Xtreme Gaming edge Team Resilience to qualify for BLAST Slam IX

Xtreme Gaming edge Team Resilience to qualify for BLAST Slam IX

Xtreme Gaming secured China ’s qualification place at BLAST Slam IX after defeating Team Resilience 2–1 in the closed qualifier’s final.

The victory completed a three-series run for Ame , Xm , zeal , XinQ and BoBoKa . Xtreme had reached the deciding match without losing a game, sweeping Cloud Dawning and Yakult Brothers before Team Resilience took them to a third map.

Xtreme Gaming 2–1 Team Resilience

Xtreme won the opening game in 44 minutes, despite the teams finishing level at 23–23 in kills.

Their draft paired Ame ’s Anti-Mage with Xm ’s Outworld Destroyer and zeal ’s Pangolier, while XinQ played Windranger and BoBoKa used Techies. The result gave Xtreme the first step towards qualification, but Team Resilience answered in Game 2 to force a decider.

For the final game, Xtreme returned to Anti-Mage for Ame and Techies for BoBoKa . Xm switched to Earth Spirit, zeal played Dawnbreaker and XinQ selected Pudge. Xtreme won the deciding map to close the series.

Resilience fall short after semifinal comeback

Team Resilience had advanced through a 2–0 win over Zenith and a 2–1 semifinal victory against Team Tidebound . Their final defeat ended their BLAST qualification attempt after pushing Xtreme further than either of their previous opponents.

Xtreme finished the qualifier with a 6–1 game record, earning their place in the next BLAST Slam event.