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SK lift Moche XL Esports trophy over HellRaisers

SK have been crowned champions of Moche XL Esports after defeating HellRaisers 2-0 (19-17 on Cache and 16-10 on Overpass).

The title decider kicked off on SK's map pick, Cache. HellRaisers got ahead early after winning their CT-sided pistol, in which Jake "⁠Stewie2K⁠" Yip found three opponents in a 1v5 situation but was unable to finish the clutch, and the subsequent anti-ecos.

SK then picked up the first gun round, and despite HellRaisers immediately countering them, they kept tearing apart the defense with a calm playstyle, losing just the final round of the half to switch sides with a 10-5 scoreline.

HellRaisers began the second half with a near-perfect Terrorist pistol, which marked the beginning of a great run from them. The Europeans lost a single round before securing a narrow 12-11 lead, but the Americans responded with a pair of rounds to hit their 13th on the board.

Stewie2K won his second title with SK in Lisbon

Even though HellRaisers then went on to reach map-point, the game would not be solved until overtime. There, SK managed take the lead in the series after prevailing in a hard-fought affair, ending 19-17, and with HellRaisers' Issa "⁠ISSAA⁠" Murad topping the scoreboard with a 1.27 rating.

Next up was HellRaisers' map pick, Overpass, but it was Gabriel "⁠FalleN⁠" Toledo and co. who that started it off on the right foot. In fact, the map was the polar opposite of Cache as Kirill "⁠ANGE1⁠" Karasiow's men could not put up a fight against the Brazilians, who lost just one of the first ten rounds.

HellRaisers found a lifeline by winning three of the following five rounds, reducing the deficit to 11-4 by half-time, but then SK responded with a flawless beginning of the second half of map two, making it to match-point. Although the Europeans still attempted a comeback by stringing six rounds together, SK remained calm and collected to seal the deal, 16-10.

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