Rebirth upset Triumph with a clean sweep
The finalist from IEM Beijing NA has been eliminated after a 2-0 defeat by Rebirth.
Triumph has been playing immense Counter-Strike, beating strong teams like Liquid and TeamOne over a short period of time. Triumph was also heavy favourites going into the match, even though Rebirth took the victory in their last meeting earlier this week. Nonetheless, did the evening match against Rebirth, end up with another loss for Triumph.
Mirage (16-10) – Rahul “curry” Nemani: 1.26 rating / 22-16 K-D / 80.0 ADR
Inferno (22-20) – Rahul “curry” Nemani: 1.30 rating / 36-26 K-D / 88.4 ADR
Rebirth came out soaring on the first map of Mirage, clearly showing no regard for Triumph. Curry and the rest of Rebirth secured the map through a strong T-sided first half and a great performance by Rahul “curry” Nemani.
The second map on Inferno was an absolute thriller, going all the way. The two teams had to go through a double-overtime before Rebirth could be crowned as the victor of map 2 and therefore also the series.