Bravado win ESEA MDL Season 28 North America over Vision

Bravado have defeated Vision 2-1 (16-10 on Dust2, 12-16 on Nuke, and 16-5 on Overpass) in the grand final to claim the ESEA MDL Season 28 North America title.

The grand final kicked off with the South Africans securing the pistol and the following anti-ecos as CTs on Dust2. Coming back aggressively on their T-side, Vision managed to spread Bravado's defense thin, only dropping three rounds to even the score at 5-5. Bravado weren't having it and kept their distance adding three on the board, but in the end, Vision pulled the game back and settled the half down, 8-7.

Vision carried their momentum over in the second half, securing the second pistol and the following anti-eco, before Bravado pounced on the CTs to win eight out of the next nine rounds. With Dimitri "⁠Detrony⁠" Hadjipaschali standing out for his side (29K-12D), Bravado secured a 16-19 Dust2 win and the series lead.

ELUSIVE and co. won every CT pistols

The series then moved on to Nuke, Vision's map pick, with the South Africans once again getting off to a slated 3-0 start as CTs. It didn't take Vision long to get back in the thick of things, stamping six of the following nine rounds, before Bravado won the next two out of three to close the half, 8-7.

The second half saw Bravado secure the T pistol, but they could not convert for another great start. Ricky "⁠floppy⁠" Kemery put up impressive numbers for Vision on Nuke as they kept it tight on the CT side, evening up the series with a 16-12 victory.

It all came down to the decider, Overpass, where for the third time in a row Bravado go off to a 3-0 lead as CTs, but once again could not hold off Vision, who swung right back to tie (3-3). The South Africans weren't rattled and stood their ground to close the half with a commanding 11-4 score at halftime.

Vision came out in the second half to claim the second pistol, but from there it was all Bravado who closed the series 2-1 - claiming the ESEA MDL Season 28 North America title.

ESEA MDL Season 28 North AmericaBest of 3 BravadoMatchpage 2 1 27th July 2018 Vision 16Dust2 10 12Nuke 16 16Overpass 5

Bravado	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Aran 'Sonic' GroesbeekSonic	58 - 47	+11	85.1	1.22
Dimitri 'Detrony' HadjipaschaliDetrony	56 - 45	+11	83.1	1.22
Ruan 'ELUSIVE' van WykELUSIVE	55 - 45	+10	78.0	1.21
Johnny 'JT' TheodosiouJT	52 - 45	+7	69.1	1.12
Rhys 'Fadey' ArmstrongFadey	60 - 57	+3	85.1	1.11

Vision	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Ricky 'floppy' Kemeryfloppy	60 - 60	0	89.5	1.16
Gabe 'Spongey' GreinerSpongey	55 - 49	+6	74.6	1.10
Jake 'kaboose' McDonaldkaboose	48 - 60	-12	74.5	1.03
Alex 'lanhero' Suarezlanhero	45 - 58	-13	69.9	0.90
Danny 'huynh' Huynhhuynh	31 - 55	-24	38.7	0.70

ESEA MDL Season 28 North America final standings:

1. Bravado (S29 Premier) - $16,650
2. Vision (S29 Premier) - $9,250
3-4. Monstars (S29 Premier) - $5,550
3-4. Gorilla Gang (S29 Premier) - $5,550
5-8. Dignitas (S29 Premier)
5-8. Vireo.pro (S29 Premier)
5-8. Swole Patrol (S29 Premier)
5-8. FYB (S29 Premier)
9. RESOLUTE (S29 Premier)
10. BlackOut (S29 Premier)
11. Mythic (S29 Premier)
12. Squirtle Squad (S29 Premier)
13. Fam143 (S29 Premier)
14. AZIO (S29 Premier)
15. Really Old People (S29 Premier)
16. Velocity (S29 Premier)
17. Clutch Solutions (S28 Relegation)
18. Vikings (S28 Relegation)
19. Forty Six and 2 (S28 Relegation)
20. ex-Atmosphere (S28 Relegation)
21. Prospects (S28 Relegation)
22. XFORCE (S28 Relegation)
23. subtLe (S28 Relegation)
24. Levitate (disqualified)

Bravado #63 Dimitri 'Detrony' HadjipaschaliRuan 'ELUSIVE' van WykAran 'Sonic' GroesbeekRhys 'Fadey' ArmstrongJohnny 'JT' Theodosiou Levitate Vikings AZIO #110 Trevor 'FrostayK' BandleDave 'seziwana' SchrageWilliam 'shonk' KittrellFrankie 'Champ' MirandaAlex 'Mauisnake' Ellenberg Squirtle Squad Really Old People #131 Warren 'hades' RettichLoic 'effys' SauvageauVictor 'cardiac' KwanJoel 'joEL' Berube Ricky 'floppy' Kemery Age: 18 Team: Vision Rating 1.0: 1.06 Maps played: 79 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.69 Velocity #107 Lucas 'Fiziq' BlowDaniel 'tropiiical' ElshaniZack 'XotiC' ElshaniSebastian 'retchy' TropianoAntonio 'AB' Benzan Prospects #122 Mike 'real_bM' DesantoJosh 'JoshRT' LeeBlake 'Strings' StringerNassir 'rugrat' FranciqueBrendan 'Bwills' Williams Mythic #85 Eric 'adreN' HoagTodd 'anger' WilliamsJames 'hazed' CobbErik 'fl0m' FlomAdam 'Polen' Polen Monstars #72 David 'Xp3' GarridoAlex 'aproto' ProtopapasDylan 'RIKO' Sabin-ArnceAustin 'crashies' RobertsIan 'tex' Botsch XFORCE #156 Paul 'pauLy' GuerboyanDaniel 'impsta' WhaleyDerek 'desi' Branchen subtLe #146 Armeen 'a2z' ToussiJaryd 'summit' LazarKyle 'OCEAN' O'BrienSam 'DaZeD' MarineMatthew 'no_one' Congdon Gorilla Gang #69 Ryan 'ryann' WelshAnthony 'vanity' MalaspinaCameron 'cam' KernJosh 'oSee' OhmBen 'ben1337' Smith Swole Patrol #53 Ryan 'freakazoid' AbadirJordan 'Zellsis' MontemurroAustin 'Cooper' Abadir Vision #70 Jake 'kaboose' McDonaldRicky 'floppy' KemeryAlex 'lanhero' SuarezDanny 'huynh' HuynhGabe 'Spongey' Greiner BlackOut #76 Sebastian 'seb' BuckiConnor 'CONNOR93' GloverCollin 'wrath' McSweeganChad 'Oderus' Miller Vireo.pro #93 Donovan 'zNf' FroidIan 'motm' HardyRustun 'Rustun' LuskJosh 'PwnAlone' PigueEthan 'paperboy' Lillie Fam143 #268 Ahsan 'draek' IsmailzadahToryon 'KLUMZ' KelleyCaleb 'jchancE' Davis Clutch Solutions #117 Josh 'joshbM' BlierJakub 'kuba' MatyskiewiczDavid 'cynic' PolsterKevin '4pack' PrzypasniakAnthony 'agony' Masterton RESOLUTE #66 David 'Toy' HanVictor 'food' WongTyson 'TenZ' Ngo Forty Six and 2 #141 Jose 'SecretAgent' FernandezFrancisco 'k1Nky' AlvarezDavid 'spaydeR' EsquerraWilliam 'stayfrosty' SweetmanKoby 'kobruh' Higgs FYB #78 Braxton 'swag' PierceKeven 'AZK' LariviereEdgar 'MarKE' MaldonadoAnthony 'gMd' GuimondJoshua 'Hunter' Madore Dimitri 'Detrony' Hadjipaschali Age: 27 Team: Bravado Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 257 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.65 Dignitas #42 Peter 'ptr' GurneyRonnie 'ryx' BylickiMitch 'mitch' SemagoMichael 'Grim' WinceGage 'Infinite' Green