New York Subliners smashed L.A. Thieves to secure the final Champs spot

The New York Subliners clinched the final spot at CDL Championship 2022 after a dominating 3-1 victory over the LA Thieves. Matthew “KiSMET” Tinsley’s phenomenal performance forced LA into the loser’s final while boosting his team to the Grand Finals of Stage Four Major.

The Los Angeles Thieves and New York Subliners entered the finals after posting a 3-0 sweep in the upper bracket. New York Subliners established their dominance early in the game, securing the opening Hardpoint on Tuscan with a decisive 250-176 win. Although the entire Subliners team put on a great showing, the performance from Paco “HyDra” Rusiewiez and Matthew “KiSMET” Tinsley had more shares in the team’s victory. HyDra picked up a whopping 35 kills with a 1.57 KD, while KISMET recorded a K/D ratio of 1.42 and secured 37 kills.

The celebrations were short-lived, though, as the L.A. Thieves fired at Berlin Search and Destroy, stunning the Subliners to gain an early advantage. After trailing the series 1-3, the Sublimers rallied and secured three consecutive rounds to regain the momentum. The Subliners needed only one more round and KISMET was the only one surviving for the team, while LA had all their hopes on Dylan “Envoy” Hannon. Hower, KISMET, once again clutched it out for the team, securing a 6-3 victory over the Thieves.

Paul “PaulEhx” Avila led New York with a K/D of  2.0 while Matthew “KiSMET” Tinsleyn also showcased a slaying performance and posted a K/D team 1.6. After falling behind 2-0 with a 6-3 loss on Berlin Search and Destroy, LA dominated the fourth map of the series’, Berlin Control. Envoy and Zack “Drazah” Jordan led the comeback attempt of LA, securing three consecutive rounds to seal the map with a sweet victory. While LA moved to the following map with 1-2 deficit, the duo of Envoy and Drazah walked away with a K/D/A of 21/12/3 and 19/12/7, respectively.

With a dismal 14-17 performance, KiSMET struggled throughout the Berlin Control. However, he bounced back with phenomenal performance and picked up 41 kills with only 30 fatalities in the series’ fourth maps. The New York Subliners capitalized on the momentum curated by their star fragger and closed the Berlin Hardpoint with a 250-235 victory, forcing the LA Thieves to compete in the lower bracket. Despite Drazah’s valiant efforts, KiSMET and the squad closed the best-of-five series with a 3-1 victory. With this stunning victory, Subliners move to the grand finals of Stage 4 Major where they will meet the winner of LA Thieves and Atlanta Faze.

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