Chiefs win WCA 2017 APAC qualifier

The Australian side Chiefs won the WCA 2017 Asia-Pacific Closed Qualifier, earning $22,000 and securing a spot at the final tournament.

The WCA 2017 online closed qualifier for the Asia-Pacific region kicked off on July 24th, with a nine-team round-robin BO1 group stage. After all the matches were played, the four best teams advanced to the playoffs: The MongolZ, Signature, BOOT-d[S] and Chiefs, with the Australian side placing first with a 5-1 record.

After winning the AOC CGPL Finals, tucks' side finished first in the WCA APAC qualifier

The double-elimination playoffs draw matched up Chiefs with The MongolZ and Signature with BOOT-d[S]. The first game ended up being a tight one, but Chiefs managed to close out the series 2-1 despite dropping Train, a map they had a good streak on, to the Mongolian side. BOOT-d[S] dealt with Signature comfortably, securing a spot in the upper bracket game against the Australian side.

In the match that secured a spot at the WCA 2017 global finals, Chiefs were the ones that picked up a 2-1 win, with Liam "⁠malta⁠" Schembri standing out over the course of the series. The two teams then rematched in the grand final, but this time it was a cleaner win for Tyler "⁠tucks⁠" Reilly and co., who closed out the series with a 16-5 on Mirage and a 16-14 on Train.

WCA 2017 Asia-Pacific Closed QualifierBest of 3 ChiefsMatchpage 2 0 3rd August 2017 BOOT-d[S] 16Mirage 5 16Train 14

WCA 2017 Asia-Pacific Closed QualifierBest of 3 ChiefsMatchpage 2 0 3rd August 2017 BOOT-d[S] 16Mirage 5 16Train 14

Chiefs	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Liam 'malta' Schembrimalta	45 - 33	+12	94.8	1.32
Joshua 'INS' PotterINS	41 - 33	+8	96.6	1.32
Alistair 'aliStair' JohnstonaliStair	44 - 31	+13	82.3	1.31
Tyler 'tucks' Reillytucks	36 - 29	+7	80.3	1.20
Peter 'pecks' Nguyenpecks	31 - 30	+1	58.1	0.98

BOOT-d[S]	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Benjamin 'moxie' Koumoxie	40 - 35	+5	78.6	1.07
Kumaresan 'Tommy' RamaniTommy	31 - 39	-8	65.6	0.87
Anthony 'ImpressioN' LimImpressioN	26 - 45	-19	78.6	0.79
Benedict 'Benkai' TanBenkai	29 - 38	-9	66.7	0.79
Nevin 'splashske' Awsplashske	30 - 40	-10	62.2	0.77

The two grand final teams will split the majority of the $37,400 prize pool and will be traveling to the final WCA 2017 LAN, while The MongolZ, who finished third, have earned $4,400.

This is the final standing for the WCA 2017 Asia-Pacific Closed Qualifier:

1. Chiefs - $22,000 + spot at WCA 2017 Finals
2. BOOT-d[S] - $11,000 + spot at WCA 2017 Finals
3. The MongolZ - $4,400
4. Signature 
5. Recca
6. Grayhound 
7. NSPR
8-9. MVP Project
8-9. 7642
 

Grayhound #66 Callum 'BURNRUOk' HendersonMontheara 'prakM' PrakSean 'Gratisfaction' KaiwaiErdenetsogt 'erkaSt' Gantulga The MongolZ #91 Temuulen 'Zilkenberg' BattulgaTsog 'Tsogoo' MashbatEnkhtaivan 'Machinegun' LkhagvaBold 'ncl' BatsuhBat-Enkh 'kabal' Batbayar Tyler 'tucks' Reilly Age: 20 Team: Chiefs Rating 1.0: 1.13 Maps played: 186 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.64 BOOT-d[S] #76 Nevin 'splashske' AwBenedict 'Benkai' TanBenjamin 'moxie' KouAnthony 'ImpressioN' LimKumaresan 'Tommy' Ramani Recca #61 Baskoro 'roseau' Dwi PutraAlbert 'FrostMisty' GiovanniAgung 'Sys' FriantoCong 'crazyguy' Anh NgoKevin 'xccurate' Susanto Signature #103 Kitsada 'bnwGiggs' PookamroongTosapol 'TOR' SaekowWarittorn 'RoLEX' KalanukarnAnupong 'stk' MueangngamManutsawat 'Reality' Sangphadung MVP Project Liam 'malta' Schembri Age: 21 Team: Chiefs Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 175 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.64 7642 NSPR #173 Pakorn 'veta' TreeronaritPeeratch 'Olivia' IngkudanondaMaitri 'MAIROLLS' SukrobKrit 'Kntz' ChaiprasitKitisak 'SeveN89' Kititharakun Chiefs #27 Tyler 'tucks' ReillyPeter 'pecks' NguyenAlistair 'aliStair' JohnstonJoshua 'INS' PotterLiam 'malta' Schembri