Stepping as the joker for Karont3, Socke pushed the Spanish team just three points away from the leaders of MVP and sank ROOT even further below.
Socke sticked to colossus-based composition in the first three games and after eighty minutes of play time he had eliminated Sage, Catz and Vibe, leaving ROOT Gaming with a difficult choice ahead of them - who to send next.
Their choice in Drewbie was the one that got them the closest to taking a set off Karont3 as the two players engaged in a base race on Star Station but again Socke was triumphant, just one win away from the flawless sweep. A 10-minute game after Puck followed and spearheaded by his 1-base blink stalkers, Socke collected the all kill.
With 1-6 in series, at -19 points and just one more match to play, ROOT Gaming are to be the first to depart from TeamStory Cup since four of the teams have already secured three or more victories. At the same time, all this is good news for Karont3 who are second in the rankings after MVP, mere three points away from the Koreans. Mousesports and Millenium complete the current top four.
| Karont3 5:0 ROOT Gaming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
  Socke | Whirlwind |  Sage | Replay | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Socke | Ohana |   Catz | Replay | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Socke | Newkirk Precinct |  Vibe | Replay | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Socke | Star Station |   Drewbie | Replay | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Socke | Akilon Wastes | Puck | Replay | |||||||||||||||||||||
