RNG through to EL Major qualifier

Renegades have secured their spot at the ELEAGUE Major Offline Qualifier 2017, after defeating VG.CyberZen in the Upper Bracket final of the Asian Minor Championship.

The second day of the Minor began with the Australians heading into battle against MVP Project in the first match of the playoffs. Renegades had a solid start claiming the first pistol round, leading 3-0 on the Terrorist side of Nuke. The Koreans reversed the situation once they had rifles, securing the remaining rounds to finish 11-4 in the first half.

In the other half, MVP Project reached map point first at 15-10 but the Australians survived the scare as they succesfully completed the comeback train to take the first map to overtime. On the back of Aaron "⁠AZR⁠" Ward's 39-kill performance, Renegades were able to steal the first map away from the Koreans, winning 21-18 in the end.

Can Renegades win their first title of the year or will they lose another final in Asia?

Next up was MVP Project's map pick on Cobblestone. Despite the Koreans leading 4-0, Yaman "⁠yam⁠" Ergenekon and company turned it around easily, ending 10-5 on the T side in the first half. With Justin "⁠jks⁠" Savage leading the charge, his team quickly picked up the final six rounds to take the series 2-0.

PGL Regional Minor Championship Asia - ELEAGUE Major 2017Best of 3 RenegadesMatchpage 2 0 29th October 2016 MVP Project 21Nuke 18 16Cobblestone 5  

Renegades	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Aaron 'AZR' WardAZR	57 - 41	+16	98.2	1.49
Ricardo 'Rickeh' MulhollandRickeh	48 - 31	+17	88.8	1.43
Justin 'jks' Savagejks	49 - 38	+11	93.9	1.29
Karlo 'USTILO' PivacUSTILO	44 - 39	+5	76.2	1.09
Yaman 'yam' Ergenekonyam	36 - 36	0	64.0	0.99

MVP Project	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Hyun-Pyo 'XigN' LeeXigN	52 - 48	+4	91.8	1.13
Soon-Woo 'Argency' KwonArgency	39 - 47	-8	70.0	0.85
Hae-Sung 'HSK' KimHSK	35 - 45	-10	50.7	0.80
Hyung-Ju 'Sound' NamSound	31 - 48	-17	65.1	0.77
Jung-Hyeon 'rindA' JeonrindA	28 - 47	-19	61.5	0.70

The next semi-final was a classic rematch between the two chinese rivals. Unexpectedly, the domestic duel somehow ended up going in the way of VG.CyberZen 2-0 (16-11 de_overpass, 16-13 de_nuke), who always seem to fall short against TYLOO in countless LAN finals in China this year. This win couldn't have been accomplished without Bin "⁠Savage⁠" Liu and KunHua "⁠LOVEYY⁠" Bai displaying massive performances throughout the series.

PGL Regional Minor Championship Asia - ELEAGUE Major 2017Best of 3 TYLOOMatchpage 0 2 29th October 2016 VG.CyberZen 11Overpass 16 13Nuke 16

TYLOO	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Ke 'captainMo' LiucaptainMo	43 - 48	-5	83.3	1.12
YuLun 'Summer' CaiSummer	35 - 38	-3	69.3	0.95
Hui 'DD' WuDD	34 - 46	-12	73.7	0.95
HaoWen 'somebody' Xusomebody	37 - 46	-9	75.9	0.79
YuanZhang 'Attacker' ShengAttacker	34 - 45	-11	58.6	0.75

VG.CyberZen	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Bin 'Savage' LiuSavage	55 - 37	+18	101.0	1.46
KunHua 'LOVEYY' BaiLOVEYY	56 - 37	+19	97.6	1.43
BingYuan 'tb' Litb	39 - 33	+6	74.3	1.17
WeiJie 'zhokiNg' ZhongzhokiNg	35 - 43	-8	79.8	1.07
Zhuo 'advent' Liangadvent	36 - 34	+2	68.5	1.01

Overcoming their domestic rival, VG.CyberZen went on to face the Australians who were waiting for them in the Upper Bracket final with both teams fighting for a spot at the ELEAGUE Major qualifier. Renegades destroyed the Chinese in the first map 16-1 on Dust2, who were having trouble finding an answer to make a comeback.

VG.CyberZen replied back with a better showing in the second map, claiming eleven CT rounds on the favoured side of Nuke. However, the Aussies brought it back with a near impenetrable defense after the switch, taking the map 16-14 and the series.

PGL Regional Minor Championship Asia - ELEAGUE Major 2017Best of 3 RenegadesMatchpage 2 0 29th October 2016 VG.CyberZen 16Dust2 1 16Nuke 14  

Renegades	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Justin 'jks' Savagejks	49 - 24	+25	102.9	1.65
Karlo 'USTILO' PivacUSTILO	47 - 32	+15	94.5	1.46
Aaron 'AZR' WardAZR	42 - 30	+12	91.1	1.40
Ricardo 'Rickeh' MulhollandRickeh	26 - 28	-2	71.8	1.17
Yaman 'yam' Ergenekonyam	25 - 31	-6	65.6	0.99

VG.CyberZen	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
BingYuan 'tb' Litb	34 - 36	-2	76.6	1.01
WeiJie 'zhokiNg' ZhongzhokiNg	32 - 39	-7	91.4	0.95
Zhuo 'advent' Liangadvent	26 - 34	-8	60.0	0.81
KunHua 'LOVEYY' BaiLOVEYY	26 - 39	-13	67.0	0.76
Bin 'Savage' LiuSavage	27 - 41	-14	63.9	0.71

You can find the updated list of participants for the ELEAGUE Major offline qualifier below:

Dignitas	Ninjas in Pyjamas	G2	Envy
FaZe	MOUZ	OpTic	CLG
Renegades	Asia Minor #2	EU Minor #1	EU Minor #2
NA Minor #1	NA Minor #2	Null element CIS Minor #1	Null element CIS Minor #2

Here is the schedule for the final day of the Asia Minor, which will resume tomorrow:

Sunday, October 30th
04:30	MVP Project	vs. TYLOO	BO3	C1
08:00	VG.CyberZen	vs. Winner C1	BO3	C2
Grand Final
11:30	Renegades	vs. Winner C2	BO3	C3

CLG #29 Stephen 'reltuC' CutlerJames 'hazed' CobbKenneth 'koosta' SuenEthan 'Ethan' ArnoldYassine 'Subroza' Taoufik VG.CyberZen #19 Bin 'Savage' LiuBingYuan 'tb' LiZhuo 'advent' LiangWeiJie 'zhokiNg' ZhongKunHua 'LOVEYY' Bai Renegades #23 Yaman 'yam' ErgenekonJustin 'jks' SavageAaron 'AZR' WardRicardo 'Rickeh' MulhollandKarlo 'USTILO' Pivac MOUZ #14 Chris 'chrisJ' de JongNikola 'NiKo' KovačChristian 'loWel' Garcia AntoranTimo 'Spiidi' RichterDenis 'denis' Howell G2 #5 Richard 'shox' PapillonCédric 'RpK' GuipouyEdouard 'SmithZz' DubourdeauxAdil 'ScreaM' BenrlitomAlexandre 'bodyy' Pianaro Ninjas in Pyjamas #6 Patrik 'f0rest' LindbergChristopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundRichard 'Xizt' LandströmAdam 'friberg' FribergJacob 'pyth' Mourujärvi Envy #10 Christophe 'SIXER' XiaKenny 'kennyS' SchrubNathan 'NBK-' SchmittDan 'apEX' MadesclaireVincent 'Happy' Schopenhauer Justin 'jks' Savage Age: 20 Team: Renegades Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 211 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.62 TYLOO #20 Ke 'captainMo' LiuHui 'DD' WuYuLun 'Summer' CaiYuanZhang 'Attacker' ShengHaoWen 'somebody' Xu FaZe #15 Finn 'karrigan' AndersenAleksi 'allu' JalliPhilip 'aizy' AistrupHåvard 'rain' NygaardJoakim 'jkaem' Myrbostad Time is adjusted to your selected timezone Aaron 'AZR' Ward Age: 24 Team: Renegades Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 214 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.70 Dignitas #2 Ruben 'RUBINO' VillarroelRené 'cajunb' BorgMathias 'MSL' LauridsenEmil 'Magisk' ReifKristian 'k0nfig' Wienecke Bin 'Savage' Liu Age: 27 Team: VG.CyberZen Rating 1.0: 1.16 Maps played: 256 KPR: 0.79 DPR: 0.63 MVP Project #36 Hyun-Pyo 'XigN' LeeHae-Sung 'HSK' KimHyung-Ju 'Sound' NamJung-Hyeon 'rindA' JeonSoon-Woo 'Argency' Kwon Yaman 'yam' Ergenekon Age: 27 Team: Renegades Rating 1.0: 0.97 Maps played: 202 KPR: 0.66 DPR: 0.67 OpTic #11 William 'RUSH' WierzbaOscar 'mixwell' CañellasPeter 'stanislaw' JarguzKeith 'NAF' MarkovicTarik 'tarik' Celik KunHua 'LOVEYY' Bai Age: 27 Team: VG.CyberZen Rating 1.0: 1.15 Maps played: 232 KPR: 0.80 DPR: 0.66