Flashback secures Rivalry Rush: First Contact title

Flashback held on against Victores Sumus in the Grand Final of Bharat Ascend Esports' Rivalry Rush: First Contact as Flashback had Bhavi and Mcg!LLzZz standing in to take the squad to victory against BENZENE and co., with the Gods Reign captain reunited with his former KingPins and Marcos Gaming teammates.

Victores Sumus' pick of Nuke got the Grand Final going with Flashback starting with their defensive pistol. Victores Sumus had no answer to Flashback's defence as the Bhavi-led squad raced to an 8-0 lead before an A hit finally saw Victores Sumus get off the mark. Two T rounds was all BENZENE and co. could manage and that was all they got on their map pick as Flashback raced away to a 13-2 win to start the Grand Final in style.

Flashback's pick of Ancient start with Victores Sumus this time taking the CT pistol but a strong T side from Flashback saw them take a four-round lead as EmbeR closed the half with a well-paced 1v2. Victores Sumus locking in both pistols saw them quickly tied up and went on to take the lead on the back of a 1v3 from Recoilmastr. Eight consecutive T rounds set up Victores Sumus for a 13-10 win to tie up the series with arakyN topping the scoreboard on Ancient with 22 kills.

Flashback held the early advantage on Dust2 on their T side before Victores Sumus threatned of a comeback but EmbeR's 1v3 in round 11 sealed another 8-4 half for Bhavi and co. A reV3nnnn quad on the B site in the second half pistol saw Flashback further extend their lead before closing out the final with a 13-4 win on Dust2.

While Flashback might have won First Contact, Victores Sumus, Flashback and the other two semi-finalists, Big W and Yellow Flash Gaming Club have all qualified for the main event, The New Order.