GR start MESA Asia Series with a win
The MESA Asia Series kicked off with GR taking on Chinggis Warriors in a bo1 on Anubis. GR looked good to lock in the pistol round starting on the T-side but a couple of snappy USP hits from me1o and Tugu in the post plant turned the round on it's head. A Tec9 3K from SALO_MUX in the anti-eco followed by an AK ace in the subsequent round, pushed GR to a 7-5 first half.
Chinggis Warriors started their T-side with a four rounds streak, stealing the lead from GR with an AWP triple kill round from controlez adding to the tally. Chinggis Warriors reached match point at 12-9 but a moment of brilliance saw 7nation step up with a massive MP9 ace to keep GR alive.
SALO_MUX's frequent multi-kill rounds combined with weqt2's AWP taking off, saw GR push the game into overtime. After trading the initial rounds, mediocrity's AK 4K put GR ahead, securing match point at 15-13 and it was weqt2's double entry sequence with the AWP that sealed the deal as GR closed out Anubis 16-13.