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Isurus win WCA South America Finals

Isurus Gaming will attend the World Cyber Arena (WCA) 2017 Finals after beating INTZ 2-1 in the grand final of the South American qualifier.

Eight South American teams, four invited and four qualified, competed in a single-elimination, best-of-three bracket for the lion's share of a $19,000 prize pool and the chance to represent the region at the WCA Finals, later this year, in China.

The first round featured two nail-biting matches, as Isurus required three maps to defeat a Merciless team who had just lost Ricardo "⁠s1⁠" Shinji, while INTZ came from behind to beat fellow Brazilian side ProGaming 2-1.

Straka & co will attend the WCA 2017 Finals

In the semi-finals, Isurus pulled off a stunning upset as they defeated TeamOne, who had recently attended the ESEA Global Challenge, on three maps, with Nicolas "⁠NikoM⁠" Miozzi and Nicolás "⁠Noktse⁠" Dávila both racking up over 70 frags. In the other semi-final, INTZ defeated Hafnet after just two maps, with the first one going to double overtime.

Isurus entered the grand final with fire in their belly, taking the lead in the series with a quick 16-4 win on Inferno. The second map, Overpass, was just as lopsided, as INTZ ran out 16-6 winners. It all came down to Nuke, where, after a keenly-contested first-half that ended with an 8-7 scoreline, the Argentinian team took control of proceedings and locked down the map with a flawless second half.

WCA 2017 South America FinalsBest of 3 IsurusMatchpage 2 1 9th October 2017 INTZ 16Inferno 4 6Overpass 16 16Nuke 7

Isurus K - D +/- ADR Rating 2.0
Nicolas 'NikoM' MiozziNikoM 65 - 45 +20 97.8 1.43
Nicolás 'Noktse' DávilaNoktse 48 - 36 +12 81.4 1.19
Nabil 'nbl' Aleuanbl 45 - 36 +9 72.4 1.18
Nahuel 'Straka' VazquezStraka 42 - 44 -2 80.9 1.15
Julián 'Zote' AcostaZote 45 - 38 +7 68.5 1.14
INTZ K - D +/- ADR Rating 2.0
Yuri 'yuurih' Santosyuurih 43 - 54 -11 82.1 1.03
Andrei 'arT' PiovezanarT 39 - 46 -7 68.7 0.96
Matheus 'DeM0' YokomizoDeM0 39 - 44 -5 66.4 0.94
Alan 'adrrr' Riverosadrrr 39 - 47 -8 60.3 0.89
Alexandre 'xand' Zizixand 37 - 56 -19 67.2 0.82

Isurus	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Nicolas 'NikoM' MiozziNikoM	65 - 45	+20	97.8	1.43
Nicolás 'Noktse' DávilaNoktse	48 - 36	+12	81.4	1.19
Nabil 'nbl' Aleuanbl	45 - 36	+9	72.4	1.18
Nahuel 'Straka' VazquezStraka	42 - 44	-2	80.9	1.15
Julián 'Zote' AcostaZote	45 - 38	+7	68.5	1.14

INTZ	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Yuri 'yuurih' Santosyuurih	43 - 54	-11	82.1	1.03
Andrei 'arT' PiovezanarT	39 - 46	-7	68.7	0.96
Matheus 'DeM0' YokomizoDeM0	39 - 44	-5	66.4	0.94
Alan 'adrrr' Riverosadrrr	39 - 47	-8	60.3	0.89
Alexandre 'xand' Zizixand	37 - 56	-19	67.2	0.82