VCL NA: M80 win Mid-Season Face Off

After a spectacular run throughout the Mid-Season Face Off of the VCL NA, the boys of M80 managed to take an excellent victory in the grand final against G2 Esports and thus take home $11,000 and 10 VCL NA Points.

In addition to this excellent victory with a 3-1 score against G2, we cannot overlook that M80 managed to win all the matches of this Mid-Season Face Off. In addition, the team also managed to finish on top of the overall Split 1 standings after a 4-1 record and a round difference of +51. Thus, they overtook G2 (+20), The Guard (+41), and TSM (+7), which also had a 4-1 record.

M80 wins the Mid-Season Face Off

M80 put the icing on the cake last Friday, March 31, when they defeated G2 Esports in the grand final of the VCL NA Region Mid-Season Face Off with a 3-1.

However, they were surprised in week 5 by another team that also had a great tournament, The Guard, but they fell just short of the grand final after a loss in the Lower Bracket final to G2 Esports.

M80 showed a spectacular level of play throughout the tournament. Despite finishing equal in their group with The Guard and TSM, the spectacular round difference of +51 gave them first place in the overall standings.

M80 began their journey in this Mid-Season Face Off with a crushing victory over Disguised with 2-0 scores in Haven (13-5) and Ascent (13-4). Then, their dominance continued against Moist Moguls and The Guard, whom they hit back with a spectacular reverse sweep in the Upper Bracket Final.

Mid-Season Face Off Grand Final Recap

In the Grand Final between M80 and G2 Esports, the teams faced off in Ascent, Fracture, Icebox, and Pearl.

Ascent M80 showed many problems on the defensive side thanks to the spectacular strategies implemented by G2. Although they tried to recover at times, they could not do so and ended up losing 10-13.

Then, the teams went to Fracture, M80’s map pick. G2 Esports tried to deploy a defense to stop M80’s attack. However, they failed to do so and fell with a crushing score of 5-13.

In Icebox, we experienced a similar story in terms of the development of the game. The boys of M80 managed to stop the offensives of G2 Esports extraordinarily to take a partial victory of 8-4. Finally, at the change of sides, M80 recovered after losing the pistol round and got a victory, again, with a score of 13-5.

Finally, M80 managed to take a comfortable victory in Pearl with a score of 13-3 to proclaim themselves champions of the tournament, take home the $11,000 and the 10 points of the circuit.

For M80, we can highlight the work of Marc-Andre “NiSMO” Tayar, who finished with 175 ADR, 292 ACS, and a 1.47 Rating.

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