Death Slam NA Invitational #3 Day 1

Day one of Death Slam Invitational NA #3 is done, and the new patch is already separating the teams that adapted from the ones that didn't. Two results stood out: FPS Lounge went 0-4 and crashed out, while Melee Creeps grabbed the first spot in the grand final.First round winners bracket The winners bracket opened with little drama. Floormen, Melee Creeps (MLC), Lowkey W and Abrahams all swept. The closest series was Abrahams over Leviathan, decided by Empty Dreams on Pocket. The standout game was MLC against Bird with Clock, where they erased a 25k deficit to take game one. First round losers bracket FPS Lounge never found the new meta. They had their moments in both games against Chubby Bunnies but couldn't close either one out, and went home early.

Bird with Clock looked sharp early and took game one off Leviathan, a big step up from last week. It didn't hold. Leviathan rolled through games two and three to advance. Second round winners bracket Floormen took the top NA-vs-EU clash, ending Lowkey W's winning streak in a tight series and sending them to the losers bracket.

In the other continental matchup, Melee Creeps beat Abrahams to put NA ahead of EU, at least for this tournament. They've been the surprise of the day and look like the team that's adapted best to the patch. Second round losers bracket Facing elimination, Lowkey W ran into Leviathan, a familiar rival, and reminded everyone why they're a title favorite. cosmetical's Grey Talon carried game one, and in game two vraic's Lash and Zerggy's Wraith closed it out.

Chubby Bunnies had nothing left after the upset over FPS Lounge. Abrahams controlled the series from the start and sent them home. Winners bracket final That set up a winners final against Floormen, the latest round in a rivalry that's gone back and forth across recent events. Melee Creeps carried their day-one form straight into it. Game one was close and came down to the mid boss: MLC took it, used the Rejuvenator to pressure the map, and pulled ahead on souls for the win. Floormen answered in game two, ambushing MLC at the mid boss and erasing a 20k deficit to level the series. Game three belonged to Dew, whose Celeste put up 76k player damage to take the series and the first grand final spot. Third round losers bracket The last series of the day put Lowkey W against Abrahams, with a day-two spot and a top-three finish on the line. Lowkey W didn't blink. They took both games quickly to wrap it up.

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