OpTic Gaming has advanced to the semi-finals after defeating The Guard (2-1). OpTic Marved saves the day with his Ace.

These teams faced each other twice in the Champions Tour North America Stage 1: Challengers. The Guard won the Grand Finals against OpTic and earned a direct spot in the Masters Reykjavík play-offs while OpTic Gaming battled through the group stage matches writing momentum. Hence the fans have kept an eye on this rivalry.

Statistics

Team	DEF	ATK	Total
The Guard	6	7	13
	ATK	DEF
OpTic Gaming	2	5	7

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The Guard	ACS	K	D	A
Sayaplayer Jett	318	23	8	3
neT Chamber	208	16	10	2
trent Skye	185	15	11	2
JonahP Breach	172	12	15	5
valyn Omen	162	11	12	16

OpTic Gaming	ACS	K	D	A
yay Chamber	217	15	16	1
FNS KAY/O	192	12	14	10
Victor Neon	168	11	15	3
Marved Omen	144	9	15	8
crashies Skye	122	9	17	3

Team	ATK	DEF	Total
The Guard	3	8	11
	DEF	ATK
OpTic Gaming	9	4	13

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The Guard	ACS	K	D	A
Sayaplayer Jett	302	27	16	4
neT Chamber	203	18	17	2
JonahP Viper	169	14	16	5
valyn Brimstone	167	13	18	11
trent Breach	149	13	18	6

OpTic Gaming	ACS	K	D	A
FNS Breach	246	21	16	3
Victor Neon	246	21	17	2
Marved Brimstone	241	20	17	8
yay Chamber	189	14	17	4
crashies KAY/O	108	9	18	6

Map 3 (Fracture) Comeback

The odds seemed in favour of The Guard at 10-4. Round 15 was the turning point for OpTic Gaming, Marved scored an ace, breaking The Guard’s Momentum and the team seemed back on track. Victor shined in the last 2-3 rounds of the game. FNS top fragged with Breach, yay and crashies provided great support. FNS was lauded by the fans for his amazing performance as an individual and an IGL.

A reddit user commented “FNS is a tactical genius. He is best known for his signature tactic ‘FNS go kill’. He also has a second little known tactic of ‘FNS dead – friends go save’. What an absolute legend. Top 3 IGL for sure…” Sayaplayer gave an amazing performance but his team couldn’t stop the turning tide. The Guard is a relatively new team and they pushed an experienced team like OpTic Gaming to their limit. They’re expected to perform strongly in the lower rounds.