Gods Reign book ECL S46 Relegation spot

With a spot in the ECL S46 Relegation on the line, Gods Reign took on Raven in the ECL Relegation Decider SEA match.

Ravens 16 - 12 Gods Reign (Vertigo)

The Japanese team's pick of Vertigo was the series opener. It was a neck-and-neck opening half that saw both team trade rounds left right and centre and the score after the first half was 6-6.

Gods Reign got things underway in the second half with a pistol win but Ravens didn't let Gods run away with a lead as once again the teams kept trading rounds with the score quickly tied at 8-8. It was another back and forth affair with Gods Reign seeing off two map points to take it to overtime.

The Indian team though failed to turn up in overtime as Ravens took a clean 16-12 win and f1redup's 30 bomb wasn't enough for Gods Reign.

Gods Reign 13 - 5 Ravens (Ancient)

Gods Reign's pick was Ancient. It was a strong start from the Indian team, running away quickly to a 4-1 lead and ended the half with a strong 8-4 lead. Gods Reign ran away with the second half, easing to a comfortable 13-5 win to take the series to the decider on Mirage. f1redup was leading the scoreboard once again for Gods Reign on Ancient but it was the rest of the squad ably supporting the Indian AWPer which helped Gods Reign secure an easy map win.

Gods Reign 19 - Ravens 16 (Mirage)

One of Counter-Strike's most played maps, Mirage was the series decider. Ravens got things underway on Mirage with the opening pistol win and while they started with a healthy 4-1 lead, Gods Reign quickly turned it around to take the lead at the end of the first half at 8-4.

Ravens secured both pistols on Mirage as they started the second half with the pistol round. Gods got underway in the second half as soon as they got a full buy but Ravens answered immediately and quickly ran away to match and series point. Gods Reign once again saw off two match and series points, to take Mirage to overtime.

Gods Reign managed to close it out in second overtime at 19-16 to reverse sweep the series 2-1.