A look back at the Asia RMR: Top performers

The Asia-Pacific RMR for the Perfect World Shanghai 2024 Major wrapped up after three days of competition, with Rare Atom, The MongolZ, and FlyQuest securing their spots at the upcoming Major. The tournament showcased both dominant performances and surprising exits, while offering a decent picture of the region's current competitive landscape.

Rare Atom emerged as the standout team of the event, completing a flawless run without dropping a single map. Their in-game leader kaze proved instrumental in their run, earning him top honors among the tournament's individual performers. The Malaysian veteran's leadership and firepower combination gave Rare Atom the push they needed to make it to the Major.

The map pool preferences painted an interesting picture, with Mirage seeing minimal action as teams largely avoided the classic map, picking it only once throughout the entire tournament. Vertigo similarly found little favor, featuring in just two matches across the event.

While some teams soared, others struggled to find their footing. GR faced a particularly challenging run, failing to secure a single map win during their campaign. Their AWPer weqt2 provided a lone bright spot for the squad, managing to maintain a positive kill-death ratio despite the team's overall difficulties.

One of the tournament's more intriguing storylines centered around DRILLAS, Ohne Pixel's Counter-Strike project. The team entered the RMR under scrutiny due to their roster composition, which included just one Asian player. After an initial victory against Lynn Vision, DRILLAS fell to The MongolZ in the upper bracket semi-finals before FlyQuest eliminated them from contention.

With that out of the way, here's a look at the top five performers from the Asia-Pacific RMR:

#1. mzinho (The MongolZ)

The 17-year-old Mongolian rifler put up a lights-out run at the Asia RMR for The MongolZ, finishing the tournament as the second highest rated player with a 1.36 HLTV rating across 4 maps. The MongolZ qualified to the Major from the upper bracket with consecutive wins over Alter Ego and DRILLAS, booking their third consecutive Major appearance.

mzinho has looked strong for The MongolZ from the start of the Asia RMR, posting ratings in excess of 1.10 in all four maps. After conceding the opening map to DRILLAS in their qualification game, The MongolZ came back with a dominant 13-2 win on Ancient, where mzinho put up his tournament-best performance with a 1.80 HLTV rating. He stopped DRILLAS in their tracks with 19 frags at an ADR of 96.

mzinho had the highest kills per round at the Asia RMR (0.86), the second least deaths per round (0.58), the fourth highest KAST (84.6%), and the second highest headshots per round (0.51).

#2. kaze (Rare Atom)

A familiar face in the Asian Counter-Strike scene, kaze stood out as the highest rated player at the Asia RMR with a 1.42 HLTV rating across 3 maps. Rare Atom took down GR in the first round and then swept TALON 2-0 to earn their Major qualification.

kaze looked phenomenal throughout the tournament for Rare Atom. His decision-making and in-game leadership were complemented by impressive firepower, as he topped several statistical categories. kaze recorded the most damage per round (92.5), highest damage difference per round (+21.0), most kills per round (0.86), and the most multi-kill rounds (61%).

kaze's standout performance came in Rare Atom's qualification match against TALON on Vertigo. He dropped an astonishing 22 kills at an ADR of 116, finishing with a 1.63 HLTV rating and setting the tone for his team's eventual Major win. Rare Atom will be the local representative at the Shanghai Major.

#3.INS (FlyQuest)

INS has shown impressive consistency for FlyQuest in the Asia RMR. After the Aussies went down to the lower bracket early, they grinded their way out, eventually beating Lynn Vision in the lower final to book their Major spot.

After a comparatively sub-par performance from INS in their first outing against TALON, the Aussie bounced back instantly with a 1.71 rating performance against GR, dropping 21 frags at an ADR of 100. He then strung up ratings in excess of 1 in the next five maps.

INS's best performance at the Asia RMR came against Lynn Vision in FlyQuest's qualification match in the lower-final. In the do-or-die game, INS stepped up with a 1.76 rating performance in the opening map, giving FlyQuest a massive boost. He dropped 15 frags at an ADR of 114.

INS holds the second highest damage per round (87.9) in the tournament, the highest number of kills (144), and the third highest kills per round (53.9%).

#4. Senzu (The MongolZ)

Consistent players across the board is what makes The MongolZ a well-oiled machine and earned them the reputation of the Asian Counter-Strike powerhouse. Senzu adds to that list and has put up great games this RMR for The MongolZ.

Senzu topped the charts for The MongolZ throughout the RMR. Right out the gate, he put up a 1.62 rating game against Alter Ego, dropping 21 frags at an ADR of 101. His standout performance came against DRILLAS in the second map, where he stepped up alongside mzinho to recover from their 0-1 deficit. The decider saw Senzu top-frag for The MongolZ with 18 frags at an ADR of 98.

Senzu's laser-sharp accuracy reflected in the leaderboards, where he holds the most headshots per round (0.53) and the highest headshot percentage at 69%. He also holds the second-best impact rating in the tournament at 1.36, behind his teammate mzinho.

5. somebody (Rare Atom)

We round off the list with another Asian Counter-Strike veteran- somebody. Having been with Rare Atom for over a year now, somebody has consistently stepped up for the Chinese org and the same held true for the recently concluded Asia RMR. somebody finished the Asia RMR with a 1.26 HLTV rating, the third highest.

His highest rated performance at the RMR came in Rare Atom's opening game against GR where the Chinese rifler dropped 16 frags on Anubis at an ADR of 111 and a HLTV rating of 1.62. somebody also secured the highest number assists and first kills in that match.

somebody racked up a series of leaderboard spots in the stats section with the highest KAST in the tournament at 84.7% and the highest success rate in opening duels (66.7%). He also holds the second highest damage difference per round (+16.1), trailing his teammate kaze, the third highest damage per round (82.9), the third highest support rounds (30.5%) and fifth highest kills per round (0.78).