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Kulomet Wins a Nervy Deathmatch Battle on DM-Tiberium

Seven lead changes, one decisive final shot, and no lead that felt comfortable.

The Normal Deathmatch on DM-Tiberium on October 8, 2026 was less a sprint to 30 than an endurance test. Kulomet, Sundavac, KST and Mieridlo battled for 2,828 seconds, or 47 minutes and eight seconds. Kulomet ultimately finished on 30 points, Sundavac and KST on 27 each, and Mieridlo on 22. That table conceals the turbulence: the match data records seven changes of leader, remarkable long-range shots, brutal close-range fights and painful self-inflicted losses. A seven-kill streak threatened to rewrite the entire contest, while the winner had to survive pressure until almost the very last second. Fittingly, the eventual champion was not the one to draw first blood.

KST draws first blood

At 0:28, KST struck Mieridlo with a Stinger from 7.8 metres, claiming the official first blood. Kulomet answered at 1:15 by eliminating KST with the Shock Rifle. At 1:28, Sundavac ran over Mieridlo, but Mieridlo also killed Sundavac with the Flak Cannon in the same timestamp. That early exchange established the rule of the night: nobody would have much room to celebrate.

Kulomet then switched between the Rocket Launcher, Flak Cannon and Bio Rifle, reaching four points by 3:05. KST had a different statement to make, hitting Kulomet and Mieridlo with the Shock Rifle and Sundavac with a Shock Combo between 5:29 and 5:52. Even earlier, at 5:02, Sundavac landed the longest shot of the match: a Sniper Rifle kill on KST from 97.8 metres. The opening stage had several plausible protagonists.

Errors and changing momentum

Kulomet kept scoring, but his own weapons twice cost him a point. A Redeemer suicide at 10:32 was followed by another at 13:10, just a second after a successful Redeemer kill on Mieridlo. Meanwhile KST climbed to seven points at 11:51 and eight at 12:12. The stretch from 13:00 to 13:59 produced five credited kills according to the computed totals, making it one of the busiest sixty-second windows in the export.

At 16:40 KST used the Stinger to draw level with Kulomet at 10–10. Mieridlo kept intruding, running over Sundavac and striking KST, before Kulomet pulled away again with Bio Rifle and Stinger kills to reach 13 by 17:53. Mieridlo closed in to 12 points at 19:53 after running over Kulomet. Nor did the event remain relentlessly frantic: the computed statistics report a 135-second lull between credited kills following the frag at 8:54. The pace rose and fell, just like the standings.

Sundavac’s seven and KST’s reply

The middle phase delivered the defining streak. From 26:41 Sundavac ran over Mieridlo, did the same to Kulomet eleven seconds later, then sniped KST from 55.2 metres at 27:02. He followed with Bio Rifle and U T V Weap Scavenger Gun kills on KST, another hit on Mieridlo, and a Shock Rifle kill on Kulomet at 29:00. Seven unanswered eliminations made Sundavac the owner of the longest spree. For a moment, the chase seemed to be tilting decisively in his favour.

KST refused that script. At 29:14 he ended the streak by killing Sundavac with the Link Gun. Six seconds later Kulomet fell to the same weapon, and at 29:34 so did Mieridlo. KST was suddenly on 19 points, ahead of Kulomet on 18. At 31:03 he reached 20, but Kulomet also climbed to 20 with a quick answer against Sundavac. Sundavac had supplied the fireworks; KST had abruptly taken the spotlight.

The winning margin takes shape

Mieridlo remained dangerous in the closing third, taking down KST twice with rockets and Flak before hitting a Sniper Rifle shot from 84 metres at 35:09. But his self-inflicted deaths hurt the total. Kulomet killed Mieridlo with a rocket at 36:22, then added three important eliminations from 38:01 to 39:29: one Flak kill against Mieridlo and two against Sundavac using the Rocket Launcher and Flak Cannon. The leader had reached 25 points while Sundavac remained on 20.

KST fought back hard. Stinger kills on Kulomet at 39:54, 40:03 and 41:02 preceded further Stinger kills at 44:08 and 44:15, bringing KST to 27. Kulomet, however, reached 28 at 41:28 by mixing Enforcer and rocket kills into his output. KST had the highest item count (68) and longest average life (128 seconds), but his scoring stopped at 27. Kulomet also registered 14 immediate revenge kills, more than anyone else.

A Double Kill and the final Shock Rifle

Sundavac mounted one final push at 45:33: he ran over Mieridlo and KST in the same second, earning the match’s sole explicitly marked Double Kill. At 46:57 another U T V Weap Scavenger Gun elimination of Mieridlo took him to 27 points. Kulomet had been sitting on 29 since his rocket kill on Mieridlo at 45:55. A single point separated victory from another stressful exchange.

At 47:07, Kulomet delivered it, striking Sundavac with the Shock Rifle from 32.2 metres. The final standings read 30–27–27–22. This was hardly a spotless performance: Kulomet suffered 34 deaths and two suicides. But his variety of weapons and ability to score through the critical final phase mattered more than aesthetic perfection. The last hit went straight to the pursuer who had just closed in.

Match moments

• KST drew first blood with a Stinger at 0:28.
• Sundavac sniped KST from a match-record 97.8 metres.
• The 13:00–13:59 interval saw five credited kills.
• KST stopped Sundavac’s seven-kill spree at 29:14.
• KST moved ahead of Kulomet 19–18 at 29:34.
• Sundavac scored the only marked Double Kill with two run-overs at 45:33.
• Kulomet ended the match on 30 with a Shock Rifle shot at 47:07.

The winner was Kulomet, yet KST enjoyed the longest average survival time and Sundavac had the longest killing spree. Mieridlo finished last despite 27 kills and plenty of trouble caused in close combat. The seven lead changes, Kulomet’s 14 revenge kills and the lone marked Double Kill explain why this was no ordinary march to 30. The victory was earned not through the single finest highlight but through the repeated ability to recover momentum. In the end the last Shock Rifle hit was merely the punctuation mark on 47 minutes of effort.