MIBR and paiN triumph against NA opposition in BLAST Showdown

Both Complexity and Liquid faltered in their matches against Brazilian teams.

In the final two quarter-finals of BLAST Spring Showdown North America, MIBR took down Complexity 2-0, while paiN upset Liquid in a close three map series. As a result, all four teams featuring North American players have been eliminated from the BLAST Showdown, all losing matches to the Brazilian participants.

This puts MIBR and paiN into the semi-finals, where they are set to face each other on Saturday for a spot in the North America Showdown final and a chance to qualify for the BLAST Spring Finals taking placing in June.

MIBR continue their exceptional form

The first series between MIBR and Complexity kicked off on Dust2, where Adriano "⁠WOOD7⁠" Cerato's men got off to a strong start. Despite the dangers of an 11-4 lead, MIBR were able to close out map one without too much trouble, with Jhonatan "⁠JOTA⁠" Willian posting an impressive 1.61 rating on the map.

The second map was a bit more competitive during the first half, but ultimately the Brazilian side won out, taking Inferno 16-10. Notably, Justin "⁠FaNg⁠" Coakley performed very poor during the series, something quite uncharacteristic for the Canadian rifler, with the team encountering multiple technical issues during the match.

BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2022 North AmericaBest of 3 ComplexityMatchpage 0 2 29th April 2022 MIBR 9Dust2 16 10Inferno 16

Complexity	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Paytyn 'junior' Johnsonjunior	34 - 30	+4	60.3	1.03
Michael 'Grim' WinceGrim	37 - 38	-1	77.5	1.01
Ricky 'floppy' Kemeryfloppy	31 - 33	-2	68.6	1.01
Justin 'FaNg' CoakleyFaNg	13 - 39	-26	41.8	0.54
Johnny 'JT' TheodosiouJT	17 - 43	-26	46.9	0.54

MIBR	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Jhonatan 'JOTA' WillianJOTA	46 - 25	+21	95.8	1.47
Marcelo 'chelo' Cespedeschelo	47 - 28	+19	83.1	1.44
Raphael 'exit' Lacerdaexit	28 - 21	+7	66.4	1.14
Matheus 'Tuurtle' AnhaiaTuurtle	32 - 30	+2	75.5	1.13
Adriano 'WOOD7' CeratoWOOD7	28 - 28	0	61.4	1.02

Much like Complexity, Liquid got off to a quite slow start in their first map against paiN. Despite a heroic performance from Keith "⁠NAF⁠" Markovic, the North American squad was unable to get a strong T side started, and ultimately dropped Vertigo to paiN.

Liquid answered back on Ancient, taking an early 9-4 lead from the Terrorist side thanks to a huge performance from Josh "⁠oSee⁠" Ohm. Vinicios "⁠PKL⁠" Coelho and company made a comeback attempt in the second half and even took a 12-10 lead, but ended up falling on map two 13-16.

The deciding map Overpass ended up much more even, with Liquid taking a narrow 9-6 lead with four of their round wins coming from defuses. Despite not having a particularly successful offense in the second half, in part thanks to a massive performance from Rodrigo "⁠biguzera⁠" Bittencourt, Liquid was still able to grind out enough rounds to force overtime. The North American side was unable to change their fate however, and dropped the map 17-19, losing the series 1-2.

BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2022 North AmericaBest of 3 LiquidMatchpage 1 2 29th April 2022 paiN 9Vertigo 16 16Ancient 13 17Overpass 19

Liquid	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Keith 'NAF' MarkovicNAF	83 - 60	+23	94.5	1.31
Josh 'oSee' OhmoSee	61 - 58	+3	71.2	1.07
Jonathan 'EliGE' JablonowskiEliGE	59 - 72	-13	77.8	0.97
Nick 'nitr0' Cannellanitr0	58 - 63	-5	69.3	0.96
Richard 'shox' Papillonshox	40 - 67	-27	53.6	0.65

paiN	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Rodrigo 'biguzera' Bittencourtbiguzera	77 - 59	+18	89.7	1.35
Gabriel 'nython' Linonython	64 - 57	+7	75.7	1.14
Gabriel 'NEKIZ' SchenatoNEKIZ	66 - 66	0	81.9	1.08
Wesley 'hardzao' Lopeshardzao	60 - 59	+1	73.2	1.06
Vinicios 'PKL' CoelhoPKL	53 - 61	-8	63.7	0.91

Vinicios 'PKL' Coelho Age: 27 Team: paiN Rating 1.0: 0.97 Maps played: 1112 KPR: 0.66 DPR: 0.67 Josh 'oSee' Ohm Age: 22 Team: Liquid Rating 1.0: 1.11 Maps played: 1067 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.62 Jhonatan 'JOTA' Willian Age: 24 Team: MIBR Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 387 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.64 Adriano 'WOOD7' Cerato Age: 26 Team: MIBR Rating 1.0: 0.98 Maps played: 533 KPR: 0.65 DPR: 0.63 Keith 'NAF' Markovic Age: 24 Team: Liquid Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 1541 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.63 Liquid #13 Richard 'shox' PapillonNick 'nitr0' CannellaKeith 'NAF' MarkovicJonathan 'EliGE' JablonowskiJosh 'oSee' Ohm Justin 'FaNg' Coakley Age: 19 Team: Complexity Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 629 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.68 Complexity #22 Johnny 'JT' TheodosiouRicky 'floppy' KemeryMichael 'Grim' WincePaytyn 'junior' JohnsonJustin 'FaNg' Coakley Rodrigo 'biguzera' Bittencourt Age: 25 Team: paiN Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 570 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.63 paiN #34 Vinicios 'PKL' CoelhoGabriel 'NEKIZ' SchenatoWesley 'hardzao' LopesRodrigo 'biguzera' BittencourtGabriel 'nython' Lino MIBR #24 Marcelo 'chelo' CespedesRaphael 'exit' LacerdaAdriano 'WOOD7' CeratoMatheus 'Tuurtle' AnhaiaJhonatan 'JOTA' Willian