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Trhac conquers DM-Deck with a nine-kill closing storm

Deemer struck first, but after the match's only lead change Trhac claimed the Deck and slammed it shut with a nine-kill spree.

DM-Deck did not begin as a comfortable run for the eventual winner. Deemer drew first blood at 36 seconds, dropping Blackbone with the Flak Cannon, and 44 seconds later used the same weapon to kill Trhac. After eighty seconds Trhac was still scoreless and Deemer led 2:0. Then came the longest quiet spell of the match: 113 seconds without a kill. Deemer ended it with another frag, but the same stretch also introduced self-inflicted losses that slowly ate into the early lead. With a 30-point limit, the match became a fight for DM-Deck's tight spaces and for avoiding points donated back through mistakes.

First blood for Deemer, then the Deck started charging interest

Deemer had the sharpest start. First blood on Blackbone came with the Flak Cannon from six metres, and Trhac soon fell at close range. At 101 seconds Deemer lost a point to CampKiller; after another kill on Blackbone, Trhac stopped him with the Rocket Launcher at 206. Blackbone entered the scoring with the Link Gun at 288.

The first major swing came between 330 and 399 seconds. Trhac drew level with Deemer on two points using the Flak Cannon. Deemer then dropped to one after a Slime death, briefly answered with the match's only Sniper Rifle headshot, and at 392 killed himself with the Flak Cannon. Trhac immediately killed Blackbone with the Link Gun and two seconds later killed Deemer with the same weapon. It was the match's only Double Kill and the sequence that shifted control toward Trhac.

Flak, rockets and the match's single change of leader

The middle phase showed why DM-Deck punishes clean plans. Blackbone built momentum with Flak and rockets and briefly reached the front group, but Trhac answered with a Shock Combo, Flak kills and Rocket Launcher hits. At 560 seconds he led Blackbone 6:5. A Redeemer suicide at 627 cost Trhac one point, yet he never surrendered the lead again. The official data therefore records only one lead change: the early Deemer lead gave way to Trhac.

The scoreboard increasingly favoured Trhac, but the match kept breaking into personal fights. Deemer repeatedly scored on him with Link Gun, Redeemer and Flak Cannon, while Blackbone collected kills on both opponents. Trhac usually answered quickly. The computed data credits Trhac with 18 revenge kills, Deemer with 13 and Blackbone with 12, giving the contest a clear strike-and-counterstrike rhythm.

Minute eighteen: five kills and the longest shot of the match

Minute eighteen was the busiest, producing five kills. Trhac moved to twelve by killing Blackbone with the Flak Cannon, added Deemer and then lost a point to his own Redeemer without allowing the error to trigger a comeback. At 1079 seconds Trhac and Deemer both recorded kills, and the pace accelerated again.

Blackbone still owned the standout long-range statistic. At 1145 seconds he hit Deemer with the Enforcer from 38.3 metres, the longest kill of the match. His average kill distance was also highest at 13.4 m, ahead of Trhac at 12.1 and Deemer at 11.3. The Flak Cannon dominated overall with 27 non-suicide kills, fifteen by Trhac; the Rocket Launcher added fourteen.

Nine unanswered kills and a finish no one could reel back in

The decisive run began at 1695 seconds when Trhac killed Blackbone with the Flak Cannon and started the longest spree. He followed with a Redeemer on Blackbone, four straight kills on Deemer using Flak, Flak, Stinger and Slime, another Deemer kill with the Sniper Rifle, a Redeemer on Blackbone and a final Flak kill on Deemer at 1951. Nine kills moved Trhac from 21 to 29 points.

Deemer ended the spree exactly one second later with the Rocket Launcher, as computed records, but too late to save the match. Blackbone scored with Stinger at 1967, Deemer killed Blackbone with Shock Rifle ten seconds later, then lost a point to his own Redeemer at 1987. At 1998 Trhac hit Blackbone with Flak from 5.9 metres for point thirty and a final 30:17:13. Trhac averaged 86 seconds per life, compared with Blackbone's 62 and Deemer's 49, supporting the stronger finish.

Match moments

• Deemer drew first blood at 36 seconds with the Flak Cannon against Blackbone.
• Trhac killed Blackbone and Deemer with the Link Gun at 397 and 399 seconds for the match's only Double Kill.
• The busiest minute was minute eighteen, with five kills.
• Blackbone hit Deemer with the Enforcer from 38.3 metres, the longest kill of the match.
• Trhac recorded 18 revenge kills, Deemer 13 and Blackbone 12.
• Trhac built a nine-kill spree from 1695 to 1952 seconds before Deemer stopped it.
• Trhac scored the winning thirtieth point at 1998 seconds with the Flak Cannon on Blackbone.

The final 30:17:13 looks simple, but the route was not. Deemer owned first blood and the opening lead, while Blackbone produced the longest kill and the highest average distance. Trhac handled the shifts between chaotic exchanges and quieter stretches best, finishing with 34 kills against 22 deaths before closing with the nine-kill spree. Four suicides still reminded him that DM-Deck, the Redeemer and the Slime could punish anyone. Once the decisive stretch arrived, however, Trhac stopped giving the others room to reset.