Rex Regum Qeon Rex Regum Qeon Asia-Pacific Rank #12 Monyet Cahya Nugraha xffero David Monangin Jemkin Maksim Batorov Kushy Bryan Carlos Setiawan Estrella Park Gun (박건) have extended their 2023 season with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Global Esports Global Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #37 UdoTan Go Kyung-won (고경원) Kr1stal Savva Fedorov kellyS Kelly Sedillo Papi Federico Evangelista Deryeon Derrick Yee to begin their campaign in the Pacific Last Chance Qualifier. The Indonesian-Philippine mix moves on to the double-elimination portion of the bracket against ZETA DIVISION ZETA DIVISION Japan Rank #2 Dep Yuma Hashimoto SugarZ3ro Shota Watanabe CLZ Hikaru Mizutani SyouTa Shota Aoki Xdll Yuto Mizomori .
RRQ came into the series off of just narrowly missing the VCT Pacific playoffs despite showing considerable improvement over the course of the regular season.
On the other hand, Global Esports have experienced several roster disruptions coming into the LCQ with WRONSKI recently announcing his retirement and assistant coach Spin stepping in for head coach Eraser .
“I'm very relieved we survived single elimination,” said EJAY .
EJAY was far and away the MVP for his team versus GE. (Photo by Riot Games)
The series began on GE's pick of Split and the individuals for RRQ quickly cemented their place in the server. While xffero and Lmemore racked up frequent multi-kills in the first half to take an early lead for their team, duelists EJAY and Emman excelled in the second half.
The quartet of players ended the first map with a combined average ADR of 145, with the final member of the squad, fl1pzjder , picking up two clutches for his team en route to a secure 13-10 map win.
The second map of Ascent was much of the same from RRQ, with EJAY performing wonders on Jett. With 27 kills, 180 ADR, and a 1.43 rating, EJAY proved his worth amongst the plethora of formidable duelists in the region.
RRQ was firing on all cylinders against GE as every member of the team provided considerable impact throughout the relatively convincing series win.
“I think I played really well… it's my best performance so far,” said EJAY.
Despite the loss, Monyet provided a strong showing across both maps. With a 1.29 rating and multiple hero plays across both maps, the Indonesian youngster serves as a shining light amongst GE's dim 2023 season.
RRQ move on in the LCQ
RRQ moves on in the LCQ to play ZETA DIVISON on Thursday, July 20 to kick off the double-elimination portion of the event.
Global Esports have been eliminated from the Pacific LCQ and their 2023 season has come to a close.