Gambit and TyLoo advance to ROG MASTERS grand final

Gambit and TyLoo have moved on to the grand final at ROG MASTERS 2017 Grand Finals.

One of the two semi-finals in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia featured Gambit and Vega Squadron who squared off in a best-of-three series. The Russians kicked it off with a win on Overpass where Dmitriy "⁠jR⁠" Chervak had a 107.4 ADR and a 1.42 rating.

HObbit was the main man for Gambit

Gambit came back from a 10-5 deficit on Mirage, tying up the series at 1-1 thanks to Abay "⁠HObbit⁠" Khassenov's 30-kill performance. The Kazakhstani squad were relentless in the third map, Cache, winning it 16-1 and advancing to the grand final after winning twenty-nine of the last thirty-two rounds in the series.

ROG MASTERS 2017 Grand FinalsBest of 3 GambitMatchpage 2 1 9th December 2017 Vega Squadron 10Overpass 16 16Mirage 12 16Cache 1

Gambit	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Abay 'HObbit' KhassenovHObbit	67 - 40	+27	102.2	1.49
Bektiyar 'fitch' Bahytovfitch	57 - 39	+18	83.6	1.27
Dauren 'AdreN' KystaubayevAdreN	57 - 42	+15	84.4	1.24
Mihail 'Dosia' StolyarovDosia	40 - 42	-2	62.8	0.93
Rustem 'mou' Telepovmou	31 - 46	-15	53.1	0.83

Vega Squadron	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Leonid 'chopper' Vishnyakovchopper	48 - 47	+1	68.8	0.97
Nikolay 'mir' Bityukovmir	50 - 49	+1	74.0	0.96
Dmitriy 'jR' ChervakjR	46 - 53	-7	77.6	0.95
Pavel 'hutji' Lashkovhutji	33 - 52	-19	58.5	0.79
Sergey 'keshandr' Nikishinkeshandr	32 - 51	-19	65.1	0.72

The other semi-final matchup which was between Grayhound and TYLOO was played earlier in the day. The Australians won the first map, Overpass, 16-12. TYLOO hit back to win Cobblestone 16-14, taking the series to the third map.

bondik continued his great performance in Malaysia

Inferno saw Grayhound only secure eight rounds on the CT-side. TYLOO's defense was much stronger which empowered them to win the map 16-11 and the series 2-1. TYLOO will take on Gambit in a best-of-five series at 03:00 tomorrow to determine which side will take home the trophy as well as the first-place prize money of $117,500.

ROG MASTERS 2017 Grand FinalsBest of 3 GrayhoundMatchpage 1 2 9th December 2017 TYLOO 16Overpass 12 14Cobblestone 16 11Inferno 16

Grayhound	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Christopher 'dexter' Nongdexter	61 - 52	+9	75.1	1.08
Callum 'BURNRUOk' HendersonBURNRUOk	59 - 63	-4	82.6	1.06
Sean 'Gratisfaction' KaiwaiGratisfaction	57 - 58	-1	70.0	1.04
Erdenetsogt 'erkaSt' GantulgaerkaSt	57 - 58	-1	77.3	1.03
Ollie 'DickStacy' TierneyDickStacy	52 - 61	-9	67.2	0.92

TYLOO	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Vladyslav 'bondik' Nechyporchukbondik	84 - 52	+32	98.2	1.44
Hansel 'BnTeT' FerdinandBnTeT	63 - 57	+6	79.1	1.16
Ke 'captainMo' LiucaptainMo	46 - 56	-10	67.5	0.97
Hui 'DD' WuDD	47 - 62	-15	72.1	0.95
HaoWen 'somebody' Xusomebody	51 - 60	-9	62.6	0.89

Abay 'HObbit' Khassenov Age: 23 Team: Gambit Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 328 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.66 Dmitriy 'jR' Chervak Age: 24 Team: Vega Squadron Rating 1.0: 1.04 Maps played: 317 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.65 TYLOO #37 Vladyslav 'bondik' NechyporchukKe 'captainMo' LiuHui 'DD' WuHansel 'BnTeT' FerdinandHaoWen 'somebody' Xu Grayhound #46 Christopher 'dexter' NongCallum 'BURNRUOk' HendersonSean 'Gratisfaction' KaiwaiErdenetsogt 'erkaSt' GantulgaOllie 'DickStacy' Tierney Vega Squadron #25 Leonid 'chopper' VishnyakovDmitriy 'jR' ChervakSergey 'keshandr' NikishinNikolay 'mir' BityukovPavel 'hutji' Lashkov Time is adjusted to your selected timezone Gambit #11 Dauren 'AdreN' KystaubayevMihail 'Dosia' StolyarovRustem 'mou' TelepovAbay 'HObbit' KhassenovBektiyar 'fitch' Bahytov