Bush was back at it for Gameday 2 of the EWC Last Chance Qualifier in Paris, and this one wasn't the cakewalk Day 1 was. Fresh off a sweep to survive the first round, Prolute-Fear-Renegade-Owakening drew a tougher out in OMNiA Invicta's French roster of Breszy-Mighty-Melko-Syqz, with a trip to the Winners Semifinal on the line and a trip to Losers Round 2 as the alternative.
The catch: with 4 Winners Round 2 matches running at the same time and only 1 stream slot available, Bush's match wasn't even on the broadcast. Fans back home were stuck piecing together the series from scattered off-stream updates all morning.
There’s currently 4 Winners Round 2 matches ongoing simultaneously with only 1 stream available. @tBushGaming is currently NOT being shown on stream vs OMNiA Invicta Updates to follow as they are available #Unshaven🌳
The updates trickled in blind, but the story took shape. Bush reportedly dominated a Map 1 with no scoreboard details available, then made things concrete on Map 2, a Raid Search & Destroy win, 6-2, with captain ProluteB going off for a 12/4 statline to push the lead to 2-0. Map 3 flipped the other way, a Den Overload loss with the score never confirmed, tightening the series to 2-1 heading into a decisive Map 4 on Hacienda HP.
🌳 Off Stream Update: @tBushGaming takes the Map 2 Raid Search & Destroy 6-2 behind a 12/4 performance from Captain @ProluteB BUSH 2-0 OMNiA Invicta Map 3 Overload OFF STREAM next #Unshaven🌳
Hacienda HP is where it got dicey. Per the off-stream reports, the map went back and forth the entire way before Bush hung on for a 250-207 finish to close out the series 3-1 and book the trip to the Winners Semifinal.
That's back-to-back series wins for Bush in Paris, following a 3-0 sweep of Team Ultraa MVP to open the LCQ. This event is a double-elimination bracket with a $94,500 prize pool and one Black Ops 7 club spot on the line for the main EWC event -- meaning every round left is do-or-die stakes dressed up as a scheduling inconvenience. Staying on the winners' side means Bush avoids the losers bracket grind and keeps their qualification path as simple as it gets: keep winning.
No word yet on who's up next in the Winners Semifinal, but Bush was reportedly back in action around 12:30pm ET after the break. For a team that's now 2-0 in series through 2 gamedays, the belief chant is starting to look less like a hashtag and more like a scouting report.