With RE:L0:AD's second day of action being over, here's a quick look at all of the matches played today and their best players:
Team Falcons 7-3 Wildcard
Although the match suffered multiple delays due to technical difficulties, the complications didn't stop Team Falcons from claiming the team's first victory in RE:L0:AD.
Starting from defense, the North American lineup managed to keep up with Team Falcons' pace on Clubhouse. However, after swapping sides, the French-majority lineup completely dominated the game and went flawless on the team's defensive half. Eventually, the Esports World Cup 2024 champions claimed a 7-3 victory.
However, the final result could have been slightly different. After a Théo "LikEfac" Mariano 1v1 clutch in Team Falcons' final attacking round, Stéphane "Shaiiko" Lebleu stole the show with a great 4K. It's also worth mentioning Loïc "BriD" Chongthep's 1v3 clutch on round nine.
By the conclusion of the game, BriD was the best player of the match with a SiegeGG rating of 1.51. He was closely followed by Shaiiko and Fatih "Solotov" Türker, who finished the game with SiegeGG ratings of 1.37 and 1.28, respectively.
Despite Team Falcons' final result, it's also important to mention Josh "Yuzus" Pritchard's negative performance. The Brit struggled a lot throughout the whole match against Wildcard as he finished the game with a SiegeGG rating of 0.32, a K-D of 0-9 (-9), and a survival rate of just 10.
CAG Osaka 7-4 Elevate
CAG Osaka secured the team's first win in RE:L0:AD against the Brazilian lineup of Elevate. The Japanese had picked Elevate as their Round 2 opponents, who had no problems to accept the challenge.
However, in the moment of truth, the Japanese completely dominated Elevate on Clubhouse. After a slow start, Sho "BlackRay" Hasegawa's 1v3 clutch on round two was followed by a second 3K to put the Cyclops temporarily ahead while playing on attack. Eventually, after a Rafael "Semper" Fernandes' 1v1 clutch on round six, both teams swapped sides with a draw on the scoreboard.
It was then when CAG Osaka completely got full control of the match. Elevate, who looked completely lost, lacked coordination and communication as they looked unable to get the Cyclops out of their comfort positions. Although the Brazilians ended up winning a round after a well executed push, the Japanese won the rest.
The previously mentioned BlackRay was the best player of the match with a SiegeGG rating of 1.78, with Semper and Mateus "Romeo" Romeo being Elevate's best players with SiegeGG ratings of 1.20 and 1.19, respectively.
Fnatic 7-0 SCARZ
Unfortunately for the Japanese fans, their joy didn't last for long. In today's second set of matches, the European powerhouse Fnatic ran over the three-time Japan League champions SCARZ to claim four bullets — the two they had wagered plus two extra for producing a flawless win.
While playing on Skyscraper, Fnatic's 6-0 half on defense was followed by an attacking win to Tea and Karaoke. This result means that SCARZ have only won one of the 15 rounds they have played so far in RE:L0:AD.
The Italian Leonardo "Sarks" Sarchi was the best player of the match with a SiegeGG rating of 2.13. Meanwhile, all of SCARZ's players produced SiegeGG ratings of 0.54 or below — with Fnatic's former player Yuuta "Tyopi" Yanagi finishing the game with a SiegeGG rating of 0.00.
FURIA Esports 7-1 Team BDS
Shortly after the conclusion of yesterday's matches, Team BDS picked FURIA Esports as their opponents in the second round of RE:L0:AD. The Brazilians accepted the challenge; one day later, they proved the Europeans had nothing to do against them.
The Brazilians completely dominated the game from start to finish. After a flawless defensive half, the Black Panthers were one round away from a flawless win — and two extra bullets. Unfortunately for them, the Europeans won their first defense, preventing FURIA Esports from claiming the 7-0 win. However, combined with the team's 7-3 win against Elevate from Day 1, it's undeniable the Brazilians are on the right track to a Playoff qualification.
Just like in FURIA Esports' win against Elevate, the Brazilians' best players were João "Jv92" Vitor and Felipe "FelipoX" Lucia, with SiegeGG ratings of 1.50 and 1.40, respectively.
BNK FEARX 7-1 G2 Esports
The big upset of the day came in the form of an almost flawless win by BNK FEARX against the Six Invitational 2023 champions G2 Esports.
The South Koreans completely dominated the match as the European-majority lineup could only secure one round thanks to a Karl "Alem4o" Zarth 4K. Overall, the samurai looked completely disconnected from each other. Such difficulties allowed the South Koreans to dominate the game against the European powerhouse.
Surprisingly enough, this victory allows the South Koreans to keep themselves among the four best sides in RE:L0:AD's group stage as they are still unbeaten following their victories against CAG Osaka and G2 Esports. Against the samurai, Jo "coted" Sung-jun was the best player of the match with a SiegeGG rating of 1.49.
Team Secret 7-5 LOUD
Team Secret's second match in RE:L0:AD against a Brazilian team ended just like the first one as the European mix defeated LOUD by a score of 7-5.
Although the first half of the match was extremely even, with the smaller details making the difference between both teams, Team Secret built a three-round difference after swapping sides to reach match point first. Unfortunately for the Brazilians, after surviving to the first two match points, the Europeans closed out the game right when LOUD seemed to be on the verge of forcing the overtime.
Despite the final result, the best player of the match was LOUD's Victor "Daffodil" Pedron, who finished the game with a SiegeGG rating of 1.62, a K-D of 16-6 (+10), and a survival rate of 50.
Team Liquid 7-2 Cloud9
Team Liquid secured Brazil's second victory of the day after taking down Cloud9 on Lair. While the Blue Cavalry had previously lost against Team Secret, the North American lineup had claimed a 7-5 win against PSG Talon.
Fortunately for the Brazilians, the players completely dominated the match as the North Americans could only keep up with their opponent's pace while defending.
The best player of the match was the former North America League player Lucas "DiasLucas" Dias, who finished the game with a SiegeGG rating of 1.84. The Brazilian was crucial in the second round of the match, where he got a 4K, and in the team's final defense, when he claimed another 4K and completed a 1v3 clutch.
w7m esports 7-5 FaZe Clan
The BLAST R6 Major Montreal winners became the first team to take down FaZe Clan since the Brazilians were crowned world champions.
At the start of the match, both teams couldn't get separated as the difference between both was always of one or zero rounds. However, after winning their last attack, the Bulls seemed to be under control of the match as they won their first two defenses.
Eventually, despite FaZe Clan managed to tie the scoreboard, the Bulls ended up taking the win after successful defenses on the second floor and the basement.
Overall, it was a great performance by the Bulls, who didn't have a player that clearly stood out among the rest. However, it's worth mentioning João "Dotz" Miranda's performance, as he finished the game with a SiegeGG rating of 1.24 and an entry balance of 3-1 (+2).
DarkZero Esports 7-3 Spacestation Gaming
DarkZero Esports defeated Spacestation Gaming in today's North America clash. Both teams came to the game from winning their respective matches, as they had previously defeated the European sides Fnatic and G2 Esports.
While the astronauts kept DarkZero Esports' pace in the first rounds of the game, where they even took a temporary 2-1 lead, the purple roster quickly got the lead as they won their final three defenses. After also winning their first attack, DarkZero Esports had built a sweet three-round lead.
Although the astronauts managed to cut down the distance to just two rounds, DarkZero Esports couldn't be stopped and closed out the match with two consecutive successful attacks.
DarkZero Esports' two best players were the team's debutants Zachary "SpiriTz" Dionne and Ben "CTZN" McMillan, who registered SiegeGG ratings of 1.67 and 1.45, respectively.
M80 7-0 PSG Talon
During yesterday's draft to shape RE:L0:AD's second day of action, Fabian "Fabian" Hällsten's disciple at PSG Talon Jonathan "Jok3r" Paarsch courageously chose the Swede's new team M80 to face off against today. It's fair to say the clash didn't end well for the South Koreans.
In what's PSG Talon's second game of the tournament on Nighthaven Labs, the North American lineup completely smashed the South Koreans as they claimed the second flawless win of the tournament — meaning they finished the match with the two wagered bullets plus the two extra bullets for getting a 7-0 win.
Statistically-wise, M80's performance was outstanding. Every player in the team secured a perfect KOST and all players had SiegeGG ratings of 1.30 and above. Meanwhile, PSG Talon's players could only get a combined amount of eight kills in seven rounds.