ViCi have successfully qualified for the $60,000 finals of MSI MGA 2019 after besting BOOT 2-0 in the grand final.

The grand final series kicked off on Inferno, where a 3-0 dash from BOOT was succeeded by retaliaton from ViCi's defence, that managed to assume a lead, doubling their opponents' initial scoreline. The teams split the remaining six rounds in equal measure, producing a 9-6 CT half for WeiJie "⁠zhokiNg⁠" Zhong and company.

BOOT secured a consecutive pistol round, however momentum was conceded immediately after, allowing ViCi access to the driver's seat, and as a result, four back-to-back rounds. In a last-ditch effort, the Singaporean defence strung together three rounds, but ViCi went on to match their performance, closing the first map on a 16-10 note.

zhokiNg and company are through to the MSI MGA 2019 finals

Nuke was opened up with a double kill from Zhuo "⁠advent⁠" Liang, who ensured an early lead for ViCi's T side. The Singaporean defence equalised off the back of success with rifles in hand, sprinting to 5-3. Affairs proceeded in close fashion, subsequently producing an 8-7 half time score, favoured towards ViCi's offense.

Andrew "⁠kaze⁠" Khong ensured continuing momentum for his team after a 1v2 situation was successfully converted in the second pistol round. This performance inspired the Chinese squad to spotless a 14-7 lead, creating a predicament for the offense. BOOT managed to accrue a total of 10 rounds, the last thanks to Benedict "⁠Benkai⁠" Tan's quad kill, but in conclusion the Singaporean squad was unable to push the series into a third map, conceding the final with a 10-16 score.

MSI MGA 2019 Asia-Pacific Closed QualifierBest of 3 BOOTMatchpage 0 2 3rd August 2019 ViCi 10Inferno 16 10Nuke 16

BOOT	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Benedict 'Benkai' TanBenkai	49 - 35	+14	97.8	1.38
Leslie 'Bobosaur' SoenBobosaur	34 - 39	-5	73.7	0.95
Nevin 'splashske' Awsplashske	32 - 40	-8	67.8	0.94
Khalish 'd4v41' Rusyaideed4v41	29 - 40	-11	65.3	0.80
Alexandre 'alecks' Sallealecks	22 - 39	-17	54.1	0.71

ViCi	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
WeiJie 'zhokiNg' ZhongzhokiNg	43 - 40	+3	93.7	1.35
ZhiHong 'aumaN' LiuaumaN	40 - 30	+10	83.3	1.33
Zhuo 'advent' Liangadvent	37 - 32	+5	85.4	1.28
Andrew 'kaze' Khongkaze	39 - 30	+9	72.7	1.15
Tao 'Franke19' DengFranke19	34 - 34	0	65.4	1.01

With ViCi as the first squad to qualify for the $60,000 event, the participants list looks as follows:

ViCi
Europe Closed qualifier NA closed qualifier
Unknown flag CIS CIS closed qualifier Benedict 'Benkai' Tan Age: 22 Team: BOOT Rating 1.0: 1.13 Maps played: 476 KPR: 0.78 DPR: 0.66 Andrew 'kaze' Khong Age: 25 Team: ViCi Rating 1.0: 1.20 Maps played: 489 KPR: 0.79 DPR: 0.61 Zhuo 'advent' Liang Age: 27 Team: ViCi Rating 1.0: 0.90 Maps played: 727 KPR: 0.58 DPR: 0.63 WeiJie 'zhokiNg' Zhong Age: 25 Team: ViCi Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 882 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.70 ViCi #57 Zhuo 'advent' LiangWeiJie 'zhokiNg' ZhongZhiHong 'aumaN' LiuAndrew 'kaze' KhongTao 'Franke19' Deng BOOT #133 Nevin 'splashske' AwBenedict 'Benkai' TanAlexandre 'alecks' SalleLeslie 'Bobosaur' SoenKhalish 'd4v41' Rusyaidee