Lynn Vision send TheMongolz into the lower bracket
Lynn Vision got their IEM Sydney 2023 Asia Closed Qualifier against TheMongolz in their best-of-three as they fought it out for not only a spot in IEM Sydney 2023 but also to prove themselves as one of Asia's best.
Lynn Vision got off to a rather shaky start on on the T-side of Nuke, managing just to secure just 3 rounds here and there separating TheMongolz 3-streak winning rounds every now and then. Towards the end of the half Lynn Vision gained much needed momentum, to secure a 9-6 half, still in favor of TheMongolz.
Lynn Vision showed no signs of slowing down as they rode the momentum and strung up a staggering 8-rounds winning streak to start off their CT-side. Combined with the previous half, TheMongolz finally put an end to Lynn Vision's 11-round streak at 11-14. It was too little and too late, as Lynn Vision had built up a bank to buy for the rest of the match and indeed closed out Nuke 11-16, dropping just 2 rounds on their CT-side, going 1-0 up in the series.
mzinho struck red hot form straight out the gate, taking TheMongolz off a strong 8-1 start on the T-side of Anubis. It was map 1 all over again, as Lynn Vision capitalized on TheMongolz's mistakes, making them pay to secure a respectable 6-9 half in the CT side of Anubis. Considering the T-sidedness of Anubis, Lynn Vision looked good to close out the map and the series.
Disaster struck again for TheMongolz as Lynn Vision started their T-side with a 3-round winning streak, levelling the score at 9-9 and breaking the CT-economy. 6 rounds into the second half, TheMongolz won their first CT-side round at 12-10, off of 910's individual brilliance on the A-site with the AWP.
TheMongolz fight tooth and nail, reaching 13-14 but Starry nearly clutched a deagle 1v3 but TheMongolz hung on by the skin of their teeth, levelling the score at 14-14. At 14-14, a EmiliaQAQ clutched out a close 1v1, as Lynn Vision walked to match point at 14-15. TheMongolz were left to fight with their backs against match point, with broken economy and Lynn Vision comfortably closed out Anubis 16-14 and the series 2-0.
Source: ESLCSc, Twitch
z4kr delivered a massive T-side for Lynn Vision and dropped 28 frags across the map with an ADR of 98.7. TheMongolz will now continue their tournament run in the lower bracket.