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Sanctuary under rockets: iHyobi survives the late charge

iHyobi opened with First Blood, absorbed every comeback and ended the fight for point thirty with the final shot.

DM-1on1-Sanctuary was anything but a quiet duel this time: four players turned it into a Deathmatch full of lead swings, suicides and short bursts of frantic scoring. iHyobi struck after only five seconds, taking First Blood from Biosludge with the Enforcer, and reached three points by the 21-second mark. The fast opening did not produce an easy runaway. Biosludge briefly reached the top in the first third, Ranar stayed dangerous through the Link Gun, and Behac punished close-range mistakes with the Flak Cannon. The official lead changed twice, and the match became a cycle of chases, revenge kills and repeated fights for control.

Fast start, first shake-up

iHyobi started exactly as a pace-setter would want: Biosludge fell to the Enforcer at 5 seconds, Behac followed seven seconds later, and another Biosludge death to the Shock Rifle made it 3 points by 21 seconds. Ranar stopped the escape by killing iHyobi at 35 and 45 seconds. Behac scored his first point on Ranar, but soon gave one back with a suicide.

The first major shift came between 131 and 199 seconds. Biosludge killed iHyobi three times with rockets and briefly took sole possession of the lead at 5:4. A suicide then cost him a point, iHyobi answered through Behac, and another Biosludge mistake left iHyobi alone in front again. The fourth minute was the busiest with eight kills, showing early that Sanctuary would be decided by repeated surges rather than one clean breakaway.

Rocket pressure, counters and doubles

iHyobi produced his first Double Kill at 267 and 268 seconds, dropping Biosludge and then Ranar with the Rocket Launcher. Ranar answered with his own Double Kill at 374 and 376 seconds, using the Link Gun to remove iHyobi and Behac. The following minutes remained busy, but iHyobi protected a margin by mixing Shock Rifle and Stinger kills with his rockets. His average kill distance of 20.8 metres was the highest of the four players.

The middle of the match also brought costly negative points. iHyobi lost points to suicides at 661, 740 and 844 seconds, while Biosludge had similar setbacks and finished with ten suicides overall. Even so, iHyobi found another Double Kill at 884 seconds with the Stinger after hitting Behac and then Ranar. The longest quiet spell started after 756 seconds and lasted 38 seconds, but the silence was brief before the match snapped back into close exchanges.

Ranar's streak and the final escape

The strongest late pressure on the leader arrived after the twentieth minute. From 1192 to 1259 seconds Ranar built the longest spree of the match, five kills without interruption. After scoring on iHyobi, Biosludge and Behac, he pulled level at 23:23 in the 1247th second. Biosludge ended the spree twelve seconds later, but Ranar had already shown why he led the match with 14 revenge kills. Behac supplied the distance highlight at 1202 seconds, hitting Biosludge with the Stinger from 84.3 metres, the longest kill of the match.

iHyobi started the decisive phase by killing Ranar at 1312 seconds for 25:23. Another suicide and pressure from Behac and Biosludge still followed, yet from 1380 seconds onward iHyobi collected the crucial points faster. He killed Biosludge with the Rocket Launcher for 25, Ranar with the Shock Rifle for 26, then used rockets again to move to 27, 28 and 29. Ranar was still on 25 when iHyobi hit him with the Stinger at 1544 seconds to close the match 30:25. Behac finished third on 24 and Biosludge fourth on 23.

Match moments

• iHyobi claimed First Blood after five seconds with the Enforcer against Biosludge.
• Biosludge briefly took sole lead at 5:4 in the 161st second but could not hold it.
• The fourth minute was the busiest with eight kills.
• iHyobi recorded Double Kills at 268, 884 and 1112 seconds.
• Ranar produced the longest spree, five kills between 1192 and 1259 seconds.
• Behac hit Biosludge with a Stinger from 84.3 metres, the longest kill of the match.
• iHyobi controlled the finish and scored the final kill on Ranar at 1544 seconds.

After 25 minutes and 45 seconds, iHyobi remained on top. It was not a win built around one flawless spree, but around restarting quickly after every setback. Ranar came closest in the final third and his five-kill run dragged the score all the way to 23:23, yet iHyobi answered more efficiently in the final minutes. The Rocket Launcher supplied 15 of his kills and became his most reliable weapon. Behind him, Ranar ended on 25, Behac on 24 and Biosludge on 23, a compact final order that reflects how little room there was for anyone to relax.