NOTo is the tournament for Spanish teams being this Lock In. With the exception of the Giants, who beat Detonation FocusMe, KOI and Team Heretics went home on the first substitution, losing 2-0.
The first card was Pearl, which had two very unequal sides. The first was a 6-6, but later in attack Madrid failed to work. In Ascent, the situation was somewhat similar, but the heretics defense was not strong enough.
Heretics attack does not outrun Evil Geniuses defense
Fear for the Heretics in their first confrontation in the lock-in. The Spaniards fell against the North American team in a pearl where it was shown that attacking is not their forte, and that they were on the brink.
The evil geniuses take the first card with a 13-8 and it’s time for Ascent!
@EvilGeniuses 1-0 @TeamHeretics
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On the first side, the Evil Geniuses took the lead, but the Spaniards quickly rallied to even the fight. There was a clear distribution of rounds, with Keloqz was shining with Jett in the heretical defense, and when the sides changed it was 6-6.
After that, however, everything went black for the heretics. With a particularly successful Ethan, the Americans brought forces to their defense, and they took the match without being able to answer Team Heretics. They only had two rounds, and the result culminated with an 8-13.
Ascension condemns heretics
It was not the case. Again, the North American team, in this case Evil Geniuses, ended up beating the EMEA team. The Spaniards fell on the second map, in Ascent, and saw their time at Lock In Sao Paulo come to an end.
It was not the case.
Evil Geniuses win the showdown with a masterful 2-0 against Team Heretics, GG!
@EvilGeniuses 2-0 @TeamHeretics
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They started strong on offense, with Mixwell playing at a high level with Kay/O. They put a partial of 4-0, and they were walking away on the scoreboard looking for the 1-1. However, the wolves woke up and the heretics on the first side couldn’t do anything. I finished with a result of 5-7.
After the change of camp, the defense of the heretics could not function as it should. Four rounds of the geniuses made it 5-11, making the match very difficult for the heretics. They tried, but ultimately the result fell on the North American side, with an 8-13.