Grand Final! Edward Gaming vs Team Heretics | Valorant Champions 2024

not only have they broken history broken their own limits but also potential chance to grasp that Trophy and the same could be said for Heretics we're getting a really unusual map to start this one off the Des were hinting at it but we've seen only losses for both of these teams on Haven here at Champs somebody's got to walk away with the win and EDG picking it thinking that they were at an advantage here to start K Kong of course is the player to watch and will be for this whole Grand finals I think on the other side that mvp candidate for team Heretics at least on this a defense Reen looking to hold it down and back up that's a bad stun to begin good though open sight heretic's going to be playing for that retake going to be sticking this extension of the round now through the next still five versus five and shock darts flying through and past K Kang the slightest of off angle they've got doubled up in hell here with Aftershock and paranoia this should be very very difficult for team Heretics to retake unless they go Heaven D lands right at the feat as the Aftershock pulled out as well still have paranoia yeah and that util is going to be used to exchange hands once more paranoia in the face K Kang's body blocked and EDG eviscerating fell in the Heretics players where they stand for survive for a pistol round win on edg's table that's a huge pistol for EDG to take very early on they've been winning 63% of their pistols in this tournament that's an enormous number been consistent with it as well through groups through playoffs the pissed around strategies have always come through and you can see it here again that double up playing Simon and SMY in Hell there provided so much utility pressure to keep mini Buu back I think that's such a huge battle between these two teams which of their entry players can get the more value and that's not always kills that's also space creation it's been a trademark I think for mini BU as well if you're a stat Steven and you only look at it you might think he's having a bad tournament but he does do the job and his team trade him out when necessary this is a heavy stack though in a kill trip as well they might be able to reap the rewards and yes indeed still the one for one DG now aware of this and they don't want anything to do with a stack the question however is whether they ret or rotate sorry or whether they re hit there's nobody over towards the a sign team Heretics are banking on the fact that it's going to be a hard rotate over towards a trying to gamble with their full weaponry and Classics to get into position they've read the situation wrong nobody with a beautiful call he's found the correct solution so many times in this tournament for a player that's new to igl and who's done some secondary calling in the past is remarkable it truly is these P fives can often feel like more of a mar from spr probably heard that line before cage triggered have a lot of experience in them still nobody is new to that IG Ling roll and withu dismissed handedly out towards the back of the side should be another open shut case for EDG for this round against the Eco we're following along with Simon here there's a supportive player if you've ever seen one what an addition to this EDG Squad there's a fault line perfectly placed again they always are when it comes to this guy it is astounding as well play like Simon as well has joined this team relatively late First International Event for him you can say the same terms of the finals for the rest of his team alongside him so they navigate first two rounds here of Haven it truly is remarkable what EDG have done though because I feel like we've never seen a Chinese team set up like this before when you think about Chinese teams that you expect to break through you're thinking a super team where everybody is the absolute best in their region actually what they've done is they reduced their fragging a little bit by adding Simon into the team he he he doesn't get the most kills he's a silent supportive player but he's got five assists per round over the tournament which is just a ludicrous number like other top players are getting three yeah supportive util usually on point from this guy shows you the identity shift that EDG have gone through no longer trying to rely on that individualism to carry them through games this is a team now shot actually misses doesn't actually break the initial trip K's going to think that that is free real estate and instead just hands over his life open handed there towards Benji fishing with one pluck out at a picture he might be looking for a few more he's getting reinforcements fast reclear it's called out now by Heretics using the Drone to pave the way be spotting this out they're aware of the fact that it's onto the Seas site all about how the battle begins though towards the back of the sight and team Heretics a rifles in hand that's a beautiful one trading spectacular for Heretics you see there another very textbook example minib Bo goes in does he get the kill no but does he set up the rest of his team to get through the choke to collect everything absolutely he does another interesting thing to know off the start there tooji fishy not using a slightly more optimal trip but that one would have been broken by the shot D so he goes for the one that just goes door frame to door frame and nobody is assuming Benji's going to use the better one that he tries out in this round actually Mind Games occurring all about it little micro differences they can make the difference scenarios like this best of five every single Advantage counts this is heavy a Lobby control but EDG are just waiting primed and ready to pounce five alive outside of Lobby drone is going to get that clearing connection mini boot no punish and side onto him still play for his life but they are going to have to concede this space up eventually through random spray his UND Fury acknowledgement acquired by reans but he just can't quite land it only the one shot connecting all of this though has denied EDG a Lobby control they're worried that people could be short minib Bo could be pushed back up into position over toward WS long Heretics are already reading that EDG would give up on this and you're right he's gone to break a similar shock a similar trip again still out of the open barely a shoulder it's enough for K Kang to capitalize bad positioning from woo big mistake is going to see they can Shore this one up straight through mid up the G down and out and contact is called chichu none the wiser Heretics bringing this to that four versus four nobody it's going one wandering there looking for an opening towards the a side but call is now made 27 seconds left they want to go over towards C and guess what reinforcements have arrived Benji fishy mini Bo once more an attempt to play spoiler paranoia sweeps through no connections at all still k k delivers them three in a round so far have damage done for the plant down when Simon's stun isn't there Kung Kong's stuns are and that was perfectly positioned over towards logs the timing could not have been better and now they're splitting up trying to catch timings on rien and Buu Heretics always going to be doubled up here prioritizing that discipline the timing is missed ships in n k spotted and cannot recover taken down out of the fight Simon Just rookie to the stage just rookie to the team to deliver a clutch as he's done so before b line ready sends it out preemptively boo is sticking damage needs to be done bullet to be finding their targets for ran the swing to find his Mark Simon dropped it's round cleaned up and now we sit at two to two EDG is still going to be looking fairly decent with their economy though so it's not disaster just yet I think you can start to see that this is a grand Finals game there's a little bit of shakiness around here and certain players stepping up big game players like Kung Kong certainly a name that I would put ymy nice balls on B bro really good I I like it team Heretics have got so many different Paces that they can go towards and actually EDG are going to go for an Eco here they they might have been able to scrape together a bit of a b especially with Kong having Al but they've gone for the safer option Kang's going to offload It Anyway looking for an electrified end to the round potentially a start to the St it does connect but he can't quite get it the track him was almost on point reins though steady nerve and a steady hand enough to save the day but he can't stay alive much longer still the flood is on and in charge commanding presence of Boo and Mini Brothers in blood they're looking to dish it out on this sight play is revealed and the Swarm has arrived how has Ren's been able to shut down the entry there that should be a kill every day of the week for Kong top of the scoreboard not playing badly by any means but just that single duel in that position six Health the reen would have made all the difference here it was an Eco but I think team Heretics are proving that this version of their composition when they go back to something a little more standard it's looking way way better than when they pulled out the gimmicky sage Con earlyer on against s excellent point of the desk was kind of talking about discussing as we were heading into this we've got time to all lower bracket teams have lifted trophies in valerant so considering that EDG didn't even manage to create too much of a Advantage for themselves and make a good map pull here it's so even today yeah even initially for sure here it is straight through the smoke that's disrespect shown by rans taking a Ganda and a glance over toward WS Lobby they not expecting that at all off angle is beautiful but a Flash and a peek and a swing on top of it mini buo seeks to supplement the fight once more he's everywhere still keeps the lead for his team in terms of that player Advantage woot flashing a peak as well he needs to get himself back through link chichu thinks him at least he thinks he's earned himself for timing K what is that oh through the back though Benji fishy cleaning up any sort of blind spots that might have been occurring still a 2v3 there's chances for EDG but they're going to be running into Benji's utility here Simon's got to break this and even if he invests the ultimate that'll probably just to be to get the plant down see is he going to be able to have this timing to pull it off in the Post Yeah there no flood being called here by Heretics they want to make sure that they hold it down collected into the retake now with a paranoia but that's a big miss the going to be spended and Bullet to the Dome side of the head K Kang too much to overcome it's wood who puts him to bed puts him to rest and now lead ACR here for Heretics the battle between Benji fishy and chichu another one to pay attention to both of these teams are set up in somewhat familiar ways to each other they have one super hard entry player that loves to make space take the range try to get those opening kills and then they have a sentinel who's phenomenally gifted with aim who tries to take openings and opportunities for them aggressively in the mid round Benji there shuts down chichu makes sure that that Gap is firmly closed and team Heretics now with four in a row knock EDG onto another Eco this is not the beginning what this Chinese Squad would have wanted in their first ever Grand finals there m Pi twoo things going a Miss there seen cheeky plays like this with a smoke as well love that one just in case there was a dart heading in his Direction and of course that's the kind of thing you can bring out in the future if EDG don't go towards aong and don't figure out what you're up to are going to need to come up with some answers and they're going to need it fast there is rifle in the hands of K Kang still holding down his angles with oneway Benji it's a nice spot for Benji as well cuz chishu loves going for those mid- round looks through garage once the trip has been broken trap player inside as well woot pulled onto that fault line a stun ready for him presence over to war it's been faked out by EDG not quite fake actually just intending to pull players away and Kang's hoping that there's rotators look at minib and Benji waiting for these looks flash anyway they choose to take the time he stuns himself in the process W stra up that's a hunter Fury hard commit still he's potentially out of there drop down 45 Health still alive and K is dancing around most to the util and still coming up with it Beni return to the fire and Through the flames you're not coming out unscathed 2v3 EDG are going to have to pull out something incredible here and they've only got 15 seconds time is just against them the AL yeah Al pivot over and away but again the timing is going to be brutal K Kang still collects the one to 2v2 but a for Second To Go pass he missed it he's missed the timing what's he doing brutal a nerve frantic on stage on display you you got to play to your routes in moments like that you can't allow the perfect to be the enemy of the good sure planning for backside there would not have been an amazing play but you're pretty sure that they were all over towards the Seas site you've got to go for it I mean smg's got the timer at the top of his screen he knows that he beefed that he wasn't even close he was about 2 seconds off narrow margins indeed it's 5 to2 another Buy Round EDG with' gun to their own they got to start pulling it back sometime soon again you can tell that it's a grand finals match you can tell that the pressure is weighing down on these players and for some it's forging them to Greater depths look at kkan 10 and five he's been so clean with these shots but everyone on EDG needs to be on the same page got to see that Synergy that we've seen all throughout the tournament here but Heretics no slouches to themselves looking to head back over towards a and mini Buu and Buu have been locking this area down somewhat similar to the way they defend on Sunset trying to play each other in bu knows the angles we use the TP though to get the hell out of there also some players up and over the shoulder he's got backup arriving and EDG 50 seconds into the round but looking like they want to commit over towards eight it's going to be a Clash util is going to need to be picture perfect again wall up and over flash onto the side stun is used in kind mini Bo just let one loose of his own as well and still with 30 seconds to play with they want have just take a scramble mad Das the see they're going into the Rolling Thunder this is where woot is this is where the the trips are deep trip for info yeah and that's already spotted Ben know he's dropped in a moment's notice 20 seconds here's the old woot he's getting ahead of all of this wants to take the peak wants to take the fight H's Fury trying to bail them out slowed down to a crawl After Shock in their face it's full util spam cacophony of all of it into the back of the site we go twists and turns the Tails being weave but it's all on heretic's side again EDG the clock being the biggest enemy buo just stays alive on B and it's a tragedy six rounds in a row now that EDG have failed to capitalize on and these last two the kind of performances you should never be seeing from a team that's demonstrated such Excellence here in Soul the the calling got so scrambled there I can respect this play from chishu and K towards backside trying to make room trying to get the kills working they haven't leted out the breach ultimate yeah getting messy and muddy like you said evidence I think these players are playing on the biggest stage that they've ever stepped foot on in all of their careers there won't be higher Stakes than this get info not actually broken that's beautiful info no at least three is there and the fight is called and the kill collected K Kang's just forced to watch from The Spectator seat now and look at the defaulting it's just not good enough from EDG they're not breaking Benji utility he's locking down the hole of B andc on his own allowing the rest of Heretics to stack a EDG have no way through and if they go back and try to break these trips they're going to be too late there's only 50 seconds left this is looking like another round that will be so so difficult for EDG to put on the board still walking most of the way 40 seconds here DP in their face they're going to be slowed down by woot abundance of util trip once more they've walked up right close and they will be breaking this one TPO there's no cover and WS right there for the punish chichu vacuuming up space hoping the rotations are abound might be able to catch this timing yes head missed Bo just trying to catch that sideline kage just dropped down trying to get his team in 14 seconds again time running away from them glass potentially try nobody's got to stick this plan and minib Bo cleans up the flank forward aggression showcased by chichu he knows has to take risk he knows the matters need to be taken into his own hands noro theft reveals or the D is dealt with but Heretics have players they've got bodies they've got util and they've got guns the aim on display it's a master class of the cleanup I think EDG need another timeout here you think about what we've seen so far in this Arena asbos he had a chance on this same stage to turn his reputation into reality common sassy had their chances for two champs trophies and it slipped from all of their fingers these opportunities they do not come freely they do not come often you got to grasp them when they present themselves and right now Ed they've earned their way to the stage flashing a pan at Madrid but at every single step and twist and turn of this year they've showcased what they've got on the international stage and now playing like they do not want to let the same fate meet them at Shanghai Heretics out of the T timeout are expecting something quick Pacey see how much deeper the trips are from Benji verying like there's a pressure yeah similar game plan by idg though yeah calling a bit of a pause into this one they've taken some nice aong control this is going to make Heretics a little less confident about their read coming out of the timeout it wasn't quick and Pacey and now they've given up a lot of info and stability on the a site rean is even hard committed over towards the side I guess he does have the cam to help him out and get that information down towards short so it's not in too much danger EDG here just trying to temper the pace a little bit hope that Heretics will fall into a trap of maybe trying to rec clear a for info and Heretics do enjoy rearing they play heavy recl styles on Sunset on ice box that were doing it against Lev nothing seen with the Drone yeah this is the perfect time to go for that a execute perfect timing on the smoke though too from boot instinctive knowing that that could be the time to strike guess what Ran's way ahead of him nobody picked off and that's going to spell defeat he knows that the hit's coming in s step fult line not connecting there and heads are being popped rattled off the shoulders chichu is going to try and make a play makes way over towards C but again 17 seconds left time for the spike to get there occurring a m Dash and scramble towards the end of the game and the end of the round chichu at least will push back mini Bo C by the 6 seconds CAU by the trip 4 seconds you got to stick it and he have denies it we will Pap it for his life but at the end of the day it's another round earned for Heretics I have never seen a game like this in all my time following valerin three huge rounds lost to the clock in a grand finals incredible intuition by Reen In This Moment by the way Bo throws down that smoke and Reen anticipating the timing they might be taking find's not only a first pick but enough damage on to Kung Kong to slow him down hesitate in his step finds the pick there too there same setup's alone on an island but we make a difference the Recon I mean that just Reveals All if you see K Kang you know he's going to be the tip of the spear think about what this does for the confidence of Heritage too yeah if you were hoping that they were going to back off and start to respect some of this utility and allow Kong space on sides the fact that you've just lost eight rounds in a row Heretics are going to be happy to swing into you to step up disrespect you till exactly so drone tagging again the heavy reveal there's nothing offis skating this from EDG they're going to try and go in with Brute Forces to play DI up and over is dealt with broken inside the smoke dominated by rean he wants to potentially take the time in but the stun connects in by mini Bo is there to meet him come knock into the sight but it's all too obvious and reality is starting to settle in Pichu now in a 1 V4 it's an impossibility spikes in no man's 30 seconds sad spot for him to be in the rest of his team have not been defaulting and breaking the enemy Cipher util he's not been able to pull off these big lurks when they have come they've been too late and his team has been losing to the clock now the rest of the team has to sit there silently allowing him to try to go for the clutch and just wait and fester it's tough to pull yourself out of a rat like this the words can sometimes Echo Hollow even as people try to pick each other up don't worry guys we're going to get back into this surely next round is the one and you sit there hoping that you can force yourself to believe tell yourself it's one round at a time there is a universe desperation at this point first half not gone the way that EDG were planning Weaponry thankfully hasn't taken too much of a tumble that's the losers bonus the FK for that one but the reads are Immaculate again look at the sets by Heretics back a play is still over towards C EDG just desperate for this orb Simon would be his Al online there's no punishing sight from Heretics so give him that they can play a little further back actually reins with the hunter Fury could go for plan in a you can allow EDG to get sight a little bit as long as you control some important positions like for example garage I I would like to see minib tuck into that close spot and tried to deny jishu going through that's a tag Al though by rein he's expecting a few more from that but that's just to provide some safety it's a big al though expended we having this for the last round what is nobody calling here is this going to be a breach Al fake on a oh it's going to it's going to be ruined yeah the chu cleaned up Tang Kang right from behind Al is expended you say it's ruined it has P the players back they leaving it mini Bo bought it hook line and sinker as soon as chishu made that play I thought he was going to stick around on the seasight and try to deal with things he just thought that was the L daylight robbery DG need it every round I can get nefarious memes or not here's the alto he hear that one spike a panic in the back of the mind it's K Kang who's the one with that Al in his hands nobody trying to hold that one down and is good with the tracking again weaving in and out side stepping dancing it's graceful by K Kang still alive as well time is ticking boo what is that the return of the fire from the side Heretics trying to Barrel over them woo with so much more to do here but I think it's too late time being that deciding defining Factor all around an EDG at least granted that one blessing finally the clock turns onto the side of EDG and they get a plant down they book end half with a couple of rounds and it smiles from K Kang but there's very little to smile about here at the beginning on Haven so far Heretics domination from them boom G just need to not let their Spirits be dampened opportunity to speak to their coaching staff though they've had many already yeah looking to try to turn things around on their defense side so far Heretics have been dominant utterly EDG just trying to get the read defensive setup heavy stack over towards B Heretics early take over towards a long no push back one of edg's massive strengths has been their pistol rounds over the course of this tournament they of course won the first to open things up they need another EDG might have had the read here moving over reinfor AR with K Kang and Simon util held nobody might miss that timing though still heretic set up for the a spit and the util is connecting listen to spad of it more where that came from no clean kills really to be found here and it's EDG they got to Bow the way through they just can't do it in pieces onto the ground pistol around cleaned up if I've ever seen one the 2v5 it's just got to be heroic a miracle I think on the side of EDG looks like Benji's on the flank seeing if sm's gone for a Teleport play past his trip cuz they're just startled at how slow smoggy and chishu are just begin this retake yeah it's a 2v5 more dominance for Heretics as I said I mean util in Spades they're going to just cut them out of the picture here peing as soon as there's contact recognition that the players are falling and dropping and speaking of dropping is Benji with four bodies dropped in the round a pist the around again under the belt of Heretics this is again there's no other word to describe it evident dominance they've come to this tournament expectations that they might reach the same Heights like they did in Shanghai but clearly taking those learning moments from it Benji you're the goat bro it was a phenomenal piss around from him the first fault line though from wo caught onto two players mini boo went for the stun towards default caught himself with it actually and they still had the presence of mind to slow things down I think team Heretics to on their attack sides generally going to be a bit better than EDG at going around and meticulously pruning away that defense I can sure that there's a series of unknowns across the map forcing The Defenders to get active Benji could get caught here but he's only got the pistol yeah that's why he's going exploring no real danger of him losing and handing over a gun and guess what in the rifle aim well not even that man just raw a it's on point right now for Benji one of the few times that Simon's fault Line's pretty bad Chu does respond with one wo falling but Phantom Guardian Spectre on the other side Kum would have to land some Almighty Marshal shots to make this one winnable only one player weak enough as well for on at the body it's going to have to be mostly head shot defining this round if Kang is to do it and like I said Inu survives single digits of health chichu will be no long for this world 12 hp and a dream and it will remain just that it's 11 rounds here for Heretics they're locked in every team in the history of valerant that's made back-to-back finals won at least one of them the first or the second EG last year had a somewhat similar Arc to Heretics we talked about that being a Cinderella Story something you might never see again and the comparisons are not exactly one to one but a team full of very inexperienced players who weren't rated incredibly highly by the community yeah that ran into the most dominant Team of the Year at the second event and come back and are looking amazing here to begin similar parallels but as an opener EDG Sly needed four player fight from EDG as well committing massive resources to lock in down a Lobby this is kind of similar to how team Heretics were defending yeah except they were often leaving the neon to fight over this area rather than this over bit of a handshake with the drones there just trying to get that information smoggy on the line that is nice he hit two body shots onto reent definitely did right there almost claiming these kills Benji though taking up some space spotting that there's gaps in the play the defensive Protocols of EDG still aim on display Benji might be getting away with murder still I have retrieved the SP he' have to Ace to finish up this round and just not anticipating it caning already up onto the line a big round for EDG just to Showcase that they won't be completely pushed around and bullied but that's still only their second round that they've won with rifles on board opening kill was clean from K Kong need to start seeing smoggy get online when we get to Lotus later on third map I am sure you will see smoggy absolutely farming he's amazing there but on the omen Maps it does sometimes take him a while to get warmed up it's rough so far for him this neon wall just a denial in case somebody like Kung Kong had taken the walk down mid chichu is playing in front of this anyway but oh is finally broken has two shots committed though yeah but tons of damage onto chichu as well love that trip that trip is so so good for B post plant situations you get the plant down here and the retake tries to come through that it's very tough it's also good for info in the mid round cuz you know that people haven't reccared through mid and pushed into window for example see how team Heretics def falling just taking parts of the map making it a bit more difficult for EDG to play yeah however the Chinese Squad does still control a Lobby and that's what rean is looking to try to deny right now paranoia held the hands of smoggy he's going to have to follow up on this himself Glides forwards pulls out the dash evacuation by mini boo still alive here with 35 seconds this is looking risky now because EDG did not bite on that pressure over towards a shu's been holding this down since the start of the round in garage oh he's going to be tested tested and potentially rewarded could be the difference flash evaded fires off the shots though and now they know exactly where he is at least they should but they don't unanticipated and Heretics pay the price in blood 11 seconds left Shop to Pieces the B could even get into the sight there's a round for EDG to try to stabilize to try to find that belief and there you see in Simon as well with a rare smile lit up down it's so important that these EDG players genuinely believe that they can win today Kong Kong said it they've already accomplished an unimaginable goal at Champions but you have to still have that hunger to go further Beyond let's go and you see him pumping up Simon in that moment so important keep the morale in check understand that it's one round at a time it's what makes the best the best elites on the stage if you have that composure will be a hard run back stun con next barely a hand pointed outu have to get out of there if you look at the way that EDG played this map against any opponent they love reclearing garage fault line Chu runs forward could be a spot that team Heretics Tred to exploit but at the moment it's working really nicely for EDG yeah and if you control a Lobby or long Plus Garage you basically got the whole map now broken before the reveal just Sheri in a stinger in the hands of these Heretics players but when it's up to 11 you never know when the next round's going to come there it is wall up parano alongside it the util is always going to be good and impeccable Heretics hitting their shots nailing them down and K Kang is forced to respond coming up with all swords of damage and goods players are toppled that would have been a kill there woot he's got about the worst Weaponry for the job but Kung Kong is playing with yeah so much danger 15 HP one shot from W will do it 13 seconds though and now W's got to get that move on picks up the upgrade they know exactly where he is Simon puts him out of misery andg they stay alive in the map timeout Call for team Heretics what a role the Kong now finds himself in by the way if you think back to when he first started in Battlement he was just a young boy with a drain yeah and now he's in a position where he's almost like the experienced leadership figure for Simon who he sat right next to the two are working in tandem so often in rounds the support and the fragging and you can see the energy that he has in how now if that was their read Ed G already ahead of it it's a crazy mixup four players willing to fight this one and I wonder if it's going to be a delay take seen teams do this they show presence with the SAA just a Fain like it's only the one holding yeah and this is going to be bloody a skirmish laying in way dashing forward stun up on either side G gang controlling the rifle controlling the spray still it's all Heretics baby up in the feed in a 2v one theyve paved their way towards the aite chichu seeking to get himself in there trying to play ahead of the timings but he can't touch the paranoia and it settled into the back of his mind he hears the footsteps defense is necessary boo my God wasn't even being defended in the moment what a shutdown what awareness from bu I was not anticip anticipating them to expect shishu that early he got to the site a really fast timing look at how daff this fight is in a Lobby everybody stunned up trying to control their crossair but Heretics now after winning that round with woo trading beautifully they're up to 12 just one more step in stone all that stands between them and the map for the first time EDG go for the walk down mid and team Heretics they're having none of it full alt baby send them to a yep and that's going to be clearing out most of the sight Bo sticks it down into hell I know that a is easy access just a little bit of worry in the back of the minds about a short still with that smoke that's propped up and it's buying time and space potentially but here in his footsteps K Kang dodging weaving ducking from the bullets Simon with a cage not even in his face there offloaded alt rattled back the Rolling Thunder seeking to deny and to lay space it's up to these players on the flank of EDG to see if they can do something Kang has been left alone to his own devices T of the rightful beautiful lands it still here's a cleanup crew arriving in kind start from the side wall up Hunters Fury There Is No Escape the rest of his team time has been bought a purches m Dash and scramble but an electrifying finish [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] on here at Champions now we get to Sunset where both teams should be feeling very comfortable one of the things to look at for the team Heretics defense that was working beautifully against Lev are these woot KO knives he throws one at the beginning over towards a just to see if it's going to be a fast a exec but he's got mid- round knives as well if EDG tried to play Slowly you heard it from the desk they want to see the pace increase from EDG they'll have to get through the trip first not just that as well players and Heretics aside floated towards the positions just stuck this one of the moment's notice woot is ready to strike sh darts forward trips are broken holding for it that's a dry swing and Peak by Heretics but to no avail well you see three players there does that mean that you want to go now over towards a and if so Buu was holding a one way until it's sunk into the floor losing track of a main for the jiggle but this is where the knife can come in handy look at woot setting up the knife lineup oh he is he's just throwing it it's up and over so that's going to give them a little bit of info when it only tags well in fact when it tags onto zero players over towards elbow that's a slightly different knife they're going to know and keep the stack on B so good at that yeah yep stacking from Heretics they've got bodies ready to respond once more can kangs forward though steps up to that challenge still after through the back mini Bo's here jumping around with the right Clicks in hand K Kang not enough to offset it and still players are getting brutalized trying to enter their way in through this side with 15 seconds left to spare EDG Simon forced to stick this paranoia it's Picture Perfect is low hearing it gun standing chichu is there with a flash in his face still tied up close to the corner boo in that one V one2 dismisses him as easily as that and that is the beginning that DG were hoping for they did manage to take the pistol on Haven 2 so there's still plenty more that they'll have to do to prove they're capable of riding the ship but considering they went into a stack there considering there was four players looking to defend the site the way that they frag their way through that it's got to give you a lot of confidence the calling still getting them into trouble just a little another thing to take a look at because nobody's attack side calling he's running them out of time constantly on Haven but it is so tricky to play against Heretics that they've got some slow paac rounds they've got some contact Recs big util recar if you try to insert a player and like I said those knives coming through from woot deadly to play against extremely disciplined team too they've got an idea it's never really going to be an individual throwing their lifel line without good reason no certainly not always doubled up and this is around where EDG have got to come through it cleanly only one player choosing not to purchase that's shishu so if you you're looking for somebody to go and gain information on an aggro lurk that will be his job they can suffer one death without an econ economic casualty wandering around a little bit nobody was sticking around through b m if there is a recar though it could catch him in a round like this you're unlikely to see recar though more likely to see gamble stacks on EOS and EDG looked like they found a clean entrance to the a site go 30 seconds I'm out of here's going to lead the way who hears all this noise as well is going to be calling now for the rotation especially with the plant committed by Simon Al steadily being acur as well Simon's only two away might want to be to down somebody's Eco kills I must wait a moment I'm spot sit D Excuse Me Broken Heretics falling here too much available in terms of options that they can go for the Firepower the Weaponry not quite there in this round and keeping it superbly clean nothing lost at all the Flawless comes through Simon two away from being able to get null command online a massive ultimate to try to just drive things into B for example turn off all of Benji's utility I wonder if Heretics already in this round are going to be thinking about denying Al let's go let's go boys look at the energy that K kan's providing to the rest of his team as well I talked about it on Haven as being infectious but it looks like it's taken a little while to set in they were a bit timid I think yeah new to a match as big as this on the global stage as well as you said it takes a while to set in and realize actually we deserve to be here we're good enough plays we've earned our spot it's all about grasping it when opportunities are present denied entry just from the N of fragment R forwards drone is also going to be broken woot the back step still that trip placed down here needs to be in attempt by EDG Benji tries to reset with the aim actually dropped down to his knees chichu he's taking chunks out of him mini reveal off and head popped off chichu start stopping who's left to do it all in a 1v3 and feeling it now empowered by that performance EDG start to get a bit of momentum behind them there's another MVP candidate for EDG I think chiu's had a monster tournament to take his team to the finals and he was slow couldn't really get going on Haven wasn't put in the right positions by his team here barrels forward hidden shots those three Sheriff kills are instrumental in getting his team the bonus round without those there wasn't a hope it's a beautiful round to convert the bonus EDG as I said they will be happy with it bit of baen switch there by K Kang but not enough to avoid the knife that's going to get good info for Heretics tagging on to multiple players my call for the rotations they are on the weaker by after all so make some riskier plays Bren both mini buo and Simon are one away from their alts and those interact with each other right if minib gets it online before Simon does he can't pop the nuland to take the showstopper offline whoever gets it up first is going to have a slim window of opportunity or free real estate mini boo creeping up onto the line as well side by side with boo but taken out and shut down just who were talking about it Simon claims to swinging through elbow at this point might not even feel like the YT is necessary to invest not at all now this is clean again just as similar as round two these anti EOS taken fairly cautiously Spike planted giving respect to Heretics but then dealing with the threats beautifully ADM no long for the world clean round you were talking BR about teams settling into big games like this and I think I saw exactly the same last time EDG came out on stage that first map when they played against leviatan ice box I I felt like Simon was choking pretty terribly actually it was his first game in the arena his fragging gone down over the course of the tournament as the stakes have gone up but what more what what would you expect from a player where it's his first Global event he does seem a little painfully shy in some of these interviews so it's great to see the emotion and the the freedom coming com out of him in these replays that you're seeing here if he can get going in these rounds he's three in one at the moment absolutely and not just be playing supportively like I said his supportive utility is immaculate they've drilled that into him perfectly but once he also gets those impact kills going as he was in the group stage that's when you've got a deadly team he's a beast he's look like it all tournament long ddg just need to pick yourselves up sometimes and luckily had that time between the maps to do exactly that you know just making sure that the mental was on track Heretics are forced to take the time out here with being four rounds down I mean as much as I'm talking about the mental the crumble the pressure on the big stage and all of this pinpointing your career it's on either side as well despite the fact that Heretics did dismiss EDG on that opening map they still have new players now listen they've been in the finals themselves but they're still young I've seen evidence of that the DRX game I think was a perfect example where Heretics and DRX were both kind of trading blows it was Scrappy was messy it was muddy some might say EDG are going to have to apply similar levels of pressure to this though to get that same crumble from Team Heretics that honestly you're right we have seen it in the past miniu with his alt here looks to try to take the fight zero point broken as well so still has access to that Al those abilities and with the N being thrown on the B side of the map and mini not being turned off they want no part of it yeah EDG all the way up through mid as well this time it might not be anticipated Beni he's gone he's taken out the swipe of a hand and a Glide from K Kang man woot needs to try and make the play attempt to dominate the angle broken to Pieces here and now three to stand for Heretics on through this retake Simon all will fade just spotting barely onto the shoulder but a kill is all that Heretics were really potentially hoping for there now settling back into the positions looking to save it for the next round it was a full investment from Heretics into this there was a timeout as well it was everything pointing towards this needed to be the turning point for them in this map and I think that's exactly what EDG and what the desk were looking for for EDG to adapt to that's that faster Tempo they made the decision instantly as soon as they heard the nade coming out and an aggressive B main take you know that teams are doing that with usually three players in B main you know that mini Bo's over there and he has showstopper and you don't want to be messing with that and so they instantly call an a split and once more who is it that breaks the Crosshair of Benji fishing breaks his wrist in the middle of it too kka steel was mentioning on the desk you know he sees this guy he will just try and take fights by himself sometimes without that support of util it's because he's so potent man he is he knows that he is the protagonist of this story this tale that's being weaved here by EDG their own attempt to try and carve themselves into the history books when he played against leviatan he took 30 first dels which is Bonkers already he won 20 of them he's just different especially when he's firing on all sorts of cylinders chishu looking to take an aggressive timing up here so aggressive yeah Ren and minib both had their opportunities to try to contest this but looking to back off and play slightly more passive angles just to stop people entering with that trip there still danger here for EDG trying to play this attack Simon used the alt prior's holding on to the show stopper if you let time be your enemy it's a game-winning Al in the hands of mini boot no assistance here for bu to get back onto the angle so that drone just forces him back a stepping elbow nobody's looking to test it this is where you get the advantage of having an aggro igl like nobody cuz he's willing to he is he's down to limit test might be calling his father to rotate but they do pull out the Drone that's Heretics aiming to clear up the fog War I think nobody's done a great job there of pushing bu back twice once with the Drone back into elbow and then again to push him all the way back off a seconds though it's going to weaken the B site massively I mean look at these players in spawn scrambling for Heretics in through spawn 30 seconds as you said KN through the back now EDG set their sights over towards the B site making a move now over towards it back site is granted and gain Simon with the plant up and the bound there need rebounds but smog is already collecting all sorts of kills crossed up they need an opening to feel that willingness I think to expend this ultimate here mini boo he's Cho down cut down Phantom spray by K Kang needs to be heroics up and over with the flash at least taking out K Kang but time is going to start ticking the ba switch setup just does not work nobody Stands Tall against any sort of challenges what a different map we're watching here what a different look for EDG compared to the way that they fell over on Haven where we saw the inexperience and the nerves playing out everything is crisp I must wait a Benji just cow and hoping he survives six rounds in a row they need this gun stand the chance to bail them out it's going to be granted at least that but this is a map that is slipping away from Heretics it is it's already a phenomenal attack side for EDG they would only need another you know round or two and it would be super successful minib looked like he didn't understand that the smoke was going down there or possibly didn't anticipate somebody would be holding an unusual off angle and things are looking loose out there for EDG that's all smiles nobody on Heretics has more than two kills across six rounds money again is just being stretched thin desperation K Kang got he opens it up potentially closes out the round with that one as a first kill with no followup in side again from Heretics Heretics still have the best 4v5 win rate in the tournament I mean out of all teams they were the ones who specialized in that you was broken flasher try and set this one up that is a desperation play if I've ever seen one you mention it Josh best 4v5 win rate but is ready if you don't get that initial trade which is so core to the way that Heretics play yep then you're in a be inou much more difficult spot that's why Ran's tried to equalize it there and now they're going to be in tough B again exporing potentially they're calling for it underhanded with the flash there's too many targets to really deal with still that one for one now space created and taken K Kang not to be denied any sword and semblance of the site WS dodging juking but again this guy is Relentless he's got them every impact kill in the round Kong he's just been everywhere for EDG cannot be stopped Bo obtains the upgrade My ultimate was the first one it's an obstacle remove but two more where that came from and k k this guy look at him he's out the open he's so confident and nobody from Team Heretics is giving him reason to be otherwise he destroyed minib in that opening fight he's actually caught up on the scoreboard to shishu who was 10 and zero in the first four rounds Min Bo's ankles completely snapped there and then K again being able to win a du against Reen MVP candidate for team Heretics that opens up elbow piece by piece his layer aggression takes the map away I'd like to see Team Heretics change up the way they're playing the defense side I I think despite me talking about some of the things they were doing well tried to start some kind of a comeback and this one you just see if he can hit your shot down I is going to be dodged predictable here for the EDG players and or farmed up alongside it Boo's just trying to take away any advantage he can in this round WS also trying to stay mobile as well right uses the knife on one side of the map now rotates very quickly the top mid this is looking like a crunch in Middle it does KO set up and ready wots right behind him flash Recon NAD coming yeah heing that drone you're going to see the dart through the back and now there's that paranoia swinging through but the timing on that smoke is just impeccable woot does not feel like he can step past that one k kangs straight through and out with Benji fishy taken out that's the kind of spot where I'd like to see them commit to it you know that there's a player trapped there if they were running neon on this map that's be that would be a situation where minib would stun and run at the defender in midbody he's a bit Brave to take this fight but the T sponsored out and now another recl call G Gangman he's barely on any sort of life at all hanging on by a thread yet still navigates the danger takes out the half by I knew where boo was from prior and running him down hunted him down they want him to get that [Applause] a stand up Take a Bow whatever you like listen it might have get against the EOS but take the aces where you can get them and I think that shows you the difference Kang was still playing really well with all of that pressure in map one I think he's just the kind of person that you know forged into a diamond Under Pressure oh yeah but for everybody else I mean you look at the way that Simon is bunny hopping towards him in that spot you don't do that if you're feeling stiff if you're feeling nervous eight and zero EDG have no reason to be Heretics still haven't come up with the answer here can move to top mid trying to rotate these defensive positions woot holds the knife at the beginning looking to maybe save it for the execute big group up see the Drone is a good time to use it would cancel it out yeah just thats do the Drone actually still got tons of value there in terms of info you know that there aren't players holding in these tight Corners nearby so many alss the Heretics you're going to put a round on the board wipe out that goose egg it's got to be now ads up trying to lean on to those reaction times here but who every single pass it moment EDG are just disrespecting this they're all the way in through the back of the site that's a dart connecting Flash the follow up as well woot no long for this world show stoer rebounds but only the one nobody has done all the work I know ex overdrive off quick pivot smogg around noro F connects and alongside the parano still tangled up tied up Benji fishy is alone is isolated on a bloody Island and they want the kill there there's no reason to go into him whatsoever here EDG I think have overthought it but it didn't make a spot of difference they had access to either site they wanted to go to in this round 10 seconds left 10 seconds but this time it's not going to be even a shadow similar to Haven those rounds where the clock denied and edg's attacks like look dismal this could not be more different look like almost a clean sweep and Benji no luxuries granted or given no rifle for the next it's N9 in a row for EDG now they've completely activated yeah wo couldn't hold on in the back of sight mini boo got destroyed as soon as he popped his alt I thought we were going to see Simon he was saving the knife to try to deny it but this turnaround is truly ridiculous this is round 10 and Boo has a glass Cannon up while the rest of his team is saving speak volumes could there be a more desperate play adg have been contacting quite a bit but it's the initial knife that you got to dodge letes do that nobody from drone in further back no access and they spot the up out they know exactly what they've been cooking they're not breaking the Drone as it comes through b main they're not denying space that nobody's taking away from them it screams desperation team Heretics very rarely run out of ideas one of the big reasons they've been one of our best teams of 2024 but right now stra book looks cooked used the momentum a trap wire spraying them down here the teammates had his back K Kang will fall not without their reward and wot hello re right from behind they're striking but nobody's going to try and offset this now even SMY side by side Qui beat by Boo this is just getting ridiculous D through alongside that paranoia reclaiming the space the spike alongside it it looks like reien might have an opportunity to do it all he's on the flank creeping up behind smoggy best chance in a long while to get around especially when it's just down a smoggy on V2 rean creeping crawling up onto the angle Reveals His Hand with the Deep Dart clears him out gives that piece of mind up up close and personal boo look at the break the BS he's just missed the timing but he spotted the barrel and there will be no betrayal this time it's all on the side of smoggy they'll stick this to fuse they'll get that round and it does start with one at the end of the day but it's going to need many many more alongside it how dare I doubt the strap book what a perfect idea from Team Heretics how is that the round that they end up getting on the board Reen's popped they played a little quicker though they were more willing to take risks this walk out through Market that's the kind of thing that they haven't really been doing insane good job Nice Nice Shot centers they're going to need plenty more that came from exactly hidden reserves are going to need to be tapped into Heretics doubled up trying to hold it stun good connection reveal onto all of them and now the side swipe they all topple they all fall an attempt by Benji fishy it's all for n just the one for his dropped back down to that spectator SE forced to watch this round play out they were not ready for the stun coming out from Kung Kong at all they also weren't ready for the fast player coming towards aink just expecting everyone through elbow Heretics are getting pulled to Pieces here this does not look like the dominance we witnessed from them earlier this year on Sunset no one could touch them on this map it's round 11 you would have got the one round it's a 2v4 but surely you got to make a play for it I wouldn't have believed you if you said to me after that first half of Haven that the next map was going to be more dominant the other way around we saw a 93 half yeah EDG only won round 12 in the pistol followup it's absurd and yet this has even been more one-sided there's not even been a single round where Heretics I feel have been properly in it the only one that they won was where they had a glass Cannon operator and ran up people hitting Sheriff shots both teams matching each other just trying to go for the gold split missed the memo his game's Done Quick apparently but you can see from these kills here the high Tempo increase is called they know that Boo's got an OP as soon as they realize the op is not in play over there they just want to try and run over them this is EDG with a full read it took a peek at the book in the scripture I knew what Heretics were cooking deep Recon to try to set up booze made his way over towards B they are still trying to change up these defensive spots one trip broken Dr clears TP backing away are theying the p through I mean listen they're going to have a vice grip onto these defending players anchoring or not in through the cage just trying to stay alive trying to dodge and weave all sorts of bullets and nastiness that's coming their way boo a fing adjustment it's just not there in time it's overwhelming there or an EDG are giv out an 11 to one is where we stand at the half resilience shown from EDG if you opened up this Grand finals and you were worried there was going to be a blowout that EDG were going to crumble at the final moment after already making history and fall one it does not appear that that's going to be the case today they have struck back hard like I was saying it hdden this fashion in this form after that map War which 136 for Heretics I I would have said you're dreaming yeah and I think it's it's your classic candidates that are going crazy right now uh kcom is just getting them every fight and chichu was dominating as well the openers the closers flash connects chichu lucky to be alive there one HP quite literally just tucks himself away behind the pillar live for now so the setup remains up it's a nice idea from Team Heretics trying to get that punish on the cipher who's often going to be trying to play aggro towards B main there's a trip there and they know it and there's the punish actually pretty good he got to be able to shut down Kong Kong in these rounds that's certainly something that Heretics have learned come get that info Miss wait a second players are there ready for the trade bu responds that might make them think that there's nobody home at B because why would somebody be pushing out and anchoring the site and yet there are actually two people ready to defend this smoggy and chichu not quite shoulder to shoulder smog is on that High Ground angle perched up barely peer over that smoke that's just dropped up blossoms blooms chichu is getting Brave 29 seconds left they got to know at this point but with the walking in play contacts by herotic finally few straight shots hitting Damage Done onto the other side of things trying to go for the swing paranoia sweeps through and through the smoke they knew the ch was low 13 seconds time becoming an issue EDG smoggy definitive chances n rebounds SMY trying to play himself back in here doubled up side by side it's Heretics drifting missing and the shots matter right now Smoky God damn man he's not giving Heretics an inch there is no mercy here from EDG not a moment's respit not an inch Heretics have done everything to try to set them up for that round win to get a pistol that could have maybe gone somewhere at least giving them some hope even if it was false and smoggy shuts the door in their face one enemy one enemy remaining beautiful shots towards the end and the door in her face and the map almost there one more step is all they have to take a 13-1 in the grand finals surely we've never had a more dominant map than that in a grand finals before I can't I can't remember one can't recall put it on a show right now another round where K Kan does end up falling early it's hard to see that it would matter at all though my eyes are down all or nothing for Heretics that investment to bear fruit double up jumping alongside it trying to bait these players right back in as well Simon is being pushed warded into this corner and the util ricocheting rebounding A desperate effort to save his life all for not here on the side of EDG an Allin attempt now spraying them down Spectre in handu only able to get the one smoggy once more in a 1 VX scenario this time an extra player but he's caught a really quick timing again it could actually be doable M's low doesn't want to reveal his position with a bit of stray spam he's just perched up high ground up and around here Bulldog spray but dropped to to 27 Health time begins to tick who will swing as soon as there's contact signs of that L snaps to the side and almost made me believe I think if that first kill had been a bit cleaner onto Benji fishy Smokey could have had that one you see the way the EDG are playing though Simon so first of all K just tries to take then Simon holds his ground and then you see chishu just break drone and stay exactly where he is too the way that EDG are currently playing they believe they're better and they're forcing team Heretics round by round Moment by moment to prove that that's not the case EDG are not going to give them a shred of extra respect unless Heretics earn it there's a pause and a timer and that's brutal only mean a few things cuz if this was in a tense scenario yeah you'd be thinking the 10 finals with a better Showcase of resilience than this yeah almost a slam dun finish here for Sunset and we're right back into the action didn't miss much here nobody going to be missing his head right off the shoulders clean as anything Heretics show no mercy they know it's got to be relentless if they're going to try and stand any chance in this map the EDG economy in a bad spot so they're looking to take risks uh I would have loved to see this a little more I think from Heretics when they were on the defense side going for that triple push down through mid smells up you got to expect more yeah they certainly do hold them for the angles wait they've missed one k Kang k k doing the damage he's what immediately reacts thinking that somebody's going to be there trying to punish him but now can go back and pick up that Guardian see if he can do anything else with it still a 2v4 Heretics into the post PL themselves too giving the guardian over to shishu very confident in his own sherian by the look of things yeah might be a better course as well to try and go down to the spike but I I think mini Bo's missed the timing there on no punish on the jump spot though mini boot one more kill gets him up to the alt for the next still EDG want to try and play into this one here crawling forwards what a shot magnetic to the St stun connects mini buo responds leaves it down to chichu shars rebounding weakening him s him mini bu himself get the three piece in the round little scary there mini bu but what a shot he pulled out stunned up made sure that Kong could not run away with that they would need another nine rounds to make this possible and even that would only get things to overtime a forone conclusion that we're heading towards Lotus anyway no matter what but the manner in which we get there to Lotus might make all the difference EDG set up to repel this paranoia the jaw BG cleared off of the angles anyo play there with least the boom B doesn't clear the corner like he was hoping the smoke in F face2 so second guessing themselves of whether or not they want to make the moves over towards a Simon's so diligent he's always got the read on what's going on he's just holding the knife here waiting for that showstopper and the more he doesn't use it the more it denies mini from getting into a good position where he can actually find Value absolutely drone monster one yeah I mean that tells you everything you know that they're not going to be hitting a in the next 10 seconds and you also know that they've tried to insert somebody so they could go for the Reit later certainly even an open sight Chu sure there's going to be much safety for him to cross Back Up and Away here to do my spells it out for him trip's going to be cleared EDG a rapid D want the approach but bu has got it handled nicely clean shot once more you've removed that heavy hitter te Heretics falling back reconfiguring into this round in through b mini Boo's going to be taking point contact oh feeling like it was necessary and well still alive and kicking but potentially not for long yes smoggy turns it straight away straight bullets all it takes EDG now try and chew through this hold in through b main a tap onto the spike the can in for Bo just absolutely overwhelms onto that spot in position and nobody not long for it a nice round from Heretics good plant cam on the plant as well they have so how many layers there mini pushed up Agro on the postp drawing out info managing to go one for one C and spam play the Heretics love running on both sides of the map fragment grenade to but at what point at what point do you start to believe that a comeback like this is possible it takes anything one big round from kkan or chichu there's always danger lurk in every corner one mistake from heretic exactly and it's over these these comebacks they they almost never happen especially because it's an EDG weak a weapon you can take those risks can make you move what a risk he's taken he's found timing he's right past him it's going to be a trip in his face at least but might be able to hunt down bu still bu is in a very defensible position slicing a high from mini boot trying to okay maybe stopping short sure Off the Mark is still aware the fact that there could be that play and his made here the paranoia sweeping his way through just can't quite Wrangle the beast in control of the sheriff swiping his way in K Kang here he is play time's over they're done messing around EDG want to go on to the next as an Al for Buu will be able to pick up the spike but it's a hard read by Simon look at this guy ready to just ey 134 the M car Thrifty to finish and Lotus on the cards with an even up score the pressure on people like Benji or woot to try to hold on or make at least the right decision of whether to hold whether to run a going to see it kitchen sink is lobed over towards it trying to take that fight with a fa line that's a good connection K Kang blood under water he can sense it smell it trying to go for the pins contained but now Heretics have the advantage stunted and slowed down his push nobody seeking to redeem himself into that spot for a moment's notice taking these timings disrespect shown mini he's stuck with the spike it's fully squeezed out of spot out of position still Satchel through and his team's going to make the decision for him taking that space onto the site now everybody trying to go for the retreat Damage Done tapping away pistols in hand not enough to claim these kills but soften them up potentially for That Rainy Day K Kang his Rel headless won't let them loose and he will not let them have even a single chance heretic somehow finding heads and find the way through this tap through the war nobody is left in a difficult spot a 1 V2 but all that damage done as we said Brian shots online did they really think SC me that's just a disgusting pistol from EDG nobody with so much value there collecting the beak react which I think was the wrong call from Heretics you know that they pushed out of B and C you know that a is open I'm not really sure why they tried to do that small faint into the B site maybe over anticipate the EDG were going to read the a pivot EDG were ahead of them at every part there up until the very end where nobody was in a tough position but pulled out the Red Bull clutch L of these Maps can be defined by the pistol rounds no loss here but EDG continuing that momentum smoggy still holding down locking down towards cm's got the fault line just in case door opens wide but the paranoia they already know that there's a chance losing B main control but no once more Heretics it worked back pushed into predictable Avenues pings out from Heretics over towards C which is where smoggy and Simon are holding but doesn't really look like there's going to be enough utility to shove them off the line even if Buu decides to commit haunt or a Prowler to this I think they're just going to break it i' be surprised if EDG gave up map control yeah it's just responded with a fault line and you keep this stack over towards a two players cross fire setup s might just get put into the blender okay k k tries to play off the flash a couple of these Eco kills he's handed over the rifle to them not just that Dam it straight shot straight through the smoke and with a possibility to get this plant online putting the pressure down onto rean he still returns with a frag traded though Heretics have set themselves up into this post plant Benji's on with the right full did smoggy see minib Bo here I don't think he did line ready time to strike is nice smog is trying to run these players down still it's defended from above beny fishy man of the hour time out a tick here on BR Spike and that rifle handed over a costly mistake chichu has to pick up the pieces and Forge a path to Victory no more bullets left to do it and minib Bo knows it locks it down holds it down and aners right back after the pistol finally we're seeing both teams really early on tried to get stuck in on a map not allowing it to go early one way or the other I feel for Kang in that spot though because he really believed that paranoia was good he trusted in his teammate and he ended up being betrayed by it woot playing anti flash managed to swing back in and help deliver that first step to the mascard Thrifty Heretics will be loving that one not only does it hurt the EDG economy but it actually allows them an opportunity to start getting these attacking ults going which otherwise would have been a big disadvantage it's one of the biggest reasons that team Heretics or at least biggest tools that they have to rely on on their attack side compared to edg's less standard approach the ultimates that Heretics have access to slightly better and they found the Gap here if indeed they do press into B EDG are super happy to gamble when they're on EOS they'll often run for players a they'll sometimes push on defense like we saw on the pistol they have a lot of ideas on pretty powerful the course though just trying to stack a sight when you're on the Eco it's nothing really Innovative okay K Kang takes a gander and a peak this spike is in serious danger of being lost Benji's taking a risk even going to retrieve it right now he's having to slow down the footsteps he doesn't know if the space has been taken now scurrying away slight mistiming there could have spelled defeat and doom for him but okays down the turret s's been taken out but blers are in position EDG have got them surrounded on almost every front but their weapons aren't good enough to spam so this plant should go down fairly easily they throw the paranoia in as well just to make sure nobody can play waterfall Aftershock is good K Kang being played in here all that sound and distraction shot to here heads barely poken over it matters not give him a PIX give him anything K Kang will make it work guns have been handed cost over Benji fishy 1 V2 has a lot to deal with power running him down and nobody's right there alongside it it's back to back Thrift the thrifties they just keep coming nobody with bulldog in handed so much there the turret evaded as well what was going on on there came back through Mound planted must have been offline I think we didn't get to see it really inside the povs that we were watching but just out of range they crept through no problem either that or they found a blind spot well certainly K was trying to tuck underneath it as if he was trying to play the blind spot it was odd to be honest I think Benji pointed it in some sense kind of the wrong direction too it's a Scrappy and explosive beginning here on Lotus hopefully seeing signs that it is bit more back and forth right here under blowouts that we seen on the first two maps missing the turret still here SMY going to refresh that one way but he's going to respect down the prowler in his face EDG have posted shishu up over towards Rubble so even with Team Heretics taking this portion of the map EDG still have very good information around Benji's got his alt online though that one's pretty huge when you're playing it against a team that's running a raise on the other side usually the raise on defense will try to rotate C deny the lockdown but with this comp they don't really have anything to stop the Lockdown from coming through it's not an option I expect to see Benji try to make use of it in the round but he's playing really passively over towards B right now wall in his face that's Chu taking a timing straight through the smoke the kill liting up the feed that's all the acknowledgement they need you got to give up an a here just Group B or C and use the lock down they've got no way to really remove it seconds left an option might be just being forced into there hand Simon look like jiggle again grabs the information damage being done straight shots are fired in through b this feels a little bit hectic on the side of Heretics boo he goes down to the after shot n the wiser the plant tonight Chu from behind God he's not slowing down 7 Seconds Benji forced to give it up and the final player scuttles away still with that lock down in the back of his pocket edg's string two together for the first time on Lotus strange one yeah and they've also broken the economy of Heretics I know that we've seen the thrifties do work but you can't rely on them forever what is going on here though as well boo just missing the sound cues because of the Nightfall it's not even sound cues you can see it on your screen I know he can see it but the only I can think of in the chaos of that I think when time's running low decision making just going a Miss like you said you can't rely on the thrifties so Heretics drop downi fishy have to be the point man with that Guardian disrespecting at least push him back over toward towards C speaking of disrespect EDG have a lot of bodies behind this yeah this is one of the kind of substandard but they still run it defensive looks where four players stack over towards a really early on get somebody posted there you got options it could be Kong a nobody and you can run forwards with the prowler or you can just post shishu up over towards rubble and it's tough cuz if Heretics try to gamble that EDG have got 4 a at the start of the round and fast hit towards BC it might not be this defensive setup lineups are here Mass pings on the on a mini map at least Heretics looking to make make the mark over towards c smoggy will seek to deny they're going into a seiz and a medal there is a chance the Heretics get melted could eviscerate them gets the connection and the reveal but it goes on either side here fully revealed mini cleaning up onto the corner cuts it up from chichu trying to get his team right back into this one here he does have the angle but he has at TP and he's anticipating it in a different direction and Al locked down it's dropped down this is trying Heretics now to pave their way through there's not going to really break that one I mean Simon going to place the Aftershock to see if he can delay and deny to plant from going down but tucked into the corner could get an extension of time into the round now EDG onto the flank with the Flash and through waterfall overdrive into the hands of K Kang rean just can't hold a candle to that movement too good chichu diffusing but spray down beam down W holding it down nobody can cross the line in bar and Simon desperation just tued to the side Josh you said you can't rely on the thrifties but listen Master Card are getting their money's wor this is ridiculous our third that we've seen so far on Lotus and we finally got the lockdown invested as well and you can see now I think why Benji didn't want to use it so much in those prior rounds they don't want to use it as a tool to get in onto sights they want to use it as a tool to ensure they can get plants on sight and there is a subtle difference there normally when you use it as a tool to initiate you have to exag as it's about 4 seconds left on the clock that's not enough time to plant The Defenders are already going to be in trying to deny as EDG are trying to deny Rubble currently big reveal big coverage mini boo straight up and over Beni fishy looking to contain plugging up the holes but he is alone isolated smoggy by to the Apple tap out with a rifle resets it to draw this cor the play is being made all across the board G you you didn't have to do it to him not like that embarrasses Heretics Inver tree he is the immovable object of EDG and could we have it any other way and that's an a if I've ever seen [Applause] one he's been superb at this tournament he really has his his win rates in these opening fights Immaculate but guess who's there supporting him on that entry too Simon from the back the fault line comes through stuns onto woot and free him up to go for the rest of the kills Kang he can't even believe it behind him believe he's like thisy where are the rest of my kills you're going to ruin my stats here Chu over the timeout out of Heretics forcing them to adjust and adapt again towards a rubble all's going to be going down here Heretics are giv up that space conceded by EDG and I like that EDG don't fight over it the one of the big advantages that team Heretics comp has is that it should be able to win Rubble fights Kong's always going to be a bit of a wild card in those Rubble fights because neon can get into really unexpected situations but generally speaking Heretics should be able to own that part the mapg though seem to have anticipated that this is heading B nobody's looking to get info and prowers spot yeah he's hyper committed here it's a show stopper in the back pocket of mini boot it's punishable Heretics don't like the look of this potentially coming back to ran it looks a little indecisive here rean is looking for that info that would just inform Buu what the correct decision is bu's had his team go towards B towards and now coming back to a without really putting pressure anywhere they're not pulling defensive rotates they're not at all the jiggle to try and get that info reans he's calling waight guys they've potentially given this all the way up they need to rely on alt what is that wide face five plays to receive and face him Simon steps up takes the challenge and takes the fight but now to squeeze paranoia is perfect and an alter supplement it's a cherry on top nobody denied can't step past the Blue Room 10 seconds SM is just wondering where it all went wrong he's a player that's been lone defending C these past couple rounds usually this is his map he's averaging a kill per round when he plays clove on Lotus but this would be something different yeah he'd have to pump up those numbers heavily jumping through it mini boot shuts him down Bullet to the brain I think you're dead on the money there where did it all go wrong cuz EDG had the setup they knew that team Heretics were looking to end over towards a or at least they had a read on it chishu ALS over towards Mound confirms all of the macro is in favor of EDG and yet the Peaks Chu just after he'd already confirmed it wasn't C maybe looking for a bit of info that he perhaps didn't need he was punished for it Heretics back into it around down for now for now being the key words k k is handed offered an opportunity and snappy reaction times are on display damage and bullets exchange wo from behind deliv that dagger stolen from him it's rean he lights up the feed so much damage been done the players from Heretics are leaving bruised and battered they haven't forced out the Rolling Thunder either if they could have put enough pressure on Simon maybe he would have cracked but such composure to keep that Al and if SMY gets one suddenly they're not dead yet online yeah it will be a nuisance and this is this is the kind of spot where you can try to play Cheeky angles like this the online has a TP into the back hard commits that now you're putting a squeeze onto smoggy he is in the danger there's no retreat here there's no retreat at all and once more Heretics show up discipline on this playay k k accounted for only one before he's dropped an open sight here for Heretics 30 seconds left I love that snake bite trying to deny any space over towards waterfall so Reen gets a safe plant off and decision- making time for Simon with a pit in a 2v3 you probably do not want to be using Rolling Thunder but if they can get a Spam kill which EDG are normally so good at maybe it becomes worthwhile chances need to kill though to make it happen to get the ball roll ha haunt and he sort of reveals not quite right there it's util expended no luck of a draw from the bullets flying forwards Heretics have wrapped this one up finally we've got a map where both teams have turned up to it yeah a bit of parity I definitely agree with poto when she was talking about the nerves being present on ha even for EDG I think EDG just came out with a phenomenal read on Sunset that made Heretics just looked like they weren't even home now we get to that even territory he he's just going like this and we have to expect those place okay I think minib is probably talking there about the way that Kung Kong slid into them they have to be ready for that kind of stuff because he's right k will go for those plays he's the kind of player that will sacrifice his own life sometimes to try to make the winning spot for his team have to remain Vigilant now futil use yet smoggy straight back onto the line mini bu is taken out he's got to watch now rest of his team to see if they can piece together this round when they a player down bring them down even more so onto these angles the contact play is called and around paranoia not even a connection smoggy working this map like it's his playground right now especially onto the sight but he needs some backup and he needs to bail out Heretics finding it dashing away castle at the movement Kang dropped down with a Decay damage can't stand against it SMY also being pushed back push it away and the N swarm Benji they knew he was there the right util at the right time to punish smoggy trying to cleave the way through one kill found and he's still got the not dead yet but he might don't even need it on the ace damaged thundero round and round we go onto the side taking it away he's got the speed buo buff intact there's no plant online pressure still on the shoulders of Buu how long does BU hold for smog he's reading into this thinking that he's gone for the rotate oh my it's a possibility there was enough time for it bu could have walked all the way and just ran when he was out of range but now back over to see BU can die to spam here as he plants but I'm not even sure that SMY has enough bullets in his G for the reload he was scared of a player being close and now creeping craing up close One V one still down to the timings smoggy can't do it with pistol in hand it's Vu who stands tall it was up to him to be that veteran presence to make sure that the round did not go a Miss what a clutch from boot desperately needed for Heretics I think I'm not a fan of how smoggy played around these situations though with his alt I think you look at that round from smoggy without an ALT online he played it immaculately he conserved his life backed off played off his team's paranoia I actually think though that when he has the clova online he can afford to be way more aggressive in those spots and use the alt to play his team in I'd like to see him try to take that impact earlier on I love you hard agree with that all together here rifles in the hands four of them there there Al online too so could be willing to scrap here that's big damage yeah nobody chunked down sets up for the TP nobody is committed here the door's not even okay breaks it backs away evacuation is called for Mr haunt as well it was broken of course but he was aiming for on top of rubble there so they would have scann the back towards where woot was they've lost info over towards a Odin pures ended up coming through very clutch for that opening fight those was the extra elements we've come to expect I think from a team like Heretics little spice to throw into a round making sure that it is that much more winnable here going for the potential B pivot the door was already opened wide here Benji footsteps rumbling towards them and now there's Simon time to strike time to see if he can collect to Coral these kills up and around chichu back in around obtains the upgrade the three versus three is where we stand Heretics with time to cancel EDG thought it was actually a b pivot going on there you could see it in the way that shishu threw his paranoia yeah and yet they still held tall now nobody has to do it all sees the shoulder try to play patiently and SMY drifting into the fight Into The Fray not watched for anticipating that re swing Ops into the all now not dead yet spam follows through needs a kill he needs the assist but Heretics are the ones under that pressure and G2 collects I wasn't expecting the round to end like that was looking over towards smoggy there's no way he had limited time to be able to get value out of his ultimate and it looked like he was playing passively but they ran away from the clove trying to deny them value and straight into the waiting arms of Chu one enemy remain that's tragic for Heretics to collect beautiful transfer as well we missed that one but still got to admire it he's sitting at 15 and seven and again the team with the weaker economy though it wasn't a full Thrift he comes out with the goods 55 a strange map Benji has it online again his Alt once more Odin spam TP across TP up top and wood is going to be traded just the one for his efforts CH still here guess what peing off of the util there's more where that came from boo see if he can cleave away in a path right through but they realized that a is futile timeing to make the great Retreat yeah I think they actually saw both pieces of utility coming from smoggy and Simon so they've got a pretty good read here that c is empty and they're going to confirm it with lock down chichu he can go for the instant reposition as well they can sh this one up know that the sight's cleared out Heretics good plant position too yeah trying to think ahead here into the round a bit of spam from bu I like this forces util forces EDG to be diligent with the clearing yeah they didn't even use utility though they saved the util and just Barrel forward with two or three players looking to try to trade out so now they have the utility to clear the sight but Bo oh listen if you're going try and in exactly Brute Force the main where Heretics will seek to punish yet still smokes propped up and heads being Pride straight off the bodies left down to Benji planted for him up onto Mound Nana swarms up and over just about catching but Simon's got the half and that's a potential win on drop down time is of the essence ticking away from them T up and around fled no way Simon no way dropped inad in his tracks and it's all Benji I thought there was such a chance there that EDG were going to sneak that one away when she should teleports up and Benji catches him it's so likely that Benji waits for another tap Heretics Take the Lead six to five off the back of Benji winning the Red Bull clutch another huge clutch going the way of team Heretics if they hadn't had those two EDG might have been running away with this half but as it is Chinese Squad knocked down to lower economy and trying to trying to control Rubble they they've kind of missed out on the control of this part of the map the whole game the com doesn't really favor it but now they driving Heretics into B fast plays all around the map trying to go for that reaction overdrive it's here K Kang collects it's augmented and the bush is stun it in the blink of an eye six to six this map truly different to the prior to in ways that are supremely satisfying both of them taking chunks out of each other going back blow for blow edg's attack side is super potent as well team Heretics may not have done enough with only six that's the question we're going to get it answered on the other side of this as well but for now sending it down to the floor momentarily as well just to get a bit of Victory but every time you win you see the other side of that coin and there's going to be both sides of it here today in the grand finals no matter who ends up winning there is going to be one bitterly disappointed loser up on stage and that's going to be tough for either team to deal with change of the Weaponry here EDG looking to again increase that 10 but stopped the their tracks as anos swarms laid down prior they've inserted smoggy pretty deep on B right now and what I love about watching smoggy on these rounds is that he has frenzy and pickme up which I think is just such a deadly Duo yeah speed buff if he gets that online and the overheal too or the over armor it's just it's so tough to deal with the Menace on the p he's often in spots where he trades people out so seeing him isolated here is a little unusual you see nobody going trying to do his igl duties creating pressure on the other side of the map indicating that this is going to be a cop hard for Heretics to read into that though what is this k k he's trying to find it he's to be disciplined and just evacuate and get out the W is still there into the back the side unac counted for make them rud of that they decided to ignore that position two dropped there's a third it's all on wo and this guy is undeniable the form factor an ace deny but Smokey's got much more to do on the back side of that and enough of a road is paid for mini Buu to close it out shades of wo at Shanghai there but he took down all of the Chinese squads and made the Grand finals It's been a quiet tournament from him it's been very different seeing him in that supportive role looking to try to trade and help other people help the team good to see him have his moment here in the pistol though and what an important pistol that might end up being gives team Heretics the lead assuming no more of those thrifties those pesky thrifties that we've seen today abundance of them pause called after the initial pist round doesn't feel like uh I mean a timeout to me you think attack timeout after the pistol I think it would be the first one I've ever seen I don't think so no I don't think so either the the one downside of woot getting all of those kills on the pistol is that no one else is anywhere near an ultimate and usually the attacking teams on Lotus are going to want to be putting those into mini boo Benji something like that so we got another tap pause here yeah my suspicion was correct I love that we put the entire arena in lockdown take PA you know the light and shift and nobody moves trying to take a gander over at the stage as well see who might be uh the player we're watching for who's having some issues and hopefully we'll be able to get this solved as well no more stops in the momentum it's going to be a quick one I've just heard so we will be back into the action soon enough you want a time for a fun stat sure you know that team Heretics and paperex are the only teams to play in a grand finals but not lift a trophy that's Brut for paper x everybody else that's been in a VCT Global Grand finals has found one you know before after in a different uh different moment and so if Heretics win here today they pass the torch the EDG yep they'll pass that over and force EDG to be the uh recipient of that sad stat that's brutal that's a hard one a lot of damage players getting chunked down on EDG side of things here in a stand not enough to disuade and push back poo he's going for a few more smokes dissipating rean creeping up onto the angles trying to cut them up where they stand paranoia sweeps through but no connection and the TB has to be used to back himself away still a four versus four Simon oh he was hoping for that kill drop down there the spikes in a laps of woot and Heretics have a handle on it nobody left as the final player the Spy could not be further away he would have to make such a difficult Journey yeah the hero's quest to try to retrieve the unretrievable move does it again a three piece off the back of that pistol Wonder Boy in action like you said glimpses a Shanghai and he's making EDG feel it again though what kind of bonus round strategy can you really concoct with an omen ultimate it's just not as useful so it is great that we're seeing this from woot but you would like to see the AL points been invested into other people for team Heretics to start some real threats on their defense side this is cool though getting a high low set up from Heretics that's an interesting idea looking to try to punish Kung Kong I would say here flash two up and over here fault line alongside it s utility again it's overwhelming suffocating that's what this EDG Squad and composition at least does well I I think if team Heretics really invest to these Rubble fights they can beat them EDG shouldn't be able to come out on top of too many altercations over there even with the breach in their comp round 15 though it's a critical one and an impass could potentially be an absolutely Stellar beginning for team Heretics on to the second half or EDG making sure that they stop the bleeding Kong Kong looking to get cleared here but really Bo not finding much this info if anything is good for EDG to play okay he in the footsteps bait [ __ ] forwards yeah Kang's G he given that timing handed on a platter Bo drifting back into position they have to evade a lot of this util reveal it tags they know he's there sees delayed not delayed enough I should say After Shock now in through the back as well gives him a bit of piece of mind K Kang he's right there nobody make sure that there's no problems occurring just from the back side of pit Benji fishy in position in place Flash the peak but a weapon at hand just not good enough he was sharp though need more than a Keen Eye in that spot re ends with it all to do yeah and no chances EDG with a super clean anti- bonus there and showcasing that their macro calling can work really really nicely Kong inserted over towards his Alor but a and then as Buu opened door and went for the prowler I don't know whether they thought it was completely clear on a or whether woot wanted just to check the AL or spot in that small timing window he had but either way they just gave it the first kill incredibly easily going to have to do better than that in terms of getting info [Music] the OD at work boo never go of things deep haunt as bullets fir straight back that's the recognition he was looking for so happy to spray away and and shishu does take this timing into Rubble early in a ton of rounds he will sometimes throw in the fake teleport as well but I think if they went for SE nades like delayed SE nades over towards Rubble certainly a chance that they can catch him and I love this deep alarm bot that you're seeing over towards M because if EDG threaten see but it's a fake they're probably not going to break that alarm bot here though they play just on the outside of it so Benji will have the minimum amount of time possible to call for rotates do they break it no they're not going to allow him that time until they hit exactly waiting for the util to come back up regenerative that it is default line through Benji fishy is there any play to deny waterfall here cuz otherwise EDG could get spammed yeah they certainly can it's a plan tucked into the corner no spam at work a player in position to do such that it's Heretics five alive versus five trying to play this retake now planted for Mountain but playing on site yeah controversial EDG we'll see if it pays off that going to try and hold this one back overdrive it's already Unleashed SMY tucks himself up onto The High Ground perched away damage has definitely been done and a weaken boo can do no but scur but there's no Escape in a sine a k Kang he's got his mind set on something he will do it beautiful post plan play from EDG there ba out all of that on site retake util and still hold strong I thought maybe it was going to be a two-wave post plant where they force out that utility and are happy to drop back to Mound they never even had to get back into that second wave Heretics are going to need better plant denial than they showcased us just there only Benji on site he really needed help from reien there's that se that I was talking about but chichu is in chichu is out so really even that small Andy not finding too much value no just snaps the te who gets the better end of that I think you could probably say the attackers cuz even though Chu's burned both of his teleports and taken a bit of damage you you've used the season the N are big tools give to delay or playing making sure you can deny plan W broken doesn't really tell them a whole lot could be one player could be many but actually they do have the info rean the Deep push and control over towards C Mound they know it's either towards b or a I'll you nobody is constantly involved in trying to seld the fake if you see nobody like this do open they recar it yeah Heretics are straight on the money and all up Kang out trying to lead the charge with the rest of his team there are smoke though drop down in position boo just lights him up K Kang hits potentially rolling woot beautiful shots all rattled away the adjust by Benji fish just not in place Reen though with a quick timing unexpected flank it's a t Simon's watching for it trying to bait it out haven't committed re is given that now as a chance for the One V one what is going on shots going a Miss position is revealed classic in hand R just cannot Escape nobody quick to hunt him down but that got messy oh you see the rice smile there face pal from Simon oh boy that was an outrageous whiff almost a full clip of whiffing from a guy who we have seen I think choke a bit under pressure at times here on the big stage in this Arena he's 5 and 12 currently all the utility still looks perfect from him but sometimes you just can't quite Wrangle the rifle and you see him here getting pumped up by the rest of the team too this time it's not a disaster this time they can smile about it but they their dreams will turn to nightmares if those kind of situations happen in a big round for Al for EDG hasn't hurt them too much got back control and leads of the map and they actually get Al online earlier as well Bren they've got this uh Nightfall Rolling Thunder two big tools to try to honestly I think play in the post plant almost to make sure that you have Spike committed because the way that team Heretics are playing right now it's it's quite passive there's a big commit mle side by side mini boot right there as well I can break this one Rolling Thunder connects onto both of them trying to get the hell out of there but he's revealed up horn my goodness the count a Spam it's perfect great coverage reinforcements did arrive in time and Heretics enough to get that initial player advantage and I like the change of Heretics really looking like they're fighting over Rubble there forces that Rolling Thunder out now they're in a great position where you actually can sit back a little further going to be used looking for info cleared out broken herit is getting a very good idea that this is going to be ending over toward w c I don't think they have just yet they four players stacked on a expecting the Reit they should have potentially maybe hoping that the util enough to delay but lot n swarm going to be broken here A's waiting for this plan is nobody tucked to the corner here and after shot just to try and at least bite him that piece of Mind a bit of spam straight bullets no kill sight nobody doesn't plant in the corner he plants a little off who's going to be offload in the AL of his own Nightfall scatters and connects gets the mark onto three of them no more sound CES for the majority of them Satchel through in a bound as well but a bull attack slown them into their approach the onslaught is occurring and Heretics looking to Bar the way through it take control and even out that score line straight to the top of your screens that's the kind of decisive retake you need to see from Heretics they were in position ready to do it two players outside sea as the plant went down they were lucky to get away with this early Skirmish though one enemy remaining it's really good call to aiming bro I'm really proud of myself but yeah I I I agree with what he's saying I think that fight the like figing that you're going to fight really heavy over that spot and drawing out the breach all super important Benji's one away from getting his Al online smoggy too actually and team Heretics expecting that big fight over Rubble they get woot posted and now they're looking to reinforce over towards C Benji can't play the retake this round at least not as easily not without his Al Al Lambo retracted actually as well just saving that one yeah I mean Benji he's already got the acknowledgement he knows it from the bullet Spa he definitely knows there's a lot of players Mound GG looking to try and send it now Nanos swarm Dro down towards the feet here a lot of util going to be used in kind boo only with the one fir power straight back at them EDG decimate the defense with two being found from Kong as well still continuing to carve into these sights and mini Bo make anyin of this it's a 2v4 but he Al online for mini Boo there's chances but it requires the impetus a kill to be found at least but with wo dropping chances dwindling and yeah Return of the fire swing from Simon getting his confidence back A lot's been made of the comparison between Kang and aspas because they played in the upper bracket final they've played many times before actually too but when you watch kkan play what's striking to me is that there's such a massive difference between those two list kind a bit more similar to mini boo although with more of a flare for individualism and it makes me think about what Heretics have recently been saying in a lot of their press conferences have dominated the last couple of maps and we're really waiting for somebody on team Heretics to step up and have the same impact right now it is spread and they're just one round down of course big old still left to play for you choosing to at least invest now he have a stinger in his hands to make it a bit more winnable but the defensive setup has adjusted NE and woot trying to make their Mark known here that's an early opening with K Kang falling it's very very tough to hold onto Mound against EDG they've got really great protocols for this they're going to try and reclear yeah you see the way that they're going to tap door yeah it's a paranoia already s flying as well you have to give this one up and it is respected Heretics really well done there just pull this util out now holding def falling drifting back into the cross set up he just missed it think barely a shoulder potentially poking out Al line no kill chichu is avoiding Dan him with death with that one but dodged most of it and still found an opening in through main smog he's collecting it's EDG working magic across the map what was going on there that was Boo late on the call to get the Viper wall up was Reen late on the on the acknowledgement of the com what is going on over towards B EDG have just been granted an excellent route back in it's that uncertainty swirling Heretics players are losing track but maybe ran can answer back it's two found instant there with a stun and a swing once more from Simon but not dead yet need to find some value I believe smoggy to hunt down some kills TP from chichu punished and it leaves it down to one the rookie struggling this series at least in this map as well with his confidence and he's got to do it against mini buo Benji swapper the weapons pass the rifle over to the healthier player and a lock down committed Simon how do you play this forced to press forwards potentially there he's overstaying his welcome swings potentially footsteps down Simon you demon in W how the hell has he pulled that off a look at pure relief on his face no El just satisfaction that he managed to make that one work he was completely stuck utterly committed to the play if Heretics had gone in one at a time there if their spacing hadn't been quite as tight they had that round the rest of his team cannot believe it he's just given them the map EDG up to 11 alter a back pocket of Simon mini boo hard committed Amo to try and clear his way through but he's straight up in the air clay pigeon shooting and K not to be denied he's cracked the sight wide open with rifles in hand the EDG catapult themselves up to 12 there is nothing that woot is going to be able to do about this and Benji used his huge retake Al in the prior and ended up working against them a tragic end to Lotus here for team Heretics by the look of things they would need some magic to get this one to overtime it's going to be 12 EDG as you said you need that magic Heretics have not come up with the answers and K continue continues to tear through them it's dominance it's a four piece in that round the way that he's supported by utility there are a lot of teams that have moved away from the idea of setting up one big star player to go in and dominate but I think EDG are showcasing that with the right supportive elements it really can work Reen's rocked has the alt online do you go for that committ at the start or do you wait to see if EDG pressure C kind of let the despair settle in though if you are Heretics try and dig deep once more EDG straight over towards B overdrive by K Kang he's earting that one well a bit of random spray straight through the smokes cleared out most of the avenu so nobody with the plant down K Kang holding it down still with that paranoia a stun disrespected Mini Takes the fight straight to him dropping him down MOG he's there lying in weight once more it's all collapsing Heretics have no more chances in this map rean would have to pick up the pieces he'd have to pull up a miracle the double up discipline EDG have a choke hold on to the sides 13 to9 Lotus is theirs [Applause] what a sick finish to this map from EDG of them domestically they've lost one of them in the grand finals of Shanghai those are learning moments but they can't let it slip from them again not to a team where it's their first ever time in a spot like this edgr on the CP they've already made history for China for themselves with a minimum finish they're looking to car that place in history books by being champ winners here Benji instantly answers Oney Remain the blood defense comes up with the goods a plant down for K Kang to play around but smoked off his team was picked apart methodical was the nature and Heretics now can stick this one Peace of Mind here there's no way there's no chance of k k pissed around the Heretics that's what they need is going to save the armor here actually pretty unusual situation for him to be in but they already got the plant down so he doesn't get punished in terms of the money a lovely play there with the Dizzy that's actually really similar to the way that you're going to see nobody defending when EDG are on the defense side Benji swings through able to shut things down one enemy remain I think heretic should be feeling comfortable here this is a map that they can turn it around on egg have got some dangerous looks looks chichu is pretty aggressive in the way that he controls towards a short and they like pressuring over towards showers and be long tend to fight in those kind of areas with a lot of utility coming through from Simon send it flying forwards here but it's a ciz and an a the combo works the Perfection it's just perfect yeah age old at it is attempt to shore up take a showers as well chichu swings in from the side here in through the smoke is smoggy danger lurking but as long as bu holds his nerve should be able to find it and yes indeed he does so even spotted out the final player there yeah chichu blowing up as well that the chances have dwindled to almost n and now finally there so th over the line once more they another round for Heretics it's two in a row with four players alive he can keep it healthy heading into the bonus this's another map as well actually where I'm going to be taking a look at minib he received so much praise and I think a lot of the community starting to change their mind about their perception of how good he is to giving him that credit but he has yet to really come online in this Grand Final his performance in the group stage was a little dim playoffs he's been playing fantastically a massive Improvement like 30% better in playoffs generally speaking but I'm waiting for him to have that level of impact oh the punish stimy up speed boosted onto the line they knew that R was going to be making a play for that When the Smoke was in their faces nice idea from EDG yeah removes one of the pieces of youtil the tools that dizy would otherwise to get them that acknowledgement up through b long now as a horn of their own EDG might be trying to take some space up and over still a smoke in their faces a season a a that's just about dodg s side step they can go through the teleport here if Benji ends up taking down shishu expect to see that TP over towards a and then it really is on Mini with Spectre and nade yeah has not been given up EDG staying flexible in this spot but without any showers you know control or information it is a gamble to go through that teleporter that's why I'm saying I think they'll only do it as a last resort Benji is looking for this fight though he is posted really aggressively inside hookah feeling like he needs to step up to it side swing it's traded boo still there not knock at the front door here TP immediately he going to be cleaning up chichu dropped him 20 seconds has to leave yeah that's a TP and now these two players are scattered K Kang trying to catch that he does rotations no safety available not for boo trying to get a run on trying to see if they can play this timing well but already plant is down for smoggy retreats to a bit of safety backed into showers K can Crossfire setup is available all the way up in heaven on to the wire tap already Bullet to the back mini boo down and woot left to do it all stray bullets running out nothing else to work with but the sidearm and still finds that one still reload time enough for it the time is ticking barly against him smoggy spraying spam not on time time I mean woo 38 seven bullets run down pistol in hand SMY that's a round that very easily could have gone the way of Heretics though and converted the bonus it took everything from EDG there even after getting the opening kills they needed Kong to be able to win that duel against Buu if Kong had not been able to pick that up I don't think they have a chance that's the reaction as K got killed by the [Applause] ghost masticating furiously to of the orb T's trying to punish disrespected mini boo he's grabbed it he's out of there and Buu the danger man from the previous round who was anchoring B has now made his way into lamb this is a spot that he's going to have to be cautious as the or drops but could backstab contact all the way enough to get the kill there bullets fly forward from Bo look at the answer testing the defense a little bit EDG in through a short spam and spray an attempt to deny that plan from coming down but EDG get that extension that they were looking for tripled up lamps is a hot commodity Ren still has full util mosh into lamps here would clear that out sees it spots it many just taking the peak anyway MOS over the top doesn't clear it out slightest The Bangles to play into and that window of opportunity is seized tiu in through the back side step again Benji meeting him pound for pound but it's a 2v3 The Hour Glass is running dry it's a tap from woot he wants to force them out into the open no easy access to any of these players Benji wrapping all the way around he knows the only option is to run Heretics fumble that retake a little in my opinion the normal mosh position would cover all of the interior of lamps the mosh that was thrown there it ends up going mostly over towards the kind of entrance to Lamps which doesn't clear out those positions inside thoroughly enough heretic's now pushed down onto a bad by Benji one hold of weapon really the only thing they have to work around are they going to try a sand crunch Ren's dizzy lineup would seem to suggest that right things wrapping around mini Bo I think is trying to stay flexible he can commit short or through sand they going to use the thrash here on EDG side of things clears most of the way treat back get some control over towards be long minib through the TP must have got a tag from to make a play like that they want to run them down where they stand Simon is ready could to be scratching his head at that one minib bu was looking to take a time in cuz he couldn't stay short for that long but Kang's taken one of his own he's slipped into this cubby on B site in front of the Viper wall and now he can play the rest of his team in all over the place dizzy combines the M augmented with the show stopper and Heretics there's danger lurking around every corner with his Squad that's Beauty and I was asking when we might see minib have a big Play Step Up really feel the tempo of the game and I think this is the round you point to he's controlling short with the nade and his Sheriff takes a timing to go through that TP and then whips it out of hookah cranking his crossair 90 deep breaths and team Heretics are now building up to massive alts as well there is a potential here for Kanan to get his online and maybe that is incentivizing EDG to go and take some showers control it looks like minib might want to fight but normally you'd expect him to be doubled up with somebody if indeed he wanted to really fight aggro this is no way thought the P was clear mini Bo there's no way you escape he does not at that and then the thrash comes through to try to sh crunch but they're not set up for it and it was too late to bail him out it's a disaster for Heretics no connection a wasted alt hiding from that hiding from that boomop R just gave EDG the most enormous advantage in the round and now Heretics forced to take risks and with the info that plenty of players with showers they've pushed out B pushed out Fountain the fight happening in cave there a br Skirmish to take place k k just the one gets out drop down to one HP still lucky to be alive Benji fishy it's your time to shine up and pass for the prowler latching has to break it drops down a snake B he's worried about the flast tempo increase EDG though going to Temp it around EDG have more players alive right now but they do not have good info they have no idea where reien is Reen could still be playing in Fountain he could be tucked in sand somewhere hookah idg are going to have to be meticulous in terms of how they clear out all of these angles or just group up together and hope they can trade him yeah K's going to take point on that he's on you might as well go for some wide swings SEC team can trade you out right behind you horn for most of the way here re reveals himself look down towards it over a strike that's 13 seconds left the plant that time pressure is applied EDG have got to make a go of this one rebounds to the Molly but it just about missed Simon's still alive here's the Nightfall now sends it flying and can with oh there's some value Benji fishy standing drop down Aran knew where he was from PRI players are stepping up to the challenge here but he's going to try and pluck them out of the pitcher still EDG troubled up locking it down ensuring that rean cannot step over that line it's full control he's hoping for a random shot but it will not happen in time Heretics did what they could to try to salvage that but really it was lost right from the start Heretics didn't realize that EDG were going to make a play for the alto themselves and this from min who I think is terribly greedy he was not close to an ALT it wouldn't have materially changed the round in any way he just thought might as well because my boombot didn't see anything idg punished him massively for that bad information and they even pull out the orbital strike on the defense side too smoke Heretics here in signs to life is Dodge not quite Benji Reveals His Hands it's a judge in play Simon's going to be hearing that piing a call to his team hooker essentially a noo looks like they might want to make a play for it anyway there a seiz rebounds and it does get the connection but is there any follower Benji playing in front and again there's that danger SS were committed Benji wasn't fried in the process the bullets at least did the job before it boo up and over this is where chishu loves to take fights but Ren's on the other side and chichu is taking the timing tested here chichu with that timing put a bullet there straight to the brain up boo SMY trying to evacuate knows that they have to try and retreat but already the timing whipping it around woot he's caught all the way behind him if he kill smoggy it's a spike drop down this timing an angle is absolutely everything Smoky he wins out that fight chichu the choke hold on to it but it's gaps into the play and the pit just plays them in anyway dizzy not broken in time gets the reveal just one by mini Bo is immaculate eviscerating the opposition EDG they can't stand against that what a save there from Reen to miniu woot is going to have his heart in his mouth he had the entire round in the palm of his hand he could have dropped smoggy and lost the duel and the rest of his team bail him out of a difficult situation scen down Reen continues to just be superbly consistent but minib has really activated sometimes this happens then fair enough sometimes it does happen you're in a spot to win the round and you're with it the mood is good like I said earlier about Simon's play a few Maps ago it doesn't matter if the round ends up getting Salvage you just can't let it happen in a big moment Simon redeemed himself massively on Lotus with the 1v2 he pulled off I'm sure wo will have his spot going to be taking a tumble here with a money K's got rifle in hand he's the one who has to do the work if there's any chance in the round I'm always drawn to where chishu is playing on the map he's so aggressive with these lurs and if you give him one V ones he's incredibly good I'm watching him play over towards Sher here wondering if he's going to look to play off the rest of his team's distraction cuz he takes early backstab timings if his team are pressuring short he's going to swing almost immediately and it looks like woot looking to clear all right that should at least give them some idea of where the danger is watch for live but minib now is going to be under an immense amount of pressure woot's going to be hovering fire over the shoulder still trying to lock down that show's control as well but revealed up there's some danger here still CES connects they see the te into the corner Chu it's a nasty one pulls it back from the brink but not before he is toppled amps control once again putting the premium Simon what is that man Ms into his own hands this rookie is lighting them up you going to be joking what is that what a round from Simon where has he pulled it from EDG is so good at playing inside smokes in spots like that but you just don't expect it first of all from the fade player no matter who it would be he's running around like he's playing ranked the timing as the smoke just doesn't I think I think it's pretty fair to say that the pressure seems to be off his shoulders at this point the difference in what we're seeing from him from that one to recent performances especially coming out at the back of that one V2 he's willing to play Loosely and make the plays take the timings Heretics have the alt but no Weaponry time for EDG to take charge I like that double face yeah almost with the punish almost and again chishu looking to try to take space off the back of it as his team pulls those three players to be it softens up a and maybe allows chichu to find his one boombot sails past again that bad information for mini it's costed them rounds aiming to hold them back he here's that jump spot slaps to the side no shots on target though from chichu and he has revealed his hand here his is very deep flank woot Lauren hands boo he going to retreat it's an open angle unaccounted for I like this pause though you've already killed the smokes player if you wait out the Viper wall they've got nothing to be able to stop you woot's really the only danger player here I think guess the Ino then again this pit is actually going to be a little difficult to get through I'm surprised vji invest this 4v5 with only a sheriff yeah wo's got the info I think that they're all trying to make their way over towards B and they're already holding is down missing the shots needed to be towards the Dome anyway and tp's putting a squeeze back onto him still K Kang maybe a bit of mcom mini Bo has Al this this round should be over it's theirs for the taking show stopper Unleashed let loose onto the feet nobody did not stand a chance BL to smithin reveals up and Counting 6 seconds left there's no plant in sight you can take your time because around is in the palm of their hands Heretics swing bang at least the pendulum they take control of the map short cup another 4v5 win for team Heretics there but I did not see that one coming we've seen it all throughout the tournament they're amazing when they're a man down but here they were rifles down as well no smokes player on defense the alts ended up closing it out but really me I think a lot of that is to do with the space that [ __ ] took hook over towards a letting them know that it was B the pit scared EDG they did not want to fight into the Eco Weaponry playing the same way he's still getting aggressive he's still going for those entries he's still taking that tip of the spear job for Heretics but now he's hit it and he's woken up in this Grand Final perhaps just in time back and forth we go P reveals on to two at least three towards the tail end good information G going to be taking this one with a much more cautious approach K Kang one away from the alt I think there might have been a play towards an or but for now s his eyes over toward WS hooka clears most of it with the boombot broken they think something's up Prowler bit of a handshake occurring wants to go over EDG yeah that's what I'm trying to figure out here I feel like they've been slowed down in quite a lot of these bind attack rounds and they haven't quite had enough options available to them when the time ticks down here they're going to try and hit into a site where they've still got mosh on the defense side Benji still got wall up there so much they have to get through se's Nightfall exactly it looks so tough everything you could ask for if you are Heretics just trying to Bunker down bter the defense and with 23 seconds left time running short it's an Al offloaded K Kang trying to get into the mix into the action and a fight to be taken but traded out anyway beam down with a phantom in hand it's just that one for one and a plant from Simon it's going to go off anyway there's no push back occurring not from Heretics not right now but maybe enough damage has been done it's a four versus four reset into the round Benji was just watching for any sort of straggler hard committed positions by EDG it's up to smoggy to hold them back from the elbow angle pixel angle to work with nade this is cheeky Dodges rebounds snake bite at hand herotic carving out chunks and pieces off the map to being met here at least the fire power chichu canot sprin him down in time that's methodical by Heretics on the clock as well for them that is beautifully done beautiful snake mik n to take down anybody that was going to be playing over towards that default position and then Reen is so damn consistent gets that trade kill onto smoggy instantly spray transfers onto nobody as he swings through the Viper wall he's always there let's keep it up good com good and he's relaxed as well yeah he just seems like a great asset for the team in terms of keeping them composed in these moments not letting the energy run away they're in control on bind right now EDG would need a big Thrifty and I think they're running out of ideas on the attack side that the macro is not looking anywhere near as clean as we've been seeing on on Lotus for example if you want to compare the pass map okay there goes chichu strikes him right where H chichu is being a player as opening up most of these SS like we've been talking about with the lurk timings he has been playing in those kind of positions fairly regularly so it's a good read from mini Bo repositions up and over to heaven walking their way forwards I mean EDG not to be deterred no and Benji is aware that they're giving lamp control right now but it does mean that he's got to watch multiple positions position sucks I mean Benji in this spot he got to try and Retreat as well they don't have showers control luckily nobody's there ready to pounce on him when the damage is done Simon another play to be made the rookie wants to step up straight away here's that reload and Bo just barely ready to Wrangle control straight back at him over a strike no damage done but Smokey collecting kills from all across the place seeking to dominate the angle make sure that showers is not being Reed into this 3v3 Satchel's overhead have to be broken the pressure get into them Satchel breaks it dizzy up and over in through the smoke though nobody spamming and now swarming dominating EDG what a response s the needed a big Thrifty and there it is they take round 11 after losing the first player as well jishu fell but I think Benji's spot just ended up being completely exposed there they couldn't deny wingman I think that's such a mistake if Heretics just make sure that they focus on plant Denial on a they're going to put EDG in really difficult spots instead when you let them get the plant down and get into their post pun positions you have a much tougher job at things and EDG come into this the final round of what could be the first half of the final map or a strike for the thrash yeah massive alt yeah who was holding it preemptively just in case a thrash was used at the beginning of the round EDG no signs of them going for that game plan though Simon's going to try and fake this presence is a Nightfall going to be enough though that's a question they don't have map control over towards B your very much an all in they don't have map control over towards B it looks like they would want to thrash through sand does mini Buu sorry does Buu get the call footsteps not even that's R away the crossfire set up it's broken apart to Pieces TP it's not enough mini with just the one but the over the strike does at least split them in twine EDG trying to go for this one now smoggy with the plant back being held that's chichu watching onto the angle still with control Simon is Alive and Kicking theying short at the flank is watched for I like the smoke allows them to take backside control but they've got so much more to do here team Heretics they've allowed EDG in again plant post plant positions all looking very diligent ons up on either side here up and over will need to be pre- aimed Boo's on top of it clears the way for most of this hooker he sees two mly has to be used SE up and over it's dodged this Miss Simon with the timing softened up damaged up but the Molly now rebounds and it's be good for the cause already the circle starting to shrink time is starting to run short G denies any chances and six to six once more is where we stand perfect parity between these teams they are pushing each other to the brink what a gorgeous wide swing there from chishu making sure to isolate the player that was trying to stick it he's been incredible for EDG across this tournament and now this Chinese Squad only needs seven more rounds to not just make history they've already done that but to win their first time of making it to the finals Arena at Champs it's a very elite group Champs winners trophy lifters and EDG would love to secure that spot for China but even before that we're going to set it down to the it's been difficult to predict any match at any point here at chams you still can't tell which way this one's going I do agree with icy I think it's possible that Heretics can still get back in though obviously EDG are in a better spot to close it out or they need is binds all Heretics need is a kill potentially to open up this a sight right for the taking nobody with the spray down spam shots no connection no damage done inside for the smoke reins beautiful shot fight on the flank here benj is going to seek to maintain control of this angle Simon again the rookie asked to do quite a lot in this spot but diligent one enemy remain K and collected from almost the entirety of Heretics to Pistol rounders in the palm of their hands yeah major win for them here EDG did look a little shaky on their attack side macro which is a wild thing to be saying considering that they still got six rounds out of it but I would expect Heretics to be extremely build in spots like that this composition offers you so many ways to play the executes are incredibly difficult to hold against K cannot afford to be giving up first kills like that he's been the master are putting first kills on his side over the course of this tournament boys let's go guys let's take control of this map okay you heard that at the end there let's take control of this map that's actually what Mini was saying when they played against Lev as well it's all about controlling the tempo making them play to your pace and that's almost the same opening as the pistol player going for a jump Peak nearly punished but maybe a bit of bait there trying to see if team Heretics would accelerate because EDG were stacking with four players on B launching smoke defense going to get spread up hard a little bit here no longer a stack in truth Heretics happy to slow it down no point walking into your own demise Heretics two players not buying up in this round as well so they've got some flexibility they can afford a couple deaths without it Knocking the economy yeah and I'm looking towards Reen to see if he can get the thrash online woot's happy to go and try and take this space he's just looking for information he's not worried about dying because he is one of the players with just a ghost spots one spots two s ear damage know this one in lamps hold on twisting turning and shots to potentially be found smoggy looking to try and push back this Miss but still alive for now all he needs to do is hold smoggy here and the Seas will hold smoggy very permanently to the spot rooted in place for his team to collapse onto it for the recar and now this is where i' be asking rean to throw the weapon away to somebody else you know put it onto bench of your booot and go hun him with the pistol exactly is good alongside a nade here W trying to get himself around to the corner and luckily enough wiggle room B Down and Out pistols in their face Close Quarters as where they're going to be thriving jumping through double out players are dropping suddenly there's Chances mangang loone with the rifle in hand and he aims a little bit labored but it gets the job done they save two out of three of the rifles so EDG do a bit of damage but it's not going to be catastrophic and they did managed to get the thrash online so even though it looks dangerous Heretics are in a position here where they could start snowballing away on bind one enemy remaining minib Bo's going to look to pick up a judge that normally implies that you're looking for something pacy the thrash making space for the judge double blast pack yeah holding the n as well just in case there is play happening season going to be combined using conjunction thrash all the way through clears the way in the path in through showers judgeing hand Lamb's control there but it's a satel and a pivot he want to go over towards B chichu so Defender miniu trying to ruin somebody's day I'm not sure that was the game plan off the rip but an audible call by bu see how well it works three players from EDG still sticking over towards a thinking that this might be a Reit they're dead wrong yeah spots a lot there chichu he's going to find it hard to try and get the hell out of there but takes the timing and takes it well Heretics are the ones who are running out of options yeah it's very tough for minib to play the entry when he's got a judge I think it's time maybe to swap that onto somebody else without the blast packs how are you going to Gap close 45 seconds into the round no control of a if they go for a hookah Rec clear straight into the judge oh these are the moments that could just lose you the grand finals you're going to hit near the Heart Break of many of these players or perhaps just singing Unison chiu and K Kang that's beautiful work it couldn't have gone better for them spectacular there's so much danger going for a play like that and booze now has to win a 1 V4 this one part e here but not the followup there nobody how have they got away with that yeah quick on the clean up that is just Insanity you're brave to be making a clear like that you are Brave I mean especially when the players got a judge on the other side but chishu is so clean with it these shots these two the deadly Duo a two-headed Hydra I think EDG has proven to be over the course of this tournament oh yeah with Kong and shishu Topping the scoreboard in so many of their Maps creeping closer to a potential finish EDG top of the scoreboard in my opinion are MVP candidates for the grand finals at least if you're only looking at EDG for Heretics it's up to them to see if they can answer back they need bind and they play with the thrash found no value really in the prior round they got stopped by that c nade so a good read from EDG as well and now going exploring again k k these are the spots where chichu is going to look to try to challenge but I think Benji tends to play these a little safer I don't think he'll just walk into K Kong bring them down but that also means he's not going to clear Kong PR spotted broken de be long control they have pushed back the Defenders on B but Simon shishu there yet to call a rotate so still three players the strong sight is a that's where bu wants to end oh they're going to be going straight into the moall they have not cleared Kung Kong in fact I don't even I think they know K Kong's here smoggy to take contact a dizzy over the top Molly in the hands of smoggy and there's that contact caught players are falling to fiery finish potentially in the a short Avenue rean has got answer back does so with that shot right on target 2v3 move from the side turns into a two versus two slightly more winnable out wide but accounting for it and the haunt is perfection spam from the box just to finish that task 8 to8 the Heretics were not ready for those final two players there not whatsoever swung out into front sight thinking that chishu and Simon were going to be in you know over towards B did not get that what a setup though if someone on team Heretics had managed to take an earlier lurk timing if boo had really tried to limit test and walk his way through showers early on he would have realized that it was empty yeah only nobody who was trying to juggle around so that he could support sha and shut down the showers L but team Heretics with all of that structure and all of that discipline course corre uh correction excuse me you're right EDG primed him ready take the lead in this map I think the goal for EDG in this round not just to win but to try to do it cleanly if you can save showstopper you're probably going to get up to almost all of your other big ultimates and then you're in a great spot for the next rifle round and this is how games slip away from you Heretics had their chance to snowball in that bonus are EDG going for a rear of octagon right now close range against the Eco weapons no way just the prowler Stinger confirms it you do not want to be opted into that fight EDG smoked off disrupts his high loader they were going for we've seen EDG rely on their individual fragon to bail them out of some contact Recs that looked really dangerous here's another spot that looks pretty dangerous to be honest against a half by but the information gathered you've got three spots that you can be swung from including the teleporter Bo's got his util out oh my goodness almost adjusting still K Kang with the one double satchels committed to try stay alive nobody eyes set onto the target moshit up and over now with the nade and the tp's cor Beni Beni can't get the third but already he's done the damage and now double up kills collected it's a swarm and an overwhelming presence from Heretics in through the side into the back of it show stop but this is where it should Thrive up and over but a shot returned Bullet to the brain nobody with a hell of a task gantu in nature and the wide swing from rean traits it all in place what a round for Heretics they needed that they maintain the lead somehow Against All Odds with scraps and odds and ends to work [Applause] with not even a smile there for the family they they can't bring themselves to believe and I can't blame him well a small moment that I want to point out in that round as well what a clutch nature for reins to stick the pl let's go let's go for the MasterCard Thrifty they needed that plant to go down Baboo pressed early trible swing G might be on that lower Weaponry but there still that danger luring every corner and Heretics are making sure to make sure that they collect these kills fast flank no oversight is a fast flank prow is going to be dodged for now as well but that they got Open Access really nice from boot making sure to monitor as the spike was coming in this direction hold on to it wait they've missed the timing boo still holding wait is down hold on woot forc to pick up the pieces can you forge a part the victory chichu with that rifle but he's just one man now dropped down to five Health n online for mini Bo Moss still available it's unwinable yeah the snake bite too every piece of post plant utility that Heretics could possibly want in a crossfire setup yeah chichu is going to try and valiantly give his life for it I'm sure there it is Benji shoots him in the back two round lead for Heretics not giv up hope yet what a difference that Thrifty has made what a huge difference it's made instead of being in a rifle round where EDG were 98 up We Now find the next rifle round where Heretics themselves are 108 up nice boys let's go nice dealing with the aggression wood well played D to dream only a few months ago would be realized CDG Squad I mean not only have they broken past their prior limits at this point they're dreaming for the whole bloody thing I mean this is the culminating moment of the Year Champions 2024 it's the crowning Jewel for VCT Simon pushed out so good work maintaining showers control at the start of the round that might be useful might be important later on if they group up over towards B and need to take the teleport Simon's going to look to try to reclear that at the same time as nobody in shishu go exploring sand both of those areas though have no team Heretics players defaulting instead it's beong it's short it looks like it's going to be a fake B exec here that's supposed to go then into a real a execute relying on that previous control of showers the thing is there's no way that EDG are going to buy that this is really B in my opinion because look at the positioning of nobody and shishu they're just full for looking at it they are Simon though he's playing floating position's in spawn waiting for the sound cues K Kang re-exploring he is isolated he is alone but it's only R to deal with he here's a dizzy here's his way through Nightfall is used very preemptively you can scet that one with ease if your Heretics but 30 seconds time is running short the fast flank and here it is all emphasis placed onto this mini boot it's a show stopper in his hands one right decision one correct G yes could completely change the ti of this fight wo just misses the Dizzy with EAS once more KN fall dropped cracking down on his a strike trying to spray them down players are drops on every single anle bny Bo win to fight out and time is barely there to spare chichu no long for this world up to 11 for Heretics and now they're in the driving seat what a game what a map for mini to come online 20 kills across 19 rounds and not just the kill Factor but the manner in which he's doing it and the kills that he's getting are so important he gets the kill there to deny Kung Kong as he's trying to put Spike down tries to put the spike down again swings kills smoggy if he doesn't kill smoggy doeses 5 seconds left the round would probably have been over what a time for mini to wake up in the grand finals now fast tempo play slimy to evacuate but we'll be a to escape already that space is given up Simon stray shot finds a mark you see this smoke puts the fear of God into you I think if you are heretic still going to be going for the plant now s trying to get potentially inside that smoke but no the plant is not denied team Heretics they just control no areas on the map yeah the crow and they're going to be pushed into this corner with this flank online and now they have that knowledge but it's a thrash committed one of own spray down nobody's trying to at least turn some heads over towards him try and play his team into the fight Into The Fray once more chichu striking where it hurts but yet shut down in a moment right when it matters most now Simon he's got to do it all sheriff in hand upgrade in front of them yinks it but it's not enough up to 12 for Heretics this team has dug so deep it was even at the half it looked like you couldn't separate them on this map Heretics have stormed off into the lead a fourr round Advantage now for a team that's been in these spots before and actually as the series got deeper and deeper their play ended up trickling off they couldn't match the pressure of the moment at Shanghai this is a different Heretics they've learned from prior experience what on Earth am I looking that is with that Viper r i mean this is filling out in all sorts of directions that's great if you don't go and clear that you're worried they're retaking sound control at all times Kong Kong Benji oh boy you do not expect Benji to be picking up an op in the final round k k Peak I couldn't tell if Kang had one of his own or if it was just a rifle in play but you're not favored there when Benji can just lock it down he's so much further away from the corner as well he's always going to see you first but K relying on his skill to take him over the line This pit though continues to be a bit of a bother Heretics by the look of it want to kind of commit to the B site and then just leave hookah plays in front of him goes for a no scope spam down hello Al online chichu an attempt to deny the plant online but at least collects the kill before the trade is online up to 12 and that plant goes off of out a hitch Heretics can feel it they know the Benji is Market he's going to be holding it still with that operator you can't really get active into this moment but oh here in the footsteps double back Simon lights him up heads will roll in his EDG to the I mean trying to stay alive into this map at this point it's all stacked against them Avenues accounted for positions watched but luck of the draw there util out in the hands spamming praying away down to the One V one Simon has got to do it all the to and a short line did it's not over yet for EDG once again the newest player comes up clutch the addition of Simon has added so much to their team environment overall the way in which Kung Kong supported but today and in the group stage of the tournament to we've seen Simon be Immaculate in High Press clutch spots it's almost unfair to ask it of him it's a rookie to the team his first International Event ever in the grand finals of Champs come on please but his composure and his aim look clean at the moment Kung Kong does pick up the operator it was saved got no armor to go along with it though potential tool that they could use slower play by her and still they are in the driving seat nobody TS himself closer but of straight spam but nobody finding a Mark he's weaving around them dancing around them eventually found and dropped plant on line but none the wiser and an alternate hand to K Kang spotting the retreating players at least hearing it a pre-fire towards the corner to no avail need rebounds damage connects it canastel rean he's out of it Simon's defusing Simon he's got it all the [Applause] away absolutely spectacular what an outrageous Play What a phenomenal protocol for EDG the nade up and over the top canceling the thrash and then the body block get yourself a job in the Premier League as a keeper just rattled off his shins also what on Earth is nobody doing inside this smoke why did it take him 15 seconds to die just absurd the clearance is going to be haunting Heretics timeout called for them I said they were in the driving seat but they are losing grip of the map and with it the series the finals tis hoping to make this round a turning point and this could be everything if Heretics lose Benji is not going to have enough money woot barely with enough depending on plant money as well Heretics need this round to go their way otherwise we could be looking at overtime big OD online on the heretic side lots of tools to work with Get It Over The Line it looks like they're trying to disguise Kung Kong here so they're playing him with the Viper orb you're not going to expect this Heretics might have taken it look Lon Sinker it's four players creeping closer waiting for reexploration or in that face Kang will have to respect this to some degree doesn't know if they've crossed up boom not broken once more renewed refreshed snake might to answer hard committed onto the corner showstopper right from behind but K Kang skewers them in place up and over with a suu's cut EDG making a goal of thingss 35 seconds the plant is down n and Molly down at the feet dropping Boo in play face and woot can do no but watch on in horror as another round is lost beneath them third in a row for EDG they're on the EDG train Heretics might have just lost control of bind what a skewering from Kung Kong being made man all over the place we've talked so much about how K Kong's actually dropped the operator in this run here he's picked it back up a little bit against latan pulled it out 20% of rounds instead of his usual 11 10 you seeing him pull it out again here when the pressure's on he's got a skill that few others in the world can match no one's really possessing it ice cold Heretics relegated down to essentially a bargain B by don't get me wrong there still that danger but it's all on the line and they're all grouped up this is very much looking like an all-in play in approach hor is not broken need and spam right through the box opening kill onto smoggy pit in place nobody seeking to answer back this is where Kung Kong should be looking to pick up the rifle he does they have thrashed to try to clear the pit there's still many chances for EDG to take it to overtime PL control watch for and like you said the thrash is going to be clearing cleaving the way through path potentially here lying in wait thrashes there alongside sees his players to be defended woot steps up to the challenge but dropped inside Kang overtime in sight and ID are hungry for it trying to Will It Forward fuse the N but a shot not line they don't have it time time it's not a line man heart break for EDG the tiniest of differences and Heretics they will it forward we are going to Abyss what an incredible contrast they are the China Slayers we saw that at Shanghai defeating all oncom from that region and they've learned so much from the grand finals at Shanghai you can see it in the way way they play in their tenacity rather than the manner in which they fell over in that prior Grand Final I mean there's a certain resilience now about this Heretics team they know that they are capable of lifting a trophy it's all about learning from those moments and they appear to have done just that bringing us here to Abyss a defining map in our grand finals look at how EDG takes space on this map it's all about the smokes they smoked over towards b and a main normally where you would see Defenders put the smokes just so that they could take control that Recon D also gives them priority onto angles priority almost paying off mini boot has to activate the dash down to one HP Benji going to get challenged here he's holding the slightest of off angles here with a knife activates the cage he's going to be hiding in this one here that timing and Strikes right where it hurts K Kang removed two and up these players as well but he's just got to try and survive with the Flash in his face through the backside control can lay claim and lay waste Pichu is doing exactly that on the other side of things a cracked wide open rotations are forced and damage still yet to be done no body creeping crawling forwards finally Reveals His Hands he's using the dart to try and get ahead of the timing but he's dropped instead that's way too aggressive for nobody it's just giving away the advantage there mini Boo the return of the fire the return of a shot to 2v2 and he want's game here for the pistol round nobody's distraction though is given these players so much space to go and play with Chu's post plan position is ridiculous somehow somehow mini and Benji are reading into it they're slowly clearing this slowly clearing but damage needs to be done Benji fishing does an ENC count for Simon once more this rookies of the team closes out around a necessary one it's a bit messy for EDG but you can see the game plan working fairly well oh what a timing to a CAU inside astral plane there Bo completely caught off guard that's the same kind of timing that Buu himself likes to take on the looks surprised he got caught by that [Applause] one look at that Smoke's being thrown Astra smoke on B main Omen smoke on a main makes it very very difficult for team Heretics to contest these lines early on and then when they hit the sights they can still use the Astra stars as UTI like stuns in certain areas you can stun nade stun shock you still have enough smokes the weakness of the composition of course is that they don't really have that flank watch and it's something that they had to adapt to over the course of the last time they played Abyss down Benji makes a good go of things chichu saved by the concrete take FL nobody going for that Rec clear out through mid see if they can take some space himself looking to potentially take that timing but no said the stack over towards a which the gamble will be incorrect EDG looking like they're going to get a fairly easy opening here on Abyss the first couple rounds dodging those Thrifty that were nightmarish on lus and bind actually time right weapons dropped off Chu doesn't want to risk going down here hands it off over toward Simon goes for the plan as well it's going to be close big old there divide one away now Chu can go hunting the cosmic divide is massively impactful on this site as well actually on both sides throwing down to be able to get cheap standing they realize it s was one away yeah make the percentage play they want to make sure that they deny that Al I think it is the right play in that moment actually yeah you don't deny any situations uh deny any like uh Shields or anything like that but the likelihood of you actually being able to do a lot of damage when you've already given EDG full sight control pretty unfortunate kind of callous though to send dizzy in there as well no need for that in my opinion he do to deserve that no retrieving that bottom of the pit yeah the real game begins now though yeah mini boot rifle in hand alongside woot it's a double up I believe Hyo setup and they're going to try and catch this corner with a recall star shot two alongside that flash this is a little bit precarious as well these players are going to be trying to meet their match hold them for the side there K Kang seeking to dash into play but already dealt with d into one of the players woot is tucked at the Tipping Point here but he's able to escape in kind yeah well escaped actually he was under a huge amount of util pressure there I like the idea from Heretics they doubled up on the alob thinking that shishu was going to play around for it right there uncertainty though but or's going to be picked up knife is broken mini is low enough still trying to at least remove one of the heads of these players EDG do not like what theyve seen still they don't have control of the map anywhere grouped up here for very much an all in over towards B I think minib Bo's got to be hitting those if people are walking into his Crosshair you have to be good for it this is the final map of the grand finals of Champs you cannot let free kills Escape Bo great timing on the swing a little bit labored with the followup un able to achieve second kill that he was hoping for stars rejuvenated mini boo talk about heating up and he will turn up back with a vengeance I have an impossible task for smoggy here we're seeing quite a bit of EDG trying to sneak through along this back pillar seconds the more damage he does the better it is but he's not going to be able to get even the plant down I mean he'll go for it for the money of course but not to extend the round into the tail end not the worst scenario yeah means so that he has to keep the guardian oh no he gets the upgrade at the end as well not bad yeah this is the what I was pointing out though k k looking to try to jump into b along that Cliff side is a little unusual great shots from mini he needs to be playing well he was fantastic on buy really stepped up for them one of the biggest reasons why team Heretics were able to deny EDG the trophy at least for one more map team Heretics though had a huge defensive antistat to try to deny chishu the AL off well now he has it now he has the cosmic divide what is Team Heretics game plan around it we're seeing teams try to put smokes down so that they can walk through the cosmic divide that's normally what teams try to run G trying to ensure that that control is still potentially there or through just in case there somebody getting cheeky shock dark gets R of a cam so it's exactly the intent remove the question marks or at least create them on the side of Heretics make them re-explore and this area of the mid is so important if the attackers are able to take it it cuts off those defensive rotates tag on to the one SMY ahead of most of this primes him ready good pce being double held and Wilder dizzy gets that acknowledgement connecting shots here for smoggy realizes his back is open the paranoia has to be let loose unleash that up and over top spam potential might be there woot he'll just lock that one down crouched up finds the angle but an open b side as a result of it all about whether EDG can find that spacing and already in through the back of the sight unexpected woot not get punished though flash up and over towards the top it's going one for one with the kills and Simon Goodness Me Benji able to respond flat lines him brings it to 1 V2 to clutch the love to win nobody offers up The Kill anyway seven bullets remaining chichu knows the play his life and as he backs up this is going to be a tough situation for Benji definitely is on top of it ta to force out the first round of this position to be played cam [Applause] catches a T2 catches a bullet straight to the Dome Beni p off the almost impossible two years ago this guy was here as an influencer he was invited to come and attend Champs to kind of introduce his fortnite following to the game that he'd started to play did he rely so good you're very good you're a very good player I'm proud to play with you did he rely on his following and his clout to get him into a big team did he surround himself with stars in ballerin no he grinded it tier two he got himself onto a rookie Squad he wanted to prove himself same as anybody else my god he has been yeah hard work has followed this heretic Squad all throughout this year polishing their play honing it it's a deadly Edge to this heretic Squad you can feel it now of all the experience that they have got themselves in shocks closely cleared away once more but his trip lay it down at the feet Cosmic divide will ens short it they don't get spammed down that's precarious k k drifting off to the edge there but the pl should go down without any problem Simon L it down onto the floor 5v5 still in the flank is being watched ever so slightly still there's that uncertainty you can see heads on a swivel was scared of to punish yeah the the star not being laid down here on the spike actually W they did not expect Kung Kong Kung Kang's laying claim towards the back of the site nowhere clearing minib Bo has the strike and down survival is necessary enough for the fire from behind Ran's now sticking pole is late half already and up onto the flank chichu has B of an opportunity and no one can stand against that the two smokes players pinching from either side shutting things down showing you the power of this composition that EDG has brought out on ays Shu was so far away properly baiting his team but in a way to play for that post plant clutch Factor one enemy remaining I think EDG needed that one after what Benji had done to them previously it's also knocked the economy though of Heretics even though Benji won the prior round he was the only player that stayed alive edg's economy looking good null command available too plenty of action up through mid mini boot might be uncounted blad storm in his hands Flash in his face they definitely seen him in this spot though the question is just how you deal with it I I'm not sure that you really can you can obviously stun this position if it was only minib on his own you could easily deal with it but you're worried about other people swinging off his contact SMY to get himself out to play this one a full five player hit di up and over pce of Mind towards the back of the site the plan nothing to deny it here from Heretics but on to the plank minib has to be the playmaker smok's fading K Kang hard committed no one to play off of him looking to take these angles it is risky a play like this forcing them out into the open up dra Dash and away but somehow missed the mark in the timing EDG they contain the flank but the flood is now through Heretics out through the back now smokes and stars place down trying to divide and conquer in through the map bichu again it's a three be into the round and Simon to end four rounds now for EDG it's looking even better than the last time we saw them on a B in my opinion EDG had already demonstrated that with this new composition of theirs they've got a lot of nice execute ideas they've got good post plant ideas too but what they're what they're adding in here is the macro concept of that little pressure towards mid that we've seen on other rounds the post plant flank the awareness and it's scary if a team like EDG is getting better on a map as the tournament goes on oh yeah when it's the decider and Heretics they have struggle with a little Heretics up surge at the start of the year and their Shanghai performances EDG have come out of the blue you know him from previous years but this one would be a surprise I think even for the most Die Hard of fans nobody was expecting this EDG not missing a Beat Just that here it's so tough to deny this space from them they're just ready to execute in any round cuz you can't take away a a no push back Damage Done straight bullets rean really needs to be careful here playing in Benji flashes out and through Benji in through the back once more shot dos laying down the damage lay down the bullets but it's just a bit delayed re can't quite deny that one and now of thrash going to play them back in it's still spray down off to the side collecting these kills dissecting the map Heretics are trying to flood their way back in once more but stars are layer down darts revealing all post plan util for days on edg's side it comes down and the shots being hit W with the diffuse once more to pull in sight no half obtained and drop down to the wire H this Fury will close with no issues at all buo is left to scrumble and EDG hold [Music] strong Heretics have not come up with the answer here they can't figure out what to do against EDG it's so difficult to Anchor onto the site everybody's coming in immediately after Kong Kong's being supported by Recon darts flashes stuns from the Astra as well and if you can't anchor well can you try to retake against this it's very difficult the post plant power is super good from edg's composition flood defending good luck map is ginormous the economy is booming for EDG it's a three round lead looking to keep it going looking to maintain it all the way through I think this is a nice adjustment from Buu this smoke that he's put down over toward towards B cuz it it tries to keep EDG back a little bit they've been aiming to take that space themselves but if they're worried about somebody pushing forwards and playing inside the smoke it it will stall them out a little but I don't think that's going to be the key difference to Heretics winning the map it's just a small piece of the puzzle got to come up with ansers outside of a round like this where the money is knocked and I think they need a fundamental change cuz otherwise EDG looks super comfortable just going to give them B main a main control the whole time as you were already talking about and mid as well though letting them just explore every single option yeah here they smoke off mid now whether or not they're going there or whether that's just to pull people towards the center of the map for the Defenders remains to be seen but you see that Heretics they are just sat back pretty passively and okay this one's an Eco but it's reminisent of how they've played the majority of their defense half so far I need to see them getting aggressive on defense here I think ni push back dash is active in through is the slightest the timings but ran the shot just missing defense in ordered here Simon just pushing back the Invaders onto the site it is theirs ran all just popped off it's a winable scenario and the kill is collected fight needs to go down 4 seconds nobody will be able to stick it denied from the brink Heretics found their answer there's no way again reminiscent of Haven the EDG are losing these rounds to the clock Heretics throwing that utility in perfectly but even seeing that as a win condition as an opportunity that takes to me is ludicrously good I didn't think there was much they could do there to stop that from going down but with such little time Ren found that denial and the mosh was within what three of a second so close what a m C Thrifty har are right back at it an off in the hands of mini boot not the adjustment that we were perhaps looking for but they have changed their defensive setup but mid is open as a result of it just the one trip to watch it's still a weak point the trip is desperately important here do they see it yes and before they run into it too Bren mid compromised pings already out EDG looking to maybe set their sights over to you have to pull people back from the site to these connectors now here and you probably have to go for a recar but that's difficult with mini booing you clear through the fog of War smokes at their back Benji fishy here's the dash knows his time is now that's a mosit did he just kicks right into their face and they weren't perhaps expecting that still Spike dropped down to the feet the side opened up over WS at least be main three versus three though this is rapid by Heretics looking to sh this one up potential for the flood but an off retake as you mentioned is never ideal whips it around him but he dropped 2v2 here not willing to give up that Operator just yet K Kang Down Under the Bridge almost takes the timing straight past to dizzy he's causing all sorts of problems Mischief right now and he just needs to buy time for Simon striking right where it hurts dropping these players in their tracks EDG still here to play and still here to win a trophy [Applause] they're not creeping closer they're Galloping towards it at the moment they've knocked Heretics down onto another Eco round this one that mid pressure once more the macro it's looking lovely nobody's calling is excellent here on the attack side even with mini Bo hitting the quick scope idg still get themselves into a spot where they're able to convert perhaps if the in that round if Buu had been able to win his fight as an a sight anchor maybe it could have been doable but he's one and eight right now the igl struggling to get a grasp on the game and a grasp on his gun just not seeing it TIG up two trip's going to be broken bu under all that pressure the heat is turned up Bo can only do so much it's one kill for the fire has returned and this time the adjustment from Heretics was that double push I said I wanted to see them get aggressive on defense the problem is the map is so big it just takes so long for mini bu and woot to pull off this flank find a time to get into this fight time as you said already ticks off could be missing the mark on some of this one here smugg has got a lot to watch for here but thing could be said for Heretics dizzy though BS it out still he's expecting it it lay claims to their life 7 to three at this point EDG are not being stopped by anything at all Heretics need a game plan adjustment they've got to figure out a solution here if they want any hope if bind is to mean anything they need to figure an answer because edg's composition which is pretty unique we do not see other teams running this kind of comp it's just been Unstoppable on their attack side plays they're making I think this round is everything here is the difference between a 93 or possibly a 75 recovery for Heretics the alts favor them exactly so you have the SS to work with but there trials and tribulations all across the map I was watching EDG the last time they played Abyss smoggy actually aled onto B Rafters as part of their exec so don't put it Beyond EDG to do something absolutely nuts here with it all on the line bit of presence from EDG I think they're worried about the rec clear W has the thrash leaving Simon spike in hand they've seen this trip before up in mid I'm surprised they're not sending a shock to try to clear it that's easy enough over the top don't have to open up your body to it setting up for the a split which we've not seen very much of nobody in mid nobody to try to punish it's a fake I think potentially trying to pull these players for Simon to capitalize but no the call is canel anyway they want to take this one in the direction of a bodies are still lining up reinforcements arriving here in the footsteps there a rumble and a scattered fight indeed Skirmish to be taken EDG a striking right where it hurts nobody's detained but honestly again the scaling that's required touch to the side and the weapons right out ready to strike boo is dropped in place a mini boo left with it all to do it's just not possible wo the Wonder Boy he'll make a good go but that is just it's impossible to get past at this point the team is firing an all cylinders EDG can feel it they are empowered taking all of that mid control setting themselves up no resistance from Heretics when two players went to go and re-explore I don't think they were expecting to see four of EDG there they thought that was setting up for an a split they thought they caught the timing and we're starting to rotate they don't have enough information around the map they're not playing aggressively enough on the defense side and they're allowing EDG to run over them and scraps with the buy final round of the first half of our final map of Champs 2024 drone is going to spot an open sight no Defenders no anchors nobody to even break the Drone and threaten like there could be anybody there's been left in the door Spike exchanges of the hands you hear these footsteps and have a tap as well seeing what the reaction is and maybe counter spam push back posture Buu can't stand against it Cosmic divide though is ready lying in wait the protocols are so good from EDG to get the plant down they're not getting caught by this Benjo up onto the cross that was up through mid Kang was trying to be that delayed pressure presence potential it's all going to be removed now and you can try and flood these players right back in G2 spamable angle finally removed front of the sight is theirs and here is the AL Cosmic divide has to be used Simon what is that H Fury off and around where's the next layer to all of this here Wing man onto the diffuse mini boo sticking already hold the line cross fires in order in action Heretics a granted that final leas on life a fourth round potentially there on it is theirs indeed first half of Abyss is it enough they had to fight tooth and nail just to be able to get that final round it is desperately difficult for them out there EDG fully in control within touching distance seems like they might be breaking history in every single way EDG on this tournament run pushing past their own limits they weren't content with just sitting at that third place second place this is a team but no that that trophy is in Striking Distance first trophy lift for China in their sight k k taking that contact taking Point backs himself down now nerves need to be settled here risky Venture from K Kang as well taking that Peak I got the spike EDG looking for information in a and b main throwing that Recon dart out nobody not looking to save it in case there's some kind of exac on his sight Heretics also looking to explore mid both teams realizing that this part of the map super important Simon's going to be asked a lot of yeah with the jiggle this the info though and he's going to be backing away pings it out to space puts the warning sign onto the mini map I like this though team Heretics they're pushing back those players and they're also denying that mid connector now if Simon wants to rotate it's got to go all the way through spawn and same could be said for Kung Kang and smoggy that puts hold on nobody in shishu on an island but nobody what are you doing giving away your position here I mean far in the dart he gets away with it knew that the play was being made here and they've lost control of made into the process oh my God nobody down oh goodness me he's come up with the pistol round that might have sealed the deal for China for EDG for the team that he just took over IG yelling for in the captain's seat pushing aong to assistant coach and he's just made one hell of a play here in round 13 this year it's been a year of first for VCT we saw pacifically the trophy in the hometown territory of EDG themselves but they are well on course to make history for themselves carving out of place amongst the elites chichu could get overwhelmed here definitely could plenty of bodies here t t goes the guardian well bullet spread one and prey to it still nobody seeking to redeem chance of that reinforcements arriving but his head peeking out shot doart delay hopefully allow him that Retreat which he does so 3v4 plant is down Heretics have that extra money to work with but he love the round even more flash dodged now the Drone broken cleared kangs through has that Marshall in play Benji has to make one of himself so the peaks of perfection from EDG and we are reaching the Apex EDG get up to double digits three rounds away they were three rounds away on bind from being able to win this tournament but at that point they were not in the driver's seat it would have taken three cleanly to get to overtime and then to win here Heretics are six away from even tying the game up the energy in the Inspire arena is reaching a cresendo the crowd can feel it it's up to Heretics to put a stop to it investment with the buy Heretics have the rifles to play around with taking a man control looking for information over towards B on this map boo lurs often super important but he's a player that hasn't particularly been able to get online in this final map on the defense side brutalized currently three and 13 as many assists as he has kills horrible way to end but Heretics are going to hope that they can Revive on attack this a fake Bo calls Reen's over looking to apply some pressure keep these players rooted to the spot maybe weaken a just a little SM already thought it was a fake actually he started rotating away when he it was only the yeah I think he was dodging out the sideline as well when he was tagged by the Drone he didn't want to get spammed from that spot but you're right it could have been a bait and switch to fake out and I think I mean look at the way that Simon's pathing too they're reading into this oh yeah it's so similar to what nobody himself does to fake 30 seconds his prime them ready into the hands of these players on either side here a pull to meet that one with the Dizzy pound for pound bodies are going to drop and for but aard is perect once more nobody and Simon they combine their might they Dro these Heretics players dead time against him once more Bo needs to get this kill and will do just start defending punch up rins round it about [Applause] K unbelievable K Kong goes and does it not only clutching the round getting EDG up to 11 those kills also break the kill record in in a B5 at a global event he knows he's the protagonist he knows that this is his story to right we are two rounds away from a brand new region two years later ballerin in case you missed the memo and to them lifting a trophy you are divided Heretics are going to go for the Cosby divide play looking for the plant looking to try to play the post it's fast and loose but it's what they require in A Moment Like This up and over chichu weaving in and out needs to stay alive in this time but already being swarm dizzy up and around in his face kills are collected at least with chichu dropped as a chance plan already down for Heretics what the alss are good for here but up through Heaven as well plenty more bodies left to meet them spaming away mini Sheran H he's done enough surely for them no rifle picked up but the damage done with those two players dropped he's got to be feeling good about it players Retreat EDG realizing let's give this one up let's play for it at a future [Applause] round every round is going to feel like a mountain to climb for Heretics they need so many of them this one hugely important but they're not going to have an ultimate like that to work with every day of the week it's another MasterCards Thrifty we've seen so many of them so so many of them in this Grand finals but you can't rely on them you cannot have that be the only kind of situation in which you're winning cast caution for the win go for it when you have rifles online as well round by round but okay focus focus is called for by mini boo God this is a wild setup going for the flash hold up for kkan to Peak immediately by the look of things now are they doing a r contact instead wai timing yeah waiting to see if there's a dizzy a Recon that gives him precisely the right timing it's a paranoia probably to accompany this and yes it ises his way through the dart though responds and Heretics pushed back offensive play of EDG yeah K there as well rattling out either information or commands with Heretics winning their Thrifty pendulum does swing in terms of that momentum the economy is well on the side now of Heretics money to work with but the issue is the buffer in terms of rounds is not exactly there it's a high low from EDG and a big test here for chichu and nobody rotating around though they've given up the positions that they were once holding smoke activated nobody's inside it trying to get ahead of the curve and ahead of most of these plays as well but Barrel's out instant trade wo is good for it star up and over Chu trying to stun trying to stay alive but against that it's an on slau and it's overwhelming Simon back in the Fay in the fight but dropped at a moment's notice like that this is Heretics again with an open answer to this B sight that mosh lineup is really good for being able to deal with the way that chishu wants to Anchor the sight he only had a Sheriff at hand we've seen nobody go for plays like that where he tucks inside a smoke and to be honest even on the pistol round most recently it did actually pay off for him he got out got three this time one for one and that trading from Heretics that they rely on comes through they actually need those weapons kills like that really important look at smoggy credits got nothing to work with he at the very least needed to save a gun and K Kong backs off bit of wandering bit of waiting into the sign towards the tail in they do collect that kill keep it as a consolation prize the benefit for Heretics here is they're generating these alts the petral motion machine you can definitely keep it rolling you can to some degree yeah they've got Hunter's Fury online for the next one nobody also has that to respond with and the other big thing to keep in the back of your head here is that chishu actually has a cosmic divide for retake this could be the day I die for you who needs an opening ceremony get these guys out here next time and if that I mean if that doesn't speak volumes but a state of mind of these Heretics players that's a difference for him Heretics now once more with a Tempo they might have been looking to strike that that lands up towards heaven this is all a fake you see the spike going in the opposite direction here yeah sails over andies really convincing fake though of course he got three players behind itang activates the dash to no avail he's not going to be getting any action anytime soon one of the problems with this round hello the spikes coming back over to this side of the map what is the call what is going on here Boo's changing his mind perhaps one of the weird things is that Heretics like to play offside post plants they love him you can't really do that this round you're just going to end up locked away that Cosmic divide up in your face is going to be very difficult to play around so on site aggressive post plants have to be called here for Heretics and it worries me that buo is so far away the reveal what a mistake stacker plays now coming Dart it's going to be Cloud bursts cannot defend Kang away from that angle still Heaven untouched and Chu around the back as well good with the aim but still damage not enough done Hunter Fury of nobody it's let loose it's ripped out into place and a kill is collected but used in kind by reans it's not an all that they're going to have here and need G they can pounce on this they can claim that 12 they can back off site Chu fell in the midst of all of this no Cosmic divide available but still potentially overzealous pass their own trips into the backside controller paranoia sweeps his way through and cut CS out those angles D up and over swing from Benji boo provides the finishing cover and the fir in line is there Simon can only do so much a position like this it is to no avail once more seven rounds for Heretics if you're going to make this happen if you're going to try and deny history being made it has to be on that basis one round at a time a jump scare there for nobody I think as he expected everybody on Heretics I'm sure to be playing offsite post punt Benji and Buu spring out of smoke Buu living up to his name EDG are taking a tack time out here to talk about things wo I was trying to drop you the bomb for so long and I kept dropping my gun well I mean I guess that'll happen when the nerves are coming out 10,000 screaming fans for that trophy trying to take a stab at it and K Kang himself has been carrying the namesake of his brother this entire time allord that a trophy lifted both of these teams are going to be hoping praying for a playmade dash forwards K Kang SL of Weaponry to work with Benji fishy has to hold back the line overwhelmed and swarm Too Many Bodies the blad storm is Unleashed K Kang trying to make the most of this right there behind them they've lost control of the flank Heretics have to keep a watchful eye onto this one but options available if they want to flip the map con low enough one bullet will do him in k k aims to do the most and open sideline head is found the side once more Bo swings perfect timing but leaps Into The Fray and wasn't expecting that smokey fully aware reans potentially a counter for maybe heard the footsteps maybe not I'm not too sure still gets the job done time is ticking woot to do it all crash in hand he can see the deny he can see the delay up and over the TV wo as he got it done that's so close the circle shrinking I don't think he's got it it's milliseconds smuggy oh [Applause] my 120 milliseconds away from taking EDG to tournament point a sloppy post plant gets the job done and denies that round I'm speechless WS no stranger to coming down to the wre do you think he was confident about the internal clock there I don't know it's a nailbiter reminiscent of that final round and bind four rounds in a row now for Heretics and the Red Bull CL much they can't even believe it nice let's [Applause] go control is Shifting for EDG over this series what is that is that an arena dipped in red I see is that a tech pause once more another quick one by the sounds of it is what I'm being told but my God we were talking earlier about how some of these pauses in the action had come at spots where it was an imbalanced situation anyway oh yeah can't even remember what map it was I think it was sunset one team vastly in control that was EDG at the time now here you can cut the tension with a knife the people in the arena don't know whether to start cheers or to chew the ends of their fingers off oh yeah because it's so real the possibility of this comeback idig were fully in control and now they're having to avoid letting it all go away from them we're back in yeah straight back in the timer is ticking K Kang hyping the back up keeping the morale and players on their feet like you said the comeback is very much on it's very much real you cannot let moments like this Define you to let your chances slip away mini boot it's a rapid play from Heretics he's going to be leading the charge once more blade storm Dash it aside evacuation caught on either side up and over though The High Ground perch and potentially the danger zone dizzy up and over the top connections bound Heretics are dropping them all in their place it's ran watchful eye onto all the angles he dominates them onto the sight Simon to respond but it's only the one ult is available in the back pocket but do you choose to use it do you choose to commit heads available ready to be popped but it's all ran and woot side by side he slapped them down the Turkish Brothers in Arms playing next to the Lithuanian Brothers in blood Heretics they've just come out with another Blinder and they've taken the final kill denying a crucial gun away from EDG chishu has no money to play with they could try to scrap together a buy but it would be an ugly looking thing five in a row five in a row and I was so ready to tell you the story of heartbreak for Heretics the squad that has got so close in the past with rookies on this team hone and polish over the course of the year and it was looking like they were going to be denied that chance at a trophy but fate wrangled Twisted out of the hands of these EDG play players the pressure shifted onto them and K Kang forced to step up to the moment Das to avoid and shot all fired K Kang he's monstrous when he gets going and he does it almost sleed Le the angel of death is descended on Heretics what did we just watch with Guardian in hand no way snaps it up on Lotus they ended it on a Thrifty here K Kang once more breaks another record with that pop off he's now got the most kills in any B5 in competitive valerant in BCT globals regionals anything this guy is farming he's the main character he's got the aura to back it up it's the impetus now my and the tension just breaks with that four piece you were all ready to tell the story of heartbreak for Heretics I hope you didn't throw away the pages of the book oh no it's still there come so close to the Finish Line once more closer than ever before to the Finish Line touching distance of the trophy EDG steal it right back K Kang in hand the signature weapon of this man right here been highlighting him been gassing him he's going to be under that pressure but still delivers one shot found and a chisel slowly etching away the potential for EDG to make history for China a trophy lift in sight reans with the plan Cosmic divide providing that safety but it fades away and a reset called for player disadvantage still here plenty of targets open and shut Simon with the all Paran sweeps this is it the deny quick scope it Blaze DG it's up to Bo to push them back and Away tp's up and over no kill to be found it's one man what can he do against the B of EDG absolutely [Applause] squat after four years of hard work of blood and sweat today might finally see that time for the tears that Kong Kong's been holding back he said he wouldn't cry until he'd won a championship he didn't just win today e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e