BOOM win Tribo to Major

Gustavo "⁠yel⁠" Knittel led his side to a one-sided victory over Sharks to claim a first-place finish in the Tribo to Major.

BOOM have emerged victorious from the Tribo to Major, the latest Regional Major Ranking (RMR) event in South America that saw Isurus, BOOM, and Sharks all contending with yel's men, who now hold a considerable lead, in hopes of moving up the RMR standings. However, with the ESL One Rio Major delayed indefinitely, BOOM's victory in the Tribo to Major does not guarantee them a spot in the main event as more RMR events are set to unfold in the future.

BOOM continued to be the dominant force in South America as they eased through the group stage without dropping a series, with only Isurus managing to take a map victory off of João "⁠felps⁠" Vasconcellos and company early on. A dominant victory over RED Canids in the semi-finals set BOOM up against Sharks in the grand final, with Luca "⁠Luken⁠" Nadotti's side having dispatched of Isurus en route to the final match-up.

yel was at the helm of BOOM's victory

Unfortunately for Sharks, their second attempt at taking on BOOM went almost as poorly as their group stage effort. A spectacular 2.08 rated map from yel saw BOOM make short work of Sharks on Vertigo, running up a 13-2 lead on the offense before bringing the map to a swift end shortly into the second half.

Dust2 was a more competitive affair as both teams remained neck-and-neck at the break, but it was the BOOM show once again following the side swap as yel and company only conceded two rounds before claiming a series victory.

Tribo to Major 2020Best of 3 SharksMatchpage 0 2 13th October 2020 BOOM 3Vertigo 16 9Dust2 16

Sharks	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Raphael 'exit' Lacerdaexit	26 - 34	-8	66.1	0.78
Jhonatan 'jnt' Silvajnt	24 - 33	-9	66.8	0.74
Leonardo 'leo_drk' Oliveiraleo_drk	20 - 37	-17	54.3	0.62
Mateus 'supLexN1' MirandasupLexN1	22 - 38	-16	56.5	0.60
Luca 'Luken' NadottiLuken	15 - 37	-22	41.9	0.48

BOOM	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Gustavo 'yel' Knittelyel	43 - 17	+26	95.7	1.72
Bruno 'shz' Martinellishz	43 - 25	+18	98.8	1.49
Marcelo 'chelo' Cespedeschelo	33 - 21	+12	86.5	1.37
Ricardo 'boltz' Prassboltz	32 - 18	+14	81.8	1.35
João 'felps' Vasconcellosfelps	28 - 26	+2	69.2	1.17

Tribo to Major final standings:

1. BOOM - $7,000 + 2500 RMR points (4100 total)
2. Sharks - $4,000 + 2344 RMR points (2344)
3. Isurus - $3,000 + 2188 RMR points (3088)
4. RED Canids - $1,000 + 2031 RMR points (2344)

Gustavo 'yel' Knittel Age: 28 Team: BOOM Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 807 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.63 João 'felps' Vasconcellos Age: 23 Team: BOOM Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 820 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.70 Isurus #84 Nicolás 'Noktse' DávilaRoberto 'reversive' ThemthamJonathan 'JonY BoY' MuñozCaike 'caike' CostaMarcos 'deco' Amato RED Canids #91 Lucas 'destiny' BulloDener 'KHTEX' BarchfieldGabriel 'nython' LinoBruno 'latto' Rebelatto Luca 'Luken' Nadotti Age: 23 Team: Sharks Rating 1.0: 1.12 Maps played: 225 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.64 BOOM #50 Gustavo 'yel' KnittelRicardo 'boltz' PrassJoão 'felps' VasconcellosMarcelo 'chelo' CespedesBruno 'shz' Martinelli Sharks #53 Raphael 'exit' LacerdaLeonardo 'leo_drk' OliveiraJhonatan 'jnt' SilvaLuca 'Luken' NadottiMateus 'supLexN1' Miranda