ESEA S54 Entry - 2W/4L
Week 3 of ESEA S54 Entry has wrapped up, and Aesthetic delivered a week of highs and lows. A close loss on Overpass was followed by a strong bounce back win on Inferno, showing clear signs of progress
Game 1: vs DTL – Overpass (9-13 Loss)
Aesthetic started strong on the T side with an explosive pistol round. A quick connector push was initially shut down, but trinh, lurking fountain, opened up the map with a crisp 1tap, then followed up with two more to clutch the round. On the eco, DTL rushed playground to find three kills, but CrZe farmed them with the Mac10 for a huge 4K, extending Aesthetic’s lead to 2-0. The first gun round turned into a brawl as Danny and bulis113 found themselves in a 2v3. bulis113 got the first, traded instantly, leaving Danny to clutch in a 1v1, which he unfortunately missed. Still, Aesthetic stayed ahead 2-1. Momentum began to shift after a clean anti-eco stop by DTL, but Aesthetic struck back when paulioska cracked open B, and trinh followed with a 3K to put Aesthetic up 3-2. However, DTL tightened up their defense, shutting down executes and taking control to push the score to 5-3. In Round 9, paulioska once again opened the map, trinh hit two sharp AWP shots, and Danny cleaned up for a crucial round win. Round 10 saw bulis113 grab two kills, but it came down to trinh in a 1v2. He landed the first, but couldn’t close it. DTL capitalized on the momentum, ending the half 7-5.
The second pistol looked promising as Aesthetic had a 4v3 post-plant but DTL’s plan was flawless, swinging momentum entirely their way. As DTL stormed ahead 10-5, a sudden technical issue (a crashed player on DTL’s side) gave Aesthetic a rare opening. bulis113’s Deagle snagged a weapon, fed it to Danny, who dropped a 3K to steal a round back 6-10. A team ace followed in Round 17 7-10, and trinh picked up a triple against an eco to close the gap to 8-10. Despite the resurgence, gun rounds became chaotic and inconsistent. With the score at 9-12, Aesthetic attempted a final hail mary, but DTL shut it down with confidence.
Final Score: 9-13
Game 2: vs TurkishBross – Inferno (13-8 Win)
Inferno saw Aesthetic bounce back with a confident and collected performance. Despite early mind games from TurkishBross, bulis113 answered back with three deagle headshots to even things up 1-1. TurkishBross won the next gun round, but a chaotic moment where they lost track of the bomb gave Aesthetic an unexpected freebie. At 2-3, Aesthetic fought through scrappy rounds to equalize, with Danny and paulioska securing a 2v2 retake. The momentum snowballed as Aesthetic started to click. Clean site holds and crisp trading pushed them ahead, taking five straight rounds to lead 8-3. The final round of the half ended in a 1v1 where CrZe couldn’t clutch but Aesthetic still took a strong 8-4 lead.
TurkishBross struck first with a pistol win and followed it up cleanly to narrow the score to 8-6. A rushed B site play caught Aesthetic off guard, shrinking the lead to just one. Then bulis113 stepped up huge in Round 16, cracking open the site with a 4K to take back control. In Round 17, a sequence of trades between CrZe and paulioska dismantled TurkishBross, ending in a 3v1 that CrZe closed out for the 10th round. Despite some back and forth rounds, Aesthetic kept the lead. Round 20 saw trinh and paulioska win a clinical 2v2 post-plant to reach match point. On the final round, bulis113 opened the round with another kill, and Danny and paulioska cleaned up the aggressive defenders. bulis113 danced in the smoke for a fourth kill and called out the last — CrZe shut it down to seal the win.
Final Score: 13-8