fer shines as MIBR beat Chaos in DreamHack Masters Spring

MIBR picked up their first victory in Group A as they beat Chaos in quick fashion to keep their playoff hopes alive.

The Brazilian team bounced back from Wednesday's defeat to FURIA on Alencar "⁠trk⁠" Rossato's debut and picked up a morale-boosting victory to move up to second in the group ahead of Saturday's crucial match against Liquid.

The Brazilians were wary of the threat posed by Chaos, who had stunned Liquid in their first match. Erick "⁠Xeppaa⁠" Bach, who had finished Wednesday's series with a 1.32 rating, once again led the charge for his team, but there was no stopping MIBR's key players, especially Fernando "⁠fer⁠" Alvarenga, who delivered a vintage performance on both maps.

Things initially looked bleak for MIBR, who found themselves trailing their opponents by 0-4 on the T side of Mirage, Chaos' map pick. But then a 1v2 clutch by fer then finally put the team on the board and set the tone for the rest of the half. He racked up 19 kills as the Brazilians kept a tight and compact defense to go into the break with a narrow 8-7 lead.

fer was a joy to behold as MIBR took down Chaos

The early stages of the second half were played at a high intensity, with rounds going both ways as the teams struggled to stamp their authority on the game. Logan "⁠Voltage⁠" Long and Joshua "⁠steel⁠" Nissan then did well to keep MIBR's players at bay with a double AWP setup, but Chaos' respite was short-lived as fer and Gabriel "⁠FalleN⁠" Toledo took the team over the finish line in the final rounds.

On Dust2, Chaos once came out the livelier of the two sides as they picked up a 3-0 lead on the CT side. The landscape of the game changed once MIBR had money in the bank, though, with the Brazilians eventually taking the lead on the back of a fantastic quad-kill from FalleN that included a 1v2 clutch.

fer continued his red-hot form, powering MIBR to a 9-6 advantage with 17 frags to his name, and he sent his team further into the lead with three stunning kills in the following pistol. Chaos enjoyed a brief spell of dominance after buying up, bringing the deficit to 13-10, but MIBR would not let a comeback happen and wrapped things up in the 26th round after trk had put the team on series point with a trio of frags.

DreamHack Masters Spring 2020 - North AmericaBest of 3 MIBRMatchpage 2 0 22nd May 2020 Chaos 16Mirage 12 16Dust2 10

MIBR	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Fernando 'fer' Alvarengafer	59 - 29	+30	92.4	1.58
Gabriel 'FalleN' ToledoFalleN	46 - 26	+20	85.9	1.46
Vito 'kNgV-' GiuseppekNgV-	46 - 35	+11	92.9	1.32
Alencar 'trk' Rossatotrk	25 - 35	-10	63.1	0.98
Epitacio 'TACO' de MeloTACO	25 - 31	-6	61.3	0.89

Chaos	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Erick 'Xeppaa' BachXeppaa	44 - 40	+4	82.7	1.09
Joshua 'steel' Nissansteel	33 - 42	-9	84.4	0.97
Anthony 'vanity' Malaspinavanity	30 - 37	-7	57.0	0.84
Jonathan 'Jonji' CareyJonji	25 - 42	-17	63.6	0.72
Logan 'Voltage' LongVoltage	23 - 40	-17	45.2	0.61

Fernando 'fer' Alvarenga Age: 28 Team: MIBR Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 1257 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.68 Joshua 'steel' Nissan Age: 30 Team: Chaos Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 542 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.69 Gabriel 'FalleN' Toledo Age: 28 Team: MIBR Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 1270 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.60 Liquid #6 Nick 'nitr0' CannellaKeith 'NAF' MarkovicJonathan 'EliGE' JablonowskiJake 'Stewie2K' YipRussel 'Twistzz' Van Dulken MIBR #15 Gabriel 'FalleN' ToledoVito 'kNgV-' GiuseppeFernando 'fer' AlvarengaEpitacio 'TACO' de MeloAlencar 'trk' Rossato Alencar 'trk' Rossato Age: 24 Team: MIBR Rating 1.0: 1.12 Maps played: 583 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.65 Logan 'Voltage' Long Age: 20 Team: Chaos Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 417 KPR: 0.66 DPR: 0.61 Chaos #53 Joshua 'steel' NissanAnthony 'vanity' MalaspinaJonathan 'Jonji' CareyLogan 'Voltage' LongErick 'Xeppaa' Bach Erick 'Xeppaa' Bach Age: 19 Team: Chaos Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 171 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.70