Rare Atom qualifies for IEM Rio
With a spot for the main event on the line, the Grand Final of the IEM Rio Asia Closed Qualifiers kicked off between Rare Atom and TYLOO. The BO3 kicked off on Inferno, where TYLOO overcame a 0-2 deficit to lead 7-5 on the CT side. While securing 4 rounds in a row extended their lead to 11-5, Rare Atom rebounded to take the game to OT, where they secured a 16-14 win.
The second map took us to TYLOO’s pick of Anubis, that started off with a 3-0 lead for them on the CT side. However, Rare Atom found the rebuttal, securing 6 rounds on a trot to find a 7-5 lead by halftime. However, TYLOO came prepared on the T-side, going on a 7 round spree to close out the map with a 13-8 win.
The decider map took us to Ancient where Rare Atom notched 8 rounds on their CT side. Even in the second half, TYLOO failed to get their T-side going, eventually losing to a 6-13 scoreline. With this win, Rare Atom has confirmed their slot at IEM Rio and will be seen on the server from 7th October.
TYLOORare Atom| TYLOO |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yi 'JamYoung' Yang |
43 - 48 | -5 | 75.9 | 75.7% | 0.99 |
| Dongkai 'Jee' Ji |
44 - 47 | -3 | 70.5 | 67.1% | 0.97 |
| WeiJie 'zhokiNg' Zhong |
46 - 60 | -14 | 77.2 | 68.6% | 0.93 |
| Jingxiang 'Mercury' Wang |
41 - 49 | -8 | 64.0 | 65.7% | 0.88 |
| Qianhao 'Moseyuh' Chen |
38 - 47 | -9 | 57.5 | 64.3% | 0.78 |
| Rare Atom |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junhao 'ChildKing' Peng |
56 - 46 | +10 | 82.5 | 78.6% | 1.24 |
| Yihang 'L1haNg' Li |
51 - 46 | +5 | 83.9 | 82.9% | 1.19 |
| YuLun 'Summer' Cai |
49 - 37 | +12 | 76.7 | 80.0% | 1.19 |
| HaoWen 'somebody' Xu |
50 - 47 | +3 | 79.0 | 77.1% | 1.18 |
 Andrew 'kaze' Khong |
41 - 36 | +5 | 62.5 | 85.7% | 1.04 |
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