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Call of Duty League Championship Weekend | Grand Finals

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Let's go.

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Let's

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get

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I get my chest and flip and double

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stack.

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I don't take no

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switch up quick and never look back.

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I don't take no. No, I don't take no

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>> man. Straight off the D. Play ain't

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stop. It's a player called Buzz. Haters

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want to talk so they got to throw subs.

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I see them in the streets and they say

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it's all love. It's all love. I know

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better. I don't let up. I got to get to

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it. I'mma go get her. I'm a go set up.

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Need more fed. They just want to talk.

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I'm so fed up. No L's, no. I'm a beast

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on this. Come around me. Can't be too

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avoid.

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You know what's up.

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Never look back.

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I don't take

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my flip and double stack. Double stack.

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I don't take no

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switch up quick.

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I don't take no I don't take no

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win after win. I'm feeling like Britney.

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I did it again. I'm setting the table

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and setting the trends. I'm shooting my

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shot. I'm 10 out of 10. They can't

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compete. No, I won't stop it till

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mission complete. Stay out the heat. I'm

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taking the dove. You taking the feet.

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Hey, it's no L's in a vocab. The white

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flag. No, I can never throw that. I

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wanted it all so bad. Now all I do is

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win. know that

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look back.

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>> I don't

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take

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my chest and flip and double and stack.

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I don't take no

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switch up quick and never look back.

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I don't take no

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Hey, I don't take no.

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You ain't heard seven fig.

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>> My pockets feeling tight from all these

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bands. You feel me?

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>> I pity these. I fill them with dirt and

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I leave them a rose. I pick up a pedal,

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a leaf in a leaf. Do you love me now? I

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guess you better go. I got a new pocket

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is lining door. The hand goes deep, but

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it's only for bros. If you walk a line,

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keep it 10 10 toes. If you get let go,

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let the beat go bang like a coain. If

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you know my better name, put the ink on.

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If you still outanging

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like I just hit

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it down

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moving like you just

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lend

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a couple.

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>> I hit the corner store to grab my pulled

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up just me and my shorty if I get lit.

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Then I hit the lot with cop

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anything that boosts my confidence. Then

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I cop that got me compliments. Now I'm

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starting to forget what being honest is.

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Hey TJ, tip the DJ go play them slaps in

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the doing yoga working them hips. No cap

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and I bring it back to another

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feeling like I just hit the

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down

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it down

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like you just

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now

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feel like I just

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Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey,

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hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

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Heat.

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Heat.

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Hey, hey, hey.

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Hey, hey, hey.

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Hey. Hey. Hey.

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Heat.

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Hey, Heat.

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Heat. Hey, heat. Hey, heat.

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Heat. Hey, Heat.

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speaking like I

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knew I had to come through today.

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I'm a legendary.

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Yeah,

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I was born with the story. I was born

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for the glory

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and ignore me.

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Signed up for a mission.

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It's all in the description. My time has

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arrived. I can't hesitate. Nothing is in

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my way. Knocking down barricades on a

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different type of time

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from the jump. I'm the person who can

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never break. No

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down.

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Oh my god.

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You breakers. Nice. Come the on. Come

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the ones

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I get back up.

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All I think is I can't watch it in 2020.

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When I fell off, I always had to try

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again.

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Heat. Heat.

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just

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nice guys. Go. Come on.

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22.

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though he did finesse and there is

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nobody better than

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>> 171.

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We're going to do it the hard way. Nice,

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baby.

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>> Welcome to Las Vegas, Nevada, and our

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championship Sunday. Yes, yes, yes. It's

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going to be cinema later on today. But I

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heard that there's some rumors going

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around where there's some nerds playing

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sports today. We got some athletes here

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in the venue. Challengers finals at the

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Michelob Ultra Arena getting ready to

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get kicked off. It is going to be an

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epic battle. Both teams have major

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championships and it's just about

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putting that crown to cap off the year.

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I'm Jeff. This is StuddyJ. How we

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feeling? Oh, I'm feeling fantastic. Like

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you said, championship Sunday, you're

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going to be with the most energy you

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have had all throughout this entire

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weekend, you made it to the final dance.

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And both teams that we have in that main

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stage without a doubt, can either one

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host that trophy?

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>> Without question. One is a major 2

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champion, one is most recently major

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four champion. It's a lot of stories

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that we get to break down, but this has

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been an unbelievable year for

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Challengers, period. And the teams that

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made it here to Vegas put on an absolute

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show. You take a look at the bracket

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overall again. Omid, the EU version of

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the squad, making it all the way to the

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grand finals through the upper bracket.

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They took down their opponent of P7

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notorious in the winners finals.

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Notorious will handle business. as they

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got down to that lower final smoke team

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wore in a 3 0 and these are by far I

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would say our most consistent teams from

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what they were able to put in Europe as

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well as the most consistent team from

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North America battling for a

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championship.

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>> Yeah, it's just crazy to see this omit

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run to start off in winners round one

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going up against the likes of the Turai

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Bush Gaming squad. We know what that

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squad was capable of. They were your

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major three champions. You take care of

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them in three and then you go up against

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your brethren squad in Brooklyn. Another

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quick series for them. They have been

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basically making easy work for all of

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their opponents so far up to this point.

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Yeah, didn't drop a map in groups

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either, did this omit team. So, only

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dropping one hard point to this point

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versus their opponent in P7 notorious.

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That's the breakdown of how we got

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there. Here is how we're going to handle

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things on the business today.

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Challengers finals get us kicked off.

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Then, of course, we're going to get the

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Treyarch guys up on the desk to talk

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through season five. Trust me when I

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tell you, they've got some stuff cooked

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up. And then of course the grand finale

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phase from the upper bracket taking on

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the arch nemesis in the backtoback world

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champs in Optic Texas. It's going to get

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sick in here. I mean last time we were

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in Vegas it was like what do we do? It

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was a quick 5-0 in the grand finals.

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We're like let's go to the pool. I guess

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I think we're going to be here for a

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while tonight.

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>> No, without a doubt man. I think every

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single series that we're going to have

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on that main stage has a chance to go

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all the way to the last map because the

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caliber of players that are on that

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stage are at a very high level and the

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level of just gameplay that's going to

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be so efficient on that main stage is

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going to be next to none. Well, let's

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take a look at some of the players as

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both of our squads of challengers are

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getting ready to kick things off and

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starting with the EU counterparts of

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omit. This has been one of the more

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incredible stories that we've seen in

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challengers. Those that have been

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following should know Denza. He's been

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around for a long time. He's found a ton

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of success. Hasn't really had a chance

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to put his name on a CDL performance.

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But everyone else on this roster for the

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most part are brand new. DK, Ethan,

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first years competing. Ethan most

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recently pro in Rocket League. He's

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coming out as the KD leader on the

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weekend. Right behind him is DK. And

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then Aspect, this is his third time

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making it to a challenger finals

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appearance in the playoffs. Now finally

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getting to the final stage of it. The

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fact that this kid Ethan on less than a

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year of playing competitive Call of Duty

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is having without a doubt some of the

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best experience in the world just gets

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to Call of Duty Champs and drop the

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numbers that he is. He's over 1.2 in

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every single mode. And in Search and

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Destroy, he's a 2.4. There is no way in

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hell a guy with no experience is playing

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at this level, but he continues to

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shine. And you can see just on this

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overall KD leaderboard, it's not just

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him and DK aspect and is by far best

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challengers year to this point is also

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up there in the top. And that's just

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such a surprising statistic to look at

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because when you think about teams that

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Denza's been on the path, he's been the

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KD leader. He's been the heavy slayer.

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So for this emit organization, they

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found themselves a younger squad and

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it's worked out beautifully. And you may

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have saw that little blip on the bottom.

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Emit has been as an organization by far

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our most successful one. 2023

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Challengers champs able to find

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themselves a win. Then the next year

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they get to a game seven they lose to

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team lore in this challengers finals.

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And then last year they beat Emit

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Brooklyn. So both emit teams in the

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finals. It was a 40 then. So Amit has

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been unbelievable. But on the other side

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this Notorious team whether it's project

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notorious or project 7 however you want

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to kind of go they combine together.

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They were at the proam but they make a

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change here. Jay Johnny is in and he may

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be the glue this team needs. Yeah, these

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names and these faces are going to be

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very familiar for people who were

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watching the CDL from the beginning of

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this season. Eric Boommy hasn't had his

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chance to get back up to the top. But

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Snoopy and Beans start off the year in

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the pro scene and just get knocked down

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to challenges with some unfortunate

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events happening, but now they are

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making the most of it. I think you just

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hit it on the head though, Al to go from

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Diamond Con, who's usually a slow AR

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player, to now mix it with a flex player

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in towards Johnny. It improves them

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overall in their respawns and it

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drastically improves them in their

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search destroy game

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>> without question. We also talked a lot

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about when Snoopy was dropped from

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Boston. It was right immediately before

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the MPC came out. As soon as we got into

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North America Challengers Elite, we were

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both sitting here like, damn, Boston

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done messed up because Snoopy has been

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electric. Total takeover. But on the

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other side, kind of to tell the story,

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Beans continues to float in and out of

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these lower level CDL teams that just

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aren't really constructed all that well.

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He gets thrown back into challengers and

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he consistently puts up numbers that

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look like this. He's been unbelievable

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as well.

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>> Oh yeah, without a doubt. Cuz looking at

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that SND KD, you know what Benjamin

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Beans is always going to be known for.

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That's that snipe in hand. So leading

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his team in the KD department in that

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game mode, just going to allow him to

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have more freedom. You add an SMG player

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or flex player like Johnny with Eric

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Boom and Snoopy. Oh, Beans is like,

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"Don't worry, I got everything in front

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of you guys. Just go.

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>> Just do it. Do the thing. I'll skip the

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freebies. No problems there." It's been

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an unbelievable challenge this year.

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Some of our top organizations have found

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their way to championships and now it

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comes down to this best of seven. A

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number of repeats in here from when

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these two teams matched up in the

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winners finals in a slightly different

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order. Colossus Hardpoint was map number

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four. A mint was able to take that 250

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to 185. So, in all terms, a pretty close

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game. Sake Search is new. The Den

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Overload is a repeat, which was a 53 in

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the winners finals. and the star hard

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point for our guaranteed first four

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should be fun because that was map

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number one that project 7 notorious was

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able to take by a tally of about 15

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points. Where's your thought process

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kind of evaluating at least our first

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couple of maps? I think both teams just

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showing respect to each other because in

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that series last night in the winners

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finals either map could have went either

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way. The only one that was a

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differencemaker was that Colossus

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Hardpoint and that's due to the way that

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OM were able to win the previous two

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maps around 11 and the search and

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destroy. You were down 03 in that

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overload. managed to come back with five

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straight scores. So, what do you think

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that does to the mental for P7? You're a

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little bit demoralized going into that

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Colossus. So, hopefully they forgot

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about that and they're locked in today.

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>> Feels like it's just going to be a

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straightup run back. Both teams feeling

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feisty. Both teams also ready on the

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main stage with Guy Blaze to give us our

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intros.

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They are definitely ready on the main

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stage everybody. And they have been

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chirping. This is Champs. And now we

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have to crown a champion for our

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challengers finals. as we had 16 teams

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come out here playing for a prize pool

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of 150K. And now it's time to see who's

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going to take the lion share of it all.

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To my left, Project Notorious P7. You

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got Beans, Snoopy, Eric Boom, and

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Johnny. Players who know this stage all

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too well. Looking to take down the squad

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to my right. Oh my. A team that has been

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in these finals so many times. You got

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Denza, Ethan, Aspect, and DK trying to

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show everybody what excellence looks

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like to challengers and showing that

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they can take this series. Now, the

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players are ready to go. Vegas, I know

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you guys ready to get the day started

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and you all are ready at home. This is

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your challengers finals and it starts

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now.

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>> Let's get it. Project notorious CDL

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veterans on the stage looking for a

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bounce back amid the more unproven but

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tested and providing the results you

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need as a bunch of younger guns

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underneath the wing. Kind of mother bird

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Denza up there. Should be a lot of fun.

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Before we get things kicked off, I want

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to give this so much love to all the

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organizations that have participated so

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far in challengers. These two teams in

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particular will be at EWC. You're also

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going to have another that has already

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qualified, the LCQ still to come. So

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some of your favorite players, your

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favorite brands are there. But

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throughout this entire year, Challengers

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lead has been a movie. So, just want to

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give a huge shout out to all the other

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commentators and production staff that's

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worked out there. Starting off with

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Dandro, Enigma. They've been

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unbelievable. Running a watch party

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right now, Spaceman, Gaskin, stage two,

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Proper Infinity, stage three, and our

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boy Visions and Seabour in stage four,

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plus of course our boys across the pond,

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Bryce and Don, holding it down in EU.

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It's been a really, really fun year.

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It's an honor to be able to sit up here

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and give you guys the sights and the

23:14

sounds as we cap off the season. Yeah,

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we needed all that talent for all that

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we saw through our challenges this year

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to keep up with. You got the vets, you

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got the young guns, you got some rookies

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making their first attempt at Call of

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Duty. So, like you said, big shout out

23:28

to everyone that was able to participate

23:30

on this side. A lot of new organizations

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coming in. Hopefully, they're here to

23:34

stay and the staples still showing where

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they're at the top. But this battle

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between these two squads, there's no way

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in hell this is going to end in four.

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This is going to be a blood bath.

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>> I think so, too. Just especially knowing

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that we get three maps in a straight run

23:47

back in our first four. Feels like

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there's going to be a little bit of,

23:50

okay, here's the mistakes we made. Just

23:51

clean this little thing up. We should be

23:53

in for some electricity here early to

23:55

get this venue at least somewhat sparked

23:58

as we look forward to the rest of the

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day.

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>> Other thing kind of about this matchup,

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it's, you know, the ability for

24:04

Projecttories to kind of write some of

24:05

the wrongs that have happened in the

24:07

last couple of months now. Cuz you go

24:08

out to the ProAm, they were right there

24:10

ready to upset CDL teams and then lose

24:12

complete composure. Same situation

24:14

unfolds when they eventually get to

24:15

Paris, not quite getting the result that

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they want. It sparks the move to take

24:19

Diamond Con out, put Johnny in. And it's

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just really funny when you talk about

24:22

Johnny because he finds himself in this

24:24

position. It feels like all the time. Go

24:25

back to when he was given the chance in

24:27

the CDL. He joins a team that was

24:28

already out of the running for playoffs.

24:30

So, it's like, okay, short stint, not a

24:32

chance to raise your stock, but to be

24:33

somebody who can maybe turn around a

24:35

team and win a championship, that would

24:37

be wonders for his ability looking

24:38

towards EWC in the future.

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>> Yeah, I saw him able to put some tweets

24:41

on the timeline this morning. He's so

24:43

excited to get back on that main stage

24:46

to showcase his ability potentially to

24:48

open up the eyes for some of these teams

24:50

attending EWC that could have a chance

24:52

at making a roster change. You want to

24:54

put your best performance right here,

24:56

right now on Championship Sunday, Bport.

24:59

Josh, I used to play against this guy

25:00

back in the day and now he's teaching

25:02

the game to some young bucks. He's got

25:04

these guys locked in. Fist bumps going

25:06

out. Map's about to start.

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>> Absolutely the case. Other side of

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things, another quick little shout out.

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our boys at CDC Intel who have been

25:12

giving us all the coverage on the

25:14

backside throughout the entirety of the

25:15

weekend. He's out there saying that.

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Trust me when I tell you that when you

25:18

watch Ethan DK, you're going to see the

25:20

future of the league through those POVs.

25:23

So, bold claims, bold statements, but so

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far it has been backed up. What an

25:29

unbelievable journey for some of the

25:31

younger players coming out of the region

25:32

that honestly we don't often see a lot

25:34

of pickups due to the logistics of it

25:36

all. But now we find ourselves here in

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Vegas. City of Luck could potentially be

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turned into your favor with a huge crown

25:43

leading into the end of the year. And

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we're going to get Colossus Hardpoint to

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get us fast and furiously kicked off,

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Jay. Oh, it's going to be a good one.

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>> This is such a great A bang out to start

25:53

the series. A tone setting map to

25:56

dictate who is going to set it. But into

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the map number one. Here we go. Omid

26:02

taking on P7 Notorious. It's your

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challengers championship. Let's get it

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on. And the opening first blood does go

26:08

to DK, but keep your eye on what the

26:10

SFGs could pull here for P7 Notorious.

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Not as much as you would have been

26:13

hoping for if you're an NA fan of it all

26:15

over the hill early.

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>> Yeah, we've been casting challenges all

26:17

year. This is going to be the first

26:18

time. I'm up close and personal with

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Ethan's gameplay. So, I'm super excited

26:21

to see what he can do with this MPC at

26:24

hand. Already off to a 2 and 0 start,

26:26

make it 3 and 0. They're just dominating

26:28

in the sling. Another clean for that

26:30

with statue control. P7 slowing down a

26:32

little bit. Couldn't be a better start

26:33

right here for a mid. Absolutely perfect

26:35

in both sets of hits from P7 notorious.

26:37

Densa the old man trying to turn back

26:40

the clock able to keep the hard point

26:41

relatively contested as P7 notorious is

26:43

working on rotation. Even good

26:44

prediction shuts down Johnny and Emit

26:46

will win the rotation over to Duke.

26:47

Every time I watch this guy at least

26:49

from a bird's eye view all he's doing is

26:51

getting multi-kill after multi-kill.

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>> Off to a great start as Ethan did as he

26:56

finds another double on the AoE. Seven

26:58

in one, four in a row. You're locking

27:00

down the swans here for your team. P7

27:02

look like they're a little bit late to

27:03

waking up.

27:04

>> I'll tell you that's one way to start,

27:05

one way to absolutely set the tone as

27:08

Denz is able to get the three. Now an

27:10

opportunity for DK to show what he's

27:11

got. Lots of damage into a potential

27:13

double. Makes it easy for Aspect. Ethan

27:15

the cut off man. Follow up from Denza

27:17

off spawn try to contest this middle

27:19

portion of the map. And through the

27:20

first 30 seconds, this has been perfect

27:22

for a mid.

27:22

>> Yeah. And if you are P7 now, you are

27:24

forced to commit through the front. Only

27:25

30 seconds remaining. You don't want to

27:26

hit these long routes and potentially

27:28

flip these spawns. But it's Aspect

27:30

locating three. That's going to lead to

27:32

all four dead again. P7 got to make

27:34

tough decisions now. Are we going to

27:35

contest this final 20 cuz we obviously

27:37

don't want to give it up. But we need to

27:38

set up at the new HP as well.

27:40

>> Oh my goodness. I mean, we've seen Denza

27:43

snap, getting ready, get wild. He's

27:45

showing that he can still hanging at

27:47

this age, but behind that aspect and

27:49

Ethan are not just hanging. They're

27:52

taking over. DK's just soaking up the

27:54

hill. 71-7.

27:56

Thank you for the scrap time if you're

27:59

P7 towards but the rotation battle is

28:00

what's important and it initially starts

28:02

off with Eric getting to the hard point

28:03

but Johnny has to follow and P7 have the

28:05

numbers

28:05

>> and they also take care of Denza so now

28:07

some space to work with cuz you're

28:09

finding these kills if you are P7 and

28:11

you get a good chunk of time to keep

28:12

yourself into the mix at this HP SMG

28:16

starting to come alive two for one in

28:18

the trade fights not going to allow Omen

28:19

the advantage that they were looking for

28:21

but Denza's trying to set up on this

28:22

pinch over the top lots of damage in

28:25

gives the kill over to Johnny as Johnny

28:27

and now Snoopy are trying to hang in

28:29

from the front and Snoopy says, "Well,

28:32

you think you guys have any uh issues

28:33

with the SMG gameplay. Any questions? I

28:35

can handle it as well." Beans trying to

28:36

follow, but it's Denza with the final

28:38

double 20 seconds to fight for. Eric on

28:40

the pinch a little bit weak. Has to back

28:42

off. Value his life, but lots of damage

28:44

to DK. He wins a second battle that

28:45

allowed the rotation to start to come

28:46

through T7.

28:47

>> Yeah, that's big plays there from Eric.

28:49

Boom. Locates that double secures this

28:51

side of the map for his team to spawn in

28:53

that situation. % to be a little bit

28:55

sporadic, but keeping yourself in the

28:58

game. A 40point difference. You're

29:00

trying to get this rotation. You're

29:01

trying to change his P3 to P4. And now

29:03

it's all into the hands of Eric Boom. He

29:04

falls. Oh, they have the back spawn.

29:05

>> Yes, indeed they do. Plus, they get a

29:07

couple of SMGs to start to contest over

29:08

towards the front. Aspect will fall. So

29:10

will Ethan. Numbers now just down to

29:12

Denza. He's trying to play his life.

29:13

He's going to get one player to spawn up

29:15

with him. That's Aspect. He's able to

29:16

push off the play for the spawn flip,

29:18

but inside the hill. T7 have done the

29:20

dirty work. 38 seconds to fight for and

29:22

our team in yellow find themselves in

29:23

the hill. Yeah, that's a clean break and

29:24

now you have some trophies to

29:26

potentially to use here. Try to soak up

29:28

this final 30 seconds. Long route still

29:30

being hit from Omid. They want to get

29:32

this time. They want to try to get P7

29:34

out of it. But the only one that finds a

29:35

kill is going to be Ethan, but that's

29:37

good enough to at least secure the back

29:38

spawns for Omen. Great presence and

29:40

great patience from DK just getting a

29:42

couple of the tags. Wait for your SFGs

29:44

and then it's all action. Aid looking to

29:45

get past the 100 point threshold here

29:47

early. Johnny able to find a double.

29:48

Opens the door for maybe one last hit

29:50

for scrap time, but it's immediately

29:52

shut. DK still hanging. Snoopy up and

29:53

over. We'll get a couple of seconds, but

29:55

realistically it's not that much. So P7

29:57

going to have to set themselves up for a

29:59

P1 hold.

29:59

>> Yeah. Now, if you are P7, you're

30:01

thinking in the back of your mind, we

30:02

can't give up that P1 to P2 opportunity

30:04

again this time around. It's only going

30:06

to be easier cuz you have choke system

30:07

try to lock down this statue control

30:09

trades going back and forth. Eric Boom

30:11

and Snoopy though walking away with a

30:12

majority of them. And that's going to be

30:14

all for dead. Hard blocks going down.

30:16

This is a moment where P7 can get

30:17

themselves back in it.

30:18

>> Yeah, developing routes and

30:20

opportunities for Eric Boom on top of

30:21

that. Ethan opens up the hard point, but

30:23

here it comes. Boom. Boom. Able to find

30:25

himself. One plus damage onto another.

30:27

Should be enough for Stupid to find the

30:28

easy freebie, but loses track of DK in

30:30

the corner, who turns that into a huge

30:32

double. What a play from DK. AIT now

30:35

with number still fighting for the

30:36

hardpoint, but also simultaneously able

30:38

to scout out beans from the backside of

30:40

the P2 spawns. Brilliant moment for AIT.

30:42

>> And if you're on P7 now, you want to get

30:44

this P1 remaining 15 seconds and also

30:46

apply the pressure with chaining these

30:48

three kills together. You're going to

30:49

spawn two players from moment all the

30:51

way across the map. You need to win

30:52

these gun fights cuz you have the

30:54

advantage. But it's still Omit holding

30:56

it down. A 20point lead. They have the

30:58

spawn and they can only continue to

31:00

grow. P7 working on the break. Hardpoint

31:02

opens up and a couple of kills come

31:03

through from Eric. Boom. We jump on in

31:05

for our first listen in with P7.

31:06

>> Notorious.

31:12

I'll get

31:19

one shot. Nice.

31:25

Okay.

31:37

>> One shot. One shot.

31:43

One more. One more.

31:49

I'm hiding. I'm hiding. I'm hiding.

31:54

I'm telling you

31:59

again.

32:01

>> Take your time. Take your time.

32:02

>> Take your time now.

32:05

>> Take out guys. Take back.

32:09

I'm just waiting for

32:09

>> I think

32:20

we

32:27

look

32:33

two. Come on. There's one more word.

32:36

I don't see the tunnel for me.

32:42

>> Watching

32:45

nice

32:53

left.

32:55

>> They're banging. They're banging.

33:02

>> Go.

33:10

Rotate break. Rotate break. Rotate

33:12

break. It has been one layer, not a

33:14

second and a third for both these two

33:16

teams. And we have that tight back and

33:17

forth affair.

33:18

>> There's a little antsy for the

33:19

challenger squads on the main chase for

33:21

the first time. You still have

33:23

opportunities to take a deep breath and

33:25

lock it right back on in. And this is

33:26

what Omen are currently doing. 25

33:28

seconds uncontested. And look how much

33:31

layering they are creating. P7 are so

33:33

far away from this time by the time that

33:34

they get there. They're fighting for 15

33:36

seconds. We get one trade. Ethan the

33:38

next one up to find some damage. Pinch

33:39

kill feed though allows P7 notorious to

33:41

reset. Get some space to work with from

33:43

the front and then try to get this in

33:44

the scrap time break. 138 plays 181 and

33:47

it's DK and Denza to shut down the

33:49

entire play themselves. Amit cruising

33:52

towards that 200 point mark. A flawless

33:54

hold here to not blow the game wide open

33:55

once again. A 60-point lead for Omen

33:58

looking to potentially close it out in

34:00

this third set. You have a chance to do

34:01

it here at the P1. But you have to start

34:03

off with statue control. Aspects gets

34:05

the first. Beans and Johnny combined for

34:07

two, but it's a two- two split fight and

34:09

it's still Omen in the time. It's a big

34:10

one there from Beans on low health.

34:12

Clears out statue forces to either have

34:14

to hit up the staircase or take long

34:16

routes. Aid lands from Denza though.

34:18

That keeps the focus purely on the

34:19

front. Have they missed the window here?

34:21

As a mid tried to make the play around

34:22

the back. No one was watching that hit

34:23

whatsoever. Eric trying to clean things

34:25

up over from statute side. Gets the

34:26

first hit. Quite connected to the

34:27

second. Snoopy the last one left. able

34:29

to just keep the hard point in contest

34:31

and that allows P7 to come off spawn,

34:33

get right back in the hill.

34:34

>> Yeah, and they're not really focused on

34:35

maintaining blue side for now. You want

34:36

to get as much time as you possibly can.

34:39

Still 30 seconds here to fight for.

34:41

>> First kill goes to beams with the frag.

34:43

And if you are Omen, how much of a risk

34:44

are you going to take with this pressure

34:46

because you're going to send it over

34:47

towards statue. Johnny's going to make

34:48

you pay for two. And now it's all on DJ

34:50

to try to secure this side of the map.

34:52

And that's a big one-on-one at the

34:53

perfect time. Omen maintain blue control

34:55

>> with a little bit of scrap time also to

34:56

come into fruition as well. Well, Eric

34:58

can't quite lock down the shots. The

34:59

teammate essentially confirms his own

35:01

trade. Aspect holding the rotation from

35:03

E1. Pops up, finds Johnny for free, and

35:05

that's going to force T7 to take the

35:07

long route right into the winning arms

35:08

of DK who only is able to find damage.

35:10

Denza now the next one up in this

35:11

defense of the spot flick, but he's able

35:12

to take down two and keep him in inside

35:14

the time. Now, it's all on lock up the

35:16

clean for dead. You know where the

35:17

pressure is going to come in off the

35:18

respawn for P7. So, you're layering over

35:21

towards Statue Eaton. Another

35:23

multi-kill. Almost locates the third

35:25

onto Snoopy, but that's another wave

35:27

already shut down. P7 had to do a team

35:29

push for this final attack.

35:31

>> And it has to come from the front. They

35:32

don't have time to make the play around

35:33

the back. So now aspect is the next one

35:34

forward. He will find two. One v one.

35:36

Densa taking on Eric over the top. Not

35:38

quite going to happen. And Eric's double

35:40

will keep P7 into this map and likely to

35:43

see another hard point. Amit wanted to

35:44

put the pressure onto the scoreboard

35:45

though. Looking like they're setting up

35:46

for a break of this last scrap time.

35:48

Ethan route around the back. Beautifully

35:51

played. Mature routing that gets Emit

35:53

now close to the finish line.

35:54

>> Yeah, you can no longer win here. So,

35:55

you're going to race them over towards

35:56

the P3 and you're going to beat them to

35:58

the punch. P7 has to go. You have to win

36:01

these gun fights through tunnel. Snoopy

36:03

alongside his teammate gets the better

36:04

of dead. So, you're pushing Omid back.

36:06

You're keeping your life alive. All

36:08

right. Opportunity here. Last time we

36:10

were at P3. P7 got a little scattery.

36:12

Missed out of the play through tunnel.

36:14

This time around though, looking like

36:16

they want to kind of split the focus in

36:17

a two two hit. Aspect trying to work

36:19

with DK from the front. Ethan working

36:21

alongside the long route from Aspect or

36:24

pardon me from Denza who has made his

36:25

way over towards the godhead. He finds

36:27

Beans on that position. Last couple

36:28

members for P7 are just hanging from

36:30

inside the hard points. Newbie will get

36:32

you one but nothing more. DK now ironed

36:34

up and it's unbreakable. Not a chance to

36:36

get through it. Beans able to find the

36:38

nade, but P7 have to scramble. They have

36:40

to sprint and there's just too much to

36:42

work through. Amit are on the board

36:44

first.

36:49

a little antie in the beginning of that

36:50

game like you said it was break hold

36:53

break hold need the team really to lock

36:55

it up for free but then when you get to

36:58

the end of that second half what were

37:00

able to do at that P4 that basically

37:03

solidified that map number one it was a

37:05

flawless 60 hold P7 are thinking because

37:07

you heard it in the listening all right

37:09

make it scattered we have a players

37:10

watching the cross but in that final 5

37:12

to 10 seconds of P3 you heard Eric Boom

37:15

they are flooding they are flooding and

37:16

the only one there to try to contest

37:18

them is Johnny, he's overwhelmed with a

37:20

1v4 chance and just Omit doing the

37:24

fundamentals correctly. Even on a map

37:26

like Colossus where sometimes you don't

37:28

really have to think about the next

37:29

play, they were always thinking about

37:31

the next play and that's why they take

37:32

map number one.

37:33

>> Yeah. And just on top of that, I mean

37:34

the number of moments where we've had

37:36

even a minute on a break attempt still

37:39

working off of a 4v3. They're very quick

37:41

to put pressure on multiple points of

37:43

the map to make the setup for piece of

37:45

victorious feel very very feeble. So

37:47

great stuff for Mit. That's definitely

37:49

like marking the box and checking in the

37:51

boxes towards like this is what the CDL

37:53

teams do. This is how you maximize this

37:54

map and M were able to show that.

37:56

Whereas I think for P7 notorious a

37:58

couple of the missed chances. I'm going

37:59

back to that second P3. You've got full

38:01

spread. You've got players on blue side,

38:03

players on yellow side. Snoopy's in the

38:05

hill. He's the one responsible for

38:06

tunnel. Never scouts out the three-man

38:08

hit. And that's a huge break that really

38:10

kind of opens up the map here for a mid

38:12

to get back and take the lead in a very

38:14

convincing way. You just can't have

38:15

those situations go down when you're

38:17

creating all that space. You need to

38:18

guarantee that your cut is being watched

38:20

because as soon as you fall, especially

38:22

the player on the HP, that forces the

38:24

guys who are creating those layers to

38:26

back on up and potentially get bad

38:27

timing.

38:29

Just not super efficient. Was P7 off

38:31

those rotations, but still a long series

38:34

to go. Yeah, but a good start here. And

38:37

I think it just immediately gets set

38:39

right off the get-go. But if it's able

38:41

to just wipe P7 off the floor and

38:42

essentially three straight respawns

38:44

definitely puts that right into your

38:46

mind of who yeah these guys are coming

38:48

out hot. But I would say like

38:50

considering how mismanaged the first

38:52

rotation and a half was of hills for P7

38:54

notorious they kept it scrappy and

38:56

you're still finding individuals who are

38:58

making big plays to keep yourself in the

39:00

game. But we talk about this all the

39:01

time at a certain point get late into

39:03

the hard point. You have to be able to

39:04

rotate. You have to be able to hold on

39:06

that first break attempt. And P7 just

39:08

really weren't able to fully do that.

39:09

Yeah, they tried, man. They tried

39:10

everything they could on that second set

39:12

because when you go to the first set,

39:13

the P1 to P2 chain was way too much for

39:15

Omen. Then you go into the second set

39:17

and you write the wrongs there. You get

39:18

the P2 to finally go your way. You get

39:20

the kills off the rotation over towards

39:21

P3. But then the money hill at P4, that

39:24

is where you can't afford to die in

39:25

those final 10 seconds because you know

39:27

how impactful that hard point could be

39:29

on the map. And they obviously saw it.

39:31

They couldn't get a single second off of

39:32

it. Colossus could turn into a bit of a

39:33

blender. It's hard to keep track of

39:34

where everybody is at one particular

39:36

moment. and emit able to create just a

39:38

touch more chaos. Map number two, search

39:40

and destroy. Let's take a look into it a

39:42

little bit deeper. It's going to be

39:43

sake. And I will say, you know, we've

39:46

talked a lot about this map as it was

39:47

brought in towards the CDL took a while

39:49

for teams to figure it out. It'll be

39:51

interesting, I think, just to see what

39:52

the EU boys have in store for us because

39:54

it feels like kind of watching back over

39:55

how they played in Europe. They were

39:57

getting away with just being better.

39:58

Yeah. Like straight up individually

40:00

better. So now you have to kind of go

40:01

into this one fresh map. you haven't

40:03

played P7 notorious on it yet with how

40:05

good is the game planning to see if you

40:07

can keep your advantage and go up 2.

40:08

>> I think if you are myth though just the

40:10

way that you came out of that map

40:11

everyone with the game plan of pressure

40:13

that can lead to success here on Sake

40:16

Ethan is the multi-kill demon right now

40:18

alongside DK with that AR in hand just

40:20

keeping him safe. If you dominate bottom

40:22

pick you're basically going to take

40:24

Beans out of play because in search and

40:25

destroy he's at a 1.3 and the majority

40:28

of those rounds he loves to run the

40:29

sniper. On a map like Sake, that

40:31

pressure could be instantly in your

40:33

face. So you have to make good decisions

40:34

if you are Omen. Are we going to

40:35

challenge? Are we just going to invest

40:37

in smoking and just run at him? Those

40:39

are going to be the game deciding

40:40

decisions.

40:40

>> I like that call. Utility efficiency

40:43

often undersold in terms of how we

40:46

approach it on broadcast, but

40:47

increasingly important, especially on a

40:50

large map like sake. So here we go.

40:52

We'll load on in. See what will unfold.

40:55

Yeah, there we go. Thank you, Vegas. I

40:58

hear you up there in the rafters. ICU.

41:00

It's pretty early, man. I'll say.

41:03

>> And this is what you're talking about

41:04

though, Jay. Talking about KD leaders.

41:06

It's a 1.3 overall, but this is a silly

41:08

number. 2.3 in the search for Ethan.

41:10

Come on.

41:11

>> 77% chance at getting that first blood.

41:14

>> That is unreal. He's basically going out

41:17

there and guaranteeing his ones. And

41:18

look at this initial play call from Omi.

41:20

You're not expecting a triple push

41:22

through Rock for the first blood.

41:23

>> And Johnny sitting here like, "Wait, no,

41:24

no, no, they didn't. There's no way they

41:26

just hard hit through Rock like that."

41:28

Beans will get you one back, but the

41:30

round is getting a little out of hand.

41:31

It's now just down to Beans. He would

41:33

have to go 1 v3 for the ace and he's got

41:36

no bomb and zero map to work with. Yeah,

41:38

he can just jump right by him through

41:40

the window.

41:41

>> So now with 50 seconds left to go, Beans

41:43

left to try to clutch this one up. He's

41:45

going to gather information onto the

41:47

first shots onto the second. And now the

41:49

double chow is going to come in. Good

41:51

enough for Omit to dominate the first

41:53

round.

41:53

>> What a mind game that opening round

41:55

setup is right there for Omit. I've

41:57

never seen that play call to start off.

41:59

>> Not a single time, bro.

42:01

>> Is that just good scouting? You just

42:03

knowing that T7's just not gonna even

42:04

look at rock or is it just brazen and

42:06

bold young guns saying, "We don't care.

42:07

We're just going to do what we want to

42:08

do."

42:08

>> Yeah, they probably just sat there and

42:10

saw every team that's ever played Sake.

42:12

And to start off the map, it's usually

42:13

about mid map control. Openings at Rock

42:16

are never going to be covered, so they

42:18

take full advantage of it. A perfect

42:20

play call there to start off the map the

42:23

way that you want. Ethan locates three.

42:25

His SND KD only continues to improve.

42:29

>> Stupid numbers.

42:30

>> Bit now on the attack.

42:33

>> Small show of aggression through the A

42:35

side of that from P7's defense in

42:36

towards bottom pit. And now through it.

42:40

DK backing up trying to hold everyone

42:43

back as the bomb gets planted at B.

42:44

Forced to hand to P7 as Ethan takes a

42:46

lot of damage from going to be now

42:47

activated through. Elevator finds one.

42:49

Aspect trying to follow up to keep this

42:50

play safe, but he's the last one left.

42:52

He's tagged and he will be finished by

42:55

Eric behind.

42:57

Perfect pressure there from P7 to have

42:59

that response. You take bottom pick. See

43:02

that Omen are committing on this early

43:03

bomb plant and with Beans just scouting

43:06

through top mid. Throws his shoulders,

43:08

connects on a frag, and then gives the

43:10

comp to Snoopy. That is your time to go.

43:12

That is your window. He flies on up

43:14

through the elevator shaft, pops a

43:16

double while Johnny on the pitch finds

43:18

one.

43:19

>> Perfect retake from P7. It's tied again.

43:23

And a little show of aggression for now

43:25

to have to consider when they get the

43:26

attack next.

43:27

>> This is what sake is all about, man.

43:29

Who's going to be the aggressors in

43:30

towards bottom pit to set that pacing to

43:32

take away all that map early?

43:33

>> It's mental chess, a little bit of

43:35

conditioning.

43:38

>> What does Emit want to throw out in

43:39

their playbook here on this second

43:40

defense? And more importantly, does P7

43:43

come out and throw a couple of nades

43:44

here? Yeah, they No, they said they're

43:45

going to have beat sniping this angle to

43:47

start. Quick aggression down through the

43:49

bar. Eric trouble here. only able to

43:51

find a little bit of damage and he

43:52

trades as Be swaps back over the M15.

43:54

Help from Johnny not fully there. Denzo

43:55

comes away with two. Snoopy will drop

43:57

and everyone knows that Be's playing

43:59

back at the spawn or Oh, now they do.

44:01

Wait for a little bit of help. There's

44:02

the tags. There's the finish. Flawless

44:04

round. Just fourman push from Omen.

44:07

You try to make the adjustments for P7.

44:09

You're expecting potentially another

44:10

rock push through, but no one takes

44:13

space up through the middle of the map.

44:17

All of Hom just run it down off the bar

44:19

line. Fly with the NPCs.

44:22

Denzel, the oldest player on the line of

44:25

the vet for this team, said screw it,

44:27

I'm going to be the bait. And he finds a

44:29

double to start that one off. Teamwork

44:32

right now at Omen. Next to none.

44:35

>> Defense for both teams looking really

44:36

convincing. And this is again what we

44:39

were kind of leaning in towards. One of

44:41

the biggest issues that teams have had

44:42

with this map when it was first

44:43

introduced is what do we do offensively?

44:45

Still the question. Very similar

44:47

breakoff here for P7's defense

44:49

throughway in towards pit. This time

44:51

being contested as DK's up to hold over

44:52

towards the bridge and help find Johnny

44:55

for the first blood. And now Snoop is in

44:57

a bit of trouble. He's got to deactivate

44:58

to try to make a play to get this thing

45:00

back. And he will find Aspect down low.

45:01

He's still now a 3v3. Ethan is taking so

45:04

much space on the opposite side of the

45:06

map. He's not able to get out though.

45:08

This is still in a 2v2. A minute left to

45:09

go. Denza might be running into a

45:11

wildfire.

45:14

Knife out. shots through, but Snoopy

45:16

just the bomb.

45:17

>> Yeah,

45:18

>> too much of a position of control behind

45:19

that rock.

45:21

>> And the bomb down as you call makes this

45:23

very difficult for DK in a 1v2.

45:25

>> He saw both though.

45:25

>> I think he did. Yeah, there's

45:28

confirmation onto one.

45:31

There's confirmation on to.

45:34

But you still have to work through it

45:35

regardless. You can't just avoid. You

45:36

have to take this fight.

45:37

>> Yeah, because the bomb is all the way on

45:38

the opposite side of the map. So, you're

45:39

not going to stand a chance in thinking

45:41

about the objective. Has to be strictly

45:42

Gunny. Only 33 bullets left in the M15.

45:46

>> Got to choose when you're going to jin

45:49

up.

45:49

>> They both fly up.

45:52

>> DK, you're thinking he's going to stand

45:55

no chance in that round. The bomb is all

45:58

the way across the map. We don't

45:59

realistically even have to force that j.

46:02

But you go for it. You set up the 3 2 1

46:04

go. And DK takes the space on the

46:08

opposite. You line him up and they get

46:11

their first off offense off of DK

46:14

pulling off a miraculous clutch.

46:15

>> I cannot believe that both defenders

46:19

give up their shoulders.

46:20

>> It's unacceptable, man.

46:23

What do we There's no need to chow there

46:27

and a critical error gets absolutely

46:29

punished. DK now on four. Feels like a

46:32

must-win round here for P7 Notorious,

46:33

but DK's not done. He's able to get

46:34

himself another double. Johnny Tag still

46:37

surviving through the smoke and Bean's

46:38

able to push off the follow up hit

46:39

through pit.

46:41

DK's on six in a row.

46:42

>> Yep.

46:44

Very close to earning himself a hell

46:45

storm.

46:48

Just aggression for right now for Omen.

46:50

And it's causing so many issues for P7.

46:53

30 seconds wiped away. Bomb's going to

46:56

be down towards top middle and neither

46:57

player from Omen are taking any risk.

46:59

>> No.

47:01

>> Why not just use the bomb sites as your

47:03

next alarm system? Here comes the slide

47:05

out. Beans able to find one. They know

47:07

Denza's also here. And that's a call for

47:09

Johnny to rewrap this over towards Rock

47:12

and I would assume hit the window to

47:15

plant B. But instead, they're going to

47:16

try to play for the contact here on

47:17

Denza. Pops up and Johnny's right there

47:19

waiting for him. Much needed round comes

47:21

through for P7. And they just slow it

47:22

down. Thankfully, Johnny was able to get

47:25

through that aggressive play through top

47:26

mid. He finds their one kill over

47:29

towards their side of the lobby and then

47:31

retracts back towards beans to keep him

47:33

alive and force the 2v2.

47:35

You were thinking it no need to do

47:37

anything extra. You have it all covered.

47:39

You have to force B7 to get the bomb

47:40

planted, but you overextend just a

47:43

little bit to try to get some more

47:44

information in the back of their spawn.

47:46

Beans locates the first. Then they find

47:49

the final kill to stop the bleeding.

47:55

Next approach for mid on the way.

47:58

Different look here for P7. 22 split

48:00

with focus largely over towards the bar.

48:03

Lots of brief fire. Nades being tossed

48:05

out, but have taken a bit of patience in

48:07

play. Backed up now. An opportunity to

48:08

collect on towards the information. They

48:10

found Eric be the first one to fall.

48:12

Ethan pops up. Helps out his team to DK

48:14

and it'll be a 4v2. Bomb going to get

48:16

planted. No problem.

48:16

>> So good out of to adapt instantly once

48:20

that pressure starts to pounce through

48:21

the middle of the map. It's now a 4v2.

48:24

We already have info now on to Johnny.

48:26

Keep on selling out the timing. If you

48:28

have a player like DK, you might as well

48:29

commit for the ego finds another kill on

48:32

the map sitting at 9 and two and Om keep

48:35

that two round lead.

48:36

>> Yeah, and more importantly again with

48:38

that little follow up in the previous

48:40

round notorious I say you know must win

48:43

round right there because the first

48:44

blood battle has not been going very

48:45

well for them. Eric's been flooded for

48:47

the six rounds to this point. So, that's

48:49

something that's going to need to change

48:50

here if you're a P7 notorious looking to

48:52

change the narrative of how this search

48:54

has gone because even though it's still

48:55

a two- round game, it feels like Emit's

48:57

really, you know, in firm control of how

48:59

the map's being played. Yeah, you're

49:00

just giving them a lot of early

49:01

advantages. Need to start winning those

49:03

one-on- ones. It's not putting your team

49:04

in 4v3s.

49:07

Still have time to turn it around.

49:09

Be with the snip in hand. Watching the

49:12

AoE through Rock going to swap at the

49:14

right time and potentially catch a

49:15

shoulder to spot out Denza. That's a

49:18

little bit of information gain. Now you

49:19

can potentially work through top mid and

49:20

the stun doesn't hit. So beans will be

49:22

maybe a little bit second guessing if

49:23

there's really much of a battle to be

49:24

had there. Nate deleted by a trophy

49:28

allows the slide out JS and checks from

49:30

Ethan to exist and Eric is just trying

49:33

to slink forward. I thought he maybe

49:35

thought Beans was watching over the top

49:36

of him. Not the case. Aspect follows up

49:38

behind that for two and Beans who's

49:40

tagged is going to get chased down. able

49:43

to win the first one for what have to be

49:44

a 1v4, but tucking yourself into a

49:47

corner, nowhere to go. No problem of it.

49:49

52 up. Man, these guys are dangerous,

49:52

man.

49:52

>> Yeah,

49:54

they have different play calls in every

49:56

single round. All right, we're going to

49:57

be the aggressors this time, but this

49:59

time we're just going to guarantee our

50:00

space. But the fact that you're trying

50:02

to play hideand go seek or at least the

50:03

active surprise around that B bombite

50:05

with Ethan as the SMG. So much movement

50:09

catches the timing on the Eric. Boom.

50:11

That basically solidifies around right

50:12

there. So

50:14

>> P7 playing a little bit nervous in some

50:16

of their offensive rounds and it's

50:17

costing them.

50:17

>> Yeah, that felt like a little bit of a

50:18

miscom right there where you don't often

50:20

see someone with the bomb slinking up

50:22

towards the bomb site and not having an

50:25

AR watching over the top of them,

50:27

especially knowing the trophy system is

50:28

going to keep him safe from utility.

50:31

Another possible mistake punished by the

50:34

sniper down. DK holding the long route

50:36

over towards A. This has been a medium

50:38

for P7 that they've used often on this

50:40

defense and now it's starting to be

50:41

adjusted to Snoopy in trouble. Falls

50:44

being able to get one back, but it's a

50:45

3v2 for it.

50:47

>> Shadow trying to just get together, but

50:49

Eric Boom is able to still force a

50:51

one-on-one. Still going to be weak from

50:53

that gun fight. So, Dens is going to

50:54

clean him up.

50:56

>> Now, it's all left up to beads to

50:58

potentially keep this map alive.

51:00

>> One v2. Plenty of time in the clock here

51:02

for a mid to just kind of use to do

51:04

whatever they want with.

51:07

Obviously, the focus is trying to clear

51:09

out potentially a post plant location

51:10

here at P2.

51:13

Beans is going to wait for the bomb to

51:14

be planted. If it ends up being at B,

51:16

you'll have a real good chance of

51:17

finding an exit, maybe being able to

51:19

clutch this one up quickly. Yeah, the

51:21

more time that you waste, it's more

51:23

beneficial for Beans.

51:25

>> So, he's able to spot out the players

51:27

working outside of the warehouse and

51:29

he's going to back him down for now. You

51:30

know, the pond is going to also be

51:31

planted, but he's not able to finish the

51:33

kills.

51:35

Om close out the search and destroy. Go

51:38

up 20 in the series,

51:42

and they are just outclassing P7 right

51:44

now.

51:45

>> Yep. I I mean, it's just in this search

51:48

to destroy.

51:50

Absolutely. The amount of flawless

51:51

rounds they put together, it's palpable.

51:53

The first blood is what really stirred

51:54

it all, though. I'll tell you that much.

51:56

Eric falls five times as the first death

51:59

in an eight round game. It's seven first

52:01

bloods to emit. So off the rip, game

52:03

plan, perfect setup, perfect. On the

52:06

flip side, you combine that level of

52:09

maturity preparation with the

52:12

fundamentals that were showcased on the

52:14

macro level on the hardpoint and all of

52:15

a sudden what we thought was going to be

52:16

a really tight game between possible

52:18

adversaries is turning into a mid

52:19

runaway. And that's what we talked about

52:21

before this map started. How impactful

52:23

beans could have potentially been with

52:25

that sniper rifle and how we're going to

52:27

prepare for that. Whenever P7 are

52:29

finally success in search and destroy,

52:31

it's usually off of what Benjamin Beans

52:33

can do in that first blood category. But

52:35

said, "We don't care what weapon you're

52:37

running. We're just going to run it down

52:38

as a collective four." and they had so

52:41

many different strats that if I'm any of

52:43

the pro teams potentially optic or phase

52:45

and you're going to play soccer today, I

52:47

would watch that because there was a lot

52:48

of play calls that were just unexpected.

52:51

>> Yeah, starting with the first and

52:52

foremost defense threeman hit through

52:54

rock not something you see all that

52:55

often. To be fair, there's reasons for

52:57

that. Stuns and nes are pretty much a

52:58

guarantee and often you're going to see

52:59

an offense at least throw something that

53:01

direction, but not the case in that

53:03

opening round and it just felt like from

53:05

there on out just held the mental edge

53:07

through and through. 20 the count very

53:10

quickly as we now start to look in

53:12

towards the overload. It's just been

53:14

tough because you look at the entirety

53:16

of what this run has been for it.

53:18

They've only dropped one map and it was

53:19

a hard point that we might see obviously

53:20

in map number four. So, so far so good.

53:23

Emit 20 up. We're going to head to a

53:24

break. It'll be dead for the overload.

53:26

We come back. Don't go anywhere.

53:48

But that's how it go.

53:59

Bring me free

54:18

things are going

54:24

to

54:26

my words.

54:29

Hey

54:57

here.

55:04

glory isn't given.

55:09

>> What did we just see?

55:11

>> Easy.

55:13

>> Trying to avoid

55:16

another silver medal.

55:19

>> This is my time to go.

55:21

>> We wait, we push, we win.

55:24

>> Backto back champs.

55:26

>> Oh my god. Unbelievable. Out of nowhere.

55:29

>> Unbelievable.

55:34

>> It's history in the making.

55:39

>> Oh my god.

55:43

>> Oh, the champions of the world.

55:47

>> Oh my god. Oh my god.

55:57

Let's find out who's built for the big

56:00

save. Ready to dive in four and Snoopy

56:06

but Hydra with the switch Impossible.

56:08

He's making top

56:10

happy

56:15

dominance

56:17

on the grandest stage.

56:24

EWC right around the corner. Both these

56:27

two teams guarantee a spot. Also, Team

56:29

Roar at their third place finish. Shout

56:32

out Mr. Kevin Vardardo back in the mix.

56:34

And then of course one more spot that

56:36

would be decided by a top eight LCQ. But

56:39

for right now, the immediate moment, it

56:41

feels like the stage may be a little bit

56:43

too bright for our former CDL pros cuz

56:45

it's a 2 to the Young Guns plus Denza. I

56:47

don't mean to do dirty Denza, but come

56:48

on. They've been playing for two

56:49

decades. Now an opportunity to

56:51

completely wipe the floor. If they can

56:54

come out and dominate this overload, we

56:56

could be looking at a complete mental

56:57

breakdown again for P7 notorious, which

56:59

is something that has faced them a lot

57:00

at major championships.

57:02

>> Yeah, because you already played them on

57:03

this map. So far, we saw what happened

57:05

in that map number one. It was the map

57:06

number four in that series yesterday. It

57:08

was not as dominant of a score line as

57:10

it was, but you still got the W. And

57:12

this time around, you dominate the

57:13

search and destroy. So, you have all the

57:15

momentum. You have the heavy advantage.

57:17

You understand what this team is going

57:18

to bring here on Den Overload. And if

57:20

they can't trade Ethan, if they can't

57:21

trade DK, it's probably going to end at

57:23

four.

57:23

>> It very well may. These guys are

57:24

shooting. But more young guns on the

57:26

way. Again, shout out team war. This is

57:28

a squad that we really weren't 100% sure

57:31

what we were going to get out of them

57:32

because Flames been to the league prior.

57:35

Really fun POV to watch, but finds a way

57:38

after a very poor season placement wise,

57:41

not able to find himself a team. He gets

57:43

icons Nemi and Vicramana squad and they

57:46

have surprised everybody in North

57:48

America. Kev takes a chance on these

57:51

four and it pays out in a major way. And

57:53

I'll tell you, Ja is looking like he's

57:56

looking like him, dude. He's nasty. Now,

57:58

it's crazy to see that turnaround from

57:59

that squad because I remember when they

58:01

qualify for Elite Stage Four. They were

58:03

torn esports at the time. They were the

58:05

last seated team to go through. They go

58:07

flawless in the groups to get all the

58:09

way to the grand finals. You fall short

58:11

there and get second, but then you go to

58:13

the LCQ and you dominate everyone. We

58:15

were able to have an interview after

58:16

that. And he told us, he said, "We're

58:18

the best team in challenges. We're going

58:19

to showcase it and at least putting

58:21

yourself in position to now compete at

58:23

EWC." Big shout out to team more but

58:25

also coming back into the league.

58:27

>> Absolutely the case.

58:29

>> Lots of double up uh representation as

58:31

well here from some of our challengers

58:32

orgs when we eventually get to EWC. And

58:35

it's just really fun I think because

58:36

like this is just kind of a consularary

58:38

conversation right now kind of off to

58:40

the side of what we're dealing with. But

58:41

knowing as a challengers player that you

58:43

have EWC at the end of the year, I have

58:46

to figure that once again from last year

58:48

to this year some of our challengers

58:50

teams are going to make it through

58:52

groups. not just beat CDL teams but make

58:54

it through groups like we saw last year

58:55

>> and we probably watching one of them

58:57

right now on the main stage

58:59

>> this lineup when when they were in the

59:01

pro they were put in such optics group

59:03

they were able to also take a map and

59:05

yep really give them a run for their

59:06

money

59:08

>> but just now to see them in this form

59:10

they had been dominating the last two to

59:11

three months of challenges on the EU

59:13

side they hoisted the E elite EU stage 4

59:18

trophy

59:20

they won the Paris

59:22

team right now. Yeah, extremely hot.

59:24

>> They're hot.

59:26

>> Tell you what, man. We talk about a lot

59:28

of teams, a lot of orgs that could find

59:29

their way into the league or beat CDL

59:31

teams.

59:32

>> My guy Rafie needs a call. Always this

59:35

guy

59:36

>> since putting a mid names out in the

59:37

field. Like we said, it's been three now

59:40

four straight years of making it to the

59:42

Challengers grand finals. He's won two

59:44

of them and he's well on track to

59:46

cleaning up potentially a third. Rafie,

59:48

you might be him. No, you're not. It

59:50

might be. you are him. Take a look at

59:51

the overloads here so far through

59:53

challengers finals. And it's not just

59:55

five straight wins, it's five straight

59:56

dominating wins.

59:59

So, can they make it a sixth? They're

1:00:01

going to spawn in on the preferred side

1:00:03

here on Den. P7 need to answer the call

1:00:07

in the slaying department. We need to

1:00:08

start putting oursel in advantages early

1:00:10

on into the map. And it's Johnny already

1:00:12

with connect to control. And look at how

1:00:14

fast Eric is trying to get, but he gets

1:00:16

caught by Densa. And this is where can

1:00:18

set up this counter. That's just such a

1:00:20

nice little scale up moment from Aspect

1:00:22

kind of slips the net after P7 find the

1:00:24

first blood and what looked to be a good

1:00:26

breakoff for P7 immediately gets

1:00:28

countered. Aspect now to the AR. Nice

1:00:30

shot but can't quite finish off Johnny.

1:00:32

Back and forth we go. EMP still on the

1:00:34

ground and P7 just need to maintain mid

1:00:36

cuz they lost connector. So

1:00:38

just can't allow to retrieve this EMP

1:00:41

potentially get out. Johnny with a

1:00:43

perfect corner. Locates a double.

1:00:45

Continues to stall out this play. But DK

1:00:47

on the opposite end is starting to play

1:00:49

for these spawn kills.

1:00:50

>> Oh, but look at the spawners. They come

1:00:51

up from B trying to make a play over

1:00:52

towards Dojo. And all of a sudden you're

1:00:53

going to get a reap over towards A. It's

1:00:55

going to be a foot race. Eric going to

1:00:56

be helping. Shot do come through. Ethan

1:00:58

now the last trying to hold. He's able

1:00:59

to win the gunfight. He needs to. Snoopy

1:01:01

not tagged by the sept. Follow up from

1:01:03

dead though is there and beans can only

1:01:05

do so much through couches. Good defense

1:01:07

for it. Now that's all four dead start

1:01:10

to push forward up on the map.

1:01:12

going to work it up the rooftops. You

1:01:14

take care of the pinch player and Johnny

1:01:16

and that frag also connects. But now

1:01:18

your only lead blocker is going to be

1:01:19

Ethan. He is extremely capable of

1:01:21

finding multi kills but Snoopy gets the

1:01:22

better of him.

1:01:23

>> But I love this from a bit because even

1:01:24

though you do get that forward play from

1:01:26

Ethan simultaneously you're getting out

1:01:28

to open up from aspect. This feels very

1:01:30

opticesque when they play this map and

1:01:32

that's going to lead to a score. Den's

1:01:33

able to get it through Den. How about

1:01:35

Aspect on five in a row. Ethan still

1:01:38

keeping the pedal down at middle but

1:01:39

Snoopy clears the field over through

1:01:40

Dojo. Now you got to push through dojo

1:01:42

if you are P7

1:01:44

cuz mid map is currently in the hands of

1:01:46

Omen. You also have players like DK

1:01:48

volume in his life on the opposite side

1:01:50

already finding two kills to go their

1:01:52

way. Effective trade from Eric Bman now

1:01:54

Johnny that's going to be three of that

1:01:55

only player in front of him is going to

1:01:56

be Denza. All four this should lead to a

1:01:58

cap but the only player that's going to

1:02:00

craft the EMP is going to be is going to

1:02:02

be. And now Omen have a chance to get

1:02:03

back

1:02:04

>> trying to throw shoulders as Eric. Boom.

1:02:05

Here come three of it. Players on the

1:02:06

defense aspect Ethan find the first two.

1:02:08

Snoopy will drop it.

1:02:10

I get it because you feel like you're

1:02:12

not in a position to go backwards to

1:02:14

grab the EMP, but knowing your spawners

1:02:15

are so far away, you need to reflect on

1:02:18

that and go back and get the OBJ without

1:02:20

a doubt because you get all four kills

1:02:21

at the same exact time. So, it's 5

1:02:23

seconds. So, everyone is coming off the

1:02:24

respawn.

1:02:26

>> Just with your teammates so far out of

1:02:28

the play, it turns into a counter here

1:02:30

for Omid

1:02:31

>> slaying too much. Denza on three in a

1:02:33

row. Reset over at Rooftops. And look at

1:02:36

how far the spawns are for B7. Oh, and

1:02:38

Denza, who's been the mule for this EMP,

1:02:41

puts himself on a little spree on the

1:02:42

exit. He earns the health storm in the

1:02:44

immediate relay behind through roofs.

1:02:46

It's happening faster than we can call

1:02:48

it. P7 need to slow the game down, but

1:02:51

they're not allowed to. DK with a huge

1:02:53

double and the EMP resets back to mid.

1:02:55

>> Yeah, we need to start winning some damn

1:02:57

fights. This is getting out of hand.

1:02:58

This is looking disgusting right now out

1:03:00

of Omen.

1:03:02

Potentially an opportunity here though 4

1:03:04

P7. Three kills go their way. your pinch

1:03:07

players a little bit too fast. So you

1:03:09

give up that first blood and now Omen in

1:03:11

the 4v3 are setting up the pinch. DK

1:03:13

able to earn the trophy but Eric's

1:03:14

already done the damage to the opening

1:03:15

to DK to drop flank trying to get their

1:03:18

EMP carrier will fall but the kill from

1:03:20

Beans will allow a quick grab and score

1:03:22

P7 on the board. Now how long can they

1:03:24

keep this map control? Because Johnny is

1:03:26

now into the mix for these spawn kills.

1:03:28

Him alongside Beans already find the

1:03:30

initial two. That's going to be another

1:03:31

three and make it all four dead. It's

1:03:34

looking like P7 are going to come to

1:03:35

life at the right time. Score number two

1:03:37

is on the board. Minute 15 left to go.

1:03:40

The Beats is on four with a score. He

1:03:42

may have a helltorm to counter as keeps

1:03:44

the play alive through rooftops. He's on

1:03:46

four in a row. Beats not quite over to

1:03:47

the kill streak. Very close. That kill

1:03:49

will do it. Nice shots from Beads. 10

1:03:51

and 10. EMP still over towards roost.

1:03:54

Long route from Denzel and he's by

1:03:55

himself and he loses the gunfight. Now

1:03:57

it's about collecting and trying to

1:03:58

score to get this to a quick tie game.

1:04:00

>> If you are we cannot continue to play

1:04:02

like this. We had to keep our foot on

1:04:04

the gas cuz you are allowing P7 to just

1:04:06

run all over you. Three kills go down

1:04:09

though and the SEX is good enough to get

1:04:10

the goal line stop.

1:04:12

>> 40 seconds left to go. Players like DK

1:04:16

already creating space but Eric Boom

1:04:17

controlling mid map. You're forcing Omid

1:04:19

to take a longer route if they want to.

1:04:21

Big win keeps the dojo presence pushed

1:04:23

back to potentially set up Eric Boom on

1:04:25

the long route through mid. Finds the

1:04:27

first tagged up can't get away. Snoopy

1:04:28

now pushing over towards B. forces a bit

1:04:30

to have to try to escape over towards

1:04:32

Roose.

1:04:32

>> Yeah, this play.

1:04:33

>> They've got a lot of space to work with,

1:04:34

but Eric will be up. Has a trophy. Could

1:04:36

get the defense set up for the extra

1:04:38

time if they need it. Yeah, is just

1:04:39

thinking, "All right, final 15 seconds.

1:04:41

We want to be the team with the last

1:04:42

attempt at a score, but they might not

1:04:45

have that decision now anymore. P7 get

1:04:48

all four dead. They're going to try to

1:04:49

commit this at least to rooftop. So, or

1:04:51

at least draw Johnny on this side of the

1:04:52

map to keep Omid on this side of the map

1:04:54

while Snoopy creates space. Snoop. No,

1:04:56

not able to get the first win. Just down

1:04:58

to beans.

1:04:59

>> Team kills come through. It's a 1 v one,

1:05:01

but the pistol shots are not going to

1:05:03

land. We'll exit the half at a 3-2

1:05:05

count. Brilliant bounce back at the

1:05:07

bottom of the half there for P7.

1:05:09

>> Yeah, way to come to life, man. Because

1:05:10

Omen, first two minutes, already had

1:05:12

three scores. You're thinking this one

1:05:14

is potentially going to be done and

1:05:15

dusted, but you whip out the extra MPCs.

1:05:18

We start winning gunfights. We start

1:05:20

getting multi-kills. And it's a perfect

1:05:22

time to spring to life. If you are P7,

1:05:25

you do not want to go down 03. But you

1:05:27

were able to manage on the bad side only

1:05:29

going down by one. Now you know on this

1:05:32

second half Omen are probably going to

1:05:34

slow down their aggression and if you

1:05:36

are P7, you need to capitalize and share

1:05:37

a pressure. Yeah, absolutely the case.

1:05:39

Just it's kind of like the opening hard

1:05:40

point was just cannot afford to come out

1:05:42

slow in the top of the second.

1:05:45

So good bounce back through being able

1:05:47

to earn that helltorm is crucial towards

1:05:49

going resource for resource. Just about

1:05:52

execution it feels like right now. So

1:05:54

here we go. Breakoff. All eight players

1:05:55

flooding over towards mid. Actually,

1:05:57

pardon me, not all eight. Dens is going

1:05:58

to work on the early route through

1:05:59

rooftops. And as long as a bit just

1:06:01

don't get wiped here. He should have a

1:06:02

chance to try to follow up on this play.

1:06:04

Couple of tags are in. Beans trying to

1:06:06

respond to it. And it's a big win for

1:06:07

Beans, but Ethan off the respawn. Keep

1:06:09

the MP neutral.

1:06:10

>> Yeah, that's all you want to do is just

1:06:11

keep it dead center of the map. But

1:06:12

>> once Ethan falls, you don't retrieve it.

1:06:14

If you are boom, but it's still Snoopy

1:06:17

slaying them to bit. Snoopy low cage

1:06:19

three. Beans is going to invest this

1:06:20

helltorm realistically. It's not going

1:06:22

to really do anything because they are

1:06:24

slaying them with the Gunny. P7 tie the

1:06:26

game.

1:06:26

>> But this is the big thing about it is

1:06:28

you know where the spawns are now.

1:06:29

Counter is going to come through from

1:06:31

Denza. But Johnny is still making a mess

1:06:33

of pillars. EMP has not activated yet.

1:06:37

Eric able to dodge the helltorm, but

1:06:39

Johnny the lead blocker has fallen and

1:06:41

we'll just kind of reset and play back

1:06:43

through mid.

1:06:45

There's trying to dance with this EMP.

1:06:47

Beans locates a double through bottom

1:06:48

mid. And now this is going to force Omen

1:06:50

to rotate over towards P. But now you

1:06:52

know the play's on the opposite side and

1:06:54

this is where you have to wait for

1:06:54

Johnny on this pinch. He's able to find

1:06:57

two. Beans from the front finds a third.

1:06:58

They're just looking for the last guy

1:07:00

and P7 are going to be able to take the

1:07:02

lead. I love this patient play though.

1:07:04

Allow your teammates to get over towards

1:07:06

rooftop before you get this gap.

1:07:07

>> Careful though. Don't want to lose your

1:07:08

life here. Eric was low.

1:07:10

>> But being seven in a row looking for the

1:07:12

pistol. Oh my goodness. 25 and 13 and

1:07:15

he's going to find kill number nine. One

1:07:17

more off the reload. Baby, no. DK able

1:07:20

to shut down the spree. But the combo of

1:07:23

Eric Boom and Beans, Biggie Smalls in

1:07:25

the house right now for P7 to Taus as

1:07:27

they take the lead. You know, Foles is

1:07:29

always going to be on one and he's

1:07:31

always going to provide the energy for

1:07:32

the squad. So, I can even hear him

1:07:34

roaring from the pain stage. 3 minutes

1:07:37

left to go here on the half. OM

1:07:39

currently in control of the EMP and

1:07:41

don't want to fight so many waves here

1:07:43

at rooftops. He's trying to draw the

1:07:45

attention on the opposite side, but Eric

1:07:47

Boo finding a double. Now we're forced

1:07:48

to commit on this road.

1:07:49

>> And when you see Eric Boon playing with

1:07:51

this type of confidence, that's when you

1:07:52

start to say, "Yep, I get it." This is

1:07:54

why teams have invested in towards

1:07:57

potentially giving him a chance in the

1:07:58

CDL.

1:08:00

25 and 14. Beans right above him at 26

1:08:04

and 15. Here he goes trying to get

1:08:07

active with the M15. tagged up and over

1:08:09

aspect to turn that into a double. Eric

1:08:11

in some trouble but still able to find

1:08:13

two holes but DK he's got a window but

1:08:16

can't quite find a way through it. Ethan

1:08:18

trying to follow able to catch Snoop out

1:08:20

with a nade has tags to Johnny but EMP

1:08:22

will move a little bit further away now.

1:08:23

Ethan is just trying to finesse you know

1:08:25

he's surrounded by P7 players

1:08:27

potentially could just apply the

1:08:28

pressure and force him to be in an

1:08:29

uncomfortable position because now

1:08:31

you're going to turn it into a counter

1:08:32

aspect with the double get the tying

1:08:35

score. 2 minutes left to go. We have

1:08:36

seen some undeniable doubles from

1:08:38

everyone in the server.

1:08:40

>> And Ethan, who's had a little bit of a

1:08:42

slower than usual overload, is now

1:08:43

putting the pressure on to see if a

1:08:44

relay could come through. Densa right in

1:08:47

front of him. And there we go. Another

1:08:48

two kills come through. It's just when

1:08:50

you thought P7 to Torres were in

1:08:51

takeover mode. It's going to be a lead

1:08:53

with 2 minutes on the clock for a bit.

1:08:54

It's not even like OM are out slaying

1:08:57

actually getting outslayed and still

1:08:58

winning this game. So the objective

1:09:00

focus from Omen is stellar. A minute 45

1:09:04

left to go. They are still trapping P7

1:09:07

in their spawn. Only one alive is

1:09:09

Johnny. He falls and that is three

1:09:11

scores in a row for to now be up too.

1:09:13

>> And the patience here. You could stay

1:09:15

here for an eternity. If you're Ethan,

1:09:16

you will find the score. Den able to win

1:09:18

over towards Garage. He's close to a

1:09:19

helltorm. I feel like everyone in their

1:09:20

mom has earned one in this map. Johnny

1:09:22

and Snoop able to find a little bit of

1:09:23

rooftop control with those kills in the

1:09:24

kill feed. Denza still working for that

1:09:26

last bit. He will get an assist to get

1:09:28

another helltorm. We did see one get

1:09:30

called in for P7 notorious. So they're

1:09:32

down to one of their own. Minute 15.

1:09:34

two-point game and it's a mid

1:09:35

controlling the map and it doesn't

1:09:37

matter what Snoopy is doing behind enemy

1:09:39

lines because his teammates can't

1:09:40

breathe off of the respawn. You

1:09:42

eventually have to retract back. You

1:09:44

have to put yourself around this

1:09:45

objective cuz Omen are just going to

1:09:47

grab this and go. DK rips Eric Boom

1:09:49

aspect with the EMP trying to slide it

1:09:52

on in. Omen now up three.

1:09:54

>> And not that you needed to show off the

1:09:55

pistol skills, but we're happy to see it

1:09:57

up 350 on the clock. And what looked to

1:10:00

be a back and forth affair has now once

1:10:03

again turned into a bit takeover. Denza

1:10:06

trying to get the helltorm in while the

1:10:07

run towards A is on the way. It's going

1:10:08

to be aspect who's there and he's able

1:10:10

to find two. EMP carrier down helping

1:10:12

him as DK.

1:10:14

>> John able to find one. A bit defense now

1:10:16

returning to the play and they will

1:10:18

overwhelm EMP in hand but Beans isn't

1:10:20

done yet. Dens is still playing forward.

1:10:22

He finds the trade and with the time on

1:10:24

the clock available that will be map

1:10:26

number three. emit quickly up and in to

1:10:29

championship point.

1:10:31

>> Yeah, P7 man, they were out slaying

1:10:34

them. That's why they were able to find

1:10:36

those four scores in a row. But then

1:10:38

Omen just get one sequence and it's that

1:10:41

counteratt attack to just go from

1:10:42

rooftops all the way back over towards

1:10:44

the B site. And then once they get that

1:10:46

catcher, their SMGs never left your

1:10:49

spawn that is so devastating if you are

1:10:51

P7 cuz you fought tooth to nail just to

1:10:54

get back into that game. But the closing

1:10:56

moments out of Omen, the teamwork aspect

1:10:59

out of Omen and just the efficiency

1:11:02

again, it's not like they're getting so

1:11:05

many kills. They're just so wellrounded

1:11:07

around each other. And when they are

1:11:09

finding these kills, they are in sync.

1:11:10

They are in teamwork. And right now,

1:11:13

they're at point game of the series. And

1:11:14

it's just like I don't want to just

1:11:16

throw this statement out there as kind

1:11:18

of a broad blanket, but when you look

1:11:20

back and think back to P7 Notorious and

1:11:23

I think in particular what they

1:11:24

showcased at the ProAm, we're looking

1:11:26

like, okay, these guys have what it

1:11:28

takes. They're coming off of a major 2

1:11:29

championship. They came off a very

1:11:31

successful season 2 and season 3 elite

1:11:33

for that matter. You're thinking in

1:11:35

terms of potential challengers teams to

1:11:36

upset at the ProAm. P7 Notorious was

1:11:38

team number one in everyone's mind. No

1:11:40

doubt they had a chance to do it. put

1:11:42

together what could have been a lower

1:11:43

bracket run of their group. You get to a

1:11:45

map five, you get reverse swapped, I

1:11:47

believe.

1:11:47

>> Yeah. By Paris Gen 52.

1:11:49

>> Exactly. They were up 5-2. It's just

1:11:50

like you almost start to feel like P7

1:11:53

gets a little bit too lost in the kills

1:11:55

and a little bit less minded on the

1:11:57

teamwork aspect. And I say this is was

1:11:59

why this is so strange. That's something

1:12:01

you would assume for three young guns,

1:12:03

one of which was playing Rocket League

1:12:04

last year, not the four guys who've been

1:12:06

in the league.

1:12:07

>> Yeah, without a doubt, man. Those are

1:12:09

mistakes that could come back to bite

1:12:10

you. This is the worst time to have it

1:12:12

on championship Sunday on the main stage

1:12:14

in front of the family in front of the

1:12:16

friends. Dead center of the Michelob

1:12:18

Ultra Arena.

1:12:21

They just got to figure it out, man. You

1:12:22

got to understand when and when not is

1:12:24

the right time to child when we need to

1:12:26

value our lives cuz there's so many

1:12:27

sequences where they're just going for

1:12:29

dead. That is unacceptable, especially

1:12:31

in a game more like Overlow because then

1:12:33

you know the opposite team knows where

1:12:34

all the map control is going to be and

1:12:37

how much pressure they can put on you to

1:12:39

keep you trapped into your base.

1:12:41

>> This Omen once they got that capture,

1:12:43

once they got that counter, they never

1:12:45

look back. It was three on the first

1:12:46

half, it's four on the second. Too much

1:12:50

right now for P7.

1:12:52

>> Unbelievable, man. And now they're just

1:12:54

feeling it. No need to pop off and talk

1:12:57

smack across the stage. The action is

1:12:59

taking care of it for you. Repeat match

1:13:01

up for the winners finals here in map

1:13:02

number four. Scar hardpoint. This was

1:13:04

the map that P7 Notorious was able to

1:13:06

win. Yeah, tight one though. And I think

1:13:08

the biggest thing reflecting on what

1:13:09

happened in map number one, we don't

1:13:11

just need to rotate successfully P7

1:13:13

notorious. We got to hold some time when

1:13:14

we do win a rotation.

1:13:17

>> Just know when you need to value your

1:13:18

life, man. M understand on a map like

1:13:20

Scar where if I'm in a power position,

1:13:22

if I'm going to go for the ego child, I

1:13:24

need to guarantee that kill because if I

1:13:26

lose it, then it's going to put my team

1:13:27

in a very bad spot. It was a 15-point

1:13:30

difference yesterday. It was the B

1:13:31

number one in that best of five series.

1:13:33

They were going back and forth. But in

1:13:36

the closing moments, that's when P7 came

1:13:38

to life,

1:13:40

>> dominating that ending of the P5 to the

1:13:43

P1 chain, keeping Omid trapped over

1:13:45

towards Green.

1:13:46

>> Just got to slip the fly of the game,

1:13:48

man. And I think just on top of that,

1:13:50

don't just simplify, make the game easy,

1:13:51

but let's start to throw a mit into a

1:13:54

corner a little bit. Put them under some

1:13:55

pressure cuz so far they have been

1:13:57

firmly in control from start to finish

1:13:59

of every single map. So you just cannot

1:14:02

afford to have that happen once again on

1:14:03

this breakoff

1:14:05

because otherwise it's just one again

1:14:08

one of those stories. You just zoom out

1:14:09

in this particular matchup. Doesn't

1:14:11

matter if you've got bars still behind

1:14:12

me. Doesn't matter if you got some of

1:14:13

the biggest watch parties and contenters

1:14:15

behind you. You've got a MIT who's just

1:14:17

putting together the right recipes with

1:14:19

the right group every single year.

1:14:21

>> D I'm excited to see what these guys can

1:14:23

do up versus the pro teams when we get

1:14:24

to EWC.

1:14:25

>> Yeah.

1:14:26

>> And we kind of saw a little bit of it,

1:14:27

you know, just a touch. DK and Ethan

1:14:29

were hanging when they were playing

1:14:30

>> and that was like one month of the

1:14:33

actual offet.

1:14:35

>> Yeah.

1:14:35

>> So now a couple more reps underneath

1:14:38

your belt with the practice with so much

1:14:39

success to close out the season. when

1:14:42

that squad gets to the EWC, I'm going to

1:14:44

be a little bit shook if I'm some of

1:14:46

these pro teams that potentially get

1:14:47

thrown into their group because it's

1:14:50

that unknown factor that so far here in

1:14:53

Las Vegas has caught a lot of teams off

1:14:55

guard,

1:14:56

>> but you have a chance to basically enjoy

1:14:59

the rest of the day and close this out

1:15:01

in four.

1:15:01

>> That just kind of hit me too. This would

1:15:02

be backto-back years where the emidorg

1:15:04

has won the final elite stage, won the

1:15:07

final major, and then could clean up and

1:15:09

dominate the challen the championship of

1:15:11

challengers finals. That would be

1:15:13

insane.

1:15:14

>> Rafie knows what's going on. Big dog

1:15:17

Doug said,

1:15:18

>> everyone a part of omit right now

1:15:21

playing willing Call of Duty setting up

1:15:23

the system even with some new games

1:15:26

around.

1:15:26

>> Tell you,

1:15:28

>> still finding so much success.

1:15:29

>> It's a better scouting system than the

1:15:31

Indiana Football Hoosiers. Shout out

1:15:32

James Madison and Kurt Signetti, my man.

1:15:35

Here we go. Jump into the action. P7

1:15:37

will find the opening first blood. This

1:15:38

is what we wanted to see. Let's generate

1:15:40

some time. Let's build a little bit of

1:15:41

an advantage and let's get a little turn

1:15:42

on as well from Snoop. Now you can keep

1:15:44

it tapped over towards Green. This is

1:15:46

what P7 was so good at yesterday. But

1:15:49

Ethan on his first attempt or at least

1:15:50

Aspect on his first attempt, he finds a

1:15:52

double. First time this weekend where

1:15:54

the scoreboard is not going to be

1:15:55

treating us nice with player 196. But

1:15:58

doesn't matter cuz P7 are dominating in

1:16:00

the KD department. All four dead. 20

1:16:02

seconds still to play with at the P1. Om

1:16:05

got to come to life at the P2. Cut their

1:16:06

loss.

1:16:07

>> Yeah, this is just exactly what the

1:16:08

doctor ordered right here after P7

1:16:10

Notorious. Just kind of shake things

1:16:12

off. Come out, play your game in map

1:16:14

number four. Even if it's delusional

1:16:16

confidence after what happened in the

1:16:17

first two, just play your game and if

1:16:19

you start to find success, then if you

1:16:21

can get to a map five, you take your

1:16:22

break, you reset, you get back in and

1:16:24

start to put together the comeback. But

1:16:25

if it have control the blue side of the

1:16:26

map in those final 15 seconds, they'll

1:16:28

get to P2 first. And now if you are

1:16:30

Ethan AR in hand stuns and ns connecting

1:16:33

the region is about to come in. He's

1:16:34

still able to find a kill and now you

1:16:37

give your team the advantage to commit

1:16:38

on these fights to commit on these

1:16:40

childs. Last man standing is going to be

1:16:42

aspic and so far still holding. Shots

1:16:44

are Ethan able to find stupid off the

1:16:46

wall bounce. Eric boom able to get over

1:16:47

towards Jensen. Enza hunting able to

1:16:49

find the kill. One more up top but the

1:16:51

kills come through here for B7 and

1:16:53

Dorius. That will wipe the floor except

1:16:55

for aspect but will be able to win a

1:16:56

gunfight up top. That's not

1:16:58

insignificant, especially considering

1:16:59

that a bit have gotten I think a bit of

1:17:01

a read on Snoopy's pinch timing. Or

1:17:03

maybe not. Snoopy still hasn't got

1:17:04

activated yet. He will find two in P7

1:17:06

notorious. We're going to take the scrap

1:17:08

now. Potentially some sliss on

1:17:09

opportunities for Omen. Dems are going

1:17:11

to be over towards green. Johnny getting

1:17:13

the read. And now you clear out this

1:17:14

side of the map. You know, all of P7

1:17:18

going to be having this on lock. Final 5

1:17:20

seconds going to go over towards it. But

1:17:22

P7 do exactly what they need to. They're

1:17:24

going to win the rotation over towards

1:17:26

the money hill at P3. Got to be careful

1:17:27

though because Snoop is positioned. He's

1:17:29

going to move the spawns around just a

1:17:30

touch. If he went fights, it's not going

1:17:32

to matter. And he does. Big double from

1:17:34

Snoop. Six in a row. Rookie for a

1:17:35

helltorm. Good read on the split spawn

1:17:37

situation. Has him on number seven. Not

1:17:39

quite number eight. Just a touch short

1:17:41

from the hellstorm. And with an eight

1:17:42

over the top of it now have numbers to

1:17:44

try to break into the time.

1:17:45

>> Yeah, they also have pressure coming

1:17:46

through mid cut. So big pick up.

1:17:48

Everyone whipping out the M15 knowing

1:17:50

that this hill is going to have long

1:17:52

distance gunfights and that's going to

1:17:53

lead to P7 lighting it up again in the

1:17:55

kill feed. 30 seconds remaining have yet

1:17:58

to flip out towards the backside of

1:18:00

green. But if you give P7 a sequence of

1:18:02

kills, they're going to apply that

1:18:03

pressure and spawn you out behind. 12

1:18:05

and four for Johnny who has been

1:18:07

littered with hit markers, nades, stuns,

1:18:10

everything in the kitchen sink. Eric on

1:18:12

rotation able to catch one with an eight

1:18:14

out but the three kills for Denza and

1:18:16

Admit will hold off the rotation

1:18:17

pressure for P7 notorious and get Denza

1:18:19

a little bit further up the map now.

1:18:21

>> Yeah, now P7 have a lot of breathing

1:18:22

room up by 60 and still going and have

1:18:26

some time to work on these routes but

1:18:27

you're not expecting Denza to be pushed

1:18:29

out that far. It's going to be all for

1:18:31

dead off the rotation and just the

1:18:33

positioning that Denza is in. You're

1:18:34

wanting everyone from P7 over towards

1:18:36

Motel. They're already contested toward

1:18:38

the back and they instant flip. I was

1:18:39

about to say this is a big setup for a

1:18:41

mid if they can stay alive and hold

1:18:42

those kills. Aspect little two turns a

1:18:45

little love tap over to Ethan. Both

1:18:47

players will drop. That is a very quick

1:18:49

break for P7. Notorious dead to try to

1:18:52

make up for it. Not able to find the

1:18:53

second and a bit will have to try to

1:18:54

break from the front.

1:18:57

So far P7 are playing this one. Perfect.

1:19:01

No one forcing gunner fights that they

1:19:02

don't need to. They are finding

1:19:04

themselves to so many early advantages.

1:19:06

And this is another one. Three for none

1:19:08

in the trade fights. Last man standing

1:19:09

is going to be Denza and he's going to

1:19:11

be pressuring towards the back

1:19:12

potentially flipping them out. That's

1:19:14

beneficial for P7. You will gladly take

1:19:16

it. The problem about this is there are

1:19:18

stretch of kills that are really clean.

1:19:19

So a bit even though they will kind of

1:19:21

have a weird spawn situation. They can

1:19:23

still contest the early rotation for P7

1:19:25

notorious. Still about a 90 point game

1:19:27

though as they rotate over to five.

1:19:28

It'll be Denza in the hard point first.

1:19:30

And they do scout out the player in the

1:19:31

back of P7 notorious. First good moment

1:19:33

of the map for a minute. They just

1:19:35

played two spread there for the two

1:19:36

players off P7 who got blessed with

1:19:38

those opportunities over at the new HP.

1:19:42

Able to capitalize off the roto. Now 45

1:19:44

seconds still to play with. So much

1:19:46

pressure right now from OM throughout

1:19:47

the middle of the map, but they lose

1:19:49

those players around the backline. So P7

1:19:51

flip it. Oh, but Ethan just takes away

1:19:53

the lane. Finds the first. Watch the

1:19:54

second, but Eric shuts it down. Trade

1:19:56

from Denz. Another three spree. Help on

1:19:58

the way as DK can assist over the top.

1:20:01

Position at green though for P7.

1:20:03

spawning behind the hard point but

1:20:04

looking to try to hit around throw it

1:20:06

through mid. It's just taking time and

1:20:07

Denza who nearly had the beat on to

1:20:09

Snoopy will drop. Last one left will be

1:20:11

DK. He will fall. Scrap time goes to P7

1:20:14

again. And so far this map right now is

1:20:16

playing out exactly how it went

1:20:17

yesterday. P7 came out the gate

1:20:20

swinging. Dominated majority of those

1:20:22

rotations but whenever Omen needed to

1:20:24

have it P5 is usually their safety net

1:20:26

back into the game. A 50point

1:20:28

difference. Trophy system now into play

1:20:29

and it's a battle for blue control.

1:20:31

Ethan not able to be prepared with the

1:20:33

knife and P7 should be able to lock down

1:20:35

early time.

1:20:36

>> Yep. Mass also drops only finds one. P7

1:20:39

with the time as mentioned by Jay now

1:20:41

looking for a little bit of map control

1:20:42

to stifle some of these hits. Big win

1:20:44

from Ethan off the spawn. Johnny next

1:20:47

one up inside the hard point. Gets the

1:20:48

green on the cross but he's getting

1:20:49

stunned. No trophy system. Keep either

1:20:51

of these defenders in the hard point

1:20:52

safe but it doesn't necessarily need to

1:20:53

come through cuz the kills are there

1:20:54

first and foremost. White time so far on

1:20:57

the hill but these seven still

1:20:58

controlling with numbers. Yeah, Omen

1:20:59

can't get out of this green trap. We

1:21:01

have to hit the AoE. We have to hit

1:21:03

these long routes and potentially set up

1:21:04

these pinch line of sights. You're just

1:21:07

going to commit everyone through the

1:21:08

middle of the map. So far has been shut

1:21:10

down not once but twice and that's given

1:21:12

P7 more of a lead. Only 20 seconds left

1:21:15

to play with here. Omid finally able to

1:21:17

break out of that spawn trap, but it's

1:21:19

only for 10. You got to beat him to the

1:21:20

punch at N.

1:21:21

>> Yeah, and Snoopy needs to make a

1:21:22

decision here. He's got an M15. He's

1:21:23

also the only player who could

1:21:24

potentially contest blue. He's able to

1:21:26

find one. avoids the trade initially and

1:21:28

is able to get the pistol out for a

1:21:30

second. Good trade to the middle of the

1:21:31

map, but Denza will be traded in his own

1:21:33

right. 160 playing 85. Nearly double the

1:21:36

points as P7 or holding P2. Okay, this

1:21:38

is the P7 I was waiting to see. Finally

1:21:41

coming to life. Might be too late, but

1:21:44

at least for now, you're still showing

1:21:45

signs.

1:21:47

170 and counting. Omen still trapped

1:21:49

over towards blue. Air finessing. They

1:21:51

got trophy system. They're going to make

1:21:52

this a little bit easier. The frag is

1:21:54

going to get invested. doesn't find the

1:21:56

kill and at least for now Omen are in.

1:21:57

>> Yeah, if there were to be a spark to get

1:21:59

this comeback going it would be right

1:22:00

here in the next 45 seconds. The 30 on

1:22:03

the old time and the rotation over to

1:22:05

new. Denza middle of the map able to

1:22:06

take down a couple long range shots are

1:22:08

clean from Denza. Now over the 100 point

1:22:11

mark should go omit and it's going to be

1:22:13

DK the AR watching the crosses.

1:22:15

Notorious are actually going to try to

1:22:16

commit for this scrap time here. They

1:22:18

have no pressure on rotation. I

1:22:19

understand the lead is advantage but we

1:22:21

have to make sure we're still doing the

1:22:22

fundamental aspect correctly. At least

1:22:24

send one player off the rotation cuz

1:22:26

Omen going to soak up this final couple

1:22:28

of seconds. Just keep on cutting down on

1:22:30

this deficit. Snoopy beats him to the

1:22:32

power spot though. He has playing heady.

1:22:34

He has a pistol. He finds a kill. Get

1:22:36

your trophies down. P7 into time. And

1:22:38

this is where you can put the game out

1:22:39

of reach if you're P7 notorious.

1:22:42

Do they get the green on this play

1:22:43

through mid? Couple of kills here for a

1:22:44

hit. Snoopy turns not able to find the

1:22:46

last player at mid. Beans will also

1:22:48

drop. Very clean break for a mid. Spawn

1:22:50

scattered.

1:22:53

This is going to be very difficult to

1:22:54

read and it's also now going to be even

1:22:55

more difficult cuz Johnny finds an

1:22:57

impactful kill on the bench. So that's

1:22:59

going to be all four dead and P7. No, we

1:23:01

still have those green spawns. But this

1:23:03

is a good 30 seconds that we really want

1:23:04

to get.

1:23:05

>> Yeah, that's a really big net 30 right

1:23:07

there. Instead of it being a 140 to 170

1:23:10

game, now you're looking at possibly 210

1:23:13

to 118. And the kills continue to keep

1:23:15

on coming and they don't stop coming for

1:23:16

B7. Four in a row for Snoopy at 29 and

1:23:19

18. And here's Johnny. Now at least

1:23:22

putting some pressure on the rotation to

1:23:23

stifle the play from a mid, but the

1:23:25

daylight between P3 and P4 right now is

1:23:27

feeling really lucrative for P7. And

1:23:29

this is their opportunity for

1:23:30

potentially to stop this bleeding. Can

1:23:32

you find these gun fights off the

1:23:34

rotation potentially spawn behind enemy

1:23:36

lines, but you see the hard blocking

1:23:38

play coming in from Snoopy. He's soaking

1:23:40

up the hill. He's free aiming the back

1:23:41

spawn. And that doesn't allow Omen that

1:23:44

quick opportunity right back on in. But

1:23:45

at least for now, they got the swamp.

1:23:47

>> This is the game right here. P7 can find

1:23:49

a way to lock up this P4 but a bit

1:23:53

giving themselves a bit of a lifeline.

1:23:55

DK holding up top on the roof able to

1:23:57

get some damage and a couple

1:23:58

eliminations making life a little bit

1:23:59

easier for mid players coming off spawn.

1:24:01

They know that Eric's playing somewhere

1:24:03

through mid map. Good read on the rest

1:24:04

of the contestants over towards red but

1:24:06

as DK falls on aspect to follow up but

1:24:08

he tries to thrust the pistol. Not going

1:24:10

to work. Denzel last one up alive.

1:24:11

Tagged up. Good bait and switch. D7 will

1:24:13

break. Yep. It's a good 20 seconds to

1:24:15

always get. keep that lead nice and

1:24:18

comfy. Force Omen to make decisions. Are

1:24:20

you going to contest that old? Are you

1:24:21

going to play for rotation over towards

1:24:23

new sending all their reinforcements to

1:24:25

the front door and P7 are prepared for

1:24:27

it. Three kills go their way. This is

1:24:29

where you push on forward. You're going

1:24:30

to spawn one player behind you. Now you

1:24:32

have the advantage off the rotation. Win

1:24:35

the first set of fights. You win the

1:24:36

map. Go to break. We talked about map

1:24:39

five of your reset. What could

1:24:40

potentially be a big reverse sweep.

1:24:43

Snoop over the top. misses his

1:24:44

opportunity for the first and gets

1:24:45

punished for it. Amit will get to the

1:24:47

150 mark.

1:24:48

>> Yeah, this is their hard point. Whenever

1:24:50

they need to figure it out, whenever

1:24:51

they need some good time to get back

1:24:53

into the game, this is usually their

1:24:54

go-to. So much layering being created,

1:24:57

but Snoopy and Beans rip them off of

1:25:00

these head glitches. Now you can re

1:25:01

supreme with the stuns and nades and

1:25:03

continue to push them back. This is just

1:25:05

staggered spawns coming through one by

1:25:07

one. Beans on four in a row. Able to get

1:25:09

inside the hard point. Deletes the

1:25:11

trophy. Read up top. a little bit

1:25:12

delayed, but the rest of the SMGs are

1:25:14

here for P7. Notorious, and they will

1:25:16

win out the battle. Aspect, the last one

1:25:18

to try to hit this damage on to Snoop,

1:25:20

who just puts himself into a corner,

1:25:21

waits for help, and he will receive it.

1:25:23

Another moment that felt like a mid was

1:25:24

right there trying to get this game back

1:25:26

towards more neutral turns, but instead

1:25:27

P7 fractions away from a win.

1:25:29

>> And now they're back to their not happy

1:25:31

place. Trapped over towards green. P7

1:25:34

with full mid map control. Only need 10

1:25:36

seconds to force an extra map in this

1:25:38

series.

1:25:40

Hills going down though. Well, it's not

1:25:41

going to be as clean as it was the first

1:25:42

two go around, but it's a Snoopy on

1:25:44

time.

1:25:44

>> Yeah, the AR is just straight up gunning

1:25:46

right now. Separator notorious. Every

1:25:48

single person who's running an AR is

1:25:50

more than positive. Snoop be looking for

1:25:52

kill number 40. May not have enough game

1:25:54

time to play for it as 250 hits the

1:25:57

scoreboard and P7 are on the board.

1:26:01

That's more like it. Couple applause

1:26:04

coming in for P7 by just staying alive

1:26:07

in this series, not getting 40,

1:26:10

but the Gunnies were hot. The ARs were

1:26:12

untouchable.

1:26:14

Everyone

1:26:15

laying down the damage. You control the

1:26:18

majority of the fundamental aspect of

1:26:20

the game. The only time ever had

1:26:22

opportunities was at that P5. But just

1:26:25

what P7 were able to do for not one, not

1:26:28

two, but three different P1 HPs in this

1:26:31

game,

1:26:31

>> it's got to be frustrating if you're

1:26:33

only you could never get out of greed.

1:26:34

>> No, not at all. Again, I know it's just

1:26:36

like a flatout firsterson perspective on

1:26:41

one series of COD, but all of the chaos

1:26:44

that was created by the SMGs on Colossus

1:26:46

for Amit, you switch up the map

1:26:48

completely and it's P7's ARs that never

1:26:51

allow to get any space to work with.

1:26:54

That's the big key. I mean, flat out,

1:26:56

again, looking at the scoreboard,

1:26:57

Johnny's running an AR most of the time.

1:26:59

Snoopy pulls out an AR most of the time.

1:27:00

Beans, of course, you know what you're

1:27:02

going to get out of him. Eric's the only

1:27:03

one really running loose and he's mostly

1:27:04

sitting in the hard point with an SMG.

1:27:05

He gets 11 objective kills for crying

1:27:07

out loud. So really good structure for

1:27:09

P7 and another moment just kind of

1:27:11

zooming out from how do you win lose a

1:27:13

series of focusing on the individuals.

1:27:14

Great flexibility showcased by Johnny

1:27:16

and Snoop.

1:27:17

>> And now I feel like P7 have a lifeline

1:27:19

that they could work with the rest of

1:27:21

these maps to start off with this sprint

1:27:23

search and destroy. This is where beans

1:27:24

can have impact with this sniper. These

1:27:26

gunfights aren't going to go down in the

1:27:28

first 5 to 10 seconds. And if you're

1:27:29

able to push through, then you know that

1:27:31

Omen are going to now start feeling the

1:27:32

pressure. You can see that P7's gunnies

1:27:34

are warmed up. Everyone firing on all

1:27:36

cylinders and it's a perfect time to

1:27:38

come to life before you roll over and

1:27:40

die.

1:27:40

>> And I think just on top of that, to keep

1:27:42

that same thread weaving between the

1:27:44

hard points and the surge, you think

1:27:46

back to the sake search again, it was

1:27:48

the SMGs that were creating the first

1:27:49

blood advantage. You're not likely going

1:27:51

to expect you're going to get that from

1:27:53

Fringe all the time. Not just because of

1:27:54

the sniper rifles, but because ARs can

1:27:55

lock down lines of sight so cleanly. So

1:27:58

this series, even though it's 3-1, it's

1:28:00

been three convincing map wins in a row

1:28:01

for the side of a mid is far from over

1:28:04

cuz then it's exposure overload and a

1:28:06

search, which could get crazy. Going to

1:28:08

take a small break. We'll come back as

1:28:09

CMP7 can keep up the pressure and keep a

1:28:12

bit at arms reach. It's going to be

1:28:15

French and destroy five after this.

1:28:37

Heat. Heat.

1:29:16

Let's find out who's built for the big

1:29:18

save. Heretics ready to dive in four and

1:29:22

Snoopy on the but Hydra with the switch

1:29:25

are possible. He's making top so happy

1:29:29

inside

1:29:31

a boozer

1:29:34

dominance

1:29:36

on the grandest stage.

1:30:06

Let's go.

1:30:39

Do I have to cook? Do I have to

1:30:47

steady?

1:31:01

So I had to come through the day. We

1:31:04

always

1:31:06

at a steady pace. If we go to war

1:31:24

and I wouldn't change a thing. They

1:31:27

tried to hold me down so I went and

1:31:29

spread my wings to my craft cuz it's my

1:31:32

everything. So if I want it, I'mma get

1:31:34

it. That's by any means. We ain't even

1:31:37

got to talk. Yeah, just get into it.

1:31:39

Started as a kid, now we starting

1:31:42

movements. You can't grind. So tell me

1:31:44

who you think you fooling. This passion

1:31:46

flowing through my veins. I can never

1:31:48

lose it cuz they keep speaking on the

1:31:50

name like I changed the game. So I had

1:31:53

to come through. I had to save the day.

1:31:55

We always

1:31:58

steady

1:31:59

waror

1:32:14

pain.

1:32:24

Do I have to do I have to say

1:32:45

Welcome back to Championship Sunday in

1:32:48

Las Vegas, Nevada at the Nickelode Ultra

1:32:50

Arena just outside the Mandalay Bay.

1:32:52

We've got ourselves potential battle on

1:32:55

the line now as P7 Notorious come out a

1:32:58

little bit slow. 03 the map count to

1:33:00

admit they finally find a chance to get

1:33:03

themselves going. A convincing Scar

1:33:05

Hardpoint now has us looking at the map

1:33:08

five fringe search and destroy. Tell you

1:33:11

what, all you need is just beans pop

1:33:13

off. That is wind condition by itself.

1:33:15

Let alone the fact that again the

1:33:16

dynamic of this map compared to Sake

1:33:18

very different.

1:33:18

>> Yeah, he couldn't do anything with that

1:33:20

sniper on Sake. And that's also due

1:33:22

because he couldn't see anyone because

1:33:23

they were already in your face by the

1:33:25

time you turned that corner. Omen was

1:33:26

just way too fast playing off the

1:33:28

momentum that they were able to gain off

1:33:30

of Colossus. But P7 coming to life.

1:33:33

>> The second half of this series, the maps

1:33:35

that they want to play are right in

1:33:37

front of them and Fringe is standing

1:33:39

here to potentially force this game

1:33:41

number six. Just got to get through this

1:33:42

one. I think the other side too about

1:33:43

this map is like yes, you have the

1:33:45

ability of pulling a scope off the rip

1:33:46

and changing if you want to, but you're

1:33:48

not necessarily going to be punished if

1:33:50

you do decide to keep it out the entire

1:33:51

way because you can set up your playbook

1:33:53

around it.

1:33:54

>> And kind of on top of that, I'm thinking

1:33:56

back to like when Beans really first

1:33:58

started to pop up on the scene, Modern

1:34:00

Warfare 2 sniping on Embassy and Hotel

1:34:04

early on the Challenger year. I was

1:34:05

scouting this guy. I was like, he is

1:34:07

going to be a problem if he gets the

1:34:08

ZDL. And so far he has been at least in

1:34:12

the way of being one of the most

1:34:13

notorious snipers that we've seen in CO.

1:34:16

Little action here for P7 notorious

1:34:17

aggressively playing over through the A

1:34:19

site. Amit will have a little bit of a

1:34:21

whisper about this aware of it and the

1:34:23

stuns will reveal it.

1:34:25

>> So far no information gained but only

1:34:27

information now is in the hands of P7.

1:34:30

You trap them in towards Rick. First two

1:34:32

kills goes your way. PK Denta trying to

1:34:34

clutch on up and they're just finessing

1:34:36

on the outside of the courtyard, but

1:34:38

it's going to be a 1v3 for the vet.

1:34:40

>> Yeah, really good idea there for Emit.

1:34:41

Just the execution gets a little bit

1:34:43

hindered largely just due to the fact

1:34:45

that the play through bricks is red and

1:34:47

then you get stuck shooting your

1:34:48

teammate. Almost a chance to double down

1:34:50

right there, but not going to happen.

1:34:51

And P7's aggression pans out for the

1:34:53

first round.

1:34:54

>> Yeah, P7 just doing their homework.

1:34:56

>> What's the more difficult bomb to

1:34:58

retake?

1:34:59

>> 100% the one in towards Bricks. So you

1:35:02

set a double stack on that side of the

1:35:04

map. The player that's sitting at top

1:35:05

horn has got everything covered through

1:35:07

mid and as soon as he throws that

1:35:09

shoulder spots two players jump through

1:35:10

the window. All the arrows on the side

1:35:12

of the P7 turn in that direction. Find

1:35:15

the opening double and eventually find

1:35:17

the opening round. Indeed the case two

1:35:19

kills in the round for Beans.

1:35:21

Snoopy for the first blood on that play

1:35:23

that was developing over towards Bricks

1:35:25

but big shutdown on a cheeky idea for a

1:35:28

minute in the opening round. Saw them

1:35:30

playing with a lot of aggression

1:35:31

defensively amid map number two. Beans

1:35:34

not sniping this time around. Just going

1:35:35

to scout towards top barn window and let

1:35:38

the play develop afterwards.

1:35:40

Yeah, if you're probably expecting Beans

1:35:42

to be sniping, so not even going to risk

1:35:44

knowing a show that top barn,

1:35:46

but it's already been 25 seconds knocked

1:35:48

away. P7 have yet to take Kenny's face

1:35:51

and Omen have yet to budge on their

1:35:53

setup.

1:35:53

>> Johnny going to give a little bit of

1:35:54

look here. Nade not really fully cooked

1:35:56

up. Chance to run away from it. Stay

1:35:58

safe. Denza right here to help out

1:35:59

aspect though defensively at junk and P7

1:36:02

we're going to commit first one for

1:36:03

Johnny follow from Eric perfect on the

1:36:05

execute 4v2

1:36:07

what can you do if you are Ethan not

1:36:09

able to finish your food on the first

1:36:11

kill and that's going to set up Eric

1:36:12

room to rip you off the head glitch 1 v4

1:36:14

this time up to DK you stand no chance

1:36:18

P7 with this slow and steady wins the

1:36:20

race and then extremely fast when they

1:36:23

explode on their play call is catching

1:36:26

off guard too quickly yeah And honestly,

1:36:29

that's a round right there for P7

1:36:30

Notorious that doesn't really develop

1:36:32

off of much information. No,

1:36:34

>> but knowing that there's a little bit of

1:36:36

a limp nade tossed over through Tin, you

1:36:38

know that it's someone close. Yeah. So,

1:36:40

you say, "Okay, we'll just go ahead and

1:36:41

take that shout with all of our numbers

1:36:42

and know we have naturally a gun

1:36:44

advantage. So,

1:36:45

>> all it takes is the slightest bit of

1:36:47

intel and P7 able to capitalize on it,

1:36:49

run through nicely, and start off 20

1:36:52

up."

1:36:56

when they were finding success in the

1:36:58

search and destroyer. It was with the

1:36:59

aggression, but you don't really have

1:37:01

opportunities to do it here. Ethan tries

1:37:03

to on this round and this is the round

1:37:05

where Benjamin Beans is watching one of

1:37:07

those angles that you're not expecting.

1:37:08

First blood again to P7 aspect able to

1:37:11

get secondary set of eyes onto Beans.

1:37:13

Denza through bricks. He's your bomb

1:37:15

carrier. Big win there. Johnny not able

1:37:17

to assist on the defensive reposition

1:37:18

that I'll say.

1:37:20

>> Densa now next one forward able to catch

1:37:22

Beans on the slide. One more over the

1:37:23

top. Densa, he's going to see both. DK

1:37:25

right there with the pistol out.

1:37:27

Flawless round for Omid. What a clutch

1:37:29

there from Omid. That's a round that you

1:37:32

can't throw away if you are P7. You got

1:37:33

the first one in the first 5 to 10

1:37:35

seconds. You knew where the play was

1:37:37

going down, but instead allowing

1:37:40

to think about getting it planted, you

1:37:42

forced these gunfights. I would really

1:37:45

love to see how DK was able to find that

1:37:48

kill

1:37:50

>> because he rips him all the way from the

1:37:51

backside of the opposite spawn point.

1:37:54

>> Makes it a 3v3. Forces P7 to be a little

1:37:59

bit shaken up by that one.

1:38:02

>> Then clutch up in the 3v4 as to get

1:38:04

their first on the board.

1:38:08

Look at this 3-1 split. Ethan just going

1:38:10

to try to provide some distraction at

1:38:13

mid.

1:38:14

rest of the mid committing to playing

1:38:15

over through trains here. The only one

1:38:17

really watching for it with the Eric.

1:38:19

He's already had a couple of shots sent

1:38:20

his way and he's not interested in

1:38:21

looking for more of those

1:38:24

and Snoop is going to be able to take

1:38:26

some space in towards Brick, but he is

1:38:27

going to be scouted out. So, have

1:38:29

forfeited all of the space in towards

1:38:31

Brick. Still putting down shots, but P7

1:38:34

have an understanding no one is in the

1:38:35

vicinity. Let's just get it pinned.

1:38:37

>> And I'm interested to know has Eric

1:38:38

gotten any read how many players were

1:38:40

initially over towards Trance? cuz yeah,

1:38:41

you have to be cautious of what could

1:38:42

potentially be on the flank. Instead,

1:38:43

it's a bit right from the front. All

1:38:45

eight players still alive and kicking,

1:38:47

but the pressure on the bomb is

1:38:48

definitely established. Here comes the

1:38:50

potential check. Snoopy trying to work

1:38:53

this out with Johnny. All of them in

1:38:55

looking for the secondary challenge for

1:38:57

this post plant, but P7 is just hanging.

1:38:59

They're just hanging out. They're

1:39:00

waiting for a mid to make the first

1:39:01

move. And it's going to work out. Three

1:39:02

in a row for Densa through this, but

1:39:04

he's now the last one standing. 15

1:39:06

seconds and it's just a junkyard

1:39:08

littered with P7 defenders. It's just an

1:39:10

impossible retake if you are omit if you

1:39:13

don't get that first kill. It's

1:39:16

difficult when everyone was just trying

1:39:17

to put down shots from one doorway.

1:39:20

There was no pressure on the pitch.

1:39:22

There was no pressure through the back

1:39:23

side of the alley. There was already 20

1:39:25

seconds wiped away. So that forces your

1:39:28

hand, that forces you to overextend a

1:39:30

little bit. And that's exactly what P7

1:39:32

wanted you to do. Two round lead again.

1:39:35

That's so big though that like you call

1:39:37

P7 who could have felt threatened to be

1:39:39

stuck at junkyard because again three

1:39:41

members Sherid towards trains then all

1:39:43

three members of the map in the middle

1:39:44

of the map like you have to be worried

1:39:46

about that flank but soon as P7 finds

1:39:48

that first blood it alleviates that

1:39:50

mental pressure allows them to get their

1:39:52

third round. Quick action here over

1:39:53

towards the front side at a DK guns up

1:39:55

trying to play a little bit of a

1:39:56

switches Johnny and Snoopy. First shots

1:39:59

will come through. Both players on the

1:40:00

drop aspect does get traded out. Ethan's

1:40:02

playing from over the top will keep this

1:40:03

into a 1 v2 for Ethan. That's just

1:40:05

beautiful teamwork. Ethan is going to be

1:40:07

hit with a stun. One v2 potentially is

1:40:09

going to get lost. Good slide through.

1:40:13

But once again, the longstanding duo of

1:40:16

Eric and Beans going to trust that

1:40:18

cohesion they've been able to build over

1:40:20

the last handful of years.

1:40:24

Ethan's got space, but what do you do

1:40:26

with it?

1:40:29

Time is ticking away. You just want to

1:40:31

try to potentially spot out a player on

1:40:33

the side of P7. I think that was a good

1:40:35

enough shoulder to realize that playing

1:40:37

towards the junkyard, but catch Eric.

1:40:40

Boom. He's going to turn it into a

1:40:41

one-on-one. It's getting a little scary

1:40:42

right there. P7 notorious. Ethan. Oh my.

1:40:46

This is a bold call. Bean's head on a

1:40:49

swivel. Here comes Ethan trying to work

1:40:51

his way into the side. Oh my goodness.

1:40:55

What a snap from Ethan.

1:41:00

That is an unreal read

1:41:03

out of Beans as his positioning.

1:41:06

The fact that Ethan is able to force

1:41:09

these two one-on- ones. Another

1:41:10

situation where P7 can't afford to throw

1:41:13

away these rounds. Force him to beat you

1:41:15

by getting it planted. But just the fact

1:41:18

that this kid snaps like that,

1:41:22

Beans is probably jaw dropped. I just

1:41:24

got shotguned. The new kid on the block

1:41:28

gets the 1v2 clutch. Omid get their

1:41:30

second round.

1:41:33

That was unbelievable.

1:41:37

Now all of a sudden quick aggression

1:41:39

from P7 just trying to shrug that one

1:41:40

off quickly. Smoke the black back off

1:41:42

the backside of B.

1:41:45

But Amit's defense are getting some

1:41:47

aggression. Beans may have seen this. He

1:41:48

wants revenge, but he's going to get

1:41:49

dated tagged up. Beth able to find one.

1:41:51

Still alive.

1:41:53

Ethan's able to find himself a second.

1:41:55

>> Snoopy finally for the trade, but the

1:41:56

play is shut down. Snoop's got nowhere

1:41:58

to go. 1 v3. He will get back to full

1:42:01

health, but yeah, this is just so tough.

1:42:03

Going to rotate right into the waiting

1:42:04

arms of Aspect. DK holding the line over

1:42:07

through trains and it's not going to

1:42:10

happen here. Big response from it. You

1:42:12

give that guy a 1v2 clutch in the

1:42:14

previous round. Like the way he just got

1:42:16

it, he's got to be going into the next

1:42:18

round with the utmost confidence. No

1:42:21

hesitation on that flank route. Ethan

1:42:24

understood where the pressure was coming

1:42:26

in. Teammates letting them know through

1:42:27

the communication. It's over towards

1:42:30

trains.

1:42:31

Flies for the first, catches the second

1:42:34

for free. And that's all that is needed

1:42:37

to secure the round. Tie game.

1:42:40

>> How does somebody go from working on

1:42:42

inverted Rocket League flips to

1:42:44

understanding timings on Fringe, a map

1:42:46

that's been around for 15 years this

1:42:47

quickly? I don't understand. going from

1:42:50

gold all the way to one shot. One shot

1:42:52

or dead. That's totally different game.

1:42:55

Ethan this time shuts down Snoopy for

1:42:57

two. He's pretty healthy as well. Denza

1:43:00

can't find the trade. Defense scrambling

1:43:02

to try to give Snoopy a bit of an exit.

1:43:03

A little bit of reprieve from the front

1:43:05

line. Denza tagged down to one bullet.

1:43:06

Stays alive. DK now the last one left as

1:43:09

Denza eventually drops. Free fire. Good

1:43:11

for the first pistol out. Gets a little

1:43:13

bit of damage into the second, but the

1:43:14

long flank from Johnny will force DK to

1:43:16

have to put something special together

1:43:18

and he's not going to be able to do it.

1:43:19

And that's just around that P7 love to

1:43:21

have. They shut him down when they try

1:43:23

to beat the aggressors in towards the

1:43:24

junkyard. Not once, but now twice.

1:43:28

A perfect blind counter to have everyone

1:43:30

roaming around that bricks area. First

1:43:32

flush. Majority of this map consistently

1:43:34

keep on going P7's way. It is six to one

1:43:38

in the category, but Omena only down one

1:43:40

still.

1:43:41

>> Yeah, that's huge, too. I mean consider

1:43:43

we talked about what happened with Sake

1:43:46

the SMGs from it were just running it

1:43:47

down finding quick first bloods P7 could

1:43:49

slow this map down trust the rifles

1:43:52

trust the scopes that's been mainly

1:43:54

their big key to success right now

1:43:57

but like you mentioned haven't been able

1:43:58

to finish off the perfect conversion

1:44:01

still a tight game going to show a

1:44:04

little bit of pressure through mid

1:44:05

trying to get Snoopy up towards the

1:44:06

bricks good read onto Ethan first blood

1:44:08

there double smokes from both teams

1:44:10

coming through here and that will lead

1:44:12

to reset 4v3.

1:44:13

>> Yeah, this is going to force the

1:44:14

repositioning from Aspects.

1:44:16

>> Going to let his teammates know

1:44:17

potentially the play is going to be over

1:44:18

towards B. So Densa goes from mid back

1:44:21

over towards the junk jar, but as soon

1:44:22

as he retreats from his teammates, the

1:44:24

pressure is on him. Another 4v2 here

1:44:26

from P7. Yeah, DK can't rotate over.

1:44:29

Just down to Denz

1:44:33

tag, but as he returns to the battle,

1:44:35

it's P7 notorious who find the win and

1:44:38

now are on map point trying to put him

1:44:40

back to bat. Yeah, Omen just taking too

1:44:41

many risks. I don't think I've ever seen

1:44:43

someone play that spot that Ethan was

1:44:45

trying to get away with 10 seconds into

1:44:47

the round. All you were doing is

1:44:50

scouting around the middle of the map.

1:44:51

You were gifting them free first bloods,

1:44:53

gifting them early advantages,

1:44:56

not making them work extremely hard in

1:44:58

these early rounds.

1:44:59

Snoopy keeps on taking all the space

1:45:02

away. And every time they know that they

1:45:04

have the advantage, they're sending an

1:45:06

extra gun for the fights in towards Tin

1:45:09

consistently having so many rounds in a

1:45:10

4v2. And now P7 at game point. Yep. Onto

1:45:13

the defensive side. They will go. Beans

1:45:15

was able to put the pressure on with a

1:45:16

scope by watching through small last

1:45:18

time around. He will do it again. This

1:45:20

time connects onto Ethan Aspect trying

1:45:22

to push forward. Not going to find

1:45:23

anything there. Denza now the last one

1:45:24

left. Clean for P7. No victorious. two

1:45:27

maps in a row with some conviction on

1:45:30

top of that at the friends and family

1:45:32

and white and gold. Love what they're

1:45:33

seeing. And Eric Boom starting to come

1:45:37

to life. I was able to catch him

1:45:38

yesterday in the hotel lobby. I said,

1:45:41

"Boom, make sure you get some good rest

1:45:42

cuz tomorrow is going to be an absolute

1:45:44

masterass of the series." Obviously, it

1:45:47

didn't go the way that you wanted to in

1:45:49

the beginning of this one, but P7 have

1:45:52

sprung to life. Two maps in a row. Two

1:45:56

dominant maps in a row. Especially with

1:45:58

just how much pressure they had on the

1:46:00

map and how much map control they had

1:46:01

with those ARs. You're taking these SMG

1:46:04

playmakers out of the equation and

1:46:07

you're consistently keep on fighting in

1:46:09

this series.

1:46:09

>> Yeah, I mean it just immediate payoff to

1:46:12

that for all you numbers people out

1:46:13

there. Ethan who has a 2.3 plus KD in

1:46:16

search 4 and eight not quite able to get

1:46:19

things going and a lot of that is three

1:46:21

first bloods that get thrown onto him.

1:46:22

So again, you talk about that. I mean,

1:46:24

realistically, you could even take

1:46:26

aspect into consideration. Another SMG

1:46:28

player for a mid for first death. So the

1:46:29

SMGs not able to create the same space

1:46:31

they were in sake. And that's what we're

1:46:33

talking about. The lengthier we got into

1:46:35

this best of seven, the more the ARS

1:46:37

could come to play and for the side of

1:46:39

P7 Notorious. They absolutely have. And

1:46:42

this is when that experience that you

1:46:43

were talking about earlier, Al is

1:46:45

finally showcasing itself for P7

1:46:48

Notorious. They have been in situations

1:46:50

like this. They have been tested versus

1:46:54

some of the best in the world. Even with

1:46:56

their backs against the wall, they're

1:46:58

not willing to give up and die.

1:47:02

They have been able to come to life.

1:47:04

Backto back maps now putting the

1:47:06

pressure on onto because they were

1:47:08

thinking, "All right, with the way that

1:47:09

we won the first three, we should

1:47:11

guarantee the fourth." But now you're

1:47:13

feeling a little bit more pressure than

1:47:14

you wanted to have

1:47:15

>> without question. And it's just we we

1:47:19

have had so many like very stock

1:47:21

storylines when you talk about young

1:47:24

loot players cracked out POVs embracing

1:47:27

the omni movement the wall bouncing the

1:47:29

speed the time to kill with the NPC all

1:47:32

the things that build a puzzle that

1:47:35

starts to look like yes this guy could

1:47:37

be the future. But as we start to look

1:47:39

into the lengthier parts of the series

1:47:41

and we start to rely on good macro

1:47:43

gameplay, good decision making, good

1:47:45

responsibility of zone of control with

1:47:47

ARs, that's where you start to see the

1:47:49

vets come to life. And just to kind of

1:47:52

throw a little bit of a hang over the

1:47:55

top of this year to next year, that's a

1:47:57

conversation we're all going to be

1:47:58

having because IW is going to make a

1:48:00

game that is way different than this

1:48:02

one. So all of these really fun cracked

1:48:04

out POVs may not necessarily dominate to

1:48:06

the same level as what we're seeing

1:48:07

right now, which is good, cool, calm,

1:48:09

controlled COD for P7ator.

1:48:10

>> Yeah, there's no omni movement in the

1:48:12

next title, man. No wall bouncing, no

1:48:15

slide cancelling. It's going to be a

1:48:17

totally different game when you talk

1:48:19

about next season, but PC even are still

1:48:22

worried about this one.

1:48:24

We're down 03. B4 Josh back on the main

1:48:29

letting them know what the game plan is,

1:48:31

what they love to do on a map like

1:48:33

exposure, but these guys have all been

1:48:36

in the CDL before. They have all been

1:48:38

tested

1:48:40

and now just got to keep on managing to

1:48:42

stay alive in this one. One more map to

1:48:44

force the game seven. I'm going to make

1:48:46

a call right here. Player to watch. Not

1:48:50

Beans, not Johnny for P7 notorious. I

1:48:52

need to see some IG yelling from Eric

1:48:54

Boom. I need him calling and calming

1:48:56

where people get lost at. He needs to be

1:48:58

active in the comms to try to figure out

1:49:01

where exactly are. Count your numbers,

1:49:03

count your names because as soon as

1:49:04

Ethan gets lost, that could create

1:49:06

chaos. On the other side, if he can

1:49:08

really quarterback a good game here,

1:49:11

Snoopy could get lost and create so much

1:49:12

havoc. We've seen it a lot in challenge.

1:49:14

I feel like I can compare Eric Boom's

1:49:16

gameplay or game style a little bit

1:49:18

towards Dylan Envoy.

1:49:19

>> I like that call. Just like the brains

1:49:20

of the team, the pressure guy, the guy

1:49:23

that's always going to be thinking about

1:49:25

the objective first. And on a map-like

1:49:28

exposure, we see an envoy all year long.

1:49:31

Whenever he pops take over there, it's

1:49:33

extremely easy. So, your SMG

1:49:36

objectiveminded player could definitely

1:49:38

do the same exact thing if you are P7.

1:49:40

Monsters being consumed. Energy at an

1:49:43

all-time high. Communication is flowing

1:49:45

for both squads. have to be still in

1:49:47

control here if your P7 notorious trying

1:49:50

to put off what could be

1:49:52

an epic reverse sweep with a hosienda

1:49:56

search still lingering from M number

1:49:58

five that's all bets off the table

1:50:00

>> you remember what Boston was like last

1:50:01

year and Snoopy on

1:50:04

>> he's looking forward to hopefully

1:50:05

getting there

1:50:08

>> this series far from over considering

1:50:09

how we started it

1:50:11

>> two convincing maps back to back for P7

1:50:13

notorious

1:50:15

Can they find a way to get to map number

1:50:18

seven or will we'll admit you showcased

1:50:21

some masterful overload in map number

1:50:24

three on Zen. Could they put that same

1:50:26

style together here on exposure and just

1:50:28

run up the score? And P7 cannot allow

1:50:30

those chain effects to continue to go

1:50:32

down. We need to be able to stop the

1:50:34

bleeding, forfeit some scores, play

1:50:36

resets.

1:50:39

Don't give Omit opportunities, chances

1:50:41

at relays. And this is a perfect

1:50:42

breakoff so far for P7. Three for none.

1:50:45

Make it all four dead. Space being

1:50:47

cleared out. Spawn so far away from

1:50:49

Omen. This should lead to a guaranteed

1:50:51

score, but a stun is going to connect.

1:50:53

It's going to slow them down a little

1:50:54

bit. Not going to change anything. P7

1:50:56

are here. It's a flawless 8 and0 for the

1:50:59

entire slaying department. Look what

1:51:00

they've done to the spawns. They can

1:51:02

rotate from A to the backside of B. The

1:51:04

only player in their way is DK. And you

1:51:07

get a kill from the pitch. That just

1:51:08

down to what Snoopy can do. And Snoop

1:51:10

has arrived. Oh, 5-0 start for Snoop. P7

1:51:15

in the first 45 seconds have scored

1:51:17

twice. And Boom is saying, "I'm not

1:51:19

done." We're instantly calling in this

1:51:20

hell. So if you know your teammates are

1:51:22

off the respawn and are going to be

1:51:23

outnumbered,

1:51:25

so the reset is going to be outdoors and

1:51:27

that's going to allow Eric Boom to

1:51:28

continue to slay. Two kills go their

1:51:31

way. Snoopy clearing out space over

1:51:33

towards the A objective, but he gets cut

1:51:35

down by E. At least it allows you some

1:51:37

space to work off the respawn. Oh, but

1:51:39

Johnny is going to say he has a chance

1:51:41

of rotating back to the middle of the

1:51:42

map as Beans has the one v one over the

1:51:43

top, but there will be a couple of close

1:51:45

spawners and Beans who's low will value

1:51:47

his life. Waiting for help to develop

1:51:48

through the middle of the map. Denza DK

1:51:50

find a couple of the trades. Goofy still

1:51:52

putting the pressure on and B7 can still

1:51:54

threaten this EMP down low. Oh,

1:51:56

finessing almost gets the better of

1:51:58

Ethan there, but Ethan's going to turn

1:52:00

that into a double now. Three kills go

1:52:02

the waiver of Omen. You're thinking this

1:52:04

might have been the opportunity to

1:52:05

potentially get a score, but it's

1:52:07

Benjamin Beans. Locates three, retrieves

1:52:10

the EMP and is just going to put it on

1:52:11

their side of the map. Nad's already

1:52:13

coming over the top. Quick follow up as

1:52:14

Ethan was trying to just reclaim the

1:52:16

space, but he gets punished. Now the

1:52:18

flank open for Snoopy, but Denza fills

1:52:20

the gap. Bean still alive, still holding

1:52:22

on to the EMP. And now it's on to try to

1:52:24

play recovery, but they're not really

1:52:26

doing it all that well together. And now

1:52:28

finally the EMP will drop. E7 still

1:52:31

trying to hang this position. Snoopy

1:52:33

gets the double digit kills in the first

1:52:35

quarter of this map. And with the follow

1:52:37

on to Johnny, now you can grab and try

1:52:39

to run this forward. Just got to go cuz

1:52:40

Snoopy's already cleared out all this

1:52:42

space.

1:52:43

>> He's guaranteeing the backline. That's

1:52:44

one kill. That's two kills. All four

1:52:47

again. P7

1:52:50

have come to life at the perfect time in

1:52:52

this series. Two and a half left to go

1:52:54

in the half and they only need one more

1:52:56

score to cut it shorter. And keep an eye

1:52:58

once again what's happening on the

1:53:00

scoreboard. Where are the SMGs for AIT?

1:53:02

They're nowhere to be found. Eric

1:53:04

keeping the play alive through mid.

1:53:08

He will get there. And that is one of

1:53:11

the fastest halves of exposure overload

1:53:13

you will see.

1:53:15

>> It all starts with the breakoff.

1:53:17

>> A clean forward dead turns into an

1:53:19

instant score.

1:53:22

You hit the rotation, control the spawn

1:53:24

a certain way.

1:53:26

Took less than 3 minutes of gameplay for

1:53:28

them to get that half done early.

1:53:31

P7 off the back of Stoopy doing things

1:53:34

like that.

1:53:36

Goes early on streaks. Allows Eric to

1:53:38

pick up an early hell storm.

1:53:40

>> He just never gave Omen an opportunity

1:53:42

to even think about a score.

1:53:47

>> Exactly the way you wanted to see it.

1:53:49

AR's kicked you off.

1:53:51

>> Free space up for Snoop

1:53:53

>> and he goes on an unreal first half. Top

1:53:58

of the second. Denza needs to get it

1:53:59

going. Two and 10. hasn't had much of a

1:54:01

chance going back and look at this. Just

1:54:03

a quick pick up. Only one kill's come

1:54:04

through and Eric's already almost able

1:54:06

to get over towards a but okay able to

1:54:08

breathe just a touch there for a bit cuz

1:54:10

you let that one go through. You're

1:54:11

already mentally checked. Yeah, just one

1:54:13

extra second of Snoopy could have been a

1:54:15

little bit quicker on that pinch. Eric

1:54:17

Boom would have got score number five,

1:54:19

but not hoping to turn this into a Conor

1:54:21

is going to be Omen trying to overwhelm

1:54:23

with the pressure over at the A but they

1:54:25

can't get past Snoopy. The frog is

1:54:28

leaping. Locating the final player onto

1:54:30

Aspect. Not able to get the kill, but

1:54:32

Omen do not have a play now.

1:54:34

>> Johnny on three in a row. Shuts down.

1:54:36

Denza coming off spawn. DK scrambling

1:54:38

trying to get there off the reject.

1:54:40

Johnny able to find a lot of tags. DK

1:54:42

can't challenge. EMP carry though will

1:54:44

fall. Pistol now for Johnny who's able

1:54:45

to get to before eventually being shut

1:54:46

down. Snoop over the middle of the map.

1:54:49

>> My goodness. One v one off the regen.

1:54:50

Not quite able to find the kill and the

1:54:52

emit defense will hold.

1:54:54

just need to get a couple sequences to

1:54:57

go their way. We need the fight out of

1:54:58

our spawn, but every time you take two

1:55:01

steps and someone from P7 watching that

1:55:03

crossfire, another for dead in the feed.

1:55:06

One play dead does get one off the

1:55:08

respawn, but it's DK who hits the route

1:55:10

and at least catch the EMP down in the

1:55:12

middle of the map. It's just a mint

1:55:13

continuing to play off their heels

1:55:15

though. Cannot get beyond really the 40

1:55:18

yd line. They haven't even gotten past

1:55:19

the middle of the map.

1:55:21

>> Snoopy, another double in the back line.

1:55:23

if he picked up. Denza shuts it down.

1:55:25

Has a chance to grab of his own. And

1:55:27

maybe a chance here is going to get info

1:55:29

that Snoopy's behind the play. He's

1:55:30

going to have help over towards the top

1:55:31

side of solar, but Denza's going to be

1:55:33

held. Nate stuns all coming over the

1:55:35

top. DK for first blood. Johnny just

1:55:36

trying to hold the corners. DK gets a

1:55:38

second. Denza a chance to score. Trying

1:55:40

to force it. Forward is able to get

1:55:41

there for the opening score here for a

1:55:43

minute. And now if you are you still

1:55:44

have solo control, so you can quickly

1:55:46

turn this into score number two. BK on

1:55:49

four. Can he turn it into six? That

1:55:52

might lead to a capture. Kill number

1:55:53

five is secure, but he quickly falls in

1:55:55

the hands of Snoopy. Aspect trying to

1:55:57

pick up the pieces. But this is where

1:56:00

P7F called in the reinforcements.

1:56:02

Everyone with NPCs and M15 get the stop.

1:56:07

Quick rotation for P7. Notorious back

1:56:09

through mid. Ethan trying to meet it,

1:56:12

match it, best it. Not going to happen.

1:56:15

EMP now makes his way over towards dirt.

1:56:17

Aspect will fall. Couple of defenders

1:56:19

still in place here though. Permit. to

1:56:20

find beans. Trades continue to be a

1:56:23

nuisance though as P7 notorious just

1:56:25

continue to keep emit help held back.

1:56:27

There's no need to take any more risks.

1:56:29

You have so much of a comfortable lead.

1:56:32

You're just going to force Omid to look

1:56:33

for you to check every single corner and

1:56:36

allow that game clock to keep on

1:56:37

ticking. But it's Denza on the pinch

1:56:39

trying to double. Johnny is currently

1:56:41

slaying your teammates over towards

1:56:42

statue. You maybe want to set up that

1:56:44

pinch, but he does it. And now this is

1:56:45

going to turn into a score here for P7.

1:56:47

Yeah, it's going to be Beans just trying

1:56:48

to sprint forward and gets there just

1:56:51

before the kill comes out for DK. 51 the

1:56:54

count finally a bit of a kill feed to

1:56:56

work with, but it doesn't make a

1:56:58

difference cuz you still have one more

1:56:59

lurking member for B7. Notorious to keep

1:57:02

a mid a little bit further away from

1:57:04

this EMP. Johnny follows up. Nice long

1:57:06

range shot on fires for aid. He almost

1:57:09

gets himself a quad feed, but instead

1:57:10

we'll just settle for three plus the

1:57:11

EMP. Yeah, he knows where the last guy

1:57:13

is. Let me just send in Snoopy who is 26

1:57:16

and 12.

1:57:17

dominating with this NPC. A minute 30

1:57:21

left to go. Game clock is about to be

1:57:23

out of the picture. This map is about to

1:57:25

be out of the picture if Omid don't

1:57:26

spring to life. But every time they try

1:57:28

to take a risk, they're just not winning

1:57:30

these key gun fights off the rotation.

1:57:32

P7 at the A objective. Beans is going to

1:57:35

fall, but Johnny, you might as well

1:57:36

commit because the EMP is still on their

1:57:38

side of the map. And he still behind

1:57:40

this trailing the play able to turn it

1:57:43

into two. EMP in hand. Denza trying to

1:57:46

chase it. It's going to find three. The

1:57:47

reload will eventually be what falls as

1:57:51

Beans will keep the dirt control for P7.

1:57:54

We're down to do or die time permit with

1:57:56

only 50 seconds on the clock in a

1:57:57

fourpoint game. Yeah, SG.

1:58:00

You have to grab this EMP and score. Get

1:58:03

every single kill possible for you to

1:58:05

stand a chance. But P7

1:58:08

packs against the wall. We're down 03 in

1:58:11

this series. Three straight maps out of

1:58:14

some experienced players, some former

1:58:16

pros on that main stage. They're going

1:58:18

to be able to force this game seven.

1:58:20

Omid thinking, "All right, this should

1:58:22

be done. We're probably going to set up

1:58:24

a celebration early on, but P7 are not

1:58:27

going to give it up. We're going an

1:58:29

extra map."

1:58:29

>> Absolute dominance in response to the

1:58:32

openers from Omid. And if what the first

1:58:35

three maps were handled and dominated by

1:58:38

the SMGs, it's been nothing but AR

1:58:41

action for the most part for P7.

1:58:42

Notorious. And Snoopy says, "Thank you

1:58:44

for the free space. I can just do what I

1:58:46

do best." 3314 for St. Maybe more in the

1:58:50

last 30 seconds. Says P7 are looking to

1:58:53

keep the pain involved. But there we go.

1:58:57

Time limit gets reached. 61 the count.

1:59:00

P7 tie us up.

1:59:04

And Johnny's letting them know who's

1:59:05

breaking now. Homeman were thinking they

1:59:08

were so close to the finish line. All

1:59:11

they needed one map and they could have

1:59:12

enjoyed the rest of their championship

1:59:14

Sunday with a breath of fresh air with

1:59:17

some extra money in their pocket. But

1:59:19

the vets, the experienced players did

1:59:22

not roll over. They fought tooth to the

1:59:25

nail map after map after map and have

1:59:29

now got the gunny's hot, have got the

1:59:31

mental hot. And it's all you need is a

1:59:33

game seven to have it all the way you

1:59:35

want it to be.

1:59:36

>> And it's on Hienda

1:59:38

again. The long-standing duo. Whenever

1:59:41

you find Beans and Eric, the challengers

1:59:42

at the same time, they find each other.

1:59:44

You also got to keep in mind Beans and

1:59:46

Ste a lot of familiarity with one

1:59:47

another. And almost like the Falcon

1:59:49

story now, you get Johnny in the mix.

1:59:51

You can be a little bit more flexible as

1:59:52

an AR. Freeze ups to kind of be a little

1:59:54

bit more locked in. And all of that long

1:59:57

range pressure is starting to really

1:59:59

influence the impact and reduce that

2:00:03

impact from its SMG presence, which

2:00:05

again has been what they've used to take

2:00:07

over a lot of series.

2:00:08

>> It's crazy to see like this is how we're

2:00:10

starting our championship series or

2:00:12

championship Sunday. This is just the

2:00:14

challenges finals, ladies and gentlemen.

2:00:16

We have the pro CDL finals optic be

2:00:19

phase coming up later on today, but a

2:00:22

game seven to start. probably thinking

2:00:23

that it's going to be a game nine later

2:00:25

on.

2:00:25

>> Ah, a little bit of foreshadowing from

2:00:27

my boy Jay right here. We're going to

2:00:29

head to one more break. Hienda coming

2:00:32

up. And I'm just gonna say it. If the

2:00:34

first three were SMG maps, the last

2:00:36

three may have been AR maps. Hosienda

2:00:37

straight square up. Let's see how things

2:00:39

unfold as we get to map number seven in

2:00:41

our challengers finals on the back side

2:00:42

of the break.

2:01:01

Heat. Heat.

2:01:35

Let's find out who's built for the big

2:01:38

heretics. ready to dive in four

2:01:44

but with the switch

2:01:53

dominance

2:01:55

on the grandest stage.

2:02:28

Hey hey.

2:02:35

Hey.

2:03:27

Heavy. I know they

2:03:29

need to back like P. Thought I wouldn't

2:03:33

but heavy cuz I know they going. I'm now

2:03:37

getting to the back like pow. Thought I

2:03:40

wouldn't but say I'm bad but the street

2:03:42

I'm go hard as I could. Don't ever get

2:03:45

it misunderstood. I'm apply pressure

2:03:47

like I'm bad but the street I'm go.

2:03:52

Don't ever get it. I'm a project.

2:04:04

>> Welcome back there, friends. I know a

2:04:06

lot of you guys are starting to come on

2:04:07

in, get yourself well hydrated, looking

2:04:10

forward to the CDL Championship Grand

2:04:12

Final, but we've got a map seven giga

2:04:16

reverse sweep potentially on the cards

2:04:18

right here. Word up the Minnesota. It's

2:04:20

never chocked. It's 3-3. After three

2:04:23

dominant mats from AIT, all of a sudden

2:04:26

P7 notorious keep Metarms reach start to

2:04:29

put down the pressure of their own and a

2:04:31

hosienda surge is what we have left to

2:04:33

crown champ. There's no better words in

2:04:36

sports and in this case esports than

2:04:37

game seven. And the fact that P7 with

2:04:40

their backs against the wall were able

2:04:41

to chain three wraps in a row, steal the

2:04:43

momentum heavily now going into this

2:04:46

final map. Oh, mid. Hopefully the

2:04:48

conversations that they were able to

2:04:49

have through that little break put them

2:04:51

in a position to lock back in because

2:04:54

experience is starting to play a part

2:04:56

and this is one map to decide our

2:04:58

champion.

2:04:58

>> I mean legitimately just to give you the

2:04:59

spark notes here. Colossus sake den SMGs

2:05:03

ran over P7 notorious. First bloods were

2:05:06

dominant largely thanks to Ethan and

2:05:08

aspect getting forward. Then all of a

2:05:10

sudden you jump on in to a fringe.

2:05:13

Everything's held back. Bean's able to

2:05:14

get the scope out. you first blood

2:05:16

aspect and Ethan pretty much in every

2:05:18

single one of the eight rounds that we

2:05:20

had and then the ARs just start to take

2:05:22

over through that point. So does that

2:05:24

storyline define what happens here in

2:05:27

Hosienda? Hard to say because both sets

2:05:29

of weapons are going to have chances to

2:05:30

develop a play that could lead towards

2:05:32

success whether it's running things down

2:05:34

through things like fire hallway with

2:05:35

SMGs or you can stay back try to play

2:05:37

the window battle with ARS. Be

2:05:39

interesting to see if it's a rock paper

2:05:40

scissors battle between these two teams.

2:05:42

Yeah, this is going to be one of those

2:05:43

maps that's going to be a little bit

2:05:45

difficult for Beans to whip out that

2:05:47

sniper. So, from what OM can stand their

2:05:50

ground on is their pressure, their

2:05:52

aggression with their SMGs on a map like

2:05:55

Hi, you can set the tone. You can take

2:05:56

the map in the first five to 10 seconds.

2:05:59

So hopefully even though they have lost

2:06:00

those last three maps, they they stay as

2:06:03

confident as ever in this final map to

2:06:05

try to get this one done.

2:06:07

other side of things. Again, the

2:06:08

experience versus the more rookie nature

2:06:12

of this battle could come into play.

2:06:15

Soften that up just a touch because when

2:06:17

Ethan makes his mark on the scene

2:06:18

largely comes by way of just grinding

2:06:20

search and destroy tournament. So, he's

2:06:22

not unfamiliar with being in positions

2:06:24

that look like this. But to the other

2:06:26

point, players like Beans, players like

2:06:28

Snoopy, lots of buildup from when they

2:06:30

played host search under the Boston

2:06:32

Breach banner. So, which will happen?

2:06:35

Will breakers break? Champions continue

2:06:37

to be crowned. That's kind of what the

2:06:38

story line is. Let's get going. Here we

2:06:40

go. P7 notorious admit Hi to map seven.

2:06:44

Let's do it.

2:06:44

>> We're instantly fighting for secret

2:06:46

hallway control. Over not going to

2:06:48

contest anyone through the top middle of

2:06:50

the map, but it's being with so much

2:06:52

information gained and P7 are now going

2:06:55

to hit that rotation over towards the

2:06:56

opposite side.

2:06:57

>> I love this little push and pull early

2:06:59

for P7. Force there to be tough

2:07:02

decisions especially for the SMGs to

2:07:04

make as they rotate back over. But

2:07:05

they're going to quickly get over

2:07:06

towards the shingles. Johnny looking for

2:07:07

the plant. Actually doesn't get the gun

2:07:09

up in time. Eric AR in here going to try

2:07:11

to get things through. Here come all the

2:07:12

nades and stuns and mid try to play

2:07:14

retake. Try to contest to find the first

2:07:15

two kills. But Snoop is still alive and

2:07:16

kicking until eventually being taken

2:07:17

down. And Beans who is outside of the

2:07:19

play now has to work a 1v3.

2:07:22

Going to be trapped over towards garage,

2:07:25

but he knows he has to work his way back

2:07:26

over towards rock. Omit have the info.

2:07:29

Bomb is going to be down. This round is

2:07:33

5% chance of him clutching it. Yeah,

2:07:37

less than that clean. And it's one of

2:07:40

those moments again just to kind of

2:07:41

throw it out there. Get the mental chess

2:07:42

game building. That's a tough decision

2:07:44

right there for mid. No trophies. They

2:07:46

have full setup round water and over

2:07:48

towards checkers. If you're P7

2:07:49

notorious, you're forcing the gunpipe to

2:07:51

contest and the decision works out.

2:07:52

Yeah, and that's a good tone sending

2:07:54

around there from Omid.

2:07:57

Completely disregard the last couple of

2:07:58

maps and come out with the pressure. You

2:08:01

take away that a bomb site. You force

2:08:03

the rotation on the hand of P7. And

2:08:06

right when they think, "All right, it's

2:08:07

time to get this planted." You turn that

2:08:10

corner with a full force. Opening round

2:08:13

omen.

2:08:14

Just a single kill for Snoopy on that

2:08:16

initial battle towards B.

2:08:19

The attack tossing some early nades on

2:08:21

both sides of the map. And Ethan will be

2:08:24

the vanguard of this approach if it does

2:08:26

commit to B.

2:08:30

And this is a play call that you're not

2:08:32

going to be expecting if you RP7.

2:08:35

Omen are actually taking this slow and

2:08:37

steady approach. Spread map setup. Did

2:08:40

P7 give them any information to work

2:08:42

with? It's already been 30 seconds and

2:08:43

they do not show face.

2:08:44

>> This is what you're looking at. P7 were

2:08:46

opting to just control the secret

2:08:48

hallway. But now that you don't have

2:08:49

info towards B, you're starting to

2:08:50

search out the map. But this is all a

2:08:52

ruse. This is nothing more than a red

2:08:54

herring from Ethan cuz the bomb is not a

2:08:56

part of this play. So, you're looking

2:08:57

for maybe another pick before making a

2:09:00

decision. But hold on a second. Just

2:09:03

when you thought Amit may have just used

2:09:05

this as a fake, now they're going to

2:09:07

take a delayed timing to rewrap this

2:09:08

back and they're going to get a 4v3 post

2:09:10

play.

2:09:10

>> I think DK from Spiral Fest is able to

2:09:12

spot out Johnny crossing back over

2:09:13

towards a

2:09:16

going to try to commit on this bomb

2:09:18

plant, but Eric Boom gets the angle.

2:09:19

It's going to be a 3v3, but bomb gets

2:09:21

down.

2:09:21

>> And you if you're mid this post, you

2:09:23

have to worry about three things here.

2:09:24

The front open and the back side of

2:09:25

Lambo. And no trophies.

2:09:27

>> And no trophies. Aspect shut down.

2:09:28

Opening kills come through. Denza using

2:09:30

a lot of this clip to try to find the

2:09:31

opening kill, but being able to follow

2:09:33

behind this. DK able to get one, but

2:09:34

nothing more. What a retake for P7.

2:09:38

Shout out Eric Boom for seeing both on

2:09:39

the cross and making life difficult for

2:09:42

the post plant.

2:09:42

>> It just took too long, man. And trying

2:09:44

to commit on bomb plants without trophy

2:09:46

systems at that rock is extremely

2:09:48

difficult to hold down that positioning

2:09:50

around that area

2:09:52

because stuns and nades are going to

2:09:54

back you out. That's going to force you

2:09:56

to be in a spot that you don't want to

2:09:57

be because eventually someone has to be

2:09:59

able to peak that bomb.

2:10:02

But perfect execution there from P7.

2:10:04

Perfect patience. Wait for all your

2:10:06

teammates to get around before we commit

2:10:08

on these one-on- ones. And the retake is

2:10:10

good enough even in the 3v4 to tie the

2:10:12

game.

2:10:12

>> Really, really good response. And just

2:10:15

kind of keep that in the back of your

2:10:16

mind here that P7 Notorious opting to

2:10:19

really invest into defending Secret,

2:10:22

putting all their resources up there.

2:10:23

And if you're familiar and remember back

2:10:24

to Snoopy in the Boston Breach, he was

2:10:26

often playing in that spot. So something

2:10:28

to kind of keep in mind on Johnny

2:10:30

looking to get aggressive over through

2:10:31

open windows. He's got AR watching over

2:10:33

the top of him but cannot get the gun up

2:10:34

in time for the play over to the open

2:10:35

staircase. Snoopy repinching from behind

2:10:37

those are the find one but the numbers

2:10:39

good for it in the initial trade battle

2:10:40

and Snoop is going to commit for the

2:10:41

plant in a onev2.

2:10:42

>> I love this from Snoop.

2:10:44

Going to get this instantly planted.

2:10:47

He's just going to get out over towards

2:10:49

the boat house. He has a stun and innate

2:10:51

to work with, but I'm pretty sure Aspix

2:10:53

sp wants him. It

2:10:54

>> sure seems that way. First skill comes

2:10:55

through, splits away, has a chance at

2:10:57

the second, but not enough ammunition to

2:10:59

fully take the gunfight. And as Aspect

2:11:01

puts away the heroics early,

2:11:03

>> it's just a blind counter again there

2:11:05

for a moment. You're thinking if you're

2:11:07

P7, let's take open hallway control. We

2:11:09

got trophy system going into this round.

2:11:11

So, if we can get over towards Rock, if

2:11:13

we can dominate top mid, it's going to

2:11:15

be a free round. But Omit with a perfect

2:11:18

blind counter. Two two split. They take

2:11:20

away rock. They set up those crossfires

2:11:22

and they are effective on the traits. At

2:11:24

least Snoopy has the last one.

2:11:27

Thankfully, Aspect is able to spot him.

2:11:29

Thankfully, he's able to renap onto

2:11:30

Snoop as he almost pulled that 1v2 out

2:11:33

of nowhere, but Omitt keep a one round

2:11:35

lead

2:11:39

onto their second attack. As we talked

2:11:41

about, keep your IP7 set up defensively.

2:11:43

a lot of investment towards getting

2:11:45

secret control. This time though, it

2:11:48

will just be Eric up top playing for

2:11:49

info. He's not going to expect that

2:11:50

aspect playing with this aggression.

2:11:52

That's that SMG run down that we've seen

2:11:54

for a bit. Ethan's able to find two.

2:11:56

Diving on over to find Snoop through the

2:11:58

connector, but he gets one. Gets away.

2:11:59

Could he find a way to keep his life?

2:12:01

Yeah, John is going to help out. Oh, a

2:12:03

little bit of an overcommitment and the

2:12:05

red dot chase for a mid has us in a 2v2.

2:12:07

>> Yeah, that's fantastic finesse. Not out

2:12:09

of Snoopy.

2:12:11

It was a 4v2 to start, but now it's a

2:12:12

2v2 and Omen have no idea where he just

2:12:15

went. 50 seconds left to go. Denza

2:12:19

playing his spawn, relying on what DK

2:12:21

can provide for him before he decides to

2:12:23

make his move.

2:12:26

Johnny and Snoopy going to work

2:12:27

together.

2:12:29

DK just looking for any information.

2:12:32

Denzo playing very safe. Timing. Oh,

2:12:35

mercy. Oh, he's not going to see the one

2:12:37

that crosses. So, his focus is going to

2:12:38

be on the Johnny. Good tags coming

2:12:40

through. Snoop holds his position

2:12:41

though. Now there's information for

2:12:42

both. DK able to find lots of damage.

2:12:44

Flash shot onto Snoop. He connects. He

2:12:45

knows he's got Johnny low trying to find

2:12:47

the 1 v one, but Johnny gets damaged

2:12:49

just not enough. And DK will save a

2:12:52

potential catastrophe in a minute are

2:12:54

now up 3-1. Almost wasting the entire

2:12:57

minute and 30 on the round.

2:13:00

But it's DK who's still able to clutch

2:13:02

it on up. I thought COD timing was not

2:13:05

about to go his way.

2:13:07

The fact that he turns and gathers the

2:13:09

information onto the first puts down so

2:13:11

many shots with the M15 and he's got an

2:13:15

MPC to close out the wall bang on to

2:13:17

Snoop. Denza putting him on to Johnny

2:13:21

having him weak. The cleanup clue flies

2:13:24

on in. Omit two round lead. Now P7 have

2:13:27

to find a way to get an offense of their

2:13:28

own. It's been largely all defensive

2:13:30

rounds in the first four.

2:13:33

Investment for same setup that they had

2:13:36

the last round. P7 not interested in

2:13:38

taking the window battle. Instead, we'll

2:13:39

set themselves up for a quick post plant

2:13:41

over a day.

2:13:44

Get your trophy system down. Play tight

2:13:46

around this setup.

2:13:48

>> So, Omid are already showing face in

2:13:49

towards secret hall. He's

2:13:51

>> is just going to jump out. No remorse.

2:13:53

No regard for human life. Going to try

2:13:55

to fly out and get the second, but

2:13:56

number still from P7. Huge trade for

2:13:58

Beans cuz Eric is playing a delayed

2:13:59

route up top at window for this post

2:14:01

plant. That works out really nicely.

2:14:03

Initially, you're like, uh-oh, this is

2:14:04

not what you want to see. Ethan sneaking

2:14:06

down finding a first blood but by

2:14:08

himself he can only do so much and Eric

2:14:11

the whole time playing secret stairs. He

2:14:13

was supposed to be the clutchup guy and

2:14:14

he comes through big after being a

2:14:15

straight. So far a lot of these rounds

2:14:18

have led to successful omen because

2:14:20

they're sending a full force every

2:14:22

single time and having that extra gun.

2:14:24

When you get towards the middle half of

2:14:25

the search and destroy that's when those

2:14:26

mid round adjustments start to come on

2:14:28

in. So we need to start to play for

2:14:30

information instead of potentially

2:14:33

instant gunfights.

2:14:35

You still have the lead, but P7 continue

2:14:37

to cut it on down. And on the defensive

2:14:40

side, they go. Omid doing a two- two

2:14:42

split. Another fail out round for them.

2:14:44

This feels very similar to the round we

2:14:45

just had before where Ethan's going to

2:14:47

get forward, try to create some noise.

2:14:49

Denza just making sure no one plays

2:14:51

through. Well,

2:14:53

>> DK making sure no one playing through

2:14:54

bottom secret, but P7 this time around

2:14:57

are saying this is the exact same set

2:14:58

they had from the round prior as well,

2:15:00

where you just get Snoopy up top at

2:15:01

secret. You're just setting yourself up

2:15:02

for a B retake.

2:15:04

You're forfeiting all that map control

2:15:05

on that side of the map.

2:15:08

>> Stun is able to connect onto Denza. Some

2:15:10

information gained here for P7 that

2:15:12

there is going to be some players over

2:15:13

at the archway.

2:15:15

>> It's already been 40 seconds gone. OM

2:15:17

are relying on a hero ball play here

2:15:18

from Ethan.

2:15:19

>> Absolutely. The only way they break

2:15:20

through this P7 setup right now is if

2:15:22

they get good timing from Ethan. Here

2:15:24

comes the pressure. Johnny working with

2:15:26

Beans and Snoopy. Everything's going to

2:15:28

come up in favor of P7 setup.

2:15:30

I mean, the only way you counter that if

2:15:32

you're emit is you plant and you just

2:15:34

get a read that no one's at B. We plant.

2:15:35

We force them to come to us. But P7,

2:15:37

they must have something in store for

2:15:38

that retake. Here comes the late plant

2:15:40

trophy down. 2v4.

2:15:41

>> Oh, 2v4. They're actually going to

2:15:42

invest this trophy. So

2:15:45

lot into this round. You're still going

2:15:48

to be outnumbered and you're still not

2:15:50

going to stand a chance here. That's a

2:15:52

trophy placement for no apparent reason.

2:15:55

And that could potentially come back to

2:15:56

bite you, especially on your next

2:15:58

attacking round. absolutely the case.

2:16:00

And then again, just keep in mind that

2:16:02

frame of a mid are looking for kills

2:16:04

first before they do anything objective

2:16:06

wise. And that's going to have to start

2:16:08

to mold and change because if B7

2:16:10

continue to just play that same setup,

2:16:12

they've got everything covered. The only

2:16:13

thing that beats them is bad timing,

2:16:15

which you can't really control, or you

2:16:17

don't get a good read on their post

2:16:18

plant. So, defensively speaking, P7's

2:16:21

got a really solid default right now.

2:16:24

Yeah, it worked for Omen on a map like

2:16:26

Sake where you could just force gunfight

2:16:27

after gunfight.

2:16:30

But if P7 aren't going to give you

2:16:31

anything to work with, we have to take

2:16:33

what they're giving.

2:16:35

All that space at Rock, just get it

2:16:37

planted and eventually gets your trophy

2:16:38

down. But it's two rounds in a row. P7

2:16:41

tie it up. Here we go. Another fourman

2:16:43

flood for a no pressure shown over

2:16:47

towards the top windows. If P7 can get a

2:16:50

read, but nothing's up for Z. They're

2:16:52

now going to get the fullon setup that

2:16:53

Uh-oh. Yep, there's the full hit around

2:16:55

the back. And this time the response

2:16:57

just a little bit too late. Snoopy will

2:16:58

get the plant. This comes down to does

2:17:00

he have the heroics to follow up another

2:17:01

2v4 chance. It's

2:17:03

>> all going to be on what Johnny can get

2:17:04

done. Nothing through mid connector.

2:17:06

Snoopy left in a 1v4. Omid don't waste

2:17:09

any time. You have four bodies alive.

2:17:10

Someone stick the diffuse.

2:17:12

>> This is the only play he can make is to

2:17:13

play this over through window. And he's

2:17:15

been seen on the cross. Smoke will force

2:17:17

his hand and Amit will put together

2:17:19

again just another bullheaded brute

2:17:21

force hit to work out to take the ledge

2:17:23

4-3. Yeah, P7 knew that they were doing

2:17:25

that play. It's just some bad cod timing

2:17:27

for the first step out of Beans and then

2:17:29

a bad auto mantle there from Eric Groom

2:17:30

to potentially get that trade and get

2:17:32

out.

2:17:34

That's the way that wants to play. You

2:17:36

send in your SMG Slayer in Ethan to

2:17:40

always be the aggressor. He flies on in.

2:17:43

Beans turns the corner at the wrong

2:17:45

time. Gets the first blood and then

2:17:48

boom, just not able to hit the snap

2:17:49

because it's too many in front of him.

2:17:52

Ethan just continues to run it down.

2:17:56

And that's a tough moment right there

2:17:57

for Eric cuz you're kind of halfway in

2:18:00

the play and it's like, do I try to

2:18:01

respond to get one back or do I even

2:18:03

have a chance to run away and keep a

2:18:05

3v4? Pause on that question as the next

2:18:07

hit starts over towards Rocket Shotty

2:18:08

and Snoopy for the first couple, but

2:18:10

Ethan's able to respond. This be a 1v3

2:18:12

for him. Stun comes through. He's able

2:18:14

to slip away but not fully. Wall Bang

2:18:16

connects and a quick response for P7

2:18:18

with some aggression of their own. Blow

2:18:20

for blow. Round after round. These guys

2:18:23

are not willing to give them any free

2:18:26

ones.

2:18:28

All tied up four. A perfect blind

2:18:30

counter there from P7. Think about it

2:18:32

this way cuz like we were talking about

2:18:34

if you're a mid, you know that that

2:18:36

setup over towards Secret's hard to

2:18:38

break. The only way you beat it is by

2:18:39

flooding B and P7 Notorious get a

2:18:42

perfect read saying we know they're

2:18:43

going to play for a quick objective.

2:18:44

Let's beat him and Johnny with the first

2:18:46

two tilts the edge to P7.

2:18:48

>> Yeah, and that's one of those setup

2:18:49

rounds. You take away like you said,

2:18:51

secret control every single time. This

2:18:53

has screw the slow plays. Let's just

2:18:55

bombard it over towards B. And that's

2:18:58

exactly what P7 wanted you to do. But

2:19:00

going back to the strat just worked for

2:19:02

them. Everyone through mid open.

2:19:03

>> Don't throw the same pitch twice. Eric

2:19:06

this time with a stun gets enough

2:19:08

information to recognize that this is a

2:19:10

potential call. Meanwhile, Beans is

2:19:12

already opening up space over the top of

2:19:14

the rock wall. So, you're going to get a

2:19:15

post plant setup here if you want it for

2:19:17

P7. Johnny looking to take away a little

2:19:18

bit of space, but uh just get a little

2:19:20

bit overaggressive. First blood for a

2:19:21

bit. Post plant still effective for the

2:19:23

3v4. That's a high risk, high reward

2:19:25

play. Johnny just gets caught and now

2:19:26

Ethan going to continue to find kill

2:19:29

after kill. Another two-piece on this

2:19:31

round. 4v2. Beans trying to cluck on up

2:19:34

first. locates aspect 2v3 able to clear

2:19:36

more space out through fences of course

2:19:38

the windows get some shots but find the

2:19:40

shots to land for a kill so now it's

2:19:41

just down to Eric

2:19:42

>> cannot see the diffuser shots are not

2:19:45

going to land DK puts Omid at

2:19:48

championship point

2:19:52

so difficult right there for P7 is the

2:19:54

fact that the bomb carrier is as far as

2:19:55

he was from that bomb because Eric boom

2:19:58

with a fantastic stun connects onto

2:20:01

three people through open just your bomb

2:20:03

carrier couldn't instantly put it down

2:20:05

as soon as that stun connects. Just so

2:20:07

far to play by the time you commit. You

2:20:10

try to take a risk if you are Johnny

2:20:11

just to guarantee some space. Think that

2:20:13

Eric Boom's information is still going

2:20:15

to be good enough to work with. But

2:20:17

Omid's so fast on the rotation. Put

2:20:19

themselves at game point. What do you

2:20:22

call in this round if you're a MIT? You

2:20:25

tried the hard aggression at B. It gets

2:20:27

blind countered. You've had no success

2:20:29

largely speaking over to A. So this time

2:20:32

you're going to go over towards the

2:20:34

rooftops and would you know it P7 were

2:20:36

playing reserve with beans on a stove.

2:20:38

Eric able to find first blood damage

2:20:39

going on to Ethan trying to follow

2:20:41

through that goodness that was bold from

2:20:43

Denza. Ethan going to be stunned behind

2:20:45

this play followed up by Eric. Boom. And

2:20:47

it's just down to DK. He's stuck over

2:20:49

towards Fences and we're going to get a

2:20:51

map seven. Round 11 for the

2:20:53

championship.

2:20:55

>> Perfect adjustment there from P7.

2:20:59

Do not try to contest the aggressive

2:21:01

plays. Eric Boom instead of the MPC has

2:21:04

an M15 watching Secret Hallway. Gets the

2:21:08

first blood. Sets up Snoopy for the

2:21:11

trade. Teamwork shining when you need to

2:21:15

have it. But it's round 11 for it all.

2:21:18

What are we going to get? Vegas four map

2:21:20

reverse sweep from P7 notorious or will

2:21:23

the Mits cement themselves as the

2:21:24

greatest challengers organization in the

2:21:26

history of the esport straight grand

2:21:29

finals it would be three championships

2:21:31

for the or it's going to be the offense

2:21:33

for a minute stunts nades all littering

2:21:35

the front play over towards well and a

2:21:37

couple of nades will in fact get a

2:21:39

reveal P7 will have a chance to respond

2:21:41

defensively what kind of timing is

2:21:43

Johnny going to play with

2:21:45

going to turn that corner in towards

2:21:46

Artway teammates applying pressure from

2:21:48

the front but Johnny going to commit. He

2:21:50

gets the first, but it's still a 3v3.

2:21:51

>> Trying to force the battle though with

2:21:52

Snoopy. He gets punished by Aspect and

2:21:54

Eric I believe has been seen up top.

2:21:55

Good shots from Aspect, but he can't

2:21:56

find the kill. 2v3. Denza clearing the

2:21:58

space up top. Able to find the win on

2:22:00

Dece

2:22:02

1 v3. Denzo off the regen. Not going to

2:22:04

be able to get out of there and Aid will

2:22:06

stop the reverse sweep. It's four

2:22:09

straight challengers finals for the

2:22:11

event organization and they will be

2:22:13

crowned champions for the third time.

2:22:17

So icy in the round 11 with the play

2:22:20

call. That a bomb site has not treated

2:22:24

them well all throughout that map. But

2:22:28

it is the teamwork aspect of the game.

2:22:30

It's the commitment there from moment to

2:22:33

die on their sword. The reason why they

2:22:35

got to this position is with their

2:22:37

aggression. You send it all out. Even

2:22:40

with Johnny getting the first just so

2:22:42

fast on the trade and just a little bit

2:22:45

overcommitted there was P7 to try to get

2:22:47

the guns to go back to their way. But

2:22:50

Omen don't allow the reverse sweep. They

2:22:53

continue to be the best team in

2:22:54

challengers and they are your champions

2:22:57

here at God champs. Major Four Champs,

2:23:00

Season 4 Elite Champs in Europe, and now

2:23:04

the crown jewel able to take down what

2:23:07

has been a bit of a rival in P7

2:23:09

notorious or toorg over the last couple

2:23:12

of years. But this is, you know, as much

2:23:15

as you look at Amid as an organization,

2:23:17

you give them all the flowers you

2:23:18

possibly can, you still have to keep in

2:23:20

mind that Ethan was flipping off of the

2:23:23

side of Rocket League Arenas a couple of

2:23:25

months ago. DK just got into the scene

2:23:28

this year. Aspect, who has made it to

2:23:30

Challenger playoffs for three straight

2:23:31

years, is able to find himself on top.

2:23:33

And Denza, the guy who's been there,

2:23:36

done that, leads the way and takes the

2:23:39

Young Guns to a championship.

2:23:42

It's got to feel so good for the Homeman

2:23:44

organization.

2:23:45

Three out of four in the last four years

2:23:49

have gone their way. Ally providing the

2:23:52

medals. Aspect did his thing. Ethan

2:23:55

without a doubt was my MVP.

2:23:57

>> I agree.

2:23:58

>> When you get to that final round is when

2:24:00

experience has to play a part. Denza

2:24:03

with the multi-kill. Denza with the

2:24:06

experience puts his team in a position

2:24:08

to close it on out. And Om got to be

2:24:10

feeling so damn good.

2:24:13

What an unbelievable run. Vegas. Let's

2:24:17

hear it. Your challengers champions.

2:24:20

Oh man.

2:24:24

I mean, what a matchup that was

2:24:28

going down to the distance. Seven maps.

2:24:32

Come on, Vegas. I know that was intense.

2:24:34

One more time for your challengers

2:24:36

champions.

2:24:38

The best. Oh man.

2:24:42

DK,

2:24:43

talk to me about how does it feel to win

2:24:45

this? But firstly, I want to know like

2:24:47

what was going on through your head as

2:24:48

they were coming back and they sent that

2:24:50

to map seven cuz you guys looked so good

2:24:52

through the first three.

2:24:53

>> I mean, we showed in Kapora. I think we

2:24:55

played really well. Uh they just got the

2:24:57

bad half for us in the end, but yeah, we

2:25:00

stayed strong and uh we got the victory.

2:25:02

>> Yes, you guys definitely did stay strong

2:25:04

right there. Show some love to DK.

2:25:05

Everybody, I want to move on down here

2:25:08

over here to Ethan because Ethan, man,

2:25:11

you have been playing out of your mind

2:25:13

the last few events in which you've

2:25:14

entered this league and many people in

2:25:16

here know about your game across the

2:25:18

board. Okay. Now, how does it feel from

2:25:22

you going to scoring goals to being here

2:25:25

on the challengers main stage at Champs

2:25:28

and coming away with a victory?

2:25:29

>> I mean, it feels surreal coming from

2:25:31

Rocky League being pro on that game to

2:25:33

now playing card at a very, very high

2:25:34

level. It just it feels amazing. I'm

2:25:36

happy to be here and I deserve to be

2:25:38

here. I'm better than everyone here.

2:25:41

He deserves it. Everybody,

2:25:44

you earned that, Ethan, for sure. Now,

2:25:46

let me move down the line. Okay, I got

2:25:48

aspect aspect. Love the drip. I love the

2:25:52

shot. I love the composure that you had

2:25:54

there. I mean, it was a nerve-wracking

2:25:56

match up. How does it feel to win?

2:25:57

>> I mean, it feels unreal. Like, I mean,

2:25:59

it's sweeter now that we like almost got

2:26:01

reverse swept and we ended up winning it

2:26:03

at the end. So it feels much better, you

2:26:05

know. Sigh of relief.

2:26:06

>> Definitely is a sigh of relief indeed.

2:26:09

But now you get to call yourselves a

2:26:10

challenger champion on the main stage

2:26:12

here. Okay. Make some noise for Aspect,

2:26:14

everybody.

2:26:16

Now I got a OG next to me. Okay.

2:26:19

Somebody who's been in the game for a

2:26:20

while. Denza, you've been in some crazy

2:26:23

series of your life. How does this one

2:26:25

rank up?

2:26:26

>> It's got to be number one, I think. Uh

2:26:28

my heart still going, but you know, we

2:26:31

pulled through. It was the last map for

2:26:34

15k each. So, we set that before the

2:26:36

map. So, we regained and won it. So,

2:26:38

>> you guys definitely did regain. Okay.

2:26:41

And now going into the last round. This

2:26:44

is a $60,000 round. Who made the strat

2:26:46

call?

2:26:47

>> I mean, I was like, I'm [ __ ] myself

2:26:49

here. Let's play slow and let's just hit

2:26:52

a man. And we hit it and yeah, Johnny

2:26:55

scammed and and we got trades off that.

2:26:57

And yeah.

2:26:58

>> Hey, man. You guys did what you had to

2:27:00

do. being there for each other, being

2:27:01

there for the trades as well. Slide on

2:27:03

down for me, Denzel, real quick. Slide

2:27:05

on down to as well, coach. Now, I want

2:27:07

to talk to you about what does it mean

2:27:09

for this Omid roster? What does it mean

2:27:11

for you and the rest of the boys of this

2:27:12

Omid roster to be able to win in this

2:27:14

fashion, but not only that, to be as

2:27:16

consistent as this organ organization

2:27:19

has been throughout challenges?

2:27:20

>> Well, I think there's a reason I'm bold

2:27:22

and it's watching these uh these series.

2:27:24

It's never going to be an easy one, but

2:27:25

it was always going to go around 11 last

2:27:27

map. I think uh I can't take all the

2:27:29

credit. Ben Vance back at home. Shout

2:27:30

out to him. Shout out to Mosen. They're

2:27:32

the brains behind the team. I'm just the

2:27:33

pretty face that comes out with them.

2:27:35

But no, congratulations to the lads. Uh

2:27:37

consistent team, great talent. You see

2:27:39

him in the future. You'll definitely see

2:27:40

them in the future. All right. Now, any

2:27:42

last words that you want to say to the

2:27:44

MIT fans out there as we going to crown

2:27:47

you guys one more time as the challenges

2:27:49

champions?

2:27:50

>> I think the boys just appreciate all the

2:27:51

support for everyone back at home. Um

2:27:53

all the tweets, they hear everything. So

2:27:55

appreciate all the support and on

2:27:57

Twitter you see.

2:27:58

>> You heard it here folks. All right. No

2:28:00

matter where you are around the world,

2:28:02

show some love to OMIT coming out on top

2:28:06

as your challengers champions.

2:28:13

All right. OMIT takeover. That's the

2:28:15

name of the game. It's been that way

2:28:17

since the brand has entered. Four

2:28:20

straight grand finals appearances for

2:28:22

the brand. this one with a fresh set of

2:28:24

faces. And Jay, I think the most

2:28:26

exciting part about it is we know that

2:28:28

these guys are going to show up at EWC.

2:28:29

And I'm going to say it right now,

2:28:31

they're going to upset somebody big.

2:28:32

>> Yeah, I'm excited to see what they can

2:28:33

do versus the top in the world, man,

2:28:35

because what they just displayed

2:28:37

throughout this entire weekend is utter

2:28:39

dominance. This is the most maps they

2:28:41

lost in one series. You go through

2:28:44

Telluride Bush, you go through your

2:28:46

brethren squad in Omen, Brooklyn. You

2:28:48

face P7 in the winners finals. You get

2:28:51

it done in four, but then you get to the

2:28:53

last dance, have the rematch, and make

2:28:55

this one a little bit better. Aspect

2:28:57

says, "All right, even though we were up

2:28:58

3 0, 40 would have been cool, but the

2:29:01

fact that we go all the way to round 11,

2:29:02

game seven, it feels a little bit

2:29:04

better." That organization, the system

2:29:06

that they have provided for every single

2:29:08

player that has ever walked in a

2:29:10

building, chef's kiss, I don't love it.

2:29:12

Big congratulations to Emit. P7

2:29:13

notorious have also cemented a spot at

2:29:15

EWC and so have team war. One of the

2:29:18

other squads that miss out will have a

2:29:19

chance through LCQ. But the day so far

2:29:22

owned by Omit. But of course, that's not

2:29:25

all we're here for. We've got Faze

2:29:27

taking on Optic for the Call of Duty

2:29:29

League World Championship Grand Finals.

2:29:31

And that is coming up next.

2:29:39

He gets trained. Faza closes the game,

2:29:44

goes on an incredible streak, and Faze

2:29:46

are into the grand final.

2:29:49

>> Optic trying to get their rematch and

2:29:51

trying to get to the last dance versus

2:29:53

Faze again.

2:29:56

>> Are you kidding me? There's no way that

2:29:59

Hook has done that.

2:30:00

>> We're coming for you, Faze. We're coming

2:30:02

for you.

2:30:25

Hey,

2:30:33

hey, hey.

2:30:43

Hey,

2:30:56

hey, hey.

2:31:24

Hello. Hey.

2:32:19

I don't take no

2:32:24

my chest flipped and doubled and

2:32:26

stacked. Double stack. I don't take no

2:32:29

LS. No, I don't take no

2:32:33

switch up quick then. Never look back.

2:32:37

I don't take no LS. No, I don't take no

2:32:41

man. Straight off the D. Play ain't stop

2:32:43

just a player buzz. Haters want to talk

2:32:45

so they got to throw subs. I see them in

2:32:47

the streets and they say it's all love.

2:32:49

It's all love. I know better. I don't

2:32:51

let up. I got to get to it. I'm a go get

2:32:54

her. I'm a go fed up. They just want to

2:32:57

talk. I'm so fed up. No L's, no. I'm a

2:33:01

beast on

2:33:03

me. Can't be too cautious. The boy being

2:33:05

sick. You know what's up.

2:33:09

Never look back.

2:33:12

>> I don't

2:33:18

double

2:33:20

stack. I don't take no LS. No, I don't

2:33:23

take no

2:33:25

switch up quick and never look back.

2:33:29

I don't take no

2:33:43

win after win. I'm feeling like Britney,

2:33:45

I did it again. I'm setting the table

2:33:47

and setting the trends. I'm shooting my

2:33:49

shot. I'm 10 out of 10. They can't

2:33:51

compete. No, I won't stop it till

2:33:53

mission complete. Stay out the kitchen.

2:33:55

You can't take the heat. I'm taking the

2:33:57

dove. You taking the feet. Hey, it's no

2:34:00

L's in a vocab. The white flag. No, I

2:34:03

can never throw that. 2012, I wanted it

2:34:05

all so bad. Now all I do is win. Better

2:34:07

know that. Switch up quick and never

2:34:11

look back.

2:34:13

I don't take no

2:34:18

my flip and double and stack. Double

2:34:21

stack. I don't take no

2:34:26

switch up quick then. Never look back.

2:34:30

I don't take no. No, I don't take no. I

2:34:33

don't take no.

2:34:37

Hey,

2:34:42

don't take no

2:35:02

my

2:35:12

Hello ladies and gentlemen. Welcome back

2:35:13

to Call of Duty Champs. What a glorious

2:35:15

Sunday it has been. A long run in

2:35:18

challengers finals. But now we the

2:35:20

latter half proceeding set for the day.

2:35:22

What a time it has been. My name is

2:35:23

Miles Ross and I am joined by a good

2:35:25

friend of the Call of Duty League,

2:35:27

associate director of design, Lawrence

2:35:28

Metton from Treyarch. Sir, welcome. How

2:35:30

you doing?

2:35:31

>> Good, good. Thanks for having me, Miles.

2:35:33

Uh, excited to be here. It's always so

2:35:36

great to be at Champs. Uh I mean, back

2:35:38

at Treyarch, we've worked closely with

2:35:40

the CDL all year. We we've been

2:35:43

following along the CDL season. I mean,

2:35:45

there's nothing better than seeing our

2:35:46

game and our sport played at the highest

2:35:49

level with everything on the line like

2:35:51

it is this weekend. Uh I mean, Major

2:35:54

Four in Paris really set the stage.

2:35:56

>> That was cool

2:35:57

>> for this weekend.

2:35:58

>> It was very special.

2:35:59

>> A great reminder how passionate this

2:36:01

competitive community is. And I mean

2:36:04

this weekend has lived up to the hype

2:36:05

and delivered as well and so excited to

2:36:08

see how it goes down with phase.

2:36:10

>> It really has done. Yeah, Paris a

2:36:12

wonderful reminder of the global nature

2:36:13

of Call of Duty fandom. And again, the

2:36:15

general mates, what a beautiful fan

2:36:16

base. And again, we thank those who have

2:36:18

traveled out here to Vegas as well.

2:36:20

Sadly, their team don't make it to the

2:36:21

grand finals, but hey, a long and

2:36:24

illustrious time in the league hopefully

2:36:25

for this squad. But Lawrence, thank you

2:36:27

again. All you guys have had such a a

2:36:29

wonderful impact brought us overload. I

2:36:30

mean, this last two years has been

2:36:32

really, really fun from the guys at

2:36:33

Treyarch. Now, just because Champs meet

2:36:36

is soon, the end of the CDL season

2:36:37

doesn't mean it's the end of, you know,

2:36:38

the Black Ops 7 year. What else you got

2:36:40

in store for us for season 5?

2:36:41

>> Yeah, season 5 launches next week on

2:36:43

Thursday. We've got content for

2:36:45

multiplayer, for zombies, for war zone,

2:36:47

and for rank play, which I'm going to

2:36:48

talk about in a sec. Uh, but let's start

2:36:51

with multiplayer maps. We have three new

2:36:52

maps you're going to be getting your

2:36:54

hands on uh when you jump in this week.

2:36:56

The first is Jubilee. It's an allnew map

2:36:58

set in a rural Japanese town. Uh, this

2:37:02

one's got a great mix of interior close

2:37:04

quarter spaces and exterior spaces. My

2:37:07

favorite POI is the Pachinko room, which

2:37:09

you can see here. So, swing through that

2:37:11

when you drop in this week. Uh, and then

2:37:14

DIG is back. Uh, longtime fans will

2:37:16

recognize this from Black Ops 2. It is a

2:37:18

DLC map in Black Ops 2.

2:37:21

And competitive fans, I know you're

2:37:24

going to be excited about frequency.

2:37:27

Black Ops 4's frequency has been

2:37:29

remastered and is in BO7.

2:37:32

>> Looking slick. And now, of course, wall

2:37:34

jump changes things. We don't have

2:37:35

specialist abilities. This is going to

2:37:37

change it quite a lot. I'm really

2:37:38

excited to see how this plays.

2:37:40

>> Yeah, I mean, Black Ops 4 was a strong

2:37:42

year for competitive play. We're excited

2:37:44

to get this one in. There's a lot of

2:37:46

work that goes into our remasters. We

2:37:48

have to test the maps. We have to make

2:37:49

sure they work with the current state of

2:37:51

movement. We have to make sure they work

2:37:52

with new modes like Overload that

2:37:54

weren't in Black Ops 4. Uh, but it's in

2:37:57

and it's coming out with season five and

2:37:59

it's going to be in rank play

2:38:01

>> when season five drops. We're adding it

2:38:03

to the map pool and we're going to add a

2:38:05

few other maps to the map pool as well

2:38:06

to keep ranked fresh.

2:38:08

>> I'm excited. Can we hear a little more

2:38:09

about ranked? Obviously with season 4

2:38:11

there was some SR changes. Uh, any big

2:38:13

changes now going into season 5?

2:38:14

>> Yeah, so season 4 brought our skill

2:38:17

rating system overhaul. Uh, the system

2:38:19

is now completely transparent. Every

2:38:21

point of SR that you gain or lose is

2:38:23

broken down after matches. We've been

2:38:26

following along. The response has been

2:38:27

great. The feedback has been awesome.

2:38:29

We've collected a lot of great data and

2:38:31

watched closely this season. Uh, and

2:38:33

we'll be making some changes for season

2:38:36

5.

2:38:37

>> A couple too many iridescent players.

2:38:39

>> Yeah, I mean, one maybe, just maybe, it

2:38:42

was slightly too easy to make it into

2:38:44

Crimson and Iridescent. So, uh, we've

2:38:46

taken a good look at that and we like

2:38:48

that players weren't getting hard stuck

2:38:50

in one rank as much as they were

2:38:51

previously. Uh, but maybe we had some

2:38:54

players reach crimson and iridescent

2:38:56

that that shouldn't have been there.

2:38:57

We're going to make some adjustments.

2:38:59

Make sure the system stays rewarding,

2:39:01

but that only our best players are able

2:39:03

to make it through to those ranks. And I

2:39:05

mean, I'll issue everyone here a

2:39:07

challenge. If you made it to Iridescent

2:39:08

in season 4, prove to your friends you

2:39:11

belong there. Prove to the doubters you

2:39:13

belong there. And do it again in season

2:39:15

5.

2:39:15

>> I love the sound of that. Where my

2:39:16

diamond players at? Where my diamond

2:39:18

dads at?

2:39:21

Some of you are lying to yourselves. Uh,

2:39:24

let's talk about rank rewards. What else

2:39:25

do we get?

2:39:26

>> Yeah, so I mean it it wouldn't be a rank

2:39:28

season without rank rewards. We've got

2:39:29

rank camos to chase and calling cards.

2:39:31

We have a competitive NPC 25 blueprint.

2:39:35

Uh, and you know, you can expect a rank

2:39:37

series ladder at the end of the season

2:39:38

as well.

2:39:39

>> Oh, this looks fantastic. Excellent.

2:39:41

Okay. Well, we've got some uh some

2:39:42

lovely changes that are ranked now. I

2:39:44

understand that with a new season

2:39:45

usually comes new weapons. Well, before

2:39:47

we get to that, I have one more thing on

2:39:49

rank play, Miles, and that is that I'm

2:39:51

incredibly excited to announce that

2:39:54

we've been working with Infinity Ward on

2:39:56

rank play for MW4. They have been

2:40:00

fantastic collaborators

2:40:02

and uh I know they're incredibly excited

2:40:04

about rank play for MW4.

2:40:07

>> There it is. Exciting news for us going

2:40:09

into a brand new game. Rank Play being

2:40:11

uh a big one for us. We are well

2:40:13

excited. I mean, fantastic. All right,

2:40:14

cool. Well, before we get too far

2:40:16

forward in the future, let's dial it

2:40:17

back a little bit. New weapons, season

2:40:19

five. Anything fun?

2:40:19

>> Yeah, season five, new weapons to unlock

2:40:21

and master. Uh before we get into

2:40:23

weapons, Spectre is back as our hero

2:40:25

operator for the season. Uh and we've

2:40:28

got some some weapons you're going to be

2:40:29

getting your hands on when you jump in

2:40:31

this week. Uh the Mammoth LMG you'll be

2:40:33

able to unlock in our first seasonal

2:40:35

event. Uh the Gremlin SMG. This thing

2:40:39

lets you dual wield akimbo SMGs for for

2:40:42

some pretty significant damage up close.

2:40:44

And uh the FG42 assault rifle is back

2:40:48

from World at War with a very

2:40:50

recognizable profile with the side uh

2:40:52

side loaded magazine.

2:40:53

>> I see we have some new attachments as

2:40:55

well. This looks like something's for

2:40:56

the Jagger.

2:40:56

>> Yeah, so I mean we've got some pretty

2:40:58

unique attachments in the weeklys this

2:41:00

season as well. Uh there's a 50 cal

2:41:02

conversion for the M15. Uh a Gaus

2:41:05

Accelerator for the Peacekeeper. And

2:41:07

this uh what you see here is an EMP

2:41:09

blast pistol attachment. There are a

2:41:11

bunch of other attachments in the

2:41:12

weeklys as well. uh jump in each week

2:41:14

and unlock those.

2:41:15

>> All right. Tons of cool stuff to play

2:41:16

for still while we wait for uh the next

2:41:19

installment of COD. Okay, cool. So,

2:41:20

we've got some very nice looking stuff.

2:41:22

Of course, Spectra, a new operator,

2:41:25

>> uh returning operator, returning fan

2:41:27

favorite.

2:41:28

>> Very cool. This looks like a good And

2:41:29

again, very in keeping with the way BO7

2:41:31

has looked. This is fantastic stuff,

2:41:32

dude. We've got some cool stuff then.

2:41:34

Big recap. Uh this is going to be a very

2:41:36

exciting season 5 on Thursday. What? New

2:41:39

maps, brand new uh weapons and

2:41:40

attachments, frequency, and a bit of a

2:41:42

map refresh coming into ranked as well.

2:41:44

That's really cool. And an SR

2:41:45

adjustment. I'm not getting out of

2:41:47

diamond. I think I'm over it. I think I

2:41:48

think I'm past my prior.

2:41:49

>> Don't count yourself out, M.

2:41:50

>> That's what I

2:41:51

>> But uh I'd love to see you try.

2:41:52

>> Oh, I will. Oh, I will.

2:41:54

>> So, yeah, please uh jump in this week.

2:41:56

We'll see you online. Uh before we go, I

2:41:58

want to shout out. There are some

2:41:59

Treyarch devs in the house who made the

2:42:01

trip to Vegas for Champs. So, from me,

2:42:04

from them, everybody back at the studio,

2:42:06

just thank you so much uh for an

2:42:09

incredible CDL season. You know, all the

2:42:11

all the game fives, all the round 11s,

2:42:14

all the punch outs in Plaza, the 250 to

2:42:17

249 Heartbreak Heartpoint games. Uh it's

2:42:21

been one of the best CDL seasons ever.

2:42:22

It's been so awesome to be a part of it.

2:42:25

Uh and thank you.

2:42:26

>> Oh, thank you, B. Thank you guys as well

2:42:28

for two fantastic years. Can't wait to

2:42:29

see how the rest of the day goes and how

2:42:31

Ember 4 plays out as well. Thank you so

2:42:33

much, mate.

2:42:33

>> It's going to be a good one.

2:42:34

>> It's going to be a great one. For now, a

2:42:36

break before we start the grand finals

2:42:38

here at COD Champs.

2:42:41

>> Scuf, official controller of the CDL.

2:42:46

>> Player X is the official esports fantasy

2:42:49

partner of the Call of Duty League.

2:42:53

>> Monster Energy, the official energy

2:42:55

drink of the CDL.

2:42:58

Brought to you by America's Navy and the

2:43:00

special operators who work in the

2:43:02

shadows.

2:43:23

But that's how it goes.

2:43:28

I'm going

2:43:55

for me.

2:43:59

You got to listen to my words.

2:44:26

the rain.

2:44:38

You wore

2:44:42

like

2:44:49

shorty moving like you just

2:44:52

now.

2:45:04

>> I hit the corner store to grab my 40.

2:45:06

Pulled up just me and my shorty needs to

2:45:09

get lit. Then I hit the lot

2:45:12

crib cop that boost my confidence. Then

2:45:15

I cop that compliment. Now I'm starting

2:45:17

to forget what being honest is. Hey DJ,

2:45:19

tip the DJ, tell him go play them slaps

2:45:22

in the doing yoga, working them hits, no

2:45:24

cap,

2:45:26

then I can't bring it back to Another

2:45:29

tour around.

2:45:40

You ain't heard

2:45:48

it

2:45:54

now. I just spent a couple

2:46:25

Fire,

2:46:30

fire,

2:46:37

fire.

2:47:06

Come.

2:47:09

Come on.

2:47:49

Heavy cuz I know they going I'm need to

2:47:54

like pers

2:47:59

I'm need to like pow but say I'm bad but

2:48:04

the street I'mma go hard as I don't ever

2:48:08

get a miss

2:48:09

I'm apply pressure like I'm bad but the

2:48:12

street I'm go hard as I don't ever get

2:48:15

misunderstood I'm apply pressure like

2:48:18

they going but I'm going that's my son

2:48:21

and my daughter hit the valley tell them

2:48:22

go bring the car boy you know I'm

2:48:24

pushing

2:48:26

the I'm sorry but I am not sorry cuz I'm

2:48:30

not where I started I used to work

2:48:33

or bosses he tell me to take out the

2:48:35

garbage get mad as hell that's made me

2:48:37

nauseous through my apron Like I'm over

2:48:40

being an artist. I'mma hit the red

2:48:42

carpet. I'm dripping so approach with

2:48:44

caution. I ain't missing a target. Stop

2:48:47

the car at the light gets dirty. Purple

2:48:49

team I can't get dirty. Blue strips make

2:48:51

a check get flirty and she ain't coming

2:48:52

back to 630. M we go hard in the paint.

2:48:55

Take position and move like a tank.

2:48:57

Maniac with no restraint. I'm checking

2:49:00

your

2:49:05

bag.

2:49:06

Thought I wouldn't but he know they

2:49:09

going to foul. I'm need to back like

2:49:13

pow. Thought I wouldn't but say I'm bad

2:49:15

but the street I'mma go hard as I could.

2:49:19

Don't ever get it misunderstood. I'm

2:49:20

apply pressure like I'm bad but the

2:49:23

street. I'm go hard as I don't ever get

2:49:26

it misunderstood. I'm like,

2:49:37

12 teams have fought hard all season

2:49:39

long and eight have made it to the top.

2:49:42

Now it all comes down to this.

2:49:46

>> The pressure is on this fire ring.

2:49:50

>> Oh my god. No way.

2:49:52

>> [ __ ] How does he get involved? Here we

2:49:55

go.

2:49:57

EMP has a free roll as long as the pit

2:50:00

will take the fight like this.

2:50:02

Unbelievable. One versus one. Oh my god.

2:50:08

That is how you do it. Your major one

2:50:10

champion. Major 2.

2:50:15

What artistry this final map was. It's

2:50:19

history in the making.

2:50:23

Welcome to Las Vegas for the Call of

2:50:26

Duty League Championship weekend.

2:50:47

Heat.

2:51:11

Heat.

2:51:37

Optic Faze, the definitive Call of Duty

2:51:41

esports rivalry under the lights of Las

2:51:44

B are going to hold are going to do it.

2:51:47

Math one's done

2:51:58

here. A chance for your defending. Back

2:52:02

to back world champions Plaza closes the

2:52:07

game phase or into the grand final.

2:52:10

>> I'm feeling great. I do think we'll play

2:52:12

Optic again and I think the same result

2:52:14

will happen again.

2:52:16

>> But it's the green wall prevailing

2:52:18

again.

2:52:19

>> I can't wait to win the series and talk

2:52:20

so much.

2:52:22

>> Hey, youing dog.

2:52:26

>> Oh my goodness. It's just Kevin. Are you

2:52:29

kidding me? There's no possible way that

2:52:33

Hook has done that.

2:52:34

>> Coming for your face. We're coming for

2:52:36

40 and 17. 41. 42.

2:52:41

04

2:52:43

number one. Zelium not going to get

2:52:45

there. A chance for Optic to go back to

2:52:48

back to back.

2:53:13

with the chance to do the unimaginable,

2:53:17

to cement their legacy in green, brick

2:53:21

by brick,

2:53:24

to defend their title here in enemy

2:53:28

territory.

2:53:30

Green wall, get ready for the defending

2:53:34

backto back world champions

2:53:38

of the Texas

2:53:42

coming to the stage ready for whatever.

2:53:51

Nassie

2:53:56

who

2:53:59

Hercules

2:54:02

and shot scene

2:54:04

brick by brick optic the backto back

2:54:09

world champions to defend their title.

2:54:12

Las Vegas show them some love as they

2:54:16

array to place.

2:54:23

Now, now, not everyone wants to see

2:54:26

history cemented in green. There are

2:54:30

those who live and see only red. And

2:54:34

there's four players backstage who don't

2:54:37

care about no damn wall. Four players

2:54:40

who going to come out here for the whole

2:54:43

town in Vegas. Get loud and throw it up.

2:54:47

B Vegas.

2:54:54

It's their house.

2:54:57

Amaz

2:55:06

looking to get it done. Coming to the

2:55:09

front of the stage. They make their own

2:55:11

odds and they don't care who's around

2:55:14

them. They're going to get it done. For

2:55:16

those in red, for those in S city, it's

2:55:21

Bay Vegas.

2:55:32

Now, this matchup right here is so

2:55:35

special. This is the Call of Duty World

2:55:38

Championship.

2:55:40

It's optic. It's phase. The matchup in

2:55:43

which we all want to see under the

2:55:45

brightest light to the hottest stage in

2:55:47

Vegas here at Mandanda Bay. Are you guys

2:55:50

ready to get this final started

2:55:55

and I know you ready at home? So, let's

2:55:57

get this show on the road. The

2:55:59

championship starts now.

2:56:04

Thank you, Blaze. Thank you, Michelob

2:56:07

Ultra Arena. And thank you at home

2:56:09

watching this one. We're into one hell

2:56:10

of a series. The grand finals of champs

2:56:13

optic phase green red as good as it

2:56:16

could possibly get. We may be in for one

2:56:18

of the greatest time.

2:56:19

>> I may dude. What a beautiful day to be a

2:56:21

competitive Call of Duty fan. This is

2:56:23

what we dream of. It is a longtime

2:56:25

rivalry. So much smack talk over the

2:56:27

years for the players on stage, for the

2:56:29

organizations, for the fans. It is

2:56:31

utterly ridiculous. And rematch for some

2:56:34

of the players on stage. 04 and Abuzza

2:56:37

looking for their grand finals revenge.

2:56:40

04 on this colossus map one might be the

2:56:43

player to watch man. He has just leveled

2:56:46

up his game this year and he is on form

2:56:49

when he hits the flow state. There is no

2:56:52

one else like him. He legit plays like

2:56:54

he is active camo popped at all times.

2:56:57

It's the type of POVs you dream of

2:57:00

having only he can achieve it on a stage

2:57:02

like this. Can't wait to watch him play.

2:57:04

your Player X featured player, you'd be

2:57:05

very happy to see him in the roster.

2:57:06

Happy to see him alongside you there on

2:57:08

the battlefield. On the other side of

2:57:09

the stage, another player who has been

2:57:11

so impacted and instrumental in the

2:57:13

success that Oct found it is who whether

2:57:15

it's in game or out of game, his calm

2:57:17

demeanor, his electric calms, and just

2:57:19

how exciting he's been a watching player

2:57:21

all season long. A force to be reckoned

2:57:23

with. And this is the man that is on the

2:57:25

hunt for gamewinning plays. You don't

2:57:27

even have to look at his stats to

2:57:28

understand his impact. You listen to his

2:57:30

coms. If you watch the overload stops

2:57:32

where there's four players in front of

2:57:34

him and somehow someway he drags them to

2:57:37

hell and gets his team to win. He is

2:57:40

endless pressure. Hyperactive player on

2:57:43

the map. Always in the right spots. I

2:57:45

mean a true veteran of the game in Call

2:57:48

of Duty. Make no mistakes. It is nothing

2:57:50

but shooters in this lobby.

2:57:54

Maybe the best we have ever had.

2:57:58

We start things off in the most

2:58:00

electrifying way possible. Colossus

2:58:02

Hardpoint. First of 250 seconds in the

2:58:05

hard point for the win. This is a fast

2:58:08

map, a small map, an aggressive map. Our

2:58:11

teams

2:58:13

will be gunning each other right off the

2:58:15

rip. There is no better way to start

2:58:17

this best night.

2:58:19

When Ria play on this map last, it was

2:58:23

utter dominance. Even on slaying a 250

2:58:27

125 victory. They were final form. FaZe

2:58:30

shows this for map number one.

2:58:33

Adrenaline junkies. Let's go. Here we

2:58:36

go. Your first hard point off Colossus.

2:58:39

Smack bang in the center of the map.

2:58:42

In and out here for Faze. The early

2:58:44

kills good. And it's your boy 04 and S

2:58:47

there on time. Now eating the first wave

2:58:49

of optic over the next four. Nabooza.

2:58:52

He's around on the left flank. picks up

2:58:54

two. They're on a big team going. That's

2:58:57

what you want to see if you're a FaZe

2:58:58

fan. There's going to be goat talk in

2:59:00

this lobby as well. You take care of

2:59:03

Shanti on the page. Trade out a little

2:59:04

bit of time, but for Faze want to keep

2:59:07

it stable. 20 seconds worth fighting for

2:59:08

on this B1. We're dragging everybody

2:59:11

down.

2:59:12

>> Going down four

2:59:15

that guy. Incredibly impressive player

2:59:17

to watch the hipfire with his NPC coming

2:59:19

after that on board yet again. And there

2:59:21

it is. Oh, that certainly helped the

2:59:24

case though. But lower right hand side

2:59:25

of the map. Now that a minute has

2:59:26

passed, we go to another hard point. At

2:59:28

this time, it's the white arrows of

2:59:29

Optic who get there first. Recycling M

2:59:32

trying to play off spawn. Shotti setting

2:59:33

that base, but gets traded out. It is

2:59:35

long-term faith. Dual cannon survived in

2:59:37

the backline. Auza again. Six kills on

2:59:40

B2. The iron anchor for his team. Faith

2:59:44

stable on the rotation. They got the 20

2:59:46

second lead. Yet again, the booza the

2:59:48

first man on contact here for Face.

2:59:50

information passed. Shy wins his first.

2:59:52

Drazza trying to slow this on floor and

2:59:55

it's a good bit of teamwork and three

2:59:57

dead in that mini map. By the way, every

2:59:59

single pink arrow not letting any optic

3:00:02

member survive. Now it is free and clear

3:00:04

but no who picks up the paint the phase.

3:00:06

It is still so much pressure. An early

3:00:08

lead on Colossus goes such a long way.

3:00:11

15 seconds to scrap time. Shotsi the

3:00:13

only player looking to make the impact

3:00:15

but Abuza ironed up as always. The front

3:00:17

line man. The damage is good. You're

3:00:20

secure. It is going to be a 40point lead

3:00:22

for FaZe going into the due time. Not a

3:00:24

crazy number. Both teams contesting as

3:00:26

best as they can. That's two hard points

3:00:28

so far. This is number three out in the

3:00:30

wide open here on Colossus.

3:00:32

FaZe on the attack now down low to get

3:00:34

themselves in first. It's another three

3:00:36

dead in the feed immediately. What

3:00:38

advantage for FaZe dashing down as well.

3:00:41

Vegas are in.

3:00:42

>> This is a clinic. This is as good as it

3:00:43

gets to Boozer hungry for this revenge.

3:00:46

10 kills leading the lobby and he's the

3:00:49

man soaking up the time. The shots are

3:00:51

perfect. The trades are good and the

3:00:52

teamwork even better lighting up the

3:00:55

feed. We're going to put these spawns.

3:00:57

This is perfect for Los's gameplay. The

3:00:59

Beluty with a bounty of kills so far as

3:01:01

well. It's four in a row. Now a trophy

3:01:03

system there to take care of any

3:01:04

grenades or tacticals that may come his

3:01:06

way. Big swing out on the right. Cashes.

3:01:08

Dashy lives to fight another day and

3:01:11

nearly has a hell score again. Look at

3:01:13

him in the player care. He is ice cold

3:01:16

laser focused and locked in the gameplay

3:01:19

phase. They are running the show as the

3:01:21

health acquired. That's going to be a

3:01:22

big deal in a moment but later on come

3:01:24

to play. Two hard point the last set

3:01:27

here on Colossus. Low left hand side the

3:01:29

mini map and yet again face in first.

3:01:31

Well 04's got the intel on all three

3:01:33

players. No cachy side. It's going to be

3:01:34

the pressure of Booza on the time

3:01:35

waiting for the help. The pink get

3:01:37

trapped. Well, so Auza falls too. Trail

3:01:40

on the backline phase win the key

3:01:42

gunfights. Maintain the spawns until

3:01:45

time shall be dead. Optic on the attack

3:01:49

four holding a close wall. Over the top

3:01:50

comes Mr. Gets himself involved. A nice

3:01:53

two-piece on the hill to break it and a

3:01:55

third. Hercules a little slow start but

3:01:57

now he's in fire.

3:01:58

>> Yeah, from two and 11 but your Mercury's

3:02:00

moment to get him back in the game.

3:02:02

That's a force free. That is piercing

3:02:04

and they are now holding this time to

3:02:05

the front.

3:02:06

>> Your prayers have been answered up in

3:02:07

fans. The Messiah has returned. force

3:02:09

three close to a hell storm of his own.

3:02:11

He kept Faze at bay for so long here. 15

3:02:14

seconds to go before we go back to P1

3:02:16

and how much optic needed that time. The

3:02:18

first set of rotations was looking

3:02:20

rough. Instead, well, a 50 point gap

3:02:22

isn't ideal, but it is manageable. Dead

3:02:25

even out in the slang. It leaves for the

3:02:27

final hill. You see Drazza making the

3:02:29

impact. The hill pops. We rotate towards

3:02:31

P1. A booza with 17 kills already. A

3:02:34

minute of hill time. Here we go. phase

3:02:36

in position first and foremost and a

3:02:38

boozer. Oh, nice play out of hoop.

3:02:40

Couple of big ones there. Zip finds a

3:02:42

pair before being brought down and over

3:02:44

time 04 for a moment. Back over to optic

3:02:47

find themselves in the half point yet

3:02:48

again. Just going for the reposition for

3:02:50

trying to slow things down. Couple tags

3:02:53

on hook but they're going to be looking

3:02:54

for the time. Oopic. That is everybody

3:02:56

squared up around the steps on the

3:02:57

backline phase though. They get right

3:02:59

through and the response is not quite

3:03:01

there. Looking for the pressure on the

3:03:03

time with a couple extra kills. Still

3:03:06

though this statue controller phase they

3:03:08

get to be very annoying around it and it

3:03:10

looks like talking it off four playing

3:03:12

for this rotation going to move but

3:03:14

shots is here. That stun connection

3:03:15

tells you this is going to be a fight

3:03:16

around the corner. A big win from 04

3:03:18

keeping the run alive. Sim now trying to

3:03:21

join up. Oh what a turn of burn on Young

3:03:24

B. Finally though there is 04 at his

3:03:27

best. He plays faster than any player in

3:03:29

the world. It is so difficult to keep up

3:03:31

with and set in pace 17 and 12. He is

3:03:35

caught up to Abuzzo right now. FaZe,

3:03:37

they are having a kill race amongst

3:03:39

themselves. This is still flawless

3:03:41

Colass's gameplay. Been here before the

3:03:43

last time a chance to try and find. They

3:03:44

didn't win a single hard point there.

3:03:45

Optic and they took that one person.

3:03:48

Arctic now on time. 70 points garnered.

3:03:50

They've got 40 remaining on this hill

3:03:52

before they have to move. D and phase

3:03:54

trying to make the entry. It's 04. But

3:03:56

of course, yet again a two brought down

3:03:59

by Hoot and Optic Hulk. They can take a

3:04:01

breather. They get the back spawns. They

3:04:03

get the time. And now Optic looking to

3:04:05

settle it in.

3:04:07

>> 24 to play here. Expect FaZe to get one

3:04:09

more stab at this before looking towards

3:04:11

Blue. Boom. Turns it all around. A force

3:04:14

free and Shy joins him in the feet. And

3:04:16

they're managing the spawns. They're

3:04:18

reading. It's going to be back. Blue.

3:04:19

They're setting up for the kill. Shotsy

3:04:20

stunned out. Information on two. A

3:04:23

little bit of pressure in towards Blue,

3:04:24

but they're losing a couple key

3:04:25

gunfights. It's a 1v one for the bread.

3:04:28

And well, 04 delivers. Faze will have

3:04:30

the entry. lead has been cut down by

3:04:32

just a touch of 30 gap. Blue lies in the

3:04:35

tunnel. Oh, lovely work for Kadashi.

3:04:37

Enter the time. 04 the only man on the

3:04:39

counter right now behind enemy lines in

3:04:41

the opposite position and he's down and

3:04:43

out. Oh, he's right. Here comes Fakes.

3:04:45

Very quick teamwork on point. That's the

3:04:47

resurgence are looking for. But Faze

3:04:49

momentum has been slowing down over

3:04:51

time. Opic looking to mount it. Looking

3:04:53

to build it, but it's the nes that take

3:04:55

it down. Another clean. Fourman wipe in

3:04:58

favor of FaZe. You blink, you miss it,

3:05:00

you get wiped off the map.

3:05:02

>> Start to pull that momentum forward.

3:05:03

Start to get running and phase just cut

3:05:05

the legs out from underneath them. It's

3:05:06

over to Sid. Big rotation. 04 just cut

3:05:09

players in two. Another perfect wipe.

3:05:11

There's just no room to breathe. You're

3:05:13

spawning up thinking you have time to

3:05:14

throw these stuns, throw these nades,

3:05:16

get settled in. No phase. They are all

3:05:18

over them like animals. They are setting

3:05:21

pace. Optic right now. They are just

3:05:23

behind the pale

3:05:23

>> behind a little bit. Coming out a little

3:05:25

slow. Let's have a quick listen to the

3:05:26

coms and check how it's out.

3:05:29

Still got to do this.

3:05:32

>> Oh, he's going to be

3:05:34

>> I'm pretty sure one guy left

3:05:37

center

3:05:38

behind us. Jump down.

3:05:41

>> In the back.

3:05:45

>> Yo, we got back

3:05:48

toward

3:05:49

the back. In the back,

3:05:50

>> I have you. Stay down. Sit down. There's

3:05:51

two. There's two. Nice. TK. Nice.

3:05:55

>> Yo, maybe. Yo, maybe I'll watch. I watch

3:05:57

the mid I'm trying the back over there

3:06:00

in

3:06:08

front.

3:06:12

Stay down. He's front.

3:06:16

Watch out front.

3:06:22

Watch out.

3:06:26

I'm going back.

3:06:27

>> Yeah, I'm in. I'm in the back line.

3:06:33

I'll take

3:06:35

go

3:06:37

left. First guy left.

3:06:41

I need help. They're here. They're here.

3:06:48

Last guy. Last guy.

3:06:52

He's

3:06:58

Lead change. Mult arena on its feet. 30

3:07:00

seconds to go here on P1. Do not love

3:07:02

the coms. Hook's out here calling phases

3:07:04

plays before they make them. He is next

3:07:07

level. He is ready for the grand finals

3:07:09

and AI. Well, now it's them with the

3:07:11

20point lead. 20 seconds to go here.

3:07:13

Still

3:07:15

phase have been so lethal all that long.

3:07:17

They've just let go of the reigns a

3:07:18

minute and have run away with it. Still

3:07:20

level two looking good. We're about to

3:07:22

cross the 200 point mark and that's

3:07:24

where things get real serious. A loving

3:07:26

two from O4, two from Hercules. The

3:07:28

rotation's off.

3:07:29

>> Well, they're tracking the guy trying to

3:07:30

make that pinch. Drazza is found his way

3:07:32

through. He had to have gotten caught

3:07:33

out, but somehow they drop it. A

3:07:35

momentary mishap phase. This is their

3:07:37

opportunity.

3:07:37

>> They don't know where Hoop is though.

3:07:38

He's behind him. This could be a real

3:07:40

problem. Check on the corners. S finds

3:07:41

it. Big kill now. And Hercules. Can he

3:07:44

keep the foothold alive? Artic in the

3:07:45

back line. A P2 for now. And what a spot

3:07:48

this is. He's alive and well. Sneaky

3:07:52

sneaky Hercules.

3:07:53

>> These arrows though they are hunting for

3:07:54

him. It's a cheeky spot. He wins the

3:07:56

first done by the phase. Still have a

3:07:58

little bit of pressure in the back line.

3:07:59

It is now a split setup rolling through.

3:08:02

S gets gunned down by Merculed

3:08:05

through the top to the front. Hick up

3:08:06

face in again trying to catch him while

3:08:08

they weak. R goes huge. I mean two

3:08:11

holding it down. 207 counting phase

3:08:14

numbers starting to dwindle. The front

3:08:15

lines healthy 20 seconds and everybody's

3:08:18

fighting for it. I don't see a trophy.

3:08:19

So, the maids are raining out. Shotsi

3:08:21

going to dodge them. The final 10

3:08:23

seconds. Optic. It's looking like it's

3:08:25

going to go their way into the P3 we go.

3:08:28

And Optic will have a 35 second lead.

3:08:30

It's a big lead going in a P3. Bear in

3:08:33

mind, Helltorm still there for Fazoo.

3:08:37

Going to be able to pull some space back

3:08:38

if you need it. But for now, Fa's in

3:08:40

control. Fa holding though, he's going

3:08:43

to be the guy working in through yellow

3:08:44

S. You see him trying to track in

3:08:46

through tunnel. They have two players

3:08:47

putting on the pressure are trying to

3:08:49

hit this from every angle.

3:08:50

>> There's a big play there through the

3:08:51

middle of the map now. Sim's got a

3:08:53

double back. Big moment now for Sim. Got

3:08:55

to catch these players but finds an M15

3:08:57

in hand. It's a boozy yet again. And

3:08:59

here we go with the streak. It's a

3:09:00

little desperate. We will find out. Feel

3:09:02

got to find a hideyhole. Well, now the

3:09:04

gas you watch the pinch is going to be

3:09:05

in the streak. So Shanti is going to be

3:09:07

an open lane. He kills the guy out of

3:09:09

the helltorm. He makes it to the time in

3:09:11

your optic. Adashi wins a gunfight

3:09:13

before he falls. Optic, you're making

3:09:15

the best out of a bad situation. They

3:09:17

flip the spawns, but they don't have

3:09:18

this time. There's 20 seconds to grab

3:09:20

right now for Fazill worrying about

3:09:22

spawns to the next hard point. Low left.

3:09:24

This is a big moment. Faz have got to

3:09:26

milk this for every single second it's

3:09:27

worth. Cats claw his way towards the

3:09:30

back. Try to break it and Dashy holds.

3:09:32

Dash is locking it down. Still though,

3:09:34

maybe a 1 v one gunfight. Drazza the

3:09:36

only man there. Well taken care of.

3:09:38

Hercules has it undercover. Optic 18

3:09:41

seconds away from winning map one.

3:09:43

himself and he is absolutely ripping

3:09:45

right now. Looking to get him to the

3:09:46

back again. Fakes. No shots. He pushing

3:09:47

forwards. A big kill. That might have

3:09:50

decided it. A boozer down. Wow. Faze.

3:09:55

They could not find a footing on the

3:09:58

first.

3:10:09

That's the map we all hope and dream

3:10:11

for.

3:10:12

An electrifying start to the grand

3:10:14

finals.

3:10:20

Everyone had a taste. Everyone had their

3:10:22

moment. What a comeback. FaZe chose

3:10:25

this. They wanted that Colossus for the

3:10:28

map one. Something that has haunted

3:10:31

optic in these grand finals all year.

3:10:34

They make amends. I got to give so much

3:10:37

credit to Hercules. He had the slow

3:10:39

start. Early scoreboard 2 and 11. Look

3:10:42

at him by the end. 34 and 30 16 assist.

3:10:46

Most damage on his team in a minute and

3:10:49

25 in time. Urka Messiah arisen on

3:10:53

Colossus alongside Luke as well. They

3:10:55

both have rough starts there on Colossus

3:10:57

Faze. We'll take a look at game flow in

3:11:00

just a moment. Fing out pretty hard. Saw

3:11:04

the player counters. They were

3:11:05

absolutely electric. It was a fury to

3:11:08

their gameplay that I think managing to

3:11:11

do well with that throughout the

3:11:12

listening. What a comeback for the start

3:11:15

phase running the show built themselves

3:11:17

a massive lead. I don't know what the

3:11:20

max was but maybe 80 or 90 points. It

3:11:22

felt like a boozer was going to be

3:11:23

popping takeover. Hercules worried about

3:11:26

him being nervous on the main stage. You

3:11:28

jump to that listening and you just get

3:11:30

a taste of everything that makes hopping

3:11:33

good. Luke is calling out Faz's plays

3:11:35

before they actually make them. Reading

3:11:37

the pinch, making his teammates lives

3:11:40

that much easier. Hercules is roaring in

3:11:43

the calm, screaming with every single

3:11:46

kill he gets. The energy is there. The

3:11:49

final highlights you're going to see and

3:11:50

especially that final rotation, it is

3:11:53

Shotsi when the helltorm gets called in.

3:11:55

He pokes his head out like a gopher.

3:11:57

finds the kill on Abuzza and flips the

3:12:00

spawns making the heads up plays high

3:12:03

octane moments like this even dashing

3:12:06

two-piece he's able to pop on the

3:12:08

backline thinking a s gunk moment maybe

3:12:11

coming through after the two-piece big

3:12:13

Bruce is there to lock it down everybody

3:12:16

on optic delivery 216 the final number

3:12:19

we saw the phase wow what a great start

3:12:21

to this grand final

3:12:28

Start of the campaign here. It's long

3:12:31

and arduous tournament these two teams

3:12:33

will have to run through.

3:12:37

Love the big fans here in Las Vegas

3:12:38

absolutely

3:12:41

know they're in for a rub and every

3:12:43

single person I've spoke to here knows

3:12:46

how important these first laps are knows

3:12:47

how important this series is. That

3:12:50

comeback. That's a tough thing for the

3:12:52

phase fans to see. A chance to get the

3:12:54

listening hoop. That leadership role.

3:12:56

You make leaves with the energy. Very

3:12:58

quiet shots. Dash just getting the job

3:13:00

done in the background. Is everything

3:13:01

you want from we'll go through a

3:13:03

listening with Faze later on in the

3:13:04

series. We'll hear from them as well.

3:13:06

Man, this place is bumping already. Oh,

3:13:11

it's a staple of the scene.

3:13:15

What do you know? A green shoe full of

3:13:19

monster. Thank you.

3:13:22

>> Thank you for your service. Rain, search

3:13:24

and destroy. Here we go. What a time to

3:13:27

be alive. Optic versus phase here in the

3:13:30

grand finals. And you know this is

3:13:32

something that they are dreaming of the

3:13:34

day this game comes out. This is the

3:13:36

entire focus point for both these

3:13:38

squads. They know they're making it to

3:13:40

chance. They expect to see themselves in

3:13:42

the grand finals again. 04 and Abuzza

3:13:45

looking for revenge. looking for

3:13:47

effectively a three repeated at least

3:13:49

for two of the players. This is all the

3:13:51

planning. This is everything you do in a

3:13:52

raid from map number two SND. I have

3:13:55

high expectations for it. It's going to

3:13:57

be a treat.

3:13:57

>> We do. Both teams will be extremely

3:13:59

welloiled and well prepared for what

3:14:00

should be a very, very good search.

3:14:02

Totally different mode here. If you're

3:14:02

brand new to the league, swapping sides,

3:14:05

attacking, defending sides, a single

3:14:07

life per round and play first to six.

3:14:11

>> It's a wrong game, though. Wrong game.

3:14:13

We're playing COD today, my man. But

3:14:15

what a time we are having here for Faze

3:14:17

now have to collect their thoughts.

3:14:19

They've come out hot. They didn't have

3:14:20

the warmth they necessarily expected

3:14:21

coming into this matchup. But the one

3:14:23

they have is what they have had

3:14:25

throughout the entirety of the season.

3:14:27

While we get ready for the search and

3:14:28

destroy Maven caught up with Shotsy

3:14:30

before the match started to hear the

3:14:33

young warlord himself.

3:14:38

>> Maven here with the wonderful shotsy for

3:14:41

Optic Texas heading into the champs

3:14:42

final. I just want to hear how you feel

3:14:44

different maybe this year versus last

3:14:45

year. Last year you were the seven seed

3:14:47

going into champs. Kind of defied

3:14:48

expectations to make the run to win this

3:14:50

year. The favorite expected to be there.

3:14:53

How different is that for you?

3:14:54

>> Totally different. The expectations last

3:14:57

year were just no one everyone doubted

3:14:58

us. Well, I guess when we got base,

3:15:00

everyone was like, "Okay, they're

3:15:02

actually, you know, they can make a run,

3:15:03

but totally different." Um, you know,

3:15:06

last year kind of felt like a Cinderella

3:15:07

run in a way. Um, obviously the drone 18

3:15:09

and then us picking up the Messiah Mace

3:15:11

and then us winning it was honestly

3:15:13

surreal and uh it was definitely a

3:15:15

roller coaster year. This year it's a

3:15:17

little bit different. We got second the

3:15:18

majority of the year besides last event.

3:15:20

So uh yeah, I mean honestly just looking

3:15:22

forward to play grand finals against

3:15:23

FaZe and hopefully it's a good one.

3:15:25

>> It I I don't think there's any chance

3:15:26

it's not a good one. This is going to be

3:15:28

nuts. But I I was thinking about this

3:15:29

last night. I don't even know how you

3:15:30

can answer it but like what's crazier to

3:15:32

you? The fact you might be the first to

3:15:34

four or the fact you might go back to

3:15:36

back to back.

3:15:37

>> That's that's honestly I didn't even

3:15:40

think of that. I'm not gonna lie. But

3:15:41

the fact that you just put in words

3:15:43

crazy to think about. I mean I'm 25 and

3:15:46

it's [ __ ] crazy to even think about.

3:15:47

I mean I'm just hoping to make history

3:15:49

today honestly.

3:15:50

>> And I think it it's kind of amazing too.

3:15:53

I mean a lot of talk has been about

3:15:54

who's the best sub, who's the goat in

3:15:55

CDL. It's been between you and S for the

3:15:57

most part. Those have been the

3:15:58

conversations. You faced off against him

3:16:00

twice. You won what in 2019? He won in

3:16:03

Cold War. You're facing off again. Um,

3:16:05

what's it like to just battle him

3:16:07

specifically? Any kind of like rivalry

3:16:08

there?

3:16:10

>> Yeah, I mean, I feel like we're both uh,

3:16:11

you know, top of our game. Obviously, we

3:16:13

have

3:16:13

>> different roles in terms of like the way

3:16:16

that we play. I mean, I feel like I'm

3:16:17

more impactful in a way. Obviously, he's

3:16:19

better like in terms of slain and stuff

3:16:20

like that, but uh, you know, it's just

3:16:22

for,

3:16:23

>> you know, I I think it'll be a good one

3:16:25

regardless. We we have different sub

3:16:27

rules, but yeah.

3:16:29

>> Now, the SND for you guys. Maybe we're a

3:16:31

little bit shaky. I know we casted you

3:16:33

guys versus phase. I think you had like

3:16:34

six first deaths on Den. The match

3:16:35

yesterday versus Falcon. You had four

3:16:37

first deaths. Like you weren't finding

3:16:38

anything early and like

3:16:39

>> there's that's kind of my question. What

3:16:41

needs to maybe change for you if we see

3:16:42

a Den or just in search in general?

3:16:44

>> Yeah, honestly just uh just use my brain

3:16:47

more. Honestly, the best way to put it

3:16:48

like I felt like every single start of

3:16:49

the rounds I was kind of just running it

3:16:50

down. I mean that's kind of like my play

3:16:52

style in SND for the most part and the

3:16:54

majority of people know that. But uh I

3:16:56

think I just need to make people second

3:16:57

guess and you know I feel like in grand

3:16:58

finals I'll I'll definitely do it.

3:17:00

>> Well I know phase like their game plans

3:17:02

usually keep you in front of them. Deal

3:17:03

with you. Yeah. Keep them second

3:17:04

guessing. Keep them on their toes. Is

3:17:06

there anything specifically if you look

3:17:07

across the modes just going into this?

3:17:09

What's the most important thing to focus

3:17:10

on for you? If you're going to get a dub

3:17:12

here, go back to back to back.

3:17:13

>> SNDs man. SNDs always win your

3:17:15

championship. That's the name of the

3:17:16

game. So as long as we locking it in our

3:17:18

SNDs, I think uh we'll bring home.

3:17:21

>> Search and destroy wins championships.

3:17:22

We'll see if that'll be the case.

3:17:23

That'll do it. Hey brother. Good luck.

3:17:25

>> There's going to be a war.

3:17:28

>> It's a perfect question for Maven. I

3:17:29

mean, absolutely perfect. The search and

3:17:30

destroy has been miss such a concern and

3:17:33

especially now against Baser in this

3:17:34

grand final. A major consideration in

3:17:36

mind games are going to be incredibly

3:17:38

important for the team. He's talking

3:17:40

about needing to use his brain more,

3:17:41

slow things down. Him and04 almost have

3:17:44

duels, but not these hyperaggressive

3:17:46

flying egg duels. Calculated, watching

3:17:48

the pinch, playing with the timings.

3:17:51

Very interesting battle. These are two

3:17:52

teams extremely familiar with one

3:17:55

another.

3:17:57

Got to get to see what he can deliver in

3:17:59

this moment. I mean, he is a superstar

3:18:01

player. Has been the entire time.

3:18:03

Multiple champs wins. This is what he

3:18:05

does in every game he plays. Whatever he

3:18:07

touches, he just goes for gold. Sari

3:18:10

pregame. I mean, a fun little factoid

3:18:12

you optic fans probably didn't know, but

3:18:14

they're the first team to ever win

3:18:15

back-to- back champs. And that fourth

3:18:17

champs for Optic overall, two of the

3:18:18

CDL, of course, one in the CDL. Shout

3:18:21

the dynasty. What a time it could be

3:18:23

here this week. We will try not to say

3:18:25

it too much. I know there's many

3:18:26

superstitious on you, but at some point

3:18:28

it might just become that reality. Back

3:18:30

and forth there by the player walkins.

3:18:32

Soon to be back and forth from the

3:18:33

search and destroy.

3:18:34

>> And that is one of many reasons why

3:18:36

there is go talk in this lobby.

3:18:42

>> Drop it. Longtime fans

3:18:47

is even the hometown effectively. Enemy

3:18:49

territory.

3:19:02

>> Everyone's probably very, very good at

3:19:04

crossing the street and driving their

3:19:06

cars. Stop on red, go on green.

3:19:08

Brilliant stuff.

3:19:09

>> Well, we're almost ready to get into

3:19:11

this one, folks. There's a very slight

3:19:12

issue on the piece. Good news though, we

3:19:13

got more video.

3:19:14

>> Bringing in that big box. Bring in the

3:19:16

big box. That's right. Well, we're

3:19:17

almost ready to go, folks. Before we do

3:19:18

that though, Maven, he didn't just talk

3:19:20

to Shotsy, he also talked to Crowder,

3:19:21

the coach of Fates Vegas.

3:19:25

>> Maven here with Crowder ahead of the

3:19:26

champs final. Well, first off, simple

3:19:28

question. How you feeling? How's the

3:19:30

team feeling?

3:19:31

>> Feeling pretty good. Uh team woke up

3:19:32

today. They all felt great. We had a

3:19:33

team breakfast. You know, vibes are

3:19:35

high. Kind of just keeping the routine

3:19:36

the same and feel great.

3:19:37

>> Okay. Now, I I got a question for you

3:19:39

because this is something Joe and I have

3:19:40

talked about a billion times over the

3:19:42

last seven years of the CDL. You had

3:19:44

that phase roster with the trio for so

3:19:46

long. I don't think once in that entire

3:19:49

time I said hardpoint was your best

3:19:50

mode. It just never clicked. You were a

3:19:52

50-50 hardpoint team. This is the best

3:19:53

the phase team has ever looked in

3:19:55

hardpoint. What's different about this

3:19:56

roster? What's working?

3:19:58

>> Uh honestly, I think the pacing of just

3:19:59

the entire team right now together is

3:20:02

really good. Um 04 keeps a really high

3:20:04

pace in Hardpoint that I think is needed

3:20:05

at this level right now and he's playing

3:20:06

really well. Abuzz is a really good

3:20:08

complement to how Drazza plays and just

3:20:10

overall it's all kind of clicking and

3:20:11

they've been working really hard to like

3:20:12

make sure they understand each other and

3:20:14

the game and everything and it's kind of

3:20:15

just paying off. Well, let's talk about

3:20:17

04. Um, you said to me last year, we

3:20:18

talked about this, we thought he was

3:20:20

like the more underrated player last

3:20:21

year. I don't know that I saw this step

3:20:24

up like the map four yesterday. Like,

3:20:26

he's in demon mode. What makes him a

3:20:28

special player?

3:20:29

>> Um, honestly, I think he's so

3:20:30

consistent. I think no matter what he's

3:20:32

doing on the map, he's always going to

3:20:33

take the risk, really play to like his

3:20:34

advantages, and just do what's best for

3:20:36

the team, no matter what his score line

3:20:37

is. And, uh, yeah, he's just he's just

3:20:40

really good. And a lot of people don't

3:20:41

get to see it all the time cuz we only

3:20:42

play so many matches, but in scrims,

3:20:43

man, like I see that gameplay a lot and

3:20:45

uh it's a really fun POV to watch when

3:20:47

he's on.

3:20:47

>> Yeah, it's one of the best when he's

3:20:49

actually in flow. It's unbelievable.

3:20:50

Listen, I've talked to you after uh

3:20:52

grand finals loss, you know, simp and

3:20:54

you fell short a couple of times. I know

3:20:56

you're very close to him and I've seen

3:20:57

how defeated you've been like almost on

3:20:59

the verge of tears for him because his

3:21:01

legacy is, you know, trying to be the

3:21:03

greatest of all time. What would it mean

3:21:05

to you personally to see him get another

3:21:07

ring? Um, it would mean the world to be

3:21:10

honest. I mean, I've been with him for

3:21:11

so long. Uh, he's such a good kid. Uh,

3:21:13

if you really get to know him and you've

3:21:14

talked to him, like he's such a good

3:21:15

person just like deep down and he works

3:21:17

so hard and he just tries so hard to

3:21:19

make sure everything is good and he's

3:21:20

kind of, you know, had his ups and

3:21:21

downs, but he just really is trying to

3:21:23

stay positive and work on himself and I

3:21:24

think this year he's taken such good

3:21:26

strides as a leader, a person, and just

3:21:28

a player. So, I would love to see it all

3:21:29

pay off.

3:21:30

>> All right, last one. Um,

3:21:33

what's the single biggest thing going?

3:21:34

Is it is it a game mode? as a player, if

3:21:37

you're going to get the dub today, what

3:21:38

stands out as the one thing you really

3:21:39

got to nail?

3:21:40

>> Um, I think we just have to make sure

3:21:41

we're all just showing up here, doing

3:21:43

our 25%, you know, being a team more

3:21:45

than anything, not trying to do too

3:21:46

much. But, uh, outside of that,

3:21:47

obviously, search and destroy some of

3:21:49

the situationals. Make sure we stay on

3:21:50

the map and have some fun there. But,

3:21:51

uh, just in general, just play together

3:21:53

as a team. This optic gaming team is

3:21:55

incredible. They're really good. Our

3:21:56

optic Texas, of course, but they're a

3:21:58

good team. We have to play our best and

3:21:59

just show up and make sure our

3:22:00

communication stays composed the entire

3:22:02

time, no matter what the score is, and

3:22:03

just be ready for a battle. Yeah, we'll

3:22:04

see if Den stays in it. If it does, if

3:22:06

V4 can stay on because we were cracking

3:22:07

up. But hey, this is Crowder ahead of

3:22:09

the final. Good luck, buddy.

3:22:10

>> Thank you.

3:22:11

>> Going to be a battle.

3:22:13

>> Thank you, Clint. But this is a maybe

3:22:15

live look at the coaches going through

3:22:18

the veto process backstage. This is how

3:22:20

it looked. There was still a little bit

3:22:21

of time left on the technical pause for

3:22:24

our players. A chance, you heard

3:22:26

constant conversations about social

3:22:27

destroy the mode coming up now in just a

3:22:28

moment. How are you feeling about it

3:22:30

going forward?

3:22:31

>> I Well, this is the dynamic. Can the

3:22:33

guys stay on the map? Who can hold their

3:22:34

resolve? Who can not give away these

3:22:36

first plugs? But I love the dynamic that

3:22:38

Crowder has with Drazza when they do the

3:22:40

pick and bands. You have a

3:22:42

behind-the-scenes look, I believe, from

3:22:43

S and uh one of the things he's done on

3:22:45

his YouTube channel, but you just have

3:22:47

Drazza having the entire conversation of

3:22:49

here's what I want to do in search and

3:22:50

destroy. Here's what the team game plan

3:22:51

is going to be. Crowder almost taking a

3:22:53

backseat. Once he goes through with

3:22:55

their idea is Crowder just jumps in

3:22:57

perfectly with a filling of okay, if you

3:22:59

want to do this, here's what you need to

3:23:00

look out for. or Luke's going to be the

3:23:02

guy coming to the pinch. If you're

3:23:03

leaving this open, here's the threats.

3:23:05

Crowd is a world champ player in his own

3:23:08

right. Been a coach for quite some time.

3:23:10

They have built themselves a truly

3:23:12

spectacle of a camp. Impressive team and

3:23:16

they made a clearly good decision

3:23:18

picking up 04 and Abuzza join Braz and

3:23:21

Sim. Here they are in the grand finals

3:23:23

and just staying warm and comfy on that

3:23:26

main stage. And welldeserved 04 and

3:23:29

Abuzza really have been some of the most

3:23:30

impressive players in this tournament so

3:23:31

far. This is the Monster Energy pregame

3:23:33

for FaZe fourth finals appearance as a

3:23:36

franchise not as a group. This is very

3:23:38

impressive. 2026 champs 3 and 0 series 9

3:23:40

Ford map count. That was I mean the last

3:23:44

few days have been very impressive and

3:23:46

again I attribute a lot of that to the

3:23:48

crazy individual performances from O4

3:23:50

and Abuza. Some highlight moments of his

3:23:52

own. This is a well-rounded squad.

3:23:53

They've figured out all of their

3:23:54

problems. They know exactly what to look

3:23:55

out for. Now

3:23:57

>> once we get ourselves hot to trot, this

3:23:59

is going to be one hell of a search.

3:24:00

>> Great competitors. The jokes making of

3:24:02

04 falling off the map every time the

3:24:05

player can does the head snap back, but

3:24:07

he's just able to laugh it off and get

3:24:09

ready to go. Optic of course the exact

3:24:12

same thing. These guys fiend for grand

3:24:14

finals.

3:24:16

Luke's PC has been swapped out. You see

3:24:18

him testing it out on the the firing

3:24:20

range dummies making sure everything is

3:24:22

good to go. Brady has been a map for a

3:24:25

long enough time. Everything needs to be

3:24:27

perfect. Every stun, every nade, every

3:24:31

decision, if anything is even slightly

3:24:33

off, Hoop is going to feel it.

3:24:35

>> Yeah. So, we've had our technical time

3:24:36

out. That's all done now. Hook should be

3:24:37

ready to go. We should be very close to

3:24:39

loading into this raid. SMD, anything

3:24:41

across the series that looks a little

3:24:43

worrisome for you. The spiciest thing,

3:24:45

honestly, it really was that map one

3:24:47

velocities, a run it back, a pain point

3:24:49

for Optic, but only in the grand finals.

3:24:51

They have been perfect otherwise. phase

3:24:54

chosen for the map one and think they

3:24:56

were hoping for that result to go a

3:24:57

little bit differently. So they're on

3:25:00

the back foot early advantage for Optic.

3:25:06

We get to find out exactly how good

3:25:09

they're going to be feeling. Big Bruce,

3:25:12

it is all about the feel for him in S&P

3:25:15

when and where he wants to snipe or if

3:25:18

at all. a player you have complete trust

3:25:22

in his judgment

3:25:24

as you do the team for the optic for the

3:25:27

first attacking round.

3:25:32

All knowers know Raid's been around a

3:25:34

long time. There's a lot of tricks here

3:25:35

on this map. A lot of timings, a lot of

3:25:36

spots to be found.

3:25:39

We're going to put them all to the test

3:25:40

here in this map number two. Nate's up

3:25:41

and out already. That's going to be the

3:25:43

kitchen blown wide open. Nobody there

3:25:45

for phase. They come for the 22 04

3:25:48

already in cheeks. First blooded shots.

3:25:50

He gets him.

3:25:52

>> That is a 10second first death man

3:25:54

advantage for A.

3:25:55

>> Yeah, in cheeks but no consent. Shotsy

3:25:57

says no thanks. Gets taken care

3:26:01

now. Midnap.

3:26:03

Oh, he's out but it's not a problem.

3:26:05

Lovely trade though. Keeping you afloat.

3:26:08

A boozer rips MK through the wall.

3:26:10

That's the get back even up the odds.

3:26:12

2v2.

3:26:14

An AR and an SMG for either side.

3:26:17

>> Who carrying that bomb? A bomb site

3:26:20

looking attractive right now with a

3:26:21

slight rotation for phase. We're going

3:26:23

to go roundabout. Which way? Do we go to

3:26:25

B? Do we go to A? A little bit of both.

3:26:28

Maybe time now for both our squads to

3:26:30

figure it out. 35 seconds is a decent

3:26:32

chunk. Reload. Get ready for the battle.

3:26:35

Problem is neither team has had any

3:26:37

information.

3:26:40

And what decision are you going to make?

3:26:41

Dash is leading the charge, but he's

3:26:43

just going to be cutting off mid. Leave

3:26:44

the bomb for a day. Tim timing does not

3:26:46

go his way. Who can one beat two?

3:26:49

>> The timing is really what hurt him

3:26:50

there.

3:26:51

>> But again, the position they found him

3:26:52

in there, they could be anywhere. So now

3:26:54

phase with the bomb planted, we know

3:26:56

it's time to rock the connection of the

3:26:59

stun. Perfect work. And FaZe now in

3:27:02

circle hoop. Clean first round on the

3:27:06

diffuse. I'm telling you, man. Every

3:27:08

single stun, every single nade needs to

3:27:10

be perfect. Hook is a lethal threat.

3:27:14

Stun lands on his forehead and take the

3:27:17

execution. That is a 3v4 clutch in round

3:27:20

number one. The optic fans that have

3:27:23

concerns about their SND, well, the

3:27:25

concerns were justified.

3:27:30

One down, six for the win.

3:27:34

We talk a lot about snipers. They made a

3:27:36

return, a triumphant return in Black Ops

3:27:38

7. They've been really exciting to

3:27:39

watch. But at this level, it's almost a

3:27:41

gamble. You have to hear. A lot of

3:27:44

players will bring it out early in the

3:27:45

round for a bit of information and then

3:27:47

they've got a small window to swap to

3:27:49

another class and not necessarily be

3:27:50

stuck with it for that entire round. Any

3:27:52

damage they take if they do pull the

3:27:53

trigger, it's theirs. So far, nothing as

3:27:56

of yet, but boozer on a nice two going

3:27:58

towards a phase chuck the smoke past

3:28:01

this a bomb site. They're taking the

3:28:03

space towards ring. You see it cut off

3:28:05

that sort of mid lane and oh they're

3:28:07

near Laundry looking for the wall. Bangs

3:28:09

check every corner. 04 clearing

3:28:11

everything out and inside a pillar.

3:28:12

Shotti gets spotted in first blood. He

3:28:15

actually catches Sim just before he

3:28:17

falls. Oh even in the odds are laying it

3:28:20

down. Drazza unable to pick up dash.

3:28:22

He's going for the wall bang zone. Four

3:28:23

flies in the middle. Another coverage of

3:28:24

his Belgian companion. And now it's a 2v

3:28:26

one with Hercules managing to escape

3:28:29

with his lights. You saw his stats at

3:28:31

the start of this for the graphic. He

3:28:32

has four clutches in SMD. He has been a

3:28:35

monster in this game mode. He's going to

3:28:37

get put to the test.

3:28:40

>> M on the clutch. A 2v1. 04 on the back.

3:28:43

A boozer there from what we call Tiki

3:28:45

looking at the front side of the site.

3:28:47

Timing shown. What a kill. It's a one v

3:28:51

one. Mercury's ample time.

3:28:54

He saw him.

3:28:57

And now the check goes high. Nobody

3:29:01

home.

3:29:02

20 seconds on the bomb.

3:29:07

Roundabout we go to a battle on the

3:29:10

stairs.

3:29:12

Abuza's having some search so far. Just

3:29:14

like the Colossus, it is Abuzza for the

3:29:17

hot start. That is five kills in a row.

3:29:20

The one v one clutch and he had the bomb

3:29:23

plant. He doesn't have the helltorm.

3:29:25

He's only an assist away from getting

3:29:27

it. Abuzza, the monster here so far in

3:29:32

map two

3:29:36

and he is ice cold. It's five kills to

3:29:39

no deaths.

3:29:42

Lot of score accumulated so far here in

3:29:43

B7 score streak. So anything he does to

3:29:46

contribute to the win or even help his

3:29:47

teammates out, he will be getting

3:29:49

something. Abuzz will see how that

3:29:51

streak progress is going in a little bit

3:29:53

later, but for now,

3:29:55

Optic on the attack.

3:29:57

Oh, he's close. I believe he saw shots.

3:30:00

He saw Merk and he gets away.

3:30:05

Optical presence here by the a bomb site

3:30:07

phase. Looks like we're going to be

3:30:08

hitting towards the back. And that's

3:30:10

where Shotsy is here. Well, we call

3:30:11

Laundry and it's getting dirty. Here we

3:30:13

go. Opening salvo. Optic coming out on

3:30:17

top. Man advantage. We have seen this

3:30:19

story for Optic before. A three versus

3:30:21

two bomb with Planet for Laundry. And

3:30:24

ideally for Optic, you do not want to

3:30:26

feed Abuzza a kill.

3:30:27

>> Nah, not yet. One half of the Zarzar duo

3:30:31

down.

3:30:33

>> And this is huge. A boozer will stay

3:30:34

alive.

3:30:35

>> He He's going to be playing for the hell

3:30:36

spawn guaranteed. Artic just don't want

3:30:38

to feed him a freebie.

3:30:40

>> Well, Hook, here we go.

3:30:43

>> Still on the prow.

3:30:46

Finds himself a nice safe place to

3:30:47

nestle in for the next 20 odd seconds.

3:30:49

>> An optic hunting. Hercules and Dashy

3:30:51

roaming together. Hook's going to be a

3:30:53

floater. Hook is trying to play for the

3:30:54

intel, but they want to find him if they

3:30:57

can.

3:30:59

>> They want to find it, but they have to

3:31:00

make sure they keep one watchful eye on

3:31:02

that bomb. It does look like

3:31:06

>> time given.

3:31:07

>> I mean, they're here. They cleared out

3:31:08

everything else.

3:31:09

>> It's not over yet. Here comes Oct.

3:31:17

And Hercules managing to net the kill

3:31:20

with a fraction of a second to spare.

3:31:22

The spree is over and Optic detonate the

3:31:26

bomb.

3:31:26

>> Incredibly heads up game play. Here's a

3:31:29

look at Merk with the free catch he had

3:31:31

on Drazza, but we saw a boozy towards

3:31:33

pool steps. They let Hoop make sure he

3:31:36

gets the bomb. Dashy and MK cleared out

3:31:38

the entire map. Cleared out, cleared out

3:31:40

garage, go through Tiki, check every

3:31:43

single corner until the last one. That

3:31:46

is a perfect round for Optic Texas. One

3:31:49

they so desperately needed.

3:31:52

2-1 so far again. First of six here to

3:31:55

destroy and that trophy system working

3:31:57

real hard allowing the phase boys to fan

3:32:00

out across the map. Get themselves right

3:32:02

through the middle of the map. They've

3:32:03

eaten a stun or two and Optic will be

3:32:04

repositioning to deal with this attack

3:32:06

by B. Here we go ladies and gentlemen.

3:32:09

04 trying to get a couple of shots off.

3:32:11

Smokes across

3:32:13

Optic now make the replay. Oh Mer, wait

3:32:15

a minute. The human turret at the moment

3:32:18

finds a big one alongside Shotsy.

3:32:21

Massive advantage to Optic. Now this is

3:32:23

Mercury's on a four spree. He's the

3:32:25

monster you're looking to feed more

3:32:26

kills if you can get him. Drazza though

3:32:28

with the pick trying to work on these

3:32:30

odds. Two ARs though working together in

3:32:32

close quarters. It is delicate. It is

3:32:34

dangerous. And Drazza taken down

3:32:37

Hercules. Extra kills. That is a six

3:32:41

spree for him.

3:32:43

Imagine

3:32:45

how this feels for Hercules.

3:32:48

Back-to back chance grand finals. He is

3:32:52

looking for a perfect record and he's

3:32:54

got that perfect thousand damage.

3:33:03

>> A six spree and an equalizer found here

3:33:06

by Optic. 22

3:33:13

>> optic now on the attack. Nage once again

3:33:15

from the kitchen phase. It's been a

3:33:16

no-show for nearly every round so far,

3:33:18

but yeah, helltorm. This is a big deal.

3:33:21

The position he's in, we could be

3:33:22

calling it. I think they're playing for

3:33:23

it. Chi's watching the pinch. He's got a

3:33:25

cruddy on the step by bedroom. Little

3:33:27

bit passive over towards ring.

3:33:31

>> You got to make sure you keep control of

3:33:32

the indoors going to call it. That is

3:33:34

Hercules spotting two. Only one slipped

3:33:36

away.

3:33:36

>> He's almost slipped away, but the smoke

3:33:38

certainly changes things. 04 from inside

3:33:40

the smoke. Finds the first.

3:33:41

>> That's a thief right there. Shanti now

3:33:42

trying to make moves on the flip side.

3:33:44

There's a free catch.

3:33:46

>> He's on the hunt, but no, the teamwork

3:33:48

is there. All four had the coverage

3:33:51

phase. All four players grouped up

3:33:53

together, leaving Optic in a 2v4.

3:33:55

>> They're roaming this one so well. What

3:33:57

unbelievable coverage. What foresight to

3:33:59

go for

3:34:02

Bomb Plant. Only two members of Optic up

3:34:04

to defend this one. Here comes Faze. Oh

3:34:06

boy. Draws. What a kill. Merks down. The

3:34:08

two we found so far from before has

3:34:10

certainly helped.

3:34:12

Hook now alone. All the usual spaces

3:34:15

covered. And soon they will descend upon

3:34:17

him. Less than 30 seconds to play. And

3:34:20

Hook now in an opportunity to make

3:34:22

something happen.

3:34:24

Completely and utterly surrounded.

3:34:26

Drazza already began the diffuse before

3:34:27

the first bullet was fired.

3:34:29

>> We are playing this raid SND at a very

3:34:32

quick pace. You have to decide things

3:34:34

instantly for either team. They showed

3:34:37

that pressure. Two players cutting in

3:34:39

through Zig. The smoke made it a little

3:34:41

bit weird. Mercury's lost the intel and

3:34:43

Dashy gets baited by it. Player talked

3:34:46

himself in the corner that they thought

3:34:47

they disappeared. Of course, after that

3:34:49

phase roaming together so quickly, even

3:34:52

on their attacking rounds, that seemed

3:34:54

to be their game plan.

3:34:57

Stick together and play off contact. You

3:34:59

got to go fast. In tiny moments like

3:35:01

that, you see two players cross with the

3:35:03

smoke. You can't guarantee that they

3:35:05

both left.

3:35:07

What a play. Puts O4 on a three. Spree

3:35:09

up for that round. Now towards A and it

3:35:10

is an explosive round. Sometimes they

3:35:12

look like this. Not as much in the feed

3:35:14

as of yet. Shotsy though versus 04. An

3:35:17

awkward gunfight. But the AR of phase

3:35:19

with a watch fly over the top. Looking

3:35:21

for the breathing room. Smoke's going to

3:35:23

help you out. 04. A lot of pressure

3:35:25

clearing out laundry. Optic giving it

3:35:27

away.

3:35:27

>> Yes. Drive by information. He's not

3:35:29

going for kills. just wants to know

3:35:30

those players are there.

3:35:31

>> Chi though, he's making moves. He has

3:35:32

found the battle and he has found the

3:35:34

first blood. He does get traded. Contact

3:35:36

on the left.

3:35:37

>> Oh, and that's a big piece of past

3:35:40

damage on 2 HP. Finally does get the

3:35:41

region. Wow, how close he came. No, Sip

3:35:44

denies. That's your one mistake. If

3:35:46

Vinnie Oh,

3:35:47

>> and gunn down. Dash in a 1v3. Big Bruce

3:35:49

made for it, but the moment was not his.

3:35:53

You simply get caught.

3:35:56

Hercules has had a fantastic map so far,

3:35:58

but he's the man that got isolated and

3:36:01

you see the difference in the game plan.

3:36:03

FaZe roaming everywhere together. They

3:36:05

are making these moves at light speed.

3:36:07

That was all four players looking

3:36:09

ringside. All of a sudden, AB wraps back

3:36:11

to garage. The pressure on laundry so

3:36:14

fast. S would have been there for the

3:36:15

trades.

3:36:19

>> This is the type of gameplay where your

3:36:22

communication has to be at the alltime

3:36:25

high.

3:36:26

Optic on the attack still shots with

3:36:28

that bomb.

3:36:30

And we've got a lot of presence in the

3:36:31

middle of the map. This is something

3:36:32

we've seen FaZe do a few times.

3:36:35

Could be a fast plant. It sure is.

3:36:36

Merciless, you have been something.

3:36:39

Hooks there. Watching the middle of the

3:36:40

map. Great timing now on the turn. Intel

3:36:42

no good. Just information. No kills. Chy

3:36:45

now maneuvering towards the rear. Dashia

3:36:46

top ring. Can he get himself on the

3:36:48

board? And Shotsy, the timing not there.

3:36:50

The shadows they have already crossed.

3:36:51

>> Merculu is wrapping in the back of the

3:36:53

map. He's going to be playing for the

3:36:54

helltorm. They're down 42. You got the

3:36:56

bomb down. He is your safety net in this

3:36:58

round. And there's not a lot of places

3:37:00

to hide. Here it comes

3:37:03

for heat seekers. The smoke will not

3:37:05

necessarily save Draza, but the Gunny is

3:37:07

there and he's going to get away with

3:37:08

it.

3:37:11

Shotsy and MK

3:37:14

now on the defense through the middle of

3:37:16

the map. And a quick check the lineup.

3:37:18

They've won it. They've won it. A boozer

3:37:22

has gunned them. And the bomb will

3:37:23

detonate.

3:37:25

What a copy of chaos.

3:37:29

>> Optic take the round. There's no mute

3:37:32

field and it would have mattered if you

3:37:33

had it. He's landing the hellstorm on

3:37:35

top of bomb depending on the comms. That

3:37:38

is a nervy moment. So difficult to make

3:37:41

happen.

3:37:43

This is why your coms have to be at an

3:37:45

alltime high. Awkward on the site.

3:37:50

Hercules the six free that he goes on.

3:37:53

won a couple key rounds earlier and

3:37:55

bailed them out of this one. Still

3:37:58

though, a 43 lead in favor of FaZe.

3:38:02

>> How many times throughout the year have

3:38:04

we seen Helltorms called to no effect?

3:38:06

That one made its mark. 4-3 still FaZe

3:38:10

now on the attack towards beam on site.

3:38:11

Although love there for Drazza now four

3:38:13

backing him up and a slippery shot

3:38:15

taking a dip.

3:38:16

>> This might be first blood number five.

3:38:18

He's got four on it. He has had the

3:38:20

field and he has got the timing to get

3:38:22

behind too. He's checking up. His

3:38:23

players down low. The information fed to

3:38:25

him. And there it is. First blood number

3:38:27

five.

3:38:27

>> Got it. Break the glass. Stay. He's

3:38:29

undetected for now. There's still a man

3:38:31

below him. Dash. He's there for the

3:38:32

kill. He's on the board.

3:38:34

A minute left for Abuzza and Sim to

3:38:37

figure it out. And he's staring at that

3:38:39

bomb right in front of him.

3:38:42

Going to be throwing every single

3:38:43

shoulder in sight. There is 48 seconds

3:38:45

for FaZe to try to crack this code.

3:38:47

Yeah, this is the sort of zone you set

3:38:48

up now around that bomb defensively. A

3:38:51

little privilege to play with. Boozer

3:38:52

knows he has to tip a toe. So many

3:38:54

corners to worry about. Going to check

3:38:56

them as diligently as he can. But behind

3:38:58

door number 10, Hercules, a horrible

3:39:01

surprise.

3:39:04

Allows him an impossible situation to

3:39:07

find himself in a 1v4. No bomb to his

3:39:10

name. No tactical, no lethal.

3:39:15

a master of the corner check though

3:39:16

zone.

3:39:20

>> Yep, you get one. But it's now 4-4.

3:39:23

>> Just a wild scoreboard for this to be a

3:39:26

tie game. Bo is one and five. Dashy is

3:39:29

one and five. Shotsi has five first

3:39:32

bloods and Mercury is right now a Titan

3:39:36

with 11 kills. You heard the interview

3:39:39

from Shotsi. Instead of all the first

3:39:41

deaths, he said he needs to play with

3:39:42

his brain. Well, how about that? Pinch

3:39:44

finds the route, does the smart thing,

3:39:46

clearing out up top first. Gets the

3:39:48

comps from his teammates. Gets the kill

3:39:50

and gets out of dodge. Shotsi has been a

3:39:53

menace on Ray.

3:39:56

See how the Faze defense fares this time

3:39:58

round.

3:40:00

3-1 split for Optic here. No bomb yet.

3:40:05

And Faze have taken control of the A

3:40:08

bomb now. Checking as best they can.

3:40:11

Intel towards B for Shaw. A late pick up

3:40:14

here for Hook.

3:40:20

Safe coverage now on the cross. Just

3:40:21

towards that B bomb yet again. There's

3:40:23

the sign. 04. Will he get away with it?

3:40:25

He sure does. Little bit of information.

3:40:27

FaZe now expecting the pressure beyond

3:40:29

B. Hercules looking for the timing.

3:40:32

Simply overwhelmed. It was the teamwork

3:40:34

on one side and the teamwork on the

3:40:36

other. FaZe good for the trades. Shots

3:40:39

from Dashy. Wow. 04 with the M15 down

3:40:42

the hoop. 1 v3 absolutely wiped out.

3:40:45

What a round for Faze map point and 04

3:40:48

on a three screen. They give him the

3:40:49

diffuse. 5-4 lead in the teamwork

3:40:52

continues to be impressive in the

3:40:55

difference maker on this map.

3:40:59

Hercules looking for that kill towards

3:41:01

Ring. Just two players to deal with. The

3:41:03

same thing on the other side. 04 so

3:41:06

quick to get back in the mix. for Dashy.

3:41:09

See him missed but that flinch got him

3:41:12

killed. 04 right going for the job.

3:41:14

>> I mean that also the position there for

3:41:15

little Kyle. Such an incredible spot for

3:41:17

AR players to be. You saw from Dashy Ply

3:41:20

how hard it is to make those head shots

3:41:21

how difficult it is at this level even.

3:41:24

>> Irrespective of that it is 54 is phase

3:41:27

on that point and it looks to be a throw

3:41:30

down at the A bomb. A throw down at

3:41:31

ring. Drazza starts it off. The stun

3:41:34

connection. A close corner there from

3:41:36

Shotsy walking away with one.

3:41:38

>> 3v3.

3:41:39

>> One of the rare non-traded kills.

3:41:41

>> Shotsy like a thief in the night.

3:41:43

>> Not too many of them now. The foot races

3:41:45

on both squads will be in position by

3:41:46

the bomb site. Shotsy the first man on

3:41:48

the far right hand side flank. Middle of

3:41:50

the map covered now. Drazza a tip toe

3:41:52

forward. What have you got boys? What

3:41:54

have you found? Cuz Shotsy has found his

3:41:56

fair share. Over to Murk to the kitchen.

3:42:00

And things are more than hot. Sings.

3:42:06

are delicious. As we roll into a final

3:42:09

round,

3:42:15

we typically ring a gong when it comes

3:42:18

to round 11. This time though, it might

3:42:19

be the dinner bell. We are eating good.

3:42:22

Podf,

3:42:25

the balls on Shotsi. Poke your head in

3:42:28

between three phase players where their

3:42:30

trades have been impeccable on this map.

3:42:33

Well, he got first blooded. They needed

3:42:35

the bailout. He delivers.

3:42:38

Round 11.

3:42:40

Final chance here on Raid.

3:42:45

Nobody home at unisight.

3:42:52

FaZe will be looking for a full retake

3:42:53

here.

3:42:56

There's the part. Will we get there in

3:42:58

time? The most classic Call of Duty raid

3:43:01

round of all time. Two through cut out

3:43:04

there for phase two on the pull steps.

3:43:05

Here comes 04.

3:43:08

Brakes pumped. What will we see?

3:43:13

We have 30 seconds to play.

3:43:20

Set in the feed first. And now from the

3:43:22

smoke from the hip.

3:43:26

Graz gets it. Hook now alone in the 1

3:43:28

v3. He must try to catch these players.

3:43:33

He must try to stop the diffuse,

3:43:38

but Faze survived.

3:43:49

Every stun, every nade, and every smoke.

3:43:53

FaZe had for the retake. Get it on the

3:43:56

bomb and get ready for the mixfest.

3:44:00

Bays delivered in the cacophony of

3:44:02

chaos. They get the kills and they get

3:44:05

their get back. We're tied up 1-1.

3:44:07

>> I mean that was something folks. This

3:44:09

was the look. Shotty. I mean you can

3:44:10

read this play from his POV. Perfect

3:44:14

work on the first mana. Boozer goes down

3:44:16

and then things get tough. Drazza with a

3:44:18

pistol in the smoke. Boo somewhat out of

3:44:20

the play phase just together. That

3:44:22

grouped up moment. And now a small

3:44:24

window. I mean look at this gap. You

3:44:26

have a chance here but 04. What a time

3:44:29

to turn and check it. Simple that

3:44:32

diffuse.

3:44:34

And that's phase search and destroy.

3:44:36

Gorgeous stuff. It's perfect teamwork

3:44:38

and perfect trust for the FaZe players

3:44:40

in that moment. It is 04 leading the

3:44:43

charge, letting him sort of set the pace

3:44:45

for the action and everybody else just

3:44:47

playing off the information he collects.

3:44:49

When your entry man is giving you 12

3:44:52

kills, you tip the cap. 04 from the

3:44:55

moment he joined the CDL has been

3:44:57

nothing short of godlike. Incredible

3:44:59

performance in that too.

3:45:00

>> I mean there's something so disconnected

3:45:01

about the optic stats. I mean despite

3:45:03

the fact that it was a round 11 finish,

3:45:05

five first bloods, single digit kills,

3:45:07

double digits from Merk all over the

3:45:09

place and ultimately what cost them is

3:45:11

the round one. They found the first

3:45:13

blood and literally from the jump it was

3:45:15

a 3v4 from phase where a blue gives you

3:45:18

those two kills. This is what's been the

3:45:20

issue for or for optic, excuse me, in

3:45:22

these main advantage situations. You

3:45:25

drop a single one against FaZe, you lose

3:45:27

round 11. Very, very tough. And those

3:45:28

round 11s, they will come back to you.

3:45:30

Well, good news though, it's a long

3:45:31

series ahead of us here. Overload coming

3:45:33

up very, very soon. Now, before we do

3:45:36

get to the overload, we're going to go

3:45:36

to a break. We go to Chris Pucket with

3:45:38

some very, very special guests.

3:45:41

>> Ladies and gentlemen, we're about to

3:45:43

crown a world champion here in Vegas,

3:45:45

but I already have three with me. Do you

3:45:47

know these names?

3:45:50

I got the threetime world champion

3:45:53

Crimix. Crim, what years did you win

3:45:55

your trophies?

3:45:57

>> Uh 15, 17, and 20.

3:46:00

>> Three trophies. Thoughts on Shotsy

3:46:04

potentially going 24, 25, 26?

3:46:09

>> Man, that took a while just for you to

3:46:12

like mention all those years. That would

3:46:15

be absolutely insane.

3:46:17

>> And say so.

3:46:18

>> Oh yeah. I don't I don't even want to

3:46:21

think about it. We're not gonna have to

3:46:22

because S might get that third ring

3:46:24

first. But we got to talk to this duo

3:46:27

because they are the original world

3:46:30

champions doing it back in Black Ops 2.

3:46:32

I almost got thrown out of the club.

3:46:34

Kesan's content for real by this man.

3:46:38

You're working at Hakasan. It's so cool

3:46:40

to see you still here in Vegas.

3:46:41

>> Thank you. Thank you. It's a pleasure to

3:46:43

be here, be back in this atmosphere, in

3:46:44

this environment. I miss it. So,

3:46:46

>> feels good, man.

3:46:47

>> What's it like to be the boss and being

3:46:49

able to throw the fanciest people in

3:46:51

Vegas out of a club?

3:46:52

>> It feels good. You know what I mean?

3:46:54

>> Yeah. And you are throwing some of the

3:46:56

pros out of the club as a rookie. Your

3:46:58

very first event, Black Ops 2, you

3:47:01

played against Envy, some of the biggest

3:47:02

names in the game, and you won it on a

3:47:05

map that we just saw. How awesome is it

3:47:08

to see in 2026, 13 years later, that

3:47:10

these guys are still running around

3:47:12

raid?

3:47:12

>> It's good to see, man, that that map has

3:47:14

been around for so long. It's one of the

3:47:15

greatest maps ever created. So, to see

3:47:17

them still be doing it, it looks good.

3:47:19

It feels good. And I'm glad to see them

3:47:20

killing it.

3:47:21

>> Now, Mir, I got a few chips with me. And

3:47:23

we got some colors up there. Now, they

3:47:25

don't have any pink chips. At least I

3:47:26

didn't get to the 1,000 mark yet. Uh,

3:47:29

but I got a 25 on green and I got a five

3:47:31

on red. What are we feeling right now?

3:47:33

>> Come on. You know what we're going with.

3:47:34

>> What is that answer? Let me get that

3:47:36

green. My man knows how to make money.

3:47:38

My man knows how to make money.

3:47:41

>> Now, Parasite, I'm going to hand you the

3:47:43

mic because you have a content plan

3:47:46

Black Ops 2 just dropped again on all

3:47:48

the old school consoles. You could go

3:47:50

back and beat up on kids like you were

3:47:52

16 again. So, talk to me a little bit

3:47:54

about that and how do we get this guy to

3:47:56

start streaming? Hey, we got to get

3:47:58

Miracles a console cuz I would love to

3:48:00

play some wager matches with Miracles,

3:48:02

Killer, and Karma. That'd be a

3:48:04

hilarious. I mean, the 2013 was an

3:48:07

incredible time. Black Ops 2 was as peak

3:48:09

and we managed to win the first world

3:48:10

championship back in the day.

3:48:12

>> All right, if I get an optic shoe and I

3:48:14

carry it around, get your ones out. Get

3:48:16

your fives out. We're taking donations.

3:48:18

We're buying him a PS5 before he leaves

3:48:20

the venue. Miracles. A father just had a

3:48:23

two-month old baby. Give it up for the

3:48:25

man.

3:48:28

>> Las Vegas, you guys are awesome. We've

3:48:31

got so many world champs in the building

3:48:32

and we're going to give out four more

3:48:34

rings tonight. We're going back to the

3:48:37

casters after this.

3:48:41

>> Thank you, Chris. Legends in the house

3:48:44

indeed. I can't believe it. I mean,

3:48:46

Found Miracles. You call him Bezy before

3:48:47

a bezy, right?

3:48:48

>> He walks so Bezy could slide. Miracles

3:48:51

is introduction. He had the best rookie

3:48:54

season of all time. Won a ton of chips,

3:48:56

won a ring. Miracles an incredibly

3:48:58

impressive player. What a treat to watch

3:49:00

him with the MSMC.

3:49:01

>> Man, that was a long time ago. Now, our

3:49:03

players coming back to stage getting

3:49:05

ready to dive into our game of overload.

3:49:07

Map number three in our room final so

3:49:09

far. And how are you leaning for this

3:49:10

one? Because again, very spicy mode,

3:49:12

brand new here for Black Ops 7 and a fun

3:49:14

place in our hearts. You know, if you

3:49:16

want to be uh looking at it on paper,

3:49:18

you would imagine Optics have the

3:49:20

advantage for the overloads, but it is

3:49:22

by the thinnest of margins. I'm ready

3:49:24

for a marathon for this series. Almost

3:49:26

expecting this to go the distance all

3:49:27

the way to a map number nine, but it's

3:49:29

anybody's ball game. It was a tight one

3:49:31

for the map one. It was a round 11 for

3:49:33

the map two. Pro players talk about this

3:49:35

all the time at this level and

3:49:37

especially with the quality that we have

3:49:39

in this lobby. It really is a game of

3:49:41

what team makes the fewer mistakes. Just

3:49:44

that hell storm on the Colossus from

3:49:46

Abuzza could have costed them. You lose

3:49:48

the spawns, you get punished for that

3:49:49

rotation. The round one in the raid SND

3:49:53

using that four versus three you had

3:49:55

even with the first bloods they made

3:49:56

amends chi gave you five first bloods

3:49:59

instead of the first death one mistake

3:50:02

it is costly in the end you have to be

3:50:05

perfect at this level in Call of Duty we

3:50:08

play it at light speed it is a very

3:50:10

difficult feat difficult feat difficult

3:50:12

feat for two organizations to have been

3:50:14

around for so long eclassica alltime

3:50:16

matchup this is how the series have gone

3:50:19

so far optic with a slight advantage and

3:50:21

in the CDL era we truly are neck and

3:50:24

neck and in Black Ops 7. So the beauty

3:50:26

of this event is that gets to change.

3:50:29

The map count is incredibly impressive

3:50:30

for two of the most storied

3:50:32

organizations in the world of Call of

3:50:34

Duty. And you know how good this rivalry

3:50:36

is that even when it was the Optic

3:50:38

Dynasty that were winning 80% of the

3:50:41

series they played, FaZe for a few years

3:50:43

was the only team that could

3:50:45

consistently go toe-to-toe. African

3:50:48

phase. It is always a trick. Here we go.

3:50:52

Time to get to scar. Time to get to

3:50:54

overload mode here in Black Ops 7 if you

3:50:56

haven't seen it before. We play around

3:50:58

an EMP circular device in the middle of

3:51:01

the map. You pick it up, try to run it

3:51:02

through to one of the two goals. We play

3:51:04

two halves, no halftime show, but we

3:51:07

will run a highlight package

3:51:10

at the end of the 10 minutes if we're

3:51:12

all tied up. Overtime. And they go back

3:51:15

to the big fans. If you see that

3:51:17

Exposure versus Vegas where Optic got

3:51:20

the Dub. Exposure was a bit of a wild

3:51:22

card in the last series. We were

3:51:24

surprised to see through been a testing

3:51:27

ground for the now the final test of the

3:51:29

grand finals. Hey, we don't see no

3:51:32

exposures anymore. They played with

3:51:35

fire. They got burned. So to Old

3:51:38

Faithful we go.

3:51:40

Sweet, sweet scar. Here we go. First

3:51:44

half.

3:51:45

They're going towards the middle of the

3:51:46

map and Sim has flown his way through

3:51:48

alongside 04 for those early kills. He

3:51:50

play for possession of the middle of

3:51:52

map. Playing for those early kills. See

3:51:54

who can get the grab first. Might be MK

3:51:57

his reign of terror. Yeah, he's going to

3:51:58

open up with three before he falls. Merk

3:52:01

has been trying to put on a master class

3:52:03

here in the grand finals. Opening salvo.

3:52:06

FaZe right now just trying to contain

3:52:08

these players. Anytime gets a kill, he

3:52:10

straightened out immediately. FaZe at

3:52:12

the device. Big pick up. That's a big

3:52:13

run now. Clash's got to find something

3:52:15

here. Stun connection over the top now.

3:52:17

Shotsy on the back line. He's the sole

3:52:18

defender for now. Here come Optic 04.

3:52:20

Got to go big. He goes high and it's no

3:52:23

good.

3:52:24

First stop there from Hercules and Hoop.

3:52:26

Hoop loves for the defensive stance. And

3:52:28

Optic right now. They're showing the

3:52:30

device on the plane side of the map.

3:52:32

Trying to get a little bit weird with

3:52:33

it. Maybe trying to play on the

3:52:35

tendencies. They typical. And now a

3:52:37

decision to make. Do you force it or do

3:52:38

you wrap it back? See Optic on the mini

3:52:41

map. They are stationary. They're almost

3:52:43

waiting for an overcommitment and shots.

3:52:46

He's got the timing. He's got the intel.

3:52:47

This is almost like an SND round looking

3:52:49

for the first block. You can't be too

3:52:51

overzealous with the EMP. You lose your

3:52:53

primary weapon. You fall back to your

3:52:55

pistol. You lose that fire power. Still

3:52:58

got a bit of an awkward situation to

3:52:59

deal with right now. Optic

3:53:01

moving forward. Oh, a boozer. What a

3:53:04

kill on a hook. And they're trying to

3:53:05

slow the pace down, but FaZe handled

3:53:07

that pressure to a te like some expert.

3:53:10

But now it's the corner. had shots here

3:53:11

at close range but the kills a penny

3:53:13

thing going towards fades you do have

3:53:14

Draza behind enemy lines kill the

3:53:16

carriage so the blade down just a little

3:53:17

Draza trying to buy that time you've got

3:53:19

men on the A goal here we go D got to

3:53:21

find another kill here somehow Dashi

3:53:22

picks up two

3:53:25

gets the kill trying to stay alive here

3:53:27

and the shuffle and the scurry it's

3:53:29

another nervy moment on the goal line

3:53:30

>> yeah big Brucey though defensively in

3:53:32

the stun grenade on point again no

3:53:35

mistakes in this lobby and dashing out

3:53:36

with the frag grenade might be the

3:53:37

opening a player in the corner who gets

3:53:39

the drop and the is in. Hercules first

3:53:43

to score. It's a lethal counterattack

3:53:45

from Optic.

3:53:47

Shotsy trying to keep in spawn. This is

3:53:48

exactly where you want him to be.

3:53:51

Device position change to the top side

3:53:53

of the map. After this capture, it will

3:53:55

go low. I mean, unbelievable the quality

3:53:57

in this lobby. A stun grenade

3:53:59

defensively and the frag for the attack.

3:54:02

The devil in the details. We are hungry

3:54:06

for these rings. We've had two fantastic

3:54:07

attempts here for Faze who have been

3:54:09

unable to capitalize. Chelsea last man

3:54:11

on this side of the map pops over

3:54:13

device. Stays out of the play for now

3:54:14

and does get spotted out. So this is a

3:54:17

big moment.

3:54:19

There's the catch. There's the kill. And

3:54:20

here's the aggression. Draws. No good on

3:54:22

the front line. Next man in mind though

3:54:24

04. This is not the position you want to

3:54:26

see him in if you're a fan of Optic.

3:54:28

Trying to get to work getting the trade.

3:54:31

Well, there's your kill in the devices.

3:54:33

Oh so close. This is your defensive

3:54:35

stand. Optic. It's always going to be

3:54:36

Mixie. A one v one for the bread. And

3:54:39

drastic is

3:54:41

my word. How hard it is to capture and

3:54:45

that a goal phase. Finally find the

3:54:47

equalizer. A minute and 45 in the first

3:54:50

half. You really do have to fight tooth

3:54:52

and nail for every single capture.

3:54:56

Getting weird with it up top. And hey,

3:54:58

you get the trade there on Shotsi. If

3:55:00

anything though, P2 control in the hands

3:55:02

of Optic. Got to deal with the double

3:55:04

pin trolling through this from O4 finds

3:55:06

that kill immediately going for the

3:55:07

reinforcement line. Do not let anyone

3:55:09

get close. That's a big problem. Abuzza

3:55:11

now last man left up. Optic with the

3:55:14

grab. Here comes the possession. A boo

3:55:16

good from spawn getting into the action.

3:55:18

Oh shy what a stop it is. Another man

3:55:20

now. Hercules the flank

3:55:23

down again. Dashy down again. They

3:55:27

survive. Holding on still though. Optic

3:55:29

do have this pressure. Hoop getting the

3:55:30

kills. The device not going to reset.

3:55:32

get a little bit dodge. Shotti going for

3:55:33

it and he finds the route. The speed

3:55:37

demon in Black Ops 7. Shotsi pulls off

3:55:40

miracles and man he's in the house. Give

3:55:42

him that gold for the chance taker.

3:55:46

A massive moment now in a lead chains

3:55:48

with less than a minute on the clock in

3:55:49

trying to will face forward. You have

3:55:51

positional advantage but you don't have

3:55:52

the numbers. No one there to pick up the

3:55:54

EMP. They've got to keep the production

3:55:55

going now. This is a tough task.

3:55:57

>> This is what Shazi is doing. He needs to

3:55:59

be the protector of the device cuz his

3:56:01

teammates well dealing with the

3:56:02

spawners. Device not collected. You

3:56:05

cleared out your spawn. We are now

3:56:07

stable on the map. A few extra kills for

3:56:09

FaZe. They have the pressure. 25 seconds

3:56:12

left to play if anybody scored. Final 20

3:56:14

seconds now.

3:56:16

If someone is carrying the device at the

3:56:18

end of that time, we will get 30 seconds

3:56:20

of extra time. 04 caught. Optic want to

3:56:24

keep you off of it. Phase a touch is

3:56:26

essential. Optic though finding these

3:56:28

kills. We might be looking at a grab and

3:56:30

run. There it is. A few more. Cana save

3:56:33

it. No, it's done. Pick up now with 30

3:56:36

seconds to play. Optic. They have a

3:56:38

chance to get one more before the half.

3:56:41

Could be a dagger if they convert it.

3:56:43

May have players all over the map. Well,

3:56:45

first man in line. Paul Shotti is time

3:56:47

to shine.

3:56:48

>> Here we go. Starting to get cooking. 15

3:56:50

seconds to play though. Got to get

3:56:52

moving with that device. Dashy with the

3:56:54

coverage. We're getting that bit closer.

3:56:57

just from the outside now of the zone

3:56:58

and loop goes down. Halftime whistle

3:57:00

blown.

3:57:03

And at this point in time, FaZe kicking

3:57:06

themselves. Highlights from the first

3:57:07

half. Two incredible stops from Optic.

3:57:11

Yeah, the original stun grenade. That

3:57:12

was a dagger followed by Dash's frag

3:57:15

grenade over the top that gets him this

3:57:17

one. Do eventually get the follow up

3:57:19

from FaZe. Drazza had to work for it.

3:57:23

give you two before the capture, but it

3:57:25

is this magical one in this moment.

3:57:28

Device down inches away from it and

3:57:30

Shotti finds a way.

3:57:31

>> Well, he's the man that gets there

3:57:32

first. He's the man that gets under that

3:57:33

attack first and before he even gets

3:57:35

reset. The gunfights continue. He just

3:57:38

flies in. And sometimes that's what you

3:57:40

have to do. You just got to grab it and

3:57:42

try and man it all season long. And at

3:57:45

this level, the smallest mistakes will

3:57:47

cost you the entire map. Optic slight

3:57:50

advantage with the 2-1 lead. 5 minutes

3:57:52

left to play. What a moment. Second

3:57:54

half. Here we go. FaZe, you've had so

3:57:57

many opportunities here and this is an

3:57:59

incredibly aggressive start from Arctic

3:58:01

there up the top lane. Massive pinch

3:58:02

from S. This could be very decisive.

3:58:04

That's all four down immediately. Surely

3:58:06

you're in a position here to score

3:58:07

equalizer early on. You still got to

3:58:10

find the kills and Sim big pimping in

3:58:12

spawn finds another.

3:58:13

>> They didn't hesitate. Wasted no time.

3:58:15

They're going to be setting up for the

3:58:16

rally capture. Clear out top green. And

3:58:17

there's your extra kills. You're going

3:58:19

to be spawning out if you're P2 and

3:58:20

Optic somehow someway. You got to make

3:58:22

sure the nades land over top is the only

3:58:24

chance. Optic have to stop this. They

3:58:26

are getting slaughtered off spawn.

3:58:28

Nowhere to go. The rally capture. That

3:58:31

is a clinic from Faze. A 3-2 lead. 3-2

3:58:34

lead. And now to the bottom side of the

3:58:35

map. We now go with the immediate

3:58:37

investment. So the positional advantage

3:58:39

have got now. It might just go up in

3:58:41

smoke. Everybody's inside. They're going

3:58:44

to try to outun it. Well, nowhere to go.

3:58:46

didn't have the mute field. You don't

3:58:47

have the device. Those two players

3:58:49

inside though find the kills. MK wants

3:58:51

the quick collection. He's hitting the

3:58:52

gold. There's only one player to stop

3:58:54

it. It is Sin versus MK. And this

3:58:56

Thunder slows him down. So close. It's a

3:58:58

big kill. Dashy though still keeping

3:58:59

this play up and alive. There's the grab

3:59:01

from Faze. Hoop now on the pickup. Hoop

3:59:03

going high. Can he get it through? No.

3:59:05

Stopped again. Yeah. Trying to force it.

3:59:07

Going for the heroics and Abuzza by the

3:59:10

way. 27 and 13.

3:59:14

He has been huge in these grand finals

3:59:17

and they're continuing the slaughter.

3:59:18

Bottom lane trying to get it going.

3:59:19

There's a bit of damage here and Oh,

3:59:21

we're trying to cross the line yet

3:59:22

again. The Draza down. Not enough

3:59:24

firepower up front now for Faze. The

3:59:27

fire power not the problem. A boozer.

3:59:29

Another hell storm to his name. This

3:59:31

Belgian is unbelievable. 31 and 13. Good

3:59:35

trophies. You got to shoot him in the

3:59:37

back to get the kill.

3:59:38

>> It's a big one. Now back over to the

3:59:39

middle of the map we go. 42. 3 minutes

3:59:41

to play. Abusers on fire.

3:59:43

>> He's calling it in. That's respond. Here

3:59:45

we go.

3:59:45

>> Should be terrified. Here comes the

3:59:47

attack. Obvious trying to reposition now

3:59:49

in this brief window while the missile

3:59:51

deploys. Well, Drazza and Da shoots him

3:59:53

in the back. He's playing for kill

3:59:55

number two. Heads up gameplay. The

3:59:57

helltorm clears them out. Drazza well

4:00:00

looking for the kills first. You don't

4:00:02

quite get it. So, I suppose the helltorm

4:00:03

just alleviates some pressure. I'll take

4:00:06

possession.

4:00:09

Looking for an option here. Rotate back

4:00:11

to the middle. Try to pull those Faz Fus

4:00:13

players out of position somehow. He

4:00:15

found the kill. Shots is going to be

4:00:17

that man prying for information. Get you

4:00:19

forward.

4:00:21

>> Was up. Three to be taking number four.

4:00:23

All four down. Here we go. The big one

4:00:26

now from up top. This is a massive

4:00:27

counter attack right now. And S trying

4:00:28

to lead the charge. Dashy in 15 to the

4:00:30

window. It's big damage and it's enough

4:00:32

from the middle of the map to cause

4:00:33

problems now. Dra on the back foot.

4:00:35

Optic counterattack again. want to score

4:00:38

relatively quick if you're optic and

4:00:39

they're not even touching the device

4:00:40

just yet. Merk has to double back. Four

4:00:42

in Merk gets away with his life. Two in

4:00:44

the feed now from Optic. They're hitting

4:00:45

the go button.

4:00:46

>> There we go. Dra fantastic work with the

4:00:49

covering fire. We might be looking at

4:00:50

three over the top of Boozer. Damage is

4:00:52

fantastic. Oh, the stoppage. It's good.

4:00:55

What a save. S around. It's that

4:00:57

desperation effort. An interesting

4:01:00

moment. Chanti's behind the whole squad.

4:01:02

Sim just wants to get this as far away

4:01:04

as you possibly can. Oh, made it to top

4:01:07

green, but device collected. Chanti died

4:01:09

out of spawn for Optic. A minute 30 left

4:01:11

to play. Even Stevens right now, but bad

4:01:13

looks. Optic have got to find themselves

4:01:15

at least one more.

4:01:17

>> Give themselves a fighting chance.

4:01:19

Playing it slow, waiting for the kills.

4:01:21

04's position now. That's right. Take

4:01:23

your time. You've got a little bit of

4:01:24

it. Mered two dead straight away. Abuzza

4:01:28

still holding that front line down. S

4:01:29

now the reinforceing forward here on

4:01:31

Scar, but Kill's not enough for the

4:01:33

second. Every trade is huge. You're just

4:01:36

playing defensively. You just need these

4:01:38

kills. It is TDM here for Faze.

4:01:40

>> No one grabs the EMP. It's going to

4:01:41

reset. This time we're back to the

4:01:43

middle of the map. Altered with a little

4:01:45

bit of pressure here. M. There's the

4:01:48

grab. Trying to get away. Attack now

4:01:50

through the top lane yet again. Hoot

4:01:52

lead the charge. Great shots and a kill

4:01:56

through the middle. Ch. He's found it.

4:01:57

That's the go button. Send in Hercules.

4:01:59

Here comes Hook. We're looking at the

4:02:01

third. No. What a stop. A second chance

4:02:04

now for Luke Chy trying to cover it and

4:02:06

it's good. Kyler Garland over the line.

4:02:08

35 to play.

4:02:09

>> Faze though to clear out their base.

4:02:11

There's no Optic members surviving. And

4:02:13

now it's going to be a plain side spawn.

4:02:14

That is a slight advantage from Optic,

4:02:16

but the time is not on their side and

4:02:18

they lose the plane. Heading control for

4:02:20

FaZe. You just play this. No, they're

4:02:22

going to pick it up to 04. This is a

4:02:24

pistol that he's going to try to hold

4:02:25

this with. We're trying to park it right

4:02:27

now. We're holding on. 15 seconds. What

4:02:30

an aim. The trophy interception. Shi now

4:02:33

trying to pry it out of the cold dead

4:02:35

hands of the phase players. Dashy goes

4:02:37

high and it's done. Can Hoop save this

4:02:40

final moment? A few seconds.

4:02:45

And it's done.

4:02:51

Faze take the lead here in the grand

4:02:53

finals.

4:02:56

That Belgian is a bad bad man.

4:03:02

One of the best star overloads we have

4:03:05

seen all year. Given the moment, the

4:03:07

best star overload we have seen all

4:03:10

year. Abuzza separated himself from this

4:03:13

lobby and dominated it. We saw it in his

4:03:17

player cam right from the colossus. This

4:03:20

man is a coldblooded killer. He is

4:03:23

hungry for a ring. 42 and 20. He just

4:03:27

gave you more damage than you could ever

4:03:30

ask for. That is a hard tip for a

4:03:33

boozer. What a masterclass of a

4:03:35

performance.

4:03:36

>> Yeah. 63, two hell storms, two overloads

4:03:39

to his name. He really did it all there

4:03:41

for Faze. What an unbelievable

4:03:43

performance.

4:03:44

And Optic again, I mean, the score line

4:03:46

could be so different. Both squads

4:03:47

defensively so brilliant. really had to

4:03:50

fight to find those openings, to make

4:03:51

those those captures count. I cannot

4:03:54

believe how many goal line stops we saw

4:03:57

there on Scar. That one will be living

4:03:59

in our memories for a while. I mean,

4:04:01

truly unbelievable, though. That is a

4:04:03

takeover. If you've ever seen one double

4:04:06

hell stormed up and helltorms have been

4:04:08

an issue for teams in this tournament,

4:04:10

not here. Great calls, both goarounds.

4:04:14

You're thinking maybe this first shot

4:04:16

sneak of a score could be costly and how

4:04:19

quickly Faith responded in that second

4:04:22

half. They set pace and never looked

4:04:25

back. And you see Abuza already 15 and

4:04:27

8, 22 and 11. He is going against the

4:04:30

raining world champ. He just dropped a

4:04:32

2.0 KD against them. He's getting

4:04:35

overload while it happens. That is a

4:04:39

spectacle out of the Belgian. How

4:04:40

important those score streaks are. every

4:04:43

stun you connect, everything, your

4:04:45

trophy intercepts, every kill you get

4:04:47

while carrying the objective, the

4:04:48

assists you get while carrying the

4:04:49

objective, the scores you get. All of

4:04:51

this adds to that hell storm tally

4:04:55

and they really played that so well.

4:04:56

Fazed, I mean the first half there was a

4:04:58

lot of concerns. Two massive attempts

4:05:00

that they would certainly be kicking

4:05:01

themselves. They could have seen it

4:05:02

back, but Octane just managing to hold

4:05:04

it all together. And this was the final

4:05:06

seconds.

4:05:08

As soon as 04 dies, he leaves himself

4:05:10

out in the open. The game will end

4:05:11

immediately. That is the face taking the

4:05:14

lead.

4:05:22

>> Revenge is a dish best served in the

4:05:24

grand finals. Phase 21 lead, but a long

4:05:27

way to go. We will stay on Scar. AR

4:05:31

players love it. There is absolutely no

4:05:33

mistake about who has the hot hand. Mark

4:05:36

65 43. Yeah, look how close the first

4:05:38

hard point was as well. Expectations for

4:05:40

this scar hard point through the roof.

4:05:42

Then a double dose of den. That'll be

4:05:44

the last time we'll see those maps.

4:05:46

Hassiendo gridlock sarcade.

4:05:49

The latest additions to the Black Ops 7

4:05:51

map pool here at the very tail end of

4:05:53

the series. And these dens have been

4:05:55

very delicate. The map that Optic played

4:05:57

against FaZe just yesterday for the den

4:06:00

hardpoint might have very well been the

4:06:01

map of the year. Down to the wire.

4:06:04

Five-point game in the game clock. 11

4:06:07

seconds left on it. By the time the game

4:06:10

ended, it was as close as you could

4:06:12

possibly get a map to be. Any given

4:06:14

gunfight seals the deal. Drazza in an

4:06:18

interview spoke about it for this map in

4:06:20

particular about how he thinks they have

4:06:22

figured out better than anybody else how

4:06:24

to hold down these P4s. That's where

4:06:26

they effectively won the game yesterday.

4:06:29

That's a difficult thing to do on Star

4:06:31

Fe looking to be dialed in. Let's talk

4:06:35

about revenge though.

4:06:37

a dish that's served in the grand

4:06:39

finals. You know opt.

4:06:42

Oh yeah. If you are a a

4:06:45

champs washer, you might have seen a

4:06:47

game yesterday featuring these two teams

4:06:49

on this very map. Whether or not this

4:06:51

one lives up to the same level of drama

4:06:54

or theatrics, we will see. But my

4:06:56

goodness, what a display it was. Here we

4:06:58

go.

4:07:02

>> Scar has been looking pretty good for

4:07:04

the last one though. Not all that. Here

4:07:06

we go.

4:07:10

>> Back into a hardpoint mode now in the

4:07:13

center of Scar. After this, we go to the

4:07:15

bottom side of the map, the motel.

4:07:16

>> Yeah, Matt's doing the homework. Chi, he

4:07:18

loves to go for the pinch routes. He

4:07:20

wants to flip the spawns. It is FaZe on

4:07:21

the good side, but you take care of the

4:07:23

pinch. Everything's under lock and key.

4:07:25

And well, now you just need to get

4:07:26

somebody in time. FaZe, well, hey, they

4:07:29

got the pressure. They got the setup.

4:07:31

You just need to start collecting.

4:07:32

>> That's a lot of movement there out of

4:07:34

Sim. That's a lot of big kills.

4:07:37

Dra now Dahoo trying to keep this right

4:07:40

hand side of the map safe and secure.

4:07:42

Not a terribly productive P1 by the

4:07:44

team. I mean it's beautiful again

4:07:45

though. You know they want to try to

4:07:46

flip these spawns. You know they're

4:07:47

going to be taking those routes. The

4:07:49

pressure on the routes is enough that

4:07:50

Faze has not been able to super soak the

4:07:53

time. So in spite of the fact that Faze

4:07:54

have seemingly gotten every single kill,

4:07:57

it is not even going to be the lead.

4:07:58

Optical actually have the lead going

4:08:00

into the new time, but a neck andneck

4:08:01

game. Down to the bottom side of the map

4:08:04

we go to the motel. Drazza had the early

4:08:06

check in. Looks like his room's not

4:08:09

ready yet because here at Optic already

4:08:10

on time.

4:08:11

>> M is dancing on.

4:08:13

>> What a wicked moment. And for that's all

4:08:16

for Hercules doesn't dance and well

4:08:18

getting down to your back spawn phase.

4:08:20

Everybody welcome to Helen who all the

4:08:23

space in the world. One of the better P2

4:08:26

setups you're ever going to see. For

4:08:27

spree here for MK looking at that score

4:08:29

rise. More time he spends in the hard

4:08:31

point. A done nate and a clean theme so

4:08:34

far. Oh, a nade over the top. It's

4:08:35

unfortunately a team kill.

4:08:38

N still alive and well. And FaZe have

4:08:40

lost this sauce. I mean, we're missing

4:08:42

the first aid. There's no trophies. Then

4:08:44

the follow up on your teammate. You make

4:08:46

a couple mishaps and look at the lead.

4:08:48

Optic have built an early one 55 to 13.

4:08:52

It's still 10 seconds of scrap time

4:08:53

phase. Two players putting the pressure

4:08:56

on and they're going to win the

4:08:57

rotation. A boozer pushing out forward

4:09:00

simply being in the new time but make no

4:09:02

mistake opted. That is an electric

4:09:04

start. Yeah, new time now is the top

4:09:06

side of the map for playing. We saw the

4:09:07

overload game end there. This is a brand

4:09:10

new hard point to so going f got a

4:09:14

couple here. Boo's got that left flank

4:09:16

now on the watch after trying to pry

4:09:17

their wave through. That's going to be

4:09:18

Mercury the first man in one of the best

4:09:21

power positions we have on the map now

4:09:23

has to be forced out. Lovely lethals and

4:09:24

tacticals. Here comes 04

4:09:27

looking for the second lovely teamwork

4:09:29

from Face. They've cleared house. That

4:09:30

was an early rotation and they

4:09:32

understand the value of the plane

4:09:33

heading on top of it over and over

4:09:35

again. Still no trophies. Who's going to

4:09:38

get it here in just a moment? You see

4:09:40

Hercules makes the impact. He got the

4:09:42

nade. He got the double kill. And he

4:09:44

just sent Faze all the way back to

4:09:46

spawn.

4:09:46

>> Oh boy. Final 20 of play. We're going to

4:09:49

go to the low right hand side now to

4:09:52

blue to the big old post office. That's

4:09:53

where Dashy is now in position already.

4:09:55

Making sure that FaZe do not make their

4:09:57

way across the map. Making sure that as

4:09:58

many of those optic players can get into

4:10:00

position. What a way to stay alive.

4:10:02

Good. Shots gets the first kills. Well,

4:10:04

Faze are indeed going to be spawning

4:10:05

out. We get to test the P4 hole. Most

4:10:08

difficult one in the game to do it on

4:10:10

their first try.

4:10:12

St. Mot.

4:10:14

A lot of problems to deal with. Who's up

4:10:16

next? Probably kill on the first wave

4:10:18

now here for Fazu. They managed to get a

4:10:21

man on behind. Front door, back door.

4:10:24

It's about to be a breach and clear

4:10:25

moment. And that's going to be draws

4:10:26

there through the front. Down and out.

4:10:28

Merk still trying to find a play here.

4:10:30

Still dancing. Loving work from Optic.

4:10:32

Is it a break on break situation? Great

4:10:34

moves. 12 and seven looking for some

4:10:35

extra kills. Tagged up and trying to get

4:10:38

out of dodge. I mean, look at the mini

4:10:39

map. It is just players everywhere. So

4:10:41

difficult to maintain. FaZe talks about

4:10:43

how they're good on it and they're going

4:10:44

to deliver again. P4 has been the

4:10:48

difference maker for FaZe on this map.

4:10:50

They got the break and they're looking

4:10:52

to get the final hold. Still down by 30,

4:10:54

but look at him flipping some of these

4:10:56

spawns out. Number five across the map.

4:10:59

>> Number six is going to join them. Able

4:11:01

to pick up a kill, but you have two FaZe

4:11:03

players roaming this new time. And these

4:11:05

spawns mean it's going to be a long

4:11:06

journey for Opting to the new hard point

4:11:08

where FaZe have already nestled

4:11:09

themselves in. Five now in a row. No,

4:11:12

six shots. He gets sick from the window

4:11:14

now.

4:11:15

coming down a pair. Another man to deal

4:11:17

with here. And he's got enough bullets

4:11:18

in his NPC to get the job done. No

4:11:19

problem for four. And now a hard point

4:11:21

for Fate.

4:11:22

>> And Drazza is hard blocking the spawn

4:11:24

phase right now. This is monstrous.

4:11:26

Convert the P4. The P5 shot for Drazza

4:11:28

on point. 15 kills currently leading the

4:11:31

lobby. But there's your mistake. The

4:11:33

spawns are opened up in the back. Number

4:11:34

six is going to get it in the timing for

4:11:36

the pierce of the setup. Sim looking to

4:11:39

recollect and well does indeed. handles.

4:11:41

Fa has handled the chaos and they might

4:11:44

just take the lead. Destroys the trophy

4:11:46

system. His boys now push the front out.

4:11:47

So Faze perfect control of the halfway.

4:11:49

20 seconds to go. And there's the flip

4:11:52

opening up the back now allowing Optic

4:11:54

to spawn top left. This is what phase

4:11:56

one and Faz are getting it. Yeah, this

4:11:58

time it is intentional. See though,

4:12:00

Dashy, hard iron, he was over towards

4:12:02

blue. Optic, these are the spawns they

4:12:03

want. All the pin routes they take, it

4:12:05

is to maintain blue. They have that as

4:12:08

B1 starts, but they lose the first gun

4:12:09

fight. It's going to be top to collect

4:12:11

time.

4:12:12

>> Working it from the back of four. What a

4:12:13

life this has been so far. Dra's done

4:12:15

tons of damage. Lovely n there from

4:12:17

Shotsy over the top. Can find five. No

4:12:20

need. Helltorm secured again on this

4:12:22

map. Very impactful. 04 made it out.

4:12:24

That's a four spree. And now he is going

4:12:26

to be the thorn at optic side before try

4:12:28

to keep this play running. He's making

4:12:29

moves. M15 in hand. I do believe if he

4:12:32

wants it as well. Flip successful.

4:12:34

Optics spawns now on the top left hand

4:12:36

side of the map. A long journey through

4:12:38

the guns of FaZe.

4:12:39

>> I mean, FaZe are just so fast on this

4:12:42

map. Then they start off the break for a

4:12:44

rotation. 04 just barely able to get in

4:12:46

towards blue and now they're trying to

4:12:48

keep it stable. The break's going to be

4:12:50

here though. Optic two players making it

4:12:52

time. Sliding past the bullet and

4:12:54

Hercules gives you two. Optic well

4:12:56

needed that moment. They're keeping the

4:12:58

game close. Denying streaks. No need to

4:13:00

worry about that drawing yet again.

4:13:01

Shoot very hot here. Three dead instant

4:13:04

over to the motel. P2 and the numbers

4:13:06

certainly hit his face. Trying to slow

4:13:08

down the entire squad. He gets one but

4:13:10

trade it out. Reduces Trza down to near

4:13:13

1 HP but that's been enough. Shotsi now

4:13:16

trying to pinch but he gets spotted. So

4:13:17

a delicate movement on the flank but on

4:13:19

time it is a slaughter. Traza 22 and 13.

4:13:23

He has the hot hand.

4:13:24

>> Hot hand. Hot game play. 53 for Drazza.

4:13:28

Listen in the face.

4:13:42

I

4:13:44

need

4:13:55

to get together.

4:13:58

>> Yeah.

4:14:00

Let's

4:14:02

hit our boost. Get something else.

4:14:19

Nice.

4:14:31

Wait for

4:14:38

blow up. Blow up. Blow up.

4:14:54

Jordan.

4:15:11

And FaZe has just got Optic in a bear

4:15:14

trap right now. Another perfect hell

4:15:17

storm and a perfect rotation of blue.

4:15:19

>> I mean, they are breaking them down.

4:15:21

This is front running to the extreme.

4:15:23

Somehow Merciles has found himself near

4:15:24

the time. Those pink barrels clean house

4:15:27

immediately. Hoop gets behind enemy

4:15:29

lines. Two phase turn. Well, you stay

4:15:31

alive. Drops itself the dance and Hoop

4:15:33

well at least keeps it active. The P4s

4:15:36

continue to be mixing. and hoop. That

4:15:38

might be a game-saving type play. He is

4:15:41

trying to keep his team alive.

4:15:43

>> That's it. Got the Dips out. He just hit

4:15:44

a big bang on the chest of Optic Texas.

4:15:47

He's got his poise in now. M pushing the

4:15:49

front line out. What a turn this is.

4:15:50

Face still trying to knock their way

4:15:52

through the front door. Make an entry.

4:15:53

No hope. Dashy pushing out there with

4:15:55

the Jagger. Spawns now in the back for

4:15:57

Optic. Instantly identified, but the

4:15:59

guns of Faze are up. M trying to hold

4:16:01

him down, but FaZe find a way. It's

4:16:03

going to be an easier rotation from

4:16:04

Optic, but still that scrap time. Yeah,

4:16:06

Hook doesn't want to give him any more

4:16:08

points at all. It is going to be 213,

4:16:11

make it 212 for Faze going to do time

4:16:14

and Hoo spawning across the map. Look at

4:16:16

this. Look at this patient play there

4:16:18

from the discipline now on the attack.

4:16:20

Is it enough though to keep his boys

4:16:22

alive? They've got to win their own gun

4:16:23

fights as well. Dashy all he can. The

4:16:25

damage is all there and now Shotsy a

4:16:27

little bit late to it. FaZe have marched

4:16:29

across Scar into time. I mean, this is

4:16:30

just overwhelming. FaZe there making

4:16:32

Optic look like a different team

4:16:34

handling them on Scar. Get the entry

4:16:36

kill though for Merch. Shotsi's made it

4:16:37

to the time. The nades are here to beat

4:16:39

him though. There's no trophies. It is

4:16:40

going to be so difficult to stay alive.

4:16:42

Oh, good for two. Dashy in the feed

4:16:44

there. Draws the last man standing and

4:16:46

Optic. They're doing this from the

4:16:47

front. The fight here still optic

4:16:49

finally counter the contest. Keeping it

4:16:51

together now from the back line. Spawns

4:16:53

for phase will be on that close left.

4:16:56

They're so close to the hard point, but

4:16:58

Optic again with that green building in

4:16:59

between them. They can keep them back

4:17:02

all things considered. I mean, this has

4:17:03

been a good chunk of time for Optic to

4:17:05

be able to get to try to play keep away.

4:17:07

Still though, the same problem remains.

4:17:10

A 60 point difference. And now FaZe,

4:17:12

they got the white spot spawns as P1

4:17:14

pops. Optic, you don't have time to take

4:17:16

any more pinch routes. You got to start

4:17:17

banging out this time.

4:17:18

>> Big opportunity here for FaZe. 20

4:17:20

seconds for the win. Attack now for

4:17:22

Graz. He's going to find one. Evicted

4:17:25

from the hard point immediately over to

4:17:26

Auza. MK finds him. Optic hard point. 04

4:17:30

has all the time in the world for the

4:17:31

pinch round. Shotsi gets caught

4:17:33

sprinting. Faze now a mixing mini map.

4:17:35

You got Hook actually behind him, but

4:17:36

he's traded out to Faith. They are

4:17:38

swarming around this hill. Coverage from

4:17:39

Dashy though, keeping you in time. Abusa

4:17:41

now trying to pick out M gets one. A few

4:17:43

more there to deal with spawners now

4:17:44

from Optic. Keeping the time as green as

4:17:47

they can. Got to keep it active. Spread

4:17:49

there in the feed. You know they're

4:17:50

going to be spawning towards blue. Or

4:17:51

actually, do you read this? Yeah, they

4:17:52

got the pressure. They got the flip.

4:17:53

Optic hyper map, but all four with the

4:17:57

shade. Quick, another 04. What a life.

4:18:01

And the hard point goes pink. They're

4:18:04

going to be here first. It is 04 with

4:18:06

active camo. Pop lying in weight. He's

4:18:08

just so dangerous. One from low shots in

4:18:11

a dash. He can't hit a single wall bang,

4:18:13

but the coverage is there. The Zar Zar

4:18:15

duo S at the helm. A spree across phase

4:18:20

as now one last desperate dive to time

4:18:23

and it is denied.

4:18:34

Victory on Scar makes it three one to

4:18:37

Banks. I think now I finally understand

4:18:41

when 04 has these takeover moments. We

4:18:44

see it from his perspective and it

4:18:46

doesn't make sense how he finds the

4:18:47

kill. We just saw what it looked like

4:18:49

from the optic player. That man is

4:18:51

invisible.

4:18:53

So difficult to deal with doing kick

4:18:56

flips on it to drag you to hell.

4:19:00

Faze right now on another level. There

4:19:03

is no revenge for the star hard point.

4:19:06

They get the final say and they were the

4:19:08

better star hard point team. Learned the

4:19:10

lessons of yesterday and they have

4:19:11

absolutely run off to go over there.

4:19:13

What a hard point that was. What a

4:19:16

lovely scar hard point to close out the

4:19:19

season. That will be that. No more

4:19:22

as now

4:19:24

we make our way to Don. Woo! What a

4:19:27

final. It's 3-1 the current score phase.

4:19:32

He can make it to five for the

4:19:34

championship.

4:19:35

What a wild day we have had. And that

4:19:38

Dan SMD an absolute for this squad.

4:19:41

Johnson shots. Maybe the guy you're

4:19:43

paying attention to. He has had issues

4:19:44

getting first blooded on the map. on the

4:19:46

braid. He looked on point, but FaZe had

4:19:49

just had the extra edge. Every single

4:19:51

match we have had been very close in

4:19:53

this series until now. 25194

4:19:58

39 kills there out of Drazza in 4800

4:20:02

damage on the flip side. Dashy suffering

4:20:05

chi suffering boom 11 at the same time

4:20:10

at his face and absolutely lights out

4:20:13

performance. Miles did not start that

4:20:16

way. You had P1 and P2 from the jump.

4:20:19

Optic took that early lead. Had a

4:20:22

50point run and then Faze I mean just

4:20:25

simply took over every single hill. They

4:20:28

were able to beat them on especially

4:20:30

those T4s man absolute class. Couple of

4:20:33

key moments again. Helltorms so far in

4:20:36

this grand final have been absolutely

4:20:38

perfect with denying those plays whether

4:20:41

it's breaking hills catching players

4:20:43

saving the P3 hard point for face

4:20:45

incredible work all season long we've

4:20:47

seen some duds his goals here in the

4:20:49

finals and it was mentioned in the SMD

4:20:51

how the comps need to be at an alltime

4:20:52

high earned that helltorm on that P2

4:20:55

where they had that 45se second jump and

4:20:57

his coms after that absolutely perfect

4:20:59

guys that have a helltorm you need to

4:21:01

make sure you take green you need to

4:21:02

make sure you take blue we're watching

4:21:04

watching guys in P1 turn to check out

4:21:06

Mercury's up in that window. They clean

4:21:08

house. They take care of everything and

4:21:10

they end up holding the start of that

4:21:12

hill from the wrong side spawns and then

4:21:14

they flip it perfectly for the second

4:21:16

half of that set. I mean, that is

4:21:18

gameplay as good as it could possibly

4:21:20

get for FaZe in these clutch moments.

4:21:22

They're looking the best they've ever

4:21:24

been. Yep, very much the best they have

4:21:25

looked all year long. This is an

4:21:27

incredible run into the grand finals so

4:21:29

far. Three straight maps for Faze Desk.

4:21:31

What do we make of that?

4:21:33

>> Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for

4:21:34

those two beautiful humans while they

4:21:36

take a sip of their monster. We are

4:21:38

going into a game five. And we are not

4:21:41

nearly done, are we, Vegas?

4:21:44

>> Oh,

4:21:45

>> I don't know if the Optic fans have any

4:21:46

faith in their own team right now, D.

4:21:48

What is happening?

4:21:49

>> They're a little nervous. I got to say

4:21:51

the MVP from the last event has not

4:21:53

shown up yet in this final. These maps

4:21:55

have been electric. This is the grand

4:21:57

final we've all been waiting for, but

4:21:58

Optic have to claw back on these next

4:22:00

two dens.

4:22:01

>> Let's take a look here at our bracket

4:22:02

and remind everybody how we got to this

4:22:04

position at the World Finals. Alley,

4:22:07

2026 has been so fun. We've had four

4:22:10

different teams win our four different

4:22:12

majors, but Optic was the one

4:22:14

consistent. They were at every single

4:22:16

grand final, and it wasn't until major 4

4:22:19

that they finally got their trophy. They

4:22:21

lost to face in the winners bracket. And

4:22:23

just like last time they won a trophy,

4:22:26

they come through the losers for a

4:22:27

second opportunity.

4:22:28

>> I mean, I think we just couldn't be in a

4:22:30

better situation. I mean, as far as

4:22:31

having four different winners and then

4:22:33

getting blessed with the Optic and FaZe

4:22:34

winners final. And now this is a set up

4:22:36

the position of Optic Texas to kind of

4:22:38

be the underdog in this series. And I

4:22:40

don't think that's even shy of a

4:22:41

statement because of how FaZe is playing

4:22:43

right now. Those last two maps were

4:22:45

unbelievable out of the ARS from FaZe.

4:22:47

And that's their X factor in this

4:22:48

situation. We know what 04 and S can do

4:22:50

on a championship Sunday. We know what

4:22:52

they can do when their backs against the

4:22:53

wall and it was up to the Zaza brothers

4:22:55

to make sure they step up.

4:22:56

>> Dylan for phase. They went through G2.

4:22:58

They went through the Falcons and they

4:23:00

are guaranteed at least $480,000

4:23:03

as the first team to enter the grand

4:23:05

finals. But you know they've got enough

4:23:07

money already in the bank

4:23:09

>> for players like 04 and Abuzza. They are

4:23:11

chasing a ring.

4:23:12

>> Oh yeah. They were just in the grand

4:23:13

finals at CO champs last season. So

4:23:14

that's a lot of money right there. But

4:23:16

you know the money's nice but they want

4:23:17

those rings. Those players 04 and abuzza

4:23:19

are still very young in their careers

4:23:21

and new to the CDL. They want that

4:23:23

championship because this will cement

4:23:24

you in your spot in Call of Duty

4:23:26

history. And shout out to the ARs on

4:23:28

phase. They are absolutely fine right

4:23:29

now. They stepped up when they needed

4:23:31

the most.

4:23:32

>> Yeah, this break is massive for Optic. I

4:23:34

mean, when you think across that stage

4:23:35

to phase, everybody's had their moment.

4:23:36

The defensive stops from S, the each of

4:23:38

the pop off maps from the ARs and 04 is

4:23:41

everywhere on the map. It just feels

4:23:42

like we haven't had any of those moments

4:23:44

besides Shotti map number one. It's been

4:23:47

so long ago. So, this den coming up in

4:23:49

this SND, go back, watch the VOD from

4:23:51

the last time y'all played it in this

4:23:53

tournament. They have to turn up.

4:23:55

>> Ladies and gentlemen, let's hear from

4:23:57

our players and take a look at some of

4:23:59

the numbers. Do you still have faith in

4:24:00

this optic squad? Because judging by the

4:24:02

numbers, you should. You've got Chi, a

4:24:06

man who just won backto back rings

4:24:08

looking to go for the three Pete. On the

4:24:10

left side though, it is the goat. The

4:24:12

man who has some of the best numbers

4:24:14

across his career already. Two rings.

4:24:16

He's chasing his third.

4:24:18

>> Yeah. And I think that's the big story

4:24:20

line, right? Is that Sim could get third

4:24:21

here, right? And Tai Shotti and then you

4:24:23

have the story set up for next year. But

4:24:24

then also the world history of Shotti

4:24:26

getting four. I mean, unheard of.

4:24:28

Unbelievable. This would cement him as I

4:24:30

mean the greatest. I don't know how you

4:24:32

don't.

4:24:32

>> Yeah, you'd be hard to argue against

4:24:34

that, right? But on the flip side of it,

4:24:35

Shotti, he has beaten Sim in a Champs

4:24:37

Grand Final. Now, what would that do to

4:24:40

the argument for S if he defeats him

4:24:42

here, gets that ring? You saw the

4:24:44

statistics. You can argue either way,

4:24:45

but it would be 1-1 in a champs grand

4:24:47

final. Dillo,

4:24:48

>> oh, it's going to be tough to call. I

4:24:49

mean, the Shotsi fans are going to love

4:24:50

if Shotsi wins. The S fans will have

4:24:51

ammo if S wins.

4:24:52

>> Yes, they will.

4:24:53

>> It would be kind of cool to see both

4:24:54

players have three rings. Who will be

4:24:56

the first one to four if Faze closes

4:24:58

this out? It's still very far away.

4:24:59

Optic could very easily come back. They

4:25:01

are champions. They've been in these

4:25:03

spots before. They could definitely do

4:25:04

it. But FaZe, they are frying right now.

4:25:06

>> Awesome story lines. No matter how this

4:25:08

one unfolds in our first and nine, where

4:25:10

are they now when you're looking at the

4:25:12

world champs from Dallas Empire? Well,

4:25:14

you saw Crim 6 hanging out with me. He's

4:25:16

racing for Lamborghini. Plaster is the

4:25:18

GM and head coach over at the Falcons.

4:25:20

He led them to a top three finish. Hook

4:25:22

and Shotsy on the stage playing for

4:25:25

another ring in Illy looking to get back

4:25:27

into the scene one day while he's making

4:25:29

some content. In the meantime though,

4:25:30

we've got to also highlight everything

4:25:32

else that's been going on in the venue.

4:25:35

Nameless, we've seen some amazing

4:25:36

matches. That first search and destroy

4:25:38

though is where you said FaZe may have

4:25:41

broken Optics Mental. They win the round

4:25:43

11. They go on to win the next two

4:25:46

games. So, walk me through this raid

4:25:48

SND. Why was this so big for Vegas?

4:25:50

>> Yeah, just Wolfpacking it and and I

4:25:52

think it was huge because they dealt

4:25:53

with Shotti. Shotti had five first blood

4:25:55

still able to win a lot of those rounds

4:25:58

and really like early on start off 5

4:26:00

and0 slowed down. Everybody else had to

4:26:02

pick it up. Just a great performance out

4:26:03

of phase Wolf Pack. And something I

4:26:05

didn't think I would see in this

4:26:06

tournament is 04 and simp playing

4:26:08

together. I thought 04 was actually best

4:26:10

alone. How many rounds do we see them

4:26:12

flanking all the way around together,

4:26:13

finding that first blood and then

4:26:15

backing all the way up to the spawn to

4:26:16

play a clean team retake? This is team

4:26:19

ball on another level and a huge

4:26:21

adjustment out of phase in the search

4:26:22

and destroy game.

4:26:23

>> Absolutely. I mean that round 11 that

4:26:24

retake was beautiful from FaZe. I

4:26:26

thought when they got the bomb down 4v4

4:26:28

usually it's such a strong position if

4:26:30

you're optic to be in. get the bomb

4:26:31

down. You have water control. You also

4:26:33

have bedroom control. But Faze was able

4:26:35

to bring that back and somehow retake

4:26:38

this. These SNDs between these two teams

4:26:39

these past few days have been

4:26:41

incredible. They've kind of been a

4:26:42

little bit sloppy on both sides, but

4:26:44

whoever makes the least mistakes finds a

4:26:46

way to get the win.

4:26:46

>> I mean, the biggest thing for me in this

4:26:48

reality was just the tenacity on the

4:26:49

side of Faze Vegas. I mean, you have two

4:26:51

rounds where Shotsi just pulls you apart

4:26:53

because there was an open lane to still

4:26:55

go in that round 11 and still have to

4:26:56

play the retake. That was incredible out

4:26:58

of the side of FaZe Vegas. And what's

4:27:00

crazy is like looking at the map set,

4:27:02

right? When we look at the overall best

4:27:04

of nine, my biggest worry when I was

4:27:06

staring at it was the backtoback scar

4:27:07

because, you know, you get these

4:27:08

situations where when you win that first

4:27:10

scar and then you're going straight into

4:27:11

another one and it's respawn, you're

4:27:13

riding the momentum high, right? And I

4:27:14

feel like

4:27:17

phase is what we saw goes, he drops

4:27:20

freaking 42 kills and then you get to

4:27:22

another scar hard point. They're feeling

4:27:23

it, right? But another opportunity here

4:27:25

is that we have the double den. So

4:27:27

heading into search and destroy, we're

4:27:28

going to slow things down. We have a

4:27:29

break. It's going to give Optic a

4:27:31

breather and then if they're able to

4:27:32

steal this one, head into a den over

4:27:33

Overload.

4:27:34

>> Gentlemen, you've both been in a grand

4:27:35

finals. Does winning three in a row put

4:27:38

you in the prime position to finish

4:27:40

this? And what are your thoughts as we

4:27:42

go into a double dose of den?

4:27:44

>> Yeah, my thoughts are I didn't even get

4:27:46

one one map in the grand final. It was a

4:27:47

tough scrapped it.

4:27:49

>> Yeah, we got Hey, I played good though.

4:27:52

>> I was getting some kills, but D won a

4:27:53

couple in a Yeah, we uh we clutched up

4:27:55

in a game five to get the rings. It was

4:27:57

incredible. But Optic, I mean, they're

4:27:59

down. I'm really looking at this Den SND

4:28:01

and Shotsi in particular yesterday, he

4:28:03

was kind of trolling a little bit

4:28:04

getting first blooded. I like what I saw

4:28:06

from him today on Raid. He needs to do

4:28:07

the same exact thing on Den right now if

4:28:10

they want to have a chance to bring this

4:28:11

series back.

4:28:12

>> Let's take a look at Overload real

4:28:14

quick. Talk about my boys as we get

4:28:15

ready for this next game.

4:28:16

>> I think the spark for this team is

4:28:18

Dashy. He is having a bad grand final

4:28:21

right now. He was unbelievable. MVP.

4:28:24

Yeah, MVP. But as we rewind to this

4:28:27

overload, I mean, what a performance out

4:28:29

of Auza. Sip with a huge defensive

4:28:31

stance to kind of just thoric. But they

4:28:34

score two immediately on the bad side.

4:28:36

>> Yeah. And I'm going to be honest with

4:28:37

you, I feel like we kind of saw Abuzza

4:28:39

coming. That map number one, he comes

4:28:41

out, starts trying. Even that map number

4:28:42

two, he was a little bit quiet, but in

4:28:45

these respawns, it feels like nobody can

4:28:47

trade him right now. And that's big on

4:28:48

the side of Faze Vegas because Abuza, I

4:28:50

feel like, can be an actress for this

4:28:52

team. Talk about the two new players

4:28:53

added in a booze on 04. We saw 04 and

4:28:56

what he was able to do in a final. Now

4:28:58

it kind of feels like it's a boozes time

4:29:00

though.

4:29:00

>> Looking back at this match up, you

4:29:01

actually the AR the ARs on phase have

4:29:04

kind of struggled when the matches

4:29:05

happened earlier in the season. It's

4:29:07

been the 04 and Sim show when they've

4:29:08

played against Optic, but right now it's

4:29:10

the ARs leading the way. Abuzza has a

4:29:12

1.45 KD most damage for his team and dro

4:29:16

1.25 KD. So if Optics is going to make

4:29:18

this comeback, they need to start

4:29:20

shutting down the phase ARs right here.

4:29:21

And this just kind of reminds me of the

4:29:23

major 2 final, right? Like where they

4:29:25

were checking every corner, a very close

4:29:27

overload that came down to the wire.

4:29:29

Optic just have to dig deep, man. This

4:29:31

DSND, it was theirs and it was Dashy who

4:29:33

popped off with 15 kills in it. He needs

4:29:35

to do something like that again. Vegas,

4:29:38

I know we all had a late night last

4:29:40

night together, but how we feeling right

4:29:42

now?

4:29:44

>> It's Champs Grand Final.

4:29:46

>> Come on, guys.

4:29:47

>> Where are my FaZe fans at?

4:29:50

Oh, they're feeling good. Face fans are

4:29:52

feeling good right now. They got louder.

4:29:54

>> Do you have faith in these two? Let's

4:29:56

take a look at two juggernauts that made

4:29:58

their way from Vancouver all the way to

4:30:00

Vegas. A huge transaction in the

4:30:02

offseason for Abuzza and 04. Dylan, this

4:30:06

could be the time.

4:30:08

>> Oh, this is the time. If you guys all

4:30:09

remember, they were getting roasted.

4:30:11

People were saying FaZe fell off. This

4:30:13

is a terrible decision. You've lost him.

4:30:15

You've lost Sel or you lost Azy. You

4:30:17

lost Selium. Two people that have been

4:30:19

on phase for so long, 04 and Abua, they

4:30:22

had some success last season, a lot of

4:30:24

second place finishes, but never a chip.

4:30:26

They got their chip earlier on this year

4:30:27

and they proved every single person

4:30:29

wrong. This Vase team has been looking

4:30:31

great and right now they're looking like

4:30:32

the best team in Black Ops 7. They kind

4:30:34

of peaked.

4:30:35

>> Yeah, I agree. And I think, you know, a

4:30:37

lot of people coming into the year were

4:30:38

talking about how, you know, Azizian S

4:30:41

going to O4 would be a downgrade. He's

4:30:43

been unbelievable since he's gotten that

4:30:45

MVP. He has been arguably the fastest

4:30:47

pace setter in the game. Sets the tone

4:30:50

for this era of hardpoint. And then

4:30:52

Abuzza, what more can you say about him?

4:30:53

Guy's been a top five AR all year.

4:30:55

>> I got to get a request for all the fans

4:30:57

watching at home. Who on your player X

4:30:59

team has been popping off for you? Tweet

4:31:01

me at MLG Pucket so I can copy your

4:31:03

notes. My team is not looking good, but

4:31:06

S is my MVP. He can double up on some

4:31:08

points. And where can SM earn me some

4:31:10

points? In hardpoint. I don't want the

4:31:12

series to end yet. I wanted to go nine.

4:31:15

Let's take a look back at our highlights

4:31:17

from game number one because Ally, this

4:31:19

is where Optic got off to the right

4:31:21

foot, but it was FaZe out of the gates

4:31:23

that was dominating. How do they close

4:31:25

out a hard point in the future?

4:31:26

>> What's so funny is that when we were

4:31:28

watching this map number one, it almost

4:31:29

like you could tell that Optaxis was

4:31:31

just completely cold in those first

4:31:32

couple of rotations. FaZe Vegas clearly

4:31:34

despite having someone to play against

4:31:36

>> incredibly hot. I mean, I guess it

4:31:38

happens. I mean, you saw the KDs.

4:31:40

Mercury's five and 12 on your screen

4:31:41

right now and Dash has only got seven.

4:31:43

The important part is that they brought

4:31:45

it back and I think you kind of think of

4:31:46

that the second rotation and when they

4:31:48

got that kind of final P4 and they

4:31:50

change into that P1, you start getting

4:31:51

some kills going your way. The biggest

4:31:53

moment though was that huge D4 break

4:31:55

during the list in Shotsy and Mer

4:31:57

combined for an 11 spree there and

4:31:59

that's what you needed for Optics Texas.

4:32:00

You needed a big moment to get the

4:32:02

momentum pushing and it didn't fall into

4:32:04

the rest of the maps. But what it did

4:32:05

tell us is that when they were down they

4:32:07

were able to put themselves back in.

4:32:08

Dylan, as we have more hard points

4:32:10

coming up, this is the first best of

4:32:12

nine of 2026 for the fans. So, tell me a

4:32:15

little bit about your player X team. Who

4:32:17

from Optic did you double up on and who

4:32:19

is going to have a bigger hard point as

4:32:21

we get deeper in the series?

4:32:22

>> Right now, I have uh Dashy and Shotsi.

4:32:26

>> They're not doing too much. But I also

4:32:27

have Abuzza.

4:32:28

>> Yeah, but Abuz is my hero, though.

4:32:30

>> Oh, he's your hero. I'm two times.

4:32:32

>> Dashy and Shotti, you guys got this. Go

4:32:33

get those rings. Okay. I need those

4:32:35

fantasy points. Alli Abuza is on quite a

4:32:38

few rosters out there according to our

4:32:39

Player X friends behind the scenes.

4:32:41

Let's take a look at the Belgian

4:32:43

monster, the French support him and for

4:32:46

good reason. Look at this ranking in the

4:32:50

lobby. How do you dismantle opponent's

4:32:52

lead he's been doing?

4:32:53

>> I don't know if you can. I mean, like I

4:32:55

said, like even when they were down and

4:32:57

out, it was still Auza getting the

4:32:58

kills. I mean, first across the board, I

4:33:00

think he just has a great story as well.

4:33:02

I mean this is a player a lot of people

4:33:03

were saying we're wrong line that wasn't

4:33:05

as good as he is and now he has a chip

4:33:06

under his belt now he's playing for this

4:33:08

ring and the biggest thing he hasn't

4:33:10

folded not once he has been here Dylan

4:33:12

for this

4:33:12

>> grand the happiest person in the world

4:33:14

watching this right now that's also very

4:33:15

stressed Rambo the people that he used

4:33:18

to coach Abuzza in '04 and now they're

4:33:20

here champs grand finals again but this

4:33:22

time they have the lead early on in the

4:33:24

series

4:33:24

>> yeah he's Ray has got to be sitting

4:33:26

there stressed

4:33:27

>> just a reminder Vancouver Surge you had

4:33:30

one of the best teams in the league you

4:33:31

dropped all four of your players and got

4:33:32

rid of one of the best coaches in the

4:33:34

game and now you're not a champ. Just

4:33:35

that's so weird. Just to revisit what

4:33:38

we're looking at though, we have two of

4:33:39

our best teams who have been the best

4:33:41

team since the start of this season.

4:33:43

Number one seated Optic versus number

4:33:45

three seated Faze. Tell me a little bit

4:33:47

about the history of this matchup though

4:33:48

because some people didn't even know who

4:33:51

Miracles was or who Parasite was before

4:33:53

we brought him on camera today.

4:33:54

>> Yeah, we got a guy who was on Faze for

4:33:56

years. I mean, these guys have been

4:33:57

going at each other for as long as I can

4:33:59

remember. two of the best organizations

4:34:01

that we've ever had in Call of Duty and

4:34:03

it's awesome to have them in a champ's

4:34:05

grand final. Not only that, to have S

4:34:07

versus Shotsi maybe cementing the legacy

4:34:10

of the best Call of Duty player of all

4:34:11

time still in their primes. This is a

4:34:14

spectacle. This is a treat. For those of

4:34:15

you new to the Call of Duty League or to

4:34:17

Call of Duty esports, you're witnessing

4:34:19

greatness legitimately in this venue.

4:34:21

And when we think about this matchup on

4:34:23

this year, as you asked, it has been

4:34:25

back and forth all year long. The last

4:34:27

couple tournaments, Optic have avoided

4:34:29

phase. Well, you got to meet them down

4:34:31

one three. Overcome this and get that

4:34:32

chip.

4:34:33

>> I hear there's a lot of hype around the

4:34:34

new map frequency. People want to see at

4:34:36

EWC and that means we're probably going

4:34:38

to lose a hard point. I sure hope it

4:34:40

isn't Scar because it delivered so many

4:34:43

multi-kills. Let's take a look back at

4:34:44

game number four attached. At this point

4:34:47

in the game, Optic is winning. We're

4:34:49

over the first rotation. It's basically

4:34:52

knotted up. What happens in the second

4:34:54

half? How does Spaz close this out

4:34:55

convincingly? They won by 55 points.

4:34:57

>> Yeah, I mean FaZe from this point on

4:34:59

just took over. The rotations were on

4:35:00

point and the holds were on point in

4:35:02

that map one. They really struggled to

4:35:03

get good holds. That's why Optic was

4:35:05

able to come back, but Scar everyone

4:35:07

started shooting across the board from

4:35:09

FaZe and they're looking really good

4:35:10

now.

4:35:11

>> It was Drazza. I mean, we get over they

4:35:13

have the P1, they spawn trap optic back

4:35:14

green, and then Drazza goes on a six

4:35:16

streak on P2. When you get that

4:35:17

helltorm, all you got to do with a lead

4:35:19

buff like they had is just call it in,

4:35:21

get a couple kills, you chain three

4:35:23

hills together on Optic, combo that with

4:35:24

how Dashy was playing, it's going to be

4:35:26

easy for you. So yeah, Optic just really

4:35:28

needed a break on that P2 stopping DS

4:35:31

from getting that streak and maybe they

4:35:32

could have clawed their way back in. It

4:35:33

was also just the new duo and you saw

4:35:35

when we were heading into that second

4:35:36

set of four and aa we're on a nine spree

4:35:38

combined together and then from then on

4:35:40

I mean at that point that gives you a

4:35:41

room for breather to just have so much

4:35:43

map control and you give FaZe an inch

4:35:46

they going to take a mile.

4:35:47

>> FaZe is going to take a mile and you

4:35:49

should take yourself to the CDL store

4:35:51

online if you didn't make it out to

4:35:52

Vegas. I just got word that we are

4:35:55

selling out of merch. If you are a size

4:35:57

large XL, pick up your gear right now.

4:36:00

And also, I'm told we are looking for

4:36:02

the biggest phase fan and the biggest

4:36:04

optic fan in the venue. If our cameras

4:36:07

catch you doing something wild, we might

4:36:09

reward you with some merchandise. So,

4:36:11

shout out to everyone working behind the

4:36:12

scenes to reward the fans. Everyone's

4:36:14

winning out here in Vegas, Gil.

4:36:16

>> Oh, absolutely. I mean, this this match

4:36:17

right here is a treat. FaZe versus Optic

4:36:20

COD Champs Grand Finals never happened

4:36:22

before. Being back in Las Vegas, the

4:36:23

energy is crazy in this arena. So, the

4:36:26

fans, they really have to step up for

4:36:27

their teams right now. If you're the

4:36:28

green wall, you guys got to get loud for

4:36:29

every kill they get. And the FaZe fans

4:36:31

on the other side, they're playing so

4:36:33

good. Keep gassing them up. We need to

4:36:35

have this roof go this room go crazy.

4:36:37

>> All right, production. I have an idea.

4:36:38

While we're waiting on that mystery

4:36:39

player to come out of the restroom, how

4:36:41

about you bring me a stack of those beta

4:36:43

codes that we've been giving out to

4:36:45

everyone in the venue, one by one, we'll

4:36:48

reveal them to the camera or we'll read

4:36:49

it very slowly. Ally, are you excited

4:36:51

though? Modern Warfare is just around

4:36:53

the corner. MW4 is going to be here. We

4:36:56

heard that guys like Miracle is the 2013

4:36:58

champ considering returning to play this

4:37:00

new game.

4:37:00

>> What's so funny about this situation is

4:37:01

it's a little full circle for me because

4:37:03

I got into competitive around World War

4:37:05

II champs. And it was during then that

4:37:07

they were putting the Black Ops 4 beta

4:37:08

out for people to play during that

4:37:10

event. And so it's one of those things

4:37:11

where we're building up the hype, right,

4:37:13

of the next game for the next year.

4:37:14

Getting to see what team's going to try

4:37:16

and make another run. Definitely try and

4:37:18

get some of these beta codes from some

4:37:19

of us and make sure you start playing.

4:37:20

told me it's the best Call of Duty of

4:37:22

all time, as he does every single year.

4:37:24

And I believe him again. You believe him

4:37:26

again?

4:37:27

>> I would never lie to you guys. This game

4:37:28

has so much potential. You do not want

4:37:30

to miss out. It's going to be so much

4:37:31

fun. The movement, the guns, all the new

4:37:33

stuff. Trust me on this one, guys.

4:37:35

You're going to absolutely love it.

4:37:36

>> Reminder, how do you get your tickets?

4:37:37

All you got to do is watch for 2 hours

4:37:39

today over on twitch.tv/call ofduty

4:37:43

esports. Do us a favor, drop a follow on

4:37:45

that channel as well. It helps us sell

4:37:47

stuff and bring in cooler sponsors and

4:37:49

then we can bring you guys to after

4:37:51

parties

4:37:51

>> more stuff and buy more things and give

4:37:53

away more things

4:37:54

>> and then my race comes in before next

4:37:56

year cuz we already won Emmy and we're

4:37:58

going to get another one for this show

4:37:59

because Optic is taking us to a game

4:38:01

nine. Right, Vegas?

4:38:05

>> Who is going to get us there? Let's find

4:38:07

out with our Player X scoreboard. Is it

4:38:09

going to be Dashy? Is it going to be

4:38:11

Shotsy? Who's got more points for you so

4:38:13

far? Oh, he took the first buff for the

4:38:15

first time.

4:38:17

Close. It is close.

4:38:19

>> Come on, Brandon.

4:38:20

>> Go a crazy.

4:38:22

>> I'm out of this, aren't I?

4:38:24

>> Yeah. No, the cramp pickles.

4:38:26

Unfortunate.

4:38:26

>> I'm looking at the cramp. I'm looking at

4:38:28

the Selium. Guys, you had a great match.

4:38:30

Great tournaments. Fell short.

4:38:32

>> I need Shotsy to get us all the way to

4:38:34

this game. N

4:38:35

>> You might be good, dude. Abuzza is your

4:38:36

hero. See if he keeps playing like that.

4:38:39

>> And they shield the deal. It is a best

4:38:42

of nine. That is going to be the first

4:38:43

team to five wins. And FaZe, well, they

4:38:46

are looking prime to win this trophy.

4:38:48

Let's take a look at how they got to

4:38:50

this pole position throughout the

4:38:52

tournament starting on Friday. Well,

4:38:54

brackets's coming. I have a feeling we

4:38:55

saw them open up with a banger. Let's

4:38:58

take a look at this one as the

4:39:00

highlights put the hand the fans on

4:39:02

their feet and 04 is game four. You

4:39:05

nailed it on day one.

4:39:06

>> Yeah, this guy has some of the best

4:39:08

takeover ability that we have seen in

4:39:09

the CL. And when you talk about the the

4:39:11

new era of the CDL player and the new

4:39:13

way to play respawn game mode like

4:39:15

hardpoint, he embodies that. I mean,

4:39:17

just in your face. And when we switched

4:39:19

metas, he got even faster. I didn't

4:39:21

think that was possible, but they kick

4:39:23

things off, you know, with a huge win

4:39:24

over G2. And then they played that

4:39:26

improved Falcons in a 3-0 competitive

4:39:28

match, but in the end, it was a 3 just

4:39:30

simply outclassed them.

4:39:31

>> And what Or is doing now is incredible.

4:39:33

Early on the year, he was struggling a

4:39:35

little bit. There was even some calls

4:39:36

for people or for him to get dropped off

4:39:38

face and now he's in the COD champs

4:39:41

grand finals. The most impactful SMG in

4:39:43

the game when he is popping take in

4:39:45

those hard points. No one can keep up

4:39:47

with him and they had a ride. They beat

4:39:48

Minnesota, they beat Falcons and now

4:39:50

Texas.

4:39:51

>> This was the best match though. That

4:39:53

first game, the 250 245 Alli, they're in

4:39:57

their fourth match and they've only

4:39:58

dropped four maps along the way,

4:40:00

>> dude. I mean, they're playing some of

4:40:01

the best cut that we've seen from them

4:40:02

all season long. And I think the biggest

4:40:04

thing is just how strong their hardpoint

4:40:05

is. Now, this is a phase team that has

4:40:07

been struggling in that game mode for

4:40:08

the past couple of years. And I say

4:40:10

struggling, I mean they really just

4:40:11

maybe would take one or two in a series,

4:40:13

but their strength really was always in

4:40:14

search and destroy. So when their HP is

4:40:16

playing like this, when they're winning

4:40:17

two HPs versus a team like Optic Texas,

4:40:20

number one respawn team in the building,

4:40:21

and this is a phase Vegas that takes a

4:40:23

reign. Oh,

4:40:23

>> I 100% agree. When you think back to the

4:40:25

major two final as well, won both hard

4:40:27

points, right? And now they're able to

4:40:29

win a search and destroy. So, it makes

4:40:31

it that much easier, which is why this

4:40:32

is 3-1. Optic have to dig deep. I think

4:40:35

they have it in them, though. I really

4:40:36

do.

4:40:37

>> Ladies and gentlemen, the fill is done.

4:40:40

The players are fed. They've been

4:40:41

watered and they are ready to go. Are

4:40:43

you ready for this game?

4:40:47

>> Let's send it over to the esports award

4:40:50

nominated and winning casters, Miles the

4:40:52

Ross boss in Chance. Bye guys. Bye.

4:40:57

See you guys. Bye. Time to get back into

4:41:00

the game, ladies and gentlemen. Thank

4:41:01

you for waiting. Thank you for your

4:41:03

patience. And for you folks at home,

4:41:05

you're welcome for the drops. That's

4:41:06

right. We milked it just a little bit to

4:41:08

make sure everybody gets their codes and

4:41:10

their stuffs. Right. Where were we,

4:41:12

Chance? All right. We're in a 3-1 series

4:41:14

in a double PC swap. Getting everything

4:41:17

organized, trying to make all these

4:41:19

players happy and getting ready to

4:41:21

battle a double dose of den. It is a

4:41:24

replay just from yesterday between these

4:41:27

two teams. They know the tape, they know

4:41:30

the feel, and everybody knows how good S

4:41:34

is in Call of Duty at his game mode.

4:41:37

1.34 KD getting the damage done in the

4:41:40

opening goals. A key factor in this

4:41:44

matchup. Be on the lookout. Got a sit

4:41:47

versus shotsi. 04 versus Shotti. It is

4:41:50

all about containment.

4:41:52

And again search to destroy for the last

4:41:55

time here in the season.

4:41:58

Fay played an incredible run on those

4:42:01

last three maps. Close but still wins

4:42:04

and now back to

4:42:07

four vampire right now. The aon site

4:42:09

eyes on that B and the apprentice there

4:42:11

from Optic.

4:42:13

Are we going down and a smoke in front

4:42:15

of the A window? Yeah, Dashy is ready

4:42:17

for the pressure. Number seven thinking

4:42:18

about wrapping back. Well, now with the

4:42:20

noise being made in the B site making

4:42:22

that wrap over, everybody will be here

4:42:24

for the square up.

4:42:26

>> Yeah, we know it's on. No trophies to be

4:42:28

found. So, everything you throw should

4:42:30

meet its mark. Less than a minute now.

4:42:33

04 will be the first man to make his way

4:42:34

forward, but not a couple of shots. Here

4:42:36

comes the counterattack and 04 still

4:42:38

good to find that first. What a kill.

4:42:40

Shotsi poking his head out through the

4:42:41

mid cut. A lot of gunfights going down,

4:42:43

a lot of damage. 04 is going to fall,

4:42:45

but Shotti gets caught. Abuzza, that was

4:42:47

his responsibility. He gave him the

4:42:49

extra edge. Reads that one. And now the

4:42:52

lineup. Drazza finds another Mercury's a

4:42:55

1 v3 and plenty of presence here from

4:42:58

Faze on the bomb site.

4:43:02

Strong round to start things off.

4:43:04

>> And if you're watching the mini map

4:43:05

through these rounds, Abuzu was posted

4:43:07

up all the way in the depths of spawns.

4:43:10

No shots he loves to pinch. You don't

4:43:11

know where it's going to come from. Once

4:43:13

the noise is made towards mid cut, he

4:43:15

hight tails it to go and make sure he

4:43:17

can get that trade. That was a battle of

4:43:19

survival for FaZe, giving their

4:43:22

teammates just enough time. Their

4:43:24

teamwork on Raid was the difference

4:43:26

maker. They were trading out nearly

4:43:28

every single kill. And we talk about

4:43:30

this nearly every single series, every

4:43:31

champs especially, how important the

4:43:34

time is, that extra half second, second

4:43:36

you can give your teammate to get in

4:43:37

position to help out, to throw

4:43:38

something, find that trade, whatever it

4:43:41

may be. What a gift it is. At this time,

4:43:44

Optic immediate retreat, but FaZe, they

4:43:47

are pushing that face to the middle of

4:43:48

the map. Shotsy spotted one. There is a

4:43:50

second nearby. You know, S is around and

4:43:52

that is going to slow you down. This is

4:43:54

a initiative taken there by FaZe for a

4:43:57

moment longer now. Optic back on up.

4:43:59

FaZe over towards A. Now we can hear the

4:44:01

lethals being used. Nades hidden out.

4:44:05

Sim traded first bloods.

4:44:07

>> That's your battle. Still have the bomb.

4:44:10

You might have to force this to the A

4:44:11

site. Not a lot of open avenues. drops

4:44:13

it yet through mid. Good to give you

4:44:15

two. Ooh, big damage.

4:44:19

And Merk's taken care of as well.

4:44:23

No one v3s today. And the middle of the

4:44:26

map on SMD has not been paying off for

4:44:29

Optit.

4:44:31

It just turns into a kill box. You have

4:44:33

to be able to go through once it slowed

4:44:36

you down. Well, destruction in the

4:44:38

round. The first round big read was that

4:44:41

flank abuse is there to pick up shots.

4:44:44

This time around, no one on that flank

4:44:45

to pick up Draza. He gets two kills.

4:44:47

That changes everything entirely. Four

4:44:49

overall

4:44:52

with a two round lead. That's all it

4:44:54

sounds like from home, but here at the

4:44:56

Mandalay Bay

4:44:58

competing

4:45:00

chance. Here we go. A lot of pressure.

4:45:03

Kazy Hoo showing force. Another first

4:45:06

blood. And this might be the next one in

4:45:07

line. Sim flagging out for it. A 4v2 for

4:45:11

Faze

4:45:11

>> impossible confidence. Seemingly nothing

4:45:14

they can do wrong right now. And Sim

4:45:15

another gun

4:45:20

>> and a little bit of extra love moment

4:45:22

there. Couple of extra shots.

4:45:26

Hit a player with no hit markers found.

4:45:29

And it's Drazza onto Shotsy.

4:45:33

Oh, we cut away from a Bza making sure

4:45:35

that Shotsi was indeed dead.

4:45:39

Three ferocious rounds for FaZe.

4:45:43

A three-0 lead, three first bloods,

4:45:46

everything going their way.

4:45:49

>> 3-0. Not an impossible task for Optic to

4:45:53

pull themselves out of here. Once you

4:45:54

get hooping shots on the board, changes

4:45:55

the dynamic of the map. Changes that

4:45:57

confidence of a play. You just need to

4:45:58

see one sometimes. Burks over the top

4:46:00

since they're in a perfect position.

4:46:02

open things up and now the pressure

4:46:04

there from FaZe pushing forward

4:46:06

immediately. Optic have lost the

4:46:07

initiative and it's a readjustment for

4:46:08

Abuzz and S. He's just picked a

4:46:10

different spot. So no trades rolling

4:46:12

through. Extra damage being done now

4:46:14

FaZe. They're getting the call. You know

4:46:16

he's weak. You know he's one shot. They

4:46:17

are running it down.

4:46:18

>> And the easiest read of all time would

4:46:19

be well shots in the flank. But now he's

4:46:22

gone. FaZe they've made it. They've

4:46:24

hight tailed out of here. And optic

4:46:26

thankfully able to rendevu back on the a

4:46:27

bomb site. FaZe and what do we see?

4:46:29

>> Well bombite is close quarters. You have

4:46:30

two SMGs in this moment not electing to

4:46:33

get the bomb down. They're seeing if

4:46:34

they can find an extra kill or two

4:46:35

before they make their move.

4:46:36

>> Yeah, they want to stay here. They want

4:46:37

to maximize the NPC value they've got

4:46:39

right now. Stay here. Get the plant

4:46:42

phase will not be a factor for a moment.

4:46:44

>> And they're planting for tree in the

4:46:46

long term. Something to keep in mind.

4:46:49

>> Here comes O4.

4:46:52

Initial reconnaissance has yielded no

4:46:54

results yet. Every slide, every check, a

4:46:57

possible fight for him right now. Now he

4:46:59

doesn't see who trains complete and now

4:47:02

it's a one v one. It's the goat fight.

4:47:04

It's simp. It's shotsy and Peter would

4:47:08

be furious to hear goat fight but we in

4:47:11

the league asked for it. 20 seconds.

4:47:15

Sim must find him and diffuse the bomb.

4:47:17

15 to go

4:47:25

>> and it's over.

4:47:27

Optic on the board.

4:47:29

>> Yeah, Optic have shown their hand

4:47:31

through this tournament. They know they

4:47:33

have that fifth man on their side. They

4:47:35

don't have to check the bomb a single

4:47:36

time. They know it'll be done for them.

4:47:40

Simp was ready for the response. He knew

4:47:42

where the bomb was planted for. He knew

4:47:44

where the check is going to come in. But

4:47:46

that is round Optic needed. That is a

4:47:48

2v3 from Hook and Shotsi

4:47:51

>> when you needed them the most.

4:47:57

He

4:47:57

>> managed to pull something out. A kill

4:47:59

for a pair of there. Still 3-1 04. Now

4:48:02

the voice of FaZe on the attack. How

4:48:04

about S by the way? Six breeding close

4:48:07

to the helltorm.

4:48:08

Not electing to give him the bomb.

4:48:13

They've cleared out the space. They got

4:48:14

the smoke front dojo. This is a free

4:48:17

bomb plant. Should they elect to go for

4:48:19

it, they're playing kills first. Yeah,

4:48:22

Lurk way back in the dojo position there

4:48:25

at top of the lockers with an M15. We're

4:48:27

going to see the bomb plant here. Optic

4:48:29

do not have the numbers in position, but

4:48:31

MK now trying to fight his way forward

4:48:34

trying to buy some space for the boys

4:48:36

now. Some time as well. You've got a mid

4:48:38

flank. It's all there.

4:48:40

Chy making entry, finding the first.

4:48:43

Here comes the battle. And Hook's over

4:48:45

the top. Last man left alive for Boozer.

4:48:48

Will they read it? A kill. Oh, no goods.

4:48:53

32 uptake. Speed kills the difference

4:48:57

maker for the retake. The setup from

4:48:59

Abuzza in that battle for him and Shotsi

4:49:02

on the pinch. It played out the same

4:49:04

way. Shotsi's going through the mid cut.

4:49:06

The previous round, he's a little bit

4:49:08

too slow. Abuzza there to get the kill

4:49:10

this time in light speed. Everybody from

4:49:13

Optic attacking that bomb site using the

4:49:16

man advantage they had. Interesting

4:49:17

enough, it maybe a miscommunication, but

4:49:20

from where the bomb was being diffused

4:49:21

in the smoke and could have attacked the

4:49:23

lap. Whether they're prone or standing,

4:49:26

it wasn't a lot of time to make the

4:49:27

decision.

4:49:30

32 backto back rounds for the green

4:49:33

team. Here we go.

4:49:36

>> They're throwing the maid for mid

4:49:37

control. Yep. Shotsi from spawn. Hit the

4:49:40

maid. They're looking for mid control.

4:49:41

Mercury's looking over and sits sent to

4:49:43

spawn.

4:49:45

Chi, he's behind you. He's flying and he

4:49:48

knows. He knows you're up top.

4:49:50

>> He knows. Is it going to be number

4:49:52

three? It might well be. We've got some

4:49:55

noise. But there's the coverage from

4:49:56

Draza. The Zar duo to fight another day.

4:50:00

That day now is today. And well, they're

4:50:02

both dead. So, it's a 1 v3.

4:50:06

He's making a case for it here on the

4:50:07

defense. Could be a bomb plant here by

4:50:09

B. Optic should be looking for the kill.

4:50:12

They're waiting.

4:50:14

and a boozer. Nothing as of yet.

4:50:16

>> Loud footsteps.

4:50:18

Maybe an important decision. Bomb's

4:50:20

going to go down at B. This is an

4:50:22

extremely difficult retake for an AR

4:50:25

player. We wish him the best of luck.

4:50:27

Here we go.

4:50:31

First contact.

4:50:33

A lovely attempt.

4:50:37

A nade still to play with

4:50:41

the bank. And it's a dud.

4:50:45

Pressure from Abuse as he digs his heels

4:50:47

in. Desperately trying to live.

4:50:51

Optic three in a row.

4:50:57

EU versus NA. Education. Abuza

4:51:00

understands challenges better than we do

4:51:02

over here. Weird made bounce coming

4:51:04

through. But the 2v1 execution that is

4:51:08

three rounds in a row.

4:51:09

>> EA geometry Japanese architecture. It's

4:51:13

getting complex.

4:51:14

Tough scenes.

4:51:19

>> 3-3 here on Den.

4:51:25

>> They've had success with these B bomb

4:51:27

plants. If they go back to it, it has

4:51:29

been the mid pinches from Chotti that

4:51:31

have been that key factor.

4:51:34

>> Two of them on the way towards B.

4:51:35

Mercury's there yet to get the lone

4:51:36

defender. But as we've seen, takes his

4:51:38

time, plays it very, very safe. He gets

4:51:41

information. He stays alive in the

4:51:42

gunfights now waiting for the play. A

4:51:44

boozer in mid.

4:51:45

>> Yeah, no longer in spawn. Much more

4:51:47

aggressive. The ST's going to back him

4:51:49

down, but a different setup. And you

4:51:50

already see Sim. He's making the move.

4:51:52

>> They need to make something happen

4:51:53

there. Here we go. Simple. Optic crying

4:51:57

forward here on the retake. 22 on the

4:52:00

attack. They've got absolutely no idea

4:52:02

that the pimp is at their rear. One,

4:52:07

two. Shotsy. Shanti's on the ball and he

4:52:10

has done the ninja from Shanti

4:52:15

makes something magical happen again.

4:52:23

Sometimes all it takes is a smoke

4:52:28

instant. This decision the coverage from

4:52:32

the team they swarm around them and they

4:52:34

fall like dominoes. It does not matter.

4:52:38

A perfect play call. And there's no time

4:52:40

to rest. Ain't no rest for the wicked.

4:52:42

We go again. Yeah. Four in a row. Dashy

4:52:45

couple tags. Backs on up. But yet again,

4:52:46

FaZe playing the same way. Hyper

4:52:49

aggressive. Push right through. You cut

4:52:52

down the garage play to make the A bomb

4:52:53

site safer now. The B is off. Yeah. Wide

4:52:56

open. I mean, if you're who don't want

4:52:57

to waste any time, go to get this bomb

4:52:59

down. A standoff in towards Dojo. No

4:53:01

pinches coming through for Faze. They're

4:53:03

squaring up. It'll be a 3v3 hit for the

4:53:05

retake. With number seven in the middle

4:53:06

of the map, you're going to have the

4:53:07

numbers.

4:53:08

>> Uh-oh, that's a stun kill.

4:53:09

Unfortunately, Sips out. So, trade

4:53:10

complete. 2v2. And now MK is going to

4:53:12

make it back. Luke and MK working

4:53:14

together trying to hold this line. The

4:53:16

timing though on the is going to put the

4:53:18

red in the front leaves. Good damage.

4:53:20

Outstanding damage brought down now to

4:53:22

the nuke alone. Can he clutch?

4:53:27

Troy's gone. The smoke. Will it be

4:53:29

enough to pull him forward? Will he

4:53:30

wait?

4:53:32

as the nickel of Arena will do their

4:53:34

best to give him that information.

4:53:36

The diffuse is there at 44

4:53:40

equalized. Yeah, crowd can cheat as much

4:53:42

as they want. 04 learn from the Paris

4:53:45

event. They have made these adjustments.

4:53:47

Know when you need to hop the bomb.

4:53:50

That is a clean 4v5 clutch for FaZe.

4:53:54

>> Backto back diffuse

4:53:58

44.

4:54:00

What a dent this is. We still haven't

4:54:03

seen a snipe. Sim at 114. What a

4:54:05

performance. He bomb carrier here for

4:54:07

Faze yet again towards a first look

4:54:09

they've shown in this direction. So only

4:54:11

a two split here on defense. Shotsi so

4:54:13

quick back to sight but he's the lone

4:54:15

defender. No trophies up close. He's

4:54:18

found a spawner. There's the shots.

4:54:20

Immediate work at 04. Looking for number

4:54:22

two. B. Great pressure. Now the flag

4:54:24

dealt with close-range gunfights one yet

4:54:27

again. And it all comes down to Hook and

4:54:29

he is nowhere to be seen for face.

4:54:31

phase. Everybody group up together. 04

4:54:33

on the four spree. In the meantime, Hook

4:54:35

is flying. He wants to catch him while

4:54:38

they're planting and he's got the

4:54:40

timing. Take him.

4:54:43

Got it.

4:54:45

The nuke.

4:54:46

Oh, he misclicked.

4:54:50

He misclicked with the grenade finisher.

4:54:52

It is a rare sight to see. It is near

4:54:56

magic, but FaZe take him down. S 12 and

4:55:00

four

4:55:02

and I hope more than anything else we

4:55:05

get a FaZe listening in that moment to

4:55:08

hear that one back. That has to be

4:55:10

hysterical. Either way, seven first

4:55:13

bloods for FaZe on this map. The first

4:55:16

bloods have been optics bang here on

4:55:19

Den.

4:55:21

Map point for FaZe to go up 4-1.

4:55:25

Did he grab 04? He didn't get the kill.

4:55:28

The spree still alive as well.

4:55:30

Aggression right through the mid. Smoke.

4:55:32

We are on. Shotsy wants to take this

4:55:34

round by the throat. Well, they needed

4:55:36

the first blood. Shy gave it to him.

4:55:38

Great day. Enough to now cause some

4:55:40

havoc on the inside of the dojo. Shotsy

4:55:43

spots him out. Can't get away with his

4:55:45

life. Bley's unable to help out here in

4:55:47

the battle. Is a three beast.

4:55:48

>> And they left Shotti out the drive.

4:55:49

They're running for the hills a little

4:55:51

bit too quickly. FaZe, their teamwork

4:55:52

continues to be their factor of success.

4:55:55

Mad's on point. They don't fall for the

4:55:57

bait.

4:56:00

>> This is great work out of Murk. The

4:56:01

damage there with the nade allows the

4:56:02

boys to infiltrate the aon site

4:56:04

completely undetected. Here comes the

4:56:06

plant.

4:56:08

And this is to force a final round here

4:56:10

on dead. Aboo on the close.

4:56:15

Faser taking their sweet time in

4:56:17

approaching the site.

4:56:17

>> And I don't think there's any way they

4:56:18

know Dashy was in that corner.

4:56:22

>> Draws will be the first man on rooftops.

4:56:24

Hercules

4:56:27

>> brings him down. Trade effective 2v2.

4:56:30

He's actually slid away. So I think

4:56:31

Abuza has a little bit of intel. He's

4:56:33

trying to pinch this together. What a

4:56:35

win. Abuzza.

4:56:39

Fighting for all of it now. 13 seconds.

4:56:42

Dashy holds the window. We go to another

4:56:45

round 11.

4:56:54

As close as it can possibly be. A final

4:56:58

round on deck.

4:57:03

Iron will and cool composure.

4:57:08

Has got us this far.

4:57:10

This one might be up to the COD gods

4:57:12

now.

4:57:14

Optic will be on attack. Here we go.

4:57:23

Threeman hit towards B and they can't

4:57:26

copy of the last round. Shotsy yet again

4:57:28

looking for the first. That smoke

4:57:29

though. It's going to scare him off.

4:57:31

It's going to back down. That was a show

4:57:32

of force, but it didn't add a dodge for

4:57:34

Optic. Going to do this as fast as they

4:57:36

can. They are roaming together as a

4:57:38

squad.

4:57:40

They're hoping FaZe make an

4:57:41

overcommitment. They've gone for the

4:57:43

full map spread.

4:57:44

>> And this is what FaZe has done every

4:57:45

single round. They have overcommitted.

4:57:46

They have challenged through those bomb

4:57:48

sites. This is what Optica reading and

4:57:50

it is not what's happening here.

4:57:53

>> That's a wall bang check on the bomb

4:57:55

site from a boozer. That's a little bit

4:57:56

of tech here. Better late than never in

4:57:59

the grand finals

4:58:01

of the biggest tournament of their

4:58:02

lives. Midnight now from Faze. Bomb site

4:58:05

starting to get crowded here for Optic.

4:58:06

And you got to battle number four versus

4:58:08

number six potentially. All about the

4:58:10

timing actually. Well, it's going to be

4:58:11

Shotti responsible to deal with two. So

4:58:12

bomb plant but Shotti two players in

4:58:14

front of him. Surely they check it

4:58:15

together.

4:58:19

They have not first

4:58:22

eyes on the second.

4:58:25

What a win. Now to the dojo. Abuzza

4:58:29

battles his way forward. Book on the

4:58:31

outside tree down. It's a 2v2.

4:58:35

Dashy trying to play it close. Backs up.

4:58:39

He and Shotsy the longtime duo now.

4:58:43

Faze biting forward. aggression as the

4:58:46

time marches. It's down to Bruce

4:58:55

and it's not quite done yet.

4:59:00

The bomb has been diffused. FaZe win the

4:59:04

death.

4:59:07

04 in abooa. Revenge on the main stage.

4:59:12

A 2v4 clutch.

4:59:16

Unbelievable.

4:59:17

Clutch of the year. Teamwork on point.

4:59:20

They got that diffuse with 4 seconds

4:59:24

left on the clock. Shotsi achieved

4:59:27

greatness with those first two kills,

4:59:30

but 04 and Abuzza leveled their game up.

4:59:35

Unbelievable

4:59:37

performance. A nailbiter to Fuse.

4:59:40

>> Oh my god. Just in time to talk your

4:59:43

ish. Hold that button. Hold it down. Can

4:59:46

we see that one more time?

4:59:49

Can we see it one more time just to see

4:59:51

how close 04 came to disaster?

4:59:54

He gets there in time. Let's go.

4:59:58

And with a fraction of a second.

5:00:02

What a blunder that could have been.

5:00:08

But too high of a moment. should have,

5:00:10

would have, could have. I mean, that's

5:00:11

how it goes. I cannot imagine the nerves

5:00:14

04 is feeling right now.

5:00:15

>> And for SND being the bane of optics

5:00:18

existence, the man advantage situations

5:00:21

that they have thrown, tossed, sent into

5:00:24

space, that is the worst of them all.

5:00:27

That is a breakdown. The teamwork for

5:00:30

Faze Vegas. I mean, tip it to 14 kills.

5:00:34

Goat stuff coming through here on the

5:00:36

main stage. the three first bloodst

5:00:42

of the year.

5:00:45

>> This is quite the final highlights yet

5:00:47

again here folks from the last dead

5:00:48

search and destroyer of the CDL season.

5:00:51

Some unbelievable clutches and again the

5:00:53

composure. The plays though both teams

5:00:55

making very ambitious plays trying to

5:00:57

make something happen. We are willing

5:00:59

their squads forward. The smoke backto

5:01:01

back diffuses every possible trick is

5:01:04

coming out. We are trying anything to

5:01:06

find the win here.

5:01:09

>> Chi had a 1v4 ninja in a few. What a

5:01:13

wild game

5:01:14

>> in the grand finals of the biggest

5:01:16

tournament of their lives.

5:01:18

Who goes for the body shield? And again

5:01:20

at this moment

5:01:23

could easily take care of both. And

5:01:24

again, whether it was a misclick or not

5:01:26

to go for the sentence to try to catch

5:01:29

both that could have been unbelievable

5:01:32

as well. for how rare of a situation

5:01:34

that is, that might be a setting thing

5:01:36

for who of like who knows what

5:01:38

combination he's working with all of

5:01:40

these rounds down to the wire. Chi being

5:01:44

able to spot that second player, plays

5:01:46

with the food, dishes out the kill, but

5:01:49

it is this teamwork, the 2v4. Quite

5:01:52

literally, these guys searching forward,

5:01:55

pun intended in just the teamwork.

5:01:57

Unbelievable. Taking turns, poking their

5:02:00

head out, dishing back and forth, and

5:02:02

they went into a 2v4 situation, and both

5:02:05

of them survived towards the end. 04 and

5:02:08

tip the cap. Next level players. What a

5:02:11

pickup by FaZe. The concept they had to

5:02:15

look at these guys. They proved

5:02:18

themselves in Black Ops 6 and they are a

5:02:20

map away from proving themselves in

5:02:22

Black Ops 7 phase. This is now match

5:02:26

point.

5:02:28

A dead Overload for the championship,

5:02:30

for the rings, for the status, for the

5:02:33

legacy, the glory, you name it, it's all

5:02:34

here. One more map is all phase need for

5:02:39

optic now.

5:02:41

I mean a a brief moment to remind

5:02:44

yourselves how you got here, who you

5:02:46

are,

5:02:48

and what comes next.

5:02:50

Roster shenanigans two years ago, Mixie

5:02:53

for the Optic team. So much adversity in

5:02:56

MW3. They dealt with they came out world

5:02:59

champions. Last year they had the

5:03:01

stretch of 0 and8 the most adverse

5:03:11

they've dealt with a lot of

5:03:12

>> adversity.

5:03:12

>> Adversity. There you go. 0 and8.

5:03:16

A lot of brains are shutting off on the

5:03:17

main stage.

5:03:18

>> We've been here before.

5:03:20

>> Nonetheless, they deal with it. Here

5:03:22

they are down 4-1. Backs firmly against

5:03:24

the wall. Faze in the driver's seat. And

5:03:27

we stay on den for an overlord. What a

5:03:30

sweet game mode this has been.

5:03:34

10 minutes.

5:03:36

At least one goal is all fakes need. Can

5:03:40

Optic deny

5:03:43

the opening kills. Good.

5:03:47

The battle continuing here as what a

5:03:49

battle there's down and out. Still vying

5:03:51

for control over the center of the map.

5:03:54

Boozer digs his heels in as deep as he

5:03:55

can. this second introduction. Locking

5:03:58

in the head shot through effectively a

5:04:00

wall. Clean stuff coming through. Kills

5:04:02

though still being exchanged. 04 taking

5:04:04

the down time to go on the pinch route.

5:04:06

Mer picks it up just a little too late.

5:04:08

See Optic, they're trying to get pushed

5:04:10

out and go for the spawn kills. FaZe, he

5:04:12

could pick this device in just don't

5:04:14

know that though. They don't know that

5:04:15

yet back now in a big way. This is a

5:04:17

huge time for Berg's got to find the

5:04:18

kill. Dash. He's got to get another one.

5:04:20

It's down and it's going to be the

5:04:21

first. Optic have left the door wide

5:04:23

open. Where the hell do Luke and Shotsi

5:04:26

think they are going in that moment?

5:04:29

That 2v4 might have broke him down in

5:04:31

more ways than one. Take a deep breath

5:04:33

and try to recollect yourselves. They

5:04:35

got the device. They're running through

5:04:36

Dota 404. He brings down one. The

5:04:39

coverage is there. S now on the run

5:04:40

forward. Here comes the counterattack

5:04:42

from Fail.

5:04:44

Grenades here going to slow down the

5:04:45

play. S has to wait for the

5:04:47

reinforcements. The reinforcements are

5:04:49

here picking up the middle of the map.

5:04:50

Auza little bit of extra damage. The

5:04:52

trades are good. One player in 10.

5:04:55

You're doing the dance. Looking for the

5:04:56

trades and everybody falls. Faze moving

5:04:58

forward.

5:04:59

>> Time to get going. Whether or not you

5:05:00

punch away through lockers here goes

5:05:02

down. So now think about that mid map

5:05:04

attack. Thinking about repositioning

5:05:05

Abuza there. Oh, the rear guard. What a

5:05:08

win. FaZe looking for another now

5:05:10

through couches. Abuzza still on a

5:05:13

charge. Optic defensively just about.

5:05:17

Hold.

5:05:19

Close but no cigar. Optic counter do

5:05:22

going to take a second to show this a

5:05:24

hit right now. Two defenders. They're

5:05:25

now just starting to wrap back for

5:05:27

Optic. It is four players. S right now

5:05:29

is out of the picture. The other FaZe

5:05:31

players have to slow them down. It's a

5:05:32

4v2 over by Dojo now. So get your nades

5:05:35

up, boys. Get moving. Fast attack now

5:05:37

from FaZe. A little bit of mess. A big

5:05:39

pick up. Brucey's got the rock and it's

5:05:41

1-1. Both teams have had players out of

5:05:43

position. The flanks right now a little

5:05:45

bit too slow. That's the get back. You

5:05:47

phase. You got a bruiser pulling out the

5:05:49

NPC on this map. They are looking to set

5:05:51

pace. This is the pressure you want.

5:05:55

What a nade.

5:05:57

And the fade away. Shy dancing. Problem

5:06:00

though. You lose this. Bruce is going to

5:06:01

catch this. Oh no, he's got hook. M is

5:06:06

there for the pair. 220 on the clock.

5:06:08

Optic now on the run. Rush is not done.

5:06:10

Again with the NPC. Faze looking to try

5:06:12

to light this kill speed up. The device

5:06:14

though getting wrapped all the way

5:06:16

around. That is two kills in favor of

5:06:17

Faze. You got a booza working the bit

5:06:19

and he is soaring at you. We're going to

5:06:20

send this one forward and simo four.

5:06:22

They're going to hold down the gates. Oh

5:06:24

dear, it's too close for comfort. Shots

5:06:27

got to find a few more here. 04 on the

5:06:30

outside. Here comes M. Another attempt

5:06:32

for Zip for the pick up. He misses the

5:06:33

EMP.

5:06:35

Hook saves it yet again. This game is a

5:06:38

mess. This is grand finals. We are

5:06:40

getting after the adrenaline at an

5:06:42

alltime high. Can't be losing this one.

5:06:44

Keeping it dangerous out for Faze. What

5:06:45

a save yet again. Another two-piece for

5:06:47

MK. A grab, a run. He's got to go. A

5:06:49

booza.

5:06:51

Guns in the bed.

5:06:52

>> What direction do they want to go? Well,

5:06:54

it looks like B is going to be the call.

5:06:55

Number two in the middle of the map.

5:06:56

Another guy out towards Dojo. You have

5:06:58

the extra man. You got the hype for all

5:07:00

four in the high ground pays off the big

5:07:02

way. Lovely name from that. He's still

5:07:04

on the run. Shots are good. Numbers are

5:07:08

still here. Shotsy to pick this one up.

5:07:10

We might be looking at a second. Big

5:07:11

Brucey with the pistol to take the lead.

5:07:15

through sheer force of will after trying

5:07:19

to battle that. Back to the middle of

5:07:20

the map now. FaZe have been on the back

5:07:22

foot on their side of the map for quite

5:07:24

some time now. Final minute.

5:07:27

Optics still holding on. The a gold now

5:07:29

looking very dangerous. Options through

5:07:31

the middle and phase can't control mid.

5:07:33

Well, now you get the vice control if

5:07:35

you were looking for the spawn kills. MO

5:07:37

does get straighted out. You've

5:07:39

restabilized the position. Now you're

5:07:41

looking for the extra kills. 45 seconds

5:07:43

of our first half.

5:07:46

Another goal here for Optic looking very

5:07:48

comfortable going into the second, but

5:07:50

FaZe good enough on the attack to make

5:07:53

something happen. Here we go.

5:07:55

Is one final play. First blood for 04.

5:07:58

Next kill there for Faze. Massive

5:08:00

advantage straight out the middle of the

5:08:01

map. Device control for Faze. You got a

5:08:03

shot behind you. Protects the device

5:08:05

right now. Keeping it alive for his

5:08:07

team. Just trepidacious picking up. They

5:08:08

knew he was behind somewhere and they

5:08:10

still can't get it. Shotsi zonal control

5:08:13

of the middle of the map completely

5:08:14

denying the grab. Here comes the next

5:08:16

attempt phase. Still yet again denied by

5:08:19

Anthony Quas. Castro fighting now

5:08:21

through the lobby. Another big kill. A

5:08:22

pick up now from Optic and the run is

5:08:24

off. Which go it be? B or A? The Jes and

5:08:28

forth. Extra time. Hooks on the play.

5:08:31

And there's the halftime whistle. A

5:08:34

single EMP lead for Optic. And both of

5:08:38

these teams need to take a deep breath,

5:08:39

but Kremlin right now flowing through

5:08:42

their veins. It was an absolute steal

5:08:45

for this first capture. Both Luke and

5:08:46

Shotsi way out of position looking for

5:08:49

the spawn kills and just missed their

5:08:51

device. Then a bounce back happening in

5:08:54

a similar way. The phase team needed to

5:08:56

hold the line by simp

5:08:59

ran them over for their score

5:09:02

meant insanity around this device. His

5:09:06

final tapping will give Optic this extra

5:09:08

edge,

5:09:10

a score line similar to what we saw on

5:09:12

Scar.

5:09:12

>> Very similar to Scar. I mean, Scar's

5:09:14

second half all phase,

5:09:17

but this time around, Dent Finn a little

5:09:19

different. Here we go. Final half

5:09:23

of the Den overload. Optic to stay alive

5:09:25

here in the grand finals.

5:09:28

Good start for Opin. First two kills go

5:09:30

their way. AB left one HP. Dashing

5:09:33

flying in position. cannot get the trade

5:09:37

of who's a good for it. Optics still

5:09:38

have the pressure. Need the

5:09:40

reinforcements for the lights and the AR

5:09:42

player for Faze continue to hold on. Oh,

5:09:45

there we go.

5:09:47

Shots onto Shot Z, but enough just to

5:09:50

hold FaZe back again. He has been this

5:09:53

incredible defensive player. No one's

5:09:56

getting past him. And that EMP is safe

5:09:58

as he likes. Trying to make something

5:10:00

happen now by B. Opting. Not happy. very

5:10:03

much so with only a one-point lead.

5:10:07

>> Able to get one's

5:10:09

almost been a fail safe protecting this

5:10:11

device. Well, now Fay is firmly having

5:10:12

it in control. Never mind continues from

5:10:15

downrange.

5:10:16

>> I'm telling you, it's making something

5:10:17

happen here. A big three. Hoop. What a

5:10:20

play. Oh, staying alive for a moment

5:10:22

longer. Again, just keeping phase off of

5:10:25

the EMP as much as they can. They caught

5:10:27

hoop. Well, simp gets caught on the

5:10:28

other side. Now the device is by

5:10:29

yourself. You're going to full wrap this

5:10:31

back. 04 the very distant lead blocker.

5:10:34

Optic just now starting to respond.

5:10:36

>> Incredible control of the map so far.

5:10:37

But this is a big one here from 04. Up

5:10:39

close and personal. He's going to let a

5:10:41

few go by. He's got the pinch now

5:10:43

covered. As soon as he starts to hear

5:10:44

that noise, it's time to go. It's two.

5:10:47

The third. Not good enough. Another man

5:10:48

in lobby. Graza still lives. The capture

5:10:51

a here comes the equalizer phase yet

5:10:54

again. The second half shenanigans are

5:10:57

on. Graza with the turn and burn. at the

5:11:00

extra. Abuzza keeping it going.

5:11:02

>> Three down in a row. There's number

5:11:04

four. The fifth no good enough. And now

5:11:06

the EMP open for business. Trying to

5:11:08

maintain control on the bottom side of

5:11:10

the map. S's going to reset as does get

5:11:12

traded out. Dza next man in line. The

5:11:14

pace phase are playing with. Undeniable.

5:11:17

But Optic, well, they catch it out. Take

5:11:18

a deep breath and finish coming through.

5:11:20

Trying to slow the pace right down.

5:11:22

Optic yet again. Objective mindfulness

5:11:24

across that EMP. No one able to get a

5:11:27

free touch down low. Couple big ones

5:11:29

here for Faze. M kind of able to get

5:11:31

effective. Defense now for Optic is

5:11:33

essential. And it's Sim there with the

5:11:35

Jagger. Coverage through the middle of

5:11:37

the map. Good. You've only got one man

5:11:39

left though for Faze. So Optic survived

5:11:41

for Amuza doing the heads up thing. Keep

5:11:43

the main gun out. Don't throw away your

5:11:44

life. Get these extra kills. That is

5:11:46

going to slow Optic down. And got to be

5:11:48

careful about the wrap. Got number

5:11:49

three. 04 working on the pinch. He's

5:11:51

going to have the back up. And Auza has

5:11:53

held the line. 04 ready to snap in

5:11:56

position, but he gets caught. Shots in

5:11:58

with the read. Optic head ends up

5:11:59

gameplay. Two minutes left to go.

5:12:01

>> Another hold here. Optic on the counter.

5:12:03

That momentum starting to build. D sucks

5:12:05

the air out the room for a moment. Here

5:12:07

we go. Hook starting to wind up the hit.

5:12:10

No more days to throw. Trophies work

5:12:12

overtime. 2 minutes to play and we're

5:12:13

trying to find another one here by the

5:12:15

be gold. Shotsy on the flank. It's going

5:12:17

to be red, but can he catch the kill?

5:12:18

Good for one. Here comes the carrier.

5:12:21

EMP's up under a cover of fire. Dash is

5:12:23

doing the job. He can send it forward.

5:12:26

still waiting for the play. No one here

5:12:28

just yet. And the EMP retreats.

5:12:29

>> They couldn't quite get it. Square

5:12:31

enough though. Ready for war. Extra

5:12:32

nades. Extra ST to the back pocket. Two

5:12:34

fields on the field. Number three out of

5:12:36

position and opt. They're going to get

5:12:38

it. A war of attrition. They have the

5:12:40

extra. They took the time. They took

5:12:42

their chances. Immediate wrap down to

5:12:44

the top side of the map for FaZe. They

5:12:46

will have the EMP as it spawns.

5:12:49

Anybody's ball game is there for Faze.

5:12:52

But the kills are good for Optin. Device

5:12:55

in their hands.

5:12:56

>> 1 minute 20 is all they need to do to

5:12:58

stay alive here.

5:13:01

Faze defensively. A two- two split for

5:13:04

now. There is no rush for Optic in this

5:13:07

moment. A minute left to hold on.

5:13:10

They're keeping the pressure going. They

5:13:12

have possession and now they have a lane

5:13:13

to fight through. Shotsy starting to

5:13:16

push forward. 1 minute on the clock.

5:13:17

He's found his corner. We're waiting for

5:13:19

the kills. Sim the perfect position by

5:13:22

goal. Can we peel him from an angle?

5:13:25

It's looking like that. Oh my god, what

5:13:27

a win. Oh, but it's 04. A second kill

5:13:30

and now a 2v2. 45 seconds. Mark's gone.

5:13:33

He's gone. Number four.

5:13:38

40 seconds to play. Still behind enemy

5:13:40

lines. Shooting these players in the

5:13:42

back. Trades are good. Midnight's under

5:13:43

control. You got a deep pinch if you're

5:13:45

going, but everybody else is from a

5:13:46

spawn. S has to be the hero. And he gets

5:13:49

red. Optic have his map under lock and

5:13:52

key.

5:13:52

>> They're trying to find the fifth. Trying

5:13:54

to find another. What a play. Dashy from

5:13:56

a top stairs. Damage dealt. The phase

5:13:59

with a chance. 15 seconds. They can get

5:14:02

one if they find all the kills. They

5:14:04

will never be able to find a second.

5:14:06

That is game.

5:14:08

>> Final chance

5:14:09

>> to slide it through.

5:14:11

>> They will never be able to catch that

5:14:13

off the respawn. What an effort. Optic

5:14:17

stay alive here in the grand finals.

5:14:25

Optic dealt with adversity.

5:14:28

Nothing like this being down that much

5:14:30

in the grand finals.

5:14:33

They got the goods on Den Overload. A

5:14:36

hell of a second half. It was a war of

5:14:39

attrition on that zone. Took two

5:14:42

different full push attempts to make it

5:14:43

happen. opted very heads up in the game

5:14:46

play. It was a messy, messy first half.

5:14:51

Well, true goat things in the second. So

5:14:55

patient, so calm, reading the map so

5:14:58

well.

5:15:00

A leveling up their game.

5:15:02

>> I mean, I was so Yeah, I question the

5:15:05

decision on that left hand side attack

5:15:07

for they get their kills. They just wait

5:15:10

a second. They wait a second. They want

5:15:11

it to be perfect and eventually it is.

5:15:13

They do manage to bowl over that. The

5:15:16

4-3 score that doesn't necessarily truly

5:15:18

tell the tale.

5:15:20

A brilliant map altogether. And it's

5:15:22

your carrier kills that key factor for

5:15:25

Optic. You see six from Shotsi. How many

5:15:27

plays in the first half is he just

5:15:29

stopping the phase push in its track.

5:15:31

The Faze had the control. They got the

5:15:33

lead blockers. They have the pressure

5:15:34

and he's behind you. Kills the play. and

5:15:37

Hercules multiple multi-kill moments

5:15:40

defensively stopping that device

5:15:43

everybody for optic on that map had to

5:15:45

clutch up another nail fighter another

5:15:48

43

5:15:50

there's a little bit of green phase

5:15:53

still though just a single map away

5:15:55

they'll have their rings so now we find

5:15:57

ourselves in the final three maps of the

5:15:59

tournament the two maps I'm excited to

5:16:01

see what the desk thinks about how the

5:16:03

tournament has gone so far how the match

5:16:05

has gone and what's coming up Excellent.

5:16:06

>> Oh my god, bro.

5:16:08

>> Ladies and gentlemen, are you enjoying

5:16:10

this match?

5:16:12

>> You weren't 20 minutes ago.

5:16:13

>> You know they are.

5:16:14

>> Now they're loving what we're seeing in

5:16:16

Ali. I'll be honest. So am I. Because I

5:16:18

said at the start of the day, I don't

5:16:20

care who wins as long as I get to a game

5:16:22

eight. Show me another hard point as we

5:16:24

get to gridlock later in this series.

5:16:26

And can we get that far? Did Optics show

5:16:29

you enough at the end of the overload to

5:16:31

give you faith that not only can they

5:16:32

win this next one, they could also force

5:16:34

a gridlock? Yeah, they just need to

5:16:35

settle in a little bit. We were talking

5:16:37

about it that round 11, if they win one

5:16:39

of these round 11s in these two search

5:16:41

choices we have, it would it would be a

5:16:42

33 series. So, Optic, they're staying in

5:16:45

this. That was a massive map for them. I

5:16:47

can't wait until we re revisit it

5:16:49

because the nerves are showing for the

5:16:51

Optic Texas players, Dylan.

5:16:52

>> Oh, absolutely. Uh when it comes down to

5:16:55

that SND though, you have to close out

5:16:57

that round 11 2v4. Sometimes they just

5:16:59

got caught out solo. They were

5:17:01

challenged. They should have just backed

5:17:02

up together and played as a team. trade

5:17:03

the last two people out, but

5:17:05

unfortunately for them, they couldn't.

5:17:06

On the next map of that den Overload,

5:17:08

they absolutely took over and SM had a

5:17:10

slow one right there after a hot uh SND.

5:17:13

>> I have a feeling we'll have a lot of

5:17:14

time to talk about those maps and

5:17:15

hopefully show some highlights. In the

5:17:17

meantime though, we got to remind all

5:17:18

the new fans to Call of Duty Black Ops

5:17:20

7. This is our world championship and

5:17:23

you are watching the eight best teams in

5:17:25

the game. Right now, we've got the ones

5:17:27

who won Major 2 and Major 4. Optic, they

5:17:30

have one thing different though, Ally.

5:17:32

They were in every single one of those

5:17:35

grand finals.

5:17:36

>> Every single one of them. And the phase

5:17:38

one was a painful one too when you look

5:17:39

back at it. And so that's kind of the

5:17:41

story when it comes to the series 2 is

5:17:42

they were actually in the headtohead.

5:17:44

Now because of that winners final three

5:17:46

and three. So this is the tiebreaker on

5:17:48

the season for both of these teams. But

5:17:50

obviously FaZe is starting a lot of

5:17:52

these maps super hot. And this is

5:17:53

something I feel like we don't usually

5:17:55

see from FaZe. I feel like if anything

5:17:57

they have a slower start. They have to

5:17:58

battle their way back into it. And

5:18:00

that's kind of the phase that we know.

5:18:01

This is a different story. I feel like

5:18:03

we're seeing two very different teams

5:18:04

than we've seen the entirety of this

5:18:06

season.

5:18:06

>> And has FaZe gone to a grand final and

5:18:08

gotten second recently? I feel like that

5:18:10

used to be their mantra back in the

5:18:11

previous titles, but this year they've

5:18:13

been looking clean.

5:18:14

>> Yeah, that's that's now optic, right?

5:18:16

So, Sim's gotten rid of that and he's

5:18:17

had a couple of bad champs in a row back

5:18:19

to back and now he finds himself leading

5:18:21

in the grand final. Desperately wanted

5:18:23

to close this out. And I want to go back

5:18:25

to what you guys were talking about with

5:18:26

the pace set by FaZe. Clearly, they had

5:18:28

a discussion that we are going to play

5:18:30

as fast as possible and it's taken a

5:18:33

while for Optic to adjust to that. Now,

5:18:34

they got blessed on the first half to

5:18:36

have those defensive stands, but I think

5:18:38

that like breathes some confidence into

5:18:40

them because the aggression started to

5:18:42

get flipped towards Optic at the very

5:18:43

end of the second half. So, the later

5:18:45

part of this series could be an entirely

5:18:47

different story. We had that extended

5:18:49

break. Dashy's finally comfortable and I

5:18:52

think that they could do it.

5:18:53

>> Optic is down for a long story. Let's

5:18:55

take a look at their journey across

5:18:57

2026. It started back in December as

5:19:00

they opened up with nearly a flawless

5:19:02

online record going into Major 1. There

5:19:04

was so much hype, but it took them four

5:19:07

tries before they lifted that trophy.

5:19:09

And Dashy surprised everybody by taking

5:19:12

home the MVP also as the oldest player

5:19:15

in the league.

5:19:16

>> Dash has been the backbone for this team

5:19:17

all season, especially in the biggest

5:19:19

moments in the grand finals. Granted,

5:19:21

they only won one of the grand finals,

5:19:23

but he's been lights out. If they want

5:19:25

to go back to back and repeat right

5:19:27

here, Dash needs to step up in the rest

5:19:29

of the series.

5:19:30

>> I completely agree with you, Dylan. I

5:19:31

think the story has really been Dashy in

5:19:33

the role. He's found himself on this

5:19:34

team. I feel like I called him the

5:19:35

equalizer in some of these moments when

5:19:37

they're in these tough spots. You saw it

5:19:39

at the end of that overload. He was the

5:19:41

one that was making the plays, getting

5:19:42

the two when you needed him to. And

5:19:44

another thing, like just their play

5:19:45

style in general, like you can tell that

5:19:47

the start of this grand final, they

5:19:49

started playing to the pace of phase. I

5:19:50

think Ant touched on that really well.

5:19:52

The tail end of that overload, you got

5:19:53

Karma in your ear. Threetime ring winner

5:19:56

telling you guys, listen, slow it down.

5:19:57

Play to your pace. You guys got this.

5:19:59

>> This is our lobby ring leader list. And

5:20:01

you can see Karma three as a player.

5:20:03

Shotsi, the man he is now coaching with

5:20:07

three. And he's done it backto back.

5:20:09

Shotti not only to be the first to four,

5:20:11

but the first to have a three alongside

5:20:14

Optic. Let's take a look at how Optic

5:20:16

stayed in this fight. It was Vegas

5:20:18

though in the hard point looking pretty

5:20:20

darn good. And

5:20:21

>> yeah, I mean listen, this was just an

5:20:23

electric map. I mean, you're talking

5:20:24

about a map that goes all the way to the

5:20:26

distance. And when we get to the final

5:20:28

round, we have to talk about the 2v4.

5:20:31

The surge duo, they're playing with so

5:20:34

much confidence. It is so hard to deal

5:20:36

with. I mean, this guy gave you

5:20:37

everything. Who had two had a guy

5:20:39

hostage could have got the two piece,

5:20:41

right? He pulls a nade out. Like these

5:20:42

are things that just don't happen in a

5:20:44

normal setting. So, people are just

5:20:46

going to have a

5:20:48

He grabs this guy right here. This is a

5:20:50

freest

5:20:52

and then you when you have a guy in a

5:20:54

hostage shield, you also have the mini

5:20:56

map. You know where the other team is.

5:20:58

He would have got one kill. Even if the

5:20:59

other guy runs away, he gets a second

5:21:00

kill and then it's a 1 v one. Punch it

5:21:02

up. Round 11 1 v3. Optic would have had

5:21:04

so much momentum to close down that map.

5:21:06

>> Allie, what is harder than a 1v one?

5:21:09

Well, apparently for Optic, a 2v4. How

5:21:12

did FaZe clutch this up in round 11?

5:21:14

>> And what's crazy is you're looking at

5:21:15

the mini map. Chi gets these in fir

5:21:17

insane first two right he reads the guys

5:21:19

on the flank he's able to go join his

5:21:20

team but then it's just the pressure

5:21:22

Dashi unfortunately is working with the

5:21:24

pistol in this situation and the bait

5:21:25

and switch out of Abuzza and Unfor just

5:21:29

clinical things like that although it is

5:21:31

grand finals and you're like yeah that's

5:21:32

where those things happen that can't

5:21:34

happen

5:21:34

>> yeah it cannot happen

5:21:36

>> we have seen a round 11 and game seven

5:21:39

of our challengers grand final we are

5:21:41

now here in the CDL world final and it's

5:21:44

time to find out can We get to another

5:21:47

round 11. It's time to send it over to

5:21:48

the casters. We got Miles the Ross boss

5:21:51

alongside Ian Chance. I won't say his

5:21:53

last name.

5:21:54

>> Full Federal [ __ ] slit. Let's get to

5:21:56

Hassienda.

5:21:57

>> How you doing, bro?

5:21:59

>> It's not technically Federal, so we're

5:22:00

cool. But we are we are we are exposing

5:22:02

him grand finals. A Hassienda SMD in

5:22:06

Black Ops 6. It was a map that Optic

5:22:08

absolutely loved. And the tape on this

5:22:10

map incredibly interesting cuz you could

5:22:12

go back to this year for strats. You can

5:22:14

go back to last year for strats. Either

5:22:17

way, a bread and butter in SMD. No

5:22:20

mistake about it. It's round 11

5:22:21

opposite. They have thrown away man

5:22:23

advantages. It is quite obvious at this

5:22:26

point. You cannot afford to make these

5:22:27

mistakes at this level phase. This is

5:22:30

tournament ring point.

5:22:34

>> Two such stories so far. I've gone

5:22:35

around 11. They both gone towards face.

5:22:37

That's the end of them. A lot more tape

5:22:40

on Optic that might hurt them at this

5:22:43

moment in time. Stats be damned. All

5:22:45

that matters

5:22:47

is the next 11 rounds hopefully.

5:22:53

Nothing has been shown, nothing seen,

5:22:57

but all the ideas are there. And Hoop

5:22:59

surprises us all. Drazza drives the

5:23:01

dagger forward as Hoop finds a second

5:23:03

kill. He's still dancing. Got a

5:23:06

recollect a bomb. 2v3. This is your test

5:23:09

and we get it in round one.

5:23:12

>> Three up players now. They're rolling

5:23:14

together, starting to feel a little

5:23:16

loose, starting to get moving. Same

5:23:18

thing for FaZe right now. You are going

5:23:20

to play a very ugly war of attrition.

5:23:22

The trades are on

5:23:24

like gravity. They are being pulled

5:23:26

towards each other. Here we go. 30

5:23:29

seconds intel for Drazza as he licks his

5:23:32

lips in anticipation of the kill right

5:23:34

now as Dashy down. It's a 2v2. It's also

5:23:37

going to be a mystery. Hoop.

5:23:38

>> Yep.

5:23:39

>> Hook thinking about the ace. This will

5:23:40

be a free kill off bomb. It's all about

5:23:42

the trades or it disappearing act. He's

5:23:44

on the hunt. He's on the hunt. Looking

5:23:46

for that third.

5:23:48

The damage is being dealt. He gets it.

5:23:51

And now looking for one more man. It's

5:23:53

Drazer upstairs.

5:23:55

And it's Shotti in the feed. Ace denied,

5:23:58

but what a retake. Now it's the duo

5:24:00

ship. Fati just knows needs to live long

5:24:02

enough to get Hook in the mix. And Hoop

5:24:04

in the perfect position for that post

5:24:06

plant.

5:24:08

Three kills and the diffuse. Hoop. Black

5:24:11

Ops 7 Demons. True demon.

5:24:21

Drazza put a lot of work in the damage

5:24:22

department in that round, but unable to

5:24:24

clean him out. Seeing that three kills

5:24:26

there from

5:24:28

diffuse as well. Score starting to

5:24:31

build.

5:24:32

Optics first try on their attacking

5:24:34

round

5:24:36

>> leaning towards the safe site but

5:24:38

similar to the den going to be a bit of

5:24:40

a full map spread

5:24:42

will be the island player his decisions

5:24:45

the most important the gunfights for

5:24:47

everybody else here this a site is oh

5:24:50

man he's no players are so close intel

5:24:53

perfect coverage here's got his shoulder

5:24:55

there so they now know out we go

5:24:58

safe from the doorway oh mer just a

5:25:01

little bit too much out there.

5:25:03

>> Cracked on the rock.

5:25:04

>> Yeah, worried about some type of techy

5:25:06

spot. Overcommitted is standard. It's a

5:25:08

square. It's phases teamwork. And they

5:25:11

got it again for swim route. Not good

5:25:14

enough. Faze everybody there.

5:25:18

>> And Hercules too smart for his own good.

5:25:25

That rock, man. That rock.

5:25:28

B4.

5:25:31

Another legendary 1v5 from Lumi the 06.

5:25:35

How many moments we saw and now

5:25:38

claims another draza a COD kid and

5:25:41

purist tweeting out the Reaper gifts

5:25:44

talking all the smack shooting all the

5:25:46

bodies. He lives for these moments.

5:25:54

>> Three through the middle of the map

5:25:56

right now for uptick. I'm not thinking

5:25:57

about that Bomb

5:25:59

get exchanged.

5:26:00

a stun. I think dodged shots. So now Sim

5:26:03

knows little bit of space to work with.

5:26:05

And oh boy. Oh boy. That's an line of

5:26:09

sight if ever I've seen one. And it's

5:26:10

going to pay off. Dash it out. Optic

5:26:13

fly. Drazza.

5:26:16

A 1v4.

5:26:19

Throws down swinging.

5:26:21

Leave check. If you wanted to see why

5:26:24

Hercules was so committed to checking

5:26:25

that that spot, it is known.

5:26:29

We're seeing Havoc showing that off

5:26:31

shortly after the mapped out release.

5:26:34

Pulling it out in the grand finals. Not

5:26:36

too shabby. Optic up to one.

5:26:40

Just floating up high. Spider ant. He's

5:26:43

got many nicknames.

5:26:46

The master of the movement.

5:26:48

Now that is one hell of an angle to

5:26:51

find.

5:26:52

>> Now that might be the reason Faze never

5:26:54

go to that bomb side again.

5:26:58

Arctic SH phasing the two two here.

5:27:04

Matt's going to get real ugly. Yeah,

5:27:05

Dash is out. No need to take those

5:27:07

fights. No need to stick it out.

5:27:11

Get back. No for now in position.

5:27:15

>> They're taking space though. You got

5:27:17

Hercules and Dashy over the A site.

5:27:19

They're bringing the bomb back this

5:27:21

direction. No more dealing with this B

5:27:23

bomb site. Can't handle the shenanigans.

5:27:27

Wide open bomb.

5:27:29

>> I don't hear any trophies. Got to be a

5:27:31

little bit fearful of these nades.

5:27:33

>> There will be no one in play for quite

5:27:34

some time over on that side of the map

5:27:36

to face. Slowly but surely making their

5:27:38

way forward with shots. He has found his

5:27:39

first possible victim. Tada. First blood

5:27:42

there. 04 gone.

5:27:45

Lives. And now a boozer on a flank of

5:27:48

his own. 30 seconds on bot.

5:27:53

L M can't get it done. Dashy now trying

5:27:56

to hold the bay by Well Shotsy keeps the

5:27:58

left flank safe. So now a bit of a

5:28:00

retreat and a collapse here. Optic

5:28:02

closed ranks the blade

5:28:07

down the pin.

5:28:10

What a round out of optic.

5:28:14

Is it a blade or is it a batarang? Big

5:28:17

Bruce doing it different. Down to 6 HP.

5:28:20

Still finds the kill. AIC are digging

5:28:24

deep. Five on one for Hoo.

5:28:27

The knife kill for Dashy. 6H HP. One of

5:28:30

the straightest shooters in the league.

5:28:33

A straight

5:28:35

is the edge of that blade.

5:28:38

3-1 here on Hi.

5:28:40

>> And for Faze, you're back on the

5:28:42

attacking round. You have any hope

5:28:45

dealing with this B bomb site? Are you

5:28:47

going to be worried about the spot? You

5:28:49

take the bomb towards A. through mid

5:28:52

through the left side spots nobody on

5:28:54

the cross.

5:28:55

>> Yeah, shots out in position. Looks like

5:28:56

he's probably trying to make the jump

5:28:58

again. So that Bomb site. Yeah, don't

5:28:59

worry about that, boys. There he is.

5:29:00

He's up in position now. However, the

5:29:02

part by a Optic looking to take this

5:29:04

back fast. Over the top they go. And

5:29:06

Mercul starts things off. Trades good.

5:29:09

Middle of the map not great right now

5:29:10

for Shotsy. Can he survive? Oh, he goes

5:29:13

high. 04 does get the call now. The

5:29:17

dashy last man and he's still swinging

5:29:21

phase bounce back round 3-2. It's the

5:29:25

good decision making shots pop a smoke

5:29:27

at your feet. You want to deal with

5:29:28

that? I certainly don't. I'd run away

5:29:30

too. Let your teammates recollect

5:29:34

once again. FaZe showing off the

5:29:35

teamwork. No unnecessary gunfights,

5:29:39

mixing things up. Drazza was the guy

5:29:41

that gets the instant bomb plant, but 04

5:29:43

in front of them and they're watching

5:29:45

that arrow. They just dip out. Number

5:29:47

four, Symph is who spots him, sets his

5:29:49

teammate up for the kill. Efficiency in

5:29:52

SND for face.

5:29:53

>> And every round is an incredibly

5:29:56

challenging battle of trades. Who can

5:29:59

take initiative? Who can get something

5:30:01

tricky?

5:30:03

It's so hard to pull off a win here

5:30:04

convincingly this late in the

5:30:06

tournament, this late in the season. Sim

5:30:08

is the type to go for the spot.

5:30:12

So, HIT worried about the cruddy angle,

5:30:13

but cleared it out. Hidden the stun.

5:30:15

There's some players back there.

5:30:16

>> Oh yeah, he hit all three with that stun

5:30:18

though. Shotsy peaks for a little

5:30:20

information, the trophy and he cuts his

5:30:22

head off.

5:30:24

Here's the fight and shots the first man

5:30:26

on the feed by the information a little

5:30:29

bit too quick through the middle of the

5:30:31

map. These phase arrows are now

5:30:32

everywhere. Oh, we're talking we're

5:30:34

making a lot of noise and takes

5:30:35

advantage of it. S come down there in

5:30:37

the open corridor now

5:30:39

last man left alive and he's gone as

5:30:42

well. 42 Optic Texas. Every decision

5:30:46

matters. It is a square up on that B

5:30:49

site. 04 hits the go button. The

5:30:51

followup was not there.

5:30:57

Optic Texas. We are six rounds in. They

5:31:00

have four first bloods.

5:31:06

>> And they just swarm this mat. Mer

5:31:07

jumping out towards mid. Hook up here in

5:31:09

the hallways. Good for two.

5:31:12

trades for Hercules instant for the

5:31:14

final kill.

5:31:14

>> I wonder with our friends from Treyarch

5:31:16

in the crowd if they've seen that spot

5:31:18

for the first time today. That's a funny

5:31:20

one. I wonder what the reactions were.

5:31:22

Well, here we go to a nearly everyone

5:31:26

will be involved in this battle.

5:31:31

FaZe have taken so much of the map, but

5:31:33

it looks like shots yet again on the

5:31:34

hunt.

5:31:35

>> And Chi, I mean, this is Ashley has a

5:31:37

snipe purely behind enemy lines.

5:31:38

>> Ashley's got a snipe out by fences.

5:31:41

I mean, hallway control for Optic. The

5:31:43

pinch potential is here. Such a delicate

5:31:46

moment. I think they're waiting for

5:31:47

Drazza to get some information. Yeah,

5:31:48

they want the hallway control first.

5:31:49

He's taking the long route.

5:31:50

>> He's going to catch it.

5:31:52

>> Got it. Sniper eliminated now. Looking

5:31:56

for the bomb site yet again.

5:31:59

If we go all the way around. Hercules is

5:32:01

coming out from both sides. The damage

5:32:02

is there, but not the kill. And Fay

5:32:05

survive. No casualties. It's the

5:32:06

teamwork. It's the actual numbers still

5:32:08

falling again. That was the one man you

5:32:11

could have caught by himself in a

5:32:12

boozer. Dun him down.

5:32:15

>> 1 v4

5:32:19

one v3

5:32:21

bomb plant now. X-ray will be turned

5:32:23

off. Wow. Okay, those are nice shots.

5:32:28

FaZe keep that defensive line across the

5:32:30

bomb and across Hassienda.

5:32:32

>> Got to play with the intel. He's

5:32:33

dragging those Faze players over.

5:32:35

They're worried about the top hallway.

5:32:36

Shotsi has gravity. has a smoke as well.

5:32:39

Here we go

5:32:42

on the chowo phase aggressive. Don't let

5:32:45

him take the space. Don't let him get

5:32:47

involved. And a huge round allowing

5:32:49

Drazza to get to work. He is the SMD

5:32:52

Grinder. They don't go for the bomb

5:32:54

plants. They wait for him to sort of

5:32:56

kickstart the play. Finds that first

5:32:58

blood on Dashy. They get great

5:33:00

information. They get grouped up

5:33:02

together. And a couple opportunities for

5:33:05

Optic players to even the odds. Merk.

5:33:06

All of a sudden, he's challenging three

5:33:08

players. An isolated dump fight. Hoop

5:33:10

versus Abuzza. Abuzza just gets the

5:33:12

jump. FaZe fighting back, but still out

5:33:16

the dope for three.

5:33:18

Optic attacking round.

5:33:22

Uncharacteristic of the young miracle

5:33:23

maker. He's lost a couple of tough 1

5:33:25

v1s. See if he can't reignite the fire.

5:33:30

Oh, those stuns are going to sting. And

5:33:32

that's going to be a ton of information

5:33:33

over a groaning shot. Now tactical

5:33:36

retreat bomb plant 4v before retake.

5:33:38

>> Yeah, Hook has had a dozen bomb plants

5:33:41

in this series.

5:33:43

The hold though a different story. Time

5:33:45

is ticking.

5:33:47

>> Shi now making a maneuver through the

5:33:48

middle of the map. He's going to have

5:33:49

something present by Fences. This young

5:33:51

M. A lovely first blood. There's the

5:33:55

rebuttal.

5:33:57

The shots here. Oh, he's being

5:33:59

pressured. Time now not in favor of

5:34:01

FaZe. They have to make something

5:34:02

happen. Now down a man. 15 to go.

5:34:05

>> Optic are good for it. There's just not

5:34:06

enough time. Yeah, you get a force

5:34:07

commitment. Drazza, you can't clutch a

5:34:09

1v2 like this. Desperation with the

5:34:11

pistol. Not good enough. Optic up 53.

5:34:16

That point.

5:34:19

One round at a time. One map at a time.

5:34:22

It will continue. Luke has been wildly

5:34:25

efficient in this series getting the

5:34:27

bomb down.

5:34:31

Optic are clutching out now. Your

5:34:33

partner bomb create a space for your

5:34:35

team to work with. You changed the state

5:34:37

of play

5:34:39

and Optics postpart positions here on

5:34:41

Hassen have been so so strong.

5:34:45

Last look here. Merk dancing and diving.

5:34:49

You have the numbers, you have the coms,

5:34:51

and you have that focal point to worry

5:34:53

about that secret window time and time

5:34:55

again on Hassienda. Another round now

5:34:57

and it's going to be a lot of optic

5:34:58

through the middle of the map and that's

5:34:59

where S is going to be finding this

5:35:00

information. Big tag eyes are on. Let

5:35:04

battle commence.

5:35:05

>> He's just there to make noise. 04 going

5:35:07

for a swim.

5:35:09

He's only going a quarter of the way

5:35:11

around. Lying in weight. Dash is there

5:35:13

in the window.

5:35:15

Doesn't quite see him so he will remain

5:35:17

undetected.

5:35:20

That is a blessing for 04.

5:35:23

Takes his time. Finds the kill. Shotsy

5:35:27

makes a splash.

5:35:29

Fish in a barrel. 2v2.

5:35:33

>> Extra kill.

5:35:34

>> Here comes Hook. It's a stun. And that

5:35:37

surely

5:35:39

denies the chance of the clutch.

5:35:41

Isolated gunfights. Oh, Hook's not going

5:35:44

to spot. Oh, he feels it now. He just

5:35:45

got the calm, but a little too late. I

5:35:49

think his teammate might have just told

5:35:50

him, "Hey, 04 in the boat house." Oh,

5:35:53

yeah. That's right. Too late on that

5:35:55

one. phase good for the rounds.

5:35:57

>> My god. Dra 11 and six.

5:36:02

The timing on that call

5:36:04

>> and the stun grenade to stop Hoop from

5:36:07

going for that trade.

5:36:09

Graza amazing piece of utility in this

5:36:12

round.

5:36:14

>> Graza's family in attendance.

5:36:19

>> A nervy moment watching.

5:36:22

One more round for the equalizer for our

5:36:24

third round 11 of this grand final.

5:36:29

Faze all over the A side of the map for

5:36:32

now.

5:36:34

Dashing those shoulders. Just enough

5:36:36

information passed over to the retreat

5:36:37

again unwilling to take a massive risk

5:36:39

and Faze roaming the halls of Hassienda.

5:36:43

Staying tall in lobby. Hercules

5:36:45

responsible for the well side of the

5:36:46

map. This is Optic waiting for FaZe to

5:36:48

make it over commitment.

5:36:51

He's got to be careful about spreading

5:36:52

themselves thin.

5:36:53

>> Yeah, that shots now. Tell shot possible

5:36:56

rat to Faze

5:36:58

off the X immediately. Turn that dot

5:37:00

into a lure.

5:37:03

It's bait right now. FaZe across the map

5:37:05

again.

5:37:07

Who sends it? Sip. Are we going to pick

5:37:10

up the trade here? M looks wrong. S.

5:37:16

It's 04 as well.

5:37:20

And as the COD gods would have it,

5:37:24

for maybe three

5:37:26

maps in a row, another round 11, unless

5:37:30

Shotsy can somehow clutch this.

5:37:37

Another here in Vegas.

5:37:41

What are the odds for a third round 11?

5:37:46

>> Round 11 make men

5:37:50

So far, FaZe in this grand finals have

5:37:52

been legends.

5:37:55

Here we go again

5:37:57

for the championship phase

5:38:01

to take us to Gridlock Optic.

5:38:06

This is the last chance on Hienda, our

5:38:10

11th round.

5:38:13

All the tricks,

5:38:16

all the plays. Here we go.

5:38:21

Lightning fast attack here from Optic.

5:38:23

They're not going to check the usual

5:38:24

spot and I don't think anyone's going to

5:38:25

be there. Nades in from Dashing. Trophy

5:38:27

in play. All the markings of a strong

5:38:31

post plant.

5:38:34

04.

5:38:36

First blood.

5:38:40

Drazza joins him.

5:38:43

And Hook

5:38:45

makes it a one v one.

5:38:48

Abuzza

5:38:51

now versus Hercules.

5:38:58

And don't you know the ground?

5:39:01

Don't you know when you come to Vegas,

5:39:04

the house always wins.

5:39:15

There might be the greatest one v6

5:39:19

of how many people in this venue. Abuzza

5:39:21

just beat them all. A booza just broke

5:39:25

down the green wall.

5:39:30

I cannot believe that finish. A booza.

5:39:36

What a win.

5:39:41

The championship

5:39:43

for Faze Bakers.

5:39:46

It's a first for a boozer, a first for

5:39:50

04.

5:39:52

What a moment for those young men.

5:39:56

Paris taught them well.

5:39:58

You had 04 on the fringe, a moment away

5:40:01

from getting into Fuse. The crowd costed

5:40:04

them. They learned from their mistakes.

5:40:08

They played that fifth band. They took

5:40:11

down the green wall. The 2026

5:40:14

Call of Duty League champions,

5:40:19

undeniable

5:40:21

phase Vegas.

5:40:35

Heat.

5:40:50

Heat.

5:41:04

back.

5:41:14

and I told you never

5:41:23

for your 2026

5:41:26

Call of Duty World Champions

5:41:29

Day Vegas.

5:41:37

What a moment it has been. What a

5:41:41

tournament

5:41:43

in Vegas. It has all went down and Faze

5:41:48

has made history again.

5:41:54

Dza,

5:41:56

take the mic, homie.

5:41:59

I got the CEO with me on the main stage,

5:42:04

Drazza. It's been 4 years since you

5:42:08

hoisted this trophy and you've been in

5:42:11

this moment. Talk to me about what it

5:42:13

feels like to do this in front of your

5:42:16

family and have your daughter on the

5:42:17

main stage and shut up all the haters. I

5:42:20

mean, man, it's just out of this world.

5:42:22

All the hard work we put in. We went to

5:42:24

the gym for 6 months. I read a [ __ ]

5:42:26

book this year. I feel like we just did

5:42:28

so much this year. All the time away

5:42:30

from home. It just finally pays off. It

5:42:33

finally does pay off indeed, man.

5:42:36

Everything in what you guys have did

5:42:38

here on this stage, man, accumulated to

5:42:40

this moment. And now I have a boozer

5:42:43

here with me. Make some noise for a

5:42:44

boozer getting his first chance ring.

5:42:51

>> I mean,

5:42:52

>> what a WY AR player we got here on the

5:42:54

main stage.

5:42:56

>> And you hear out the fans love you,

5:42:58

Booza. Talk to me about what it feels

5:43:00

like to be a Call of Duty world

5:43:01

champion.

5:43:02

>> I mean, out of nowhere, it's just

5:43:04

insane. It's the best feeling in the

5:43:07

world. Wow. We [ __ ] did it, bro.

5:43:12

>> I mean, you know, to come over as an EU

5:43:16

player to do this in front of your

5:43:17

family, in front of your fiance. What do

5:43:19

you want to say to everybody who

5:43:21

supported you on this long journey to be

5:43:23

a world champion?

5:43:24

>> I mean, thank you everybody. Really, I

5:43:26

really appreciate it. That means a lot

5:43:27

to me really. And I love you, Lucy.

5:43:30

>> You heard it here, folks.

5:43:33

I got a slide over here to the middle

5:43:35

between these two submachine gun players

5:43:38

who was popping off all weekend long. It

5:43:42

didn't matter the fight. You guys took

5:43:44

it every single time and trusted each

5:43:46

other. 04, you was the MVP of Major 2,

5:43:49

picking up your first win. How does this

5:43:51

one rank up to that victory?

5:43:54

>> [ __ ] let me [ __ ] amazing. I mean,

5:43:56

winning Kai Champs, third year here.

5:43:59

Holy [ __ ] [ __ ] Holy [ __ ] But I

5:44:03

can't thank so much like so so much

5:44:05

enough for my team, bro. I love my team.

5:44:08

Chris [ __ ] Lair, my subduo. You can't

5:44:11

can't have anything better than that.

5:44:14

>> You can't have anything better than

5:44:15

that. All right. He's here. He's there.

5:44:19

He's every [ __ ] way. and he is your

5:44:22

tournament MVP,

5:44:25

Chris S.

5:44:31

>> Chris, the tournament, the season in

5:44:34

which you had, there was a lot of haters

5:44:36

about this team. There was a lot of

5:44:38

doubts out there, but when it mattered,

5:44:41

when you got on the biggest stage, you

5:44:43

showed up. How does it feel to be the

5:44:47

MVP of the 2026 Call of Duty champs?

5:44:51

I mean, it feels amazing. I feel like

5:44:53

this was a long year, a hardworking

5:44:55

year, and I mean, all of us trusted the

5:44:57

process, everyone behind the scenes,

5:44:58

everyone here, and I mean, the trust

5:45:01

showed, and I'm just so [ __ ] proud of

5:45:02

our team and the process we made. And

5:45:04

like Zach said, we read a goddamn book,

5:45:05

and I haven't done that in [ __ ]

5:45:07

years. So, I just love these guys, love

5:45:09

the team, and thank y'all, man.

5:45:10

Seriously,

5:45:12

you got to make some more noise for him,

5:45:14

everybody. He picked up his third ring

5:45:18

and join the greats throughout Call of

5:45:21

Duty. Drazza picking up his second ring

5:45:24

as well. But there's one more person who

5:45:27

I want to talk to who was influential on

5:45:30

this team and everything in which these

5:45:32

boys did. Crowder, can you come up here

5:45:33

to the front, man, because we know how

5:45:36

special this is for you getting another

5:45:39

ring as the coach, man. Talk to me about

5:45:42

the adversity and everything and what

5:45:43

you guys went through to get here.

5:45:44

>> Man, I mean, this has been one hell of a

5:45:46

year. I mean, from major one all the way

5:45:48

to now. I mean, we've worked so hard to

5:45:49

get to this moment. We've worked so hard

5:45:51

on SND and just overall so much went

5:45:53

into this championship. It feels so good

5:45:54

and I'm just so proud of everyone around

5:45:56

me. I know you are, man, for Faze to

5:45:58

come out here and do this again and

5:46:00

become champions. Man, I want you to say

5:46:04

one last thing here to the FaZe fans

5:46:06

before everyone joins you at the front

5:46:08

of the stage and you bask in this moment

5:46:10

one more time. How do you want to thank

5:46:12

them for everyone who supported you on

5:46:14

this journey? I mean, honestly, this is

5:46:15

the first event that we felt like we had

5:46:17

a crowd behind us. I know the Optic fans

5:46:19

were really loud and they roll hard, but

5:46:20

you guys were killing it. I love every

5:46:22

single last one of you and we appreciate

5:46:23

you guys so much. Phase up, baby. to

5:46:25

phase up Vegas one more time for your

5:46:28

2026

5:46:30

world champions

5:46:33

phase Vegas.

5:46:46

Make some noise for Baze Vegas. We are

5:46:48

going to be partying tonight. Kon and

5:46:51

crew are going to be making some noise.

5:46:53

And that man, I could not be happier for

5:46:55

Chris Lair. When the rest of his team

5:46:58

left his side, he says, "Don't worry

5:47:00

about Faze. I am him." He proved it from

5:47:03

day one of the online qualifiers to this

5:47:06

tournament. He concludes as the best

5:47:08

player in the league and the best player

5:47:11

in this tournament. Ally, what a

5:47:13

performance.

5:47:13

>> Can you guys help me with this one? He's

5:47:15

here. He's there. Everybody,

5:47:21

>> I mean, what an absolute season it has

5:47:24

been for Sim to get this world

5:47:26

championship ring after breaking up from

5:47:29

the original phase trio and proving

5:47:31

himself as one of the greats. He didn't

5:47:33

need the previous supporting cast. He

5:47:35

was able to do it all on his own.

5:47:36

>> Now, we can give all these teams

5:47:38

accolades, different titles, but can we

5:47:40

talk about the grers of games that took

5:47:43

them to get to this place? I honestly

5:47:46

was ready for the gridlock hardpoint. I

5:47:47

was like, we are going to that game

5:47:49

eight as I was promised at the start of

5:47:50

the day. FaZe had other plans attached.

5:47:53

>> Optic was looking incredible in the

5:47:54

first half of that host and the SND, but

5:47:56

we've said it time and time again. It

5:47:57

sounds so cliche, but SND wins

5:47:59

championships. And guess what? FaZe won

5:48:02

three SNDs all round 11 in that series.

5:48:04

>> What round?

5:48:05

>> Round 11.

5:48:07

>> 11 three times.

5:48:09

>> Three.

5:48:09

>> Incredible. This search and destroy,

5:48:11

remember they played it in the game five

5:48:13

in the winners final and it was FaZe who

5:48:15

dominated it. Optic with some massive

5:48:17

adjustments. They had realized if we let

5:48:19

the rounds develop a little bit more,

5:48:21

Shotsi can find success. He's whipping

5:48:23

out new spots. He's throwing Faze for

5:48:25

Aloo. Faze second half of this game. I

5:48:28

mean just unbelievable. 04 hitting

5:48:30

Shotsi with the same spot that he hit

5:48:31

him with. This is the spot that I'm

5:48:33

talking about. Enchanted all the stops

5:48:35

will be whipped out. But I just got to

5:48:37

say when we get to the end of this, you

5:48:40

are the greatest 1 v one player that

5:48:42

I've ever seen in my days in Call of

5:48:43

Duty attaching one v one in SD. If I had

5:48:45

to pick somebody, it was you. Please

5:48:47

talk about the search train. Talk about

5:48:49

the 1 v one that will go down in the

5:48:52

history of chain.

5:48:52

>> I mean, what we just saw last major in

5:48:55

Paris, there was times where the crowd

5:48:56

was giving away these rounds and I think

5:48:58

it actually happened to FaZe. I would

5:49:00

not be surprised if they game plan for

5:49:02

this cuz the way Abuzza did it, he did

5:49:04

not hesitate at all. He knew to hop the

5:49:06

bomb and obviously we all knew he was

5:49:07

going to diffuse once he heard the

5:49:08

crowd. He gets off of that. Insta the

5:49:11

side door and rips Mercles. That was one

5:49:14

of the smartest, one of the greatest

5:49:16

plays and honestly he beat the crowd. We

5:49:18

have not seen that before.

5:49:19

>> Yeah, I mean just unbelievable. 04 as

5:49:21

well making huge plays here. Just some

5:49:23

elite Call of Duty instincts. But round

5:49:26

number 10 Ally when optic they decided

5:49:28

to wait in their spawn and just wait for

5:49:31

phase the Spidey sense on the side of

5:49:33

FaZe. I don't know who called it to just

5:49:35

stop the push elite.

5:49:36

>> They're SD stores. I mean, when I look

5:49:38

at Faith Vegas for me and and that one

5:49:40

was them just having the in mid round

5:49:43

adjustments to make in that moment. They

5:49:44

felt the pace was different. They felt

5:49:45

the moment. And you got to give props

5:49:47

here to this man on your screen. 04 is

5:49:49

going to be your player X feature player

5:49:52

at 713 total points. He was an absolute

5:49:55

slayer throughout the entirety of this

5:49:57

series. He showed up when you needed

5:49:58

him.

5:49:59

>> Let's take a look here at our trap

5:50:01

board. Who was your champion? Still

5:50:03

close.

5:50:05

>> Give it up for a Dashy and Shotsy able

5:50:09

to put up enough numbers. Dashy with

5:50:11

that hero performance, but Nameless

5:50:13

called the best performer of the

5:50:15

tournament. Look at him. Boozes 2487.

5:50:18

Well done, Ant.

5:50:20

>> Yeah, unreal, man. Jonah Steves, I need

5:50:22

a little bit more. Him and Sio.

5:50:24

>> Yeah, I'm going to say C sold you just

5:50:27

>> But Abuza was a monster, man.

5:50:28

>> Those were our heroes. But who was the

5:50:30

MVP? Well, it's the guy that last year

5:50:32

was the undeniable goat. That was until

5:50:35

Shotsi won his third ring, but S has now

5:50:38

put himself back in that pole position.

5:50:40

He is right there in the race as the

5:50:42

first of four rings. And you've been

5:50:44

smiling all grand final. Unreal. You've

5:50:47

had faith in this guy since you saw him

5:50:48

on EU United.

5:50:49

>> Yeah. I mean, what is it about him?

5:50:51

>> He's just one of the smartest Call of

5:50:53

Duty minds that I've ever seen. And you

5:50:55

know, when you watch this guy, his

5:50:57

impact on the map is literally always

5:50:59

felt, even in the overload, the

5:51:01

defensive stance, in search and destroy,

5:51:02

dropping 14, being there to help his

5:51:05

teammates. He's willing to take a

5:51:06

backseat when they're playing well.

5:51:08

You've seen him pick up the bomb. You've

5:51:10

seen him get multiple minutes inside of

5:51:12

the hill. Like, he does not care. And I

5:51:14

think that he embodies what an elite

5:51:16

Call of Duty player is. So, I think you

5:51:17

can make the argument for S or Shotsi.

5:51:19

They are now one and one in Champs Grand

5:51:22

Finals. It's only right to do it again.

5:51:24

>> Man, what a story that could be next

5:51:26

season as well. But as Casey S is like

5:51:28

the confidence I think has been just

5:51:30

unbelievable inside him, which really

5:51:32

puts him apart from everybody else

5:51:34

because you put him in a situation like

5:51:36

a grand final like that and it just he's

5:51:38

the same player every single time. And I

5:51:40

feel like this is one of the first grand

5:51:41

finals we truly saw both teams kind of

5:51:44

fall to the mental battle that is being

5:51:46

in front of this crowd that is being on

5:51:47

this Sunday. We saw the chaotic moments

5:51:50

that we saw throughout the entirety of

5:51:51

this series, but I felt like S was the

5:51:53

one guy that never felt that pressure.

5:51:56

>> S never feeling the pressure and he is

5:51:58

going to let the crowd know this title

5:52:01

is mine. A third ring and our champion

5:52:04

this season on the

5:52:07

>> Rosalie gets second place. I'm bringing

5:52:10

up the rear. But as our new reigning

5:52:13

champion, the twotime pick them champ,

5:52:15

how we vibing?

5:52:16

>> I'm vibing good. You know, might just

5:52:18

take a year off the picks next year. Let

5:52:19

Chris get a W. You know, Alli won last

5:52:22

year. I won last year. I won the year

5:52:25

before that. So, now we're in a

5:52:26

tiebreaker. We won one in the past three

5:52:27

years.

5:52:28

>> My daughter was pretty upset. She's

5:52:29

like, "You better bring me home another

5:52:30

goat trophy, Dad." Uh, and I'm told you

5:52:33

were not getting a trophy. They have a

5:52:35

bottle waiting for you after the show.

5:52:37

One more time. We got bottles waiting

5:52:39

for Faze and we're going to pop them.

5:52:40

Why? Well, they made the run here at COD

5:52:43

Champs Week in 2026. Let's take a look

5:52:45

at your final bracket phase starting

5:52:48

going up against G2. After taking down

5:52:50

G2 Minnesota with the 3-1, they demolish

5:52:53

Kismmet and the Falcons. The winners

5:52:56

bracket finals was going to determine

5:52:57

who was guaranteed the first spot in

5:53:00

that grand final. And after a game five

5:53:02

search and destroy, FaZe secured their

5:53:05

position before Optic set up this

5:53:07

rematch.

5:53:07

>> I think it's only right that the winner

5:53:09

the person the team that came from

5:53:11

winners finally won the grand finals.

5:53:13

That was a lot of a story throughout our

5:53:14

other majors as well as that the loser

5:53:16

finals teams were making those Sunday

5:53:18

wins. But now we get a team from winners

5:53:20

just making the run.

5:53:22

>> Big tournament, excellent performances

5:53:25

from all of these teams. But the big

5:53:27

ones are on the left side. And I think

5:53:29

we got to give a big shout out to Mr.

5:53:31

Three Rings Jimmy aka Caster leading the

5:53:34

Falcons to a top three optic in their

5:53:37

third grand finals in a row. And of

5:53:39

course our new winners. On behalf of

5:53:41

everyone behind the scenes, I gotta say

5:53:44

this is a tournament to remember. Shout

5:53:46

out to our casters. Vote for them all on

5:53:48

the esports ors. And of course, tune in

5:53:51

to the next season for Modern Warfare 4.

5:53:53

We'll see you then.

5:54:09

I'm a legendary

5:54:16

legendary.

5:54:39

Yeah,

5:54:41

I was born with the story. I was born

5:54:43

for the glory through the heat and the

5:54:45

rain. Can't ignore me. I'm commission.

5:54:52

It's all in the description. My time has

5:54:55

arrived. I can'tesitate. Nothing is in

5:54:58

my way. Knocking down barricades on a

5:55:01

different type of time. Choose another

5:55:03

way from the jump. I'm the person

5:55:11

I got.

5:55:13

You're going to hold me down cuz I'm

5:55:17

alone.

5:55:39

Come on, man.

5:55:41

Oh my god. That's how you start games

5:55:44

right there. I'm the on

5:56:00

the game. Paul Howard, you can cut me

5:56:03

down. I can't be hard on

5:56:07

all I think. I can't watch it through.

5:56:23

It's cold.

5:56:33

I will neverend.

5:57:04

I'mma say it loud and proud. I feel like

5:57:06

I'm put

5:57:11

my way.

5:57:17

>> Let's go. Come on, man. Is that what you

5:57:21

want from us?

5:57:37

Come on. Come on.

5:57:56

Oh my. Oh my god.

5:58:11

>> I got the power. I've been working after

5:58:13

hours since the moment I came backard

5:58:18

student of the game like

5:58:21

you can't

5:58:23

be

5:58:26

all I think I can't watch it

5:58:31

I fell off

5:58:33

Yeah. Got the code that

5:58:52

I

5:59:01

reaching higher level

5:59:05

just

5:59:10

>> guys. Go. Come on.

5:59:23

I'mma say it loud and proud. I feel like

5:59:25

I'm the go with some numbers on the roof

5:59:27

and I didn't have whatever come my way

5:59:33

that's really

6:00:05

Oh my god.

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