In a match that was hotly contested from the get-go on de_dust2, TwC got off to a strong start as ct, winning the first 5 rounds. Xphere then stepped their game up, using a combination of pushes at long and short A while an awper held down mid to take 8 of the final 10 rounds. The first half ended with xphere up 8-7. As t, xphere started strong, winning the pistol round easily and then following it up with 2 more rounds, starting the half 3-0. But after TwC got guns, TwC pushed to a 6-5 lead behind a dual awpers picking mid and a strong team effort taking the A bombsite. From there on, it was dead even, with xphere clutching out a 2v2 in the second to last round, and TwC winning the final round of regulation, evening it out at 15-15 for regular time. In OT, xphere started as ct and powered to a strong 3-0 start behind a well set-up A defense. With xphere stepping their game up in OT, TwC managed to take only 1 round in the first half of OT. In the second half of OT, xphere managed to win the first round by taking bombsite A. Then, TwC dug deep, led by Astro, to take 3 straight rounds, giving TwC a shot to take the match to double OT. However, xphere clutched out a 2v2 situation to end the final round, and take the match (15-15) 6-4 over TwC. The loss moves TwC to 0-1 in the RGA Season 1 Open League.