MIBR GC brushes aside GIANTX GC 2-0

MIBR GC MIBR GC Game Changers Rank #4 srN Nicolas Niederauer sayuri Camila Obam Jelly Julia Iris Mel Melissa Souza jubs Juliana Oliveira defeated GIANTX GC GIANTX GC Europe Rank #12 Smurfette Yağmur Gündüz ness Neslişah Demir Joliinaa Tina Agéli sarah Sarah Ahmed 2-0 in their opening match in the Game Changers Championship 2024. MIBR moved on to face the winner of G2 Gozen vs KRU Blaze while GX were relegated to the lower bracket.

GIANTX qualified for the event as the second seed from EMEA via circuit points after a second-place finish at Game Changers EMEA Series 3. Despite faltering against NASR Ignite NASR Ignite Inactive Looxie in the first round of playoffs, GX collected a four-win streak en route to the finals where they lost to G2 Gozen G2 Gozen Europe Rank #213 rezq Eda Naz Akçocuk amy Amy Lai Vania Aleyna Keskin Petra Petra Stoker mimi Michaela Lintrup .

MIBR GC qualified as Brazil's sole representative after beating out GC Championship 2023 finalists Team Liquid Brazil Team Liquid Brazil Brazil Rank #10 Bizerra Vitoria Vieira Joojina Letícia Paiva isaa Isabeli Esser daiki Natalia Vilela bstrdd Paula Naguil 3-1 in the Game Changers Brazil Series 3 finals. 17-year-old duelist srN was the MVP for MIBR during their Series 3 run with a 1.41 rating and 309 ACS.

The series opened on GX's pick, Pearl, with MIBR opting to run an off-meta solo Skye initiator combined with Astra and Viper. GX ran the much more standard double initiator scan KAY/O comp that has been seen frequently at off-season events such as the SEN City Classic.

MIBR dominated the first half with Jelly 's Skye picking up 17 kills in the first half to spearhead the Brazilian offense. The spacing from MIBR provided trades that overwhelmed the opposition and forced a 9-3 score at halftime.

A second pistol for MIBR put them up 11-3 before GX commenced an attempt at a comeback. The Europeans strung together five rounds before MIBR adjusted into a heavy retake setup to close out the map 13-10.

Moving onto MIBR's pick, Sunset, GX managed to pick up their first pistol of the series. A 1v1 clutch from Mel saved the bonus for MIBR and allowed them to pick up momentum for the rest of the half. MIBR cruised to another 9-3 half as the individuals outclassed their opponents across the board.

A 1v2 from Joliinaa to pick up GX's second pistol was immediately cancelled out by an MIBR thrifty in the second round to secure the map 13-4 and the series 2-0.

MIBR GC moved on to face the winner of G2 Gozen vs KRU Blaze. GIANTX GC have been relegated to the lower bracket and will play ALG GC in an elimination series.