Ben Scott

October 20, 2019

The APAC Pro League Finals kicked off yesterday, with eight teams from around Asia-Pacific, battling it out in a cut-throat best of three, single elimination, bracket. There was no room for errors, otherwise you wouldn’t make it past day one. The community was treated to upsets, a wide variety of epic matches and also a lot of emotions from those competing.



We’ve compiled a detailed insight into the run of both teams who have qualified for the Season 10 Pro League Finals, which are to be held on the 9th of November in Tokoname, Japan.



Against all odds, Wildcard Gaming and Aerowolf have qualified for the Rainbow Six: Siege Pro League Season 10 Finals held in Tokoname, Japan, later this year. Both teams battled their way through some of the regions toughest opponents to find themselves securing a spot in the grand final of the APAC Pro League Finals for Season 10 and bagging themselves a trip to Japan.



But who came out on top and secured the first seed?





Wildcard Gaming’s Run



It looked rough for Wildcard in their opening map of the competition, as they found themselves dropping Kafe to Xavier Esports, 3-7. Although it seems they had a lot more juice in them, as they came back swinging and closed out the series 2-1; taking Coastline 7-1 and Club House 7-4. With that being said, this was the first time this roster has ever been able to make it past day one at a APAC Pro League finals.



A lot of pressure was then laid on the team, as their hometown rivals, FNATIC, had dropped out early in the competition, thus leaving it up to Wildcard Gaming to be Australiasia’s only hope at competing in this years global finals.



Despite historically never making it over the final hurdle to an international competition, Wildcard Gaming continued to defy all odds and went on to defeat another powerhouse, Cyclops Gaming, in the semifinals and secured their spot in Japan; taking Bank narrowly in a 7-6 score-line and then finishing them off on Coastline, 7-5.



Finally it was up-to the hometown heroes to bring it home for Australasia in the grand finale of the APAC Pro League Finals and secure themselves first seed for the global finals in Japan. But it would be no easy task for the team, as they had to face up against Aerowolf, who had just upset two APAC’s greatest teams.



Would they be able to stop Aerowolf’s Cinderella story?

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Above: Wildcard Gaming at APAC Pro League Finals (source)





Congratulations to the team for qualifying,









Aerowolf’s Run



Coming into the quarter finals for the APAC Pro League Finals, there was very little expectations for Aerowolf against FNATIC, as historically they had lost all four encounters against the Australian powerhouse. But out of nowhere, this team defied everyone's expectations and narrowly took the series 2-1; securing Villa 7-5, falling on Border 5-7 and then claiming the series with a 7-5 win on Club House. Emotions ran high after this series, as it was clear the team had put a lot of time and effort into perfecting their game coming into the event.



It wasn’t done yet for Aerowolf though, as they still needed to conquer arguably the second best team in APAC, Nora Rengou. Having defeated the rivals of Nora Rengou in the quarter finals, would this be the Cinderella story that their fans would be hoping for?



It sure was, because Aerowolf went on to outclass the Japanese side, denying them a spot to play in front of their hometown and ultimately running over them with a stunning clean sweep; securing Border 7-1 and closing out the series with a clean 2-0, after a 7-2 win on Villa.



With two huge victories for Aerowolf, they had now bagged themselves a spot at the global finals in Tokoname, Japan. But could the Singaporian’s overcome the hometown heroes of Wildcard Gaming in the grand final and walk away as champions of Asia-Pacfic, as well as first seed for the global finals?

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Above: Aerowolf at APAC Pro League Finals (source)





Congratulations to the team for qualifying,







Pro League Season 10 Asia-Pacific Champions



After an intense series, the Cinderella story was complete. Aerowolf have been crowned the APAC Pro League Finals champions and have also secured themselves first seed for Asia-Pacific at the Season 10 Pro League Finals held in Japan next month.

Aerowolf started off strong on Clubhouse, securing the map 7-4, but ultimately fell in the second after a strong performance from Wildcard Gaming, who walked away with a 7-2 victory on Bank. It all came down to the championship map, Villa. Starting off with a 3-0 start, it looked like it was going to be a walk in the park for Aerowolf. But Wildcard Gaming fired back with three rounds of their own, until ultimately Aerowolf pulled it together and finished off the map with four consecutive rounds; ending it 7-3.





Both teams will feature at the Pro League Season 10 Finals held in Tokoname, Japan, on the 9th of November this year, where they will compete against all of the best teams from around the world. Neither team has competed at a global finals, so this is an opportunity for both teams to showcase their talent to the rest of the world.

Congratulations to both teams and good luck overseas.

