FlipSid3 over HR to Upper Bracket final

FlipSid3 have trumped their regional rivals HellRaisers in the Upper Bracket semifinal with a score of 2-0 (16-6 on de_cbble and 16-13 on de_overpass) and advance to the Upper Bracket final.

With FlipSid3 and HellRaisers having both taken down Polish teams to make it into the Acer Predator Masters Season 2 Upper Bracket semifinal (CSGL and Vexed respectively), the two Eastern European teams faced off in a late night match that stretched into the witching hours.

FlipSid3, who we currently have ranked as the 16th best team in the world, took on HellRaisers, who we last ranked 22nd, on de_cbble and triumphed cleanly on the map with a 16-6 scoreline.

WorldEdit was a crucial piece of FlipSid3's victory as usual

The second map of de_overpass actually saw Tomáš "⁠oskar⁠" Šťastný and Martin "⁠STYKO⁠" Styk help put HellRaisers up to a 8-7 advantage after the team's T-side, however even better tactical play from the Ukrainian-Russian FlipSid3 team stole momentum, rounds, and economy away from HellRaisers until Yegor "⁠markeloff⁠" Markelov and his team had taken the second map 16-13 and thereby the series.

Acer Predator Masters powered by Intel Season 2 FinalsBest of 3 HellRaisersMatchpage 0 2 13th February 2016 FlipSid3 6Cobblestone 16 13Overpass 16

The third day of the Acer Predator Masters Season 2 Finals kicks off at 13:00 with a Lower Bracket duel between ALTERNATE aTTaX and HellRaisers.

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Yegor 'markeloff' Markelov Age: 28 Team: FlipSid3 Rating 1.0: 1.00 Maps played: 710 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.64 Martin 'STYKO' Styk Age: 19 Team: HellRaisers Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 223 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.67 Time is adjusted to your selected timezone Tomáš 'oskar' Šťastný Age: 24 Team: HellRaisers Rating 1.0: 1.13 Maps played: 242 KPR: 0.79 DPR: 0.68