Marcos Gaming emerge victorious in an IGL frag-fest

Marcos Gaming (MG) vs 7SEA Esports (7SEA)

7Sea Esports got off to a shaky start on nuke, conceding 1-9 lead on the T-side. There were rounds that 7Sea Esports looked good to close out after securing plants but Marcos Gaming pulled off masterful retakes, making 7Sea Esports sweat to even come close to winning a round. Marcos Gaming were consistently running double AWP setups on their CT-side, making maneuverability all the more tricky for the Ts. At 1-11, 7Sea Esports brute forced their way into A, securing their 2nd round in the half. 7Sea Esports kept the same pace to close out the half 4-11 in favor of Marcos Gaming, at least gaining somewhat of a momentum going into the 2nd half.

7Sea Esports started the 2nd half with the pistol round and the follow-up but was soon intervened by Marcos Gaming. Either teams traded streaks of 2 rounds each but Marcos Gaming was closer to the finish line and closed out the Nuke with a 16-10 score line.

On Mirage it was 7Sea Esports who got off to a strong start with a 5-0 lead on their CT-side. Marcos Gaming switched up the pace and pulled back the half 7-8, slightly in their favor. Marcos Gaming won the pistol round in the 2nd half but 7SEA Esports converted their force-buy, breaking Marcos Gaming's bank for the next 2 rounds. DiceDealer tore through Marcos Gaming's defense and Bhavi found his form with the T-side AWP, reaching match point with a 3-round buffer at 11-15. Marcos Gaming gave it their 100%, forcing the game into overtime.

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Rounds were traded back and forth in overtime and ultimately 7SEA Esports emerged victorious in overtime, levelling the series at 1-1, taking the game to the decider.

DEFAULTER put up a lights out performance while also calling the game for Marcos Gaming, dropping 34 frags at an ADR of 103.

Going into Ancient it was a Gh0sTTTT-Rider show in the initial phase, putting up consistent multi-frag rounds, taking Marcos Gaming to a 6-0 lead. Bhavi called a great half from that point with DiceDealer and CycloneF stepping up to recover the half with a 7-8 score line. Mcg1LLzZz started off the 2nd half with a 4k-pistol round for Marcos Gaming and converted the anti-eco.

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7SEA Esports fumbled a 4v2, allowing Marcos Gaming to sprint towards match point at 14-8. 7SEA Esports were on to post a comeback but were cut short, courtesy of a mind blowing deagle round from Gh0sTTTT for Marcos Gaming. Marcos Gaming closed out the map 13-16 and the series 2-1.