FUT, Vitality, and 100T move on in Sao Paulo

FUT Esports, Team Vitality, and 100 Thieves’ journey continue in Sao Paulo, while Global Esports, RRQ, and EDG are out of the race. Here is everything you need to know!

Team Vitality - Global Esports

The first day of the match started on Global Esports’ pick, Split. Despite winning the first round with a defuse, Global Esports failed to show existence on the defensive side. Team Vitality demolished the Pacific representatives and grabbed nine rounds in the first half. Karel "Twisten" Ašenbrener had one of the best performances in his career with 20 kills and five deaths only, holding a 2.1 rating and 389 ACS. The Czech player pierced GE’s defense like a bullet and didn’t give a chance to his opponents. GE’s Ganesh "SKRossi" Gangadhar finished the first half with only two kills and a 0.41 rating. Global Esports once again won the pistol round with a solid attacking performance, but they couldn’t show any presence and lost four rounds in a row, indicating the end of the match. Vitality won the game with a score of 13-4 and made a strong start to the competition. Twisten had 23 kills and a 1.8 rating at the end of the first half. Michał "MOLSI" Łącki followed him with 18 kills and a 1.47 rating.

Team Vitality picked Pearl for the second map of the series and lost the pistol round one more time. This time Global Esports had a better showing on the attacking side and snatched five rounds. GE’s attacking performance and strategies looked decent on Pearl with Cahya "Monyet" Nugraha’s 12-kill Astra performance in the first half. Even though Vitality had a small advantage, they failed to keep it in the second half. The EMEA representatives looked lost on the attacking side and failed to get past GE’s defense. Monyet was on fire on both ends of the competition, and he held a 1.81 rating on defense. The Indonesian player grabbed four first bloods and didn’t let the opposing players into the bomb sites. Global Esports won the second map after 21 rounds, 13-9, and forced another map in the series to keep their hopes alive.

It all came down to Lotus to decide the winner of the competition. Not surprisingly, Global Esports won the pistol round and the following round to hold the lead in the early stages. After the first gun round, Team Vitality sat behind the wheel and won seven rounds in a row. The EMEA team closed the first half with eight rounds after a solid performance on the attacking end of the match. Jokūbas "ceNder" Labutis stepped up for his team for the first time in the matchup by holding a 1.47 rating on Killjoy. Guess what, Global Esports won the pistol round in the second half as well as the second round, but again and again, Vitality took control after the first gun round. The EMEA representatives won five rounds in a row to close out the series, 13-6. MOLSI completed the map with a 1.32 rating on Fade, while SKRossi of Global Esports only had a rating of 0.43.

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Team Vitality

2

X

1

Global Esports

Round of 16, Best of 3 - February 23, 2023 - 5:00PM

13

Split

4

9

Pearl

13

13

Lotus

6

Team Vitality

player

Rating

ACS

K/D/A

+/-

K/D

KAST

ADR

HS%

FBSR

FB

FD

MOLSI

1.39

242

52/38/35

+14

1.37

87.8%

150.2

24%

43%

3

4

Twisten

1.37

284

60/36/6

+24

1.67

73.6%

176.7

22%

59%

10

7

ceNder

1.12

228

47/38/10

+9

1.24

78.0%

144.2

33%

54%

7

6

Destrian

0.93

177

34/32/27

+2

1.06

77.5%

113.5

30%

40%

4

6

BONECOLD

0.80

155

30/42/26

-12

0.71

77.6%

104.4

24%

36%

4

7

Global Esports

player

Rating

ACS

K/D/A

+/-

K/D

KAST

ADR

HS%

FBSR

FB

FD

Monyet

1.10

214

45/41/15

+4

1.10

69.5%

140.7

20%

62%

13

8

t3xture

0.97

207

46/45/4

+1

1.02

72.5%

132.5

24%

53%

8

7

AYRIN

0.81

184

36/45/7

-9

0.80

56.8%

112.8

21%

44%

4

5

Bazzi

0.81

169

30/47/23

-17

0.64

73.4%

102.8

16%

60%

3

2

SKRossi

0.69

131

29/45/19

-16

0.64

67.9%

91.6

26%

22%

2

7

FUT Esports - RRQ

The second match of the game started where the previous teams left off, Lotus. It was Rex Regum Qeon’s pick, but FUT Esports dominated the match on both ends. RRQ planted the bomb four times in a row in the early stages, but FUT had an answer for all post-plant scenarios. RRQ won two rounds in the first half while FUT successfully defended the bomb sites 10 times. Konuralp "qw1" Şahin’s Neon came in handy for the Turkish team as the talented player ended the first half with 13 kills and a 1.49 rating. Buğra "MOJJ" Kiraz performed even better on Killjoy with a 1.52 rating. On RRQ’s side, all players combined had 13 kills, which pretty much sums up what kind of a match was played in the first half. FUT’s dominance continued in the second half, and the Turkish organization won the game easily after 16 rounds, 13-3. Furkan "MrFaliN" Yegen stepped up on the attack and held a monstrous 3.12 rating with nine kills and only one death.

FUT Esports’s map pick of the day was Pearl. This time, RRQ showed a better performance and fought until the end. The Pacific representatives had a slight lead after the first half, 7-5. Emmanuel "Emman" Morales’s KAY/O was very effective on the attacking turn, and he finished the half with a 1.61 rating. qw1’s Jett kept FUT in the competition as he grabbed a couple o very important kills while holding a 1.23 rating. FUT started the second half with two wins in a row, but then we saw a four-round streak from RRQ. Most fans were sure the series would go to the decider map, but Pearl ended with an exciting twist. FUT Esports didn’t let RRQ reach the map point and won six rounds in a row to complete the comeback and end the series with a score of 13-11. Shield and MOJJ both had 20 kills, and with qw1’s six first bloods, it was a real show from the Turkish team. It is the end of the road for RRQ, while FUT will continue their journey in the next round.

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FUT Esports

2

X

0

Rex Regum Qeon

Round of 16, Best of 3 - February 23, 2023 - 8:00PM

13

Lotus

3

13

Pearl

11

FUT Esports

player

Rating

ACS

K/D/A

+/-

K/D

KAST

ADR

HS%

FBSR

FB

FD

MOJJ

1.20

234

33/24/13

+9

1.38

75.0%

158.6

29%

80%

4

1

qw1

1.17

233

31/25/12

+6

1.24

80.2%

148.2

18%

60%

9

6

ATA KAPTAN

1.14

209

32/23/12

+9

1.39

79.2%

133.8

27%

71%

5

2

qRaxs

1.09

183

25/24/24

+1

1.04

85.4%

116.4

14%

0%

0

1

MrFaliN

1.09

215

28/32/12

-4

0.88

71.9%

133.4

15%

38%

5

8

Rex Regum Qeon

player

Rating

ACS

K/D/A

+/-

K/D

KAST

ADR

HS%

FBSR

FB

FD

Emman

1.19

233

32/29/18

+3

1.10

84.4%

159.7

35%

57%

4

3

Xffero

0.97

183

26/28/10

-2

0.93

75.0%

113.7

26%

50%

1

1

Lmemore

0.97

203

27/31/12

-4

0.87

59.4%

131.4

34%

63%

5

3

fl1pzjder

0.84

178

23/29/18

-6

0.79

75.0%

126.5

20%

44%

7

9

EJAY

0.74

189

10/14/3

-4

0.71

68.8%

127.8

25%

0%

0

6

2GE

0.61

111

10/18/6

-8

0.56

58.3%

82.9

29%

50%

1

1

100 Thieves - EDward Gaming

The last match of the day started with 100 Thieves’ Icebox pick. EDG looked impressive in the first two rounds, but we saw domination from 100 Thieves after a six-round winning streak. The North American team grabbed eight rounds on the defensive end, going into the second half with an important advantage. Brenden "stellar" McGrath’s Killjoy was effective for them, with a 288 ACS and a 1.52 rating. Conversely, Wang "nobody" Senxu tried to keep his team alive in the first half with a 1.56 rating. 100T started the second half with a pistol-round win, but EDG didn’t let them increase the gap. The NA players kept their heads in the game and finally won the first map after 23 rounds, 13-10. stellar finished the game with a 1.24 rating, and Sean "bang" Bezerra helped him with four first bloods.

EDward Gaming picked Lotus to hold onto their dreams and stay in the competition. The first half went relatively close, with 100T winning seven rounds on the attacking side and EDward Gaming completing their defensive turn with five round wins. stellar once again played his best game, this time with Cypher in his hands, and secured 14 kills on the attacking side. 100T won the second pistol round, but EDward Gaming dominated the second half after a six-round winning streak. The Chinese team did their best and forced another map in the series after winning Lotus with a score of 13-9. EDG’s Wan "CHICHOO" Shunzhi held a 1.89 rating in the second half and was the most effective team member.

It was time for a do-or-die for both sides, and the decider map was Pearl. The competition was very close until the end, with both sides playing their hearts out. EDG led the first half after winning seven rounds on defense, and their post-plant games were impressive. The Chinese team defused the bomb six times in the first half, and 100 Thieves won only one round detonating the Spike. The Chinese star player Zheng "ZmjjKK" Yongkang stepped up on defense with a 1.57 rating and three first bloods. A similar scenario occurred in the second half, and 100 Thieves evened the scoreboard after winning the last two rounds, 12-12. The North American representatives didn’t waste any time and secured the first two overtime rounds, resulting in a 14-12 victory for them. stellar once again led the scoreboard with a 1.31 rating and 25 kills. Matthew "Cryocells" Panganiban’s 5 first bloods were also very important for the side of 100 Thieves.

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100 Thieves

2

X

1

EDward Gaming

Round of 16, Best of 3 - February 23, 2023 - 10:30PM

13

Icebox

10

9

Lotus

13

14

Pearl

12

100 Thieves

player

Rating

ACS

K/D/A

+/-

K/D

KAST

ADR

HS%

FBSR

FB

FD

stellar

1.26

250

66/43/17

+23

1.53

75.8%

175.3

23%

50%

4

4

bang

1.16

230

56/54/29

+2

1.04

70.0%

148.7

42%

48%

10

11

Cryocells

0.98

208

50/49/21

+1

1.02

68.8%

130.0

13%

35%

9

17

Derrek

0.88

171

44/50/21

-6

0.88

68.9%

123.0

39%

33%

4

8

Asuna

0.76

156

37/56/23

-19

0.66

71.1%

111.9

22%

25%

1

3

EDward Gaming

player

Rating

ACS

K/D/A

+/-

K/D

KAST

ADR

HS%

FBSR

FB

FD

CHICHOO

1.21

253

62/49/13

+13

1.27

69.4%

173.2

24%

75%

9

3

ZmjjKK

1.14

239

62/50/11

+12

1.24

73.1%

144.4

21%

59%

16

11

nobody

1.00

197

47/50/27

-3

0.94

75.4%

123.8

25%

58%

7

5

Smoggy

0.83

173

44/53/11

-9

0.83

70.3%

114.1

31%

56%

5

4

Haodong

0.82

163

37/51/24

-14

0.73

66.8%

113.1

26%

55%

6

5

MVP of the day

Molsi had a great performance against Global Esports and he was the MVP of the day with a 1.39 rating in three maps.

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