In the GSA League in Rainbow Six Siege, a newcomer team gave away a victory that could have brought them to the finals. The reason is that one of the players selected the wrong skin for their operator. This is against the rules.
Who is it about? FACT Gaming is one of the teams in the GSA League that was long considered a promising newcomer. However, their performance has clearly declined in recent times.
In the last match days, FACT has frequently lost and shown little of their former strength. Only one round stands out, in which they defeated the professionals from G2 Esports – but that didn’t feel “right” for FACT itself.
What happened? Now, on the 13th and thus penultimate match day of the GSA League, FACT Gaming faced the Austrian team WarKidz. After the first three rounds, it was already 3:0 for WarKidz.
After the fourth round, which the Austrians also won, there was a longer pause for a “rehost,” as it was called. However, after the break, it suddenly stood 5:0 for WarKidz, not the 4:0 as originally planned.
The reason for this is that the player KeTo from FACT selected the wrong skin for his operator Wamai. This violated the rules and automatically meant a round victory for WarKidz.
Why is the skin important? The rules of the GSA League have clear regulations for the skins (via OPLeague). Only certain skins for operators are allowed. This is because some cosmetics make it harder for operators to be recognized on certain maps and in some situations, they become almost unrecognizable due to their camouflage outfits.
FACT gives away an important match
That’s why the match was so important: FACT Gaming should have won this match because it would have been their only chance to make it into the top 4 of the rankings. Only these teams proceed to the finals.
In the top 4, FACT Gaming would then have had the chance to qualify for promotion to the Challenger League, the amateur league directly below the professionals. This spot is now secured for DIVIZON.
With the defeat, FACT has definitively eliminated their chance to reach the finals and the promotion. There is now no way for them to make it to 4th place.
For WarKidz, on the other hand, the victory was equally important. For the Austrians, it means securing their place in their league. They no longer have to fight in the relegation matches. The colleagues from GameStar take a closer look at the match from WarKidz’s perspective.
Would FACT have won otherwise? The lost round was the second to last before the sides switched, and FACT actually won the last one for a 5:1. This means that without the given round, a 4:2 would have been possible.
A 4:2 is considered a score in Rainbow Six that leaves everything possible for the side switch. FACT would have therefore had much better chances to win. With a 5:1, it is almost impossible, as the opponents only need one point for a draw or two points for a win.
However, the WarKidz guys showed great strength, especially through the new player Daya. He already pulled off an ace against the favorites G2 in the previous match day, something that even the opponents found “delicious”.
Daya was previously a player for FACT and switched to WarKidz a few weeks ago. His individual strength seems to be a reason for both teams’ strong performances.
You can watch the full match in the embedded Twitch video at 04:39:50 or on the official German YouTube channel of Rainbow Six Siege:
Action-packed 13th match day in the GSA League
This is how the match day went: The match on this day was likely the most important one in the league for both WarKidz and FACT. However, there were also interesting results from the other teams:
- Turtle eSport 7:1 mYinsanity
- DIVIZON 4:7 G2 Esports
- Rogue 5:7 Team Secret
- FACT Gaming 1:7 WarKidz
Especially in the match Rogue against Team Secret, things got heated. Just as important for FACT Gaming, the victories were crucial for Rogue to avoid the risk of dropping out of the top 4. This has now been resolved, but it caused a lot of excitement, especially since the Secret player Prano quickly decided a round that Rogue almost certainly had – something that could have gotten other players a kick:
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What’s next? The upcoming 14th match day is the last regular match day of the GSA League. After that, the playoffs will start, where the top 4 teams will compete for up to €10,000 in prize money.
However, not much will change in the standings on the last match day. For the top teams, it’s only about the “seeding,” meaning the placement they will have at the start of the final matches and the opponent they will face. The top four spots are secure; no one can rise or fall based on points.
GameStar and MeinMMO are media partners for this year’s league for Rainbow Six: Siege in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. We will regularly report on our websites and channels about the league, matches, and teams in the coming weeks and months.
