Rugratz eliminate New England Whalers from IEM Beijing

It was all down to the decider on Mirage after both teams won their own map pick. Whalers dominated the first half with a 10-5 scoreline but didn’t manage to close it out as Rugratz found their footing and made a comeback in the second half to wrap up the series 2-1 with a 16-12 map win.

Justin “FaNg” Coakley topped the scoreboard with a 1.25 rating, and a K-D ratio of 70-52.

Rugratz advances to the next stage of the event and will face off Chaos in the Group A decider match today at 22:00 am (CEST), where the winner advances to the semi-finals.