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Diesel burned under rockets as trajbalajko turned it

Jano exploded out of the gate, but trajbalajko survived three lead changes and turned the final two seconds into a winning Double Kill.

DM-Diesel barely had time to warm up before the match became a full-speed Deathmatch. The authoritative first blood came at 38 seconds when Jano hit Zerker with the Rocket Launcher; eight seconds later he used the same weapon on trajbalajko, then added Bogota at 59 seconds for a 3:0 lead. trajbalajko answered by rocketing Jano at 67 seconds, after which the match produced its longest quiet spell, 48 seconds. That pause was only a breath before a 21-minute tug-of-war in which the lead changed three times and every mistake was punished quickly.

Jano sets the pace, trajbalajko catches him

Jano kept the rocket pressure on and reached six points at 187 seconds. trajbalajko stayed close by mixing the Rocket Launcher, Stinger and Bio Rifle, tying Jano 6:6 at 239 seconds. Thirty-nine seconds later a Bio Rifle kill made it 7:6 and produced the first change at the top. Jano answered immediately: he killed Bogota at 304 seconds and trajbalajko from only 2.7 metres at 316 to retake the lead, 8:7.

Bogota was increasingly interfering with both leaders. He rocketed Jano at 347 seconds, then lost a point to his own Rocket Launcher eight seconds later. Jano hit trajbalajko with the Shock Rifle at 356 and moved to 9:7. Bogota mixed rockets with the Flak Cannon, trajbalajko kept collecting revenge kills, and Jano remained most dangerous up close, with an average kill distance of only 8.6 metres.

The third lead change creates the winner

Bogota killed trajbalajko and Jano in succession at 399 and 403 seconds, yet Jano still reached ten points at 490. Sixteen seconds later trajbalajko tied him 10:10 with the Bio Rifle, then rocketed him at 531 seconds to move ahead 11:10. That was the third and final lead change. From there trajbalajko never surrendered first place, even though both rivals continued to interrupt his rhythm.

Survival between frags mattered as much as raw pace. trajbalajko averaged 67 seconds per life, compared with Jano's 40 and Bogota's 45, and he collected 38 items to their 21 each. Jano actually dealt the most damage at 4302, but his aggression came with 30 deaths. trajbalajko converted his opportunities more efficiently and by 587 seconds led 13:11:6.

Five frags that broke Diesel open

The decisive spree ran from 725 to 808 seconds. trajbalajko first killed Bogota with the Stinger, then Jano with the Bio Rifle and Bogota again four seconds later for a Double Kill and 16 points. More kills on Jano and Bogota completed five straight kills without dying, the longest spree of the match. At 787 seconds he had 18 points to Jano's 13 and Bogota's 9. Bogota answered hard: he killed Jano at 797 and 805, then ended trajbalajko's spree with the Flak Cannon at 808, earning a Double Kill of his own.

The 14th minute was the busiest with five kills, and this was the stretch where the score finally opened up. trajbalajko reached 19 at 840 seconds. At 881 Jano killed himself with the Rocket Launcher while also killing Bogota at the same timestamp, instantly taking the point back. Six seconds later trajbalajko rocketed Jano from 34.4 metres to pass twenty. His mix of rockets, Stinger and Bio Rifle forced the others to respond to several different threats.

Bogota goes long, trajbalajko ends with two

Bogota produced the longest kill of the night at 936 seconds, hitting Jano with the Bio Rifle from 65.7 metres. trajbalajko had meanwhile climbed to 23, and after a short Jano counterattack accelerated again: he killed Jano with the Stinger at 1029 and Bogota with the same weapon at 1051. Four seconds later Jano blew away one of his own points with a Rocket Launcher suicide, though he recovered with three kills and still held second on 18 at 1115.

The finish had one final twist. trajbalajko reached 29 with a Flak kill on Bogota at 1197, then killed himself with the Flak Cannon at 1210 and fell back to 28. Bogota rocketed him at 1236, keeping the target of thirty out of reach for a moment longer. The answer came in the final two seconds: trajbalajko killed Jano with a rocket at 1258, then Bogota with the Flak Cannon one second later. Double Kill, point thirty, final score 30:18:17.

Match moments

• Jano scored first blood at 38 seconds with a Rocket Launcher kill on Zerker and led 3:0 by 59 seconds.
• trajbalajko first took the lead at 7:6; Jano reclaimed it once, but the third lead change was the last.
• The longest spree belonged to trajbalajko: five kills from 725 to 808 seconds before Bogota stopped him.
• Bogota hit Jano with the Bio Rifle from 65.7 metres, the longest kill of the match.
• The 14th minute produced five kills and was the busiest minute listed in the computed data.
• After dropping from 29 to 28 by suicide, trajbalajko finished with kills at 1258 and 1259 for a Double Kill and point thirty.

The 30:18:17 score looks comfortable, but the route to it was far less tidy. Jano launched the match best, trajbalajko caught him twice and controlled the direction of play after the third lead change. Bogota kept spoiling any comfort by ending the winner's longest spree and landing a 65.7-metre Bio Rifle kill. With no headshots at all, the match was decided by rockets, Flak, Stinger and Bio Rifle work. trajbalajko won through longer survival, a broader arsenal and relentless replies after deaths, reflected in his 17 revenge kills.