NTC eliminate Swole Patrol in London

NTC have knocked out Swole Patrol at the Americas Minor after beating them 2-0 (16-12 on Train and 16-7 on Cache).

Swole Patrol and Não Tem Como faced off in the Group A elimination match which started on Train. The Brazilian side took the pistol round but Swole Patrol responded with three round wins of their own.

João "⁠felps⁠" Vasconcellos clutched a 1vs2 in the fifth round to give Não Tem Como their second round (3-2). After a back-and-forth start, NTC took charge, winning four rounds in a row to lead 9-5. Swole Patrol lost the first half 9-6 but tied the game at 9-9 by securing the first three rounds in the second half.

NTC have survived

Swole Patrol were leading 12-10 with their good start on the T-side but NTC won six rounds in a row, finishing off the map 16-12 and taking the 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series. Swole Patrol had a good start on the CT-side on Cache, going 6-1 up at the start. felps clutched a 1vs4 in the eighth round which started a streak that would not end until the halftime break when Não Tem Como led 9-6.

The Brazilians won the second half pistol round even though Swole Patrol got the opening kill. felps' team made it 12-6 after winning an anti-eco and then shutting down the early buy of Swole Patrol in the 18th round.

Não Tem Como acquired nine map points after securing 14 rounds in a row and leading 15-6. They closed out the map with a 16-7 final scoreline and won the series 2-0. With this victory, Não Tem Como eliminated Swole Patrol and the Brazilians will take on eUnited in the Group A decider game for a spot in the playoffs.

Americas Minor - FACEIT Major 2018Best of 3 Swole PatrolMatchpage 0 2 7th July 2018 Não Tem Como 12Train 16 7Cache 16

Swole Patrol	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Jordan 'Zellsis' MontemurroZellsis	33 - 41	-8	74.5	0.91
Samuel 'SileNt' PortilloSileNt	32 - 37	-5	69.8	0.90
Ryan 'freakazoid' Abadirfreakazoid	30 - 38	-8	73.5	0.80
Derrick 'LILMAN' BoyneLILMAN	29 - 39	-10	65.3	0.76
Austin 'Cooper' AbadirCooper	29 - 38	-9	49.5	0.71

Não Tem Como	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
João 'felps' Vasconcellosfelps	57 - 31	+26	108.2	1.70
Vito 'kNgV-' GiuseppekNgV-	44 - 29	+15	89.7	1.36
Bruno 'BIT' Fukuda LimaBIT	31 - 29	+2	65.2	1.04
Lincoln 'fnx' Laufnx	35 - 31	+4	77.9	1.04
Marcelo 'chelo' Cespedeschelo	26 - 33	-7	64.3	0.94

eUnited #44 Skyler 'Relyks' WeaverWill 'dazzLe' LoafmanMichael 'dapr' GulinoKaleb 'moose' JayneBrandon 'Ace' Winn Não Tem Como #42 Bruno 'BIT' Fukuda LimaLincoln 'fnx' LauVito 'kNgV-' GiuseppeJoão 'felps' VasconcellosMarcelo 'chelo' Cespedes João 'felps' Vasconcellos Age: 21 Team: Não Tem Como Rating 1.0: 1.06 Maps played: 561 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.71 Swole Patrol #49 Ryan 'freakazoid' AbadirSamuel 'SileNt' PortilloDerrick 'LILMAN' BoyneJordan 'Zellsis' MontemurroAustin 'Cooper' Abadir