CLG through to SL i-League S3
CLG are the second team to secure a spot at SL i-League StarSeries Season 3 Finals via the North American qualifiers after defeating Renegades 2-0 (16-8 on Train and 16-9 on Overpass).
With Immortals already through to the StarLadder event in Kiev after edging past Liquid in a three-map series, the battle for the final North American qualifying spot was contested between CLG and Renegades - two teams desperate for success.
The first map of the series, Train, was a complete blowout, with CLG cruising to a 13-2 lead on the Terrorist side. A trio of kills by Justin "jks" Savage in the pistol round gave Renegades a lifeline, but despite winning six of the first seven rounds of the second half, the Australians were unable to pull off a miraculous comeback, eventually losing the map 8-16.
Rickeh powered CLG to beat his former team
The second map followed the same pattern as the first as CLG took a whopping 11 rounds on the Terrorist side. After losing the pistol round, Renegades hit back on a force buy, and that was the start of a great run from the Australian side, who cut the gap to just three rounds. However, an ace from Ricardo "Rickeh" Mulholland in a force-buy attempt brought Renegades' streak to an end and powered CLG to lock down the map, 16-9.
CLG | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
---|---|---|---|---|
42 - 26 | +16 | 86.8 | 1.56 | |
42 - 22 | +20 | 91.3 | 1.52 | |
47 - 27 | +20 | 94.2 | 1.50 | |
39 - 30 | +9 | 91.7 | 1.39 | |
26 - 31 | -5 | 55.6 | 1.00 |
Renegades | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
---|---|---|---|---|
35 - 34 | +1 | 76.3 | 0.93 | |
29 - 36 | -7 | 70.4 | 0.81 | |
26 - 44 | -18 | 63.3 | 0.70 | |
24 - 43 | -19 | 62.4 | 0.66 | |
22 - 39 | -17 | 49.9 | 0.64 |
The list of participants for the $300,000 competition, taking place from April 4-9, now looks as follows:
SK | Virtus.pro | North | Ninjas in Pyjamas |
Astralis | FaZe | Natus Vincere | Gambit |
MVP Project | TYLOO | 5POWER | Immortals |
G2 | fnatic | CLG | EU qualifier |
The final spot in the competition will be determined by the third-place match of the European qualifier, pitting HellRaisers against EnVyUs.