BESTIA won Circuit X Curitiba, beating Bounty Hunters 2-0 in the final and pulling within striking distance of paiN in the Americas VRS race for a PGL Major Singapore invite.
Circuit X Curitiba results
- Winner: BESTIA (2-0 vs Bounty Hunters) — 204 VRS points earned
- Runner-up: Bounty Hunters
- 3rd place: Fluxo (def. ShindeN)
- MVP: André "drop" Abreu
paiN's loss
Fluxo upset top-seeded paiN in the quarterfinals, part of a run of missed qualification opportunities for the team. paiN earned only 14 points from the event.
Americas VRS snapshot
- paiN — 9th Americas, #27 globally
- BESTIA & Fluxo — joint-10th Americas
- Gap: 14 Valve points between BESTIA/Fluxo and paiN's Singapore Major invite threshold
drop on the MVP
"[This] proves that, at this early stage, I'm moving in the right direction" — drop, emphasising team success over individual stats.
Upcoming SA schedule
- FERJEE In House (Sep 23-27) — Imperial and Bounty Hunters expected as paiN's main threats
- iBUYPOWER Masters FML (USA) — BESTIA
- LEON.bet Masters Season 1 (Portugal) — Fluxo
Source: HLTV.org — /news/45562/bestia-and-fluxo-breathing-down-pains-neck-in-americas-vrs-after-circuit-x-curitiba
