7SEA Esports defeat Medal Esports

Medal Esports (ME) vs 7SEA Esports (7SEA)

After conceding the pistol round, Medal Esports quickly ran off to a 7-1 lead over 7SEA Esports in the first half of Inferno on their T-side, with Rossi and Busterrr often catching CTs off guard with their aggression. 7SEA Esports found their footing and clawed back a few rounds to secure a respectable 6-9 half, still in favor of Medal Esports.

Medal Esports, off the back of a good retake, secured the pistol round to start off the second half. Medal Esports often gave away banana for free and went for retakes later on, which worked in their favor as they built a 14-7 lead, on the the brink of closing out inferno with a dominant score line. 7SEA Esports put up a 4-round streak but could not go any further, as Medal Esports closed out Inferno 16-11 to go 1-0 up in the series.

7SEA Esports started off on the CT-side of Anubis with a 5-1 lead. Despite Medal Esports closing the gap and securing the lead, 7SEA Esports fought back, regained their lead and secured a strong 9-6 CT-half in their favor on a map that is known to be extremely T-sided. 7SEA Esports exploited the T-sidedness of Anubis and secured match point swiftly, dropping just 2 rounds in the process.

Medal Esports clawed back a couple of rounds but 7SEA Esports pulled off a masterful B-take with just upgraded pistols to close out Anubis 16-12 and level the series 1-1, forcing it into the decider, Overpass.

After initial back and forth trades on Nuke, 7SEA Esports ran off to a 8-5 lead over Medal Esports and converted it into a 9-6 T-half on Nuke with the trio of BENZENE, DiceDealer and ELV1S stepping up on the T-side. After conceding the pistol round to start off the second half, Medal Esports displayed composure on their T-side, closing the gap at 10-11, making Nuke very competitive.

7SEA Esports managed to convert a very close 2v2, breaking Medal Esports' economy, going 14-10, inches away from closing out the series. Medal Esports could only get 2 rounds thereafter, as 7SEA Esports closed out Nuke 16-12 and the series 2-1. Medal Esports are now 1-8 down, 9 matches into the tournament.