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Blacklist Rivalry punches ticket to Riyadh Masters with reverse sweep of Talon Esports

Published Jun 3, 2024 12:58 am

At A Glance

  • Blacklist Rivalry punched its ticket to the Riyadh Masters in the Esports World Cup after pulling off a dramatic 2-1 reverse sweep of Talon Esports in the lower bracket of the Southeast Asia closed qualifier on Sunday, June 2.
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Blacklist Rivalry punched its ticket to the Riyadh Masters in the Esports World Cup after pulling off a dramatic 2-1 reverse sweep of Talon Esports in the lower bracket of the Southeast Asia closed qualifier on Sunday, June 2.

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The all-Filipino crew of John Anthony "Natsumi" Vargas, Abed "Abed" Yusop, Kim Villafuerte "Gabbi" Santos, Timothy "TIMS" Randrup, and Jaunuel "Jaunuel" Arcilla picked up the pieces from a lopsided Game 1 loss and took care of business in the last two games to essay the comeback win.

With Blacklist’s back against the wall, Abed took charge in Game 2 and put up a masterful performance on the Shadow Fiend to help Blacklist score the equalizer 

Abed ran wild with an 18-1-14 line while Gabbi provided support with a 7-2-23 KDA on the Mars and Natsumi also had his share with a 13-4-11 tally on the Chaos Knight.

Hardly bothered by the Game 1 defeat, Blacklist went on to work early and executed a three-man pickoff at the 15th minute mark that gave them the control of the contest. The Filipinos never looked back from there and ended the game at the 50th minute on a 40-16 kill score.

Riding the momentum of the Game 2 win, Blacklist showed no letup in Game 3 as the combination of Abed on the Pangolier pick and Gabbi on the Centaur Warrunner proved to be too much for Talon.

A perfect engagement from Blacklist at the 25th minute shifted the table completely on the side of the Filipinos to complete a dominant 29-11 close out.

Abed capped a stellar performance with a spotless run this time with a 7-0-17 KDA while Natsumi, who provided the setups, added a 9-3-13 line on the Troll Warlord pick.

It was a solid run for Blacklist in the qualifier, recovering from a 2-0 setback at the hand of Bleed Esports and continuing the climb in the lower bracket. On its way, it swept IHC Esports, Neon Esports and fellow all-Filipino team TNC Predator to arrange the lower bracket finals clash with Talon Esports.

Blacklist will be joined by Aurora as the SEA representatives in the July Tournament which offers the lion's share of the $5,000,000 pot.

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