Eruption eliminate SemperFi
SemperFi and Eruption clashed in the opening game at BLAST Rising Asia Season 2 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Eruption booked their slot through the Mongolian qualifier and SemperFi were called in to replace Lynn Vision after the Chinese side declined their invite. The bo3 quarter-final started on SemperFi's pick Inferno. With shadiy and Valiance finding early impact, SemperFi got off to a 5-1 start on the T-side.
One good retake set the Mongolian side on course correct, as Eruption clawed back crucial rounds towards the end to salvage a 5-7 half. Off of the momentum, Eruption secured pistol, anti-eco and bonus wins to start the second half but once the gun rounds began, back and forth trades pushed the map into overtime. Dropping a single round each on both sides, Eruption closed Inferno 16-14 in overtime, going 1-0 up in the series.
The second map took us to Dust2 where Eruption had a field day on the T-side. MagnumZ led the charge, putting up a 1.74 rating T-side showing, propelling Eruption to a big 9-3 lead. SemperFi flipped the narrative in the second half, breaking through Eruption's defense with ease. With aliStair coming alive on the T-side, things looked shaky for Eruption but the Mongolian side recovered just in time to deny the comeback and close Dust2 13-10 to wrap the series and advance to the semi-final, elimination SemperFi from BLAST Rising Asia Season 2 in the quarter-final.
SemperFiEruption| SemperFi |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alistair 'aliStair' Johnston |
51 - 34 | +17 | 87.2 | 73.6% | 1.38 |
 Mārtiņš 'shadiy' Gūtmanis |
32 - 31 | +1 | 65.4 | 77.4% | 1.01 |
| Matthew 'Valiance' Hartrick |
36 - 37 | -1 | 77.5 | 64.2% | 0.96 |
| Kristers 'keen' Dārznieks |
31 - 39 | -8 | 79.2 | 62.3% | 0.93 |
| James 'SaVage' Savage |
24 - 37 | -13 | 62.5 | 69.8% | 0.79 |
| Eruption |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Turbold 'xenization' Amarzaya |
42 - 35 | +7 | 88.7 | 79.2% | 1.19 |
| Davaasuren 'fury5k' Ganbaatar |
36 - 39 | -3 | 93.0 | 67.9% | 1.09 |
| Telmen 'MagnumZ' Khurelkhuu |
34 - 26 | +8 | 59.4 | 69.8% | 1.02 |
| Uuganbayar 'NEUZ' Nyam-Otgon |
31 - 37 | -6 | 68.3 | 62.3% | 0.93 |
| Tengis 'sideffect' Purevsuren |
34 - 39 | -5 | 60.8 | 64.2% | 0.91 |
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