BRU FirstOne on his team’s 48-minute marathon against MAD: ‘The game is too hard’
Is MAD just unstoppable at this point?
BRU FirstOne admitted that Buriram United Esports’ (BRU) teamfight was not good enough to defeat the Taiwanese team and2019 Arena of Valor International Championship (AIC) winners MAD Team(MAD) during Day 3 of the2021 Arena of Valor World Cup (AWC).
Buriram United Esports vs MAD Team at AWC 2021
Game 1 was so close between the two teams that the match lasted for 48 minutes and 2 seconds before MAD Team finally destroyed Buriram United Esports’ core. Contrary toAWC’s fastest game in under five minutes, this game now holds the record for the longest game in the tournament.
MAD Team showed a more decisive playstyle in Game 2 which led to a solid victory for the Garena Challenge Series (GCS) representatives.
The best-of-two (BO2) series resulted in a flawless 2-0 for MAD Team.
MAD > BRU? BRU FirstOne leaves a post-match comment
“The game is too hard,” explained the team’s junglerSanpett “FirstOne” Marat on his Facebook page. “We had a very bad team fight.”
Fans saw better plays from Buriram United Esports on their rematch against MAD during the Group Stage Day 5. They evened out the series 1-1, with Parit “Difoxn” Pornrattanapitak hailed as the MVP of Game 1.
Buriram United Esports will faceAWC defending champions Team Flashthis weekend to close the tournament’s Group Stage Day 7.
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