Rare Atom eliminate HUMMER at ESL Challenger Valencia

The Brazilian side end the tournament in last place after losses to Movistar Riders and Rare Atom.

Rare Atom have beaten HUMMER in the Group B elimination match at ESL Challenger Valencia 2022, meaning the Chinese side moves on to face MIBR for a spot in the playoffs, while HUMMER will have to look for further opportunities to compete on European soil.

The series started off on Mirage, where HUMMER went on a streak of 13 rounds to win the map 16-4, and then moved on to Nuke, where the Brazilian team tried to make amends for their 16-0 loss against Movistar Riders on the map earlier in the day. They were unable to win however, as Rare Atom won the map 16-9 and moved the series on to Inferno where they also prevailed with a 16-7 scoreline and closed out the series 2-1.

JamYoung had an impressive series, averaging a 1.36 rating

Mirage, the pick of Rare Atom, was the first map of the series. The game started off as a close affair, with both teams trading rounds as the scoreline read 4-4. HUMMER figured out the playstyle of their opponents after that however, as they went on a streak of 13 rounds during which the Chinese side looked bereft of ideas. It was Caio "⁠zqkS⁠" Fonseca who was the star performer of his team as he won a couple of crucial clutch situations to give his team a 16-4 win and move the series on to Nuke.

Nuke proved to be a much closer affair, as Rare Atom were able to win the forcebuy wars at the start of the half to go on a streak of rounds, dropping just three more gun rounds to win the half 10-5 and move on to the T side. Yi "⁠JamYoung⁠" Yang continued his impressive performance on the offensive side, as he powered his team to a 16-9 win.

The decider of the series was Inferno, where HUMMER got off to the better start, going 6-2 up before a couple of clutches by JamYoung and Andrew "⁠kaze⁠" Khong evened up the scores at 6-6. The Chinese side finished the first half in strong fashion, as they won out the remaining rounds to close out out with a 9-6 scoreline. The second pistol went in the favor of the Brazilian side, but Rare Atom immediately won the forcebuy and got themselves into a strong position to win the series. They didn't drop a single round after that, winning the series 2-1 and keeping themselves alive in the tournament.

ESL Challenger Valencia 2022Best of 3 Rare AtomMatchpage 2 1 1st July 2022 HUMMER 4Mirage 16 16Nuke 9 16Inferno 7

Rare Atom	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Yi 'JamYoung' YangJamYoung	61 - 41	+20	94.9	1.36
Andrew 'kaze' Khongkaze	43 - 40	+3	68.4	1.03
Qianhao 'Moseyuh' ChenMoseyuh	42 - 44	-2	67.4	1.03
Jingxiang 'Mercury' WangMercury	40 - 47	-7	71.6	0.93
Zhuo 'advent' Liangadvent	36 - 45	-9	67.1	0.91

HUMMER	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Caio 'zqkS' FonsecazqkS	49 - 41	+8	77.1	1.07
Cristopher 'ckzao' Chalusckzao	46 - 43	+3	76.0	1.06
Gustavo 'SHOOWTiME' GonçalvesSHOOWTiME	38 - 45	-7	67.6	0.93
Felipe 'delboNi' DelbonidelboNi	40 - 45	-5	63.0	0.90
Daniel 'danoco' Morgadodanoco	42 - 49	-7	67.7	0.89

HUMMER #39 Caio 'zqkS' FonsecaGustavo 'SHOOWTiME' GonçalvesCristopher 'ckzao' ChalusDaniel 'danoco' MorgadoFelipe 'delboNi' Delboni Movistar Riders #18 Alejandro 'alex' MasanetAlejandro 'mopoz' Fernández-Quejo CanoRaúl 'DeathZz' Jordán NietoÁlvaro 'SunPayus' GarcíaDavid 'dav1g' Granado Bermudo Andrew 'kaze' Khong Age: 27 Team: Rare Atom Rating 1.0: 1.19 Maps played: 853 KPR: 0.78 DPR: 0.59 MIBR #20 Marcelo 'chelo' CespedesRaphael 'exit' LacerdaMatheus 'Tuurtle' AnhaiaJhonatan 'JOTA' WillianBreno 'brnz4n' Poletto Caio 'zqkS' Fonseca Age: 30 Team: HUMMER Rating 1.0: 1.00 Maps played: 768 KPR: 0.66 DPR: 0.63 Rare Atom #50 Qianhao 'Moseyuh' ChenJingxiang 'Mercury' WangZhuo 'advent' LiangYi 'JamYoung' YangAndrew 'kaze' Khong Yi 'JamYoung' Yang Age: 20 Team: Rare Atom Rating 1.0: 1.16 Maps played: 334 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.62