Gen.G
Gen.G
Korea
Rank #1
Foxy9
Jung Jae-sung (정재성)
t3xture
Kim Na-ra (김나라)
Munchkin
Byeon Sang-beom (변상범)
yoman
Chae Young-moon (채영문)
Karon
Kim Won-tae (김원태)
have eliminated
Rex Regum Qeon
Rex Regum Qeon
Asia-Pacific
Rank #11
Monyet
Cahya Nugraha
xffero
David Monangin
Jemkin
Maksim Batorov
Kushy
Bryan Carlos Setiawan
Estrella
Park Gun (박건)
from the Pacific Last Chance Qualifier after a three-map affair that saw both teams peak in form.
Gen.G came into the match off the back of a debilitating loss to
Team Secret
Team Secret
Asia-Pacific
Rank #8
invy
Adrian Jiggs Reyes
JessieVash
Jessie Cuyco
Wild0reoo
Brheyanne Christ Reyes
2GE
James Goopio
Jremy
Jeremy Cabrera
. Despite the Koreans being no match for their Filipino counterparts,
Meteor
provided an excellent performance. Meteor's high-level Jett led the charge for Gen.G against RRQ.
On the other hand, RRQ came into the match after a heartbreaking loss to
ZETA DIVISION
ZETA DIVISION
Japan
Rank #2
Dep
Yuma Hashimoto
SugarZ3ro
Shota Watanabe
CLZ
Hikaru Mizutani
SyouTa
Shota Aoki
Xdll
Yuto Mizomori
. The series decider went the distance with 40 rounds required before ZETA took the match. RRQ had a chance to redeem themselves versus Gen.G, but again fell short at the final hurdle.
Photo by Riot Games
The duo of Meteor and k1Ng showed up massively for Gen.G across the series with the pair's 50 kills on Haven matching the entirety of RRQ with 51. The stars ended the map with mind-blowing 1.65 and 1.63 ratings respectively.
These performances gave Gen.G a hot start in the series with the first five rounds on Haven going their way. RRQ clawed their way back late in the half, but it wasn't enough to prevent a strong 8-4 lead going into halftime. A second pistol for Gen.G sealed RRQ's fate on Haven as the Koreans capitalized on their lead to take the map 13-6.
RRQ showed a new face on Lotus. fl1pzjder 's squad handled an unorthodox Gekko pick from TS with ease. The Koreans managed just two rounds over the entire map as RRQ dominated in a 13-2 victory. Every member of RRQ ended the map on either 13 or 14 kills as the whole team provided key moments of success to tie up the series.
RRQ were unable to carry any momentum into Ascent, however, as Gen.G kicked off the decider with a streak of six rounds. Meteor and k1ng returned to excellent form to take their team to the top three. A 9-3 start for Gen.G was followed up by a second pistol win and a 3K from k1ng to close things out. Gen.G comfortably dealt with their opposition on Ascent, taking the map 13-7 and the series 2-1.
Gen.G will rematch against Team Secret tomorrow for a spot in the grand finals.
RRQ have been eliminated and their 2023 season has come to a close.