Revenant and Johnny Speeds faced each other in the United21 League Season 17 grand finals, with Revenant starting on the first map of Mirage for the CT side. Despite losing the first few rounds, after starting the rounds with full proc, Revenant did significant damage as the trio of lauNX, reiko and adeX blocked important zones and ended the half with a score of 6:6.
The explosive approach of Spooke and Chawzyyy on the CT side allowed Johnny Speeds to win 4 rounds in a row early in the second half. However, a strong comeback by Revenant wiped out Johnny Speeds advantage and the score became 11-11, taking the card into overtime. In a hard fought battle, Revenant managed to win with a score of 16-13 and take the Mirage.
On the second map, Ancient, Johnny Speeds demonstrated a masterclass on the CT side. Excellent performances by spooke and bobeksde with ratings of 8.3 and 8.7 on the CT side gave Johnny Speeds an impressive 12-0 lead in the first half. Although Revenant managed to win 6 rounds on the CT side, Johnny Speeds took advantage of the significant margin of rounds and won the last round, ending Ancient with a 13-6 score and taking the series into the deciding stage.
The third map was Anubis, where after a series of team exchanges, the first half ended in a 6-6 tie. Two four-round series from both teams tied the score again at 10-10. A few key frays through smoke on the B-main brought Revenant the deciding round, breaking the Johnny Speeds economy. Johnny Speeds tried to fight for a draw with a double AWP, but it all went wrong as Revenant took the CT-AWP early and won 13-10 over Anubis.
The MVP of this match was lauNX from Revenant with a good performance and a 7.0 rating.
After defeating Johnny Speeds, Revenant won the series 2-1 and became the champions of United21 League Season 17, receiving a cash prize of $6,000 USD. This tournament was NBK-'s first for both CS2 and Revenant.
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