, yeah. Man advantage, but an extra body to throw on a trade here.
Shadow's stressing.
but need neon for free the timing is there but no he goes down okay this
should be red carpet rolled out a nice tempo adjustment from left from that
three pacey beginning to the slow meticulous look and I think for the
remaining two it's a safe absolutely it's gotta be a save look at what's left
here I mean 250 credits combined outside of this do you have the plate
the right-stop. Again, a possibility of a judge or something in there to maybe make it competitive.
That's holding onto the operator as well. A big tool to carry across here in the save.
A lefty really well once more. It looks bold from Swaggstein, but at least here, the trade comes through quick enough.
I mean, it's a miracle to find that through the orb.
Yeah, that was the thing. It was hedging bets on such a high-risk approach, but again, if it works out, it works out.
moments can happen, but even on the other side, credit there for me is with King finding
that space, forcing that rotation device, had to react to it, then he had to go over
the just in case and that point identifying the weaker side of the map, brilliantly done.
Lev, to me, this is enough to get me kind of back on at least the train that we're in
a competitive game now.
They passed the test for me, at least obtaining a lead here at the start of split.
said much easy for some teams to just say yeah I mean map one forget it carry
your crack on basically yeah yeah really Sato and Spike seen it up search
here totally different from that one five stacked up I mean it's something in
something to be tested this man need to pass though you see that utility
poor on it's pretty hefty I mean have seen that spike since we're through it
live from the line he'll take space and they've respected it they've fallen
They're not overseeing, they're welcome.
He's just off the back of again that ultimate, but something goes looking.
Oh! Just off the smoke drop! I don't know if he even saw him.
A fantastic read! Spice in big deep though!
Answers back in kind!
Both of them now, Paper X starts working.
But then Stanley guards Spice in something!
Back and forth! Down to a 1v2 buzz.
Oh, in the, starting on the play back through,
they gave up the sight to only take it back.
You see a little bit of respect,
showing like it's overwhelmed by this beautiful,
beautiful set B, something.
The catch here,
Reeve the mid-nurse as well on top of that.
Finger on the pulse,
doesn't what Lev are gonna do on the approach to B.
He's got CS go, okay?
Almost quelled a little bit here, Lev.
When they're just on the verge of converting again, it's a lesser purchase for PaperX.
It's come out here.
It's immediately just shying with the Guardian.
They're back here.
This feels like a repeat.
We've seen this from here.
I wonder if the outcome's any different now.
We've got our characters.
All the same places.
That's right, same.
Different balls, TP up to heaven!
Something dead and buried in B-Bot Flash!
You're going in alone!
You're absolutely mad, man!
It pays off for once, but only one!
At the cost of the site, and the plant going down two.
Comfortable here.
It's on the way in.
Jing with good utility.
That's like one potential after I find it,
but by quick to the trade.
Gonna bring the ult in.
It doesn't really add fear though to pay price does it for sake it's still gonna go forward one enemy remain and yet
It's all down to divine out there. It is course correction immediately
Got away with it in the previous year, but left I think I'm right back into this setup outside P main
TV the cherry on top here to draw the eyes of both in the and something
just like that. I'm able to springboard. Off of that. Lesser punch is not necessarily
a thrift, Deidre. So, we're not waiting for him there, but Seeker's available, Pit available
for PaperX, but the buy is not there. Jing about the best you can bank on with a Bulldog.
just so deep on these lines, that something's hunting him.
Oh!
What a job!
Yeah, hunting him.
Looking so simple for the man.
I don't know how he makes it look like that.
And an early advantage.
So much information.
Key rod coming out of here.
But again, lighter weaponry across the board.
Unable to recover that rifle.
It still led him to take the sight.
Wait, they're flooding.
Mike, they're just flying through on heaven as well.
They have 5 DT.
It's now going to get messy. They're behind you!
They break so fast, they're already flanking the push on CT!
Blows a neon path for what's going on.
To recover now would be a miracle.
They've done enough to make me believe in something here.
Blows a neon trail.
You see this?
Gonna go down, but...
Oh my god, Jinx turned.
Wait, no, he's isolated now.
Yeah, well put him in!
It's not enough!
Neon left in the 1v2!
We're going out.
It's all gone wrong here.
Here to try and find this now feels impossible.
Payprex from start to end, boys of Prex.
Well, there's the thrifty to follow up.
Another round at disadvantage.
Payprex are just so quick to the mark.
An advantage.
Just take control of this round.
30 seconds left.
I believe any time for Lev to recover, seek his investment, and immediately spring onto
that.
Well, right to the other side now, all five stacked up, something suggested here in the
operator.
If there's anyone else, you'd think it'd be easy work, but Spikes in fully unaware as
they have no idea this band's waiting.
Calm!
At patient, we got to listen into the left side.
I'm going to go to the south
Ok
I'll open you
Here
Thanks
I'm not sure about the time here I think he's probably got this one Lord
He's going to be very close actually
He's going to be close
I don't think he's going to
Right at the time
Oh my God
Look at the clock
Look at the clock on that
That's unbelievably close!
Down to the finest part.
I mean, something's here on to ramp so quickly.
Jing with some ridiculous airtime on the showstopper.
He was in the stratosphere, man!
That is insanity!
Please!
We were right there with you, I think the whole crowd was as well.
Five to six, these are the margins.
In Grand Finals you work with, but he's right back to it.
I think the knives are out ladies and gents, eyes on this man.
A threat through and through, and Forsaken getting involved.
Everyone's here now, Spice in, trying to slow him down.
By some time, some security for this plump,
but look how threatening Paper X are.
She's being there, taking a ton of time, and DeVy is going to be fresh.
He's off!
King James got forwards off, on down there!
It's right out of the air this time, but before these three numbers sitting with Paper X here,
but DeVy's, my king's gone, something, starting this one off as Neon left to stand alone, Paper X!
Tying this one all up even!
What a thriller for a first half here on Split.
Lev demonstrating that resilience and that aggression we've come to love here in London.
The paper X making this an absolute spectacle to watch. Oh you love to see it. We have a game
on our hands. Six a piece. We'll be back after this.
in London in three, two, one, make some noise!
CHEERING
OK, then, let's test your loyalty, London.
If you're saying, vamos,
for leviathan, make some noise!
And if you are with PRS,
Oh, and let me hear you!
It is electrifying here at the Copper Box Arena.
Do you know what? One more time London, all together.
Let the teams hear you!
Let's go back and just look.
I mean, it's still so close, I mean, you barely split them apart, no, I mean, it comes right
down to the white here, they've at least able to stabilize the middle of that first half,
which is a testament after Fracture.
I don't think Payprex will hold back
at all on this attacking half.
It's all now.
They'd love to play these early rounds
and just test out, basically throw everybody in
just to get a feel about how they're gonna approach things.
Again, criticism being, I mean,
sometimes a little one dimensional in terms of aggression,
but looking so well coordinated today.
don't think paper X gonna have many of those freebies to lean on here on the
split at least. Oh you've got to earn it against paper X. Sato having a blinding
first half here. Done really well. All right we go back in six to six paper X
now on the attack. Lev are you off to the test?
All players taking a walk in middle and King on the other side has Sato there flash ready
And there we go refight happens device still good for it. Good one for one
They reset somewhat and Jinx still waits
We will get caught in the retreat but still good. Please take away Sato from the equation
Get already backing down! They doubled down!
As in the could have been a real problem, but now just a little too late
in the day to do much, but die with the first here in the seconds.
Reaching that aggression perfectly here.
The shots just not landing for Paperex.
Okay, play here for Sartre to flash up and behind this.
All on the drop, you can see the value, but Paperex,
lucky to get away with even re-standing after that.
That re-hit is absolutely beautiful from Lev.
It's just the fact they're so willing to re-fight on these as well.
They're not showing play now, I like this.
Lev cannot shy away from those situations today.
And it's easier said than done against one of the best to do it, right?
It's Paper X, man, already though Neon...
going to claim the life of King.
And the battle of middle far from over spikes him swift.
to deny the bike, and it's all looking good so far,
MV, and Forsaken, making a bit of a case for this round.
So, okay, Neon, feeling confident enough to go for that,
and now MV should be surrounded.
He didn't get the upgrade either,
but he's still chasing him down.
He's got a sheriff.
Fortunately, jailed at the end of that,
it's three left standing for that.
Not bad to make it past the second round,
you'd be happy with that if you get out with a bonus.
with a couple of bodies here. Forciary purchase at least. Spike scene. Super
proactive here towards ramp. Starts from Tras from, yeah, they start from
Payprex at least. We'll keep them at least on high alert. Kept in check. Devi is not
gonna have a lot of freedom outside A here. They had a very different approach here.
Well there they might just be wincing a repeat for them.
Looks, something like it.
Uh, Paper X.
Can go from that east side of the map for one split.
Direct. Something.
Looking easy.
Wasn't it a million miles off?
No it wasn't.
So again, Sato is gonna have to be
eyes peeled towards that B main start.
But Paper X, not much we're committing behind it.
Gonna test in the waters elsewhere.
Taking the grand tour of Split.
Very quickly. We're gonna have three...
Two towards Evan and one towards Vence here.
I'm looking at when that judge really gets played in, if it does.
So it's something kind of dedicated, a post-it, in-tourge middle, commanding the attention to what split that happens.
In towards the site, the safe and start things off well.
Despite the clear smith and King with a double!
You've got no right to do that against Dubai!
without the fire and Inga, the best on earth is that King.
In being a 1v4, Lev finally looking like themselves here.
Confident, aggressive, and happy to get in your face.
In the hesitant on approach, upgrades galore.
Lev are here ladies and gentlemen, waiting to see if they can really keep up in the finals.
King goes absolutely crazy here.
Oh, that's a huge down for King.
I mean, the third as well, just slamming to the smoke.
Beautifully done.
Spike seen perfect timing.
The swing into mid.
Look at that.
When that jumps, we're going to have an impact.
What a round from King.
As you said, a huge disadvantage.
Bonus conversion will force a second time out of here.
From Paperex.
There they are.
You can see it.
You can almost feel it.
The tangibles of belief starting to come online.
You've forced another time out from PaperX.
You've converted a bonus.
You're doing everything right.
This is when the work starts
and that's a very different looking match about one.
We always find something for Alex to get a little irate about
but certainly here, bonus convergent justifiably so.
The early wins here in terms of the first
old cycle for PaperX either. I mean, it's jingling for saken with the most progress.
I mean, nothing on the other side for left though. Sato's just missing one, really picking
up where he left off on the first half. It's slight investment here from PaperX. Maybe
switch things up a little bit here in terms of the pacing. I mean, they're capitalised
at least in the early round with a stinger and a sheriff if they can, but spread pretty
thin actually. They haven't necessarily been leaning into these opening games, but really
I think work's worked for it.
Yeah, it's been such an emphasis towards that, kind of mid-haul, three players to it,
it's based in this time, posted up towards eight. That support from Blows who was fantastic
in their previous series from this position. I was actually quite a fan so I wonder how aware they are.
Can we always see Paper X3 grouping here? Blows.
Ah, that's an issue! Say hello to something! Straight away goes for the upgrade. Gets it,
gets out. He's done his work. Spikes in. Gonna be noted there as well. That's stunning.
Taylor made poison from Paper X to take away Blows and now they've got the plant.
Lev find a way back in against the five.
Look at the aggression towards spawn as well. Paranoia sent through, we'll keep Neon back, but it doesn't catch.
No fuel.
Back to here, have to hold on to what they've got, huddled into elbow.
Something they want to play a little bit disconnective with that rifle.
He's the one.
Still got you two to slow things down as well.
Yeah, they're starting to build back towards the side now, you can see the Paranoia goes, fights and starts working.
Starting towards site, Sato's taking away something that's huge, for the traitors on the site.
Great clear! From Neon!
Just a boy and look that man's fantastic. It ain't gonna be enough.
Got this one.
Especially up for the last one.
That's plenty of time now.
Let's show real patience here.
Something just caught on.
A chance to peek out towards spawn.
I mean, it's got a reason to in that situation.
Is there maybe just second guessing the timing ever so slightly?
There we go.
And now the criticism is being about their ability to really slow down that fabulous
through spawn.
Like I said, I mean, it's something you want to see in play towards ramps.
The plant's off, I haven't sure, but I can just a slight overpeak there.
I mean, what, it's half a second either way.
That's through players, though.
Something, feeling something's off.
I don't know why I got a lot closer, but it's going to be caught.
Yeah, this is dangerous.
This is really, really dangerous.
It's dead, spiky on the car!
It's perfect!
Paper X left, cut off at the knees now!
Let's take his TP though, right behind this.
Now because he cancelled, he'll apply a lot of pressure towards the back lines here.
They have to clear it.
Yeah, they're looking for him now.
He's trying to set up the others, but I don't know if he has the time for it.
Ooh, it's clean work.
Holding so much space for second is being the thorn in the side.
I think considered here 20 to an extent flashed right.
Oh, you can see the justice connected in towards CT, so it didn't get affected by the flash.
A great idea. Couldn't quite stick the landing.
But Envy and Jing called upon now.
Not 24. And they're putting no punches.
Absolutely. Right next to a body in the mix.
Try to play in here off this flash. We're gonna hit me.
Well I've been kicking.
Okay.
I thought I think we could have made it down a little bit more, but it's all on Jing.
But iconic on this side of the map.
Not today.
Lev looked locked in.
They are making me a bit of a believer now.
11 rounds.
Paper X held on six.
So close now.
Absolutely crushing them outside, eh, mate?
Somebody's just desperate to get away.
This on the first of the shawty, of course, they can't bail him out of that situation.
We'll still see a buy of sorts here. Maybe some gaps.
For Paper X, we have the Seekers, but a showstopper as well from Jim.
Can they hold Lev at 11?
They're all Lev in the second half.
They put the pressure right back on Paper X.
He can pull his little harness off rep vehicle, faking a little audacious.
Payprex just looking outclassed her at their own game almost, so willing to be aggressive left up in the ante every single time.
Low standing, stunning, very, very controlled, down low but still alive, he'll soak back.
Into a 4v3 though, just enough space for the plant.
They need something special from one of the PaperX boys if they want an opportunity.
An orthodox here in terms of the positioning.
They really want to fight back into heaven, but there's three players from left going
towards screens.
Something.
One.
No second to follow.
Great trade for Sato.
Invying Jing now.
Next up in left.
To the gold flash.
Oh, it is falling to pieces for PaperX.
Pitchulating in real time, and as Jing can turn the narrative around.
Something already on the case, the Violetton, iron up 12.
They're all one round away now, from evening this series off.
If there was any question about a rookie team or a young team like this showing resilience,
I think here is your answer in the second half of split.
Paper X just, that means their situation is looking a little sloppy.
A little off balance.
They're taking the fight to the...
Again, displaying real confidence here, a string of six rounds unanswered here on Split.
Roll it back.
I'm watching again. You're not gonna get it that time.
blows quick on his feet. Tested time and time again here over towards the wrong
he's kept this secure he's kept it safe and blows even the catch to buy on the
scale-up probably blind in that and oh it's just all working out so perfectly
he's gonna have to play in towards spawn here don't have control of ram they don't have anybody
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Welcome back everyone. We just saw the recent Valorant and Formula One sim collaboration and on top of that
We also just saw an amazing map from levietown because folks in London, England. We got a series
Yes, I know everyone was excited about that
All right
So let's go ahead and jump into this because we have a rise in high speed moment of the matchup in Mimi
I mean look it's safe to say that when it comes down to it for these moments in particular
You're going to be leaning on some heroics, and it came in the first round.
It did. This was really good counter-strat from Paper Rex.
Lev almost always loved playing this heavy 4-1 default on this map,
and they run into a lot of their pistols.
Here they take the risk of four-walk players down to spawn.
We saw G2 do this same counter-back in America to flank them as they're going for this play.
And I think even going into round three of this series, we saw another good counter-strat
from them going for a similar idea towards win.
They have ideas of how to deal with Leviathan and their heavy-rate takes through Rem.
But it did not matter because Leviathan, after those rounds,
adapted in the first half, had better execution on the teamfighting
even when PaperX knew what they were doing.
And that, to me, Billy, is what makes this win so impressive
that they were red and they stumped them anyway.
And then they swap sides and PaperX can't win a single round.
Let's not forget it was 6-6 at the half.
the half and I'm to be honest, I'm just glad the left didn't let this feel five get out of control.
I think I was getting a little bit concerned if we were going to go towards breeze and
they hadn't picked up a map because we know how strong river X have looked on that map. Yeah,
exactly. Speaking of breeze and she mentioned it there right. That's where we're taking a trip to
the beautiful beaches and let's see though how this all shakes out. Now we talked about Mimi,
this second map being critical for Leviathan. So job's done there, but obviously job's not done
yet. Lots more to do here, but Breeze really is a sticking point in this series for Leviathan.
Especially because it is the Paper Rex map. It works so well for their style, especially
with those crowning tools. What I love is when they have something's operator online on defense,
how active they are on the map around that. Yeah, for sure, because I think on Split in particular,
you saw King being able to shut it down on the larks, but then you also saw Spikeson. And Spikeson
is someone that has really stepped up to the plate, I think. I think when I watch him on the neon,
He's so selfless and the way in which he's playing he's constantly trying to set up the rest of his team
Despite being on the neon and I definitely think that that'll be a key point coming into breezes as you mentioned
Mimi something being on the operator and not being shut down like he was on split absolutely
This is levy tons promo band. They haven't played it so far at Masters London. They were zero and four in VCT
Americas I think America's is the best region on breeze
I think that the harbor comp is the best approach on this map, but there were issues for
This is certainly a favored
map for paper Rex. If love
your tongue can win here, it
would be a massive lip of
expectation. Billy Let's get
the pitch here. What is paper
X doing so right on this map
that's going to make it so
difficult for love your thought
the coordinated fights. We
spoke about it at the top of
the show. Look at how they're
always trying to isolate those
lurkers. Those players that
are just trying to look and
find space in mid. They've been
so so good at setting up those
really proactive reactive trap
place here and left me to watch
considering that though, considering that Lev have been such an excellent trap heavy
team so far today.
Alright folks, so each squad has a map win, so let's go ahead and see how this all shakes
down as we get ready for Breeze.
And here are your casters, yet again, it's Pansy and Hypo.
Okay, tell me away that I see Lev winning this, I don't know how to get past this map,
it's so unknown to my eye, we know the paper X are an unknown quantity and they're solid
here.
I think it's where you talk about this map in general,
it's that ethos will work, right?
It's just how well rehearsed paperworks are.
And again, we've had questions about the map pool
for Lev coming through here,
but we've been proven wrong a few times.
Yes.
Look, theoretically,
I don't think this is a bad situation for Lev
if they can play like themselves.
I just don't think they have the reps here
in the same capacity.
That's the question, yeah.
It's just such a different beast.
Maybe with a bit of time,
a little bit of a reshuffle of how they approach a veto,
But that's not what you get in these finals.
You've got to walk back into this,
take what you can, make it count in the moments.
Hence why Split was so important.
They had to win that one.
The desk hammered that point home correctly.
So over here, before freeze to start with.
Very, very passive hold here from Paper X.
Towards the top mid.
As you can confirm behind this initial smoke here,
We'll see the ping on the minimap, but nobody moving from the beat.
Similar approach to what we saw on Factured is happy to dig their heels in.
Go, go, go!
All right, Aper X, right place, right time.
Timing a little up there for a second, it gets Neon in the door.
And now it's a double, but already you can see the set-up in motion.
Forsaken, fantastic! Something on the follow-up.
They were prepared for this.
And now King and blows pretty much on the retreat here,
hoping for maybe more room they're gonna get blows these get a wiggle on he is
being hunted down there on your heels
perhaps he stays alive and he did great damage on it no now the Kings a
little disconnected and be tagged up though it's not impossible no 15 seconds
has to get a move on though that's to find the kills you can't get this bike
You see, just at a moment there,
Payprex, the thing about sending a player away, splitting the clock down.
Payprex do so well.
He gets stick to there gun, like I said,
in a few rounds on fracture where you can spend a team,
maybe you start go hunting, even if you're not necessarily biting on that.
Good distance, MGS, hard towards Pillar.
And did it, did still have a dart to at least invest for confirmation.
It's like Lev might just have fought the issue here towards B.
Two players, one small.
In court.
Oh, damn it's down.
Conclamation just yet.
Yeah, but this gap closed.
It's just not getting past the bow.
Anyone kind of playing towards that corner.
Really nice crossfires in great positioning.
Paper X just keeping them at arm's length here.
Gonna continue doing that
Let's look at the try and be at least dangerous in this to take one more and then okay gets a little bit more curious
And they could just go straight forward. No fear. Oh, he should fear it. I wonder if that bulldog dropped forward
I don't know if it did but it's excellent
He's got the chance on it
Still healthy looking no shield
if that bulldog had dropped maybe
I can consider you, but I have mostly round nonetheless.
Certainly is.
At least carry across a little bit of inventory, but it's a good word for the lead here.
Actually, this lead, you see the cloudburst falling a little short and it would be Pusato isolated.
This is what we're taking, we'll bring a judge in.
Definitely trying to false for something a little bit to get an early operator online, but it won't come around three.
I think we need to know the level on the other side of that in these first two rounds.
I think it's just kind of waiting and seeing if Lev have enough to pressure Paper X here
because again the foundations for Paper X in this map are just very, very good.
And King is watching this with caution.
And we know why.
Something with a challenge.
He forced away.
It's the exchange of space being tested on a couple of these extremities.
Yeah. This is the plan for Lev as well.
Spike not committed to any of this early on.
They're looking for this opening engagement.
I think Forsaken might just farm this though.
We'll see.
It's like off angle behind the door, but this body's behind this for Lev.
Oh, what a knee on!
I thought you were dead all day long!
long I'll take that and apologize right now but still 5v4 Jane to buy something
an envy looking to group now back towards the A side of the map
even the part here something can find anything on the back side of this one
player position towards double doors is Sato here to hold down the four
massive work great
Obviously doesn't know how good it is, but it has bought time and again the reveal. This is gorgeous from left
They're down a little low. So don't think they're out of the wood chip
But look at Sato's position getting active in this. I like that the authoritative even in a map
That's not meant to be in your hands to fight. I was aware. I'll lose his life for it
Let's shine some diligence here and paper X might be put on notice now
I mean, Divine Forsaken, not much to carry out of this, but taking hold onto these two rifles for Envy and Jinx.
Certainly a chance to spread the wealth a little bit instead of working towards that early operator or something.
About halfway to the Bladestorm, so it's not going to be a key purchase here for Paper X.
Forsaken just missing one more orb.
God, I'm in beautiful isolation here with Neon Coat.
Just take it on a slight offense here so it's not as if you can swing on top naturally.
It's a beautiful micro adjustment from him.
Well, there's that operator waiting to see in the hands of something.
The investment coming through.
Let's see what the consideration is and how he wants to approach this.
I'm not quite across wall potentially.
Full mid pressure, it looks like.
Big commitment here from PaperX.
nobody on either side here so looking towards like King's in a similar
approach previously versus vitality
so you can I didn't spot me on that
you want to find the info yeah that's big big information you might want to
wait to see if you can catch anyone
unawares which he does it's gorgeous work from him patience pay individence
and again holding the line
And the three remaining players, you've got to start building fast, otherwise you want to be scientists, look at her save here.
That operator is a prized possession.
And 3v4 is not easy on a retake with this in hand.
Neon, the hot hand at the moment really.
The one who pretty much took the skills here.
Again! There's the save, there's the call.
And for Lev, you've got my attention.
the game. We're going to be
going to be working this round
to perfection around my paper
X the ones to try and take the
initiative and the information
just absolutely paramount.
We'll find spikes in here.
We can to punish the finances
even further.
We'll hold on to the operator.
We're not alive for as well.
We're taking now all in hand.
So something to offset
It's getting earlier and earlier, it feels like per map, because this was not meant to be the problem.
This map was never meant to be threatened on.
PaperX can't come into this map though, assuming that Levin is just going to kind of roll over for the Manny Fracture.
I feel like an anomaly, sure you can kind of talk that out to maybe inexperience or discomfort there,
but Breeze, like I said, it really leans towards teams like Levin to be able to not really prep much,
much, not really read too much into a map, but just go through the motions, rely on their baseline
protocols to carry them through, and we know how talented this team is. And again, already shown
here in the best of five that the experience isn't necessarily an issue. They're able to bounce back
and take split 13 to 6. And it just feels like I've heard this conversation, but with PaperX
in the name rather than PaperX. Yeah, it's almost like the roles are reversed. It's a team that
I'm just so impressed with this
left side. I really, really am.
It's hard to not enjoy how they
played it at this tournament. You
know the underdog always gets to
come in with a little bit of
levity to the step. Obviously
for paper X pressure in these
moments because again, I know
that we kind of talked about
them being the uncrowned
prince. I'm just so impressed
with this left side. I really
them being the uncrowned Princes of Pacific but they won their one. That's kind of been it.
We're waiting for that follow-up and if you start looking like you're getting pressured on Breeze,
I'll just look a little bit bigger picture here. We'll return to that later in this best of five.
But now it is to a piece. But Alex having a chat with the boys, checking in early.
But Neon right back to business. Ace likes theirs.
King wants to maybe play spoiler on this once more.
He's trying to kill yet, but he's present across the map.
And the catch here on the drone, but no tag.
I don't know how Shockdark really connected either.
No, good stall out as it stands, but 5v5 on the playback in.
Easy set, then done, neon waiting.
They start a line up for him, got to be careful, sends one,
sends two, they are...
It's all there!
Stop, run and hide if you can.
Get out of there.
They keep it simple.
They make it work.
They stand together, and they're about to take the lead here.
Something gonna take away King, but merely a match of survival for this man.
They're fast.
Bison, just missing that.
Oh, he knows he's being hunted down.
He wants this bad.
And he's not going to keep it. Spice it, rips it out of his hands.
Leav, take the lead.
Again, another indicator to counter that pressure discussion.
Usually after a timeout, it's slow.
We anticipate the aggression here.
Leav, just sweet bait site.
Perfect read.
And like I said, it's all Leav.
It's really like, literally, that one's the last.
Yeah. I think we know that line.
the
Hey, Breaks now probably put back in their show a little bit. The buy is not there
Don't really have the opportunity to play aggressive
Take the fight to live here in round six
Here's one
Fishing for it connection just yet
He is alive, but for how long it feels like, goes down swinging at least.
Oh, he's still standing cause Keen's got his back.
Man, these guys are starting to heat up now.
You can deal with a nice shot, but still, you've got to find a whole lot more to get
back in this game. Something going hunting. But again, in feet. Still trying to make a
case for this, but three kills the problem is the spike is just ticking and ticking and
ticking. You can make it costly, but those silver linings don't feel so bright today
at four to two. They're starting to stabilize now. When
The key engagement is yes, it's an antique over this diligent support system, as you noted,
in place here at Fort Leve.
One of the situations where they're breaking some historically, they'll overwhelm somebody.
They'll get an upgrade, they'll snowball off that.
They'll say something, if you find the kill here, it's a bait storm.
To throw in.
And quietly, they've built themselves up to every single ult, being available here
in round seven.
Oh, a nice adjustment.
Abusing through middle.
They'd be expecting the adjustments to be towards Vayne,
to their direct approach of the previous rounds.
But it's beautiful to witness.
Jing trying to dig deeper.
But maybe he's been, he's been hunted right now.
Neon trying to get involved.
Gonna go for a charge on something.
It is the Aramae battle!
Neon did, and finally falls.
But look at the damage done.
A 4v2.
Sight in hand and a 5.
A rare sentence I'm about to say,
but feeling irrelevant to the round.
He's about to head out.
He's off.
Yeah, keep this one up.
Paper X barely getting a look in in some of these rounds.
And there's almost a poetry and a mirroring of effect.
We've seen other teams crumble under.
Hang on.
I mean, if I was not going to be able to figure out that,
everybody's left side, you can just see now at least blows
with a glance back over.
Because they don't find him in transition towards B.
I mean typically info from the crowd but I'm about to figure this one out for sure.
Two puzzled. Everyone checking behind the monster wall.
Yes.
What?
Oh, oh.
Did you saw him?
Yes.
Time to tuck in, divide.
Oh!
Time to tuck in, Devite.
Oh, Spaxi can't find it, though.
11 HP. Big save from Devite.
Yep, double timeout.
Oh. Double timeout.
You won't see it yet.
We have to call it to this.
This is huge.
Paper X.
Feeling something is just intrinsically wrong.
I know we've had this conversation before,
but if you're down on that stage and you see Alex calling to timeouts
in quick succession early on in a map,
You know you've got them. Lev, you do not need to deviate here at all from the game plan.
It is landing.
Paper X.
Can you show them that?
Showing they are mortal.
It's taken a long time for that though.
They got all the way to the grand final before really it's time to see a bit of that pressure
coming through.
That feels like a story tale with this team.
does not like what he's seeing. The five in a row for Lev. I think the sign might be right in that
front, at least for one of the two camps. It always is, though. It always is. Yes, very true.
But for Lev, that feeling of it being a reality starts to land. You've got through the first map.
You've won your must win of Split. And then you take the lead and breeze. Now that's not
What we expected to see here, whether they keep it or not, is yet to be seen, but a check-in, a conversation.
The last hope really for Payprex to recover.
Of course, back in here, some gaps in the buy for sure for Payprex, but Bladestorm here and an operator in hand for something need to start seeing that value.
Why doesn't have shield either right now? So this could be a problem. He's still fine apparently.
Mesh take down Neon on the site and barely falls, but actually, not much of a team damage going on.
First advantage that PaperX has had and it took help from Lev.
Sato blows in King, though. Stunner dig in, and dug out by something, trying to get active on the site.
No plant this time to be had. They're getting in their faces, remembering who they are.
before his last man, Stanley, it's swept!
Finally a response from Paper X.
Shipped in focus here.
Well, Paper X, happy to greet the fight towards A this time around.
Ever, already showed.
Brown S here, and like I said, even on Split,
you just want to force the adjustment on the side of Paper X.
You don't want them to have the freedom.
They do lead on, time and time again.
Finally seeing something land. See that return on investment.
They'll pay for it now. We'll give them at least a little bit of a buffer here.
Oats extinguish now for them. We've got a full Oats cycle landing.
This!
He's got the rotation.
In the, on the way over towards B.
Something to hit core here.
Doesn't catch the shot on the way in.
I mean, it's near-unimpossible, but this round seems to make it happen.
But Neon this time, an adjustment in his path towards the site.
I love that.
And Spaxin's got the reward on the other side.
They're winning out on both fronts here.
Something you've got to be up to the challenge now.
Oh, it's a great attempt,
and the adjustment was quick, Mike. It wasn't even that complicated, oh, he got a round.
Credit to what they've done here. It's a brilliant adjustment and enough to unseat Paper X again.
This is just reading into the fact Paper X is going to pounce on any sort of contact early.
Spike seen able to cut off
P rotation here from Jing and just to that moment
One enemy
Take control
The A site
Leg firmly in control here
Make no mistake
Restoration starting to build but Payprex, yeah, I mean
Free fall, which ends with a timeouts
I never chance to check back in
To figure this one out themselves
He needs help, but Indy's just taking an absolute beating.
I don't need him to stabilize for just a second.
They look a little bit lost there.
Little unsure of where they were to commit to, and now they get left.
And on middle, something going further.
You can already see on the other side, Neon is waiting.
Oh, that's clean work.
Could do with a couple more of those.
They're a nice upgrade, and no one willing to challenge on that,
but that's okay, that's okay, start running.
They've been rewarded for their aggression.
In denoting the push up towards the site,
but the spike's being herded.
That's another issue in the back lines.
King needs to survive here, and something wants him dead.
There it is!
Underground!
Six feet!
Sato and spikes in.
Yeah, you might have the site.
How are you gonna get that spike?
So we've got plenty of time here.
40 seconds left on the clock.
We'll need a couple of kills.
Something...
Actually pick up the slack and might just catch them in transition.
He's coming online, this man.
He's coming up properly.
Kill by kill.
Tag by tag.
Okay.
You'll always go for that.
He kind of will.
Nisato's option, sadly, just not looking like
it's going to be enough for him
to change the round.
As you can see it, and now he can divide there
and paper X at the back of great work
from something able to get a fourth.
You need to see that value now.
I think it's clear that something still wants to be present in his early rounds.
He plays the timing to perfection as well with what's going on elsewhere.
And unfortunately, just as I've looked at the seed of doubt, something is in such a
deep position that King hasn't got many options yet.
The spike is noted.
I mean, it's said plenty of time left, but they can't get away from him.
So much ground to cover.
place again for something. Oh my god the chip damage on that. Unconfirmed but he's forced
us that first angle.
He'll be able to snake right across here but the player's able to scale past it easily.
And you'd imagine maybe Dubai would lose that fight but no, he comes out swinging but
now surrounded. He's in trouble and something can't save him getting just eviscerated on
on the site smuggled by that pressure.
43 in a plan to boot.
Say it can get onto the angle, get shot down Lauren.
They're so aware.
A beautiful kill.
Another individual fight.
Another individual challenge works out better for Envy,
but at the cost of almost all of his HP,
a boze is just kicking him while they're down.
Jane, 1v3.
Just playing this out again.
It's about to drop.
A blows gets it again.
Oh, it's on and finds all of these kills on the flank.
Ridiculous round from him.
He looks calm as well, man.
Cool and collected.
Every time they tried to challenge Omnis.
Look at what happened to them.
Oh!
That is ridiculous.
I couldn't take it.
much and looking across the stage. Alex can't take it. The situation three on the
flank here and left past every single challenge. The flying colors on the
rink of closing out a big advantage here. It was taken straight to this fight scene.
Really good catch from him there. Like a red flag to a ball but already Neon with
an answer, taking strides and taking space, blows, back to back to King now!
Falling to pieces, paper X!
Look out of there, blows!
It's going nuclear for this side!
Envy needs a 1v4!
He's got the first!
Tucked up, did it!
Let's look for the mic!
They are looking lethal!
Absolutely fantastic performance here from Lev, in this first half, 8-4, paper exes look, down and out.
In situations where they would usually shine, I keep going back to that, but Lev, kicking them apart Lauren.
And you can feel the momentum shifting, you can feel the tides turning, so don't go too far away.
I
and what do you do in these moments now Mike you've come up with a way to get
And what do you do in these moments now, Mike?
You've come into map three.
It was meant to be a good choice for Paper X,
a little unknown for one steeper, Lev.
But you start with four rounds to your name.
I mean, I've already seen the crack start to show Paper X looking...
Yes, they'd love to be unorthodox,
but it's not in the same way you see people swing the trades
and sort of together.
It's an adjustment here that shows the pressure is mounting for them.
Lev already has drawn blood in my eyes.
It's a big, big statement to pull out two timeouts.
Mateen, I pay for X.
Seasoned veterans in this situation.
My eyes, Lev, on top right now.
He's going to take a lot to really swing that momentum back in their favor.
Spike, see, he tested here early on, early spot of info,
four over towards the A site here, four Lev.
He just needs to live at this point.
Kind of hold a bit of space though.
And we've facilitated the retake on the way.
But five on the side.
The approach is here, obviously.
It's a new tool now to rely on.
We're getting upgraded pistols across the board here from left.
We're revealing area.
We do have a decent amount of utility to work with as well.
What's going to reveal much in this Bull 1 for 1 trade and away we go up to the races and a trade comes in to Sato.
But it's a five. It's a boy standing shoulder to shoulder.
Neon left you no 1v2. Hold on.
Time's ticking though Mike. This is going to be down to the wire if you want to have a go at this one.
Three bullets, two now to play with. One for each potentially but again he's got to get a move on and a jump scare on the way back in.
First bait the pay-per-ex and a necessity.
Give me a couple more of those to maybe quell some of this confidence on the side of Lev
Converge here from both wrecks
Certainly on the other side that you never see them shy away never see them slow down
It'd be so reliant on success here in these opening rounds
on the receiving end of a lot of paper X approaches. It's harder to be as dynamic on that defending
side to take as much, I guess, space and be as invested as they were on the first. So a perfect
opportunity for paper X to bring this back to at least touching distance, something looking to maybe
farm up a bit here himself if you can. That's quick.
are all down there. He's picked
aside. How many is it again?
One and done now. Okay. Surely
done now. Surely done now. He's
being hurted, but they found a
call it to play in now. They
I'm going to make it out alive.
The boys can still be the check that smoke.
That's what I'm really sure.
Fine number six.
Pay for X.
Again, very heavy investment there.
Something able to at least get a little bit of progress.
Again, building towards an early operator.
Question that early value that he did come alive.
Those follow-up rounds, but regardless, it was all left.
to blip along the way for Paper X.
That's the city operator here, round three.
Potentially, excellent off guard.
I mean, the expectation's always there,
and that's just something.
He was present in the forefront of your mind,
being like in a swift reminder.
I mean, I can actually match the way that.
I'd be surprised if he did see anything on that peak.
But maybe he's baited in slightly.
curious what Neon is waiting for that
patch if someone does go creeping up
through doors so some what basically
I really didn't think he was wide enough
on that but crucial bit of info there's
the plan well made it simple stuff and
attack just a leg spikes and gets to live
to fight another day and now I know that
operator is in action prepare yourself
Steady the ship.
Probably conscious of that same angle though.
No one hasn't budged.
Something's getting closer.
Step by step, closing in, takes away King,
blows once a trade-in.
Oh! It's a close-up thing! How are you surviving?
The funniest thing is that he's denied the kill,
but it's Neon on the side who's the threat, who's the problem?
It's all on something!
has Neon done so much during this. Something looked away. 13 seconds. Spike not to hand.
What do you mean to do here something? Paranoia lands. 8 seconds. Count it, count it, he's
gone. Let's have an answer. And the name is Neon. Absolutely massive round for him. Large
and in charge here. Spike down A. On A site. Again, even here with the information being
Let me really swing it on to that angle to at least make it clearance.
Fortunately, something that takes us down has to in that situation.
At least isolate one.
I'm just not really playing him in that regard from MV.
That was just the third.
So, if you still have a buyback in here,
in here. Change your pace towards A.
Toxins.
Operator obviously changing hands, Neon with that.
Divine looking to control the space in middle.
We checked John, Spice looking to the head and it's a comfortable find
and now all eyes back towards the site itself.
The second slightly disconnected from the patch,
so he might try and go for a late flank,
but something has to hold the line.
Stato on the trade removes him, now there's issues.
Oh, my God.
Lucky they are! Jane gets to live.
Finally to fall now, 2v2, Forsaken finally shows his hand, that late presence through the double doors and Sato, this would be a miracle.
It's not going to happen, paper-wraps! Get it gritty now!
So I was going to say, he's going to pick that up for something. Maintain the operator back across here.
What's that into an author position attempt to divide?
I see some investment to come through here, but the reposition here, as you noted, back
through the double doors, they ace up the sleeve for pay for X.
Bring it within two.
That's a bit of an investment, I don't expect to ask you now to see a couple more upgrades
come through, but it's not much.
Bring it into round 17.
I don't know how that's a headshot with something. The overachiever as ever, but a 4v4 and the
The weaponry is going to be a problem again.
You noted it, a very light investment coming back through.
Try and take space behind this wall now.
It blows into a position.
With that Guardian.
Shouldn't be able to do much, right?
Unless they really fall for it, it's just being in here.
They are diligent, they are heads up.
And they are good at their work here.
Putting in a shift to clear those corners.
Leaving Neon and Sato somewhat irrelevant to this, very hard to play back in now, even with that recovered Cripple in hand.
Nobody from Payback is going forwards here, they're actually resetting and healing away from the fight here, but Neon, fantastic shot of the Forsaken.
That is unbelievably quick, but both going to get noted, and there it is, something having enough of a running rampant.
and they don't keep them kept interested they keep them on site
something trying to allow a pathway out there
I think to fight
it's getting a bit messy there and it's okay
but I get the end of three and stay standing for paybrex
knocking at the door now and tying this all up
again they have quietly built themselves up to a stacked old cycle here
King, if you want missing his, you have to shop for something.
It's a slight advantage in that regard in terms of the ability to invest, here to convert.
There's a divine missing one for a pit, in between, perhaps a scurry.
Now for the things, look at that, I was going to say stabilise with Neon.
What has even on the last few rounds?
He's starting to heat up here.
The A site is the one that's got the fast majority of attention.
The other side of the map, paper X with a high priority towards A.
Loud, at least, to progress onto site.
I mean, Spike hasn't filtered across just yet.
And the hands have been beat.
They'll be conscious that the device showed presence very late.
And if you find a kill in transition it would be huge for Vapewrecks.
And Sato, asking a really cat to not get caught here, blows trying to buy some time, but it's
in each strike, takes away knee on the mound of the hour and Sato, he just doesn't pay!
PAPER!
Sato!
Okay, does it?
Ah, it doesn't do what they needed.
PAPER!
She's holding the line, having bodies in the right place!
That's the team chasing to break the curse on their name!
Nine apiece here. I mean, Lev rightfully so invests.
We finally see a timeout called here by Ona.
Get out of my way!
Hey, Brex.
Able to whistle away.
And Lev on his attacking side.
That's even now in a situation where, hey, Brex.
A flip advantage.
Now sitting pretty right now, a cushion to lean back on in terms of the economy and the
Alts aligning for them as well.
That left being tested once more.
Trailing five to one in the second half.
Things are the harder aspects of this now become the fact that left don't have those
positives to kind of depend upon and kind of have those solutions.
I guess for the fourth run of their mind, they don't have the reps here in the same light the paper X do
Really don't I mean for me neon certainly they want to carry the torch for Lev right now certainly in these last few rounds
Sato again you can argue the role different series
They're gonna be as present as he has and some of the other compositions
You know, obviously a much slower first half, but
They're getting off the starting blocks here in the second
a thankless roll to pick up here on Breeze, and this firepower for Paper X starting to
shine a little brighter.
They had to lock the hell in.
That was a shocker of a first half, but they have got themselves back on track.
They've got to stick to landing.
It's not done yet, it's nine apiece.
That's how much it took to get to this point.
Does then Lev play anything in the tank for this sake and feeling there's something off?
It wasn't far off the prize.
Yeah, don't initially go aggro here on this purchase.
B site left for the taking one smore.
Very important box, even in these lighting lessons, but Lev looking to try to catch a
player, get an upgrade, see if they can build.
But divide yourself, such a nuisance playing in this deep position.
Kept him in check as well, nobody's swinging onto that.
Now this B site retake will be tested once more.
Aprex again, make the right decision. They take the space towards Archers into spawn. That's three now.
Take this!
Be careful not to get overwhelmed here.
A little bit of chip damage going to come through. No matter which way you cut it, you look at the spikes.
It alleviates all that pressure on the CT side, not going to beat.
Next one up. Sato, individual. Handle, dealt with.
The machine of Payprex dying to really operate at a high level.
level, blows King and Neon, hoping for maybe a little something here, but it ain't gonna
come through.
Yeah, I'm playing hide and seek.
Okay, there you go, that's all you get, though.
Again, it feels like Paper X has had a stern talking to you.
They're on the same page and they're back in business.
Yeah, that was a long time ago, though.
This is the second half.
Very true.
All them in game.
And again, it writes, it always does on these opening rounds, unfortunately, here.
it. Seeing the same sort of approach, you could argue the finance is certainly a situation
there that heavy stack all around not landing for them. It's a big blow in terms of momentum
and the bigger picture. Some of the expected outcomes. Only really denying the bonus here
in the second half. It's been all Payprex. The aggression now coming out for Leve.
Yeah, Leve trying to turn up the tempo a little bit here and we won't be listening in with
pay for ex just a moment's time let's tune in now see how the site hit sounds
I was at the 3, 2, 1.
You guys said push yellow?
Hey, I know that!
One on dragon!
I'm gonna kill him!
I'm down, I'm down.
I'm down.
One up, one up, one up.
I'm gonna plant.
I'm gonna kill him.
Can I?
I'm gonna finish him.
Just wait boys.
I'm playing quick.
I don't know.
When you say it's your harbor,
I'm gonna go DD boys.
We wait.
You can smoke the door.
You can see it.
Okay, one way.
No, no, no, I still did it.
Nothing is...
It can't be big, don't hit K. Oh, no.
Just one boys, I got DD.
Nice!
Really well composed here, you can see them...
systematically working their way through this round.
Again, it's...
is it...
opening engagement's just not landing for lead,
and recovery factor not there.
The contingency's not in place to allow this overwhelm.
Triple XR Fanged Bullet, up to 11 now.
Touching distance of getting this map under the belt.
The one that was meant to be theirs, but had to fight incredibly hard for it.
Proving capability round by round.
And it's right up middle, look at double doors.
Something looking to be the can opener here.
If he gets there and starts it, but no, he's changed his space on elbow, jing, red alert,
he knows he's being hunted, great paranoia, he's going to back off!
Spikes in!
Brilliant!
The Paper X still have what they need, still have the numbers, still have a bit of control
towards middle.
And something getting one back, he's looking for it.
Just off the timing though, the sight take now comes in.
Which if you really know, they're giving up the site.
There is a pit available to divide.
To knock off that site here, secure this plant.
Something has to go huge in mid-game.
Three players. That's one. That's two.
Heading up a third.
So quick. Good of this dip and no, it is Sato still breathing.
Trying to be aggressive. It's rewarded.
But it still numbers up the paper X and in.
He doubles down. Last man known.
And 12 looking so likely for paper X here.
Sato takes a lot, 5HP, position seen, oh the shot dot, just about evades it, the second.
Every step he takes feels treacherous, but it's here, you can see the foot though, but
the 1v1 there's no way you do this against a device.
Surely not, 12, certain now, paper X, they have recovered back in business, 12 to the
Then there's all rides on something, buying some time, at least slowing them down, but
he finds two crucial kills.
Like I said, left giving up the sight here, allowing Divider to pick where to invest the
pit.
Everything aligning for PaperX here, even with the opening here, Spike's in.
certainly see yeah I mean paper stabilizing here in terms of their
assertiveness in some of these rounds to come back in the buy won't be a hundred
percent it's only the TP for Sato the other side it's everything but for
the last few. A for X. Reaping the rewards.
There's not much really for them to do here. And you can see they're wanting to go aggressive. They're wanting to really take the initiative, but it's getting shut down time and time again.
I think we started to see the best of paper rights when they're going to be brought back to the same page. That punch, their side takes you've had in these had something just doing wonders.
across the map here and let's unable to get that thing synergy we've seen in the previous maps.
The Rex maybe just lacking here in that comfort but also a call to action for Paper X.
They were down in the doldrums up that first half. You saw the double timeout. You saw
the stress starting to melt. They made it through that challenge. Here they have to get across the
finish line. At least rifles to an extent across the board here. It's vaccine again on the
hunt. You're out of this space. Won't note anybody. Forsaken will be king. But it does
start right on top of that. And that caught me off guard. Forsaken completely unawares
but something patrolling up middle going way deeper than before. And actually I think
he's considered it there. Could catch Spikes in. Light shield for Spikes in too.
Gotta be on red alert. That's a tag on Spikes in. But still, it's Neon denying the easy access
towards the A site. This has been something that Lev have struggled with. Try to control
that A site while all that distraction's in middle. This time between Blows and Neon,
they've actually managed it. Just too left now to find something. So for 2v5,
make that I won't be fine now Dubai we'll find the first not giving a shot
most of the clothes things out double digits now more than clinging to life
at least give them a little bit of a Christian but I'm just gonna see a
couple of upgrades here and no margin for error I'm just gonna be online for
blows. Nice adjustment towards the side, we're putting a couple extra bodies towards it.
Obviously helped by the fact you find the player posted so deep towards B but still this could
be a good adjustment. You can keep doing it. We find out now, still obviously by perfectly
in hand forsaken. Has that all as well to play with here?
We'll catch the...
We'll catch them before the dash out, but you know, I'm not going to get away with that one.
Rex, ready to split through double doors very quickly here.
Beyond deleted!
Devi, opening up the site here.
Reboot from afar, going to find one.
That's forsaken gone.
And Kim, controlling.
Catching the scanner up on device.
Fight now, noted two.
That's a big bit of info here.
They know the commitment's on this side of the map,
but something's in between.
Jimmy, can you do it now? In a 2v2.
Oh, what a shot for both!
Heroic levels from him.
Good tag as well.
And in V. Top of the board for Paper X.
A shot that landed lots of blows.
11-18!
Savage shot on the shoulder of 11.
And 11!
To their name!
OT, GG on this map.
What's the buy-like for PaperX?
They've got everything they need, except for Divyre Forsaken.
And the investment comes soon, so it's just going to be a judge's carry-out here,
but another huge round from blows.
I saw him really hitting up previously.
Top of the board now, four left.
It's just when they need somebody to step up.
Neon wants to find rounds previously.
I'm sure it's not slowing down just yet.
Oh no.
They're still up for it and the angle is something.
So brazen.
I mean, when isn't he?
There is an operator on the other side.
Oh! Neons wanted!
Doubles down!
Looks back for seconds, but an adjustment here.
It's not the same A site here.
It's going towards B.
We haven't seen this in a minute.
But already, Neon's looking towards Alvo.
They still have a player on the site, Sarto seeing this call for rotations, should be coming in now.
Neon's here early enough.
I'm taking him, of course he can't go anywhere without just right now, Sarto.
We've got a chance.
You can see how hard they haven't worked just to navigate the site, but Spikesin getting curious.
He doesn't account for it, Spikesin doesn't know either.
Split between just the box, he goes fucking blind!
He's taking him to find Spikesin.
Neon's starting to patrol the site as well.
The spike is yet to get over towards the site itself.
The smoke's still there, but it's treacherous.
34 seconds.
And basically everyone being kept safe by a smoke or two,
but they've got a rely on black here.
What amongst them are pay points?
Turn up the tempo!
Of course they do!
13 to 11!
The fiery finish of map three!
13 to 11!
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But Mars is always attracting international crowd.
And no, you've come all the way from America.
I have, yeah, from our East Coast, home of Florida.
Is this your first ever Valorant event?
Oh, it is, yeah.
A friend of mine is a big friend,
like a big friend with games and stuff like that.
And she's like, hey, I'm going.
Do you want to come?
And I went, yeah, absolutely.
This sounds so much fun.
So has it been fun?
Like, is it surpassed expectations?
Oh my gosh, without a doubt.
The artists have been fantastic.
I've spent too much money on art.
I'll be so real with you.
The arts have been fantastic.
The environment has been electric inside.
Oh my gosh, even just like watching from the bar has been so much fun.
And who are you rooting for today?
And our big final today at Viva La Leviathan.
Absolutely.
Do you think they've got a chance to think it's going to be like a full five
maps today? I'm hoping for four or five maps because I want to I know both teams
are fantastic. I want to see them play really, really well.
But honestly, they're the Kingslayers.
I want to watch them do it again.
The Kingslayers led by a king.
Let us know if you agree with Nova.
What a game we just witnessed and you know we had to be out here with the people and
also you know maybe a few folks having a good time over at the fan fest as well.
Don't lie I'm a little jealous.
I would love to be out there right now although I know it is quite hot but we decided to be
We're out here with the people!
And of course we're here to talk about what we just saw because Paper X managed to squeak by 13-11 victory.
But Billy, what a match we just witnessed.
Before we even get into that, we just saw Big John on the screen. I feel like we need to hear a Bosch from you.
Bosch! Is that it?
Yeah!
Sick! All right, I'm down.
Good enough for me.
Penny, a Bosch?
Bosch.
Ah, okay.
Okay.
She's more cultured than I am.
What did you have to say about Breeze, Billy, please?
I was honestly getting a little bit worried. I feel like paper X, you know, they finally managed to be able to close out. And that last round feels like it was such a heart breaking way for Lev to be able to not be able to quite finish that comeback that they were looking to have.
Yeah, the first half here from Lev, I thought was really impressive. The team fighting on their executes looked great. And it felt like they had figured a lot out about how to play with this Harvorkon, always using that deep wall fighting deep towards backside.
And PaperX struggled to find solutions, but when we got to the second half, I felt like it was a lever turning to some of the issues from America.
King constantly using that HarborWolf very early on, so they did not have it for the retakes.
And PaperX did an excellent job of brawling deep backside, similar to how Lev did in the first half to show up back in.
Oh yeah, they look fantastic to be able to bring this one back.
But now as we get closer to the finale, to the last two games in the competition,
And I wonder who is standing tall as the MVP.
And actually, I'm curious, who do you guys think?
Say it out loud. Who do you think is the MVP?
Something.
Okay.
Devide? You got a Devide?
Okay, okay, I like it.
Okay, something. You got a lot of somethings.
And listen, there's a lot of cases to be made
for some great players here, but it is important to note.
Go ahead and hold up for me. I thought you were sorry about that.
But this is what they're playing for right here.
This is the MVP bracelet held by some of the greats.
Who do you think is going to hold it today, Mimi?
It's interesting because PaperX has already won a trophy before in the MVP bracelet era.
That was for saken that won it in Toronto, but I think if they win today, it's going to be someone different.
The front runners for me right now are Divy and Jing.
If we look at the tournament holistically, Divy has been that man for PaperX.
He has been incredible.
The first game that they played against Lev at this tournament only died once on that ascent.
He's been having an unreal performance, but as the series goes later, it's the big game step up.
You've got to look at Jing. This guy's been a beast all stage.
He has been incredible, but I want to start thinking about Lev MVPs as well.
I think for me, Neon has been absolutely up there, not just in terms of fragging power,
but also the impact that he's having round after round after round.
The flexibility that he's offering the rest of his team,
he's never afraid to flex across and jump onto something else
to make those compositions work out for this Lev roster.
So for me, he's up there with, you know, one of the rookie of the year contenders too, when we think about it.
He absolutely is. I mean, could be winning rookie of the year and MVP of this tournament at the same time.
If Lev can pull this off and push it all the way to five maps, it's so impressive that he's in that running.
Because Jing divide. These are the idols that he was watching when he was younger.
These are the guys who were playing for trophies already four years ago.
But now he's here. His first ever event at 18 years old by just a few months.
And he's putting up MVP level performances. They're gonna need a hell of a lot more from them though if they want to pull this off
Oh most definitely I mean you also see to throw up the tournament as well
I mean like we it's important to know to the MVP is not just the MVP for the for the finals
It's the MVP for the entirety of the tournament to so that's another thing you have to keep in mind
I house King doing on the call house divide doing on the calls etc
Yeah, King is another name that has to be up there even if he's had some some lower individual performance maps
What's so good about him is he is the glue of this team. It's full of players at their first global
He's the only experienced one here the IGL the caller and he's incredibly consistent with his performance as well
I think back to some of the early games as well and Swiss Dima arounds that he was clutching
He was just having such an impact for the rest of the team and like you mentioned me
It's not just the in-game impact that he's having. It's also outside of the game
We see this leviathan and how much fun they have oh
The stage presence from every single one of them and of course his king is the one that is leading the charge for all of them
And really has embedded such a great mentality in the rest of his players, which I think is lovely to see
Let's think about what's coming up next here. We have a cent and folks. This is it paper X
They're just one game away from locking this up Mimi
They could hoist that second trophy over their head, but it's a cent a great map for Levy at Bamberg regardless
It has been for Lev, but the Flemish on their record was against this very same team.
They lost 13-1 to them.
The biggest things I saw in that game was how heavily PaperX on their defensive side
put a priority over fighting for extremities.
They have this double sentinel comp, and with Lev, you look at their comp.
They have Phoenix, they have Neon, they have characters that love to brawl for that extremity
and try and farm autos on their attacking side.
PaperX shut that down, and late rounds put down their sensible utility
to be able to overstack the correct side.
That was the issue last time,
but I also think part of it was the nerves.
Part of it was playing PaperX for the first time.
This has been a very different LeB,
playing them close today, Billy.
100%.
I think the worrying thing for me
is PaperX being able to start on that defense.
I think that, you know,
LeB decided to pick this map.
They didn't want to leave it to last.
So I think that that's where I started to get concerned,
because of course that's the start
that PaperX started on last time.
So one thing I am looking at, though,
is this operator from something.
is this operator from neon. We saw that head to head on breeze, and I think it looked great
for both of them. We saw on split as well. I think yeah, these are the two kind of key
players that I'm looking at when you mentioned taking control of the extremities. A lot of
the time it is something. He's playing the yoru on this map. He can bleed in two places
at once. Yes, not in the same way that a yoru used to be able to, but I'm expecting him
to take a lot of map control across the place.
The intensity is high as we get ready for this matchup. You see the players as they
They make their way over to the stage,
and everyone here at the Copper Box
waiting on Baited Breath to find out
who hoists that trophy over their head.
For Paper X, they're just one map away
from being able to do it.
And Levy at Don, well, they're gonna need
to pull off something incredible here
to force that map five, and maybe, just maybe,
lift that first trophy over your head.
But look, folks, here we are.
This could very well be the last game.
So Copper Box Arena, we need some energy.
Let me hear you!
I think we'll get the better of that copper box arena, it's the last game I want to know.
Are you ready?
That's right, cooking the last.
Let's see if it all plays out.
Castors, back to you.
Yeah, I mean, I think they've said this all up so well.
The question of do they have what it takes if?
Leve, the opportunity is still in their hands.
Payprex have done what is necessary to make to this point.
But Aiden Schleck now coming in, Mike.
What are your expectations?
Did that kind of led us to this point?
Yeah, I don't expect many switchups here for Payprex,
obviously leaning heavily on what is regarded as the elephant
in the room in terms of this veto.
Again, the question mark obviously comes towards the back end
in terms of Leve's map.
Well, that's been the discussion, right?
Absolutely.
last discussion here. Obviously, Divy previously taking over of that first series. It was a
13-1 need I remind you. And don't expect really a changing approach to it. I think that's
probably just one of those chalk it up as a paperwork stay, right? They have certainly
want to right their wrongs. Again, you've got to argue as well with someone like owner.
They've got to come away from that series, the previous series between these two teams
under such scrutiny of what went wrong.
It was denying the bonus. It was the only round they got.
Wow, isn't it?
They do say you learn more in your losses.
And this is true to both sides to an extent, right?
If you want to let to go the distance here to take us the full five,
you've got to hope they've learned from before.
But Paper X, grand finals.
A rookie team against them.
They've felt the losses in those moments.
I mean, they've been stretched, freeze.
That could have gone either way.
Again, a string of rounds found by paperbacks,
but Lev certainly not shying away from that,
still putting up a fight.
Again, you come back to that discussion around a young team
experience at the helm, sure, but it's the resilience
to be tested in the best of five series
and now coming to a send.
Which a lot of people are going to be looking at as well.
It's going to go the same way, surely.
Leve have to be the ones to take charge here.
Will history repeat itself?
And for which side?
A commanding victory last time they met on this very map for PaperX.
Now standing with two maps to their name,
and Leve, the opportunity to take us the distance
has sent the defining map here.
A chance to build a legacy for PaperX
to look like the team to beat.
All on the line now. We go in with baited breath. Who knows what we're gonna see here?
It has to be different from before.
The ball out early on here, trade out one for one.
Let's take an end, King, both finding kills.
See, immediate. The wall here to cement their hold.
And meanwhile, Neon just trying to find something towards B.
King, 8-8 speeds. So much chip damage done.
They're so versatile. They're everywhere on this map. Beautiful take of space.
Blows a commit to site.
I guess my question mark is with Spikes in how he wants to try and stay relevant to this, but the pack of players are moving at the same time here.
Paper X, same page. Neon, you have to be a superstar if you want a chance even in this round.
I mean, the first year, but it is Neon to offset this now.
Hastaland the shot. It's good for two.
Exceptional work to bring it back to the realms of reality,
but Spikeson with a labored fight and blows.
That's awesome! Oh, but it's caused something to sleep with the wheel.
30 HP in a dream here.
It all looked on the body, but look!
Dig that bit deeper!
How has Spikeson lived here?
He's 13 HP from that initial engagement.
And he's noted so well, he doesn't find a kill,
but at least towards the eyes at the perfect moment and Neil I said he had to
land these shots shots it down for them at least on the board here now
definitely feeling that one was doing the dance that was paper X's for the
taking. Well, they've matched the previous score line for themselves. How far are they
going to take it now? Again, you look at the purchase, it's not without threat. I see a
bucky, I see a sheriff. I see enough to keep my mind on the round. But for Lev, let's see
if they can hold this together. Something will have to TP out here. That's about, yeah,
paranoia. Ready and waiting.
Okay, the stun. Dozen deniging.
And now there could be issues here. Can't even catch him on the way out as well.
Fast on his feet. Sato's gotta be careful not to get overwhelmed. That would be a
prized possession to take. Shorty close by. I'm
scared of this. I think Sato is too to an extent. Respecting it
enough. Too many unknowns around that corner.
have a sheriff you know how deadly he is with that weapon he's just misses it but
sure brings out from Neon
I played in he's fallen here we go paper X always a problem
always a threat and this time they wanted bad tonight so today they dig deeper
the neon hold on this the last miracle is before what he tried his paper X to
flip round two here they want to maintain the round count four left and
again I've said it before divide so lethal play situations just a sheriff
Beautiful stuff from him to find these two kills.
A little rattled here.
Surpassion show and drop.
Gotta keep their heads in the game.
Neon just missing one.
Just want to force it.
Spent them to go for this orb.
Please hold up.
You might need to play right next to it.
You gotta be fast to even just stay alive or something.
This is so early.
Very early. Hello.
And I think King might even have seen both potentially in middle.
They're not 100% sure, but the exchange up between the omens.
Play. Let's play.
There's the tour de force being popped.
So investment.
Say the least.
Indeed. Now he's prepared.
Jing comes on over.
Has help here.
If you careful not to get surrounded,
you can see how disconnects all their players are,
but Neon looking to really get involved in this.
I still huddle into back sight, and he just catches a glimpse.
Sato's lucky to be alive.
Rook to deal with Spikescene, we'll find out with the sheriff.
Well, Forsaken's got to be cautious too, but again, the damage is getting there.
Spikescene down low, Sato down low.
Divine Alphorst to fight, but I think he missed the drop.
Maybe just hearing the sound cue or being fully aware there was a chance of it, with
six bullets to play with Kings a problem.
He's in the back lines.
Forsaken's somewhere we'll find his.
Sato on the reaction.
There's that tour de force raffling off the bullet 28 seconds spikes on the side catch there for something forsaken in unison
Neon has to go wild he can't do it paper X on the same page of the two HP spikes in
This would be one for the history books
We did it before on 13 and they do it again now know something
Do you want the killing blow here?
We'll find the defuse and certainly threat here for Lev.
They were able to find it opener and that's the awkward situation then.
Masato chipped away at me still.
All this time in the spike, not able to transition onto site.
Hold the nerve in this situation.
It really was a place I'd be disciplined on site.
Not peek into that tour de force.
Just the TP available here for the opening three rounds for Paper X.
I think we're probably going to fish for a pick here very quickly and we've seen my challenge previously,
but just a shot down sent through initially. Something operator in hand already.
That's going to get our chip damage off the orb, at least try and punish that a little
bit.
Okay, so there's about the ability to farm up Sartos.
Oh, he will have one pretty early on if he finds a kill here.
Yeah, I'm still playing up something playing on shore here.
The smoke's just come in, so he's going to be forced off this.
But they have to do a lot of early work to kind of even out the score.
The aggression's in play.
You can see the tar set for Neon is trying to keep in check divide, but something going
on with the challenge prepared, ready, and waiting.
Oh!
He's still got one!
He still gets spikes in in that!
That was so damn fast.
So snappy.
You've seen some of the shots he's landed on the stem before.
Oh, they actually put it away from that now.
The wall to go up.
He doesn't rotate initially, but certainly plays in an extra body towards B.
Info here off the dart, but not too tearing just yet.
They're going to have to go in, I guess, by hopes, and that's about it.
They do have Sato's ult to help with this, but there is still on the site.
DeVy gets to play on the corner. He's going to fall, but it's Jing in support.
Takes away blows at the site, still a problem, two on it, 15 seconds.
A flash to help, 13, you're running out of time left.
You've got to get a move on here, envy, patient, in approach,
catch is one, the ball's there, cut's not enough,
to press your paper X.
And then there's really a credit to Beasite,
holding in the time in the utility,
left to slow down at every hurdle.
You see there, it just becomes a desperate flood towards site.
Beautiful shot here from something.
I mean, look what he sees.
It's just the edge of the pema.
He's still tilted from that.
Not necessarily what you want to see from them.
Right down to the wire, yeah.
I mean, if you're going to allow Neon to work,
then have to look for a pick, at least to be a little more proactive.
Just being proactive here, where you go forsaken from the word go.
Going to work on that distraction in play.
It's pay for it once again.
Snapping authority now into this series.
He's got himself a corner to play from and then is it something to get it who gets the reward here?
Okay, he often blows stepping on that one, but no upgrade instantly to hand
Box didn't know as you noted something
Kind of allow them to stack everybody on site here
Out of a punch nothing as well
Sato one
Shock dart looking a little scary this one.
Good luck boys.
I don't envy that position because Forsaken's even tucking in on the smoke.
Dart goes in and they know that they're not fully backed away with something the position is in.
He is the final point of this and okay boys gets one but again you look at his position.
There's no way you're getting to the site now.
Paperex started to stretch their legs a little bit.
Like I said, you don't want to see slow rounds out from there.
If you allow something, space on that.
You already see what he's doing.
Previously, an outlaw here with the operator.
Again, it plays in.
Paperex just post up here.
There's no question marks.
Ah!
Pipe certainly back on track for Paperex now.
A four-to-one lead here on a send.
something has to break the trend here. I'm concerned for Lev. They faced this side before.
Been in this position. I'm concerned of that scoreline. It's time to look more and more
similar. However, still plenty of chance to change that.
I think he was really anticipating that but just on the back of the contact, something
goes hunting once more.
Sato to full.
Oh god, remember this.
Hmm, I've seen this one before.
Don't you dare.
He's made it up Kat.
That's something he said but again this, I don't say hesitation but this different
tempo that Lever playing with looking so comfortable for Paper X.
Spikes in on a solo endeavor.
Something, a recheck on middle.
Is he walking that smoke?
I'm concerned he might be considering walking the down smoke.
Neon had him dead twice, didn't land the shot,
and now they're going to end Scalar.
Has he got away with that?
I do not know, but Glows wants him dead again if he can.
Oh, he's got the catch at least for saken back to where he started, pretty much.
And a 4v4 now.
A lot of volts to invest here, something at the vibe.
A chance really to overturn this.
Neon a little disconnected, won't catch anybody in transition.
Something to open things up here.
Try and get as much information as possible here,
but the clock's running out.
Have to make a move down.
There's a commitment, something getting away with Daylight Rubbery!
That's not your sight to come back in on, but Spikes in!
Lighting him up! It's 4!
Can he get the fifth? King will take it for the round.
They'll absolutely take.
Second round posted here.
Paper X, that window of opportunity was so small.
Here with something at least fine in the first kill.
Awful timing for Zafa.
They're posted on the angle.
Spike see the perfect response here.
Two devise ultimate.
Maybe to seal the deal.
He's left a little bit of room to breathe.
He's only a second.
Got to follow up round to here and leave paper X.
A little bit broke.
It's had a pace though. Look at Maxi!
Maxi!
Straight through towards CT.
The man enamored with taking the space to buy now right on the chopping block.
Here!
This guy's quick.
He's already in the round.
And Neil, I'm just going to try him in for a good...
Yeah, cancel on that. There we go Lev. Where's this bit of fire come from?
Completely catching Payprex off guard. If this was the...
To turn the tides, I said this is the one that puts Payprex in a weird spot in terms of the economy.
I have Ulster Rely on now. He sounds as fury as that.
They're at least showing they don't want to bow out of this one, trying to hold on to what they've got again, and no attempt really to catch an exit.
I'm going to be careful I guess with something, but he's already backed away.
I think he's right, yeah, more winnable, 6-0 HP has to hold on to it.
Okay, this is really really positive to see for Lev, because it felt like they were pretty much shut out of this game, right?
I don't want to see them really spend too much time.
The likes of me on to work the map and look for a bit.
Because Payprex is just going to,
it's beautiful to spike team that way.
Perfect timing to follow up on the drone.
Yeah, I mean, and you look how good it can look for Lev.
So Payprex left wandering a little bit
and you can probably tell.
You can probably tell.
Attract your obligations in effect here.
And finals included.
Still applies, still applies.
Obviously, just blame whoever made the signs
with the tech pause on it.
Find them in the audience.
Don't look at us.
Stay looking that way.
Of course, production's ready with one.
Oh, brilliant.
Brilliant.
Thanks, guys.
Nice one.
Good work.
However, yeah, tech pause just, I think,
if we're not mistaken,
just doing a little bit of a check in with the audio.
Make sure everything's good here.
Yeah, no, it's just to the end there.
the
I'm going to say too long here.
We left at least showing a little more life than previously again.
It's easy to stay here with the school line, but it's the fact they haven't just sat back
Dictated to these everyone's which would dominate from paper X. They were and it kind of kept compounding almost it was that
the game out more and more and
it just it becomes almost
insurmountable odds at that
point. So for them to break back
in here is key. I think it's
good for the confidence. It's
good for the mental as well.
Don't let the grammar tasks of
the moment really overwhelm you.
So great to see that the
individuals are going to be able
to at least feel out the game
a bit here. I want to look at
spikes into me for being one of
those big proponents of getting
live back into the game.
So I'm going to start with
of getting live back into the game.
Sorry for me as well, a discussion earlier on in the series around Sato.
A little slower to start here, but Desk highlighted it.
Spectre Paper X to crunch in some of these buy-arounds and deny that free progress
can be found on the set.
It's easy to achieve.
Like I said, it really bolsters your position on the attacking side with a Phoenix in the composition.
It is a Paper X timeout here.
Maybe not happy with the last two and certainly got to discuss that
Change your pace that have employed previously
I just wanted to button up a little bit
That doesn't look too stressed yet
Um at port three they asked in the lead a little bit of room to work with a lighter purchase going to come back in
But still not the end of the world again for me
I think it's just great seeing the depth of capability from leb that they have a gear shift already
Kind of identifying clearly something not working in those first what three four rounds really that was so one side
it. Okay, we've got to look at
other options. But Alex doesn't
want to let that spiral out of
control by any means. We've seen
what can happen in these finals,
in these moments where it just
becomes too big to contain.
But now.
I mean, just to stop you there,
the next round or two is really
crucial because you look at what
they've already established
behind their purchase.
They are sitting pretty right now.
Like I said, the Oats, not
necessarily any lining, but in
terms of maintaining Neon's
operator and the ability to buy
back in here looking very
prex overcome the odds with
a purchase like this.
to be diligent and
approach it.
especially after that previous
round right this similar a
better buy on one side but
not the same sort of trap set
up a little bit different in
that regard.
It's still the second and
in the same place and Jinx is one of those with the better weaponry, especially Handle.
Jinx is around now.
He's going to flash though, so just keep some papers in check, apparently there's a way
to re-clear back through here and Invisor follow up.
Oh, it's here as he connects!
I think he's done good chip damage at least to start with, he's looking at Sato and Spikes
and potentially in that.
Again, look at this tempo, look at this pace, they're not finding the same footholds here
in this round for Lev.
something here to pick up the slack as well loads will fall it's not one of
the ones tagged by the Hunters Fury either so still too vulnerable here this is
concerning this is very concerning now as Jin gets played in and he is ready
pay for next call to action only really interesting by King dropping something
but where the spike resides is still an issue King does have his TP can pick this
up but you look at the clock you need to another kill towards B to be able to really.
You thought you had it, you thought you had him. You have the spike at this point.
Eon would be lucky to live as in reality Paper X have once again posed such a problem in these
rounds that Lev just simply are not prepared for. Another flip here with just two weapons carried
the cross by Paper X. To be a little more cohesive here with these anti-ecos.
You can see from that again, it's not a thrifty, it's still...
First time I've seen frustration.
Rightfully so. It's a round where they are caught completely off guard.
They feed into this, set up in three once more.
Gotta shake that off though.
Shadows traveled.
Two feet here for King.
Oh, there is in terms of ults here for left.
Spikes in immediately onto this angle.
Yeah, he's chomping at the bit.
And actually he's been an excellent factor for left to try and break into these sites.
Desperate to do it!
Deadly on the way through!
Spikes in!
The one to really ignite hope for left after a dreary round.
Locked out of this initially something a million miles away from this and an operator the span
Odin doesn't necessarily connect just yet. The ting will find one. Spikesy responds with a third
Digging out of this spot now be probing the Odin. Take a jump
Really? Oh, he did that one. Does it break the close player?
up. I should shut down the account. 10 HP is not really enough for Envy to work with
on that kind of build on the fact that maybe they'd get that pick, but Spikesin doesn't
want to let him live. He doesn't let him breathe. So much power on the attack there,
taking so much space. Zero fear shown. Beautiful work from Spikesin. He should be proud of
what he's done. He's done his rounds. He'll be able to live through it though. But the
round will be falling in the hands of Lev.
Thanks for that 50 conversion, unless a buy-sorry converted previously, offset this slightly
still going to be fairly comfortable, maybe so off-way to available, we'll have to wait
and see.
Jim does really well with his spicing, again onto that angle so quickly, the one to open
up. No one to seal the deal. Top of the board now, 4-11.
He said, all it takes with a team like this is one player to really ignite the fire under their
teammates. They're digging in with their space as well.
Change the AMA. Nobody challenges him. They can pay for it now.
Well, lost out a couple of times, and Jin probably happier to play towards short.
Very quickly though, Lev they're going to regroup outside B. Do now have Sato's ultimate,
Spikes in, just missing one.
Divy and Envy have been fairly solid here towards B.
Absolutely. Spikes in.
Marvelous on his entry run.
We're asking a lot of him, but he does have a help from Sato with the ult.
It's going to be wall going up, going to try and time it right, but he does get to go ahead.
Now needs to prepare steady himself. Can be noted at stairs smoke still in place
I look and just live that
Fantastic from him spikes in left in Tatars who trade but now they can attack with the site, but it's a pause from Paper X
Plants should be up next
Initially shot dark gonna force him off the plant now and that's the second one land both will fall they're already out by switch
They are close by here that flash might be just a little too
Both of them saved at the very end, but he's still in the plant and something, he's still
here, Envy's still here, HHP, they're backing on him to get the plant now.
Something goes hunting, looking for that man out of place, but Neon has been a wonder.
Even bounding forward, he's got to have faith that his team can hold down on the site.
Something's showing, turns and looks, he knows there's going to be a problem behind, but
Where is the man who made this the issue to begin with?
He's cornered again! The one, the one!
And King already noted on the back lines
and something's landed these in the past.
Don't think he won't again.
Time.
Take in!
King!
He wants that crown! Bad!
Five, five!
What a shot from Neon.
Just when you think
Bay Breaks are about to turn this on its head once more.
They line up for him.
Beautiful stuff.
Indian Force can't find their second.
King able to bite his time.
Lev.
Certainly showing signs of life here on the center.
Look at those ults as well.
Key round, Esato.
That's instantaneous.
straight through the wall I imagine.
Well, the advantage here for Lev.
They're blowing through.
Rex answer back here, the drone.
Maybe find something towards mid.
Stato at least, but won't note the closer player.
He's still now divided to find an upgrade.
Rifle's in hand for the four remaining.
As you said though, plenty of ults to counteract that.
of Lev. Late wall to go up. See already the ping on the minimap. Jing hasn't necessarily
been rotating off this. No, I'm also just going to keep my eyes trained towards the
spike. You can see that Neon's maintained the position towards middle just to make
sure if they do want to ferry this across, but my concerns start when he gets late round.
the tempo changes. It's not gone well for them. Generally played in paperaxe quite nicely
in this.
I mean, yeah, I'm thinking Wins out in main here, with paranoia and the slope. It really
eats away at the clock here. You don't really see two players towards one for paperaxe.
This could be a misstep for Seiken and Jing. Gonna be overwhelmed on the first attempt here.
Seiken wants to stand his ground towards main though. Sights under pressure. Jing, handle
Spice in well. Oh, it's gorgeous! It was taken! The stakes made! It's paperless!
With a swift reminder of who they are, pushing up to six.
They just don't scale forward quick enough. Again, you have to make sure the paranoia is burnt
up. There's no slows left for Jinx. Things that can make the clock excruciating.
This is after the first blood deaths followed by 30 seconds of silence across the map.
He's back. He's back. Shut down so quickly here. A beautiful shot.
April X of Sabat. Daring team, six on the half. You want to play, let's play.
Here from Neon, something posted here though.
see just on the other side that expecting the mid walk yeah paperx give it up
here contact a main
smoking gonna hear the Alvron see that the utilities coming in okay they're
gonna know it's gonna sign it well alias this neon's fallen that's a great
start there jing and then sartor well doing incredibly well here spikes in
though. On their heels. Who's trapped with who? Forsaken. You know, let's keep this advantage
up for PaperX, but the time is on their side.
Why are looking to invest here? Man advantage. Again, the same thing we've taken from both.
Sato goes forward. He had to. He's playing the numbers as best he can. Blow's gonna get
his gun back out, but King lex. Back to the wall. Still comes out swinging, but falls.
It's looking like it's there for a Paper X.
Flows can do nothing but watch as the time takes away.
Seven to five.
Paper X pushing up for the lead on the half.
They have to do so well to keep this competitive here,
but it's just not enough to get them around advantage.
Something to get posted here for so long
applies to crucial kill.
Weakens that approach towards the A site.
against the same ultimate, well-drilled here from Paper X.
I
to get to. Seven five. The
score line. It has way to it
now, considering the point in
the match we get to. This is
pressure. This is everything
they've worked towards. This
is incredibly difficult going
in the room in terms of this
veto and the best of five against
huge advantage here forcing Lev
towards again somewhere paper
X dismantled them previously and
then to Lotus another discussion
altogether for Lev but sticking
here with a cent a seven five
half certainly not over just yet
For me eyes go towards sato here a little bit behind the curve
So I'm struggling earlier on in the series
The spike see man so explosive still yeah the one to single-handedly open up some of these rounds
He's been
Kind of the exception to the rule in some of these rounds
And I think kind of a big proponent of the pace that we like seeing left playing at now paper X on the other side of course
managed it well, adjusted well. However, if I'm not mistaken, we don't just take it a
second here to make sure everyone's feeling okay going forward, so let's get a
word from Forsaken, the winners of Master's Fronto MVP bracelet. So we're gonna
take a moment here while we run for this.
Hello everyone, I'm Forsaken from PepRac. Yeah, I feel really great after the
match up against CDG because they won and I feel relieved. I thought that we're gonna choke and loss but
somehow we can bounce back and try to reset after the map point. So yeah, I think so far,
EDG play really good as a team. I think their real fracture is like master class and this they
know how to counter us. So yeah, they play really well. Off-road.
Looking for a chance to claim a second move in here today.
The second is not finished, is not done yet.
We don't really like putting a lot of expectations here.
And basically, we just try to have the same mindset,
which is like we come from like lower back all the time.
And somehow we can manage to get a game.
For me, I still kind of like believe that can come back and bounce back
because when I take once come back from like 11-3, I remember.
And yeah, I still can't believe I don't give up yet, the game has not end yet, so I still believe in my team that we still can win the draw and come back to Rambeir and you know, but here we are.
to get back on the way. So
thank you for your patience.
And if you're just tuning in,
you mess a bit of a bit of a
belter so far. A real challenge
to one of the greats looking
to pursue a legacy here for
Payprex and Lev. I mean, the
plucky underdog. How could you
not love watching their journey?
I'm so happy to see them at
least make this competitive, as
I said, in heartbreak to bow
out with the one they've had
I've had here in London and overcoming the odds here.
So one map remaining here if Leva able to come back.
Only a 7-5, again a very different situation in the previous series.
Certainly I come back to the same point though.
Some of these superstars fought Leva.
It's certainly an opportunity to make that happen.
dream alive for Lev. We are back underway in what could be the final half here.
Payprex in the lead in this map and in this match standing against them. The man
of the moment, Neon and Spikeson joined by the rest looking to be authoritative
from the start. Yes, don't get a reward for that but some chip damage done.
Now forced to freeze, conscious of further aggression, have the wall available here for
the pistol, no surprises, and be influential.
Still going to be able to confirm behind this smoke that tonight's vision in mid.
That's that move. Here the utility on the other side here.
Big ping here. Yeah. Off the reveal.
Missed a combo almost maybe on that potentially but still handled but it is informative.
I'm painting a picture and actually a bit of a curious read but the spikes didn't just
left the site for a second.
You have Sato here, a little late on the molly and a little ball, it's perfectly timed, who am I to judge?
That's away something but still, 4v2, Neon and King locked out of the sights.
For 20 seconds, plenty of time to plant.
So they come from all here, 2v4 for Neon and King.
And everybody from Paekweks, huddled onto site here.
difficult to really break some of these angles on the way back in.
Neon, three shots left here in headhunter.
PUNCHING
Teleports ready.
See where they can get done here.
Yeah, just that paranoia to really instigate something.
There's the first, but it's traded.
Quick work, Neon.
Arcelott, not got it.
Paper X, brilliant start here.
Kicking the ground, running in the second half.
So unlucky for Lev not to convert that early.
Exploration into mid.
The chip damage done but they're actually
through the way out for a second heal from Jake.
They're everybody fighting form.
Of course you're not able to stop.
Flood out from B main here.
Correct, you'll find the pistol in the second half.
No investment here for Lev.
What Lev?
Retrieving flash.
There's the Neons.
Only four here.
Find something.
Challenge up.
Oh, it's so good with the sheriff.
He's simply stunning with it.
Anyone else fancy a go?
I wouldn't.
Devine's been on the money.
He's got the entirety of Lev basically trying to clear him right now.
now. The rest of his side's on
the side. He's laughing. In
terms of flash couldn't quite
get away from it in time, but
something free to catch.
Re-reposition. Oh, it's just
magic for them so far. Any
more losses would be an issue.
I'm trying to police the weapon.
I mean, they'll come out of this with a guardian and two bulldogs.
They weren't necessarily too upset about that.
As you know, 35 HP.
Shut down. It's all taken to clean up here.
Nine rounds posted.
He left to come out swinging here.
I'll buy back in. Sato, early progress made towards the old, haven't necessarily seen that value just yet.
As I said, I'm going to keep the attention of Lev long enough.
We've got it here for Lev, three towards B.
maybe if they want to flash out, maybe take this fight on the back of contact.
Gotta make a name for yourself now, Lev. You got this far. Is there anything left in the
tank now? Flash, reveal, dropsome, something gone. Paper X held at the starting blocks
this time. Getting creative to find a way back in. For Paper X, they've got this round
to play with. Bit of an investment around it, sure. How much can they get done now?
Three players on this side of the map. They look good last time. They put their foot in
already. Hold on, blows could be in trouble here. The sports are not going to make it
there too quickly. Already rotations, right sin! Blows! Gips back in towards cap! Coles,
two of them. They need to find Envy. Very little say into this. Well, that's not a bad
start for Divy. Can you get any more here? Come on on stairs. It's just a little out of
time. Ah you're...
Ah Steve! The little greeny there! I see the vision! I get it! I'm left with four alive
looking to extend play.
Unfortunately, paperwork's great. A little bit of a death funnel here towards Lane.
Stun coming through. Spike seen. I'm able to shut that down. Great support system.
They're blows. Expect them almost to back up entirely here, but the confidence to still go forwards.
Desk being put through its place at two.
Because you feel like that could have really shut down a lot of the account.
You've got the opponents there, you kind of think you've got them on the ropes.
But no, let them come back out. But can they string it together?
Easier said than done.
his paper X now back in with a good purchase obviously something
can be watched in a little bit less. That's judging me also. It's still certainly useful.
Driven flash. It certainly implies that they are going to invest here to right
at least kept in check and the wall dealt with early enough you know a deeper
angle here maybe not anticipated. Oh that's fast.
What if I was good for that? It was kind of going through the right motions.
There's the old judge who could be ready.
Here we go. Are they going to try and pincer in towards Neon? It looks like he is their target for now.
Something loses track of him but takes the space of the back.
Now we're going to have Sato's ult coming in just to try and maybe alleviate some of the pressure.
But Qing catches a rotate. That's not going to be easy.
Play with that! It worked for Sato. Better double down from King.
It's all down to Qing whose presence was noted in middle.
in the middle. They know where he is. The spike is not close enough. And Lev looking
like they're starting to make an account here. Starting to turn our attention back to the
game. Paper X going to be held away from 10 for another round. Nothing really for Jing
to do here. Again, with Divide being removed so early on, it almost forces the hand of
Paper X. Something I think at least forcing the TP there, but he just doesn't know where
He's gone to can't commit towards sites too much of a gamble
And spike falling at the choke point
Great response found here by Lev
up to seven
Four left standing as well give them a little bit of a cushion
That's how hectic to do to come out of that with four alive feels quite impressive because paper x
We'll just be chomping at the beach or something invest in the old they're getting in their faces
team catching one in middle, but then that was it.
I can.
Even here, I mean, Sato's investment,
they are available in terms of alts here.
It's great for King to catch that as well.
He can get onto the reset.
Heartbreaking for Lev.
Really good support system in place.
Payprex to call.
Another time out here, we saw the frustration
I think it's going to be a
lesser buy again. I'm ready to
be surprised once more. At this
point, should we be surprised
the amount of times on those
lighter investments they seem to
come out looking even better
than ever? That's a scary thing.
Yeah, I think it's going to be
a better buy. I think it's going
to be a better buy. I think it's
going to be a better buy. I think
it's going to be a better buy. I
think it's going to be a better
I mean, if I miss into one more for Hunter's Fury, this could be the turning point for
them.
The chance to stabilize really cement themselves here on Ascent.
I'll say, yeah, cause a bit of an upset, honestly, yes, I can flip this one, just crunch out
on to the orb here outside 8.
Stun into the molly.
TP up here, so sound you noted, but the one
who doesn't see anybody on the cross.
Yeah, not calling in that little, I don't want to say a set
play, but the little trap turning eyes, no short.
You can now kind of start feeling the intention,
hearing the TP, seeing the Alonvron,
you can start piecing it together.
There's a flash hindering the approach.
It's like he's actually getting involved in it.
I was looking, but in the meantime, the exchange on the site, they've lost the site for a little bit of a look through deep on Cat.
I don't like that from Lev, but let's see what the final product looks like.
It's forsaken! The timing is right!
It's PaperX against the odds again!
Still finding magic in these moments, I don't know how they do it!
Blows, falls, and now Sunday's down a king in Neon.
A 2v2, yes, but the site is under PaperX control.
I have to do it. I'm actually able to move a chunk of the wall as well as the door.
How annoying. Perfect. But it doesn't matter what happens. Leon still finds Forsaken.
I thought he was on for that one Forsaken, but Jing left in the 1v2.
Can't use this yet.
Tucked in towards hell. He'll hear the steps.
Can he play it right? Can he choose and gamble on this audio cue coming?
Checking behind.
Patience from Lev yeah neon having a look towards three for the time starts to take and they have to make them
So quick to it
He'll get you around the fuses in
You see that TP coming through you are begging he's a good to get onto that trade quick enough
Land in the shop through the water or say
The dismantle this early pressure back through doors to flash out the smoke off the left concede the site
Looks like a disaster in the making for them
Come out here with number eight operators to hand neon now to all the force behind this
Still comfy in terms of the economy
me. Oh, hold on. Look at the tempo now turning it up a notch at this point. Get it.
Perhaps even both sides. TP right behind them.
What's taking so quick on that? I mean taking liberties, please.
Give them a lot of space to work with, but can they make it out to join in?
That thing already has. Jinx having a look. Iconic with the wall.
They start to filter back through towards stairs, on towards switch.
Goodbye, Al-Dun! Lev, look at your retake the site itself!
Envy's down there, though! Try to get the plant if you can!
Let's pause for a second, Hunter's fury needed to have a layer of safety on this!
It's a land. It hits nothing!
It doesn't land at all!
Something on guard duty!
I'm trying to hold those approach points!
Spike's in.
It's Sarto to fall.
That's in, be finding it!
Spike's in, he's getting no playoff this either!
But no plant yet!
Paper X wanted that, they wanted to fight back in, let's give them a kill, try to bait
them in one small. This favours Paper X for the time being, still plenty of time left.
as utility. Next tap could be an issue. Let's see if they get away with their life here.
That Odin could reign absolute hell to the bone! The Paper X! Of course they do it! Audacious
in approach and make it up to double digits. You see the reveal ping like that and Odin
How do you expect them to just fold on the site?
It's beautiful from pay breaks
He said baiting left in they give away it. Well, I say give away Santos court and
transition here
Look at the switch to a sigh of relief from Alex
Up against the ropes there on B site
You want to come out shining that
for number 10.
Oh, something, something's so dead!
Punish that time!
Caught a couple of times now in these moments here.
Surprised he committed to that.
Still, PaperX looking to gather with four.
They've got to know Neon's gonna be around here.
They have to be so heads up.
Am I for that Alan Brown to come through to clear this?
He does.
Okay.
Close.
They get even closer, they're looking to pressure this point, Neon's just trying to live here,
Blow's gonna find Jin, did I have to scale up or get the tag?
They're looking like the walking wounded, Neon can't land a shot at this point though.
Too close for comfort and Meeprek's push forward.
Cover going out.
That's our move, they can take the space here, Divine noted now, does have ultimate, but
it comes just as bad as it lands.
Envy's 20 HP, Divine's on 47, it's only for safe and sitting healthily.
It's a 5v3.
Spam almost connects there.
It's a complete wall, and Jen, still could be everything in here, you understand, Invy?
Could be the green light.
It has to be.
The second, Divy, can you hold the line now?
Too many targets, Divy called upon.
So much to do.
Got to give this up, yeah.
And I think he knows it's just too far left, far alive, dream still alive!
Right, reading the bye perfectly here, we'll get Saato down.
Some of the repurchase, but does protect the bye back in here for Paper X.
We've got the res for Jing again, unfortunately, shut down.
Oh, quite a hunt of fury here, just hops back into that second tag.
No ult's left now for Lev. Sato just missing one.
Trailing by a single round here.
Is that it? Guardian and Spectre to come through for him being something.
Not worse than thought it may be.
They're really staking their claim on B main.
I mean, they bullied something out of there a couple of times.
They're happy to post up a player towards it.
I mean, Neon's been happy to go forward and deal with the wall, obviously.
I'm giving a chance, mate.
Well, all that's happening is they're eyeing up middle, and they're eyeing up now.
I don't know if the MD can really take away Niel at this point.
Yeah, you can see instantly, Blows just gonna try and set him up.
Like, here's some help. Let me see what I can get you.
Is there anyone that you know that care about market? Here they come!
Find them up and knock them down. Blows gonna get away with two backs to site.
Not out staying as welcome. And now, down to three, to Baigunou Bestaults.
These are already a bit of danger now. This is not feeling comfortable.
blows under pressure, Payprex picking up the 10 point, looking up in their face, but they
survive! Spikes it comes out swinging, divide out on HP, we have HP 2, oh it's Ryland there!
Two kills, turn the piece! You thought Payprex had them? They don't know!
Payprex are desperate to scale up and capitalise on the ultimate here.
It didn't be Shocked Art lands on the second attempt, they can't close out these kills quickly
enough. It's vaccine then gets a chance to breathe inside the smoke. Close the
account here on number 10 for lab.
Just keeping their head above water here. Paper X broken by a survivor rifle.
There's stills elsewhere. Neon. As we said, happy to still post up here in
be made great synergy between him and blows just to really keep claim to that
space
paper X can really clear him comfortably I don't know if you want to bank on it
but they're going back to what they were doing just now they were trying to get
the timing right maybe feeling this could work out still there's a span blows
the area really afraid to show presence here and then just the unexpected
Neal, this time on the line, two back to back, and Payprex, desperation back in.
Neal, that's a third. He keeps on going in the face of music, level to 11.
The stars starting to align for them.
to break the finances of
paper X put them in an awkward
position in terms of the score
line here, Neon.
Hold to stay around for the
second, but the confidence
certainly on display now.
Neon and Spike seem truly
shining here for Lev.
Olt's to play with though,
four paper X, envy,
envy something jing.
What a chance to have impact, neon, actually a switch up here.
So both of them towards B main, neon towards short.
Noted now.
Wow.
Well, deep in the start, it gets the O off that.
Didn't brave enough to take that.
I'll set up by this man on the screen, neon.
He'll be seen by something.
He's fall away, that's the operator.
Paranoia primed.
Neon Confluent in the position held but he could be under scrutiny here. You can already see the site exchange coming in. PaperX will have site control.
We can play late on this. So Hunter Fury is there. Provide very disconnected here. The site hold has to buy time.
They're trying to get active on Tree though. The Paranoia are good, and they're trying then springboard forward. Four players from PaperX in this position.
In V.Jing, the only chance to succeed. Res comes in, they're going to be ready to fight on it. Back we go! They're heading from Jing.
Something's gonna send away the ult, Spikes him on the site, look at left, look at right, Sato's gonna find Divite.
Time sign to take here, Jing and something.
Oh, another one for Spikes him! Jing, look within all the two!
Another air turn! Still in the fight!
Looking to go all the way now!
Sato got the kill on the ult reset.
Onto Divite, he's so late on this.
There's the kill to really dismantle this entire round.
Spike Seed, finding crucial value here.
Jing just can't hold him at bay.
There's four in a row, four left.
Got the bomb, a shaky bite.
But a buy nonetheless.
TP, Hunter's Fury, it's all backwax they've got to work with here, Lev, on map point now.
A tense start now, but you're unable to clear this.
Four players in middle, and you look for him. Hasn't been challenged in this way.
Oh, and a miss! A huge miss and a big chance here!
Ball goes up, he's got an angle to play on.
Denied there, but a quick springboard, in towards short again.
Rinse and repeat for Payflex.
Spice in, once in, he's in there!
Into massacre!
Revolting!
Taking it all the way!
Woltes on the horizon!
You've got Payflex headed above the waltz!
You got wronged!
Santillago was a swift 0-3 loss for K-Porex but today we've seen it go the
distance against Leviathan but now we're going to our fifth map there are no
second chances don't forget what I tell you every time I stand up here guys you
are the sixth member for these teams and this means so much to them and that
made it mean so much to you two so if you were here for leviathan let me hear
you and if you think the paper X can lift their second Masters trophy today
make some noise
after Lotus we will see just one of these teams lifting the trophy behind me
But who is it going to be?
London, let me hear you get behind these teams!
Let's head to Lotus.
Welcome back everyone to Masters London and you couldn't have asked for a better way for all of this to play out
You know what? I think it's safe to say London England deserved five maps and gosh darn it
They're getting five maps. It's gonna happen folks and oh man. What a game
We just saw now there was some concern for leviathan because last time we saw Lev face off against paper X on this map
It was a much different story this time around though. Oh man. Everyone was hitting speaking up though
We got to talk about the operators in this game me me neon and something both of them the impact of the pad
We saw something throughout the series and what he was providing as well neon obviously keeping up with them
I've been so impressed with neon in this series
Especially on these last two maps breeze it was the narrowest of margins for paper X to pick that one up
up and it was the same here but I think the difference between both maps where left has been Neon.
His impact not just in getting multi kills and finding huge impact in these rounds
but how he allows his team to call this defensive side. Whenever he has an up or a tour de force
enhance he's incredibly aggressive in taking forward positioning that lets the rest of the team
be super proactive in setting up trap plays, setting up re-clears, elsewhere with the Phoenix
the team. We're going to be
able to take that map. Neon
duo when he's offing when the
other two guys are on the
duelist. That's when love looks
at best for sure. I think
definitely a quieter map for
something. But as you mentioned,
neon just having so much impact
on that operator. I think coming
into this one I had said, keep
an eye on this operator head to
head between these two players
right? You did those are the
ones that are able to take that
map control. Allow the rest of
their team to have these early
calls and rotations like we
players. Yeah but then you also got to look at the overall situation right how
was Leviathan approaching these rounds and one of the things we talked about in
the pre-show was that you were gonna see Leviathan go for these really fun
unique trap plays maybe you had mentioned it but Billy what I think is
really fascinating about this is that Leviathan no matter the circumstances
always seem to be able to pull rabbit out of the hat. It's quite funny because I
had mentioned PaperX being the coordinated team yet we've been seeing so
the game. It's been a while
since we've had so many
incredible things come out from
Leviathan, especially on this
set. You see players setting
one another up with the utility
to have these trap plays settle.
Amazing with the mollies as
well. But this neon stomach
comes in from spikes and allows
most actually be able to get
kills off of it. So it's not
just the coordination of utility
for me. It's the fact that
team in VCT. The youngest team to make it to a global final since Gambit all the way
back at the beginning of Valorant. And they've had to run the gamut of the ways that they've
had to play. They showed resiliency on Breeze, still not able to quite get it across the
line. They showed good prep on some of the earlier maps. And here they show what they've
been known for all tournament. The micro set plays, the coordination between the players,
the preparation that this team has put in. This is what they were critiqued for, that
they would run out of ideas that this wouldn't work against the Kremgula Kremgula in this tournament,
but they have consistently had more to show us.
And now they just have to show one more map.
And the funny thing is, we have always said that Paper X, the kings of chaos,
I think Lev are putting up a good argument for themselves.
Yeah, they have been looking so calm, cool and collected.
Whenever Paper X try and create any sort of chaos in these rounds, Lev are so cool with it.
and they always find a way to answer back, which for me makes for a really exciting match.
The fact that we're going to map five, bang our finals.
Absolutely.
Love is the younger version of PaperX.
They are the future of this game in a lot of ways.
They're setting up a potential rivalry that I think we could see in multiple global events to follow.
You look at similarities, the strong individualism, the set plays,
the off-kilter compositions at time.
There are so many ways in which these teams are similar.
But the difference is that one has lifted a trophy.
One has been to these for years and years
and been in this position before.
And one is made up of 18, 19-year-old rookies
at their first global event trying to take down that title.
The stories that both of these teams
have coming into this one truly something special.
Of course, for Leviathan, it would also
just be an incredible achievement for South American Valorant
as well as Brazilian Valorant.
back here again, holding it down for the region.
But Demony, think about what Paper X represents.
How many people have fallen in love with this team?
It's hard to pick.
It really is.
There's huge fandoms either way.
Yeah.
For love, it has been used since South America
has had a team to root for their last final
all the way back in 2023.
That was the most bitter disappointment
for that Brazilian crowd in Sao Paulo
when Loud couldn't close out.
Now finally, another team here,
the next step for that continent.
We just saw Jing and Neon up against one another there on the screen, too.
Frontrunner contenders, I would say, for the MVP of this tournament
with the performance that they have been putting up.
And I think what's really exciting about these two teams
is that they've stuck with that identity, with their clear play style.
For PaperX, you see them leaning into that jet,
that raise, who's Jing being an incredible raise.
And then on the opposite side, you have a Leviathan
that have stuck with that Neon despite coming into this tournament,
knowing the changes that were going to happen to that agent.
And I really love that both teams have kind of stuck
with that identity to find themselves here.
If you're selling love as the younger paperx,
it's a team that's similar.
This is the map to look at.
They copied PRX's comp, went one for one into it,
and now this is what decides it.
This map has been rougher left.
They have had bad performances on it.
It masters bad performances back domestically.
But their last game was incredible.
They destroyed Vitality.
They looked much better with this composition.
And now they stake their tournament on it.
Question is whether or not this map,
it's going to be the ace in the hole for Paper Rect for folks.
This is it.
It all comes down to this.
And I need you to get on your feet.
I need you to make some damn noise,
because when it's all said and done,
we're going to crown your next champion.
So let's go ahead and jump into the action
with Pensy and Hypoch one last time.
one final map remains. The start of the day, it felt like a lifetime away. The start of
the series feels like two different teams. But now it comes down to Lotus. The last map
in the pool, Mike, where the hell do we go now?
having this again didn't expect to come here.
You and me both.
Really thought Payprex had a chance to close us out.
Lev showing true grit and determination
and now stepping into Lotus.
A little bit of a question mark,
but for me the upwards trend has to be noted for Lev.
And a real chance here.
Caused an upset.
And top of paper X here in a matter of five
Feel the momentum building for that for sure
Will it be enough for more? Oh
It's one thing to have the potential it's another to do it now
London
Already pay breaks off to a belting start something controlling
Half of this map and they have full faith in him now
The other ones he paper X pissed off. This is the time for it
But king already gonna put jing in his place right back out of note. They have to come out swinging now
They lost out in that last map
They felt every single round drawn out against them
Now they have a 4v3 and left after once again prove it
round by round
There's a place to play into here something to maybe get a cheeky timing does catch attack
Doesn't land the killer neon to find it
They heal up now back to fighting fit
3v3
Boys on the trade leaving just one alive in the back to the wall can he come out swinging 40 drop in one body
overstep here, paperbacks,
rotating away, allowing the space for Lev.
Again, they're so desperate to get into these engagements.
Something heartbreaking for him to not catch that kill.
It's near to lead the charge here for Lev.
Open up this map five.
Sheriff's invested here, four paper X, stack here towards C, something on the other side.
In these moments. Ready to pop. Yep, flashes, and there's the tap.
Can they get away? Yes, and left! Instantly! Brutalize them on the push-through!
Something's not even able to blink before his team's gone.
They scared me. It feels like
it's got more dangerous. They
come to a map five. Yeah, this
is the one really where you can
throw the game plan out the
window left with some freedom in
terms of their approach. It says
question mark, but certainly not
in the last three series. The
performance has been very one
sided. Something's going to wait
to see if anybody does slip
does slip through the map, but the best you can hope for here is a consolation and you're
going to be Sato on the hunt.
He's found.
Don't want to give away early Bladestorm progress here to something.
You'll know that he hasn't slipped any further.
He's going to go up and slow things down.
There's a little line of sight as well, so no chance for something to get a little cheeky
here.
I have to give this one up.
Anything else?
No, okay. Try to make a little something happen there.
Push it a little bit deeper, maybe try and catch a player, but no.
Alright, that's four alive.
For Lev.
And this is such a difference in momentum as well, right?
For Lev, it feels like both back rhythm are specially up to a cent.
For Paper X, all of those concerns,
all of those lost monuments in second places
They start to feel at the forefront of the memory and they keep that in check here.
By in hand now, time to really get back to what works.
You guys see Payprex answer back early here.
I mean, those last two attacking parts.
Level 1 and 8, poor something.
Wasting up.
Find Neon here.
The Sartre.
Look at this.
It's actually through.
Something's found another.
Where they did it most.
He steps up to the plate time and time again.
Lev's gonna be pressured, something's sent away, Jing and it's just a stab, Spikesy.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
A few more like that.
Yeah, okay.
Rex will answer back, to prevent Lev from really springboarding those first two rounds.
Coming out of that with a TP for Spikesy.
Sartre just missing.
Come away from the showstopper.
The playstop is in hand for something on the other side.
having him to band out this next purchase as well.
One enemy remaining.
They're breaks.
I mean, they have to be confident early on.
I've made some repeat here for them.
Something not on the angle early enough this time, though.
But the tempo is outrageous.
Look at this pace.
So fast.
No real chance for a reaction.
Something once in, though, chomping at getting into this.
Sato showing his hand, but has to fall away
the Spikes down down.
Well, wait for a showstopper.
All right, let's find one at CP.
He needs to double down on this.
Oh, no!
No, he fell in three!
Devite, I think he just had to walk away from this for a second here.
Showstopper, sent out.
I don't think Devite can do anything.
I don't think he can do a thing.
Please show me Sapo's perspective.
getting three and all of that chaos.
They're not able to defend everything they needed on that initial peek.
Three kills from the break of death.
Right.
Hold on here.
I mean, Jing with a little bit of money, something.
Bladesome as we noted.
The chance to maybe piece something together.
that is ridiculous from Sato.
That's just outrageous.
I think they really want to maybe put a showstopper into link there.
Paper X was stacked up.
Well, they look good for it.
They look right on it.
One to three.
Paper X still in touching distance here.
I'm just scared.
Lever just going from strength to strength, but something knives out. It's good for one needs help with the ball turns up for the flash goes
Brutality
And something
Leaving Lev in ruins down to three looking for other options
Divide by this time here towards a
On and blows now to time apply a little bit of pressure still a wall here to
focus on the site
Something got to be careful here
Okay, he was on his own no trade possibility device couldn't really risk it around that corner
He's close enough to now challenge boys was already
The tap on the spike just drew him closer, but for second friend's one in the back lines in the isolating and now just down the blows
Consider in the seekers it oh he's again blows nose. He's got a chance here with
They can be noted elsewhere on the map, but get some stuff stuck on the rope for a second.
Ready points by... Oh no!
What are we doing, paper? You can't give him those sort of moments!
A red ball clutch! The fireton! Looking untouchable!
They're so offbeat here!
earlier on where they were swinging for trades instead of swinging together. Another clear example.
A massive fumble here. Where's the paper?
What are you meant to do with that?
Oh, it's not a good look. It's not a good look.
Communication just totally lacking here.
it. We have big round for Lev to close out. Now stacked up. Let me take the A side by
storm. No quacks here to provide any sort of resistance. They can catch the back line
though. You can something see it. Support that as well. I could shut this down though.
good. King turns. Quick, there's a parallel on King. He's commanding a lot of the attention.
Well, the backlight, yeah. This is getting a little bit more uphill at this point, because
they're looking to export towards CT. Beginning at the Seekers coming in, a lot of respect
being given here on investment around this. Posing quite the threat is in V. Close with
the reaction, but numbers up the paper at Sato. Fast on the adjustment, they've lost
front of sight. Neon has to go back in. Have a second glance. Sato with the pain
choke at a bison time. Sato left with an ultidubit time is on his side. Do they have
the seconds for it? No! Defined by the finest margin team! But the gap throws larger. 5-1.
Lev starting to stretch their legs a little bit here. Way more decisive in the Antico.
We've seen that kind of crop a few times in this series.
Again, it's pressure towards the top of ropes.
They know they have space to play into.
Well, it looks a little worrisome when they give up the site.
It's a little paint shell from Sartre to slow things down.
Most available here for Lev, but Neon and King just missing one.
Operator in hand now for something.
Delivered previously at the start of these rounds outside B.
We need one again here.
You can try to stand as long as you can,
but you can see the amount of pressure put to him early to clear.
Spike's still slowly skirting his way towards the seaside.
Lev moving so quick now, so I'm already on the pace.
Yeah, trying to stall out some time,
but again, if Devai wants to get there safely, he has to take the longer path.
This is still above a minute.
This is still how quick they're moving across this map.
It's happy here to rely on Jing maybe with a showstopper.
With the paranoia to compliment now.
Something on the hunt.
Oh, that's the first one, that's the spike note too as well.
Very nice.
That's a good start.
Jing though.
Nice position.
Yeah.
Going to have to respect it and you can see it blows even pushing further.
Not ready yet, again.
So willing to dig deeper on this.
They've at least forced them further enough away
to allow for the plant, getting quick with it.
Good follow-up from Spice.
Showstopper.
It is something to work here, 3v3.
Oh, still up high.
Still holding this face unchecked on.
A push-shoot!
Comes out swinging.
A second for the man!
Looking for a third, and DeVy looks vulnerable.
Looks a little too late to the party and looks like the hunter has become the hunted and look at blows
and it's just sheer dominance!
6-1! Wake up again!
You haven't been watching this, we are at a monumental score already!
Give me a timeout Alex! Your boys are drowning!
I mean the showstopper is just so offbeat here, it's not like K-For-X to be this out of sync
on this sort of approach. This is the plan from the get-go. Again, they concede all this space,
actually managing to negate a very deep investment from King as well. The damage control, great
from PaperX initially, but all out of sorts on the way back in. And the whole way through there,
I'm thinking, where is the showstopper? Again, we'd be racking posture forward on the site as well.
Hey, Brex, gotta be feeling the heat here.
See signs of the pressure getting to them
and Lev lapping this up right now, Lauren.
Oh, it plays into that playstyle, doesn't it?
The thing that felt missing into other previous maps,
that confidence behind them, that burst,
that belief that just makes them truly monstrous.
But, hey, Brex, we've seen losses on this map
from them in the past.
Roll your minds back to underdogs of those days, too.
They need to remember who they are on the pursuit of greatness.
They meet what could be argued as the new Paper X,
the new style that's coming through.
Young, hungry, and ready to go at six to one.
Paper X, you need an answer, and you need it now.
Hell, you needed it three rounds ago,
but you better be ready for this.
They come in with nothing, Mike.
They'll make another round like this work.
She's up here again, surprise!
On the first, connect them to the second here, Paranoia to keep them at bay.
Spikes has found one in response.
How deep do they go on this? They can't keep pressuring it though, they have to stop.
I mean, paper X have to peel away.
Yeah, yeah.
They stack everybody here. Ready to re-hit.
Well, that's brave.
Tying on the dog, does it see what it needs to, yeah, at least two noted. They're gonna know they're still around.
But again, let's go on, ready to back up.
My wrist is aching from seeing that jing quick.
He still needs to do so much more.
Now these weapons are particularly recoverable yet.
That's what they're conscious of.
Don't want them to convert this into further advantage,
or at least give them a little bit of hope.
King now with an operator, post it up.
Bit of a stalemate now.
King just greased the Vi here.
They're desperate to get these guns.
That's their wincon, right? That's what they see is the only way out of this with an advantage.
Lev really willing to back down. But these things have stopped them to fight for this.
No relenting, not backing down. Chang! The last to fall!
The standoff is won! Lev are at 7-1!
That's a demonstration of Lev understanding where they've got pay for X up against the ropes.
making desperate plays and again not shying away from this fight not allowing
paper X to do what they do best.
King answer the reason there. Beautiful shot from him.
Seven to one the score line operator back in hand for something.
Oh it's across the board here.
Taken...
I forgot to be cool, initially they're at a neon.
I'm taking them!
Showstopper popped here!
Sato's all the way in!
Neon's down to kill!
Okay, I mean it's just lining up for everything!
Greenlight is gold!
Envy does find Sato, but...
They've got the site.
One more G1 here, they can just slow it down for a second.
Look for that plant next.
They've got here as the Seekers on the way back in.
And Jing...
Doesn't have that Q-U till.
And he won't be able to set a kill up here for Jing.
Left freeze again.
Time to come through now.
Leon still laid Storm to hand.
Ooh, good for N.V.
Boy, he was going to find a burst one there.
Pretty good though, they need to keep going, they need to keep that momentum.
Building on the retake now, blows.
Still holding on the site, unaffected so far.
Jing takes a little look towards water, but someone's got to help to deal with his players on site itself.
It's just magic, man. These guys just make it look so simple.
Flash up high and there's just the door shut.
Yeah, you've got to head away.
Round's done.
Envy, I know you want to stick around.
You think you can do something more, but reality is what it is.
Time to back away.
Eight to one.
What are we witnessing?
Lev heart dominating Lotus here.
Paper X.
Left scratching their heads.
Another situation, they concede this space initially.
Don't commit towards their final mound.
There's the perfect response.
There's a play storm with a showstopper running you down here.
Not much for them to do at all.
It blows.
I mean, there's so much impact on the seat site.
Once again, top of the board, 10 and 3, 4 left here.
We're talking about maybe a few
people having the slowest series so far.
Not the case here on Lotus.
Loading forwards, blocking
sanction.
Correct. You got to get a grip on this now.
Neon up over the
fight again.
He's not relaxing for Seiken.
Sato, everyone back and forth here.
Look at how he shakes down though.
Indy curious of the back one because
there is a problem. Tipee got taken.
Spike's here.
up sites there's crucial timing for the TP as well sleeves paper X scrambling
operate through the sheriff here on the retake find something on the first
feet fight planted that's now expired
needs to find a kill here we noted his progress back on the site does find
Nice.
Can I keep going though, leather sole, willing to get aggressive on this?
Amazing, a mind in the smoke king gets away with one.
Go to the Nathan!
Stop it!
What is going on?
It's a nine!
It's a nine for the Grand Finals!
Math fight!
Nine to one!
I have never seen teams like this!
I mean, you're begging for another time out, not that it feels like you have any impact.
What can you say?
what's happening right here I mean the fact that something goes through the
spike scene the one to find it that feels real in the coffin here for
paper X
I mean, Lev, just running away with it here.
A chance to totally close out this half.
Close out the map in the first half.
Payprex now praying to find a 9-3.
And the bar is not going to be there.
Yeah, it's a force up for sure. I mean, you have to. Yeah. Now this is gone
Something what a way
From blade stores watching missing two for a showstopper with the teepee before second
Even when they're getting aggressive and being proactive Lev are just shutting them down time and time again
Meeting them blow for blow everywhere. They are willing to go for those mad fights
A chance to recover. A chance to try and bring this back.
It's got to start now. It's not.
That's Duke. They have the wind in their sails.
Switched things up now towards a...
Hey, Brett, it's in the right place. The pass out was good.
Okay, Jin's getting in there. In the as well.
They go for the ball. And it's Neon coming out on top.
This guy's untouchable, everything is just perfect.
Something does make it look like...
Oh, stop it!
You are not meant to win that for sake and can't do it alone!
Dion gets him up to 10 runs!
They're more in touching distance!
They can certainly taste it now.
Glows is having a standout performance here.
On this decider, again it's another attempt to shut down Paper X desperate to take the
initiative.
They just had nothing land for them here.
10 to 1 low.
This feels like a victory lap for Lev at this point.
Paper X asked more and more and more.
They look lost.
They don't look like the team we know they can be desperate
in some of their approaches.
These are dire times at 10 to one.
Two guardians in the mix here.
Do you ever show a stopper at a play-storm
for something in Jing?
And a little more passive here in terms of the hold.
Desperate to hedge their bets now in round 12,
but it feels like too little, too late.
I forced away here, does have all second in support.
Catch a glimpse.
Okay, good shot.
Nice timing on the Paranoid, but they are close.
He's got to fight by his side.
Got him pinned towards water,
but the way they level playing, that's just incentive!
Spikes him!
These guys are just on another level,
it's a 3B3 maybe something. I'm gonna shut up. I'm gonna shut up because Spikesin's
just having a round. Envy and Jing to El Quasitine like this feels so real to
witness. And Envy has to face it. You can feel the tension. 11-1. Unthinkable
in London here. They are so close now Lev. So damn close. Completely outclassing
paper X here. They had an 11-1 half previously versus XLG. Repeating that here on the brink
A total domination here in map 5.
2 rounds away, it took all the maps, it took everything they had.
The Leviton stand on the verge of crushing Paper X.
Paper X have one round to play with.
I mean, how poetic. The last time these teams faced off, it started with a 13-1 and left.
A chance here to close a best of five.
Probably the most dominant fashion you've ever seen Paper X fall.
in a final map of any series.
You've got an hour question.
A-Rex been here before.
Said so many times.
Could be repeating itself here today in London.
Perhaps there's something to be said about that curse.
Certainly looks like it today,
day. But the credit goes to the team against them. Leve have shown depth, capability, grit,
determination, everything it takes to win a Masters against arguably one of the greats.
Pistol round means everything to Payprex now.
the course will ever go forwards for outside be here Rex chance to at least
play into the space it's a good read from them
have looked lethal terms of these stacked up retakes though
very indication here
door being opened as well I mean they're bit here so early
Everett's haven't actually got a body on to sight yet.
I'm feeling plagued by hesitation and uncertainty.
Still want to do the diligence of everything else, but as you say, there's four times.
They don't get great deals of information already, Leon.
Gonna take away something.
You've got three players desperate to do something,
but in the other world, they're just forsaken in line.
And one before they're running it down!
One, four, round!
I've got the cracks starting to show, you notice the hesitation.
It takes a hell of a lot to force that out of a team like PaperX.
Left of left them reeling here in this decider.
It is night and day.
You can feel it within touching distance now.
The reality of the scenario setting in, whenever they can afford, they've bought pay-per-sticking
deep here.
Financially, in tatas, emotionally, I can only imagine, but they have to stand one more time
at least.
Sato willing to square up on this.
We'll open this now, core out, we'll chip damage either way, it's able to mitigate that
a little bit.
Be careful not to be core out, it's a spike, that's great force to recover already, we'll
give it up.
Oh they're running man, they're barely off the starting blocks.
back to the drawing board already.
He wants to fight back in here.
Still two players for Lev.
King is close.
I don't think he's noted that.
I think King's the one to actually catch a glimpse.
He's coming through landing from here.
The tension is powerful now.
PAPERX fighting for every step they take, the paranoia goes in, they try and get active.
Something to do, at least a bit of damage now.
Back to a 4v4, something again!
Still desperate!
Did they deeper for the boys?
Spike's in low.
Sarkis still standing, shot for the buy!
Can they claw back into this round?
The advantage here, I think Spike's seen forced to recover.
17 HP, Tingle, shot it down, just King left now.
That's going to be at least the second now for Paper X.
An opportunity to breathe, even for just a moment.
Certainly doesn't make this any easier, round two flip.
It's something of beautiful, most go-beer.
The follow-up as well.
Get an early ult out of this, just yet.
at least a chance. Sometimes it's all they need. Just one chance. Only Neon to upgrade
a pistol here. Happy to give some of these away for short. Stack up here, make sure the
by is protected to follow back on to this. Good chance for extension of play.
Be really cautious. Because again, that will take liberties. Of course, they would look at the
scoreline. Why wouldn't you? Pay breaks. I've got to say buttoned up here. Very meticulous.
even just against the pistol.
I'm really here for Lev. Look to deny as best they can.
Paper X is going to want to go hunting too much. They want to protect their bite as best they can.
Round two flip helps out obviously but...
See the caution upon display here. See if anything will be rewarded.
Neil to be there. It's just past halfway for the bladestorm.
Well, maybe we'll spur him on to be a little more aggressive.
He's certainly scratching our heads, actually.
A little bit of a mishap, so I'll tell you we'll follow off on that.
G21HP has to head away with this rifle.
It becomes a game of very small margins here.
Everything has to be perfect for Paper X.
If they want the opportunity, 3 to 12 now.
They stay alive for another round.
the round but the buy is back in place with Lev. No Alsterbancon though. Off-raiser out
for something. This would be a very much historic turnaround.
Oh yeah for sure. Long row back in here. Start certainly in round 16. It's got to be clean
as well. As said, the margins are thin in this now. Something doesn't get a bite here
early on. That should expire as well. Clean out the space early. Show us the opt as well.
Oh, something. Come on. A pixel away there. I haven't necessarily achieved this yet though.
It's a minute to play with.
Anking so much on something to open up on these rounds,
but Blows has already got his number.
Close trying to back away, Sato, blinded in, becomes in, gets two.
It's seven seconds and plenty of players to the good.
This is good from PaperX.
Spikes can get ahead of this, though, getting to a...
...sassy spot, no, it'll be...
He's kept in check here by the util.
He's probably considering now giving this one up, King.
Millie miles away from this, Odin in hand.
Allow another round to be converted here.
Obtaining to be retrieved though at some point.
We're close to that.
Something too away from the Bladestomps.
I certainly still want to bring that back in.
So you have to...
...take the finances until they can play a little looser.
Still a fair amount of faith for Paper X here.
It's a long old road to even make this truly feel competitive.
Historically, I mean, not a team you ever really see have to play from behind.
Certainly not this margin.
Absolutely.
It's a different test for them all together.
Taking their way towards the up here.
We'll be able to save that across.
Nothing like him to see
alongside the base storm. The
seekers. Not too far away from
the show. It's not the past
half way. It's really a
clever. I mean, you call one of
those fake timeouts here just
to let it breathe a little bit.
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
We don't need a check in just
yet. Certainly not ahead of
this round. It's only going to
be Leon and King only with
see it. Alright, so King...
Payprex can't slow down. No they can't, they can't let the throw off the gas.
The list feels endless and something takes a bit of damage and he loses out on the initial
angle. There's problems here. Spikes only has a classic load.
It's not a loose... Only a classic I say!
It's bold from Spike's team. That's first things on.
Paper X have to capitalise now towards C.
Okay, well, Forsaken there, Jing, there, nice.
Dealing with King is great. Tick in the box.
Sato and Neon now become the danger men.
Forsaken trying to make at least an account for pressuring towards Waterfall.
Can't you be on the cards?
Lev knocking at the door, though.
Again, Neon and Sato, the two heavy hitters still very much equipped
to make something out of nothing here. Standing in their way is Paper X.
Just on the verge of holding on. Smoke reinvested, and away we go.
Neon is off. Already towards the Eclips, one great trade for Envy and Jin.
Holding on now. Spikes in, picks up the rifle, tries to run for it. Envy again with another punch to the gut.
is Paper X, push up to five.
Step by step, Paper X here.
Keeping their head above water.
Sato will hold onto the operator.
Again, they're just about protected now for Paper X.
You have to be a little more audacious in the approach here.
Don't have to worry about walking the tightrope
in terms of the finances.
Again, good damage control for Lev as well.
We still don't see some of these key ultimates online for Payprex just yet, indeed, starting
to come alive for Payprex.
See, Jing, Devine, for safe and certainly step up to the plate here, if you're going
to start believing, we usually say around the seven round mark.
I mean, this is still such a hurdle here.
A rest for the wicked.
It's Neon.
Gonna be caught with the Flash, but he's not really...
Tonight, the angle again!
This guy has been exceptional.
Standing guard over the Seaside now.
Do you dare disrespect it?
They're trying, and he's up for the fight!
Can't be there, but there's far for King.
Man up.
Now for Lev.
Position to me and Spike hasn't gone down just yet,
so I can't get aggressive ahead of this.
Envy to try and keep them in check with a flash here.
Spike's and Wings out though, Divide will fall.
Two remaining members standing on the verge.
Something an Envy.
Can you stop what's about to be going around this corner?
corner and it's down to one. This is everything for them. The youngest team to ever do it.
Spawn rookies with no fear. For the Prince and the academic to kneel before the King.
Incredible scenes here Lauren, left. Overcoming the arts here, stretching this series to its
absolute limit. And toppling one of the giants to do it. One moment for these youngsters.
A true breath of fresh air to the stage.
On the other side, the paper X
Was a long road here
To end in this fashion
To highlight
The job is not done yet still
Lost the goals for this team
And a bit of loss at this point
To remind ourselves that they are certainly human
Paper X. Long walk back.
It's our pill to swallow for sure, but they've been here before.
No doubts they'll bounce back, but what a moment for Lev.
So this one up, a historic victory for them here today in London.
Oh, it's got to mean the world to those boys on the stage.
Sheer, just for Leith, you can see it with Oda right now.
You can see what it means to these guys.
They have fought with absolute grit and determination.
Take it in.
This is your moment.
Your battle with monsters, monsters, women, let's go Ayrton!
Some true talent here on display from Levin, and the whole way through, again hiccups along
the way, but for me the likes of Sato, you know, Spike Seed, blows, you can come in
right here at the end, all under the helm of King.
What a moment and what a run he had to close out.
Truly special.
A moment for the team, a moment for the fans.
Truly a moment for Valorant as the new generation looks terrifying like these guys are deadly
through and through. God only knows how far they can go.
So, they're doing a new name in the mix, Lord. Excited to see how this goes. Again, it comes
at a time just ahead of obviously the lead up to Champions Stage 2. So excited to see
them carry this forward. Really see them develop as well. It's always nice to see achievements
to the young roster and see just what happens, what lies ahead for them.
What a finals this has been already.
One to remember
On to look forward to
You can see it as it starts to hit. We'll hand it down to the stage for the Brighton post match interview
Sato you are a Masters champion. How does that trophy feel in your hands?
And when you won it was like it took a few moments for it to sink in I have never seen you so still
so quiet what was going through your mind? I'm not sure it was just like okay
it's over we won you know it's like I don't know I'm just speechless. And the Five Years!
The crowd was shouting your name Sato to take it in for a moment but I want to ask you about
about the five years that you have been playing
ranked with this man.
And you didn't want to raise this trophy
with anyone else, did you?
No, I didn't.
And why is that?
Because we're the greatest duelists
in the fucking world.
CHEERING
So let's talk to one of the duelists,
one of the greatest in the world.
It's like, how does it feel to hear one of your best friends say that to you?
It's like, how do you feel about one of your best friends saying that to you here in Calvary?
Yeah, but since I was a kid with that guy, I've been playing ranked with him.
So, you know, it's a feeling of achievement, of achievement together.
So, I think it's everyone that's been cheering for us.
It's very much how it would have been like when you were ranked with him and it's just unbelievable right to be able to share this moment with him and lift the strategy together with him.
It's unbelievable.
And you did it as an incredible team and you were led by this man.
King earlier this week you said on the desk that these kids deserve the world and today you led them to it.
You gave them the world.
What does this mean?
For me, it just means everything. I've said it many times, I have the four best players in the world by my side.
We prove it today and I'm just the happiest man in the world right now.
Leon, I've got to get you in the center, my friend. Come over here, come over here.
Because we've got to get the fabulous offer to translate these words for you.
The trophy is in your hands.
You're all fell nice to his mouth.
You, the missing piece of this team, they waited years for you to be by their side.
How do you feel finally being here on this stage?
For me, it's something incredible. I could not play kickoff, but this team believed in me since the beginning.
And here we are. We won this. And thank you so much for everybody that supported us.
You did win it. You won it. And so did you, Glows.
Glows, take that trophy in your hands. Give it a feel.
Let me bring you over here, blows, what's it like to know that you are part of the first
LATAM team to raise a Masters Trophy?
I'm pretty much a speech less license like at the end of the game
I could not realize and they're actually haven't spoke a word
But I'm really happy to be able to share this with a Vietnam that had been through Academy altogether with I'm really happy with this
Well, you're gonna have moments to celebrate with your team in a moment and with your fans
So delighted for you today. Congratulations. Oh
It must have been so hard to keep your call.
Not only when your team had to get it across the line to get you to that final map of Lotus,
but also keeping it together.
When you knew that your team had won this, what does this mean to you?
For me, this means the work.
Being here, achieving my dream with the help of the boys, it's incredible.
And also it's a special day for me.
Today is the father's day.
And my daughter and my wife is here.
So make it today.
It's the day that I'm going to remember my whole life.
And your daughter, as she gets older,
she'll hear stories of what you achieved in London.
And she'll never stop being proud of you.
Congratulations, owner.
London, please show your appreciation for Leviathan.
We've got one more duty to do on this stage, so I'm going to head up to our global head
of Valorant eSports, Leo Tharia, because we need to announce an MVP.
Thank you, Frankie.
London, you have been incredible hosts once again.
Come on, let's sing it.
And we are happy to be here for you.
Come on Davide, come on Davide, come on Davide, come on Davide, come on Davide...
That's incredible crowd right here.
Incredible, incredible. Thank you very much.
On behalf of all of us at Riot Games, thank you very much for coming.
As always, it's my honor to introduce the MVP.
This player is a true progeny.
He is one of the youngest players in the VCT.
This is only his first year in the top tiers of the sport.
He is a product of the Leviathan Academy system.
He is the future valent.
We considered asking him to change his in-game name,
but we won't because he earned it.
it please give it up to your 2026 Masters London MVP, Neon!
Neon, you have to say thank you to his teammates first. That is the brotherhood that his team has.
Come up on this stage, Neon, when you can, it's time to collect your MVP bracelet.
We're going to take the selfie, everyone.
Nyon, one more.
This might compare to you.
Thank you so much, Nyon.
How did you feel when your name was read as the MVP of Valorant Masters London?
As you feel with your name, you are announced as MVP of Masters London.
But I need to ask you now, how do you feel about potentially going to champions and doing this again?
I only gonna say this is the start of a history and we're gonna do and we're gonna
I'm gonna be a champion and we're gonna win champions.
This is only a start.
And Neon, before I let you go,
is there anything you'd like to say to this crowd here
and all your fans watching around the world?
I am really happy to be here. First of all, I would say thank you for all your patience for everybody that is here. I know that there are people cheering for other teams, but in the end they ended up cheering for us.
This is the first time I have seen a team like this. I am very happy to be here. I am very happy to be here. First of all, I would say thank you for all your patience for everybody that is here.
I am really happy to be here. First of all I would say thank you for all your
patience for everybody that is here. I know that there are people that cheering
for other teams but in the end ended up cheering up for us. This is unbelievable
for me and I will never forget this. I will tell everybody about this forever
and really grateful for those.
Leo, you and your team are unforgettable. You are undeniable and congratulations on
being our MVP. London please show your appreciation. Make some noise one more time.
a truly remarkable day. A story that will surely live on forever as Leviathan managed
to do the unthinkable against all odds and they put together one of if not the greatest
lower bracket runs in the history of our sport and on top of that they didn't just do it
The way everyone else did it, they did it their way, their style, with their players
that they built up from the ground to get to this point here and now.
The highest points for Latin America came early in this game for Onur, back in 2021.
For King, the closest he got, he'd sold at Champions.
But it was this team, these youngsters, the youngest the team has ever been to lift a
the trophy in this game in the partnership era to do it together against this game's
greatest team and to do it in five maps to show that resiliency. Truly an incredible
day for these young men.
2026 really has been the year of the rookies so far, but it goes without saying every single
player on this La Vietta roster will be remembered after this event. They have created a legacy
for a lot in America and it's just been so incredible to witness.
Yeah.
You saw King looking up at himself,
seeing his face besides champions on that board,
worked so long for this achievement,
and now gets to bring it home.
What an emotional moment for them all.
You saw what it meant to each of these players,
Sato, reveling in the moment.
They've been reveling this entire tournament for most of them
the first time they've ever been to a global event
and to go all the way.
You know, actually a little funny story after EDG
that I came against EDG. I found Sato in the back and I chatted with him for a little bit and I was
like he was just sitting down. He was worn out and drained from the match. He had yelled so loud
that he gave himself a headache. And yet by hook or by crook, he managed to pick up one of the
greatest accolades of his achievement along, sorry, of his career alongside his teammates
in what truly has been an incredible achievement. But of course, folks, we won't have to wait
long for more VCT action because stage two right around the corner that's right
folks are right back at it in fact it's so soon it's actually coming up in a
couple of days June 30th is when the CN region kicks up and then EMEA will be
starting things off July 15th Americas as well as Pacific will be starting just
a day after on July 16th and then of course we have our big event champions
And the winner of this round is
James Shanghai.
That is going to be taking place
September 24th.
Truly is going to be an awesome
time. Once again, folks, we want
you to join us for champ Shanghai
again September 24th. Get your
tickets now. We want to see you
there. It's going to be a great
time here. But of course, we want
to thank everyone for tuning in and
I just want to give you guys a chance
to give some final thoughts before
represent for the Scots, they love to see him.
I'll get emotional though, it's been incredible, like what a support to be part of.
I've really enjoyed working with you guys.
Hell yeah, sister. Ain't that the truth. Me and me, we've done this a million times.
But I feel the same way. This one was special, the crowd here in London.
Thank you all so much for coming out, rooting for teams that you really didn't expect to.
I don't think we could have thought that Leve would have had chance going for them here,
that China would have taken over the way they did.
did all of the narratives now leading to champs in Shanghai.
Leviatana's champions, PaperX losing back-to-back finals,
all the other fantastic teams around the world
that could not deliver in this event
with one last opportunity there.
Thank you, London.
I'm so excited for what's next.
Oh yeah, me too.
Listen, today we saw a couple of young men
from South America and Brazil really just show the world
what's possible when you just don't give up,
when you put your best foot forward and you try
and you leave it all out there
and you wear your heart, your emotions on your sleeve.
And more importantly, you just have fun doing it
because at the end of the day, it's a video game
and we all have fun playing this damn video game.
Thank you all so much for tuning in.
Thank you London for being one hell of a crowd.
You guys, I mean we got a little people here
but you guys have been unfreakin' believable.
We'll find you outside, it's gonna be a blast
And for those of you watching at home, folks, you're missing out.
If you haven't come to a VCT event, this is the place to be.
Thank you, everyone.
Thank you, Copper Box Arena.
Thank you, London, England, for hosting us.
We will see you all next time.
Adios from Masters London.
Let's go.
Fantastic.
Honestly, I had a wedgie the whole time I was playing, so I...
Of course you could.
Jairo!
These scenes have given everything to be on this stage, and now they need to hear everything from you!
Make some noise for your first finalist!
Hey! Let me attack!
They are people! They have freedom! They have respect!
I
I can't feel it running out on me
I don't want these to be my last words
I'll forgotten cause that's all there'll be
Now there's only one thing I can do
Fight until the end like I promised to
Wishing there was something left to lose
This could be the day I die for you
What did I see before it's over
Blinded and flash is getting closer
Wishing there was something left to lose
This could be the day I dance for you.
I feel like there's nothing I can do
Just to be the one that's on the truth
It's taking me my lifetime just to prove
This feeling that I've never felt
Don't let it be the day
What do you see before it's over?
My head, my head's just taken closer
Sacrificing everything I know
This could be the day I die for you