In the lower round of 6 at Insomnia55, Reason Gaming easily beat Saints 2-0 (6-1 Process, 4-0 Granary Pro), and Ascent beat The Last Resort very closely 2-0 (3-2 Granary Pro, 4-3 Badlands).
On one half of the bracket, we had Reason Gaming facing off against Saints, who had just upset Danger Dogs to place themselves into the top 6. The first map was Process, in which Saints showed some life by taking two of the first four mids, but Reason ultimately won all four rounds to take a commanding lead of 4-0. Saints then came back in the next round and won, but it was too little too late as Reason took the next round after a back-and-forth struggle and then rolled the seventh and final round to win the map 6-1.
The next map of the series was Granary Pro, and Reason yet again came out strong by rolling the first mid. The next round was more heavily contested, but Reason took it as well and then rolled the next round. Saints yet again put up a fight for the fourth round, but Reason took it, and time ran out in the next round to give Reason the map win 4-0 and the overall series win with only one round dropped.
The other side of the bracket saw a closer matchup between Ascent and The Last Resort. The Last Resort prevailed in the group stage matchup 3-1, but today was a different day. The series began on Granary Pro with The Last Resort pushing Ascent back to last, but Ascent prevailed after a long back-and-forth struggle and then rolled the next round to take a 2-0 lead. The Last Resort then struck back with two quick round wins. With the score tied, The Last Resort won the next mid, but were unable to push last successfully, giving Ascent the opportunity to push all the way back and win the round. With less than two minutes left, The Last Resort won mid, but were unable to take the round before time expired, giving Ascent the map victory 3-2.
The classic map of Badlands would be the next battleground. Ascent won mid but failed to push last, and after some skirmishes at mid were pushed back and lost the round. The Last Resort then rolled the next round for a 2-0 lead. Ascent responded with two quick round wins to tie the game, and The Last Resort rolled another round to put the score at 3-2 with ten minutes left. Despite winning the next mid, The Last Resort was unable to seal the deal, and Ascent manage to claw back to win the round. With less than a minute and a half remaining, The Last Resort win mid but are unable to do anything with it, and time expires. With the score tied, we go into overtime. Ascent take the mid and roll into last fairly easily to secure the round and the win in overtime 4-3, thus beating The Last Resort.
As a result, The Last Resort and Saints are out, tied for 5th-6th place. Reason Gaming and Ascent will meet up in the lower round of 4 in a rematch of their upper bracket game earlier yesterday, which Reason won 5-2, with the stakes this time being a spot in the lower finals and a guaranteed top 3 finish.