RatsOfTheYear have won Areena #5 by ROCCAT after a 2-0 (16-7 de_dust2, 16-4 de_cache) win over Menace in the grand final.

Aleksi "⁠allu⁠" Jalli's team started off slow by losing two games on de_mirage to Menace and myMDL, but recovered and finished the group stage with a 3-1-2 record.

Menace on the other hand were dominant, finishing with five wins and a single draw against Max "⁠ruuit⁠" Aspe's Superstars, who were knocked out by a tiebreaker.

Other notable team knocked out was Timi "⁠aslak⁠" Verkkoperä's GL SHAKER, while Elden "⁠KIPSIk⁠" Evert's JYNTTÄ and lesser known Hanat auki also advanced to the playoffs.

allu led ROTY to a victory at Areena #5 by ROCCAT 

Semi-finals were both straightforward 2-0 victories for ROTY and Menace, who defeated JYNTTÄ and Hanat auki, respectively, thus setting up a grand final between the two teams.

The tournament's number one rated player allu showed great form in the grand final, finishing a 2.00 rating, +39 in K-D and a total of 56 kills in just 43 rounds of play.

First map saw ROTY dominate Menace on the defensive side of de_dust2, and they finished the grand final with a 16-4 win on de_cache. JYNTTÄ claimed the third place decider. Areena #5 by ROCCATBest of 3 MenaceMatchpage 0 2 5th October 2014 RatsOfTheYear 7Dust2 16 4Cache 16

RatsOfTheYear	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 1.0
Aleksi 'allu' Jalliallu	56 - 17	+39	-	2.00
Miikka 'suNny' KemppisuNny	41 - 24	+17	-	1.33
Jesse 'KHRN' GrandellKHRN	33 - 27	+6	-	1.08
Niko 'naSu' KovanennaSu	26 - 18	+8	-	1.05
Tomi 'lurppis' Kovanenlurppis	23 - 27	-4	-	0.80

Menace	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 1.0
Timo 'blANZEY' MalmiblANZEY	30 - 37	-7	-	0.89
Eetu 'sAw' SahasAw	26 - 36	-10	-	0.77
Juho 'juho' Lampinenjuho	25 - 34	-9	-	0.75
Eetu-Oskari 'osku' Ojalainenosku	17 - 35	-18	-	0.56
Jussi 'gstus' Perälägstus	15 - 37	-22	-	0.43

Areena #5 by ROCCAT final standings:

1. RatsOfTheYear - 400€ + ROCCAT MK Glow + ESEA Premium
2. Menace - 225€ + ROCCAT Kave XTD Studio + ESEA Premium
3. JYNTTÄ - 125€ + ROCCAT Kone Pure Optical + ESEA Premium
4. Hanat auki - ESEA Premium
5. Superstars - ESEA Premium
6. GL SHAKER - ESEA Premium
7. myMDL - ESEA Premium

Full statistics for Areena #5 by ROCCAT have been added on our statistics page. The playoffs of Areena #6 by ROCCAT gather tournament are currently live.

Elden 'KIPSIk' Evert Age: 26 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 43 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.68 Max 'ruuit' Aspe Age: - Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.95 Maps played: 10 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.76 Timi 'aslak' Verkkoperä Age: 21 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 1.12 Maps played: 30 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.68 Aleksi 'allu' Jalli Age: 22 Team: MOUZ Rating 1.0: 1.19 Maps played: 198 KPR: 0.83 DPR: 0.65