if you could change one round in any match, which round would it be?
would this be consequential to the map, series, or even the event?
i wanna know some ideas
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Way back in masters 3 berlin '21 there was a round where forsaken walks backwards into a raze nade in ropes and dies after being rez-d. I think if PRX won that round vs SMB they would've taken the series and placed top 6 minimum in the playoffs. They then would qualify to champions (lost spot to bren because of a seeding match loss) where I think they would play with jingg and perform well too.
100T vs Guard challengers group stage map 1 Haven
There was a round where sayaplayer brainlessly dashed in the face of 2 players and clutched a 1v2. That's not something Hiko allows to happen normally but it was pretty unlucky. 100T lost the map 12-14. If not for that round they could've won 13-11 and could've 2-0'd Guard since they won next map (Split 13-6)
Instead it went to map 3 where they got 13-0'd 💀
This was the ec1s and BabyJ roster btw. I think it would've been interesting to see how they could've panned out given another chance
https://www.vlr.gg/68730/soniqs-vs-luminosity-champions-tour-north-america-stage-1-challengers-lr6
soniqs lost a 4v2 that would've put them in the group stage. Soniqs were so close and now all the players split apart and some aren't even signed :(((
The closest situation to win 2 Major titles.
Gambit vs Acend Grand Final 2021 Champs
Gambit with 2-1 lead,
4th map is Icebox 12-11, Gambit is leading
Full buy + Op vs 4 rifles + spectre
https://youtu.be/WxPt4oM4DYo 2:59:25
Everyone from GMB played too passive without any map control. B played with no B long control, A played without A main control (sheydos on screens or behind screens), mid after early aggression from d3ffo was played passive as well. Gambit were worried about potential push from every position. They were caught off guard when Acend took B long just by contact. Only d3ffo was B site(other were in rotations to other positions, cuz of no map control), but it was not enough to stop 5 men exec. Unretakeable after kill on redgar. OT.
https://www.vlr.gg/43115/global-esports-vs-f4q-champions-tour-asia-pacific-last-chance-qualifier-lbr2/?game=52923&tab=overview
Round 26 fiveK 1v3 [Insert Skull Emoji] :(
Marved ace vs The Guard map 3. People like to rewrite history as if The Guard got completely shit on at Reykjavik but they were 2 rounds away from beating Optic. This round started The Guard’s choke. If Marved didn’t ace then The Guard might’ve not just beaten Optic, they could’ve even placed top 4 maybe.
This might be bending the rules too much, but I would change the first round that Keyd Esports used their illegal cam, leading them to (in this hypothetical situation) never use the cam, never having to redo breeze, and sending Acend to the lower bracket after the first match.
What does this do?
Well, EnVy could then have won through the upper bracket rather than losing to x10 in the lower finals. Either x10 doesn't make the real playoffs, or a slightly broken Acend squad (who would eventually win the entire thing) would lose before the real playoffs.
Team legacies of Gambit and EnVy (2022 OpTic) would have been greatly affected should Acend have lost that Breeze Map without the illegal cam. I mean, even if you subtract one of the free rounds given to Acend, Keyd still have a HUGE opportunity to win. Acend got 7 free rounds and only won 13-10.
Also, based on how ACEND's mental state has been shown to be, if they had that loss I expect them to be a much less lethal team.
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