Gods Reign edge out Reckoning Esports in double overtime thriller

ㅤGods Reign (GR) vs Reckoning Esports (RGE)

Gods Reign won the pistol round and the anti-eco starting off on the T-side of Inferno but lost the first gun round after which Reckoning Esports levelled the score. After a few back and forth trades, Reckoning Esports built a 7-4 lead for themselves and secured a respectable 9-6 CT-half on Inferno. Gods Reign stole Reckoning Esports' lead after a strong start on their CT-side going 9-11 with a 5-round streak.

Reckoning Esports caught up to regain their lead thanks to a dynamic T-side performance from the trio of GhostxD, m3wsu and Temper, reaching 14-11, on the brink of closing out Inferno but Gods Reign again closed the gap at 14-14, taking the map right down to the wire but Reckoning Esports eventually held their nerve to close out Inferno 14-16 and go 1-0 up in the series.

Gods Reign won the pistol round on their T-side to start off Anubis but Reckoning Esports stole the anti-eco, off the back of which they built a 5-1 lead, solidifying their T-side economy. A 4-man gamble stack on A did not work out for Gods Reign on their 3rd gun round, giving Reckoning Esports their 6th as Gods Reign's CT-side worries continued.

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9 rounds into Anubis, Gods Reign secured their 2nd CT-round at 2-8. Gods Reign fumbled multiple 1v1s and 1vXs where they had the number and territory advantage early on but towards the end of the half, Gods Reign came alive with everyone stepping up to recover the half and end it with a respectable 6-9 score line, still in favor of Reckoning Esports.

Reckoning Esports started the second half with a pistol round win. They dropped a couple of follow-ups including the anti-eco but quickly recovered to string up 2 more, going 11-8. Gods Reign stole the lead at 12-11, with enough money to get in full-buy rounds for the rest of the match, but Reckoning Esports, fought tooth and nail, recovering the lead at 14-12, giving Inferno flashbacks. Gods Reign closed the gap with a 6-round streak, stealing Anubis away from Reckoning Esports with a 16-14 score line and levelling the series at 1-1, forcing it into the decider, Overpass.

Gods Reign started off Overpass with a 5-1 lead on their CT-side, with Crazy_Gamer going ballistic in the early rounds. Reckoning Esports recovered to put up a respectable 6-9 half on their T-side. Reckoning Esports won the pistol round and a couple of follow-ups to start off the second half, neutralizing Gods Reign's lead at 9-9 after which Reckoning Esports built a lead for themselves at 13-10.

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Gods Reign closed the gap at 13-13, this time breaking Reckoning Esports' bank and confirming the 14th as well but Reckoning Esports levelled the score at 14-14 for the third time in the series. Gods Reign secured the match and series point at 15-14 but Reckoning Esports push the series into overtime, tying things up at 15-15.

Reckoning Esports secured the narrowest of leads in the first half of overtime but switching over, Gods Reign recovered after conceding the match and series point, to push the series into a second overtime. Gods Reign put up a flawless CT-side in the second overtime, needing just 1 round to secure the series.

Switching over, Gods Reign finally closed out Overpass 22-20 and the series 2-1, with Crazy_Gamer and rev3nnnn sitting on 48 and 34 frags. m3wsu put up a 46-frags match on Overpass and despite the frag-fest, Reckoning Esports were not able to close out Overpass.