Gambit book ROG Masters spot after beating Seed 2

Gambit have qualified for ROG Masters 2017 after beating Seed 2-0 in semi-finals at the EMEA Finals (16-13 on Cobblestone and 16-2 on Train).

The second semi-final in Krefeld, Germany at the ROG Masters EMEA Finals featured Seed and Gambit The best-of-three series offered a spot at the ROG Masters World Finals.

The action kicked off on Cobblestone where Dauren "⁠AdreN⁠" Kystaubayev clutched a 1vs2 in the pistol round to give his CT-sided team the lead. Gambit won five more rounds to lead 6-0 but Seed didn't let the Kazakhstani team run away with the game (6-1).

AdreN dominated on Cobblestone

Kevin "⁠kRYSTAL⁠" Amend won a post-plant 1vs3 to earn his team's second round but Gambit responded well and finished the first half 11-4 ahead. Jesse "⁠zehN⁠" Linjala's triple kill in the second half pistol round gave Seed their fifth round and opened the door for a potential comeback (11-5).

Timo "⁠Spiidi⁠" Richter & company trailed 14-13 as they closed the gap with their good CT-side defense and could have tied the game at 14-14 but they lost a 2vs1 against Bektiyar "⁠fitch⁠" Bahytov. Gambit then closed out the map with a 16-13.

Seed couldn't contend with Gambit in the second map

Gambit started Train on the T-side and won the first three rounds. Even though Seed picked up the first weapon round victory, Gambit went on a remarkable nine round streak to lead 12-1. Gambit finished the half with a 13-2 lead. Gambit closed out the game 16-2 and qualified for ROG Masters 2017. 

ROG MASTERS 2017 EMEA FinalsBest of 3 SeedMatchpage 0 2 15th October 2017 Gambit 13Cobblestone 16 2Train 16

Seed	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Denis 'denis' Howelldenis	32 - 36	-4	71.0	0.87
Jesse 'zehN' LinjalazehN	28 - 37	-9	72.7	0.87
Timo 'Spiidi' RichterSpiidi	24 - 35	-11	63.0	0.72
Kevin 'kRYSTAL' AmendkRYSTAL	23 - 36	-13	56.7	0.71
Paweł 'innocent' Mocekinnocent	17 - 40	-23	48.1	0.51

Gambit	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Dauren 'AdreN' KystaubayevAdreN	51 - 24	+27	114.6	1.80
Bektiyar 'fitch' Bahytovfitch	46 - 27	+19	88.7	1.46
Abay 'HObbit' KhassenovHObbit	34 - 22	+12	88.4	1.36
Rustem 'mou' Telepovmou	32 - 25	+7	66.7	1.18
Mihail 'Dosia' StolyarovDosia	21 - 26	-5	58.5	0.92

The team list for ROG Masters 2017, which will offer $250,000 in cash prizes, which will take place from December 7-10 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, currently looks as follows:

TYLOO	MOUZ
Gambit	Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific	Americas

Seed #32 Jesse 'zehN' LinjalaPaweł 'innocent' MocekKevin 'kRYSTAL' AmendTimo 'Spiidi' RichterDenis 'denis' Howell MOUZ #11 Tomáš 'oskar' ŠťastnýChris 'chrisJ' de JongMiikka 'suNny' KemppiMartin 'STYKO' StykRobin 'ropz' Kool Jesse 'zehN' Linjala Age: 25 Team: Seed Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 271 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.65 Kevin 'kRYSTAL' Amend Age: 24 Team: Seed Rating 1.0: 0.97 Maps played: 953 KPR: 0.66 DPR: 0.67 Bektiyar 'fitch' Bahytov Age: 25 Team: Gambit Rating 1.0: 1.01 Maps played: 284 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.72 TYLOO #93 Vladyslav 'bondik' NechyporchukKe 'captainMo' LiuHui 'DD' WuHansel 'BnTeT' FerdinandHaoWen 'somebody' Xu Timo 'Spiidi' Richter Age: 22 Team: Seed Rating 1.0: 1.00 Maps played: 671 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.65 Dauren 'AdreN' Kystaubayev Age: 27 Team: Gambit Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 975 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.68 Gambit #7 Dauren 'AdreN' KystaubayevMihail 'Dosia' StolyarovRustem 'mou' TelepovAbay 'HObbit' KhassenovBektiyar 'fitch' Bahytov