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KST Turns the Tables on DM-Codex with a Final Combo

From Longshot’s flying start to Nanoblack’s streak, this Deathmatch went down to the very last Shock Combo.

DM-Codex delivered 21 minutes and six seconds of Unreal Tournament 3 in which the scoreboard refused to settle down. KST eventually reached the 30-point target, but Nanoblack finished on 27, Rachot on 25 and Longshot on 24, each having made a serious claim to the spotlight. The lead changed five times as weapons, ranges and momentum shifted. It began with a close-range hit just six seconds in and ended with a Shock Combo on the final second. There was another twist hidden in the numbers: Longshot registered 28 kills, more than the runner-up, but four suicides reduced his score to 24. Every mistake counted here as much as an accurate shot.

First blood and the rocket getaway

Rachot struck first in the sixth second, hitting Nanoblack with a Link Gun from 3.2 metres. First blood belonged to him, yet it was Longshot who seized the early lead. At 28 seconds he used a Rocket Launcher against Rachot, then hit Nanoblack with the same weapon three seconds later. That was a Double Kill, the first of three recorded in the match. By the 130-second mark Longshot had seven points while KST had yet to score.

KST finally answered at 152 seconds, rocketing Nanoblack from 39.3 metres. He followed up on Rachot and took down Nanoblack again at 168 seconds. Still, Longshot led KST 8–3 at 198 seconds and reached ten points by 274 seconds. Rachot traded damage at close range, while Nanoblack countered with Shock Combos and sniper shots. Nobody could afford to look away from the scoreboard.

Nanoblack fires back twice

The sixth minute produced eight kills, joint-highest with the twelfth minute. Nanoblack struck KST and Longshot with a Link Gun at 346 and 353 seconds before completing a Double Kill against KST with a Shock Rifle at 357 seconds. Longshot continued scoring, Rachot regularly checked his progress and KST chipped away at the deficit. At 438 seconds Nanoblack scored another Double Kill, this time using a Flak Cannon to eliminate Rachot.

Nanoblack reached 15 points at 552 seconds and 16 at 567, when KST still had only 11. But the eventual winner was closing in: he hit Longshot with a Link Gun at 602 seconds, Rachot with that weapon at 619 and Nanoblack with a Shock Combo at 635. The scoreboard then read Nanoblack 16, KST 15. Five changes of leader were no statistical accident; every lapse gave another contender the chance to rewrite the order.

The comeback after minute twelve

At 672 seconds KST rocketed Nanoblack to make their head-to-head position 16–17. Longshot also sat on 17 points, leaving three players packed near the top. At 740 seconds KST eliminated Nanoblack with the Shock Rifle to reach 18, one ahead of both closest challengers. More rockets dispatched Rachot and Longshot, giving KST 20 at 771 seconds. Another rocket followed, then a remarkable Stinger hit.

At 823 seconds KST hit Nanoblack with a Stinger from 46.1 metres, the longest recorded kill of the match, although short of the 50-metre sniper-distance threshold. KST had 22 points to Nanoblack’s 18. Average kill distances tell a related story: 13.9 metres for KST, 12.6 for Nanoblack, 10.3 for Longshot and 10.1 for Rachot. Close combat was crucial, but versatility at different ranges helped turn the result.

Seven kills, forty quiet seconds, one last combo

Nanoblack refused to settle for second place. The computed match record credits him with the longest spree: seven kills from 843 to 1132 seconds, finally ended by Rachot’s Shock Rifle hit at 1132. Rachot also posted a six-kill spree of his own. After Nanoblack scored at 868 seconds, the action went 40 seconds without a kill, the longest break of the match. The silence ended at 908 seconds when Longshot struck Rachot with a Flak Cannon.

KST protected his advantage under pressure. He reached 27 points by killing Nanoblack at 1163 seconds, 28 by hitting Rachot with a Stinger at 1188, and 29 with a Bio Rifle kill on Rachot at 1234. Rachot answered with a Flak Cannon hit at 1251. At the final timestamp, 1266 seconds, Longshot first eliminated Rachot and then KST delivered the match-ending Shock Combo against Longshot. Final scores: 30, 27, 25 and 24. A three-point winning margin had demanded every last second.

Match moments

• Rachot drew first blood with a Link Gun hit on Nanoblack at six seconds.
• Longshot secured a Double Kill at 31 seconds and controlled the opening.
• Nanoblack added Double Kills at 357 and 438 seconds.
• KST recovered from an 11–16 deficit to Nanoblack and overtook him at 740 seconds.
• KST landed the match-longest 46.1-metre Stinger kill on Nanoblack at 823 seconds.
• Rachot ended Nanoblack’s seven-kill spree at 1132 seconds.
• KST ended the game with a Shock Combo on Longshot at 1266 seconds.

KST’s 30–27 victory over Nanoblack was never about one lucky projectile. KST posted 30 kills and 30 deaths without a suicide and kept scoring all the way to the decisive hit. Nanoblack survived longer on average: 55 seconds per life, against 40 for KST and Rachot and 38 for Longshot. Rachot dealt the most damage at 4,936 and claimed first blood; Longshot paid dearly for four self-inflicted deaths. Each fighter owned part of the story, but the winner was the one who recovered from the worst start, weathered the late charge and made the final second count.