MVP PK plow through East Asia closed qualifier; to Asia Minor

MVP PK beat Mazaalai 2-0 on Nuke (16-6) and Dust2 (16-9), to punch their ticket to the Asia Minor.

MVP PK, the tournament favorites, made it to the grand final through the upper bracket, after knocking down Japanese sides Updraft and Ignis, as well as the the other grand finalists, Mazaalai, without dropping a map.

Mazaalai beat local rivals The MongolZ and Absolute before losing to MVP PK. The Mongolian side, where several TheMongolz players now ply their trade, took out Ignis in the lower bracket final to go on to try and get revenge on MVP PK.

MVP PK didn’t drop a map during the closed qualifier

The first map, Nuke, kicked off with Mazaalai taking the pistol round on the attacking side, but once weapons were bought on both sides, it was MVP PK who took the lead, 3-2. After a back and forth, the map settled in favor of the defenders, as MVP PK were able to close out the half 10-5. Giving up only one round in the second half, the Koreans closed out their map pick, 16-6.

MVP PK then started the second map, Dust2, taking the lead on the CT side, with Seon-Ho "⁠xeta⁠" Son getting an ace on A to keep his team ahead, 3-1, after losing the first gun round. Mazaalai had a good streak mid-half, but it was once again MVP PK who were able to close it out at the half, albeit just barely, 8-7.

Having won the pistol round, the Korean team had all cylinders firing, once again dominating on the attacking side as Mazaalai scrambled. Giving up but two rounds in the second half, MVP PK closed it out to seal their pass to the Asia Minor, 16-9.

Asia Minor East Asia Closed Qualifier - StarLadder Major 2019Best of 3 MVP PKMatchpage 2 0 31st May 2019 Mazaalai 16Nuke 6 16Dust2 9

MVP PK	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Seon-Ho 'xeta' Sonxeta	40 - 18	+22	87.8	1.56
Hae-Sung 'HSK' KimHSK	36 - 24	+12	87.9	1.43
Hyun-Pyo 'XigN' LeeXigN	44 - 26	+18	84.8	1.40
Min-Seok 'zeff' Parkzeff	38 - 28	+10	93.3	1.33
Gu-Taek 'stax' Kimstax	32 - 24	+8	67.1	1.17

Mazaalai	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Yesuntumur 'nin9' Gantulganin9	34 - 35	-1	74.9	1.05
Bat-Enkh 'kabal' Batbayarkabal	34 - 40	-6	84.8	0.96
Tsog 'Tsogoo' MashbatTsogoo	19 - 40	-21	56.0	0.62
Bold 'ncl' Batsuhncl	17 - 35	-18	39.1	0.56
Gan-Erdene 'dobu' Batbolddobu	16 - 40	-24	45.4	0.56

The final standings of the East Asia Minor closed qualifier are:

1. MVP PK - Asia Minor
2. Mazaalai
3. Ignis
4. Absolute
5-6. The MongolZ
5-6. Updraft
7-8. D13
7.8. ahq

With four spots still up for grabs in the Chinese and Oceanic qualifiers, here is the current Asia Minor team list:

Alpha Red
Energy
Oceania Closed Qualifier
Oceania Closed QualifierFFAmix
MVP PK
China Closed Qualifier
China Closed QualifierD13 #170 Munkhtamir 'tamir' GanbaatarShinebold 'sKINEE' NerguiTelmen 'shinobi' BatzorigBoldbaatar 'rate' TengisEnkhmanlai 'world' Batbayar Energy #111 Josh 'bLazE' SaundersMax 'rAid' LithgowNico 'Dweezil' DevonportGareth 'MisteM' RiesAdam 'adM' Mansoor Absolute #99 Koji 'Laz' UshidaRyu 'Reita' OshiroTomoaki 'crow' MaruokaRyo 'barce' TakebayashiTakemori 'takej' Shogo Seon-Ho 'xeta' Son Age: 21 Team: MVP PK Rating 1.0: 1.13 Maps played: 289 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.62 MVP PK #26 Min-Seok 'zeff' ParkHyun-Pyo 'XigN' LeeHae-Sung 'HSK' KimSeon-Ho 'xeta' SonGu-Taek 'stax' Kim The MongolZ #221 Erdenedalai 'maaRaa' BayanbatEnkhtaivan 'Machinegun' LkhagvaTemuulen 'temk4wow' ByambasurenUuganbayar 'NEUZ' Nyam-OtgonTuvshintugs 'Annihilation' Nyamdorj ahq Mazaalai Tsog 'Tsogoo' MashbatGan-Erdene 'dobu' BatboldBold 'ncl' BatsuhBat-Enkh 'kabal' BatbayarYesuntumur 'nin9' Gantulga Ignis #185 Shibasaki 'poem' YumekiShuma 'RIPablo Escobar' IkedaIshikawa 'hornet' YukiYusuke 'neth' MatsudaMasayuki 'oitaN' Takahashi Updraft FFAmix #93 Mohammad 'Zerocool' Ahmad Issa Al-AdwanOmar 'Jabz' JabbouriMoustafa 'BLACKEAGLE' BaghdadiFlatron 'juanflatroo' HalimiDionis 'sinnopsyy' Budeci Alpha Red #63 Peeratch 'Olivia' IngkudanondaMaitri 'MAIROLLS' SukrobKrit 'Kntz' ChaiprasitAnupong 'stk' MueangngamItthirit 'foxz' Ngamsaard