The Legion opened sharply with Venn setting the pace — but Dark Horizon arrived ready, and Friday's late maps became the tactical chess match the crowd was promised.

Every call had an answer

Every Legion tweak drew a reply. When Venn pushed the pace, Horizon dragged the map to a crawl. When Marek locked down long, Horizon smoked her out twice in a row. By the break the desk team was split — and chat was dead even.

One rotation settled it. Level late in the decider, Kaine read Horizon's default three seconds early, made the stack call, and four Legion players collapsed onto an empty lane. The arena felt the round swing before the casters did.

Mutual respect at the final horn

Both squads stayed on stage long after the handshakes, swapping jerseys and replays with the front rows. Horizon will return — meetings between these two are must-watch now, and the rematch tops the spring split.