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Anub1ss storms back on Korumi to beat hemeroid 30:26

hemeroid looked in control until Anub1ss turned the final stretch into a one-player scoring spree.

Fourteen minutes and thirty-two seconds on DM-1on1-Korumi delivered a Deathmatch that refused to follow the early scoreboard. The Normal ruleset set a target of 30 points, with seven competitors and five lead changes. hemeroid landed first blood, Zamerovac made the fastest impression, and Jano was involved in more than his share of exchanges. Anub1ss appeared on the scoring sheet relatively late, yet eventually owned the ending. What looked like a comfortable 21:15 advantage for hemeroid became a 30:26 win for his challenger.

First blood and Zamerovac on the attack

At 12 seconds, freedie00 suffered a CampKiller self-death, but the official first blood came at 28 seconds. hemeroid used an Enforcer to eliminate Jano. Zamerovac immediately replied with a Flak Cannon kill against hemeroid, and Jano struck back with a rocket. The opening belonged to Zamerovac: two Stinger kills at seconds 47 and 48, on hemeroid and Jano respectively, earned a Double Kill. At 100 seconds Zamerovac had four points while Jano had two.

Jano fought back with his Rocket Launcher and tied Zamerovac at 4:4 at second 159. Then came the longest gap between opponent kills: 70 seconds. The scoreboard still moved because Zamerovac killed himself with a Bio Rifle and Jano recorded two self-inflicted deaths at 199 and 213 seconds. Zamerovac scored again on Jano at 229 seconds before losing a point to his own rocket two seconds later.

hemeroid builds a lead

At 241 seconds hemeroid caught Anub1ss with a Bio Rifle. Anub1ss did not record his first kill until second 267, when he used a Sniper Rifle against Jano. Meanwhile hemeroid collected Rocket Launcher and Bio Rifle kills against Jano, reaching seven points by second 323. Anub1ss responded between seconds 328 and 389 with a mix of rockets and Flak Cannon blasts, bringing his own total to eight.

hemeroid then produced an imposing middle spell. He kept taking points off Jano and Anub1ss with rockets, including a Double Kill registered on Jano at second 439. At 459 seconds he led Anub1ss by 14:10; a self-inflicted rocket death at second 469 set his pursuer back further. hemeroid added kills with the Link Gun and Rocket Launcher to reach 16:10 at second 517.

The 38.3-metre rocket

Anub1ss lost another point to his own rocket at second 570, then recovered with a Shock Combo on Jano at second 646, surviving with just one health point. Jano briefly stole the show with back-to-back rocket kills on hemeroid and Anub1ss at seconds 660 and 662. That was his Double Kill and proof that third place could still influence the leaders. At 674 seconds hemeroid produced the longest confirmed kill of the match: a Rocket Launcher shot on Anub1ss from 38.3 metres away.

That blast moved hemeroid to 20 points while Anub1ss sat on 14. Jano took immediate revenge against hemeroid, while Deckrat used a Flak Cannon to eliminate Jano at second 679. At 692 seconds hemeroid stretched the score to 21:14. Only two seconds later, Anub1ss answered with a Shock Combo to make it 21:15.

Fifteen kills and one final shot

From second 694, Anub1ss launched an uninterrupted run of 15 kills. He hit hemeroid with the Flak Cannon at 715, added a Double Kill with the Link Gun against Jano two seconds later, and kept scoring with rockets. hemeroid still led 24:19 at second 752. A Shock Combo at 755 closed the gap, and further shots made the scoreboard 24:23 at 790. At second 799, a rocket on hemeroid tied the match 24:24. Anub1ss took the lead against freedie00 at 804 and followed it with another Double Kill, this time against Jano at 806.

By 813, Anub1ss was ahead 27:24; Flak Cannon kills on hemeroid and Rikoset carried him to 29. At 858 seconds Jano and hemeroid exchanged rocket kills. At 861, Anub1ss accidentally lost a point to his own Rocket Launcher, then immediately eliminated Rikoset to return to 29. hemeroid scored once more on Rikoset, reaching 26, but the last word belonged to Anub1ss. At 871 seconds his Link Gun killed hemeroid for the winning point: 30:26.

Match moments

• hemeroid drew first blood with an Enforcer kill on Jano at 28 seconds.
• Zamerovac earned an early Double Kill with two Stinger eliminations at 47 and 48 seconds.
• hemeroid landed the longest shot, a 38.3-metre rocket kill on Anub1ss at 674 seconds.
• Jano recorded a rocket Double Kill against hemeroid and Anub1ss at 660 and 662 seconds.
• Anub1ss went on a 15-kill streak and tied the score 24:24 at 799 seconds.
• A Link Gun kill on hemeroid at 871 seconds secured a 30:26 win for Anub1ss.

The final table says Anub1ss 30, hemeroid 26 and Jano 10, but it hides the story of how that order emerged. hemeroid earned 26 kills without a suicide; Anub1ss needed 33 kills to overcome three self-inflicted point deductions. Jano contributed 12 kills, ten assists and a match-high 19 item pickups, though his 37 deaths showed the cost of constant engagement. Zamerovac, Deckrat and Rikoset each found a moment to leave their mark, whereas freedie00 could not turn time in the arena into a kill. Korumi rewarded neither a flawless start nor a safe lead: it rewarded the player who turned the final opportunities into points.