ECL S52 NA Cup 3: Villainous and Desi Boyz eliminated
The third cup of the ESL Challenger League Season 52 North America Cup 3 saw four more teams exit the competition during the lower bracket matches. Following the third day of the $17.5k Counter-Strike 2 online event, only eight teams remain in the tournament.
regain secured a decisive 2-0 victory over Villainous to eliminate them from the event. On the first map, Anubis, Villainous's pick, the series was closely contested, but regain managed to close it 13:10. In the second map, Inferno, regain dominated the second half to secure a 13-7 win and complete the sweep.
In another lower bracket clash, EMPIRE defeated Desi Boyz 2-1. Desi Boyz, competing with Justin "jsfeltner" Feltner subbing for Saad "Pluto" Siraj, fought hard through the series. After splitting the first two maps—with EMPIRE taking Dust2 13-10 and Desi Boyz responding with a 13-11 win on Mirage—the decider on Nuke was one-sided. EMPIRE dominated the final map 13-4. Colby "Walco" Walsh led the way for EMPIRE with a 1.44 rating and 54 kills.
Other eliminations included Club 333, who fell 0-2 to DETONATE, and FarmVille, who were knocked out 1-2 by Wanted Goons. Looking ahead, EMPIRE is set to face regain, while Wanted Goons will take on DETONATE in the next round.
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