KeepBest eliminates Wolves after opening day of sweeps at China Threshold

KeepBest eliminates Wolves after opening day of sweeps at China Threshold

KeepBest Gaming defeated Wolves Esports 2–0 to advance to the VCT China Threshold Week 1 semifinals, ending Wolves’ run after the latter had opened the competition with a straight-map victory.

The result followed an opening round in which Wolves, Any Questions Gaming , Unsettled Resentment and Dragon Ranger Gaming all won 2–0.

October 21: Wolves 2–0 A Team — 13–7 Summit, 13–10 Ascent

Wolves won both maps after establishing 7–5 halftime leads.

They closed Summit with six of the next eight rounds, then secured their Ascent pick to advance into the quarterfinals.

Any Questions Gaming 2–0 World Sports Invictus Gaming — 13–9 Lotus, 14–12 Summit

Any Questions took the opponent’s Lotus pick before surviving a closer contest on Summit.

AQ led Summit 8–4 at halftime, but WSIG recovered to force overtime. AQ then won both overtime rounds to complete the sweep.

Juicy finished the series with 47 kills, 29 deaths and five assists, producing a 246 ACS across the two maps.

Unsettled Resentment 2–0 Octagonal Disposition Gaming — 13–7 Abyss, 13–2 Split

Unsettled Resentment delivered the most one-sided series of the opening round.

An 8–4 first half on Abyss put them in control before they overwhelmed ODG on its Split pick. UR led 10–2 at the break and won all three remaining rounds.

Dragon Ranger Gaming 2–0 Rare Atom — 13–8 Summit, 13–9 Lotus

Dragon Ranger Gaming established 8–4 halftime advantages on both maps, taking Rare Atom ’s Summit selection before closing its own Lotus pick.

Life dominated with 56 kills, 23 deaths and six assists, finishing the series at 332 ACS. He recorded 27–11 on Yoru on Summit and 29–12 on Neon on Lotus.

October 22: KeepBest Gaming 2–0 Wolves — 13–7 Summit, 13–8 Ascent

KeepBest stopped Wolves in the quarterfinals with a decisive performance on Summit, building an 11–1 halftime lead before completing the map despite Wolves’ second-half resistance.

Ascent was closer initially, with KeepBest leading 7–5, but a 6–3 second half secured the sweep.

sibeastw0w led KeepBest with 39 kills, 21 deaths, eight assists and 260 ACS. Akeman added 36–26, while Ying contributed 36–32 and 14 assists.

KeepBest advanced to the Week 1 semifinals, while the remaining opening-round winners moved on to their respective quarterfinal fixtures.