MIBR beat Sharks to win CBCS Elite League Season 1

The Brazilian giants maintained their supremacy in the region, but they were pushed to their limit throughout the competition.

MIBR came out on top of CBCS Elite League Season 1, the first Regional Major Ranking (RMR) tournament of the year in South America, following a hard-fought 2-1 win over Sharks. It was the tenth straight tournament win in South America for the MIBR team, who added 1600 RMR points to the 80 that they obtained by topping the region's standings in 2020.

Playing their first tournament back home since picking up Raphael "⁠exit⁠" Lacerda, MIBR made it out of the Swiss stage with a 3-1 record following a defeat against Sharks, and they were made to work hard by Liberty in the quarter-final stage before taking down Bravos 2-0 in a one-sided semi-final affair.

MIBR won the first SA RMR tournament of the year

Gustavo "⁠yel⁠" Knittel's side drew first blood in the best-of-three final with a close win on Mirage, where tournament MVP Marcelo "⁠chelo⁠" Cespedes reigned supreme in the second half (1.96 rating and 132 ADR) to lead the team's efforts on the CT side.

Sharks responded on Vertigo with strong performances from Lucas "⁠Lucaozy⁠" Neves and Romeu "⁠zevy⁠" Rocco, and they looked primed to win the series as they raced to a 13-7 lead on Inferno. However, a 1v2 clutch from yel in a messy eco round that saw Fillipe "⁠pancc⁠" Martins disconnect from the server was enough to turn the game on its head and shift the momentum back towards MIBR, who made great use of a double AWP setup and went on a dominant 9-0 run.

CBCS Elite League 2021 Season 1Best of 3 MIBRMatchpage 2 1 16th May 2021 Sharks 16Mirage 12 14Vertigo 16 16Inferno 13

MIBR	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Raphael 'exit' Lacerdaexit	63 - 55	+8	81.1	1.12
Marcelo 'chelo' Cespedeschelo	60 - 59	+1	77.4	1.11
Bruno 'shz' Martinellishz	60 - 64	-4	77.2	1.09
Gustavo 'yel' Knittelyel	59 - 55	+4	65.3	1.09
Ricardo 'boltz' Prassboltz	54 - 52	+2	70.8	1.03

Sharks	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Lucas 'Lucaozy' NevesLucaozy	74 - 59	+15	94.6	1.35
Fillipe 'pancc' Martinspancc	59 - 51	+8	67.0	1.11
Romeu 'zevy' Roccozevy	68 - 61	+7	80.2	1.07
Antonio 'realz1n' Oliveirarealz1n	49 - 65	-16	67.3	0.82
Jhonatan 'jnt' Silvajnt	34 - 60	-26	46.9	0.70

CBCS Elite League Season 1 final standings:

1. MIBR - $7,550 + 1600 RMR points
2. Sharks - $3,000 + 1500 RMR points
3. Paquetá - $1,275 + 1400 RMR points
4. Bravos - $1,275 + 1300 RMR points
5-8. Meta Academy - $725 + 1050 RMR points
5-8. Liberty - $725 + 1050 RMR points
5-8. INTZ - $725 + 1050 RMR points
5-8. Santos - $725 + 1050 RMR points
9-11. Furious - $275
9-11. SWS - $275
9-11. Black Dragons - $275
12-14. Isurus (Disqualified)
12-14. Jaguares (Disqualified)
12-14. Keyd (Disqualified)
15-16. DETONA (Disqualified)
15-16. Bears (Disqualified)

South American RMR standings:

1. MIBR - 1680 RMR points
2. Sharks - 1500 RMR points
3. Paquetá - 1400 RMR points
4. Bravos - 1300 RMR points
5. Meta Academy 1050 RMR points
5. Liberty - 1050 RMR points
5. INTZ - 1050 RMR points
8. Santos - 672 RMR points

Paquetá #88 Lucas 'destiny' BulloVictor 'iDk' TorracaDener 'KHTEX' BarchfieldGabriel 'nython' LinoDavid 'dav1deuS' Tapia Maldonado Gustavo 'yel' Knittel Age: 28 Team: MIBR Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 879 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.63 Black Dragons #133 Gustavo 'GYZER' RibeiroHenrique 't9rnay' MenachoRichard 'chayJESUS' SeidyKauan 'kNc' CeratoLeonardo 'fREQ' Kurussu Furious #259 Jonathan 'JonY BoY' MuñozIgnacio 'meyern' MeyerOwen 'OwensinhoM' VeronIgnacio 'nacho' RodriguezMatias 'abizz' Muñiz Cusi Keyd #154 Lucas 'YJ' YujiRafael 'raafa' LimaGabriel 'ponter' AmaralAbraão 'abr' CampagnacCarlos 'vkzinn' Santana Marcelo 'chelo' Cespedes Age: 22 Team: MIBR Rating 1.0: 1.06 Maps played: 749 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.66 Liberty #130 Victor 'remix' MonteiroMichael 'dok' MarquesAlexandre 'ALLE' SantosRodrigo 'drg' AusenkaWilliam 'w1' Almasan Isurus #225 Nicolás 'Noktse' DávilaRoberto 'reversive' ThemthamMarcos 'deco' AmatoTomas 'tom1jed' Rivero INTZ #140 Luigi 'dukka' CastiglioneRichard 'paredao' KriemannRafael 'paiva' Paiva de FariaGustavo 'guZERA' NasriWilliam 'chara' Riukstein Meta Academy #162 Nabil 'nbl' AleuaGenaro 'restikk' HokamaGabriel '648' LemesiIgnacio 'elemeNt' LagosFrancisco 'rushardo' Massaro Romeu 'zevy' Rocco Age: 19 Team: Sharks Rating 1.0: 1.14 Maps played: 80 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.63 Bravos #112 Caike 'caike' CostaAdriano 'WOOD7' CeratoMatheus 'Tuurtle' AnhaiaKaique 'kai' GuidottiJhonatan 'JOTA' Willian Jaguares #101 Piero 'kziN' BorgesElitom 'TEKO' LourençoLeonardo 'Leomonster' EnriqueEmerson 'desh' EnriqueGuilherme 'roz' Pureza Raphael 'exit' Lacerda Age: 24 Team: MIBR Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 528 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.62 MIBR #32 Ricardo 'boltz' PrassGustavo 'yel' KnittelMarcelo 'chelo' CespedesRaphael 'exit' LacerdaBruno 'shz' Martinelli Bears Matheus 'mawth' GonçalvesVictor 'vLa' LuizLucas 'lealziNho' Leal Sharks #68 Jhonatan 'jnt' SilvaFillipe 'pancc' MartinsAntonio 'realz1n' OliveiraLucas 'Lucaozy' NevesRomeu 'zevy' Rocco DETONA Nicolas 'NikoM' MiozziCássio 'frostezoR' BergamoLucas 'nqz' SoaresKaue 'kauez' KaschukLucas 'lux' Meneghini Fillipe 'pancc' Martins Age: 23 Team: Sharks Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 452 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.67 SWS #216 Felipe 'RICIOLI' RicioliGustavo 'phx' MerigoBruno 'BGalvão90' GalvãoVictor 'gafolo' AndradeJoão 'matios' Guedes Santos #120 Pedro 'bobz' RochaMarcello 'MaLLby' CzarneskiRuann 'keiz' RotondanoSamuel 'voltera' RodriguesCássio 'cass1n' Santos Lucas 'Lucaozy' Neves Age: 19 Team: Sharks Rating 1.0: 1.00 Maps played: 251 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.65