Team Falcons has opened up their IEM Chengdu 2025 campaign with a solid 2-0 win against home favorites Tyloo. Coming into the match as strong favorites, the Falcons managed to avoid any unnecessary fumbles and started their run in China with a convincing win.
VETO
- TYLOO removed Dust2
- Falcons removed Overpass
- TYLOO picked Inferno
- Falcons picked Ancient
- TYLOO removed Nuke
- Falcons removed Train
- Mirage was left over
Map 1: Inferno; Pick: Tyloo; Winner: Falcons
Tyloo’s 2-0 start was quickly overturned by the Falcons winning 3 rounds in a row as soon as the first gun round. Trading rounds back and forth, the first half saw both teams remain inseparable with a 6-6 score before swapping sides. Switching over to the defense, the Falcons managed to win 5 rounds in a row that put Tyloo on the back foot. While they managed to win 2 rounds in between, the Falcons did not let their massive lead slip and closed the game with a 13-8 scoreline. 23 and 21 kills from m0NESY and Kyousuke, respectively, stopped Tyloo from causing a Major upset to open up the series.
Map 2: Ancient; Pick: Falcons, Winner: Falcons
Starting on the offense, the Falcons managed to rack up 8 rounds before Tyloo changed their 0 on the board. Total domination from the Falcons’ offense had Tyloo with little to no room to mount a comeback despite managing to win 3 rounds by the end of the first half. The story remained the same in the second half, but the Falcons managed to put together 4 rounds in a row in flawless fashion and closed the game with a 13-3 dominant scoreline. While Kyousuke’s numbers fell, m0NESY dropped 23 frags again to close out the series in a stunning fashion.
Falcons have fumbled a plethora of matches that should have been in the bag, so every win counts, especially an early one in the tournament. Putting the likes of Tyloo down convincingly, it will be expected of them to make it to the playoffs without losing a game, but only time can tell if it comes to fruition.