Gambit are the champions of IEM Summer 2021!
The Russian team secured the victory in their fifth consecutive grand final appearance.
Hobbit and company from Gambit are the champions of IEM Summer 2021 following a confident 3-0 win over OG in the bo5 Grand final of the event. Gambit’s Ax1Le played a massive role in the victory and helped his team by delivering a wonderful performance throughout the series.
Mirage: 16-14 | Ax1Le – 1.43 Rating – 94.9 ADR – 28-19 K/D
Dust2: 16-11 | Ax1Le – 1.44 Rating – 85.7 ADR – 23-12 K/D
Overpass: 16-7 | Ax1Le – 1.66 Rating – 108.0 ADR – 23-11 K/D
The action of the bo5 grand final started on Gambit’s map pick of Mirage, where the Russian-side quickly won the first three rounds. Moments after, OG started to find their footing and grabbed five rounds in a row. But unfortunately for mantuu and company, Gambit picked themselves up and finished off first half with an 8-7 lead on the T-side. The second half of the map saw the Russian squad come out on top with a close 16-14 victory, with Ax1Le stepping up huge.
In the second map of the series on Dust2, OG came out good looking as they stormed to an 8-2 lead. But once again didn’t fall through and instead answered back by taking the last rounds of the half to make it 7-8 on the scoreboard. Gambit continued with their momentum on the CT-side, where they completely shut down OG’s offense to grab a 16-11 victory.
Gambit wrapped up the series 3-0 on Overpass where they delivered a flawless team performance to close out the map 16-7. Ax1Le once again topped the scoreboard on the server and helped his team to a quick title victory by delivering a strong 1.66 Rating. The Russian squad have not only secured the title but also $100.000 in prize earning, right before the BLAST Premier Spring Final event.
MVP: Sergey “Ax1Le” Rykhtorov – 1.49 Rating – 95.6 ADR – 74-42 K/D – 77.5% KAST
