Retaliation are the final team to secure semi-final spot in the TEC Arena Connect Kochi event

All four semi-finalists of the TEC Arena Connect, Kochi event have been confirmed after Retaliation took down PuneF1ve in the final quarter-final.

Retaliation

• DiscountKILLer^^

• CraZe

• IBee_

• Crush

• RaVaNaa !!

PuneF1ve

• DestroyeR-

• SK_JOY

• Never

• bluR.

• rsn;

Retaliation (RTN) kicked things off on the CT on Inferno. PuneF1ve (P5) started with a B hit and picked up the opening pistol. RTN responded with upgraded pistols to win the force buy as CraZe and RaVaNaa came in with crucial double kills. A multi-kill and a last second defusal from RaVaNaa saw RTN pick up two in a row. RTN made it five in a row as Crush straight up stuck the bomb in a 1v1 post plant on the B site. RTN went on a six-round streak before P5 got their second T round on the board and a bluR. triple saw P5 make it two in a row. Continuous A hits saw P5 tie the game. It was a neck-and-neck first half as RNT ended with a 8-7 lead.

RTN picked up the second pistol and were up 11-7 post conversions against the force and eco buy. A quick brawl on B with a quad kill from SK_JOY saw P5 put up their first CT round. A quad from IBEE_ on a Banana rush saw RTN back on the board. DiscountKILLer^^'s 1v1 against SK_JOY saw RTN put up their 14th. P5 turned around a 2v3 on the B site to get their ninth round. CraZe and RaVaNaa !! openers saw RTN convert a quick A hit to secure match point. A DiscountKILLer^^ triple saw Retaliation secure the map at 16-10.

The top four teams which are headed to Kochi for the LAN event are:

• Retaliation

• aQuA Gaming

• FIREDUP- Gaming

• Precision One Gaming

The semi-finals and the finals will be held at the Marriot Hotel in Kochi on August 13, 2023.