Shopify Rebellion bests Team Falcons Vega in 2-0 fashion

Shopify Rebellion Shopify Rebellion North America Rank #25 meL Melanie Capone alexis Alexis Guarrasi Noia Nicole Tierce sarahcat Sarah Simpson has defeated Team Falcons Vega Team Falcons Vega MENA Rank #5 madv Modhi Alkanhal Toki Maria Perez eva Nur Çakır Sandra Sandra Sherif Mary Maryam Maher 2-0 in the upper quarterfinals of the Game Changers Championship 2024.

Shopify now advances to face off against Xipto Esports Xipto Esports Asia-Pacific Rank #2 Alexy Alexy Francisco enerii Odella Abraham Kamiyu Camille Enriquez , while Team Falcons has been sent down to the lower bracket and will face the winner of FlyQuest RED FlyQuest RED North America Rank #100 evv sonder Diana Zhang StarBound theia Melisa Mundorff dodonut Karnthida Chaisrakeo versus ZETA DIVISION GC ZETA DIVISION GC Japan Rank #7 SereNa Kim Sia (김시아) UR Moco Sarina Kawashima aco in an elimination match.

Falcons came into the match looking to carry forward their momentum from yesterday, where they defeated Ambitious Legend Gaming GC Ambitious Legend Gaming GC China Unranked Yusin Laiyin 1hp in a 2-0 stomp. On the other side, Shopify sought a strong start to their 2024 run as the reigning 2023 champions and winners of Game Changers North America Series 3. This was also the first-ever matchup between Mary and florescent , the two champion duelists of GC.

The match began on Falcon's map pick of Haven. They brought out the Neon Iso composition they used yesterday, while Shopify opted for a more standard Neon Breach. Shopify dominated the first half, snowballing a 1v3 pistol clutch from Noia into a 7-0 start.

Falcons managed to break the opponent's momentum in round 8 off the back of a Sheriff thrifty, where madv clutched out a 1v1 versus meL . They strung together a 7-3 scoreline, but Shopify brushed it aside and won out the map 13-4 thanks to a second pistol win. Noia and florescent controlled the server; the former put up 17 kills and a rating of 1.72 while the latter picked up 18 kills and a rating of 1.64.

The next map was Ascent, Shopify's pick. Falcons chose to challenge Shopify's Yoru Deadlock composition with a surprise Yoru Iso pick. Shopify appeared unfazed with an early 6-1 lead on their attack, consistently taking sites through coordinated splits and setting up ironclad postplants using alexis ' Deadlock utility.

An Odin 3K from eva in round 8 finally secured Falcons their second round. However, Shopify continued to pick up round wins through individual power; Noia ended a 10-person duel in A main with a 1v2 clutch in round 10 and alexis aced in round 11 to win a 3v5 for her team, culminating in a 10-2 half for Shopify.

Shopify took the second pistol round, moving up to a 4-0 pistol record for the series and a 12-2 lead after converting the anti-eco. Falcons began to mount a comeback with five rounds in a row, but after taking a timeout, Shopify successfully burned down the clock in the final round to take Ascent 13-7.

While eva put up an impressive performance, leading her team with a 1.48 rating and 261 ACS, it was florescent once again leading the server with a standout 27 kills, 386 ACS, and 254 ADR. The star duelist ended the series with 354 ACS, 227 ADR, and 10 first kills across both maps.

“I think they're a good team for sure, but I think we're just better, to be honest,” alexis spoke of the game in the post-match interview.

Shopify Rebellion will return to play against Xipto Esports in the upper semifinals on Nov. 13 for a coveted spot in the upper final.

Team Falcons Vega have been sent down to the lower bracket and will play for their tournament lives in the lower round 2 on Nov. 11.