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hemeroid steals DM-Conveyor-OG victory in a late charge

Liandrik fired the opening rocket, Jano launched the comeback, but hemeroid delivered the final answer.

Nine names, one map and a thirty-point finish line: DM-Conveyor-OG had all the ingredients for an extended Deathmatch with no safe lead. The Normal-mode contest ran for 2,028 seconds, or 33 minutes and 48 seconds, and changed leaders five times. hemeroid eventually defeated Jano 30:27, but that tidy final score conceals how far behind the eventual champion had been. For much of the match Liandrik seemed to own the scoreboard, while Jano first had to recover from a dreadful opening. This was a three-way story, with the supporting cast repeatedly interrupting anyone who fancied an easy victory.

A rocket sets the story in motion

First blood arrived at exactly 20 seconds: Liandrik eliminated Fraghound with a Rocket Launcher from 7.8 metres. hemeroid answered with a rocket kill against Liandrik at 36 seconds and repeated the feat at 53. Flakos joined the early fireworks, first dropping Fraghound with a Link Gun and then eliminating hemeroid with a Stinger. Nobody could claim a peaceful warm-up; even the first minute contained five recorded kills.

Liandrik gradually broke away, leading hemeroid 5:3 by 211 seconds and 11:7 around the ten-minute mark. Jano scored his first kill only at 240 seconds, then lost points through self-inflicted Flak Cannon and Redeemer deaths; his total even reached minus one. hemeroid also paid for a Flak Cannon accident at 105 seconds. Explosive weapons were not merely a danger to opponents, and the early scoreboard was already keeping a separate account of everybody’s mistakes.

Liandrik rules while the arena briefly falls silent

Liandrik controlled much of the middle stretch. His score reached 14 at 655 seconds, 17 at 821, and 21 at 1,022, while hemeroid was on 15 and Jano on nine. Rocket Launcher and Link Gun kills repeatedly checked both challengers. Meanwhile hemeroid rotated between Stinger, Bio Rifle and other weapons, accumulating points without matching the leader’s early pace. The lead looked sturdy, although the match had not yet played its most important act.

The rhythm was uneven. At 445 seconds hemeroid struck Jano with a Redeemer from 58.5 metres; a 74-second gap followed, the longest pause between kills in the record. The quiet did not last. The computed busiest minute was minute 11, with six kills, a pace reached in other minutes too. Between the bursts came cautious intervals, while the distance between Liandrik and the pursuers started to narrow.

Jano builds a seven-kill escape route

Jano’s recovery became the next headline. From 1,130 to 1,329 seconds he produced seven consecutive kills, the longest spree of the entire match, collecting several against Deckrat. At 1,281 seconds Jano had climbed to 17 points with Liandrik still on 21. Deckrat finally ended the run with a Rocket Launcher kill at 1,329 seconds. The important part was not the decorative spree label but that another genuine title contender had emerged from the negative-score opening.

Jano also owned the longest shot: at 1,360 seconds he eliminated Liandrik using a Bio Rifle from 73.4 metres. That is an unusually long delivery for ammunition best described as sticky. By 1,527 seconds Jano had reached 21 points, one behind Liandrik; hemeroid stood at 18. Jano recorded 15 immediate revenge kills overall, more than any opponent. For Liandrik, what had looked like control now felt increasingly like a narrowing escape route.

Three contenders meet at 25

At 1,643 seconds Liandrik earned a Double Kill by eliminating Jano with a Shock Rifle and reached 25 points. Jano reached the same mark at 1,707 seconds with a rocket kill against hemeroid, who still trailed on 21. Yet the future winner answered with a Double Kill against Jano using the Enforcer at 1,730 seconds, then repeated the award with a Shock Rifle kill at 1,799. The table was tightening almost by the second.

Deckrat added a Double Kill at 1,764 seconds, shooting hemeroid with a rocket. His evening was an extraordinary mixture of 17 kills and nine self-inflicted deaths, leaving only eight scoreboard points in the end. When hemeroid killed Jano with a Link Gun at 1,823 seconds, the three frontrunners were level on 25 points apiece. A Deathmatch that Liandrik had commanded earlier was now a sprint in which one careless death could undo several fine attacks.

Stinger decides the sprint, Bio Rifle closes it

Once Liandrik departed the match, the struggle for first place centred on hemeroid and Jano. At 1,904 seconds hemeroid caught Jano with a Stinger to make it 26:26. Sixteen seconds later he eliminated Deckrat with a Bio Rifle and edged ahead. Jano replied at 1,942 seconds by killing Municak with a Redeemer and reaching 27. Then came the decisive Stinger pair: Deckrat at 1,950 and Jano at 1,966, pushing hemeroid to 29:27.

Municak supplied a late twist, eliminating Jano at 1,999 seconds and Deckrat at 2,002 with a Flak Cannon; the second kill earned a Double Kill. But at 2,028 seconds hemeroid struck Municak with a Bio Rifle from 35.5 metres, reached the 30-point target and ended the match. The last exchange settled everything: a late attacker had overtaken a long-time leader and then outlasted the strongest challenger.

Match moments

• Liandrik drew first blood against Fraghound with a rocket after 20 seconds.
• At 1,022 seconds Liandrik had 21 points, hemeroid 15 and Jano nine.
• Jano ran seven kills from 1,130 to 1,329 seconds before Deckrat stopped him.
• Jano hit Liandrik with a Bio Rifle from the match-record 73.4 metres.
• All three principal contenders were tied at 25 points at 1,823 seconds.
• Stinger kills at 1,950 and 1,966 seconds gave hemeroid his crucial advantage.
• hemeroid sealed the 30:27 victory with a Bio Rifle kill against Municak.

The arithmetic explains why this particular comeback mattered. hemeroid recorded 33 kills but three suicides, finishing on 30 points. Jano produced 30 kills and three suicides for 27; Liandrik got 30 kills but lost seven points to self-inflicted deaths, finishing on 23. Deckrat’s 17 kills and nine penalties left him on eight. Jano won the longest spree, Liandrik claimed first blood, and hemeroid took the last kill. Five lead changes made the awards feel almost evenly distributed. The trophy, however, went to one player only: hemeroid, after 33 minutes and 48 seconds.