Team Falcons has booked their revenge match against FURIA in BLAST Rivals Season 2, beating Vitality with a 2-0 scoreline. Surviving a close call on the first map and dominating the second, Falcons steamed ahead to the Grand Finals ahead of the World Number 1.
VETO
- Vitality removed Ancient
- Falcons removed Overpass
- Vitality picked Inferno
- Falcons picked Nuke
- Vitality removed Train
- Falcons removed Dust2
- Mirage was left over
Map 1: Inferno; Pick: Vitality; Winner: Falcons
Solid conversion of the pistol kicked things off for the Falcons, with Vitality hitting the board with the first gun round. A slow and methodical approach against the Falcons opened up their defence with relative ease, for Vitality was by far the better side in the first half. Falcons managed 5 rounds to remain competitive, and a m0NESY 1v3 clutch turned the fate around for his side. Despite a poor start, the Falcons found a late resurgence, pushing the game to overtime, where they continued their T-side domination, and a flawless defence closed it out, giving them an early lead in the series. The 25 kills from m0NESY put him ahead of his teammates, and it was the main reason for stopping Vitality from running all over the Falcons.
Map 2: Nuke; Pick: Falcons; Winner: Falcons
A 5-0 start for the Falcons set the tone of the game early on. Falcons remained largely dominant for the better part of the half; however, Vitality’s defence recovered later in the game, making it competitive before it was Falcons’ turn to defend. Vitality, having secured a close scoreline, fumbled the chance to make a comeback as Falcons did not let them have anything more than 2 rounds before closing the game with a dominant 13-7 scoreline and making a statement win ahead of the Grand Finals. ZyWoo, despite being the best player on the server, could not pull his team’s weight as Falcons, with m0NESY topping the charts, proved to be too united a front to be taken down.
Falcons has booked their place in the Grand Finals against FURIA, a team they would like to get revenge on. Having suffered a total blowout in Chengdu, NiKo and team will be coming into the event with a clear goal. Can they prevail against FURIA? Only time will tell.