6 days ago
Shaky start for SRG.OG at Mid Season Cup
KUALA LUMPUR: Selangor Red Giants ( made a nervy start to their title defence at the Mid Season Cup x Esports World Cup (MSCxEWC) today in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, scraping past VirtusPro (VP) 2-1 in Group A.
The best-of-three series saw labour to overcome the Eastern Europe and Central Asia representatives, who had qualified through the wildcard stage.
Despite being seen as underdogs, VP gave the Malaysian side a run for their money with a spirited performance.
started strong, taking the first game in just 17 minutes. However, VP responded by dominating the second match and sealing it in only 11 minutes with a 20-4 kill count.
regrouped for the decider, which they won in 15 minutes with a 19-10 kill tally.
jungler Haqqullah "Sekys" Ahmad Shahrul Zaman said: "VP are a strong team, and credit must go to them.
"They earned their place in the group stage by winning the wild card. We didn't underestimate them and simply focused on playing our game.
"They caused us plenty of problems early on, and in the second game, we made too many mistakes."
have advanced to the upper bracket semi-finals, where they will meet either Myanmar's Mythic Seal or Brazil's Corinthians.
