[Co-Stream] Call of Duty League Major III Qualifiers | Week 3 Day 1

1:04 [music] Heat.

2:00 Heat.

2:24 down.

2:31 Down.

2:35 Heat.

2:37 Heat.

3:16 [music]

3:28 Down feel down.

4:10 Heat.

4:22 Heat.

4:22 Heat.

4:58 You can't afford me.

5:00 I'm I know you can't see me at the kitchen.

5:14 I don't want to listen to my business.

5:25 M& [music and singing] Yeah.

5:31 Yeah.

5:33 Babe, let me light the way.

5:34 [music] Give me space now.

5:39 Easy.

5:43 I'm sourcing it first.

5:54 My meg too much.

6:00 to see my people's meal.

6:12 Just look a upgrade.

6:23 I get paid more cuz I win.

6:27 But you made up the same money.

6:55 I'm the one with the cash.

7:00 My price went up.

7:01 [music] I'm too much to see.

7:10 They're taking so yeah I know they want to be my people's megal I'm the one.

7:26 [music] [music] Hey, hey, hey.

8:32 Hey, hey, hey.

9:02 Hey, hey, hey.

9:26 Hey, hey, hey.

9:35 Hey, hey, hey.

9:51 [music]

10:28 [music]

10:28 D.

10:43 Hey.

10:44 Hey.

10:45 Heat.

10:46 Heat.

10:47 N.

11:15 I'm coming back with a new rap.

11:18 Lighting up the dark on a new path.

11:21 Never can be [music] stopped.

11:22 I'mma prove that it's true.

11:24 Tough as a rock.

11:25 I'mma shock you.

11:26 I'm a champion.

11:27 Lighting up the night like a full moon.

11:30 Ready for the [music] challenge.

11:31 Over it, too.

11:33 Never can be stopped.

11:34 Yeah, the chains loose.

11:36 Ready for the fight.

11:37 Do it right.

11:38 Brick by brick.

11:39 Never stick by stick.

11:41 We going to build it so strong, baby.

11:44 You thought I wouldn't make it.

11:45 It was inch by inch.

11:47 Moving step by step.

11:48 Quick sand so thick.

11:50 Pain bite like a but I got a fire in me.

11:53 It just lit like a bomb tick tick.

11:56 I move like the champs dude.

11:58 Microphone spit another level.

12:04 Turning up the bass and the treble.

12:07 Fighting opposition like a rebel.

12:09 Got to make it never settle.

12:11 Getting real boy like I can feel every single day.

12:18 But we victory await.

12:21 We about to break through the gate.

12:23 Stepping on [music] the scene like a great Coming back

12:28 with a new rap getting showing the tweet show the beat.

12:57 Swing with the best of you and focus on the mission man.

13:03 Battle through the heat, no defeat.

13:05 Moving through the valley, no retreat.

13:07 The team stay what we get and don't cheat.

13:12 We burn out the blades pushing through with no delays.

13:23 Gearing up the way I can feel the weight every single day.

13:30 We gain power.

13:31 Victory awaits.

13:33 We about to break through the gate.

13:35 Stepping on the scene like [music] a gap.

13:42 Lighting up the dark.

13:46 I'mma prove that I'm ready for the challenge.

13:58 The chains loose.

14:05 [screaming]

14:05 just got bro.

14:06 Oh my god, dude.

14:12 Oh yeah.

14:12 Oh yeah.

14:14 I mean, this is great, guys.

14:15 This is mustwatch television.

14:18 Have we ever seen Surely we've seen a triple donut before, right?

14:21 They did eat donuts this morning, chat.

14:23 No.

14:23 Oh my god.

14:24 Okay, there's a there's a start.

14:25 This would technically be four because if they don't get around,

14:27 that's a donut as well.

14:29 [laughter] That's two donuts.

14:31 Come on, Nero.

14:32 Come on, Nero.

14:33 Come on, Nero.

14:34 Three donuts.

14:36 Oh my [screaming] gosh.

14:37 Triple donuts.

14:41 What am I watching?

14:42 There's no way.

14:43 What am I watching?

14:45 What a map.

14:47 These guys are horrible.

14:48 Horrible.

14:48 Holy.

14:49 I think we also just that godlike are for next round.

14:52 Yeah, bet.

14:53 Yeah, but perfect.

14:54 [laughter] Now with 30 seconds to play, the Heritage just have to stay alive.

15:03 This is a kill mission now for Mamba.

15:04 He must find this kill or the round is lost.

15:07 The plant will happen.

15:08 The check.

15:09 Oh [screaming and groaning] my good god.

15:13 Jon sees.

15:14 Yes, he's shooting.

15:14 The guy shooting nuclear missiles.

15:16 And it's the nuke who's able to line up four in a row.

15:20 Fire for three and fire to call the game.

15:26 We are back.

15:27 It's the final three days of qualifier before

15:29 we head to Dream [music] Hack for Major 3.

15:32 That's going down in Atlanta, Georgia.

15:33 We want you all to join us.

15:35 But today, we're in the Columbus studio.

15:36 We got Nameless.

15:37 We got Rosley.

15:38 I'm your host, Chris Pucket.

15:39 And it's going to be a good day.

15:40 It's going to be a fantastic day.

15:41 We got some good matches.

15:42 The teams are set for the ProAm.

15:44 I'm excited.

15:44 It's going to be fun.

15:45 Ally, what are you excited about here on a big Friday?

15:47 I'm excited for that second match upon the day,

15:49 but we're not going to get into it yet because we have a birthday to celebrate.

15:53 That's right.

15:54 Yesterday, I had a lot of margaritas,

15:56 a few martinis, and today we have a hangover.

15:59 But back then,

16:00 I could go all night, and then wake up at 7 a.m.,

16:03 hit rehearsal, start [music] casting at 9:00, and finish the show at midnight.

16:08 These were the glory days alongside Dez Bryant, Dwight Howard.

16:11 They let me play hijacked with some of the [music] great YouTubers like Temper.

16:15 We've seen it all.

16:17 Twins.

16:16 Listen, that's Christopher Pucket, aka Sneaky Beaver.

16:19 This is AW Champs, I think.

16:21 Yeah, the guy on the right is Fizz.

16:23 He was one of the OG commentators.

16:24 They had I'm too young.

16:26 I'm too young.

16:27 They had trucks back then or trailers.

16:29 We did have trailers.

16:30 All three of these gentlemen went on to become multi-millionaires.

16:34 Only the one on the left failed to do so.

16:36 Hey, you're on your way.

16:39 Close.

16:39 Shout out to Replays, TP, Merc, all multi-million dollar world champions.

16:45 There you have ton Ally and Ant working together for the first

16:49 time as I made my return from the Overwatch League.

16:53 Thank you guys.

16:53 You're the best.

16:54 And it all comes full circle in another ProAm event.

16:57 You came in.

16:58 Absolutely.

16:58 And speaking of proams, back in the day,

17:00 we used to have massive open tournaments.

17:03 And [music] Diamond Gum blew my brain.

17:05 That's right, Ally.

17:06 There's potential in this young man.

17:08 Look how how tiny he was.

17:10 He was incredibly tiny.

17:11 The lighting horrible in that image.

17:13 I mean, truly.

17:14 10 years ago and now he is a champion 13 years later from MLG Columbus 2013

17:21 to now [music] online 2026 P7 finishes not just first at the Birmingham Open.

17:27 They now [music] win NA Elite season 3.

17:30 Yeah, it's awesome.

17:30 You know, these guys, they've been fronting.

17:32 They're trying to get themselves a spot in the pro

17:34 league and they have a great opportunity to do it.

17:36 Lock themselves into the groups.

17:37 Obviously, they had a huge win over Huntsman last night.

17:40 And now guys like Diamond Con, [music] you just saw in the picture.

17:43 You see Snoopy with the MPC in hand.

17:44 He's been playing really well.

17:45 And then Eric Boom.

17:46 Maybe they'll find themselves [music] finally on a CDL team.

17:49 They're going to have to go through a couple

17:50 of them to leave their mark though here in a week.

17:52 And it's tough too like thinking back

17:54 especially Snoopy situation like going getting dropped down

17:56 and now you're putting up numbers like

17:58 this being one of the best players in challengers.

18:01 Jo, that's tough.

18:01 But that is the kind of route we think about when we think about proams

18:04 and when we think about sending young guys

18:06 back [music] down to challengers is that they go,

18:08 they grow, they learn, and they get picked back up.

18:10 So definitely some hope here on this piece of shout out to Eric Boom by the way.

18:13 He kind of bombed out in the CDL level playing with the Heretics,

18:16 but he has been crushing challengers for years now.

18:19 Yeah, he's developed for sure.

18:20 And you know, even a guy like Beans as well,

18:22 you got to talk about comes down to this team.

18:24 They [music] win the last event.

18:25 So yeah, if there's a team that's going to cause a stir,

18:27 they probably have the best chance.

18:29 Another team to look out for come Atlanta is Omid.

18:32 Shout out to Rafie, the owner.

18:33 He has been scouting challenger talent for years, developing them.

18:37 And now you bring in an OG like Vance,

18:39 a guy who's been to the world finals for Spice.

18:42 He's coaching up some youngsters to their first

18:44 second place [music] after four DNPs.

18:47 A brand new squad.

18:48 Yeah, brand new squad.

18:49 You know, we're hearing about this DK guy, Ethan.

18:51 They're both pretty good.

18:51 Denza, the vet on this team rounding it out with Aspect.

18:54 These guys with Vance at the helm trying

18:56 to teach teaching them the ways they've been performing.

18:58 lock themselves up a spot as well, looking to cause some upsets.

19:01 Oh, it reminds me very similarly to kind of like what Miami

19:04 Heretics does in their camps with a lot of these younger guns is

19:06 they just keep spitting out talent and it's just one of those organizations

19:10 you have to continue to watch cuz their name's always in the conversation.

19:13 I'm excited because hearing the name Denza, I mean,

19:15 that's a guy that Grand Challengers for a while.

19:17 So, not only you got Vance on that back [music] end as that vet,

19:19 but having a guy in comms in the game really does make the difference,

19:22 especially for these younger kids.

19:23 You know what's kind of wild?

19:24 Two of their players are 18.

19:26 I am older than the two of them combined.

19:28 Shout out to Maven and I.

19:29 Uh that is Omitt representing Europe.

19:33 As we take a look at who else is going to be representing the global scene,

19:36 we've got to take a look here at the Huntsman

19:38 and Ro Huntsman though [music] making methods proud.

19:42 Let's talk about the squad and what they've achieved.

19:44 Dameless.

19:45 Yeah, I mean they had the huge win in the winners final over P7,

19:48 the team that we just talked about.

19:50 Then found themselves in the grand final [music] where they ultimately lost,

19:53 but that was great reps.

19:54 you know, they get second overall, which qualifies to be in the ProAm.

19:58 And these guys, what a feelood story for this team.

20:01 Dallas Open, you finish fourth.

20:02 Then you get two top 12s.

20:04 Now you're finishing in a grand final.

20:06 And most importantly, [music] one that qualifies you for a win.

20:09 Yeah.

20:09 And you know, nobody could have predicted this like 2 months ago, 3 months ago.

20:13 There's no way you would have predicted this Huntsman team when

20:16 this program [music] started for them to make it this far.

20:18 And you know, for a guy like Swy, it's such a feelood story.

20:21 I mean, he's been grinding.

20:23 He was on the Stallions had to learn the ropes, man.

20:26 And in the public eye streaming every single match.

20:28 So feel good for them [music] and and see if they can do something.

20:30 Wait, wait.

20:31 Swooty streaming all of his matches just like Jotsy.

20:35 Yeah.

20:35 Wow.

20:35 It's been a content show.

20:36 Go watch the Huntsman challengers is growing.

20:39 [music] The open brackets are back in action and it's

20:42 all going to lead up to our major three finals.

20:44 Rock Esports though will be representing Mina.

20:47 That is the Middle East, North Africa region.

20:50 They of course finished third in the first EMA elite,

20:53 [music] first at the Dallas Open,

20:55 second second in Birmingham, and now [music] a first place in season.

20:59 I mean, just not a surprise, right?

21:00 Like now this is a complete opposite story from the Huntsman.

21:03 Is this a team you expected to be in this position?

21:05 I mean, they've been unbelievable.

21:06 You might see some familiar names and human kicks

21:08 in their few weeks that they got to see on the CDL

21:11 on the Riad Falcons and clearly [music] able to take

21:13 a little bit of what they learned down to challengers.

21:15 They have been unbelievable.

21:17 I mean, across the board, you're hearing these guys names come up, you know,

21:20 to potentially get picked up to the pro teams,

21:21 and a lot of them have said that they just enjoy dominating [music] challengers.

21:24 It's kind of where they're at.

21:25 They have an insane amount of team chemistry.

21:27 They've been together for so long at this point,

21:29 [music] and they feel like they can beat anybody.

21:31 So, another team to look out for to cause a major upset and play

21:34 [music] style clashes versus some of our top teams might throw them for a loop.

21:38 I'm super excited to watch our

21:39 Another coach shout out to the OGs who have been around the block,

21:43 Steve Vortex, [music] coaching up the Saudi Arabians.

21:46 They are looking like rock stars for ROC.

21:49 There you have your 16 teams that'll be competing at our major three in Atlanta.

21:54 For now though, we've got six teams playing today.

21:57 Who's going to be our first winner?

21:59 Heretics or Falcons today?

22:01 I think it's going to be the most

22:02 the Miami Heretics cuz they've been looking unbelievable.

22:05 But don't count Riad out.

22:06 That's right.

22:07 They're surging for it.

22:08 And of course, Nate, we will see Vancouver versus [music] Koi.

22:11 Any potential for an upset in your eyes?

22:13 So, I told TJ that that was the [music] worst breakdown I've seen all year.

22:17 And to buy his teammates's mind gym, the book.

22:20 Crimix put us all on it back in the day.

22:22 Yeah.

22:22 Yeah.

22:22 It's very like easy read.

22:24 If you're young player, you can soak it in.

22:26 And he [music] bought it for Gwyn.

22:28 He bought it for Gwin.

22:28 So, Gwyn might hit another level today.

22:30 And we go game five.

22:32 Does Gwyn know how to read?

22:33 We'll find out at 6:00.

22:35 Until then, lock in.

22:36 We got Falcons versus the Sunshiny Heretics here from Miami.

22:54 It's Jason.

23:01 He's showing the tweet.

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23:49 Let's [music] find out who's built for the big save.

23:51 Heritage ready to dive in four and Snoopy.

23:57 But Hydra with the switch impossible.

23:59 He's making top throtted stage.

24:15 Esports World Cup is right around the corner

24:17 and so is Dream Hack Major 3 from [music] Atlanta.

24:21 As we take a look at our last qualifier battles,

24:23 we open it up with Heretics versus Falcons.

24:26 And this could be a close matchup.

24:27 [music] If you're looking at our season standings, the recent match though,

24:31 despite a round 11, it was a 3 0 in favor of Miami.

24:35 Is [music] it expected to be as one-sided today?

24:38 I think just because of the way Miami has been looking, yes,

24:41 but I will say Riad's respawn looked a lot better last weekend and already

24:45 that was a tight matchup when it was the 3 and it came that map one.

24:48 So maybe Riad has a little bit more firepower than last time.

24:51 At the time, both teams were playing for a top four seed going into major 2.

24:55 And the Heretics are looking like a similar position

24:58 despite starting off one and one in [music] this qualifier.

25:00 They look great in the minor.

25:02 And Trakes with the MPC has been a new player.

25:05 Metals resurgence though to a superstar may be the big story for me.

25:10 Can he keep it up today against a guy like Selium?

25:13 I think he can.

25:14 Uh, you know, for these guys,

25:15 they just got to find a way to play

25:16 how they do versus FaZe versus everybody else.

25:19 There was clearly a game plan in the last series they had versus G2.

25:23 The multiplay on Colossus kind of [music] stop the SMG attack.

25:27 Estrial getting pushed up behind enemy lines like through them for a loop.

25:30 But more more times often than not

25:32 they have the advantage in search and destroy.

25:34 And in this particular matchup it is going

25:35 to be like Dave vers Goliath in that game mode.

25:38 That is the one that Riot have struggled with all season long.

25:41 So you know if you're a betting man you really

25:42 like Miami in this one just based upon their strengths.

25:44 Ally, we were betting people last time we all took Miami in the G2 upset.

25:49 So, what does the Heretics need to avoid today?

25:52 Uh, they need to avoid a play style match up like that again to just get caught.

25:55 It was that map one [music] too where it

25:56 was just like Miami Heretics is such a strong team.

25:59 When you give them that early map one

26:00 momentum and if you take that away from them,

26:02 they're susceptible to falling flat.

26:04 Let's take a look here at their opponents in this matchup.

26:06 We have the Riad Falcons and the Falcons of course

26:09 retoled their roster going [music] into Black Ops 7.

26:12 They bring in the three world champions with Selium, Kismmet, and [music] Pred.

26:16 Xnid was tried out.

26:17 His position was up for grabs.

26:19 He earns the spot.

26:21 Proven that he [music] is the best fit and he has shined here in the new meta.

26:25 Can the Falcons continue to win online?

26:28 I know they don't have any success on land to speak with.

26:30 Yeah, they just desperately need to find some composure.

26:33 I mean, you're talking about a team

26:34 outside of the last two wins versus Vancouver.

26:37 They are 0 and7 in hardpoint [music] this split.

26:39 That's a stark difference from being a top

26:41 three hardpoint team during the stage two qualifier.

26:43 [music] So yeah, Riad have to get back to their hardpoint ways,

26:46 find some of these new maps and add it to the pool,

26:48 whether that be gridlock or saki.

26:50 And then the stars got to start starring.

26:51 I talked about it last week, Selium and PR.

26:53 You know, they haven't been playing [music] that great, especially in SND.

26:56 That has to get better.

26:58 Sellium right [music] there had a 75 against Miami.

27:02 Historically, we had of course the three

27:04 beatd down for Miami the first time around.

27:06 This time in our maps and modes alley, what looks good for the Falcons?

27:11 Do you like their odds here [music] as we have sake plaza

27:14 and den the new maps two of three to open things up?

27:16 I mean they have one win on both

27:18 of the hard points in the new maps in this layout.

27:20 So for Riad Falcons it's kind of like okay you obviously

27:22 [music] feel comfortable enough to put both of them in this series.

27:25 It's just yes indeed that's really going to stick out.

27:27 Plaza and the bang outs.

27:28 Riad [music] does actually well in those chaotic situations.

27:30 Should we get to that game five?

27:31 I don't feel great but I don't hate this for Falcons.

27:34 Yeah, I mean they put a lot of work into Plaza,

27:36 so you feel like better about the game two SND.

27:39 I guess the question mark is the map Waki.

27:42 I mean Miami start off super slow on the map,

27:43 but the last time we saw was the Blitz 15 shoot got a medals verse phase.

27:48 So they have figured it out.

27:49 So yeah, if you're uh if you're the Riad Falcons,

27:52 you have to secure the game two plaza search without question.

27:55 Just getting the team pumped up,

27:56 chatting with the coaches one more time before [music] they get into this one,

28:00 which gives us a moment to do our scuff pickums.

28:03 Before we get to that [music] though, reminder where we're at in the standings.

28:07 This of course is your major three qualifiers and it's just

28:10 the Thieves [music] Optic and Gentle Mates at 3 and 0.

28:13 One loss for Faze, one loss for Koi and of course

28:16 two losses for the Heretics after that [music] beatd down from G2.

28:19 This is a big one for the Falcons here.

28:21 You move up to 22 with only [music] five matches played.

28:24 This is going to have a big impact

28:25 on where teams finish going into that qualifier.

28:27 Yeah, both these teams are battling to try to maybe get

28:29 to that sixth slot where Vancouver Surge is sitting right now.

28:32 So, this is going to be a big match up as far as seating goes.

28:34 Pick him time.

28:36 Let's start with Rosalie.

28:38 Are you still out in front?

28:39 107 to 106.

28:41 101.

28:41 Is this where he gets me?

28:42 I'm going to go with Miami Heretics still.

28:44 Even with their loss to G2, I think they're a top team to the ProAmp.

28:47 Yeah, I'm going with Miami as well.

28:49 I think Miami take this one.

28:50 Riad haven't looked great.

28:52 Unless it's Vancouver on the other side.

28:53 Have you not talked to Cloyster about this match up?

28:56 Well, it was his birthday yesterday, so I wish him a happy birthday.

28:59 I didn't want to burden him.

29:00 I didn't want to burden him with like questions about how bad his team has been.

29:04 Easter's birthday, my birthday, Faker's birthday.

29:07 Wait, it was Faker's birthday.

29:09 Some great esports.

29:10 That's the only one you cared about after all [laughter] the change.

29:12 No, it is a Falcons day.

29:14 Sorry, Heretics.

29:15 I think you're going to have to fight from the second stage.

29:17 And the fans think the Heretics got this one locked up.

29:20 It's time to go to Maven, my fellow geriatric on the cast.

29:23 Maven, quick question.

29:24 We are old.

29:25 I tried to do 40 push-ups on my 40th birthday.

29:27 I made it to 27.

29:29 How many can Pred do?

29:31 Probably a lot more.

29:31 He's built like a pit bull, dude.

29:33 Like tiny.

29:34 Those little stubby arms.

29:35 He probably do a ton.

29:36 They probably bench presses a whole bunch.

29:37 Yeah.

29:37 Yeah.

29:37 I remember like when Jack and I used to go to the gym,

29:39 we'd do bench and like I was stronger than him in a lot of ways,

29:41 but bench he had to go like this far.

29:43 I had to go this far.

29:44 It's not fair.

29:44 Yeah.

29:44 It's probably the same thing for pocket.

29:46 Yeah.

29:46 Yeah.

29:46 Yeah.

29:46 Honestly, he would lo in that.

29:47 Benching stuff is tough when you're tall and gank.

29:50 Um All right, let's talk Miami.

29:51 Um I I think it it wasn't just the phase win of the qualifier.

29:55 It was combined with the minor success for them that we

29:58 thought G the G2 match would be a win for them.

30:01 Um they get 3 0 afterwards.

30:03 I think it was Ranker tweeted, "Not going to lie,

30:05 that was one of the weirdest matches I've played." Which is weird because

30:08 I think that's the way teams have described playing Miami in the past.

30:10 Every single top team.

30:11 Yes.

30:11 Yeah.

30:12 Every top team has said Miami just always do it, dude.

30:14 They have one one win, they they wrapped you back in.

30:16 They bring you back in.

30:17 That's what they do.

30:19 Yeah.

30:19 Is that what you took away from that?

30:20 Like I was thinking where the Miami side,

30:21 you're thinking like G2, you you little Yeah.

30:24 [music] Like people I mean even myself I'm like maybe it's time for a change

30:27 just enough to keep young then you remember they have

30:29 a top six they have a top four it's like

30:31 yeah for champs like you're props to them you're in a decent position.

30:34 Yeah, true.

30:35 I think it's just always be we always expect like this is the time.

30:38 This is where they're going to be consistently.

30:40 Oh, Miami consistent over both actually.

30:43 I mean, that's a fair combo.

30:45 I I guess if you're Miami, yeah, you're we kind of felt like all right,

30:48 they they're now establishing themselves as a top four team.

30:51 Like that's just when you expect them to win and they don't.

30:55 And I mean, both teams for Falcons and Miami have had relatively tough schedule.

31:00 Like two tough matches, one like kind of layup.

31:02 The fact is you're both sitting at one and two.

31:04 This is a massive match when you just talk about the upcoming event.

31:07 To be fair, if you're going to be bottom four,

31:09 this is probably the qualifier you want to do

31:11 it because instead of starting in like losers one,

31:13 you at least get into a GSL uh style pool play.

31:17 But you also don't want to be the ninth or 12

31:19 seed where you have two good teams in your pool.

31:20 That's it.

31:20 Yeah.

31:21 I mean, yeah, you're down there.

31:23 Who knows who you're going to play, right?

31:24 You go one and three.

31:25 I mean, it gets scary.

31:27 It does get scary, but stand a little bit of a mess now.

31:29 That's why we got one more region to play.

31:31 Yeah.

31:31 Yeah, I got to imagine there's going to be

31:32 a team in the top eight two and three.

31:33 It's just will you be that two and eight or two and three team that gets in.

31:36 Will

31:37 will you have control of your own destiny?

31:40 Cell hit some nice shots and we're kind of psing about the upcoming event.

31:43 We're excited.

31:44 No, no, we are.

31:44 We are.

31:45 It's a little different with the the four teams coming in.

31:46 We now know all what all 16 squads are going to be.

31:50 It's just uh where are they going to be sitting on the pro side?

31:54 But it's a good start from Falcons.

31:57 Next, Fred doing their thing early.

32:02 I mean, right away, I mean, you just flipped them right away.

32:04 You've you've had no pressure here.

32:06 Look, Miami, they're just stalling.

32:08 Okay, this is like old school hardpoint.

32:10 They're they give this up.

32:11 25 points to go.

32:12 Normally, we still see some front pressure cuz you

32:14 can have them spawning all the way towards the back,

32:16 but they give this up very early.

32:18 This has to pay off.

32:21 Let's see if it does.

32:22 So far, so good.

32:25 You don't lose anyone right before new pop,

32:27 so they're all going to be in position.

32:28 And well, now we'll see how Falcons do with these opening gunfights.

32:31 You're just going to be checking corners.

32:33 You know, people are going to be posted up for heretics.

32:35 You see them clearing everything.

32:37 They're able to take down one.

32:38 Trakes will get one on the other side.

32:39 Super and Tra will turn it into three.

32:42 Miami in a very good position here at the P3.

32:44 Their turn to answer back and we'll see if they can get it all done.

32:46 Let's go to listen in now.

32:47 Miami as Tra is on four straight.

33:05 lights.

33:15 No, heavy.

34:25 One of the bright spots for Miami as of late has been Medals play.

34:28 Really, I mean, you think about the series first phase.

34:30 He's been hit another gear, struggling right now at three and 10.

34:33 Falcons are still out in front, but you know,

34:35 despite Medals's slow start, you're in decent position.

34:38 Yeah, I mean, you obviously trade P2 and P3.

34:40 That was a big part right when we got to that list

34:42 and it was kind of on them to hold and they

34:44 respond is what you split a bit of the time you

34:46 keep that lead if your Falcons at the P4 and now

34:49 it is back to the heretic side when I mean

34:51 this is a map they keep picking right now they are one

34:53 and three since entered it but it's one they go to so

34:56 I'm assuming practice is going well but in matches not so much

35:01 it is so weird to me that that is like a thing and maybe

35:03 it's just how much I've like talked to Crowder about in the past but he'll

35:06 l show me like a spreadsheet and they're like face will 98% win percentage

35:11 on this hardpoint thing and then they're like 0 and three in blood matches.

35:14 I'm like I guess I get it if it's like at a major on the main stage.

35:17 But like for an all match it doesn't really make sense to me.

35:20 I mean it just depends the way you're kind of

35:23 well how how other teams practice too and how Yeah, that's true.

35:26 Correct.

35:26 Are we going what are we working on?

35:29 That's a that's a big discussion.

35:30 Yes, you want to win but it's also all right.

35:32 How did we win?

35:33 Yeah.

35:33 There be something very specific team is working on.

35:36 Yeah.

35:36 Yeah.

35:36 Sure.

35:36 Sure.

35:37 [snorts] Still a slim lead here for Falcons.

35:41 We now get into our second set and drakes.

35:46 He'll be cut down.

35:47 Nobody in the hard point for now.

35:48 All the gunfights going on around it.

35:50 Dipping our toe.

35:51 It'll be Cell.

35:51 He'll get the bar and he'll be the one to chow and take out Rancor.

35:56 We'll see what Super can find.

35:57 Well, he's going to find some shots to his forehead.

35:59 Xton's going to try and chase that out.

36:02 Decent finesse from Super.

36:03 And honestly, it's going to turn into maybe a couple of kills for him.

36:05 Exit couldn't finish it off and now Super has gotten two.

36:09 Great play.

36:09 I mean, you've been playing so conservative if you are Falcons.

36:12 Like, this is what they held so well last time was this P2 Chismate.

36:16 He was rotating back and forth.

36:18 Then he gets involved when two teammates go down

36:21 and now you lose around 20 seconds plus you get flipped.

36:24 This is what the Falcons were trying to do.

36:26 Can Heritage execute better here at P2?

36:29 Well, one spawning out will be Ranker.

36:30 We'll see if he's going to be able to get

36:31 some freebies as he tries to get to his teammates.

36:33 He's going to have metals tucked in the corner in front of him.

36:36 What's the timing going to be like with Fred on the other side of it?

36:38 Ranker's going to get caught.

36:39 So, he's not going to be much help.

36:40 His teammates have to step it up now near the point.

36:43 Ex's gotten to the back.

36:44 Maybe would have influenced spawns if he stays alive.

36:46 But as he drops, the spawn instantly comes in for Heretics in the backside.

36:49 For now, Heretics holding on.

36:51 We're going to see if Falcons though can break behind Kismmet.

36:53 Let's go to listen in now with the Falcon side.

36:56 He's on the back side.

37:01 [laughter] We're trying one shot middle.

37:12 Absolute absolute man.

37:14 We're good.

37:15 Set up.

37:19 Yeah.

37:23 I'm blocking.

37:24 Yeah.

37:24 Go.

37:25 What do you have?

37:25 Is anything I got low bridge left to Super power.

37:56 Super power.

37:56 Power.

37:57 One more.

37:57 One more.

37:58 Super.

37:58 I got two.

37:58 Two that boys.

37:59 I spawn middle.

38:00 I spawn middle.

38:00 One top.

38:01 One.

38:02 Watch the left.

38:05 Top three.

38:05 Top three.

38:06 Top three.

38:08 Bridge.

38:09 Two.

38:09 Two.

38:10 Two.

38:10 Bridge.

38:11 Dead.

38:11 Nice.

38:16 I'm moving.

38:17 One bridge.

38:17 One bridge.

38:18 I'm going to big lead change.

38:24 Heretics now.

38:25 go out in front.

38:25 Highlighted medals early.

38:26 I think he was like six and 16.

38:29 Pops a triple at the P2.

38:31 Has been playing lights out over the last couple of hard points.

38:34 And well, Heretics in front.

38:35 I mean, Falcons right when we listen, right?

38:37 They have the P2 break.

38:38 There's like two dead.

38:39 They take down Renor.

38:40 You heard them getting fired up.

38:42 They're dead.

38:42 Dead.

38:43 Yeah, Metal just like shut the hell up.

38:45 Here's [laughter] here's three to the face.

38:46 They held on to the spawns and well, a massive moment there at the P3 as well

38:50 as you break that with around 35 seconds, but you still have this lead.

38:53 you are fighting if you are.

38:54 Falcons now trying to lock down P4.

38:57 Nice shots there from Cells.

38:58 He was in a bit of a 1v2 dance.

39:00 They still have control of the point.

39:02 Friends trying to push it out.

39:04 Good eyes over the top or sorry, Kismic gets the shots on through.

39:08 We'll see now from his POV.

39:09 He's going to get another trying to play here from the Rock.

39:11 Tags into Trey just able to win it.

39:14 Straight head shot four straight.

39:16 Nice little streak here at a big moment late game for Kisser.

39:18 And I don't know what happened with Renor there.

39:20 He was on the pinch, the back cut,

39:21 and it looked like he was caught in between two

39:24 places playing for somebody off spawn to help the hard point.

39:26 That was their chance to break.

39:28 Instead, this has turned into a great hiller

39:30 for Falicans now within range of lane map one.

39:35 Can they close it out?

39:36 25 for the dub.

39:37 We get to a what is usually electric and mixie P5.

39:41 So far so good.

39:42 Kisman has been nuts over the last 60 to 90 seconds.

39:46 He has found so many kills and he's set up Falk maybe get this dub.

39:49 They're going to lose him.

39:50 It's going to fall to Fred to now make the play.

39:52 He gets two damage into another cell.

39:54 Hope one's still softened up.

39:56 And well, there's one weak player, but he's got everybody else in front.

40:00 Heretics have done enough to retain control.

40:02 They cannot win it here,

40:03 but this is where you have to do kind of the two-point attack.

40:06 You have to win it here, but what's good about this, I guess,

40:08 is if you win it here, you kind of also win P1 as well.

40:11 Not one of those situations where you have to win this and get across the map.

40:14 Yeah, that's why Trac is moving on forward.

40:16 He wants to lock this area down on this rotation.

40:19 Super's going to help him.

40:20 They cannot win there towards that P5 anymore.

40:23 So, you kind of give up that time and you're going to have one more spawn to do.

40:26 So, actually able to find that kill.

40:28 But with Prank getting another one, you are going to be very staggered here.

40:31 If you are Miami Joah for this eight points needed for Falcons now.

40:37 They're going to be in the hard point.

40:39 Heretics, you got to go.

40:40 They got to go quickly.

40:41 Second by second, this one's about to be done.

40:42 Someone's going to pick the player out of the point.

40:44 Kismmet wins another big one.

40:46 Cell is there for two and that will seal it.

40:48 Falcons hold on and get the dub.

40:52 Come out big in [music] a massive map one.

40:55 Well, I think as soon as you talked about Metals really stepping it up,

40:58 I think from that point forward like one or two and 10.

41:01 Yep.

41:01 Pretty pretty pretty sure.

41:02 Like he he got blended up a bit towards the end of that.

41:04 He was the definition of streaky in that game.

41:06 Holy.

41:07 But I I just props to Falcons [music] that P4

41:09 I mean they put for your 50 on the board.

41:12 you just could not get close to [music] that hill and then

41:15 what you have 15 to 20 to win there at the P5.

41:18 You're able to win that quick rotation on over

41:20 and there's just so much pressure on Miami.

41:21 Yeah, and I think we saw a lot of it

41:23 from Kismmet's POV like you're talking about that P4.

41:25 Kismmet went nuts there taking a look at the damage and numbers who led the way.

41:31 It's PR putting up in the damage department.

41:32 He's got 31 kills to go with that.

41:34 And yeah, just uh I mean that's a rough one out of metals.

41:39 No way around it.

41:39 Probably lowest damage in the lobby.

41:41 Struggles with the kills.

41:42 I don't know.

41:42 I mean, he just has series like this.

41:44 Unless he's playing FaZe and then he's God.

41:47 He's got to pretend he's playing FaZe every match.

41:48 Every match.

41:49 Yeah.

41:49 I don't know what it is.

41:50 Bobby Bush in the water.

41:51 I don't know what.

41:51 Yeah, bro.

41:52 I don't know what it is.

41:54 Guy's insane.

41:56 He's better than S of playing phase.

41:59 But couldn't get anything going here.

42:01 We'll take a look through some of the highlights

42:03 before we get to the search and destroy for Miami.

42:06 I mean, the good thing for them here, they'll they'll have an advantage in Surge

42:10 without question in this particular matchup.

42:13 Yeah.

42:13 I mean, it's it's been better though recently for Falcons like

42:17 better.

42:17 I don't know if it's top two like Miami.

42:19 Yeah.

42:19 Yeah.

42:20 But I Yeah.

42:20 I mean, I guess this was a a huge map here just because again,

42:24 this is your map pick what you've been doing so well.

42:26 And then it's going to get a little bit weird here.

42:28 We have a PLA plaza.

42:29 We have a gridlock harp point.

42:30 These are some maps where these both of these teams don't have a ton of reps.

42:34 So, you're feeling good if you're Falcons.

42:35 That's a map one.

42:36 And just a reminder, yeah, both these teams are one and two.

42:39 There are five total matches to be played to kind of round out how

42:43 the seating is going to work for this upcoming major at Dream Hack Atlanta.

42:48 It's a big one.

42:49 Yeah, you get to two and two, you feel pretty good.

42:53 I mean, yeah, you can still finish two and three,

42:55 but you're at one and three and you're really worried about bottom four.

42:58 And yeah, that might have been actually had a couple moments he got fired up.

43:01 Well, I mean, it was Pred before that.

43:02 I mean, you could clearly see what he was saying.

43:04 That guy was fired up throughout that game and that's just the energy.

43:07 I mean, you hear in the listen it what it's what has worked for them so far.

43:11 No, no.

43:11 When thing we've said this a million times,

43:13 things are going well for them, they seem disgusting.

43:14 When things are going poorly, it's like Yeah.

43:18 Like the like the difference between like their body language and like demeanor

43:22 on the good side versus bad side might be the single biggest swing of all teams.

43:26 I think that's why that sort of Listen,

43:29 everybody has things they liked and don't liked.

43:31 Like teams I played on, Tom's like that.

43:33 I hate you hated that.

43:34 hated it.

43:35 But I I think what's tough about that is when you know

43:38 that that is sort of your high when you're not hearing that in the coms,

43:41 it's sort of like my teammates are getting smoked.

43:44 That's true.

43:44 That's true.

43:45 Yeah.

43:45 No, that's an interesting thing.

43:46 You don't really really think about, but yeah.

43:47 Know, you've always said that.

43:48 You're like, if someone's roaring in my ear like that, I'm going to punch him.

43:50 [laughter] Like, let let me think.

43:52 Let us communicate about the actual game.

43:53 If I hear you dead one more time, you're dead to me.

43:56 But, uh, a reminder how the best of five is going to go.

43:58 Uh, Plaza up next.

43:59 And you said the gridlock.

44:00 It gets a little bit weird as well.

44:02 Um, Plaza is something.

44:06 Listen, I think outside of sort of these a quick hit rounds,

44:11 I think there is a lot of fun to it.

44:13 Like I think when you're the attacking team,

44:15 you can show a lot of different looks.

44:16 You can delay a you can work through the middle of the map.

44:19 You can work the outer bomb site.

44:20 You go slow.

44:21 It just Well, 50% of the rounds are over in 8 seconds.

44:24 Oh, no.

44:25 No.

44:25 It's like, listen, they're very different games,

44:26 like Call of Duty and like CS, but I enjoy both.

44:29 And I'll watch some CS and then I watch like a round of Plaza.

44:33 I'm like, well, that's not the definition of how different

44:36 these two titles are from an esports standpoint.

44:38 [laughter] I mean, even in our map set.

44:40 Yeah.

44:40 Like even our maps, it just be so wildly different.

44:43 But yeah, like Plaza is just this one

44:46 where you're feeling good and then you're like,

44:48 "All right, if we're going to do this four times over, let's do it." Yeah.

44:50 Yeah.

44:51 So, we'll uh keep an eye on the allout brawls at a But no,

44:54 I actually I I agree with you.

44:55 Like when it's not that I feel like it's been a lot of fun to cast and you've

45:01 had a lot of interesting like I it's come down to one-on- ones or I don't know,

45:04 nice little two-on- two games.

45:07 Anytime it lasts longer than 15 seconds.

45:09 Yeah.

45:09 Actually, I think it has been pretty solid.

45:12 Mhm.

45:12 It's just we will we make it past that.

45:13 some rounds probably not going to but

45:15 yeah the only way that that kind of works the way it

45:17 gets there is that the the defensive team just starts winning inside

45:20 of a like whoever figures out so the attacking team has to slow

45:24 things down but you kind of see post plan versus retakes so far

45:27 well a big difference there retake's been great for Fins but soon

45:31 as bomb is down for Miami they are guaranteeing a win and this is

45:36 uh I mean a tough map to retake on we've seen um

45:42 feels like if you're not going to go put four towards eight.

45:44 You kind of have to play a retake.

45:46 So, yeah, those numbers will be interesting.

45:47 One team strong in the post on the hold,

45:49 one team strong in the post on the retake.

45:53 We'll see which going comes out on top.

45:59 Kismassive in the closing moments of that hard

46:02 point looking to put on for him here.

46:07 Wasn't him that made me really nervous one time

46:08 and I almost walked off the map towards B.

46:10 Yeah, towards B.

46:10 Oh god, that was scary.

46:11 It's going to happen at some point.

46:13 Just an omni.

46:14 Someone's gone.

46:15 We get into it.

46:16 Not a fouron four fight.

46:16 It's numbers for Miami though.

46:18 They are just going to send it forward.

46:18 A nice stun I think hits Drake.

46:20 So at least it looked like he wasn't able to react in the way he wanted to.

46:24 So that'll be a blood over to Falcons.

46:26 Aight control two heretics, but Falcons have got their kill.

46:29 They're like, we're out.

46:30 Well, yeah.

46:30 I mean, Falcons, they had a mid hit.

46:32 Uh they were setting this up for for days to go right through the middle,

46:34 but Miami pushed Falcons.

46:36 So they're like, well, we're alive.

46:38 Let's just rotate this out.

46:40 Let's play.

46:41 Let's get this bomb down.

46:42 And great, great stuff there from Falcons.

46:45 Yeah, I think somebody hit a big stun.

46:46 Otherwise, you might have got an opening kill there for Heretics.

46:50 Well, Kismmet tucked in the corner.

46:52 That corner is not safe or sneaky.

46:54 Super ready for it quickly into a three versus three.

46:57 Sellium ripped in trouble.

46:59 This is that scary ledge we were talking about.

47:01 Den, dude, Cell can't hit the shots.

47:05 Craig gets smoked.

47:06 Guns are hot right now for Heretics, but Fred is able to get one.

47:09 X gets one as well.

47:10 Well, suddenly it's all down to Medals.

47:11 He's behind both.

47:12 One verse one.

47:13 Metals comes away with both.

47:15 Maybe not making the plays in the hard point,

47:17 but he clutches up round one of the search and destroy to close out the 1v2.

47:20 And whoever that was was like looking turned around,

47:23 I think just saw his teammate and like was like,

47:25 "Are you going to watch the flank there?" They

47:27 knew Medals was going to go all the way around.

47:29 Or at least it felt that way.

47:30 Apparently, they didn't.

47:31 They did not.

47:31 There was enough time for him to flank and they are just caught off guard.

47:36 You're going to see him like turn and just Yeah.

47:38 Literally, hello.

47:39 Oh, hello friend.

47:41 There's Yeah, probably just looks at like,

47:43 "Yeah, why are we watching the same thing?" Yes, exactly.

47:46 I mean, if just goes out middle there, probably wins that round.

47:50 Yeah.

47:50 Or if he was original position was in the corner he got to a little

47:53 bit late and that was the opposite of like a back to back setup.

47:58 That was a front

48:00 Why are you Why are you looking at me?

48:01 setup.

48:02 I was going to call it something that I can't say, but yeah.

48:04 No, that [laughter] I didn't realize how goofy that was at the moment.

48:08 That might have spelled some of the issues

48:10 with Falcon search and destroy right there.

48:13 Especially the post great replay.

48:14 That was comedy.

48:16 Some good team shots in for the opening first blood for Heretics.

48:18 But right after that, Cell and PR are going to find two.

48:23 Heretics have been so good in the post plant.

48:25 Falcon so good at the retake.

48:27 Here's our first kind of look at it.

48:29 Trakes had to get one before he dropped.

48:31 Not able to do it.

48:31 Was he rankor clutch?

48:33 He was metals that clutched in the last round.

48:36 Gregor starting to do it here.

48:37 He's going to get some damage with that nade or not.

48:40 Chows and will drop.

48:41 Where'd that nade go?

48:41 No, it hit him.

48:42 Oh, it did.

48:42 I thought somebody didn't know hit marker.

48:44 No, I doubt it.

48:44 I hit marker and he's just in a tough spot, isn't he?

48:47 I'm totally missed the hit marker.

48:48 I was like, where did that thing go?

48:50 That's just one of those plays where there's

48:51 just still so much time on the bomb.

48:53 It's It's difficult when when you're in that situation cuz you never know.

48:56 You might hit one, the second one could be on the bomb.

48:59 Going to have to challenge.

49:00 It runs right into both of them.

49:02 Well, you saw the stat leading into this talking about postbomb situations.

49:06 advantage to Falcons at least in that spot as we'll now be tied

49:12 up and maybe we'll uh choose to look at different angles this time through.

49:20 It's a meet and greet at a you have numbers for Falcons.

49:23 The one person not in the play is ranker who is mid map.

49:25 Medals gets you two somehow.

49:27 Medals gets an ace.

49:28 Can we see this from medals POV?

49:30 I mean I think we're going to uh yeah I

49:32 mean he hits an eight and then the final two.

49:35 What in the hell?

49:36 And I mean, this is a gamble because Rentor is in the middle.

49:39 So, you're taking this three on four.

49:41 The fastest ace probably of all time that from start to finish, what?

49:46 Two, three seconds.

49:48 Uh, yeah.

49:49 Three, four.

49:50 So, somewhere in that ballpark.

49:52 He already has a 1v2 clutch.

49:53 He has an ace there.

49:54 All right, let's shrug off the poor

49:55 performance in the harpoon because metals is twisted.

49:57 [laughter] I I don't know that I've seen an ace.

50:00 Oh, okay.

50:00 Hold up.

50:00 Cam's on raid was insane.

50:02 Oh, yeah.

50:02 Yeah, that one was Jamie's ra was like they all came out small door, right?

50:06 That that was basically that might have been faster.

50:09 That was gross.

50:10 That's the only one [snorts] that comes to my mind right now.

50:15 Metals on a force breed because he got a force in the blink of an eye.

50:20 It's like Kismmit was the hot hand at the end of map one.

50:23 He's he's struggling.

50:24 Metals was uh was dead in the water.

50:26 He is uh frying.

50:28 That does not look like a fun gunfight,

50:30 but he's somehow able to finish the kill.

50:33 I mean, you take that off your Falcon, so you go one for one.

50:36 You only had two players in the bomb site this time.

50:40 And now you might just be playing retake again.

50:42 Cell and T want to go, though.

50:43 They're trying to catch them on the bomb.

50:45 The problem is nobody was there.

50:46 The patience for Miami pays off.

50:49 Yeah, like Kiz played it wild and Celic slow shoulder peak.

50:53 It they didn't really time that up well and it leads to both dead.

50:57 Boy, again, you're just hoping one's on the planet.

50:59 Yeah, it's just a gamble.

51:02 Yeah, expectation wasn't what reality was.

51:04 So, we talked about how good their post plan is.

51:06 Probably real good in a three versus one.

51:10 And that's what I mean those stats sometimes.

51:11 I don't know.

51:12 There's nuance to it.

51:13 What maps they play.

51:14 I mean, how many times you're planting when you have numbers.

51:18 I'd be more curious.

51:19 The stat I guess I would like is probably in in in post like a 4v4

51:24 or equal numbers.

51:25 Equal equal numbers.

51:25 Yeah, that's probably what I want to see.

51:27 numbers post.

51:28 It's hard to I think once you have enough reps,

51:32 the stats probably kind of, you know, make sense, but yeah, I'd like to know.

51:36 Yeah, like equal numbers.

51:38 Maybe he's a nice listen to you.

51:39 Maybe he's got you.

51:41 That might be a tough one though.

51:43 Yeah, might be.

51:48 Kids and Drake still looking for their first.

51:49 Here we go.

51:50 This is the hit.

51:51 Last time it was the medals takeover.

51:53 This time it's all PR nexted.

51:57 And well, you can see Super.

51:58 I don't know what went wrong for him.

51:59 I don't know if it was a nade that hits him,

52:01 but felt like he was maybe felt like he was close to something making the play,

52:06 but yeah, I mean, it just feels like the offense,

52:08 depending on spawns or what perks you're running,

52:10 can get there just a little bit little bit quicker.

52:15 See what happened to super.

52:20 Yeah, but just doesn't think that maybe there's one behind him.

52:23 Maybe that's all this.

52:25 Mhm.

52:27 or I just turned a second late.

52:28 I'm not sure.

52:28 Yeah.

52:29 Yeah.

52:33 Honestly, I really appreciate the replays in those because

52:34 live I have no idea what happens.

52:37 Like no, it's just stuns, nades, or smoked on your screen.

52:41 You never know.

52:43 Like the only reason I knew it was a metals ace is cuz I

52:45 literally stared at the kill feed for the I didn't watch the gameplay at all.

52:48 I was just staring at the feed.

52:50 So you actually have an idea what's going on when it's that fast.

52:53 Fred, he gets two again streak over the last

52:57 That is just a great read there for Falcons, right?

52:59 I mean, you've been winning inside A the last couple of rounds.

53:01 Let's just hard play B.

53:03 Play a retake if they end up going towards

53:05 A and they just run right into your trap.

53:07 It starts for a one for one,

53:08 but you have three, four players in this area for Falcons.

53:12 You're just not expecting that.

53:15 And this is a map you need to win if you're heretics.

53:17 Dude, imagine like, bro, if you go from getting to the minor final,

53:21 then beating FaZe again, which listen, maybe FaZe is in a slump right now.

53:24 Not Not like a title contender, but it's still FaZe.

53:27 And then you lose to G2 and then lose to Falcons.

53:30 Well, that's what's been tough.

53:31 Yeah.

53:31 The middle of packed teams,

53:32 it feels like when they start to get hot, they have these losses.

53:34 You're just like, "Okay, they're just not there yet." Oh, we're battling again.

53:39 Metals, does he clutch it again?

53:41 He does.

53:41 Metals clutches it again.

53:44 He's got an ace.

53:45 He's got two onev2s now.

53:48 And well, I mean, I know that's just a a war,

53:51 but I think it ends up I think it ends up with a one v2.

53:53 It does.

53:54 Oh, he just destroys him.

53:56 10 and three.

54:00 Let's see.

54:00 Yeah, we got to replay this round.

54:02 This battle every single time.

54:04 Yeah, it's medals.

54:05 One versus two.

54:06 The last gunfight just fries him.

54:08 Yeah.

54:08 Is Xand weak at all from like a previous fight?

54:11 He must be maybe think I think when we hopped him he was full.

54:17 Well, maybe they honestly he takes a bullet

54:19 but well that's just the NBC that range too like could put it in his guts.

54:26 Medals on 10.

54:27 Pred's on 11.

54:28 He had a nasty stretch of rounds.

54:30 And well, I mean when we're going to be battling today,

54:32 I'm not surprised those two players are finding a lot of kills.

54:35 Finally, we get to take a breath in a round.

54:38 Yeah, we appreciate you Miami.

54:39 Thank you.

54:40 Yeah, thank you.

54:47 toss the smoke out over towards A.

54:48 They're going to wrap this over to B.

54:51 Eyes on B will be Kiz,

54:52 but no one really pushed up aggressively at all for Falcon.

54:56 So, more than likely this is going to be a fouron four retake.

55:00 And again, it'll be kind of about the combo we had.

55:03 Number two retake team versus number two holding team.

55:07 But Heretics get one.

55:09 That medals is twisted.

55:11 12 and three gets you two as the plant's going down.

55:16 Maybe a chance for Falcons to catch him with numbers.

55:18 They do push when the plant is going in, but Metals just takes over.

55:22 It's all to sell him now and they're going to hunt him down.

55:25 Metals gets a third.

55:26 They cannot stop Metals.

55:27 Yeah, but what the hell are PR and Kismmet doing there?

55:30 I mean, your two teammates are still rotating from the A bomb.

55:33 I I Well, I thought they were playing

55:34 four before retake and I guess I was wrong.

55:37 No, they just weren't there yet.

55:38 I mean, Shell and Exit are rotate all the way through and you go early.

55:42 It felt like PR was trying to find

55:43 a timing again just right through the side door.

55:45 Maybe there's a player on the plant, but the bomb wasn't even planted.

55:49 You had so much time to work with and you

55:51 just give them a four versus two on the bomb.

55:54 And that's maybe uh what two rounds now that you just kind of question that.

55:58 Yeah.

55:58 I mean, I assume it's just like Yeah.

56:01 You're gambling a timing again.

56:04 Yeah.

56:04 Well, I mean, it's worth for Pride.

56:05 Problem is it's not working for the team overall.

56:10 True.

56:09 It's five straight for medals.

56:14 Fred and TRA.

56:16 Yep.

56:18 Okay.

56:19 I think Fred just got Cameron out of his socks.

56:23 Numbers for Heretics to close this out.

56:25 63.

56:29 And see this looks like they're okay with them getting the plant.

56:32 Let them plant and then work the retake.

56:34 Don't need a gamble at timing.

56:36 Easier maybe to do when it's 4v3, but [laughter] yeah.

56:39 Do you have a trophy if you are falcons or what nades do you have left?

56:45 Oh, they're just going to group up, huh?

56:47 Okay.

56:47 Okay, we're just all going to go through the same funnel.

56:50 Let's funnel it in.

56:52 Look at the smoke.

56:52 Chaos.

56:56 Did Falcons clutch up?

56:58 Yeah, they do.

57:00 They hold 3v4.

57:02 Is this a circus?

57:04 And I think you may hurt yourself there

57:06 with that smoke cuz we've seen it where if you're someone

57:10 holding it feels like you a little bit more aim

57:12 assistant when you're the person near that smoke as well.

57:15 Yeah, actually just lays down.

57:16 He's able to find one and yeah,

57:18 you just kind of funnel but you can't see anything.

57:20 How can you get involved at all in this fight if you are heretics?

57:24 You just kind of block off.

57:25 Yeah, I thought they were going to like smoke like midway smoke off the AR.

57:28 Yeah, like smoke off the AR or something.

57:31 Not play.

57:32 No, that didn't I mean, we've seen it work obviously, but it didn't work there.

57:36 [snorts] I just think with the 4v3, yeah, smoke go a little deeper.

57:39 Take one player out of the play.

57:40 If you lose, bait somebody and then just trade.

57:42 Yeah, you might not even need it in a four on three.

57:43 Just go.

57:45 I mean, I guess I get it cuz they're

57:46 weird of being stacked all going through the same doorway,

57:48 but Fact is Heretics haven't been able to close it out yet.

57:54 We'll see if uh Medals can be a hero for the team one more time.

57:58 He's won them three rounds now, if not four.

58:01 Oh, that means we go.

58:03 Finally, it finally works.

58:04 They send it, but Metals of course gets two.

58:07 Metals cannot be stopped.

58:09 Super will get two as well, but Metals ends on 15, I think.

58:14 Well, I said right before Metal's going to be the hero again.

58:17 [music] Sure as hell was Metals with an insane map, too, to tie us up 1-1.

58:23 Just these brawls inside of uh the A bomb site that that we see.

58:27 And you got what you wanted there in that last round.

58:30 If [music] you are Falcons,

58:30 we've kind of talked about gambling the time on the plan.

58:33 You saw Trace go for that bomb.

58:35 You have the numbers.

58:36 If you are Falcons, you just can't let Metals get two.

58:39 Yeah.

58:39 Yeah.

58:39 Yeah.

58:40 He was unkillable.

58:40 15 and four, 1,800 damage.

58:43 I mean, that's one of the more impressive search games we've seen in the year,

58:47 especially on that map cuz you think you're going

58:48 to get traded at some point and he just does not.

58:53 Unbelievable.

58:53 Like I was wondering if uh it was one of those where Yeah, he had 15,

58:56 but due to the circumstances, those situations,

58:58 he was just finishing off some weak players.

59:00 Apparently not.

59:02 Nope.

59:02 Cuz that is a whole hell of a lot of damage.

59:04 Basically has what the rest of his team does combined.

59:07 Monster performance.

59:08 And uh that'll get us to 1-1.

59:10 Well, yeah.

59:11 Yeah, you needed that cuz again,

59:12 you're doing to a dreadlock hard point, a raid [music] search.

59:14 Like these are just some maps where like heretics either

59:17 haven't played or haven't looked great on the [music] air.

59:19 I'm as excited for raid search.

59:20 I don't think you and I have casted a rate search this qualifier.

59:23 Well, yeah.

59:23 A lot of new maps.

59:24 No.

59:24 Yeah.

59:24 Yeah.

59:24 100%.

59:25 I just love raid.

59:26 Yeah.

59:26 In general, so I'm happy to get back there.

59:28 Well, we'll see if we get to about five,

59:29 but uh so far um I guess kind of as expected or close to it.

59:34 Um Falcons probably a better chance in the respond.

59:36 They're able to take that.

59:37 Heretics answer back behind a monster medals performance.

59:39 We're tied up 1-1.

59:40 Both teams one and two.

59:41 This is a huge huge game.

59:44 You think about where people are going to be

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1:01:46 I do personally.

1:01:47 Yes.

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1:01:48 I do too.

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1:01:55 Did you see that?

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1:02:28 Thank you all for tuning in.

1:02:29 And it's week 2, day one.

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1:03:11 So do come statue statue.

1:03:24 Here we go.

1:03:29 We're We're heading to the club, ladies and gentlemen.

1:03:31 I'mma try it out.

1:03:32 Okay.

1:03:33 2% of the trades are in.

1:03:35 Miami just got all four with an ace.

1:03:41 Holy just popped three.

1:03:42 Okay.

1:03:42 Well, got an ace.

1:03:46 Hello.

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1:04:13 But, all right.

1:04:14 Series tied 1-1.

1:04:15 Any thoughts going into the overload?

1:04:17 Uh, I mean, yeah.

1:04:18 I mean, dead overload is is one that I think Falcons on the year have struggled,

1:04:22 but just trying to trying to get back into their bag.

1:04:24 I mean, when they were doing very well in stage two was all about the exposure.

1:04:28 I think teams finally going to start taking that away from them.

1:04:30 We're going to check out our overall goal leaders here for stage three.

1:04:35 Takes Kismmet both on the list.

1:04:39 Be looking to those guys to punch through some scores here in the map three.

1:04:42 [music] Anybody surprise you on that list?

1:04:48 I don't know cuz it's not like

1:04:50 you're just kind of in the area like the last one sometimes.

1:04:53 No, [music] I guess that's why it's funny to me when it is

1:04:55 a little consistent with some players cuz I just view it like I don't know.

1:04:58 K's been kind of objective by committee for quite a while now.

1:05:01 Not as role based as it used to be.

1:05:02 Like I just think scores are going to whoever.

1:05:05 Yeah.

1:05:05 And I mean sometimes it's just like you're in the everyone died.

1:05:07 You're the last one left.

1:05:08 You're like thank you.

1:05:09 Yeah.

1:05:09 Yeah.

1:05:09 Yeah.

1:05:12 Oh going to try and punch through a couple.

1:05:15 He struggled a bit in the math too,

1:05:17 but has been a demon since joining the squad.

1:05:22 But man, I just I don't know how different.

1:05:25 I mean, that has been the trend all year.

1:05:26 How we view one team one week is not how we view him the next.

1:05:29 But I just can't get over the fact of how I was feeling about

1:05:33 Miami after the getting into the minor

1:05:35 final beaten phase again and it's like three.

1:05:38 And if they lose this, I'm like, okay, sure.

1:05:41 Right back to the same conversation.

1:05:42 Like, are they going to get top six again?

1:05:44 [music] Yeah, I mean both these teams

1:05:46 are I mean in a relatively similar position

1:05:50 when you talk about well [music] where they are in the standings but also just

1:05:53 there's been some online success in moments just nothing has happened on land.

1:05:58 One of them just need one of them needs to place what make it to a Sunday.

1:06:02 Yeah.

1:06:02 I mean that's why like for like the our middle

1:06:04 of the pack teams uh you see G2 and you're like oh

1:06:08 yeah they have a top four just you just [music] kind

1:06:10 of remember like they have a better placing than Falcons than Heritage.

1:06:13 But these are the the major three qualifier stings right now.

1:06:15 And this is kind of what we're talking [music] about.

1:06:16 A lot of one and two teams.

1:06:18 Two and two team.

1:06:19 Oh, yeah.

1:06:19 You and I were talking like overall, but still in a similar spot this too.

1:06:22 Yeah.

1:06:23 Yeah.

1:06:23 Where the Yeah.

1:06:24 To get interesting.

1:06:25 You do not want to be in a spot where you're just in a very tough pool.

1:06:31 It's like Yeah.

1:06:32 I mean, it's still it's still important.

1:06:34 You want to be top two.

1:06:35 You don't want to be playing a tough team.

1:06:36 But at the same time, I said earlier,

1:06:38 if there is a time to be bottom four, probably the best time to do it.

1:06:42 not start a losers [music] one.

1:06:43 You're at least playing through pool play GSL style trying to battle it.

1:06:46 But the difference I mean, you know, we've had pool play in the past.

1:06:49 You know, you go back to the CWL or MLG times and you know,

1:06:53 it was pool play just for seating into the bracket, right?

1:06:56 Like no one actually got disqualified

1:06:57 with GSL like teams are getting disqualified.

1:06:59 You mean eliminated.

1:06:59 [music] Yeah.

1:07:01 So just you're a referee.

1:07:02 Just get out of here.

1:07:03 Elim eliminated.

1:07:04 My apologies.

1:07:06 So a little bit different, but GSL brackets lit.

1:07:09 I mean, they're they're fun for pools.

1:07:10 Well, we had it last year at uh Dallas.

1:07:12 I think that was when like Falcons got eliminated uh like right away.

1:07:17 Um Oh god, your memory's better than mine for that.

1:07:19 Yeah.

1:07:19 So, I mean, only eight teams are getting out and we'll know those by Saturday.

1:07:22 So, you'll have one day of just pure tarnish.

1:07:25 No, true.

1:07:25 I'm not sure what the delay is.

1:07:26 We should be hopping into the map three here in a second,

1:07:28 but uh maybe working on some kind of tech issue with one of the squads.

1:07:32 Um but yeah, again, both teams trying to get to two and two,

1:07:34 get into that top eight.

1:07:37 Any thoughts?

1:07:37 Did you have any uh I don't know big

1:07:39 surprises when you think about the M teams that qualified spots?

1:07:44 Um I just saw like most of my feed I saw like swooty clips like snipe.

1:07:47 Yeah.

1:07:47 Know obviously it's awesome to see the the Huntsman

1:07:49 Huntsman guys but this is uh if it started today.

1:07:52 So [music] I mean immediately group A looks horrifying

1:07:56 and this is kind of what we're talking about.

1:07:59 Uh Opti Huntsman in B.

1:08:01 They would play each other in that first round.

1:08:03 That would be insane.

1:08:06 Yeah, I saw Listen, I know Breaking Point can be very clickbaity,

1:08:08 but I saw their they tweeted like opt to catch two pro teams at the next major.

1:08:13 I'm like, well, it's a pro and an M team.

1:08:15 It's called a proam,

1:08:16 but they might be in [laughter] the same pool playing each other.

1:08:18 So,

1:08:19 no, that would be crazy.

1:08:19 That'd be crazy.

1:08:20 Part of me like doesn't want that.

1:08:22 Part of me does it become insane.

1:08:23 But yeah, I mean, this is kind of what we mean.

1:08:26 I think it's just clearly group A right now would be a show.

1:08:32 Yeah, but a lot of games left.

1:08:34 We still have a whole weekend.

1:08:36 No, true, true.

1:08:37 Things are things are probably going to swap around 100%.

1:08:39 But it'll be interesting.

1:08:41 [music] That's your pool of death, though.

1:08:42 I mean, for right now, yeah, I don't think it's close.

1:08:44 This makes me think of, dude, World Cup,

1:08:46 like I was looking through like you used [music]

1:08:47 to always have a clear pool uh like pool death,

1:08:49 but now it's kind of weird, man, with how many teams is it now?

1:08:51 48 or whatever the hell to 48.

1:08:54 There's nothing crazy anymore.

1:08:55 I can't wait for the World Cup, though.

1:08:57 Every time I remember this summer, I'm like, "Yeah,

1:09:00 it's going to be lit." But back to COD.

1:09:02 Just waiting for these guys to get started.

1:09:04 Hopefully going here in a moment.

1:09:05 The issues have been resolved.

1:09:06 Looks like that is the case.

1:09:07 So we go to D overload.

1:09:09 We continue tied up 1.

1:09:12 Shout out [music] monster.

1:09:13 Go slam one.

1:09:14 I was actually going to drink one during this.

1:09:15 I forgot.

1:09:16 Dude, I forgot to grab it.

1:09:18 I need a white monster.

1:09:19 Might have to for the next one.

1:09:20 Oh, I will.

1:09:21 I'm on Mars right now.

1:09:22 There's enough pain in me to probably kill a horse.

1:09:25 I know.

1:09:26 Casting sick is like sometimes I've had fun with it because I just don't care.

1:09:31 Like if I say the wrong thing or whatever, I'm like, "I'm sick." Whatever.

1:09:34 I just sort of talk.

1:09:35 But then there are moments when you're sick and you're like,

1:09:36 "What the did I just say?" Like, whatever I just said was not correct.

1:09:42 Your mouth and brain just aren't like in sync at all.

1:09:45 Metals right back to work.

1:09:47 See, gets two off the opener.

1:09:49 No one able to get EMP control yet cuz

1:09:50 there's still a two-on- two battle happening at mid.

1:09:52 Super is able to help through midcut from dojo side.

1:09:55 And number still here.

1:09:56 Oh, thank you, Danny, the wonderful producer here at E,

1:10:00 for bringing me a white monster.

1:10:02 May you have a glorious day.

1:10:04 I love you the best.

1:10:08 Oh, he's heard it cracking.

1:10:09 You heard it.

1:10:10 So, we are just battling in the middle of my mouth

1:10:13 as um Mave is battling a white monster.

1:10:16 Yeah, sure am.

1:10:16 Joe getting through the cracks.

1:10:20 I think it's Pred.

1:10:21 We'll see if he can make a play in behind.

1:10:22 Well, he didn't slip through anything.

1:10:23 He was spotted and Rancor has the gunfight when

1:10:27 this is rare.

1:10:28 We have not seen the EMP touch for a minute.

1:10:31 You know how we talk about those guys that just there we go

1:10:33 win up close fights with an AR versus sub.

1:10:36 Mhm.

1:10:36 Frank, where is that guy?

1:10:37 Dude, the one he won inside of P2 like in the hard part.

1:10:39 I was like, uh, it's a head shot.

1:10:41 It was during one of the listenings.

1:10:42 I can't remember who it was or something like how did he win that?

1:10:45 You should not win that.

1:10:46 But the guy's a monster.

1:10:49 MP in a dangerous position forward,

1:10:51 but you need players to move that thing and all

1:10:54 players are dead as Xen finishes off the last one.

1:10:57 Picking up kills mid cut is Pred.

1:10:58 He's going to continue to take routes now.

1:11:00 He's going to rap it to help his teammate Kismmet.

1:11:02 Well, he gets fried by Metals.

1:11:05 So, that'll stall the push for now,

1:11:09 which is shaping up to be maybe a low scoring affair.

1:11:11 I mean, this reminds me of I think on the C what was it the at the minor like

1:11:15 the face heretics overtime on Den like you went

1:11:19 what seven minutes without a score or something like that.

1:11:21 No, I mean I think Den over the last couple stages it's just turned into it's

1:11:24 just tough to there's just not a lot of freedom right and when you rotate it

1:11:28 takes time uh pretty much everyone knows

1:11:31 how to defend where scar and exposure there's

1:11:34 a lot more sort of wrapping it takes longer to go from point A to point B.

1:11:38 So yeah, I think a lot of this map is your defensive stances.

1:11:41 Well, you think like maybe if there was like an opening top

1:11:43 side mid like that make it a little more wrappy or not.

1:11:46 Maybe.

1:11:46 Yeah.

1:11:47 Yeah, I guess so.

1:11:48 Cuz your rap your wrap's basically in your

1:11:51 Yeah.

1:11:51 You're going to have all the info.

1:11:52 Your the defense is like red zone, right?

1:11:59 A chance here though for Falcons.

1:12:00 They got to pick.

1:12:02 Good shoulders.

1:12:03 Nice tracking then to finish the kill.

1:12:05 You really need I think Xid though to find one for you.

1:12:09 It's always going to be that player that kind of takes a route through mid.

1:12:11 Tries to catch somebody.

1:12:12 Catch a timing.

1:12:13 They lose him.

1:12:14 It stalls out.

1:12:14 But now they're going to wrap it.

1:12:15 They're going to group up mid and go behind Xnid.

1:12:17 Well, this is just what we're talking about.

1:12:18 No, they're going to take the whole way top.

1:12:20 Well, you don't even read this.

1:12:21 You are Oh, if he goes, he he doesn't know.

1:12:23 But if he goes, it's a score.

1:12:24 Unfortunately.

1:12:25 Yeah, he doesn't have that.

1:12:26 It's a score.

1:12:27 It's close to it.

1:12:27 Yeah, he would have been

1:12:29 It might have been stalled depending on nades, but

1:12:31 they were not they were not rotating.

1:12:32 He was slow.

1:12:33 No, he was slow.

1:12:34 that I guess that is the one thing though without it

1:12:36 being like the midmap cut when it is that far forward

1:12:38 like you don't react quickly it probably is a score per

1:12:43 turn to turn this into something and well medals this guy got

1:12:46 fried map one now he's doing the fry cook is

1:12:49 in the kitchen medals going nuts gets you three and well he

1:12:53 was full of clutch moments in the search and destroy as well

1:12:55 a clutch moment there he's the reason you get a score

1:12:57 well and a lot of it is that on den

1:12:58 right your forward guy what can they give you

1:13:00 I think you know early on in this title why

1:13:02 it started so well for like optic was obviously shotsy.

1:13:06 He would consistently flank, find openings behind you.

1:13:08 As soon as he got a kill or two, that was a scoring chance.

1:13:11 Obviously, that's developed and teams have

1:13:13 gotten better at reading those pinches, but that's still the case.

1:13:16 Metals was able to push his way on through.

1:13:18 And while guess he's still here again,

1:13:20 this is just going to buy you so much time and this should be another score.

1:13:23 I love Metals, bro.

1:13:24 I think it's it's something.

1:13:26 I think it's because I don't know if it's like an underdog thing,

1:13:31 but like I guess it's the number of times

1:13:32 in like a tweet I've seen like fans like,

1:13:35 "Drop him, drop him, drop him." Like I root for him.

1:13:37 Maybe that's why I'm such a big Kenny fan.

1:13:39 Yeah.

1:13:39 [laughter] It just like pisses me off.

1:13:41 I'm like, "They can do it.

1:13:42 I know they can." I I like what he finds success and he's he's cooking.

1:13:45 Well, I tell you what.

1:13:45 I mean, his teammates and his organization trust him.

1:13:48 He has been there since the pinnacle of of V4

1:13:51 and has obviously led him to some top fours.

1:13:53 It's just Yeah.

1:13:54 Can they get get past that?

1:13:55 Yeah.

1:13:55 I mean, you think about what the guys that have

1:13:58 uh uh who who they've lost from that original like Journey.

1:14:01 I mean, uh who am I forgetting?

1:14:02 Journey.

1:14:03 There's like two I think three of them.

1:14:05 He's the only one remaining from that original.

1:14:07 I'm forgetting everybody else right now.

1:14:09 Where I started that, I had it in my head.

1:14:12 There you go.

1:14:12 Methick.

1:14:12 Yep.

1:14:13 Yep.

1:14:18 Medals taking the long route through tracking back to help his squad.

1:14:22 Well, he's going to do exactly that.

1:14:24 Everything he's doing is working out.

1:14:27 Time dwindling.

1:14:28 They see to pick EMP carrier, which is Kismmet.

1:14:31 One of the leading scorers in this qualifier.

1:14:33 Wants to put through another.

1:14:34 Relying on Xen to maybe do something.

1:14:36 You don't have anybody really pushing through mid.

1:14:38 So, if anything, you have two players kind of worried about it for heretics.

1:14:40 You might just be able to punch this up the gut if you can get through.

1:14:43 Exit gets you to goes huge.

1:14:45 This could be the first score.

1:14:46 It is not.

1:14:47 Tra might have lined up three there at the tail end of it.

1:14:50 Yeah, I mean they don't have the info we do,

1:14:51 but they're they basically had a fouron two there,

1:14:54 but again, just the patience uh defense.

1:14:56 None of the nades are able to connect and yeah,

1:14:59 you just hold the line if you are heretics.

1:15:01 Don't give Falcons any openings,

1:15:02 but the person that was creating openings on this half was all about medals.

1:15:08 Medals had a ton of plays to route this first half.

1:15:14 That's the defensive side of it.

1:15:15 And this is where Medals gets you three to set up the first score.

1:15:19 just lays at an off angle, wins another, and he'll finally drop.

1:15:24 But after the damage is done now pressure to Falcons to bring it back down 02.

1:15:31 Kismmet was in hell in that first half with six and 15.

1:15:34 Tries to turn it around here.

1:15:38 Well, I think this is what China catches teams off, right?

1:15:40 You're playing at such a fast pace.

1:15:42 But Jonah versus this heritage team,

1:15:43 they just sort of let the game come to them at times, right?

1:15:45 It's what we saw versus FaZe on Scar.

1:15:48 It's what we're seeing right now.

1:15:49 But Falcons, they're trying to do well.

1:15:51 Medals was playing great offense this time trying to play great defense,

1:15:54 but they were just a little bit slow.

1:15:55 Well, when you think of like kind of key players

1:15:57 for their team and maybe the stage they're at in their career,

1:15:59 like Kisman Medals, like kids had a really solid map one.

1:16:03 He's been fried in two and three.

1:16:04 Metals had a horrible map one.

1:16:06 He's starting to fry in two and three.

1:16:08 And well, things have kind of been flipped on their head.

1:16:12 X did.

1:16:13 Oh, now he's going to get everybody, but the nade from Ranker will shut it down.

1:16:16 Cell will get EMP control.

1:16:17 And well, Falcons right now they're trying to bring the comeback down.

1:16:20 Let's go to a listening with Riad on one maybe on you.

1:16:30 Yeah.

1:16:30 Behind kills.

1:16:31 Night ammo.

1:16:31 I'm armor.

1:16:31 Nightmares.

1:16:46 Reset.

1:16:46 Reset.

1:16:47 Nice.

1:16:51 Mid.

1:16:52 I'm already low.

1:16:56 Come on.

1:16:57 Go.

1:16:57 Go.

1:16:57 Low blue.

1:16:58 Low blue.

1:16:58 Countering low.

1:17:03 I pitch.

1:17:04 I pitch.

1:17:07 Watch.

1:17:07 One shot.

1:17:08 Middle.

1:17:09 Watch.

1:17:10 Middle on the right.

1:17:11 Watch the watch.

1:17:14 Super.

1:17:16 Okay.

1:17:16 Okay.

1:17:16 Play your life.

1:17:24 He'sing the bully.

1:17:30 We're lucky.

1:17:36 Oh my god.

1:17:37 On the right.

1:17:37 On the right.

1:17:37 On the right.

1:17:39 Last guy.

1:17:39 Last guy.

1:17:41 Go.

1:17:43 Dude, exit is the definition of fired up and well good reason to.

1:17:46 You were down 02.

1:17:48 You scored four unanswered.

1:17:50 This game flipped on its head.

1:17:52 Falcons cannot be stopped.

1:17:54 I think Heretics are wondering the same thing.

1:17:56 Honestly, this Heretics tale of two halves has kind of been their team.

1:18:01 Well, and I mean, normally when they're in the lead,

1:18:03 we were just talking about it before the listed.

1:18:06 They play slow.

1:18:06 They let the game come to them.

1:18:08 I I think that they just piss you off.

1:18:10 It's just like I can't find an opening and somehow

1:18:13 you rip off five on Den in 3 minutes,

1:18:17 two and a half minutes.

1:18:19 We have not seen that in a long time.

1:18:23 Two to play.

1:18:24 And what a comeback it would be from Falcons.

1:18:29 One of the bigger swings we've just seen.

1:18:31 I I mean that was rivaling a different situation,

1:18:35 but we think that what the Cloud9 G2, they're down four.

1:18:37 like how fast it was just like and again that's on exposure in scar where if

1:18:41 you had map control you can just sort of go

1:18:44 right put them in spawn we have not seen

1:18:46 this on dead at all since like stage one

1:18:49 well Falcons have another chance here and next is going to make

1:18:51 it a little bit easier that's going to turn ahead I think

1:18:53 on the other side it's going to be super that's going to try

1:18:54 and deal with him you're going to be left in a twoon three here

1:18:57 and you yep get smoked it's another score through cell is 24

1:19:01 and 14 and he continues to cook that's backto-back scores for Cell where he's

1:19:05 gotten the kill on the point point then got his gun up and got

1:19:08 a second one and what that does is just keep heretics pinned in.

1:19:11 Yeah.

1:19:11 Uh I think that's been the the key just the 50 yardd

1:19:14 line has been control controlled by Falcons but normally where Den changes is

1:19:18 a little bit past that right that first defensive hold it's so tough

1:19:21 to get by but they have just found every single kill following that.

1:19:25 Exactly.

1:19:25 I think every Falcon score Yeah.

1:19:28 How often is it like the score goes through but they get cleared?

1:19:30 Like that just hasn't happened at all.

1:19:32 No, not at all.

1:19:33 Like

1:19:34 they're about to put up eight.

1:19:36 This has been insane.

1:19:37 Absolutely insane.

1:19:40 Specifically on Den as you said, another one.

1:19:42 Oh, just short.

1:19:44 Feet don't touch the ground, but Cell will get it through.

1:19:47 But you still have Kiz here.

1:19:49 Like if Kiz gets a kill.

1:19:50 It's the same comp.

1:19:51 He's able to get you one.

1:19:52 It's the same thing.

1:19:53 Pred's already off of spawn.

1:19:54 He was the first to die on the push and he's already pushed across half map.

1:19:59 You can't get to positions at all.

1:20:00 Heretics.

1:20:02 I mean, one of the biggest beatd downs we've seen in a half.

1:20:07 Jen, you're 5-2 on the year compared to two and five for Fouch on Den.

1:20:11 7 to zero and a half.

1:20:12 We have not had that.

1:20:13 Now it's 8 to zero.

1:20:13 Eight z.

1:20:14 And the map's over.

1:20:15 No shock.

1:20:16 8 to zero in the second half.

1:20:19 What [music] was that?

1:20:22 Heritage get their backs blown out in the second half.

1:20:25 Unbelievable there from Falcons.

1:20:30 The type of game I don't even know what just happened.

1:20:32 The type of game Heretics wanted to play was not

1:20:33 the game they got to play in the second half.

1:20:35 I'll tell you that.

1:20:35 No, it's not.

1:20:36 No.

1:20:37 Yeah.

1:20:37 As soon as we got to that, listen, they were just roaring.

1:20:39 They were going.

1:20:40 We were joking just about like sort of like the two different sides.

1:20:44 You have the subs going crazy yelling the ARs just slow with these comms

1:20:48 and then you look up and they have five on the board.

1:20:52 Holy hell.

1:20:54 Thunder struck.

1:20:56 Unbelievable second half.

1:20:59 Oh, look at the stats.

1:21:00 And well, I mean, Metal started so hot,

1:21:03 but they just got bodied in that second half.

1:21:06 I mean, just look at Celich compared to Rentor and Super, right?

1:21:09 We sort of talk about the strength of Miami being the ARS.

1:21:12 True.

1:21:12 And I mean, they just got ded.

1:21:14 They sure did.

1:21:14 And Kism, we saw near the top of the overall scoring.

1:21:19 Well, he passes.

1:21:19 [music] He passes Trikes.

1:21:22 He gets three.

1:21:23 Nova moving to position number one, I think, on that top five.

1:21:26 But you go 80 in the second half.

1:21:29 That's your scuff play of the game.

1:21:30 Eight unanswered is I mean we've seen like an 8-0 but like 44 in the halves.

1:21:37 Ripping off eight in the second.

1:21:41 I don't know if we've seen that at all.

1:21:44 It's just not on this map.

1:21:45 I mean, maybe if you're watching challenges,

1:21:47 you might see that every now and then,

1:21:48 but not between two two of our better teams.

1:21:52 I'm trying to think of something to compare it to.

1:21:53 my my first stop for some reason.

1:21:55 No, cuz you didn't put up that crazy of numbers in the first half.

1:21:58 I was going to like I was going to Patriots Falcons for some reason,

1:22:01 but that's that's very different.

1:22:02 And normally like with EMP moving around,

1:22:05 you just set up for counters and I think you're right.

1:22:08 They just never got out of their base.

1:22:10 You never had EMP control.

1:22:12 You never overextended control of anything.

1:22:14 Yeah.

1:22:14 I don't know what happened.

1:22:15 I don't know what the slaying difference was in the second half.

1:22:18 It was a lot to a little.

1:22:20 Yeah.

1:22:20 or or if it was I mean it was a lot

1:22:21 to a little but also just the fact of every single gunfight

1:22:25 happening basically off it would have just been there.

1:22:28 Yes.

1:22:28 No, 100%.

1:22:30 I said 100% again.

1:22:31 Dude, I got to I'm going to find myself.

1:22:32 I noticed myself saying it that time though.

1:22:34 That's good.

1:22:34 I'm starting to notice it.

1:22:35 That's good.

1:22:37 Now that I notice it, I can stop.

1:22:39 99%.

1:22:40 What if I start saying that?

1:22:41 What if I make up random percents?

1:22:42 Like 76%.

1:22:44 That's true.

1:22:45 Yep.

1:22:46 I'm trying, man.

1:22:46 It's hard.

1:22:47 I know.

1:22:47 I'll point it out to you.

1:22:48 I'm letting you know.

1:22:48 pointed it out.

1:22:49 I'm going to stop.

1:22:51 Well, 2-1 to Falcons after the second half eruption.

1:22:55 Now we go to Gridlock.

1:22:56 And you said for the final two matches, what?

1:22:57 Not a ton of reps for either team.

1:22:59 Well, not recently.

1:23:00 Uh but Gridlock overall, I mean,

1:23:01 one and0 for Falcon, zero and zero for Heretics.

1:23:05 Mobile Raid.

1:23:05 Yeah, not recently.

1:23:07 That's just one with like Yeah, Heretics now you're kind of in the danger zone.

1:23:10 You're not winning your map pick on Saki.

1:23:12 Uh you lose both of your respawns and now you're going to one.

1:23:15 You ever watch Archer?

1:23:17 Uh, I've seen like bits and pieces.

1:23:18 Yeah.

1:23:19 So, we dangerous to think of that's the funny that's the funniest show.

1:23:22 Anyway, [laughter]

1:23:24 well, I know at some point they thought he died.

1:23:26 He's back.

1:23:26 I don't know.

1:23:27 I don't know what happened.

1:23:27 Yeah.

1:23:27 At one point they all got shrunk down and we're

1:23:29 inside a person's body for like a whole season.

1:23:31 What?

1:23:31 [laughter] Yeah.

1:23:31 No, that show the show's literally insane.

1:23:37 Okay.

1:23:37 If you've never watched it, Archer on FX, it's incredible.

1:23:42 Um, I mean, I guess maybe for Miami you're like,

1:23:46 "Okay, I don't know what just happened.

1:23:47 Let's just focus on the next." Um, [music] that was unbelievable.

1:23:55 Yeah.

1:23:55 I think you're just sort of worried now again if you lose

1:23:58 you three by G2 and into this where you lose every single respawn.

1:24:02 And I don't mean this to be disrespectful to Falcons,

1:24:04 but they just haven't really been a top team.

1:24:06 They haven't.

1:24:06 No.

1:24:06 Their two wins since major [music] 2 are serves.

1:24:09 Yeah.

1:24:09 Yeah.

1:24:09 Yeah.

1:24:09 Yeah.

1:24:09 They That's it.

1:24:10 Yeah.

1:24:11 So like like the stage two qualifiers,

1:24:12 they had some they had a a lot of [music] big wins.

1:24:15 We have not seen that since major 2.

1:24:17 They got stopped.

1:24:18 That's what I'm saying.

1:24:18 Like that that that that [music] map

1:24:20 three like encapsulated Miami for me honestly.

1:24:25 Like they just how do you you make it to a minor final,

1:24:28 you then beat Face again,

1:24:29 you you you seem to be finally peing and then this it's not great.

1:24:33 And even if you lose this now like I'm

1:24:36 thinking about that second half like that was ridiculous.

1:24:39 Like if you are if you are a good team,

1:24:43 I don't think that should ever happen to you.

1:24:44 [music] Especially by a middle of the pack team,

1:24:47 you should not get eight out in a half.

1:24:48 Like am I faded?

1:24:49 Like that just that should never happen ever.

1:24:53 Especially on dead ever.

1:24:54 Yeah.

1:24:55 But yeah, especially on deck.

1:24:56 Especially on dead.

1:24:57 [music] Like that's enough for me to be

1:24:58 like I don't believe this heritage team at all.

1:25:02 And I know that's a you know recency bias like I'm in the middle of this series.

1:25:05 That's how I'm feeling.

1:25:06 But I'm like that that just [music] I know you can have it off deck a but

1:25:14 well was one of those things where when their win

1:25:16 streak was happening they were playing a lot of scar.

1:25:17 You're not seeing a lot of scar now.

1:25:19 Um maybe you just adjust veto team.

1:25:22 No, it's true.

1:25:22 We talked we talked early on they you know they've had kind of a weak map pool.

1:25:26 Um they were they were kind of behind

1:25:27 on the uptake because remember came in late.

1:25:29 They were like a little bit behind on scrims and I feel like their map pool

1:25:32 never got to that good of a place and it could just could just be that.

1:25:35 Yeah, but at the same time, they beat FaZe there, who's a good overload team.

1:25:39 So, it's not like they're horrible.

1:25:41 Um, it was a surprise.

1:25:45 Yeah.

1:25:45 Now, now Miami is going to win this 250 to 50,

1:25:48 and I'm going to think they're good again.

1:25:50 Okay, [laughter]

1:25:51 that's me.

1:25:51 I'm just recency baby.

1:25:52 There you go.

1:25:53 I like it.

1:25:54 No, you're only as good as your last six minutes of content.

1:25:56 [laughter]

1:25:59 I feel like that's how it's been this year, though.

1:26:00 Like, I I don't know.

1:26:01 Well, for our middle of teams, yes.

1:26:03 Yeah,

1:26:04 even good teams sometimes this year like I I I think I don't know.

1:26:10 Paris are so good and then they're losing to Cloud9.

1:26:13 Well, that that team might Yeah, they might

1:26:15 Yeah, they they might just be ass They

1:26:17 might [laughter] be the middle of the pack team.

1:26:19 Yep, they might be.

1:26:20 Good start for Heretics after I get their backs blown out.

1:26:22 Their backs have been um surgically repaired and they have a very good P1.

1:26:26 Put up 44 points.

1:26:28 Plus, they flip.

1:26:28 I mean, that's Falcons.

1:26:30 You were hoping to just hold on to this the way

1:26:32 they did the way they were playing Saki,

1:26:33 but that did not happen.

1:26:35 Falcons just need a big moment to ramp up the coms skin.

1:26:37 You need exit to scream at whatever he's screaming.

1:26:39 Kismmet put in a word or two.

1:26:41 That's when they're at their best.

1:26:43 They're able to break through at least for now.

1:26:45 Cell gets you two.

1:26:46 You get all four.

1:26:46 It splits I believe for heretics here and metal's like best of luck.

1:26:51 You're kind of a no man's land.

1:26:52 It gets real staggered for them.

1:26:53 So the rest of this time I think is going to go the way of Falcons.

1:26:55 Yeah.

1:26:55 I mean, look where you spawn all the way back P3 just due to the position of K.

1:27:00 You're blocked both sides,

1:27:00 but it looks like you're going to have one more go at this.

1:27:02 You have the two guys who were holding hold pinches and well,

1:27:05 that just means the two guys are Yeah, they're going to get choked out.

1:27:09 Okay.

1:27:09 Yeah, honestly, with how far they were spawning out,

1:27:12 I thought they might just like send a couple

1:27:15 to hold them out and then rotate, but

1:27:18 and maybe they should have.

1:27:20 Maybe they should have.

1:27:21 Yeah, cuz they finally broke in with they're still like 15 20 seconds left.

1:27:25 Yeah, maybe they should have cuz now P3 they are again in the same spot.

1:27:29 Okay, so we're on the same page.

1:27:30 Yeah, I was surprised honestly when they were

1:27:32 spawn they were spawning at P3 with 30 left.

1:27:34 I was like, "Oh, this is done." Um, okay.

1:27:36 Yep.

1:27:37 Maybe they should have because now they're in the blender and that hot

1:27:40 start for Heretics about to disappear as with this remaining time.

1:27:46 Falcons would go out in front.

1:27:48 Next in probably need another bullet there to close it out,

1:27:50 but enough damage in the trikes has to wait to get back to full.

1:27:54 Pred hits a nade and well this looks to be a perfect P3 for Falcons.

1:27:59 Yeah, I mean great series out of PR so far.

1:28:01 The numbers he's been putting up.

1:28:03 He's been fired up now on six in a row.

1:28:05 You going to play the hardpoint get the rest

1:28:07 of that score streak hopefully off of the time

1:28:10 and then again you are just a step behind if you are Heritage on this rotation

1:28:14 and Metal seems to be the one paying for it.

1:28:16 I mean, when this team is like playing well and in good positions,

1:28:18 you see he's frying.

1:28:20 Well, and he's the one in the good positions.

1:28:21 Just everyone else is dying, right?

1:28:22 He's like the one rotating.

1:28:24 He's the one through.

1:28:25 You are going to get a couple of kills,

1:28:26 though, so you will have some forward pressure.

1:28:29 This could have been a little bit cleaner for Falcons,

1:28:31 but you take this all day.

1:28:33 Oh, it's getting cleaner.

1:28:35 Just holding forward.

1:28:36 Super end up getting that kill.

1:28:37 Z never gets back to full and runs out of ammo.

1:28:39 But your two point guys drop.

1:28:41 So, a chance now for Heratics.

1:28:43 They get in medals.

1:28:44 Well, his gun's sticking out and he's just

1:28:46 going to get smoked there through the door.

1:28:49 That looked kind of comical.

1:28:50 No, he had no idea that that was It seemed he did not.

1:28:53 Yeah, [laughter] it's bigger than I thought.

1:28:56 Boys, I'm safe.

1:28:56 I'm way out of timing.

1:28:58 Yeah, sometimes that's a good thing.

1:29:01 Uhhuh.

1:28:59 There it wasn't.

1:29:00 Jump.

1:29:04 Heretics trying to break back in, but there's only 20 or so seconds remaining.

1:29:08 And this uh has been kind of a pattern over the last couple of hard points where

1:29:12 Heretics are trying to get through late rank where

1:29:15 he gets you three doing it with both weapons.

1:29:19 We'll see if it matters much.

1:29:21 It feels like still spawn wise they're going to be okay for mid map,

1:29:25 but it was time for Falcons off spawn to take some routes.

1:29:27 So X already a long one.

1:29:29 You have medals at 2 and 10 and you're down 10.

1:29:31 You got 43 points on the the first P1.

1:29:34 Outside of that, this has been an ugly game,

1:29:36 but you're in the game because a couple of late breaks and that early time,

1:29:41 but the way Falcons have been playing,

1:29:42 I cannot believe they are they are down or well, it's tied.

1:29:46 Yeah.

1:29:46 No, true.

1:29:47 But yeah, I mean the P1 though,

1:29:48 the 45 to start the game is significant obviously.

1:29:53 Falcons are back in trying to get in behind will be Rancor,

1:29:56 but looks like it's going to be picked up by PR.

1:29:58 So PR should deal with that and he does.

1:30:00 They both teams honestly have done a pretty good

1:30:02 job picking up the pinches here on the P1.

1:30:04 Heretics have dealt with Xant, but he did it early in the point.

1:30:08 Super kills his teammate, but he'll try to get back in at least contest.

1:30:13 Big P2 upcoming.

1:30:14 Number seven on the map is Pred that gets in position first.

1:30:18 He's going to have two players to deal with.

1:30:19 And well, one of the players is Trike.

1:30:20 So, we'll hop over to his POV and we'll see him finish the kill.

1:30:23 He gets traded out though.

1:30:25 Tread may have bought enough time for his teammates to get here and they did.

1:30:28 I think it was a what the first time we

1:30:29 got here was Cell with a multi kill to help break.

1:30:32 I believe this time is going to help alleviate pressure early.

1:30:34 But you're just so late if you are Heretic.

1:30:36 So late on this rotation.

1:30:38 Uh you get flipped at the beginning of P1.

1:30:41 The Falcons find all the kills as soon as the next one's about to pop.

1:30:45 But you get through and you get the back bus spawn.

1:30:47 So you will have some pressure.

1:30:49 Not sure you're going to expect this if you are Falcons,

1:30:52 but they're doing well so far.

1:30:54 Well, cells kill.

1:30:55 That should Yeah.

1:30:56 give them the rest of the time.

1:30:58 One of those massive one-on- ones came down to a one

1:31:00 bullet difference and Cell was able to do it.

1:31:02 Now getting damage done at range.

1:31:05 Metal struggles continue.

1:31:08 He had a turn.

1:31:09 He has been the definition of hot and cold.

1:31:11 Well, I listen this map in particular, I'm not giving him a bailout,

1:31:15 but he's had a like three or four scenarios where he's the only guy

1:31:19 rotated and then he just gets sniffed out and he's just probably like, "What?

1:31:23 What happened?" And now you don't have spawns.

1:31:25 You have a sub and you're running into a full setup.

1:31:27 This is how you're sound.

1:31:29 Probably why people like to play with him, though.

1:31:31 Yeah, I know.

1:31:32 He's making the right play, but nobody else is.

1:31:35 Yeah.

1:31:35 And maybe that's why people say it's a little weird to play her sometimes.

1:31:39 There's somebody in the right position.

1:31:40 Where the hell the other three

1:31:42 playing kills medals gets you one and finesses.

1:31:47 He's three HP.

1:31:49 Finesses and stays up.

1:31:50 Teammates will help him out.

1:31:51 They'll group up in battle.

1:31:54 [snorts] down what 50 or so after the great P2 hold from Falcons.

1:31:56 Yeah, finally you were there at an early hill if you were Heretics.

1:32:00 They kind of forced your hand.

1:32:01 But so far so good.

1:32:02 Well, they forced your hand.

1:32:03 I thought two the first time and you just were like, "Ah, no.

1:32:06 We're going to try again.

1:32:08 We're going to we're going to try again." But 25 seconds ago,

1:32:11 they actually do get broken.

1:32:12 And so Riad Fal is going to hang on to this lead.

1:32:16 Yeah, they'll push this right back out.

1:32:20 said winning fights for you towards next.

1:32:22 So you give them a chance to pick a threeon-ree fight.

1:32:25 Now down to a twoon two fight for next and super try to continue holding.

1:32:30 So far they've been able to do it.

1:32:31 Fred can't hop up to try and get the trade.

1:32:34 Number still here for heretics.

1:32:35 We're see spawn for the last player cuz it's probably going to be way out.

1:32:37 Yeah, you're pinching it from both sides.

1:32:39 So Falcon spawn rank route in Narnia.

1:32:41 They should have numbers here.

1:32:42 But so far the players inside the hardpoint have been able to hold on.

1:32:45 Tras has gotten you two big ones.

1:32:48 super involved in the action.

1:32:49 You bought enough time for Ranker to get here

1:32:51 and that is a fantastic hold down in number three heretics.

1:32:54 That could be the hold of the game for them.

1:32:56 Yeah, I mean this is one of those hills where Yeah,

1:32:57 it's great that you have the good spawn,

1:32:59 but you don't necessarily need it because there's

1:33:01 a lot of finesse ability inside of this building.

1:33:03 You can win those gunfights and hold it from there.

1:33:06 That's exactly what they did.

1:33:09 And if you're Falcons, you did you got the first pick and you spawn one out.

1:33:12 I mean, it's what you'd want.

1:33:13 You just didn't do the next step.

1:33:15 And that next step, we'll see if it ends up mattering in the scheme

1:33:18 of things though cuz Falcons were able to close out that map one.

1:33:20 Still alive though if you're heretics.

1:33:24 See if Falcons can close this one out as well.

1:33:26 This would close out the series.

1:33:28 Spawn's kind of all over the place for Falcons right now.

1:33:30 Cell pops and gets you one.

1:33:33 We get back to mid map and Falcons are going to be inside of it.

1:33:35 Heretic's trying to find an opening somewhere on the map.

1:33:37 And well, the opening comes by medals.

1:33:40 Big kills at a big time.

1:33:41 Heretic stand in the fight.

1:33:42 Well, Cell has a helltorm.

1:33:43 So, do you want to call it in now or do you if you get to another P3?

1:33:46 But he's thinking that this is a tough hill to break.

1:33:48 Plus, I want to flip for P2 to try to close this game out.

1:33:51 Let's use the helltorm right away.

1:33:52 You get like 20 more seconds here plus a flip and well,

1:33:55 it turns into three kills.

1:33:56 Maybe not off the missile, but from the teammates and now they can fly forward.

1:34:00 And what you see where the Heretics players spawn,

1:34:02 you just have to hunt down medals.

1:34:03 A huge match up for both teams.

1:34:06 Need to bring their best.

1:34:06 And well, feels like one side of it has not.

1:34:09 Heretics in trouble of a one in three.

1:34:13 Hold on here.

1:34:14 Okay.

1:34:14 Yeah.

1:34:15 Wait.

1:34:15 Big kills at the big time.

1:34:18 Cell has been the hero here.

1:34:19 Cell has been huge so many times.

1:34:21 Can he do it again?

1:34:21 Difficult gunfight.

1:34:22 Looking straight down, but able to connect.

1:34:26 I'll get you another one.

1:34:27 He has been getting you to basically the start

1:34:29 of this hardpoint either breaking or setting up.

1:34:33 Cell has been terrific towards the P2.

1:34:35 You know, it feels like I mean,

1:34:36 you just simply understand this map a little bit better if you are Falcons.

1:34:39 Uh why it is a map pick for them

1:34:41 and they are 20 points from winning this series,

1:34:45 but you still have another chance to break medals with the M15s in hand.

1:34:48 Get a find two.

1:34:49 Actually trying to hold on.

1:34:50 Doing his darn best.

1:34:52 He's got a little bit of help from a teammate.

1:34:54 Actually able to find the triple,

1:34:55 but the close spots here for her to keep them alive.

1:34:58 We've been saying staying alive for a a while now,

1:35:03 but that story might be over here in a matter of seconds.

1:35:05 You got two players left to fight.

1:35:07 Make it one.

1:35:07 Metals last one up to try and get it.

1:35:10 Picks one, but not going to matter.

1:35:14 It's [music] done.

1:35:14 3-1 to Falcons.

1:35:17 A huge win for them to get to two and two.

1:35:20 Only team they've beaten outside of Surge in the past month.

1:35:24 A big one for them there.

1:35:25 for [music] I heretics are I don't know I don't know either good dog we're not

1:35:35 somewhere in the middle

1:35:35 somewhere in the middle we don't middle of the middle of the pack

1:35:39 that [music] still I I think that that second half of overload is one

1:35:43 of the more like memorable moments on the year for me like that that's

1:35:46 just like you said it multiple times like it shouldn't happen anywhere but Dins

1:35:50 especially that just shouldn't happen to a team that's But I it shouldn't.

1:35:57 Yeah, I I don't know that they're good.

1:35:58 You get into this map four and I mean you just kind

1:36:00 of seems like you have a way better understanding of how dreadlock Hardpoint

1:36:04 works in a team at times who doesn't get like the discipline sort

1:36:09 of I don't know characteristic attached

1:36:10 to them in Falcons seemed very disciplined.

1:36:13 I I mean you had guys in multiple spots early rotating.

1:36:18 I mean listen it was a 60-point game.

1:36:20 I think it could have been a lot more.

1:36:21 Oh, certainly certainly there there were some big breaks

1:36:24 for Heretics to to keep them in the game 100%.

1:36:26 But yeah, it's like one of those breaks doesn't happen.

1:36:30 Two, it's it's a blowout.

1:36:31 It very easily could have been a blowout.

1:36:32 So, yeah, the discipline card pays off.

1:36:34 And uh and I guess if you're like trying to find some choke for heretics,

1:36:38 maybe maybe you're thinking what we've kind of talked about,

1:36:40 [music] worst case scenario, we're in a tougher pool,

1:36:42 but maybe they're just trying to work on map pool in general across the board.

1:36:46 [music] I don't know.

1:36:47 I guess I just feel like I don't know if one and two is the time to do that, but

1:36:51 No, I I agree with you.

1:36:52 But maybe there's there's that.

1:36:54 But I I'm just making stuff up.

1:36:57 We're We have no idea what's happening in the middle of the pack as we have

1:37:00 which we said all all year.

1:37:02 Okay.

1:37:02 Well, that'll do it for the first one.

1:37:03 Desk.

1:37:03 Uh, have fun.

1:37:04 I knew exactly what was going to happen.

1:37:06 Falcons [laughter] clearly slightly stronger than Miami going into Atlanta.

1:37:12 Um, everyone picked heretics because they looked incredible in the minor.

1:37:16 This is now a third loss in the qualifier.

1:37:19 They were the favorites in the fight tonight.

1:37:21 Is it the new maps causing problems?

1:37:24 Is the rest of the league just kind of catching up to the MPC?

1:37:27 You can't say it's a new map thing.

1:37:28 I I go back to that Faze Vegas matchup and you know,

1:37:31 I just feel like I saw a completely different team

1:37:33 and it really got a lot of our expectations incredibly high.

1:37:36 And right now with these past two matches versus G2 and Riad,

1:37:39 it's like I I don't know where Miami went.

1:37:42 Meetals is still here.

1:37:43 Yeah.

1:37:43 The rest of Miami, I don't know.

1:37:44 was on and off though today and and he was

1:37:48 in single digits towards the end of that hard point.

1:37:50 So let's start here as we take a look at the highlights.

1:37:52 What went wrong in Miami when it comes to the SMGs because Selium

1:37:57 his [music] 75 turns into a 1.75 it looks like metals the opposite direction.

1:38:02 Yeah.

1:38:02 Set the stage here.

1:38:03 First of all, this is the same Miami Riot just played phenomenal.

1:38:06 This is the Riot that we saw in stage [music] two, right?

1:38:09 This was the team that was top three in respawn in both the game modes.

1:38:13 I mean, you think about, you know,

1:38:14 the first HP on that last rotation just out rotating.

1:38:18 I mean, the P3 and [music] P4 out rotated them.

1:38:20 Got a large majority of the P3.

1:38:22 Miami broke in towards the end.

1:38:23 Then we get to the P4, just a lock down 60,

1:38:25 [music] dealing with the pressure from the back.

1:38:27 The same exact plays that we saw Miami trying to do in this one.

1:38:30 We [music] saw them have success with against Faze.

1:38:33 And then we get to that Den overload.

1:38:35 I mean, you're talking Miami controlling the entire first half of that map.

1:38:39 And this is a Miami team in stage three,

1:38:40 [music] top two in overload, six and two.

1:38:42 They've been going crazy in Overload,

1:38:44 specifically Denon in the 17-minute map we saw.

1:38:47 Yeah, [music] we praised how excellent they've been on that second half.

1:38:50 I mean, Riad applying the concepts that you need in Overlord perfectly.

1:38:54 Getting the [music] kills, getting the cap,

1:38:55 pushing through, getting to the next reset.

1:38:58 Like, exactly what you want to see in the VOD is exactly what

1:39:02 you're going to see when you go back and watch that from Riad.

1:39:04 That was flawless.

1:39:06 I commend them for their turnaround because

1:39:07 it could not be easy after those trials, but they're seemingly back.

1:39:11 Are you gonna pick him?

1:39:12 I might.

1:39:13 I mean, in stage two, you remember I was super bullish on Riad.

1:39:16 They're playing really good COD.

1:39:18 Like, and they're they're back to it.

1:39:19 We'll see if this lasts, but that was a good sign.

1:39:22 Ally, while we sort out the interview,

1:39:24 let's take a look here at our scuff play of the game.

1:39:26 It's the second half of overload.

1:39:28 This is how you stay in this series and mentally bloom your opponent.

1:39:33 Eight unansered.

1:39:35 Dude, I I think Ant set it up really well

1:39:37 there that in the second half it was just they were

1:39:39 playing it structurally correct and I think that's what they've been

1:39:42 doing across all the respawns in this series is you know

1:39:45 Miami is one of those teams that likes to play

1:39:46 at a high pace and I felt like when I watched

1:39:48 this series I didn't really see that Miami but I don't

1:39:51 feel like it was because Riad was necessarily [music] slowing things down.

1:39:54 It's just like Ann said they

1:39:55 were playing incredibly structural very foundational.

1:39:57 You talk about those early rotations, they [music] were playing to the structure

1:40:00 of the game and not to the pace of Miami.

1:40:02 And I think that kind of threw it off cuz

1:40:03 this didn't feel like I was watching Miami from Falcon.

1:40:08 Another the stars finally start again.

1:40:09 I mean, Selium had an incredible series.

1:40:11 Fred was being super annoying besides a couple of throws in the SND.

1:40:15 Like just just well played across the board.

1:40:17 You you got to feel good if you're a Riad fan.

1:40:18 So, how many push-ups do you think Fred does?

1:40:21 Oh man.

1:40:21 How many can he do?

1:40:23 Yeah.

1:40:23 In a row, I give him 48.

1:40:26 48.

1:40:27 Damn, I was going to say like a 100.

1:40:28 Am I overgassing?

1:40:30 That's pretty good.

1:40:30 He could be in the military.

1:40:31 We're going to sort out our interview when we can.

1:40:33 In the meantime, we've got a break.

1:40:35 We come back.

1:40:36 It's the big match of the day.

1:40:38 Optic trying to stay on top of the throne.

1:40:41 Gentle mates trying to climb back on the podium.

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1:41:59 [music] [music] What do you want to say

1:42:07 to the fans out there that's been supporting you guys?

1:42:09 Optic.

1:42:10 the Green Wall.

1:42:11 Vamos.

1:42:11 And that's going to do it for me and Vicle here on the stage.

1:42:16 We get it.

1:42:22 Boom.

1:42:22 Let's go.

1:42:23 I want to say that I I I was not trying to curse us.

1:42:26 I did not I thought it was 250 kills.

1:42:28 So when we were up 70 kills, I was like there's no way we can lose.

1:42:33 [laughter]

1:42:33 Now it makes Here come the thieves.

1:42:36 They cannot allow this to slip now.

1:42:38 And there is snaking going on.

1:42:39 Octane and boy have broken through.

1:42:42 [screaming] One finds a second one v one.

1:42:44 And it's K looking for the last [screaming] 10 seconds.

1:42:50 10 points.

1:42:51 The comeback of the CDL year.

1:42:55 Can they do it?

1:42:55 The teams are moving.

1:42:57 Well, they are moving into the Kelsey and Legion have just

1:43:01 made [screaming] the greatest comeback in half you will ever see.

1:43:09 Go one by one.

1:43:10 This is not how you play the game.

1:43:12 Ag by himself.

1:43:13 That's the best.

1:43:15 How many times did we praise Optic for their ability

1:43:17 early on in this game to understand Challenge.

1:43:22 Challenged on the cross regener.

1:43:49 Nice try, man.

1:43:52 Oh, I calmed it, dude.

1:43:53 I I said like, "Wait for the I know."

1:43:56 Welcome back.

1:43:57 We are here in the final week of the qualifiers before Atlanta for Dream Hack.

1:44:01 And of course, we have our winner in the Monster Winner spotlight.

1:44:04 We've got the one and only PR joining us live.

1:44:07 [music] PR, first and foremost, where are you guys playing from?

1:44:10 What's the facility like?

1:44:12 Uh, it's nice, man.

1:44:13 I mean, we're on the Falcons, you know.

1:44:14 We got a nice facility.

1:44:15 um kind of, you know, revealed the location,

1:44:17 but it's um it's really nice, [laughter] you know.

1:44:20 Yeah.

1:44:20 Listen, you guys look good today, Pred.

1:44:22 I mean, you look like you were at the peak of your powers in stage two.

1:44:26 Uh how'd you guys get back to this?

1:44:27 I know it's been a tough couple of weeks,

1:44:28 but man, that was amazing what you guys put on tape.

1:44:32 Uh you know, we just been putting a lot of hard work.

1:44:33 Um you know, just doubling our efforts and making sure that we can um you know,

1:44:36 just get back to our like previous level.

1:44:38 Um you know, I feel like we've beaten every top team, every team.

1:44:41 Like for us really like the number one

1:44:42 important thing is just getting to land and you

1:44:44 know just having that confidence to like perform

1:44:45 a land cuz online we've done pretty decently.

1:44:49 Um I don't we don't have a lot of time

1:44:50 these Monster Energy spotlights but I want to rewind a little bit.

1:44:53 So in the last split you guys beat Optic.

1:44:55 You're the only team to do that.

1:44:56 [music] And from there I felt like you guys are

1:44:58 going to have this crazy run things get out of hand.

1:45:00 Like how do you guys deal with [music]

1:45:02 that pressure and I guess the disappointment

1:45:04 from you know the pinnacle of winning that feeling

1:45:06 like you're going to go on a run.

1:45:08 How did you deal with that the last couple [music] weeks?

1:45:10 I mean, you know, it's obviously tough um when you go

1:45:13 to a tournament when you're feeling good and don't do well.

1:45:15 I think the most important thing is just um you know,

1:45:17 like just learning from your mistakes and just trying [music]

1:45:19 to like do everything you can to not have that feeling again.

1:45:21 I think that's the most important thing cuz when

1:45:23 you walk off stage and you have that feeling

1:45:24 like that's what you know brings you back

1:45:26 into the room to like not have that feeling.

1:45:27 So, I feel like that's just something that we've been trying to um

1:45:30 preach for us and just not to like repeat that same feeling.

1:45:33 kind of going off of that and as we head into land

1:45:36 currently right now [clears throat] outside of statistics KD you know things

1:45:39 in game what is your favorite [music] thing about your team right

1:45:43 now about that core four about Riad Falcons heading into major 3

1:45:47 I just think that like in my opinion like our overload is just unbelievable

1:45:51 like ever since the game's been out we've always been a really good overload

1:45:54 team and I just feel like and our energy we have really good energy

1:45:56 high energy and just our overload I think that for me is my favorite thing

1:46:01 final question how many push-ups can you do in [laughter]

1:46:04 Um, listen, like on a good day, I can probably do like 60, 70.

1:46:07 Damn, Ally, you were the closest.

1:46:09 She said 100.

1:46:10 Pr I had you at 48.

1:46:12 Uh, congratulations and congrats on a big win today.

1:46:16 Thank you guys.

1:46:16 Appreciate it.

1:46:17 Have a good day.

1:46:17 All right, somebody just bowled a strike in the back room over here.

1:46:20 In the meantime, we're going to a [laughter] quick break.

1:46:23 We're going to retool that camera and we got more games coming your way.

1:46:27 Optic gentlemen time.

1:46:32 Yeah, [music] [music] [music] heat.

1:47:00 Heat.

1:47:02 [music] [music] Heat.

1:47:38 [snorts]

1:47:43 What are you doing?

1:47:44 You're so nervous.

1:47:47 You're so nervous.

1:47:49 Paris Gentleman versus Optic.

1:47:51 That [music] was the grand finals of Major 1.

1:47:54 Envoy taking off the headset and celebrating [music]

1:47:57 as the surprise Cinderella story came to an end.

1:48:01 Optic shocked in a grand final after a dominant run.

1:48:04 This is the meeting we saw at the start of the year.

1:48:06 A lot of people were excited about [music] it then.

1:48:08 Are you still excited about it today, Rosalie?

1:48:10 Maybe not as excited considering I mean that was on land.

1:48:13 It was a grand final and also with unfortunately

1:48:16 the way the gentle mates have looked during this online stage.

1:48:18 It's been a little hot and cold.

1:48:19 We're on the flip side for Optic Texas.

1:48:21 They have looked unbelievable.

1:48:23 Uh they've been a continuation since major one.

1:48:25 You used to ride with the gentle mates when they had a bad roster.

1:48:27 Now they have a great one.

1:48:29 Let's start with the team that won major number one.

1:48:32 Rosalie, you said they're on the struggle bus.

1:48:34 What's happening with your gentle mates?

1:48:36 Uh they're just not winning their game once uh unfortunately.

1:48:38 [music] And that's like a big momentum pusher for them and for their confidence.

1:48:41 And also you're not getting a lot of your star

1:48:43 performances that you're used to out of players like Civ,

1:48:46 out of players like Neptune.

1:48:47 I mean, we all forget about their search and destroy

1:48:50 that even got them the win in the first place.

1:48:51 It doesn't feel like they're in the same mode.

1:48:53 Now, they're still a great team.

1:48:54 They're still considered top four, top five by all the other greats that we

1:48:58 have in the league right now heading into the major,

1:49:00 but it doesn't feel like the gap is as wide as it used [music] to be.

1:49:02 Yeah.

1:49:03 Yeah.

1:49:03 I don't think hardpoint's an issue with this team at all.

1:49:05 I think they're world class hardpoint team.

1:49:06 So, I guess me and kind of opposite there.

1:49:08 Uh, and they have some maps that are absolute lockdowns for them.

1:49:11 They might want to add either gridlock [music] to scar to that, but in a way

1:49:14 better spot than like 90% of the teams that we had leading the game mode.

1:49:17 The problem for them though has been search and destroy.

1:49:20 But you just saw pregame in this particular match

1:49:22 up's gone well for them 4 and2 and when

1:49:25 they played even in their massive slump last

1:49:27 split they pushed it to a game five.

1:49:29 So for whatever reason they match up extremely well with this optic

1:49:33 Texas team and I'm actually psyched up for this match.

1:49:36 I think gentle mates are are going to push limits here.

1:49:38 I thought gentlemates were going to crumble.

1:49:39 They went down 02 against Boston.

1:49:41 I was already counting my money and then

1:49:43 Boston goes ahead and loses the next three.

1:49:45 But credit to Gentle Mates.

1:49:47 You complete the reverse sweep.

1:49:48 On the other side, Optic has never been

1:49:50 in that position to need a reverse sweep this season.

1:49:53 This has been one of the most dominant squads to grace Call of Duty.

1:49:56 And in Black Ops 7, [music] if you're looking at the numbers, well,

1:49:59 they're good enough for three of our top

1:50:00 10 positions in Ant's power [music] rankings.

1:50:03 The fourth is number 11.

1:50:04 Ant, where is Optic at right now on a scale of their floor to their ceiling?

1:50:10 Yeah, I mean, they're still an extremely good team.

1:50:11 I mean, overall season, they're number one in all three modes, right?

1:50:14 So, ridiculous.

1:50:15 Overload still good.

1:50:17 uh trying [music] to add maps to the map pool and learn this new meta.

1:50:20 I mean, you look at it, Hook and Hercules have slowed down since last stage.

1:50:23 So, uh Dashy [music] has really stepped up,

1:50:25 I guess, in their temporary hiatus from being absolutely dominant.

1:50:29 Uh but yeah, Optics still in a very good spot across the board.

1:50:33 I would say my biggest thing for Optics right now [music] is their overload.

1:50:36 Maybe a little bit of a focus.

1:50:37 They don't have a locked up map in that game mode currently.

1:50:40 They're most comfortable on scar, but that [music] even a little back and forth,

1:50:43 so game mode wise, some focus there.

1:50:45 Otherwise, I think Ann already touched on it,

1:50:47 explaining the map pool, just tightening [music] a couple of things up.

1:50:50 This should be a bang out of a matchup

1:50:52 when you get peak out of both these players.

1:50:54 I mean, you put [music] Neptune and Shotsy next to each other.

1:50:56 You get, let's see.

1:50:58 Oh, we're comparing

1:50:59 last five land placements.

1:51:01 So, these are the careers and you look [music] at Neptune's consistency.

1:51:04 The man was nothing but second.

1:51:06 Meanwhile, it was Shotsy in his way.

1:51:08 [music] That was up until Dallas.

1:51:10 And now you see most recently in Birmingham,

1:51:12 top six for Neptune and the Gentle Mates.

1:51:14 They bombed out on Saturday to not make a championship Sunday.

1:51:17 Yeah, I would say like, you know,

1:51:18 with [music] Optic though, you talk about this team,

1:51:20 they've only lost what in the last like 60 days to FaZe and Thieves.

1:51:23 And in the Thieves match,

1:51:24 they lost two of the brand new SN maps, Gridlock and Fringe.

1:51:27 Just kind of like outstrategized.

1:51:29 Thieves clearly were taking that a little

1:51:31 bit more serious in terms of preparation.

1:51:33 So, I think Optic a little bit more time.

1:51:35 They're going to get back to where they were in SND first two splits.

1:51:38 They'll be just fine.

1:51:39 Let's take a look at our maps and modes here for this best of five.

1:51:41 Is anyone playing with their food or is it strictly business with a double

1:51:44 dose of den that's telling me they're going to some comfort picks?

1:51:48 Gridlock though makes it in not just for hardpoint.

1:51:51 We also see a game five search and destroy.

1:51:53 This is where I make my hard point [music] a little

1:51:55 bit for Paris gentle mates is yes their hardpoint is unbelievable

1:51:58 for the against the rest of the league but against

1:52:00 the top teams is where they reach a kind of a problem.

1:52:02 Their [music] two best hard points are Colossus and Den Optic Texas same story.

1:52:06 They're going to love to play on the map.

1:52:08 They need to add more to their map pool.

1:52:09 Gridlock, they haven't played it yet.

1:52:11 Optic Texas have already gotten a rep on it and gotten a win.

1:52:13 So again, when I talk about the hard points,

1:52:15 it all is going to depend on this map one for me

1:52:17 in this specific series to [music] see what gridlock looks like for Perry.

1:52:20 Is that Dante or Nonchalante right there?

1:52:22 Nameless.

1:52:23 He's striking a pose.

1:52:24 I don't know.

1:52:24 It might be Nonante.

1:52:26 It's Dfire Scuff Pickhams.

1:52:28 I'm not even going to lean forward for this one.

1:52:30 Optic easy 30 today.

1:52:33 If Boston go up 200, Optic can close the door three.

1:52:36 Yeah, I think we go game five, but the SND woes strike again for Gentle Mates.

1:52:40 I got Optic winning this in five.

1:52:43 This could be it.

1:52:44 This is Listen, this is my last This my last

1:52:47 chance cuz I'm I'm on the edge for this one.

1:52:49 I'm going to stick with General Mates.

1:52:51 If they play to their peak here, I think they close out in four.

1:52:53 Nameless with an opportunity to close the lead.

1:52:55 The fans are also siding with Optic.

1:52:58 This guy's about to be a dad and so is the one on the mic.

1:53:01 For the next commentary, we got Miles the Ross,

1:53:03 the twotime champ, alongside Chance, the future co-caster of the year.

1:53:07 Co-cast caster here.

1:53:08 Is that what they call you, Chance?

1:53:10 No, I just co-caster.

1:53:12 Man, it's I'm the sidekick.

1:53:13 It's always been this way.

1:53:14 And I'm perfectly fine with that.

1:53:16 Hey, it's not true.

1:53:17 It's going to be a good time, though.

1:53:18 Can't wait to get into this one.

1:53:19 Uh, a good one.

1:53:20 A good one indeed.

1:53:22 A banger, Mr.