A vital spherical between LOUD and Gen.G final night time was impacted by a glitch that will have modified the result.
The final match of yesterday’s video games on the first worldwide occasion of the 12 months, VCT LOCK//IN, noticed reigning champions and Brazilian favorites LOUD face off towards Korean crew Gen.G, with the loser despatched house in a best-of-three single elimination bracket. However a glitch with the door on the second map might have prompted one of many gamers to second-guess the place of their opponent.
In spherical ten of the match, LOUD compelled their method into the A web site whereas Gen.G returned hearth with inferior weaponry. With a number of trades forwards and backwards, the spherical was left in a one-vs-one state of affairs, as LOUD participant Aspas going through off towards Gen.G’s Meteor.
Aspas instantly rotated after he picked up the Spike left by his fallen teammates and headed to the B web site. However Meteor caught round on A as a result of the door on Fracture was left open, for no cause.
Usually the door is opened by utility or a participant transferring in or out. However the door was caught open which led Meteor to second guess whether or not Aspas had rotated or caught round within the foyer to plan his subsequent transfer.
Finally Meteor realized that Aspas had planted on the alternative Spike web site and rushed over to try to take down the opponent. However Aspas had the learn and managed to take down Meteor when he was exiting spawn.
The query stays whether or not Meteor would’ve rotated faster if he’d seen the door closed as an alternative of open. This may occasionally have impacted the conclusion of the spherical.
Gen.G lost the map 14-12 and series 2-0, which despatched the Korean crew house.
